Author: Clint Bellanger

Learning HTML5/canvas/js Here’s a palate-cleanser sized game. I put this together in 24 hours to learn about new web game tech. Karma Slots!

Starting Small I spend a lot of time in r/gamedev. At least once a day, some young person eager to get into game development pitches their big idea. Almost invariably, their game idea is too big.

Focus: Game or Engine? I’m pondering the focus for the near-future of Flare. Please add your opinion to the discussion. Code Conventions Flare might be run a bit different than other Free Software projects. The main strange thing: there’s not

Wyvern posted to OpenGameArt Check out the Wyvern at OpenGameArt. Wyvern data I’ve also added Wyvern data to mods/fantasycore. Try placing a “wyvern” or “wyvern_adult” on an existing map. The large wyvern actually looks fun, but there are a couple

Wyvern with diffuse texture Flare artist Justin Nichol has delivered the final Wyvern diffuse texture. See it in action! I’ll be tweaking a couple of the animations (the feet need to do more than just hang there) and adding a

Base Hero Updates (WIP) Testing the updated Hero mesh and rig with an attack animation. The mesh has some better topology than before and still clocks in at right under 1k tris. The high-quality normal map is applied (no diffuse

New Commissions Flare received a generous donation this week, so we’ll be kicking off new commissions! The Wyvern texture commission is in the works (WIP preview), and I’ve contacted our lead sound guy to do the Wyvern sound effects. I’ve

EnemyBehavior I created a “behavior” branch in git for hacking away at the Enemy class logic. A creature “Has-A” behavior so the EnemyBehavior object is a component of Enemy. Encapsulation is a bit messy because the Behavior needs to access

0.16 Plans Our ideal release date for v0.16 (March 31) is coming soon. Time is getting away from me due to lots of other life things going on. Absolutely no worries though — progress will come when it’s ready. If

Wyvern data added Some WIP Wyvern data has been added to Flare’s “fantasycore” mod. It’s not finished, but it’s useful to test the current animations. Try adding a new Wyvern to an existing map to see how they look. Note