NateG

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by NateG 10y ago
http://www.pitofwar.com is an online browser game I created that targets a niche audience who likes strategy/simulation/text heavy style games. EMAIL LISTS When I first launched I had two email lists I used. The first
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by NateG 10y ago
I did some of the UI art myself, but for the character art and gear I hired artists to do that. I directed them but they made the magic happen. If you're interested in making a game but don't want to do the art or can't do
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by NateG 10y ago
I created an online game called Pit of War ( http://www.pitofwar.com ). It's a strategy/management game that puts you in charge of a stable of gladiators. You train your gladiators, outfit them in armour and weapons an
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by NateG 12y ago
I cut my teeth on games like Zork when I was a kid and never looked back. Text based games have always captured my interest and I often tell my friends that there is no better graphics engine than your imagination. Many of the games I mad
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by NateG 12y ago
What is true is if you chased the mobile game craze there was a small window where little indie games had traction. A well developed indie game (I would call it an exception at this point) can still gain traction in today's app stores
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by NateG 12y ago
I've been programing games since I was 10 years old and games are the only reason I went into Computer Science. I started off at a smaller studio out of college and accepted a salary about 15% less than my friends who went into Aerosp
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by NateG 12y ago
Another great recent adventure game is Gemini Rue. It provided me a good deal of fun and the story was very clever. http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/gemini-rue/
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by NateG 13y ago
I often go to install an app but then abort when it asks for what I consider to be overreaching permissions for what the app is. I'm sure the majority of the apps need the permissions for a valid reason that isn't nefarious, howe
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by NateG 13y ago
The game has two currencies. Hard currency (Trophies) that are mainly bought with real money and soft currency (Gold) which are found in game. It is a fairly standard practice for those familiar with Free-2-Play (F2P) games. It was diffi
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by NateG 13y ago
I created a web game called Pit of War ( http://www.pitofwar.com ) about three years ago and it has been generating enough monthly income to pay all my bills and affords me the ability to travel and live anywhere I like. It isn&#