- 06/08/2021(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 7 minute read
Ascending to the Next Level - RPG Dev Weekly #2
Follow an RPG devlog covering bidirectional loot filtering, tag-based entity queries, and an A* pathfinding fix that untangled tile and freeform movement.
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Game development content including the RPG Dev Weekly series, Unity tilemap techniques, the NoesisGUI framework, and behind-the-scenes streaming sessions.
Articles
- 05/18/2021(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 6 minute read
TileMap - How To Get ALL The Tiles Effortlessly!
A Unity3D tutorial on retrieving every painted tile from a TileMap using GetSprite and cellBounds, with tips for handling CompressBounds correctly.
- 05/02/2021(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 5 minute read
Ascending to the Next Level - RPG Dev Weekly #1
Go behind the scenes of an indie RPG built in Unity3D, covering how game objects are persisted and restored as players move between different maps in the game.
- 04/26/2021
- 4 minute read
NoesisGUI - The Unity UI Framework That You've Never Heard Of!
Looking for a better way to make Unity3D user interfaces? Love WPF/XAML but not the Unity UI Framework? You probably aren't using Noesis GUI, but you should be!
- 04/07/2020
- 2 minute read
Video Stream – RPG Systems with Loot Generation
Modern role playing games (RPGs) can have incredibly complex loot systems. This article introduced a video stream on how to structure cross domain information.
- 07/17/2018
- 5 minute read
RPG Development Progress Pulse – Entry 2
Check out the second entry in the RPG progress pulse where I discuss the progress on my role-playing game, Macerus! This is a hobby project in Unity3D.
- 06/28/2018
- 5 minute read
RPG Development Progress Pulse - Entry 1
An progress pulse update into the development of Macerus RPG and ProjectXyz game framework leveraging Unity3D. Part 1 of the progress pulse series.
- 06/27/2018
- 1 minute read
RPG Development Progress Pulse
Check out the progress on my Unity3D RPG built using C# and dotnet technologies! This is a labor of love and an ongoing project of mine.
- 06/20/2018(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 7 minute read
ProjectXyz: Why I Started A Team For My Hobby Project
Discover why this developer opened his hobby RPG project ProjectXyz to a collaborator, and how passion and trust shaped the decision to build a team.
- 06/08/2018(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 4 minute read
Unity3D And How to Master Stitching Using Autofac
Learn a Unity3D pattern called Stitching that uses a dedicated Stitcher class to wire Autofac dependencies into MonoBehaviour components cleanly.
- 06/06/2018(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 4 minute read
Using Autofac With Unity3D
Learn why pairing Autofac with Unity3D through dependency injection can simplify building complex, reusable game systems and shared codebases.
- 06/02/2018(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 2 minute read
Unity3D and .NET 4.x Framework
Learn how Unity3D 2018.1.1f1 defaults to .NET 3.5 and how to change the Scripting Runtime Version to use .NET 4.x assemblies in your game project.
- 05/29/2018(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 2 minute read
Delta State Algorithm Creation Series
Preview a planned series that explores designing a delta state algorithm for layering save game patches over base game state during Unity3D development.
- 02/08/2015(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 7 minute read
Multiple C# Projects In Your Unity 3D Solution
Learn a practical workaround for referencing external C# projects and DLLs inside a Unity3D solution without losing your Visual Studio workflow.
- 11/12/2014(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 4 minute read
ProjectXyz: Enforcing Interfaces (Part 2)
Consider a C# pattern that hides constructors behind static factory methods returning interfaces, plus tradeoffs discovered while applying it in practice.
- 11/09/2014(Updated 07/13/2026)
- 4 minute read
ProjectXyz: Why I Started a Side Project (Part 1)
Discover why this developer started ProjectXyz, a hobby RPG backend project built to explore LINQ, dependency injection, TDD, and API design.