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In my previous article I talked about how to create an RPG all by yourself. In case I wasn’t clear enough: the conclusion is that you shouldn’t attempt to do everything by yourself, unless you seriously know what you’re doing.

It’s possible to speed things up by taking advantage of what other people already created. RPG’s seem to be very popular for game development projects, and a lot of people have made their own frameworks or even art available. So why not see if one of them fits your needs?

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Our RPG Editor features a tilemap editor with a cool innovative feature. I call it “Tilemap Auto Layering”, and it makes tilemap creation faster and easier. You can see it in action in the video below. I hope you don’t mind my Flemish accent :).

It’s been a while since I released any news on Koonsolo. That’s because the last few months I was completely focussed on developing our Koonsolo RPG Editor. It’s still far from finished, but currently I can play with some functionality and get some cool results. I will create a video Read more…

First of all I want to thank everyone who emailed me and wished me luck with my new project. I received some very nice emails and appreciate it very much! I didn’t provide much details last time, so I hope to clarify some things in this post. The game editor Read more…

Hi Koonsolo fans, Recently I came across this great opportunity, but it forced me to make a tough decision. I hope you will understand, and will keep supporting Koonsolo as you did before. As you might know I started Koonsolo because I love creating games. Mystic Mine was the first Read more…

As you might already know I’m using Blender 3D for creating the artwork of my games. It’s a free 3D modeling tool with a lot of features and possibilities. A few weeks ago I received a request from Packt Publishing to review a new book that teaches you how to work with Blender 3D. It’s called ‘Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines‘, written by author Allan Brito. Since I’m going to model some machines myself, I thought it might be interesting to see what this book has to offer. (more…)

Mystic Mine now has an online version, which also includes online highscores! So you think you’re one of the best Mystic Miners out there? Prove it in the highscore tables! Click here to play it.

It’s official, Mystic Mine has entered the Indepenent Games Festival competition. In the past some weird artistic games have won, so let’s hope this time the jury loves M.C.Escher, and has a soft spot for fun, innovative gameplay (with an old-school feel). Wish me luck!

Recently I added Koonsolo to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Vimeo. This way you can get our latest news straight from your favorite social media site. Becoming a fan or following Koonsolo means a lot to us, so for those who support us that way, I’m going to offer something extra. Read more…

When I released my indie game Mystic Mine, I had no idea if the Linux version was going to sell. But 7 months later, I must say the results are quite surprising.

Recently I got interviewed by Linux Gaming News about my indie game Mystic Mine, and one of the questions was how many Linux copies I sold. I looked into it and saw that I sell the most copies for Mac OS X, then for Linux, and the least for Windows. I didn’t make much of it, because as an indie game developer it’s easier to get noticed on Mac OS X or Linux than on Windows. And selling games is all about exposure. But after people started to ask questions on this, I looked further into it, and what I discovered really surprised me. (more…)