Comments for Graduate Games Blog http://www.graduategames.com/blog Reviews, Games, Ideas & Thoughts from an Indie Game Developer Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:36:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by Bruno http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-221 Bruno Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:11:52 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-221 mike - good to know... thats a huge reason to switch to installJammer mike – good to know… thats a huge reason to switch to installJammer

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by Juuso http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-220 Juuso Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:19:22 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-220 Cool hint, thanks. Regarding Dropbox - what if somebody deletes a file from dropbox? (Like accidentally would delete those 3 pic files). Are they gone forever automatically when you sync? Cool hint, thanks.

Regarding Dropbox – what if somebody deletes a file from dropbox? (Like accidentally would delete those 3 pic files). Are they gone forever automatically when you sync?

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by mike http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-219 mike Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:48:41 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-219 Most are downloads (Google stuff, Pivotal Tracker, and wordpress are the only web). Check out this list for more useful tools: http://forums.indiegamer.com/showthread.php?t=19911 They're not all free, but there's some gems in there Most are downloads (Google stuff, Pivotal Tracker, and wordpress are the only web).

Check out this list for more useful tools:
http://forums.indiegamer.com/showthread.php?t=19911

They’re not all free, but there’s some gems in there

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by Dalin http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-218 Dalin Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:54:58 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-218 InstallJammer is amazing so thanks for that. It sucks that a lot of the other tools are web-based though. I really prefer desktop applications. InstallJammer is amazing so thanks for that. It sucks that a lot of the other tools are web-based though. I really prefer desktop applications.

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by mike http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-217 mike Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:31:43 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-217 bignobody- excellent point on all the free audio/image stuff. bruno- I've used innosetup too and like it, but install jammer can create linux, mac and windows installers vs. just windows so it wins. bignobody- excellent point on all the free audio/image stuff.

bruno- I’ve used innosetup too and like it, but install jammer can create linux, mac and windows installers vs. just windows so it wins.

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by Bruno http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-216 Bruno Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:39:37 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-216 Nice post! I've used InnoSetup for installing years ago, but I'll check out InstallJammer. I could never fully get to the point of getting Google Analytics to work for me... can you share any tips on how you set it up and how you use it to benefit you? Nice post! I’ve used InnoSetup for installing years ago, but I’ll check out InstallJammer. I could never fully get to the point of getting Google Analytics to work for me… can you share any tips on how you set it up and how you use it to benefit you?

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by Kyle http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-215 Kyle Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:13:52 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-215 I'm one of the crazy few who stick with NSIS. It's not terribly difficult to use, but you definitely have to script everything down to the last detail. As an added bonus, I've had success rolling my own Windows installer with NSIS from inside a Linux distro. Oh... Linux. That might make a good #11 for Tools for Indie developers. I’m one of the crazy few who stick with NSIS. It’s not terribly difficult to use, but you definitely have to script everything down to the last detail.

As an added bonus, I’ve had success rolling my own Windows installer with NSIS from inside a Linux distro.

Oh… Linux. That might make a good #11 for Tools for Indie developers.

]]> Comment on 10 Free & Essential Tools for any Indie Game Developer by bignobody http://www.graduategames.com/blog/10toolsforindiedevelopers.html/comment-page-1#comment-214 bignobody Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:24:02 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=903#comment-214 Nice list! A few more free tools that are invaluable to me: The Gimp for all my image manipulation needs (who needs Photoshop? Not me): gimp.org Audacity for all my sound creation/manipulation needs - lots of plug-ins available: audacity.sourceforge.net Blender for all my 3D modelling needs: blender.org Nice list! A few more free tools that are invaluable to me:

The Gimp for all my image manipulation needs (who needs Photoshop? Not me): gimp.org

Audacity for all my sound creation/manipulation needs – lots of plug-ins available: audacity.sourceforge.net

Blender for all my 3D modelling needs: blender.org

]]> Comment on Help! Name our Game by JeremyOLED http://www.graduategames.com/blog/help-name-our-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-208 JeremyOLED Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:13:21 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=890#comment-208 Well, I can't come up with anything specific right now, but seeing as you're emulating parts of games such as Metroid and Halo, why not a one-word name? Well, I can’t come up with anything specific right now, but seeing as you’re emulating parts of games such as Metroid and Halo, why not a one-word name?

]]> Comment on Help! Name our Game by mike http://www.graduategames.com/blog/help-name-our-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-207 mike Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:30:20 +0000 http://www.graduategames.com/blog/?p=890#comment-207 Sorry, I forgot to insert the link to the post where a lot of the game mechanics are explained. Check that out for more info on the actual gameplay. The player defects to from the military-type faction to the other more democratic interstellar "UN". I'm going to think about the tone for awhile. Sorry, I forgot to insert the link to the post where a lot of the game mechanics are explained. Check that out for more info on the actual gameplay.

The player defects to from the military-type faction to the other more democratic interstellar “UN”. I’m going to think about the tone for awhile.

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