https://nathanhoad.net G'day! I'm Nathan hoad and I'm an independent game developer. Right now I'm working on a classic adventure game about our cat, Coco. en Sat, 15 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/addons https://nathanhoad.net/addons I've made a few Godot addons so here's a list of general things I think about when building them... Sat, 15 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/trackers https://nathanhoad.net/trackers This site no longer makes any external requests... Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/puzzles https://nathanhoad.net/puzzles I have two simple questions that I ask myself when coming up with puzzles... Sun, 12 Feb 2023 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/uses https://nathanhoad.net/uses A list of the things I use to make games... Sat, 07 Jan 2023 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/gdm https://nathanhoad.net/gdm If you're making a Godot game and need some non-linear dialogue then have a look at Dialogue Manager... Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/fsm https://nathanhoad.net/fsm Finite state machines help break apart the code that powers character behaviour and make it easier to understand and reuse... Sat, 29 May 2021 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/godot https://nathanhoad.net/godot I've used a bunch of game-making tools over the years but Godot is the first one that just feels right to me... Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/jsn https://nathanhoad.net/jsn A year from now you'll wish you started today... Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/365 https://nathanhoad.net/365 In 2017 I completed a new painting every single day for the whole year and I learnt a few valuable lessons in the process... Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:00:00 +1000 https://nathanhoad.net/hackathon https://nathanhoad.net/hackathon We build a winning puzzle game for React Riot... Sat, 29 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +1000