GameMaker Culling and Optimization for Stable FPS
How we cull off-screen instances, lights and effects in GameMaker to keep Mokgard's battles at a stable frame rate, plus the culling bugs that fooled us.
Dev log
Notes from the studio: how we build our games, what broke along the way and what we learned fixing it.
A GameMaker Audio System for a Tactics Game
How we built Mokgard's GameMaker audio system on Vinyl: 139 sound events, voice priority, virtual emitters for 29 lamps, bar-synced music and the pitfalls.
Game UI Redesign: From SaaS Dashboard to Title Screen
A game UI redesign from the engineering side: how LoreKeeper went from tabs and modals to a title screen, a book-like play view and audio, behind flags.
LLM Regression Testing: When Reasoning Ate Our Tokens
LLM regression testing for a game AI: how a model swap turned spells into attacks, the replay bench on real D&D turns that confirmed it, and the one-line fix.
Mokgard Update 0.1.0 Beta: New UI and Campaign Mode
Mokgard 0.1.0 Beta devlog: a rebuilt interface, a reworked Assault mode with four new maps, and the first playable steps of the campaign with war map and camp.
Mokgard Update 0.0.3 Alpha: Free Movement and Assault
Mokgard 0.0.3 Alpha devlog: units now move and attack in any direction, a new Assault battle mode with three maps, and dynamic terrain effects in battle.
Mokgard Update 0.0.2 Alpha: Transport Mode and Items
Mokgard 0.0.2 Alpha devlog: a new Transport battle mode with three maps, unit equipment with up to 3 items per unit, and the first random battle events.