Introduction
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Waveguard is a pixel-art roguelike tower defense where you build a team to defend your territory against waves of enemies. Artifacts strengthen your defenses and create synergies throughout each run. The game offers several modes: Story, Endless, and Daily Challenge.
I created this game to challenge myself: finish a project from start to finish, all the way to releasing it on Steam. My personal projects were often technical challenges that I would set aside once I had satisfied my curiosity. This time, I wanted to see it through.
I learned to use Godot, think about what makes a game fun, and improve its performance, while discovering how different game development can be from building a regular application.
I loved creating Waveguard, and I am happy to see it finally come to life. I am proud to have taken this project all the way to release.
Difficulties encountered
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Seeing a game project through to release
Staying motivated and prioritizing features to take the game all the way to release.
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Moving from software development to game development
Learning to design fun mechanics, easy-to-follow combat, and an interface that feels good to use.
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Balancing difficulty, progression, and rewards
Testing character and artifact combinations to balance difficulty and keep different strategies viable.
Skills acquisition
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Integrating Steam services into a game
Using the Steam API to add achievements, leaderboards, and cloud saves.
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Structuring a game with Godot and C#
Using Godot scenes, signals, and resources with C# to build a game that is easy to expand.
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Codex
Using Codex to review code, find improvements, and compare development approaches.
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