Master servers for network games
To make it easy for players to connect to each other in online games, master servers are often used to negotiate those connections. This post explains how to write your own.
You don't write enough tests
How certain can we be that code is correct if we don't write tests that assume the worst of ourselves?
Player feedback and creative processes
Game developers rely on player feedback to make good products, but how far can we go before our creative vision comes in peril?
When are there too many extension methods?
Extension methods are a useful tool in writing concise and readable code, but there is a point in which they become overused.
Stable solutions for general orbits in games
Using the power of maths, we solve any two-body orbital system for games without any decay.
Solving Kepler's equation for elliptical orbits in games
To solve elliptical orbits analytically, we need to be able to solve Kepler's equation. This post discusses two possible approaches.
The math behind elliptical orbits
Orbits are often not perfectly round, but rather elliptical. Elliptical orbits vary not just in distance, but also velocity, making the formulas all the more complicated!
Implementing circular orbits analytically
When updating an object in orbit every frame, you will slowly but surely accumulate an error compared to where you are supposed to be. This post looks at how to analytically calculate where a body is supposed to be.