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Remove [tiled]->[tiles] tag synonym
"tiled" often refers to the open source map editor software and format, which enjoys wide support across many languages and game frameworks. However, tiled is currently a synonym for the very general …
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how I can add or upload picture or photo to this site (stackexchange) in a comment?
If you're asking how to add inline images in comments, the answer is probably no, not for any site in the StackExchange network. It is easy to abuse and goes against the idea of comments as short requ …
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What should be done with a closed question in which the answers have become out-of-date?
There is one other option: historical lock
This is where a moderator locks the question, so no edits or votes are possible. This is suitable for the example question because:
The question has, or h …
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Is it on-topic to ask a question on how the Elo system can be adapted for multiplayer games ...
Yes it would be on topic. Just note that scoring systems is a topic that only partially overlaps with game development - it's widely used in sports, non-video games, and studied as a topic in mathemat …
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The 2014 Spring GDSE GameJam!
Taiketsu!
A versus shoot-em-up
HTML5 (Phaser 1.1)
Play online here: http://congusbongus.itch.io/taiketsu
Source available here: https://github.com/cxong/Taiketsu
Art from opengameart.org: http:/ …
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Community Project Highlights 2014
C-Dogs SDL
Overhead run-and-gun with 2-4 local multiplayer, campaigns and deathmatches.
Available for Windows, OS X, Linux, Android and GCW-Zero
Github: https://github.com/cxong/cdogs-sdl
C-Dogs …
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The anniversary gamejam theme
One button game
In honour of the one year anniversary, make a game that is limited to accepting input as if it came from a single button.
You may accept input from any device (keyboard, mouse, touch …
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Which tags are useless or blacklisted?
feedback
Not many tagged questions (16), here are what it's being used for:
Feedback from players (alternative: community-management)
Force feedback (alternative: input)
Transform feedback (alterna …
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Would questions about game-engine recommendations be on-topic, given they have clearly state...
For engine recommendations (and software ones in general), try http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com which is a site tailored for this stuff. Note that they have pretty strict requirements for their q …
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Which tags are useless or blacklisted?
computer-science
Not used much, but all questions belong to two categories:
Should be using algorithm instead, or not at all
Not game dev related (i.e. "computer science degree")
So I suggest rem …
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Which tags are useless or blacklisted?
logic
Seems more like a meta tag, and a pretty bad one at that.
One popular use of the tag is as a synonym for "reasoning" or "method", e.g. "Whats the logic behind XYZ?" but you wouldn't use reason …
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Are joke answers valid answers?
There's not one type of "joke answer". There are answers that are (attempts at) humour, and there are answers that address the question. Often the two are disjoint but when they overlap, when answers …
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Are language tags useless?
Language tags are really popular on GD.SE (3 out of the top 10 tags: c++, c#, java) and yet I've found them almost always useless. Just look at the questions list on the front page and you'll find ple …
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Merge [lag] and [latency]
The tags lag and latency seem to be about the same thing - network latency. Some of the questions even use the terms interchangeably, for example tagging using one but using the other in the question …
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Why was this "vs." question put on hold?
Decision Tree vs Behavior Tree
This is an old question, with highly voted question and answer. It was put on hold as "primarily opinion-based". Although it was inviting a comparison, it wasn't asking …