One of the more problematic aspects of any programming is race conditions. Frequently code is dependent on other code that is dependent on other code. So what techniques can we use to make sure that[…]
Games 101: Making Singletons My Way
Singletons are a type of object used frequently in computer programming. As wikipedia says: …the singleton pattern is a design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object. This is useful when exactly one object is needed to coordinate actions across[…]
Games 101: Coding Gameplay
Let’s talk gameplay. What’s the difference between, say, ‘gameplay’ programming and other programming? If you are developing a game, you might need to make lots of things: shaders, engine, lighting, modeling, animation, in-app purchases, banhammers, web sites,[…]
Games 101 Articles
I’m working on a series of posts to talk about some basic concepts in game development. Similar to my Source Code Archive this post will contain a list of all articles within the series. Games 101: Data[…]
Project Search & Replace: Free Version, More Videos, More Features
In an attempt to shamelessly get Project Search & Replace into people’s hands, I’ve created a free version: Project Search. Free Version: Project Search Like its bigger brother, Project Search allows you to search across[…]
Stupid Prefab Tricks
As I work on my Project Search & Replace tool I get to learn a lot about the internals of Unity. I’m currently adding the ability to search and replace prefab instances to the tool(edit: now out[…]
Why Git is Not Good for Games.
This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a while, mainly so that I can refer to it when someone can’t understand why I use SVN. So Git. Its the Golden Hammer[…]
Howto: Remapping the Animation Hierarchy in Unity
Working with animations in Unity has some quirks. Sometimes I will make an animation and I animated the wrong object. I might have realized I want to animate the container for an object, or accidentally animated[…]
Games 101: Data Structures in Games
Frequently people’s first foray into programming is in games. Sometimes developers come from other disciplines such as design or QA. Frequently I see the same programming mistakes occur due to a lack of understanding of basic[…]
Hideout Source Code Archive
Archived code lives on here. Also migrating the code to Github so I can update things. I’ll do my best to keep this up to date. Mostly little things, helpers, etc. Whirlpool Shader https://www.dropbox.com/s/nauvns2epp7rv8n/whirlpoolshader.unitypackage?dl=0[…]