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==Game Design/Ideas== | ==Game Design/Ideas== | ||
* [http://www.lostgarden.com/2008/07/directory-of-posts.html Lost Garden - Directory of Posts] | * [http://www.lostgarden.com/2008/07/directory-of-posts.html Lost Garden - Directory of Posts] | ||
| − | * [http://www.squidi.net/three/ Three Hundred Mechanics] | + | * [http://www.squidi.net/three/ Three Hundred Mechanics]. Lot of game ideas, free to use |
==Graphics/Art== | ==Graphics/Art== | ||
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* [http://wiki.freegamedev.net/index.php/Free_3D_and_2D_art_and_audio_resources FreeGameDev wiki: 2D, 3D and audio resources] (it also has a [http://search.freegamedev.net/ search] section) | * [http://wiki.freegamedev.net/index.php/Free_3D_and_2D_art_and_audio_resources FreeGameDev wiki: 2D, 3D and audio resources] (it also has a [http://search.freegamedev.net/ search] section) | ||
* [http://opengameart.org OpenGameArt] | * [http://opengameart.org OpenGameArt] | ||
| − | * [http://openclipart.org/ | + | * [http://openclipart.org/ Openclipart] |
| + | * [http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/ Genetica Texture Packs] High quality tiling textures. | ||
* [http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=3467.0 WayOfThePixel forum post] with lots of links to utilities, pixel-art tutorials, resources, etc. | * [http://www.wayofthepixel.net/pixelation/index.php?topic=3467.0 WayOfThePixel forum post] with lots of links to utilities, pixel-art tutorials, resources, etc. | ||
* http://reinerstileset.4players.de/englisch.html isometric sprites | * http://reinerstileset.4players.de/englisch.html isometric sprites | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/ |
| + | * http://www.spriters-resource.com/ | ||
| + | * [http://sdb.drshnaps.com/ Sprite Database] (Careful! Most of the stuff there is copyrighted) | ||
| + | * http://www.burningwell.org/ | ||
| + | * http://game-icons.net/ Many icons (and emoji) in SVG Licensed CC-BY with some even Public Domain. | ||
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| + | ===3D:=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.yobi3d.com Yobi3D - 3D model search engine] | ||
===Software:=== | ===Software:=== | ||
* Freegamedev's list of [http://wiki.freegamedev.net/index.php/2D_software 2D] and [http://wiki.freegamedev.net/index.php/3D_software 3D] software. | * Freegamedev's list of [http://wiki.freegamedev.net/index.php/2D_software 2D] and [http://wiki.freegamedev.net/index.php/3D_software 3D] software. | ||
| + | * [http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/ graphicsgale] | ||
| + | * [http://teknopants.com/pixothello/ Pixothello] | ||
| + | * [http://www.aseprite.org ASEPrite] | ||
| + | * [http://www.texturepacker.com/ Texturepacker] (has free & paid versions) | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/mitchcurtis/slate Slate] A simple bitmap editor for 2D tilesets. | ||
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| + | ===Procedural generation:=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.saltgames.com/?p=184 A Bitwise Method For Applying Tilemaps] is an interesting technique related with tilemaps and graphics. | ||
| + | * [http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/game-programming/tilemap-based-game-techniques-handling-terrai-r934 Tile/Map-Based Game Techniques: Handling Terrain Transitions] shows a more elaborate technique for handling transitions between tiles. | ||
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| + | ===Misc:=== | ||
| + | * [http://lodev.org/cgtutor/ CG graphics tutorials.] Written for C++ but the concepts are generic, of course. | ||
==Sound== | ==Sound== | ||
| + | * [http://www.bfxr.net/ bfxr] is an online sound generator. | ||
* [http://www.johannespinter.com/inu/ljudbank.htm Independent Ljudbank] (Swedish) | * [http://www.johannespinter.com/inu/ljudbank.htm Independent Ljudbank] (Swedish) | ||
| − | * [http://freesound. | + | * [http://www.freesound.org/ Freesound] (Requires registration for downloads, but otherwise bullshit-free) |
* [http://www.pdsounds.org/ PDSounds] (might be down, check out [http://pdsounds.tuxfamily.org/ this] in that case) | * [http://www.pdsounds.org/ PDSounds] (might be down, check out [http://pdsounds.tuxfamily.org/ this] in that case) | ||
* [http://www.soundsnap.com/ Soundsnap] (make sure you learn the [http://www.soundsnap.com/licence license], it is not exactly CC) | * [http://www.soundsnap.com/ Soundsnap] (make sure you learn the [http://www.soundsnap.com/licence license], it is not exactly CC) | ||
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* [http://www.jamendo.com/es/albums?order=ratingweek_desc&tag_idstr=&location_country=all&license_minrights_c=on&license_minrights_d=on Jamendo's free music] (Various) | * [http://www.jamendo.com/es/albums?order=ratingweek_desc&tag_idstr=&location_country=all&license_minrights_c=on&license_minrights_d=on Jamendo's free music] (Various) | ||
* [http://www.musopen.com/ Musopen] | * [http://www.musopen.com/ Musopen] | ||
| − | * [http://binaerpilot.no Binärpilot] (Evil chiptunes. Big plus for umlaut.) | + | * [http://binaerpilot.no Binärpilot] (Evil chiptunes. Big plus for umlaut. Licensed CC-NC-ND. Use with caution.) |
| − | * [http://8bitcollective.com/ 8bitcollective] (Chiptunes) ( | + | * [http://8bitcollective.com/ 8bitcollective] (Chiptunes) (Licensed CC-NC-SA. Use with caution.) |
* [http://www2.fanaticalproductions.net:8080/ Fanatical Productions] | * [http://www2.fanaticalproductions.net:8080/ Fanatical Productions] | ||
* Creative Commons' [http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos own list of music], containing lots of links. Two examples below: | * Creative Commons' [http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos own list of music], containing lots of links. Two examples below: | ||
| − | ** [http://ccmixter.org/ | + | ** [http://ccmixter.org/ ccmixter] is a "a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want." |
** [http://sampleswap.org/ sampleswap] is a "100% free AIFF/WAV collection contains 6.4 GB of sounds" | ** [http://sampleswap.org/ sampleswap] is a "100% free AIFF/WAV collection contains 6.4 GB of sounds" | ||
| + | * [http://www.abundant-music.com/ abundant-music] procedural music generator. | ||
| + | * [http://modarchive.org/ Modarchive] Tracker music (MOD, XM, S3M, IT ...) | ||
===Software:=== | ===Software:=== | ||
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** [http://www.superflashbros.net/as3sfxr/ Flash version] of the same software ([http://code.google.com/p/as3sfxr/ google project page]) | ** [http://www.superflashbros.net/as3sfxr/ Flash version] of the same software ([http://code.google.com/p/as3sfxr/ google project page]) | ||
** [http://thirdcog.eu/apps/cfxr Cocoa version] for mac. | ** [http://thirdcog.eu/apps/cfxr Cocoa version] for mac. | ||
| − | * [http://www.drpetter.se/project_musagi.html Musagi] Is a music editor, | + | * [http://www.drpetter.se/project_musagi.html Musagi] Is a music editor, Windows only. |
| + | * [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA022293/pxtone/index.html pxtone] Comes with a composition program (ptCollage), instrument editor (ptVoice), and a sound editor (ptNoise). For an English user interface delete japanese.ico in the root directory :D | ||
==Fonts== | ==Fonts== | ||
| + | * [http://www.google.com/webfonts Google Web Fonts] 915 font families (+ variants) which can be freely used for whatever you want ([http://www.google.com/webfonts#AboutPlace:about license]) | ||
* [http://openfontlibrary.org/ OpenFontLibrary] ([http://forum.freegamedev.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=176 this] helps you browse it) | * [http://openfontlibrary.org/ OpenFontLibrary] ([http://forum.freegamedev.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=176 this] helps you browse it) | ||
* [http://www.dafont.com/ dafont] | * [http://www.dafont.com/ dafont] | ||
* [http://www.acidfonts.com acidfonts] has both free and non-free fonts. | * [http://www.acidfonts.com acidfonts] has both free and non-free fonts. | ||
| + | * [http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/08/40-excellent-freefonts-for-professional-design/ 40+ Excellent Free Fonts] A collection of selected fonts | ||
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| + | ==Physics / Movement== | ||
| + | * [http://www.wildbunny.co.uk/blog/2011/04/20/collision-detection-for-dummies/ Collision Detection for Dummies] | ||
| + | * [http://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Physics_Guide Sonic the Hedgehog's physics guide] is a group of pages explaining in detail how physics are modeled in Sonic the Hedgehog. | ||
| + | * [http://www.metanetsoftware.com/technique/tutorialA.html N tutorial A] and [http://www.metanetsoftware.com/technique/tutorialB.html N tutorial B] explain how they did the physics in [http://www.thewayoftheninja.org/ N: the way of the Ninja]. | ||
| + | * [http://troygilbert.com/the-legend-of-zelda/ Movement mechanics on "The Legend of Zelda"] | ||
| + | * [http://www.ironcoding.com/2011/02/flash-as3-tile-based-game-tutorial-pt-1-intro/ Iron Coding's Excellent tutorial for tile-based movement] (It's flash, but very well explained. The ideas can be used for any language) | ||
| + | * [http://higherorderfun.com/blog/2012/05/20/the-guide-to-implementing-2d-platformers/ The guide to implementing 2D-platformers] A good read about 2d platformers: main types, general implementations, and some gritty details | ||
| + | * [http://concernedjoe.com/devblog/hardcoding-slopes/ Hardcoding & Slopes] An elegant method to implement slopes and rounded tiles in an orthogonal game. | ||
| + | * [http://games.greggman.com/game/programming_m_c__kids/](Programming M. C. Kids) Describes how they did platforms in the old days | ||
| − | == | + | ===Editors=== |
| + | * [http://code.google.com/p/box2d-editor/ Physics Body Editor (previously known as box2d-editor)] Visual application to easily create collision complex polygons for in-game collision test. | ||
| − | + | ==Maps== | |
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| − | == | + | ===Software=== |
| + | * [http://mapeditor.org/ Tiled map editor] A generic map editor. | ||
| + | * [http://www.ogmoeditor.com/ Ogmo Editor] A generic level editor, saving to XML files. | ||
| + | * [http://dambots.com/dame-editor/ DAME Editor] Another generic level editor, done in flixel. You can create your own map exporter in Lua. | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | ===Procedural generation=== |
| + | * [http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/game-programming/tilemap-based-game-techniques-handling-terrai-r934 Dynamic Tile Blending Technique] | ||
* [http://pcg.wikidot.com Procedural Content Generation wiki] | * [http://pcg.wikidot.com Procedural Content Generation wiki] | ||
| + | * [http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth.htm Think Labyrinth!] Software, algorithms and history for making mazes. | ||
| + | * [http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com/2007/11/unangband-dungeon-generation-part-one.html Unangbard Dungeon generation] | ||
| + | * [http://www.jamisbuck.org/presentations/rubyconf2011/ Jamis Buck's rubyconf2011 presentation] about maze generation algorithms | ||
| + | * [http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2011/2/7/maze-generation-algorithm-recap Maze generation algorithm recap] Descriptions, demos and implementations of various maze-generating algorithms. | ||
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| + | ==General== | ||
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| + | * [http://www.mangatutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?742-The-Ultimate-Indie-Game-Developer-Resource-List The Ultimate Indie Game Resource List] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 23 March 2019
Links to free stuff (Creative Commons-licensed and the like) that can be used in game creation.
Contents
Game Design/Ideas
- Lost Garden - Directory of Posts
- Three Hundred Mechanics. Lot of game ideas, free to use
Graphics/Art
- FreeGameDev wiki: 2D, 3D and audio resources (it also has a search section)
- OpenGameArt
- Openclipart
- Genetica Texture Packs High quality tiling textures.
- WayOfThePixel forum post with lots of links to utilities, pixel-art tutorials, resources, etc.
- http://reinerstileset.4players.de/englisch.html isometric sprites
- http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/packs/
- http://www.spriters-resource.com/
- Sprite Database (Careful! Most of the stuff there is copyrighted)
- http://www.burningwell.org/
- http://game-icons.net/ Many icons (and emoji) in SVG Licensed CC-BY with some even Public Domain.
3D:
Software:
- Freegamedev's list of 2D and 3D software.
- graphicsgale
- Pixothello
- ASEPrite
- Texturepacker (has free & paid versions)
- Slate A simple bitmap editor for 2D tilesets.
Procedural generation:
- A Bitwise Method For Applying Tilemaps is an interesting technique related with tilemaps and graphics.
- Tile/Map-Based Game Techniques: Handling Terrain Transitions shows a more elaborate technique for handling transitions between tiles.
Misc:
- CG graphics tutorials. Written for C++ but the concepts are generic, of course.
Sound
- bfxr is an online sound generator.
- Independent Ljudbank (Swedish)
- Freesound (Requires registration for downloads, but otherwise bullshit-free)
- PDSounds (might be down, check out this in that case)
- Soundsnap (make sure you learn the license, it is not exactly CC)
- Media College's sound effects
- Newground's audio contains free songs and loops.
- http://www.artistx.org/site2/media/free-resources/free-music.html another listing-type page. Licenses vary.
Music:
- Jamendo's free music (Various)
- Musopen
- Binärpilot (Evil chiptunes. Big plus for umlaut. Licensed CC-NC-ND. Use with caution.)
- 8bitcollective (Chiptunes) (Licensed CC-NC-SA. Use with caution.)
- Fanatical Productions
- Creative Commons' own list of music, containing lots of links. Two examples below:
- ccmixter is a "a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want."
- sampleswap is a "100% free AIFF/WAV collection contains 6.4 GB of sounds"
- abundant-music procedural music generator.
- Modarchive Tracker music (MOD, XM, S3M, IT ...)
Software:
- Freegamedev's list of audio software
- sfxr (Sound effect generator)
- Flash version of the same software (google project page)
- Cocoa version for mac.
- Musagi Is a music editor, Windows only.
- pxtone Comes with a composition program (ptCollage), instrument editor (ptVoice), and a sound editor (ptNoise). For an English user interface delete japanese.ico in the root directory :D
Fonts
- Google Web Fonts 915 font families (+ variants) which can be freely used for whatever you want (license)
- OpenFontLibrary (this helps you browse it)
- dafont
- acidfonts has both free and non-free fonts.
- 40+ Excellent Free Fonts A collection of selected fonts
Physics / Movement
- Collision Detection for Dummies
- Sonic the Hedgehog's physics guide is a group of pages explaining in detail how physics are modeled in Sonic the Hedgehog.
- N tutorial A and N tutorial B explain how they did the physics in N: the way of the Ninja.
- Movement mechanics on "The Legend of Zelda"
- Iron Coding's Excellent tutorial for tile-based movement (It's flash, but very well explained. The ideas can be used for any language)
- The guide to implementing 2D-platformers A good read about 2d platformers: main types, general implementations, and some gritty details
- Hardcoding & Slopes An elegant method to implement slopes and rounded tiles in an orthogonal game.
- [1](Programming M. C. Kids) Describes how they did platforms in the old days
Editors
- Physics Body Editor (previously known as box2d-editor) Visual application to easily create collision complex polygons for in-game collision test.
Maps
Software
- Tiled map editor A generic map editor.
- Ogmo Editor A generic level editor, saving to XML files.
- DAME Editor Another generic level editor, done in flixel. You can create your own map exporter in Lua.
Procedural generation
- Dynamic Tile Blending Technique
- Procedural Content Generation wiki
- Think Labyrinth! Software, algorithms and history for making mazes.
- Unangbard Dungeon generation
- Jamis Buck's rubyconf2011 presentation about maze generation algorithms
- Maze generation algorithm recap Descriptions, demos and implementations of various maze-generating algorithms.
