Category Archives: Game Development

Avatar Trade Window

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

Currently working on the “Trade Window” in my Been There Game client. This will be used to safely trade items between two avatars, or a vendor NPC. To open it, you simply double-click another player’s avatar. If the other avatar … Continue reading →

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Treasure Generator

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

Still working on the massive inventory system. There are a lot of small details to deal with! The treasure chest is working great now. Reward items can be spawned when an avatar opens it. The treasure generator allows you to … Continue reading →

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Animation System

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

I was planning on adding a chest that can be opened into Been There Game. However, I discovered that my keyframed animation system was not working totally correct. To deal with rotations that don’t happen around the object’s center, I … Continue reading →

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Dropped Items

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

Some things came up recently where I had to take a short break. But I’m back at it again. The game’s inventory system was nearly complete. I just need to finish dealing with dropped items. Once this is complete, I … Continue reading →

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Been There Progress

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

Still working on the inventory system for the game. Much of it is finally in place. You can move items around, and organize your packs. You can give items back and forth between avatars. Also, when you wield your weapon, … Continue reading →

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Been There Inventory System

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

I’ve been working on the inventory system for the game. It’s key to getting the other systems in place; like the combat system, avatar armor, weapons, etc. It turns out to be a little more complicated than I had originally … Continue reading →

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Terrain Scene Management

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

The new terrain scene management features are working great! I’ve invested a lot of time and hard work to make this happen. I can now finally knock this huge milestone off the list. The custom client and server architecture is … Continue reading →

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Large Scale Terrain Grid

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Eric DeBrosse

I’ve been working on some of the scene management features for Been There Game. Mostly, I’ve been working on terrain optimization. I currently have a ROAM algorithm that works very well. It renders a one square mile chunk of land … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Game Client Programming and Testing

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Eric DeBrosse

I plan to spend my time this holiday working on Been There Game. I’ve actually made great progress lately. For one thing, the bug that has been bothering me was finally resolved! Great way to end the year. Happy Holidays … Continue reading →

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Game Client Testing

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Eric DeBrosse

Still testing the Been There game client. I’m currently working on a minor bug that has been bothering me for a while. Other than that, things are still working out pretty well. I added a new feature to the game … Continue reading →

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