DUCK_BERET Blog Solo developer of arcade-style action games DUCK_BERET tag:duckberet.com,2001-03-03:/blog/game-development/feed.xml 2026-09-03T18:11:13+01:00 Making a Website That I Don't Hate tag:duckberet.com,2026-09-03:/blog/making-a-site-i-dont-hate/ 2026-09-03T18:11:13+01:00

I just updated my website for the first time since February 2025 and it feels great to be back! What took me so long?

 2025 roundup and my 2026 goals tag:duckberet.com,2026-01-03:/blog/2026-goals/ 2026-01-03T13:29:12+00:00

Now that I've pretty much recovered from the flu I'm feeling well enough to review the year, as is tradition. Let's take a look back at what I've done this year, compare it to the goals I set myself at the start of 2025 and think about what I want to do in the future.

 Announcing Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action! tag:duckberet.com,2025-09-19:/blog/announcing-hyper-bun-buster/ 2025-09-19T14:14:23+01:00

I just announced my next game Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action!

 My engine's random number generator code is open source! tag:duckberet.com,2025-08-08:/blog/mel_rng-release/ 2025-08-08T13:44:29+01:00

I open sourced the code my game engine uses for random number generation, including helper functions for when you want to do things like forbidding rolling the same number two or three times in a row.

 How to Fix Issues with your Game's Controls tag:duckberet.com,2025-02-09:/blog/game-control-advice/ 2025-02-09T00:40:47+00:00 My Skullgirls Balance Suggestions from June 2020 tag:duckberet.com,2025-02-08:/blog/my-2020-skullgirls-balance-suggestions/ 2025-02-08T11:50:51+00:00 Completing my training arc: 2024 roundup and my goals for 2025 tag:duckberet.com,2025-01-02:/blog/2025-goals/ 2025-01-02T13:29:12+00:00 Happy Duckyversary to those who celebrate tag:duckberet.com,2024-07-20:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-1-year-anniversary/ 2024-07-20T20:29:00+01:00 What's the throughline of my creative work? tag:duckberet.com,2024-05-28:/blog/whats-the-throughline-of-my-creative-work/ 2024-05-28T20:18:00+01:00 Unused low-res dioramas from Ducky's Delivery Service tag:duckberet.com,2024-03-26:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-unused-low-res-dioramas/ 2024-03-26T19:59:00+00:00 The game development articles and resources that helped me tag:duckberet.com,2024-02-29:/blog/the-game-development-articles-and-resources-that-helped-me/ 2024-02-29T18:02:24+00:00 The most common mistake I see in gamedev: Exiting pre-production before the game is good enough tag:duckberet.com,2024-02-19:/blog/dont-exit-pre-production-too-early/ 2024-02-19T11:35:31+00:00

Finish prototyping your game, please. I see this all the time.

 Duckys Delivery Service Scoring System tag:duckberet.com,2023-12-31:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-scoring-system/ 2023-12-31T20:17:00+00:00

How to get lots of points in Ducky's Delivery Service!

 2023 roundup and my goals for 2024 tag:duckberet.com,2023-12-29:/blog/2024-goals/ 2023-12-29T14:07:20+00:00 Duckys Delivery Service - Postmortem tag:duckberet.com,2023-12-26:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-postmortem/ 2023-12-26T14:40:11+00:00 I Launched a Patreon! tag:duckberet.com,2023-09-28:/blog/patreon-launch/ 2023-09-28T13:28:31+01:00 Duckys Delivery Service Time Attack S Ranks tag:duckberet.com,2023-09-14:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-time-attacks-ranks/ 2023-09-14T16:51:07+01:00 Duckys Delivery Service is Verified on Steam Deck! tag:duckberet.com,2023-08-12:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-verified-on-steam-deck/ 2023-08-12T12:01:27+01:00 C.T. Anti-Aliasing for Aseprite is Available Now! tag:duckberet.com,2023-08-07:/blog/ct-anti-aliasing-for-aseprite-available-now/ 2023-08-07T17:26:57+01:00 One frame of animation can make a huge difference tag:duckberet.com,2023-07-28:/blog/duckys-delivery-service-turn-animation/ 2023-07-28T14:11:09+01:00