Traditional roguelikes are both at an advantage and disadvantage when it comes to accommodating color blind players. On the one hand recoloring monochrome glyphs is a fairly straightforward process; on the other a game lacking any method of adjusting colors can be difficult for some to play, more so than say a game with unique […]
Balance is one of the most important determining factors behind the “fun” of a game. Games that are balanced just right tend to create situations that keep you on your toes and allow you to barely scrape by, while also ensuring that you don’t feel outnumbered and helpless (or completely unstoppable) every step of the […]
You finally did it! You made the game you always wanted to make, and now you get to play it! It’s funny that the reality can be quite different, at least for a certain kind of developer and/or project. Many worthwhile game ideas start out with a simple “Wouldn’t it be cool if…”, so you […]
As we transition from internal developments to content creation, let us first present an overview of how most of that content is organized. Cogmind is an example of the “open data” model, wherein as many content-specific parts of the game are exposed in public files anyone can open up and read/edit with a text editor. […]
Cogmind is edging into a new phase of development, that all-important part of making a game called “making a game!™” Naturally any game needs an engine to build it with (some devs skip this phase entirely if there’s something out there that can already do what you want, e.g. Unity3D), but a lot of unfinished […]
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