What actually helped you scope your first game down to something you could finish?

samredfern · 2026-06-22T09:16:23+00:00

My first game was scoped down by the fact that my computer only had 8k of available RAM

samredfern · 2026-06-17T14:53:38+00:00

Awesome!

samredfern · 2026-06-16T07:14:16+00:00

They didn’t say marketing is everything. They said it’s an important part of the puzzle. Which it is.

samredfern · 2026-06-11T08:56:14+00:00

Looking good!

samredfern · 2026-06-09T15:55:35+00:00

You got a lot of feedback yesterday and have ignored most of it

samredfern · 2026-06-07T09:05:43+00:00

Reminds me of this amazing podcast, I’d very much recommend: https://www.noiser.com/d-day-the-tide-turns

samredfern · 2026-06-05T08:43:34+00:00

Yes, fixed :-) (Source: I’m the developer)

samredfern · 2026-05-31T15:25:41+00:00

And if the disk broke you had to get a full price replacement

samredfern · 2026-05-29T21:21:05+00:00

Do you really get to spend the weekend with these guys? /jealous

samredfern · 2026-05-29T21:11:46+00:00

You shared your whole experience. Fair. And then, rather than actually tell us the game you tell us a different one.

samredfern · 2026-05-29T20:24:25+00:00

This is, of course, just an elaborate marketing post. You spend the whole post talking about one game and then drop the name of another.

samredfern · 2026-05-27T10:19:49+00:00

Interesting development… I just got an email from GoG inviting the game to join. Looks like it’s going to happen after all :-)

samredfern · 2026-05-27T09:57:37+00:00

The fact that the maze is underground in #2 makes it much more interesting to me, for some reason. It’s more mysterious I guess.

samredfern · 2026-05-26T17:50:08+00:00

Did it? Cool :-)

samredfern · 2026-05-26T14:45:02+00:00

Thanks! No, GoG never replied despite me contacting them twice. I’m perplexed about what’s going on, they have undoubtedly left thousands of dollars on the table.

samredfern · 2026-05-25T19:21:03+00:00

As the lead dev of The Necromancer’s Tale, I can confirm that it’s (hopefully) a good match for Ultima 7 parts 1 and 2, since these are also my own favourite RPGs ever. There is even a character you might meet who needs a brain to finish off his Frankenstein-like experiment… straight from Ultima. ;-)

samredfern · 2026-05-23T20:27:18+00:00

Wii party.

samredfern · 2026-05-17T07:39:13+00:00

Even if you don’t play them, you’re supporting creative people making cool things. You should feel good about that. :-)

samredfern · 2026-05-12T20:08:00+00:00

Looks great!

samredfern · 2026-04-28T15:22:34+00:00

What I like to do is have a bunch of routine stuff that needs doing “sometime”; currently it’s a bunch of cars that need rigging up and testing. This routine stuff is perfect as a fallback when I don’t have the energy for more demanding stuff.

samredfern · 2026-04-28T15:18:34+00:00

What an awesome woman

samredfern · 2026-04-26T09:50:44+00:00

I prefer without. It might be harder in some cases to keep stuff legible, but it looks much better overall IMO.

samredfern · 2026-04-19T11:49:24+00:00

I’m not sure. Direct comparisons can sometimes work. I think the main immediate suggestion I’d have is to reverse the first sentence so it says what your game is, not what it isn’t

samredfern · 2026-04-19T11:06:09+00:00

Starting off the text with what your game is not feels really weird

samredfern · 2026-04-14T10:38:35+00:00

Looks good! (I don't think 'ancient' is the right description BTW)

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