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What things should an indie game developer never do?

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 7:03

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Good 2D Platformer Physics

answered Aug 15, 2010 at 19:11

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Implementing a wrapping wire (like the Worms Ninja Rope) in a 2D physics engine

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 23:39

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How do you make use of all texture units on today's graphics cards?

answered Aug 14, 2010 at 12:42

12 votes

Cross-platform independent development

answered Sep 7, 2010 at 12:45

11 votes

What tools do you use for 2D art/sprite creation?

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 7:57

10 votes

Effects for Programmers

answered Dec 4, 2010 at 22:33

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Is there an algorithm for a pool game?

answered Jan 30, 2011 at 11:01

9 votes

How can I make a peer-to-peer multiplayer game?

answered Sep 16, 2010 at 21:21

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"Time Control" in a 2d Platformer

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 8:43

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What should every graphics programmer write

answered Aug 6, 2010 at 21:11

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How to handle font loading?

answered Aug 13, 2010 at 21:43

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What would most games benefit from having?

answered Jan 3, 2011 at 14:32

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How to achieve a Neon-Light effect?

answered Dec 28, 2010 at 22:56

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Preferred way to render text in OpenGL

answered Jan 22, 2011 at 10:25

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Should I use textures not sized to a power of 2?

answered Jan 31, 2011 at 23:06

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Is there a way to make money from indie downloadable games?

answered Aug 13, 2010 at 22:09

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Style/technique to focus on for creating visual art assets efficiently

answered Sep 16, 2010 at 9:40

4 votes

What is the purpose of the stencil buffer ? More precisely, what is a stencil in computer graphics?

answered Sep 12, 2010 at 22:16

4 votes

What are the most common splines you will find in game development?

answered Aug 5, 2010 at 20:56

4 votes

Good example of a multi-pass effect?

answered Aug 5, 2010 at 21:14

4 votes

How can I improve the "smoothness" of a 2D side-scrolling iPhone game?

answered Aug 8, 2010 at 11:11

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Is a computer science degree worth it?

answered Jan 30, 2011 at 10:53

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Best strategy (tried and tested) for using Box2D in a real-time multiplayer game?

answered Jan 6, 2011 at 9:02

4 votes

Has an open console any chance to give more strength to the indie game world?

answered Jan 8, 2011 at 19:42

4 votes

2D platformers: why make the physics dependent on the framerate?

answered Dec 28, 2010 at 12:36

4 votes

Very slow direct3D texture sampling

answered Jan 4, 2011 at 22:42

3 votes

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What is the Xbox360's D3DRS_VIEWPORTENABLE equivalent on WinXP D3D9?

answered Jan 13, 2011 at 22:56

3 votes

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What is the ballpark GL framerate for iPad and iPhone 4?

answered Jan 21, 2011 at 18:57

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2D non-tile based map editor

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 7:51

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What things should an indie game developer never do?

Good 2D Platformer Physics

Implementing a wrapping wire (like the Worms Ninja Rope) in a 2D physics engine

How do you make use of all texture units on today's graphics cards?

Cross-platform independent development

What tools do you use for 2D art/sprite creation?

Effects for Programmers

Is there an algorithm for a pool game?

How can I make a peer-to-peer multiplayer game?

"Time Control" in a 2d Platformer

What should every graphics programmer write

How to handle font loading?

What would most games benefit from having?

How to achieve a Neon-Light effect?

Preferred way to render text in OpenGL

Should I use textures not sized to a power of 2?

Is there a way to make money from indie downloadable games?

Style/technique to focus on for creating visual art assets efficiently

What is the purpose of the stencil buffer ? More precisely, what is a stencil in computer graphics?

What are the most common splines you will find in game development?

Good example of a multi-pass effect?

How can I improve the "smoothness" of a 2D side-scrolling iPhone game?

Is a computer science degree worth it?

Best strategy (tried and tested) for using Box2D in a real-time multiplayer game?

Has an open console any chance to give more strength to the indie game world?

2D platformers: why make the physics dependent on the framerate?

Very slow direct3D texture sampling

What is the Xbox360's D3DRS_VIEWPORTENABLE equivalent on WinXP D3D9?

What is the ballpark GL framerate for iPad and iPhone 4?

2D non-tile based map editor