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Aug 16, 20202 min
Updated: Aug 27, 2020
(a)DDL_010_So many options, so little time!
This has been a long and adventurous trip. As mentioned in the log’s introduction, I have some programming experience, but I am not a skilled programmer by any means. I had made a couple of games and apps in Flash using Acionscript but that’s about it. This is a solo project though, so I had to find a way to develop it myself. Traditional programming was not an option, so I had to find a Game Engine to work with.
The first one I accidentally came across, and was in a way responsible for planting the idea of developing a game myself, was Buildbox. I never got to try it, but it was my introduction to the concept of game engines.
After that I played around with Gamemaker for a while and I even bought a licence to use it.
In the end I chose Unity because it is a more visual tool, and closer to other programs I am used to working with, like After Effects or 3D Max. And then I considered the idea of using Playmaker with Unity, a tool that visualizes the programming process to a point you don’t even see the code. In the end I decided to go with Bolt, another framework for visual coding because it is more versatile.
To find the most efficient engine in relation to my ambitions and capabilities!
I have been undecided up to the point I can’t be anymore because I have to start developing!
It has taken months of reading, watching tutorials and trying stuff out.
A lot depends on your particular skills and work habits. Unity may seem a bit intimidating at first, but there is a ton of educational material out there, a lot of it for free, and a huge developer community ready to give a helping hand if needed.