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Gimpy and Chip talk about their experience with Gdevelop Big Jam # 6 Multiplayer jam game here: https://itch.io/jam/gdevelop-big-game-jam-6/rate/3098794 Servers seem to be slammed at time of posting if desyncs happen try less players or singleplayer youtube available: https://youtu.be/KNQzsmhA9-c

Gimpy and Chip Reveal they are participating in Gdevelop Big Jam # 6 Multiplayer jam the guys talk about potential issues, and the excitement for it. youtube available: https://youtu.be/gQ7aHGRylrU

Gimpy and Chips participation in a gamejam has solidified, Chip immediately calls Gimpy out on trying out his open source trello alternatives, The guys talk a little about the game jam preparation and the tools we need for our workflow. youtube available: https://youtu.be/xzpC9Y8aEPk

Gimpy is fighting off sickness, Chip goes in on the prototype process he’s been in and not being able to “find the fun”. Gimpy discusses his current prototyping experiences and discusses the common mistakes he makes in coding. youtube available:  https://youtu.be/3BZ1a2zDxuM

Gimpy and Chip dicuss a little wrasslin’ then the projects they are interested in, Chip goes in on cluster computing around AI tasks. Chip wants to bring back classic board game Crossfire, so he made it in unity. The boys are threatening to do a game jam after years of not doing one. Gimpy updates on personal projects. youtube availabe: https://youtu.be/9XYNyDYK1jg

Gimpy and Chip update each other on what they have been up to since September started, When Game Dev is your hobby, schedule changes can slow things down, we discuss how each other are handling the enemy known as time youtube available: https://youtu.be/5mNtvH1KzLs

Gimpy and Chip discuss the recent Sony failure of concord, they blame the horrible aesthetic for the failure and the chasing trends as another reason. The guys discuss how they think Sony should build a community successfully  youtube available:  https://youtu.be/EckN-fh0mKA

Gimpy and Chip discuss the stages of development, and share their opinion on when you should share your game, what each stage means and why the current trend of AAA studios letting the public play “alpha” builds is a bad thing. youtube available: https://youtu.be/RHJf1UlBdl0

Chip and Gimpy are rounding out summer going over Valves history and their goal of becoming Nintendo. Gimpy goes over rumors from Valve and the guys share their thoughts on them. Chip updates on his writing sidequest and Gimpy States a few games he is looking forward to in the coming Months.  youtube available:  https://youtu.be/2v8NS6uQVVM

Gimpy discusses going through his massive backlog starting with Elden Ring, Chip finally is pursuing creative writing, Chip goes deep into his mantra of sticking to your guns and enjoying your Hobby, not everything needs to be pursued to earn money. youtube available: https://youtu.be/GJPqTF5ping

Gimpy discusses finding a replacement for his Elite V2 that has seen better days, Chip tells Gimpy about his dream story he is writing, that unfortunately sounds very familiar to Gimpy. youtube available: https://youtu.be/E6yqHFX5o2E

The boys open up about the “luck” factor in creative pursuits. youtube available:   https://youtu.be/QoWi6b7yVI8

Chip updates us on his health, speaks on how his mom is super fashion forward, Gimpy updates on his own personal remake project of his first game. youtube available:  https://youtu.be/bURvBo0rwdg

Chip is sick, Gimpy speaks on the often criticized sport games and speaks on their place in summer AAA releases. We discuss the potential of NCAA 25 and Gimpy goes on with his attempt to try out the newest version of Godot. youtube available: https://youtu.be/ATygmbrO8OA

Chip is going through a phase of all of his hardware failing at the cord level, Gimpy thinks its Chips carelessness, Chip thinks its by design. The guys update on multiple projects, Chips discusses his new experiences with Claude AI and the guys wrap up with steam sale recommendations Herald Of Havoc and Harold Halibut youtube available: https://youtu.be/48dxuSusOjs

Chip is finally taking the plunge, he has started working on zombie extraction concept, and is finally learning the ins and outs of unreal engine. He discusses some of the hurdles he has had to go through and what he likes more about unity. Meanwhile Gimpy has been lazy and just gaming because Elden Ring has once again taken over his life. youtube available: https://youtu.be/Cgi7Zy9g2sk

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, Chip jumps into his brainstorming session about creating a zombie game, and ponders how to make it fun, with generally simple AI. youtube available: https://youtu.be/24p3l9Disp4

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, they dive into their past with optimization troubles and talk about the big street fighter 6 announcement. youtube available: https://youtu.be/9W1REndHcZA

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, Chip finally tries out LDTK for an unconventional level design project, Gimpy gears up for implementing multiplayer into his kids tablet game. youtube available: https://youtu.be/iyjtvu913zA

Gimpy and Chip update on their game dev projects, both have started small projects for themselves Chip with a small video poker game and a game inspired by romance of the three kingdoms. Gimpy with a small wave shooter for his kids. youtube available: https://youtu.be/m8GE0w8uP7M

It has been a while since the last free talk episode, we are updating each other on current games we are playing, shows we enjoyed and the current state of the gaming industry. youtube available:  https://youtu.be/t4VBW5M3BVc

Gimpy and Chip sing the praises of using older game engines, just because it isn’t getting updated, if your comfortable with what you know why not use it? youtube available: https://youtu.be/LyvGeLZbPpA

Gimpy is loving his Stellar Blade playthrough and the boys discuss if the controversy surrounding its main character Eve is overblown? youtube available: https://youtu.be/UdQIu4XtZ2M

Chip and Gimpy tackle the idea of making a game in a genre you typically don’t dabble in how would you make it different? youtube available: https://youtu.be/fau-FCMH33s

Gimpy offers an update on his solo project, Chip discusses a new art program he is experimenting with, The guys also discuss what helps them keep going in the long arduous journey that is Solo Game Dev. youtube available: https://youtu.be/sp0Nlt3Q-CQ