In a world where tech giants wield immense power over vast digital landscapes, understanding their influence isn’t just for the tech-savvy. It’s a cornerstone for anyone intrigued by shifting business dynamics, open-source movements, and the echoing narratives from history’s pages. Unity’s recent approach to changing its pricing structure, to some, feels all too familiar. This …
Unity and The Gabelle: Lessons from Salt to Software Read More »
So, you’re a game dev who tried using the Godot Engine over the weekend, for some reason, and you’re a little confused about how to put together your first Godot game? We’ve got you covered! In this post I’ll show some more advanced Godot features, but in a very simple driving game format. Because learning …
Godot Project Organization Introduction for Unity Refugees – With Simple Example Game Read More »
When I was a kid, my dad introduced me to the ZX Spectrum, a BASIC computer that transformed our living room TV into a magical realm of pixels and sound. Tapping away on that squishy, rubberized Chiclet keyboard, I soon grasped that this was no sorcery; it was technology. While playing, an idea germinated: If …
Recently Unity announced a pricing update which changes the pricing model from a simple pay per seat to a model whereby developers have to pay per install. This isn’t restricted to paid installs or plays; it applies to every plain install. This price change has some particularly grave consequences on mobile where revenue per install …
Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-up Call on the Importance of Open Source in Gaming Read More »
Introduction At Ramatak, we are committed to providing the best experience for developing mobile games using the Godot Engine. In the competitive mobile industry, advertisements play a crucial role. As a result, we have dedicated our efforts to seamlessly integrating ad provider services into our platform. That’s why we provide support for two major ad …
Monetizing your game with Ads and Ramatak-studio Read More »
After months of hard work we are proud to announce our first release on the road to full release of Ramatak Mobile Studio! 🥳 The fresh new release is available from our download page. Highlights in this release: Ad network integration We have added native support for both Admob and Meta (more to come!) in …
Pre-Release announcement: Making Godot better for mobile games Read More »
Introduction Godot Engine provides many ways to extend its features with custom code. One of the most used ways is making a GDNative plugin. These kinds of plugins are usually meant to do in C/C++ what you would otherwise do in GDScript or C#. However, GDNative plugins are not limited to that use case. Although …
Building a GDNative Plugin with third-party libraries Read More »
Introduction Godot Engine is a very complete general-purpose game engine. It has plenty of features that enable the user to create almost any kind of game with it. However, in most medium to large projects, you will need to either add something you are missing or something that makes your workflow more straightforward. For these …
Introduction Performance is a critical aspect of mobile game development. Mobile devices not only have less power than desktop or console platforms but also have limited battery life. Even if a game runs at 60fps on a mobile phone, if it’s not optimized, it can consume more battery than necessary, resulting in a suboptimal player …
Boosting Performance by Rendering 3D at a Lower Resolution Read More »
Introduction When creating a mobile game, designing a user interface that is optimized for the device’s screen size is a critical task. Players may struggle to read text or view graphics that are too small on their 6-inch phone screens, especially if the game was originally developed for desktop platforms. This is also true for …
