In my previous blog post, I created an Active Directory (AD) lab environment in AWS that I wanted to use to test/practice various redteam concepts and tools. One of the tools I was interested in testing is the new version of Covenant C2. Covenant is a command-and-control (C2) framework. What this means is if you…
GameDev Blog/Something: New Game, StalksStalksStalks!
I made a new game (or, uh, a Unity remake of a browser/text based game I made before) called StalksStalksStalks, which can be found on itch.io. It’s a ripoff of the old board game Stocks and Bonds. You buy “Stalks”, sell “stalks,” and try to have more wealth than your friends! (assuming you have friends…
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog #28: Using Steamworks + Mirror for Multiplayer Lobbies!
After I got CardConquest to a “playable” state with most of the gameplay features I wanted added (if not really “refined”), I wanted to add something to make multiplayer easier. Before, in order to play CardConquest, the easiest way to be on the same local network as your opponent. If you wanted to player over…
GameDev Blog: Using Mirror + Steamworks.NET to create Multiplayer Lobbies in Unity
In my CardConquest blog series, I created a multiplayer game in Unity that uses Mirror for the multiplayer networking stuff. Mirror works great, especially when testing locally or on my home network. Things get a little more complicated when you want to create a game for people to join on the internet. Using Mirror and…
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog #27: Commander Selection, More Cards, and More Abilities!
One feature I have been wanting to add to CardConquest is to allow for players to choose from at least 2 different “characters.” I ended up calling these “commanders,” and created two commanders for the players to choose from: Infantry Commander Tank Commander The new commanders will have different sets of cards and different armies.…
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog #26: Card Special Abilities
A new feature has been added to CardConquest! That new feature is that some cards will have “special abilities” (and others will not). The special ability will be some sort of condition that will need to be meet during the battle a card is played. If the condition is met, the player benefits in some…
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog #25: Reinforcements
First, I want to say that this is now just a “GameDev” blog and not a “GameDev and Tutorial” blog post. I enjoyed writing out my prior posts as “tutorials” and going through all the code and Unity editor stuff step by step, but those posts took a very, very long time for me to…
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog and Tutorial #24: Ending The Game
It is now time to work on ending the game. Ending!? Playing a complete game? Making something that could actually be called a game? Yes, it is a surprise to me as well that this is happening.
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog and Tutorial #23: The Discard Pile
So far in CardConquest, when a player plays a card in a battle, that card is discarded after the battle. The player only has five cards, though, so they quickly run out of them as they play. The player also has to play a card in a battle. So, what happens after the player plays all five of their cards? Well, it’s pretty simple, actually: the discard pile will be put back into their hand and it starts over.
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog #22: Retreating Units
the actual “Retreat Units” phase will be created. This will detect when a player or players need to retreat their units, enforce where they can retreat, and then move onto the next battle. If there are no more battles, to fight, the game will return to the Unit Movement phase.
CardConquest Unity Multiplayer GameDev Blog #21: The Results of the Battle
It’s time to display those results to the players. I will want to do the following: 1.) Determine how many, if any units will be destroyed in the battle, 2.) Display the battle results to the players, and 3.) When the “Battle Results” turn ends, discard player cards and destroy units that were lost