Mooselutions Devlog - itch.iohttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutionsExplore a puzzling forest full of cute (but pesky) moose who anger easily.https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/1474270/mooselutions-is-now-available-on-itchioMooselutions is Now Available on itch.iohttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/1474270/mooselutions-is-now-available-on-itchioTue, 31 Mar 2026 02:38:28 GMTdevlogMooselutions is now available for purchase on itch.io for Windows. A Mac OS version is coming soon. For those of you who don't know, Mooselutions is a 2D Sokoban-style puzzle game with nearly fifty pu...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/638378/new-world-mapNew World Maphttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/638378/new-world-mapMon, 20 Nov 2023 19:05:00 GMTdevlogI updated the game's world map so it fits in with the game and feels more lively. Unexplored areas are white, levels you haven't completed yet are yellow, and completed levels are green. The world map...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/576300/mooselutions-coming-to-steamMooselutions coming to Steamhttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/576300/mooselutions-coming-to-steamThu, 17 Aug 2023 20:33:03 GMTdevlogI will be releasing the game on Steam. Follow the link to wishlist Mooselutions when it becomes available. Mooselutions on Steam (steampowered.com)...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/558274/moose-game-gets-the-zoomiesMoose game gets the zoomies!https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/558274/moose-game-gets-the-zoomiesMon, 10 Jul 2023 15:43:18 GMTdevlogMooselutions runs on a custom game engine. This seems kind of funny considering that Mooselutions is a cute 2D pixel art game. What is there to improve upon here? Why not use an Engine like Unity for...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/531223/paper-prototyping-a-skill-that-will-save-years-of-your-lifePaper Prototyping. A Skill That Will Save Years of Your Lifehttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/531223/paper-prototyping-a-skill-that-will-save-years-of-your-lifeMon, 15 May 2023 20:45:04 GMTdevlogGame design is a dark art. Most of us who start making games do it by feel. We know what we enjoyed playing as kids, and we make games that remind us of the joy we felt (and still feel when playing ne...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/529423/windows-fullscreen-main-menuWindows Fullscreen + Main Menuhttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/529423/windows-fullscreen-main-menuThu, 11 May 2023 19:08:13 GMTdevlogHey folks, As this project gets closer to completion, I have spent a little bit of time putting in the standard staples you see in most games, things like support for fullscreen on Windows and, of cou...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/520145/small-bug-fixesSmall bug fixeshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/520145/small-bug-fixesSat, 22 Apr 2023 13:19:57 GMTdevlogJust posted a new build with a small bug fix. If you somehow got two moose onto separate rail carts, got them facing each other, and walked into both of their paths, the game didn't recognize that the...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/519439/sharing-more-mooselutionsSharing more Mooselutionshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/519439/sharing-more-mooselutionsThu, 20 Apr 2023 19:48:52 GMTdevlogHey folks. I've been doing some more work on the game, mostly responding to feedback from a bunch of play testers. The new build is only available on Windows for now, but I will put up the Mac version...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/494097/most-ideas-are-badMost Ideas Are Badhttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/494097/most-ideas-are-badFri, 24 Feb 2023 12:47:03 GMTdevlogI just finished making another puzzle for Mooselutions. It involves conveyor belts, one of the earliest elements in the game. Given that I have been actively working on this game for more than a year,...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/455111/how-to-hire-game-artists-as-a-programmer​How To Hire Game Artists (As a Programmer)https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/455111/how-to-hire-game-artists-as-a-programmerWed, 23 Nov 2022 11:16:25 GMTdevlogA lot goes into making a game. In addition to games being one of the more technically challenging programming projects, they are an art form unto themselves. Games that sell well have great looking ar...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/447701/explaining-away-the-edgesExplaining Away The Edgeshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/447701/explaining-away-the-edgesFri, 04 Nov 2022 12:03:53 GMTdevlogA good game design is one that never needs to explain itself. Games should be playable with little to no instruction. Although this isn't always achievable with every game you design, it's a goal wort...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/446948/a-degree-of-freedomA Degree of Freedomhttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/446948/a-degree-of-freedomWed, 02 Nov 2022 13:26:33 GMTdevlog

How to expand the scope of gameplay in games Design is the hardest part of making a game. Programming and art pale in comparison to this task. How do you know what code to write if you don't know what...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/441723/new-demo-with-updated-graphicsNew demo with updated graphicshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/441723/new-demo-with-updated-graphicsThu, 20 Oct 2022 12:21:08 GMTdevlogWe've made many strides over the past few months. Mooselutions now has over fifty puzzles, and some of the newer game elements are looking promising in terms of depth. We overhauled all of the graphic...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/425960/how-to-make-a-game-from-scratch-with-basic-math-and-simple-programming-techniquesHow to make a game from scratch with basic math and simple programming techniqueshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/425960/how-to-make-a-game-from-scratch-with-basic-math-and-simple-programming-techniquesFri, 09 Sep 2022 14:22:00 GMTdevlog

To outsiders, video game programming seems like an arcane skillset. To get a leg up, many of us use big and bloated commercial game engines that dump the programmer into a labyrinth of settings and fe...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/340189/small-bug-fixesSmall bug fixeshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/340189/small-bug-fixesFri, 28 Jan 2022 16:45:17 GMTdevlogI just pushed an update which fixes an issue wherein the player can continue moving after triggering a moose and the moose won't move until the player finishes moving. Now if the player moves, the moo...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/339773/expanding-the-moosieverseExpanding the Moosieversehttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/339773/expanding-the-moosieverseThu, 27 Jan 2022 15:30:05 GMTdevlogIt has been quite some time since last August, when the first version of Mooselutions launched, and we have learned quite a lot in the process. The new build launched yesterday with double the puzzles...

]]>https://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/287393/exploring-the-universe-through-mooselutionsExploring the Universe through Mooselutionshttps://tedbendixson.itch.io/mooselutions/devlog/287393/exploring-the-universe-through-mooselutionsWed, 25 Aug 2021 12:49:28 GMTdevlogMany thanks to everyone who played Mooselutions during the Low Rez Jam. We appreciate your kind words, and we are thrilled to have ranked 19th in gameplay in the jam. To me, that's a particularly hard...

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