Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

41: Producing More Than You Consume with Tyriq Plummer (Catacomb Kids)

Mar 27, 2020

01:15:44

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Use Discord to Chat With Others

2min

Into the Depths

2min

How to Play a Nick in the Snow World

2min

How to Play Noida on a PC

2min

The Magic of Per Pixel Physics

2min

Kedekom Kids: A Side Scrolling Procedural Generated Dungeon Crawler With Fast Pace Combat and Traditional Roguelike Values

2min

How to Make a Game That You Love

2min

How Early Access Helped Me Finish My Game

2min

10.

How to Scale Back Your Intentions

2min

11.

The Detriment of Having Too Many Ideas

2min

12.

Tyree's Involvement in Early Indie Game Development

2min

13.

How I Found Pixelation

2min

14.

The Parallels of Indie Development and Art

2min

15.

How I Got Lost on Catacomb Kids

2min

16.

The Importance of Having a 50

2min

17.

How to Make Bouncy and Jiggly Roguelikes

2min

18.

Catacomb Kids: A Game That Cares About Me

2min

19.

The Importance of Minimalism in Catacomb Kids

2min

20.

How Terrick Manages His Time Between Multiple Large Projects

2min

21.

How to Balance Your Time Between Different Projects

2min

22.

The Role of Traps in Roguelikes

2min

23.

The Role of Traps in Catacom Kids

2min

24.

The Benefits of Traps in Roguelikes

2min

25.

The Evolution of Catacomb Kids

2min

26.

The Importance of Movement in Catacomb Kids

2min

27.

The System for Roguelikes in Smash

2min

28.

The Normalcy of Existence

2min

29.

The Hero Myth

2min

30.

How to Design and Use Procedural Generation Potions

3min

31.

The Differences Between Catacomb Kids and Roguelikes

2min

32.

How to Deal With Enemies in RPGs

3min

33.

The Limits of Catacomb Kids

2min

34.

The Importance of Music in Design and Aesthetic

2min

35.

What Is Your Hobby?

2min

36.

What Are Your Influences for Your Art Style?

2min

37.

The Importance of Consistency

2min

38.

How to Direct Games for Uofo 50

2min

39.

How to Play UFO 50 on Discord

2min

40.

Into the Depths With Noita

2min

Tyriq Plummer (Catacomb Kids, UFO 50) joins us to discuss the guts and evolution of his long-term roguelike project, how he stays motivated, and making his minions matter. Plus a very special show announcement! Some things we discussed:

Tyriq Plummer Catacomb Kids UFO 50 Our new Discord! Noita Made out of Meat: Health Systems in Video Games Tyriq's dev streams Pixelation.org Aesop Rock Sachin Teng Basic Animation Aesthetics by David OReilly The External World The Amazing World of Gumball

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