Troubleshooting Playfab Authentication via Google Play Games in Unity

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by Raziel619

A while back, I published a post Playfab First Impression that performed authentication via Facebook. However, with my latest game Bird Tap, I decided to perform authentication via Google Play Games (GPG). Currently for android games, GPG authentication is the most seamless and convenient; capturing the largest amount of players amongst all other sign in Read more about Troubleshooting Playfab Authentication via Google Play Games in Unity[…]

All Fours Mobile Update 1.3.55: Multiplayer Beta Testing

Posted on May 27, 2020May 28, 2020 by Raziel619

Took a global pandemic for me to get an opportunity to develop this aspect of AFM. Update 1.3.55 serves as the launch of the public beta testing of the multiplayer component. The reason it’s described as beta in this launch is because I need data to evaluate the performance of the multiplay code as well Read more about All Fours Mobile Update 1.3.55: Multiplayer Beta Testing[…]

Migrating a Laravel Application to a Shared Hosting Server with Git

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Raziel619

This post details the process of migrating a laravel application from development in localhost onto a live server. While the title is specific to shared hosting, the process should be pretty much the same for dedicated hosting as well. The following items are required prior to migration PuTTY (or an equivalent SSH client) In some Read more about Migrating a Laravel Application to a Shared Hosting Server with Git[…]

Callbacks in Unity/C#

Posted on February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 by Raziel619

What are callbacks and why should I even care? A callback is defined as an invitation for a second audition or interview…..heh. In programming, callbacks are code that is passed as an argument to other code which is expected to be executed upon fulfilling some conditions. Consider the example below. A multiplayer mobile game where Read more about Callbacks in Unity/C#[…]

Onshore Wind and Solar Integration Notes

Posted on January 5, 2020February 16, 2020 by Raziel619

Introduction This post outlines the advantages of integrating a type 3 wind farm into an electricity grid alongside solar sources. The argument is usually made to have the strengths of wind energy compensate the weaknesses of solar energy. Bear in mind that the 3 components typically discussed under the term “integration costs” of wind and Read more about Onshore Wind and Solar Integration Notes[…]

Unity – Building a Simple Reusable Singleton Sound Manager

Posted on November 20, 2019May 19, 2020 by Raziel619

Sounds are a necessity for video games as they provide a significant portion of information and atmosphere to the player. As such, having a sound manager in any game project is a must. This article describes an approach for developing and implementing a sound manager in Unity ideal for small games. A game sound manager Read more about Unity – Building a Simple Reusable Singleton Sound Manager[…]

Unity – Building a Simple Customizable Floating Messages Package

Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by Raziel619

This post details how to build a simple customizable floating messages package in for Unity projects using C#. It was built and implemented in All Fours Mobile. For novice developers, such as myself, that are transitioning to making modular and reusable components, this post may be particularly useful. At the end, you should be able Read more about Unity – Building a Simple Customizable Floating Messages Package[…]

ScreenShake in Unity Canvas (Alternative Approach)

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by Raziel619

I recently developed a casual game Hit Ah Fish and wanted to perform a camera shake. In this particular project, All of my GameObjects operate within a canvas. So of course my first instinct was simply to google ‘Camera Shake Unity Canvas’ which lead me to a Yunolab blog post. This post tweaks the strategy Read more about ScreenShake in Unity Canvas (Alternative Approach)[…]

PlayFab First Impression

Posted on January 29, 2019September 14, 2019 by Raziel619

Context As I’ve recently decided to publish games at a faster pace, I decided that I needed to streamline the process of creating and integrating leaderboards. Previously, I created a new database and wrote new APIs for each game’s leaderboard. This approach is extremely tedious and wildly inefficient (display of my noobness). A solution to Read more about PlayFab First Impression[…]

PHP Random Name Generator

Posted on March 16, 2017May 19, 2020 by Raziel619

Currently configured to provide you a medium sized library of video game names. An extremely simple random name generator currently using a small customizable library of cool video game names https://github.com/Raziel619/php-name-generator 1 forks. 1 stars. 0 open issues. Recent commits: Update README.md, GitHub Update README.md, GitHub Update README.md, GitHub Add files via upload, GitHub Create Read more about PHP Random Name Generator[…]