QOTD: If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your past self before you started making games? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by Ategon@programming.dev to c/gamedev@programming.dev

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[-] ch0ccyra1n@emeraldsocial.org 2 points 1 year ago

@Ategon
When you think your game's scope is small, it isn't. Keep scoping as tiny as possible so you could finish your game in a week or two

[-] bikesarethefuture@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

What's the point of making such a small game?

[-] ch0ccyra1n@emeraldsocial.org 6 points 1 year ago

@bikesarethefuture
That I'll actually finish it

[-] bikesarethefuture@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Makes sense, let's say you finish two or three, then maybe it's a good idea to make a bigger one?

[-] duckington@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If you start small and finish something, then you can always expand it out. If you start big, you might never finish something substantive and end up giving up without a project to show for it

[-] bikesarethefuture@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Yes I love that approach , expand once you have a finished product

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