In part 2: how we designed the AI, and why it was a mistake to wait so long before making the game public on Steam

Some insights into the development of our HTML5 game Cardlings. What went right and what went wrong, part 1.

Lights that move and change over time can add a whole new dimension to your 2D games. As it turns out, it's fairly easy to do.

What does it take to convert a high-res game into something with a lovely retro look? Can we just build our game normally and then apply a post effect to retro-ify our game?

A fresh new tilemap module, per-layer blur levels, a faster rendering engine, breakpoints... let's see what's new in the latest WADE.

With the upgrade to WADE 3.8, tilemaps have arrived. Tilemaps are useful for any game that requires a top down perspective and tiled terrain. Here we create a simple map with a controllable character.

A new version of WADE, lots of new things to play with. And some very nice rendering optimizations. Here's what's new.

In this post we explore how to make sprite sheets for our games using TexturePacker. WADE has custom exporters for texture packer, this is especially useful for creating your own isometric terrain or object sets.

The Match3 Editor has been updated with an events section. Now you can write custom handlers for various events such as making a match to create more interesting functionality.

Can you have anime-style animated hair without having to manually define animation frames for each strand? Of course, some shader magic is all you need.

Flow charts, post-process shaders, an extended API, a better UI and a bunch of bug fixes. Here's what's new in this version.

In this tutorial we take a look at the brand new flow chart editor. Flow charts provide a completely new way to structure your code. Pre defined templates make it easy to get started and the ability to add your own gives you the flexibility to create your perfect game.

Among other things... pixel perfect mouse events, a sort point editor and more

Build on the draggable segmented worm created in my previous two blog posts. Add phages that attack the worm.

Lets see how we build our android app, test it, then sign it so we can add it to the google play store.

Version 3.4 of WADE has arrived, bringing new features and a healthy dose of syntactic sugar.

Do you remember a movie from the 80's called "Predator" with Arnold Schwarzenegger ? In that movie, there is an alien who can blend into the background like a cameleon. I wondered if it was possible to do this in Wade using a shader and an isometric object. This post shows you one way you could accomplish this effect.

A WebGL shader based on Perlin noise and a simple trick to fake some perspective is all you need to create some convincing, 3D-looking, scrolling clouds.

A faster editor, an improved API, better debugging tools and lots of bug fixes. Let's have a look at what's new in version 3.3.

Let's add some gameplay elements to the draggable segmented worm created in my last blog post. We add food for the worm to eat. If the worm eats enough food, it can grow another segment.

Do you have a background image with some water? Well, the water doesn't need to be static: with literally 10 lines of shader code you can make it look so much more interesting.

This post walks you through how to create a segmented draggable worm using HTML5 and WADE. The dragging is based on the inverse kinematics code from Chapter 14 of the excellent book by Billy Lamberta and Keith Peters Foundation HTML5 Animation with Javascript. The worm and the background will both have shaders to give the impression of a parasite inside a host. The shader code is based on examples provided by Gio and Toby Schachman.

Not just bug fixes. Paths, tweening, multiple textures for custom shaders, full screen preview and more.

Heat up your game with some flashy fire! A shader and a single texture is all that is needed to create a cool animated effect that you can use for all types of flames.

Let your players show off their skills by adding a global leaderboard to your game. We will use a simple server setup to share data between users.

A bit of maths is all you need to generate natural-looking textures to use in your games. You can animate them and make them seamlessly tileable too.

Rejoice fellow Waders. A new version is out, and we've all got a bunch of new toys to play with and fewer bugs to deal with.

When making space shooter games, it's always difficult to create a convincing background. Let's use shaders to make a nice dynamic space scene.

Can you make a drum machine using no recorded samples, just some code? Yes, yes you can thanks to Web Audio. And it's quite easy too.

Shaders can do magic. No need for complex 3D meshes and maths, you can make a flat square look like a 3D sphere with just a few lines of shader code.

WADE3.0 has been released! A brand new isometric engine, revitalized physics and a sexy new website. Checkout this post for a full list of new features. If you are new to WADE, there has never been a better time. Become a Wader today.