Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we talk about rad cats, content glut, and the indiepocalypse. It’s all about weathering the storm long enough to weatherproof your boat. Although at some point, your boat is so weatherproofed that you’ve reached the threshold of diminishing returns. As with everything, survival is key. Questions answered (abbreviated): Flyhoppie Axerompa: A few people have said there is an unknown but real end date to indiepocalypse. What are your thoughts? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Heya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss information diets, radioactive piles of poop, and asynchronous mentorship. All data is spun, but whether you get gold or pasta at the end is unpredictable. Plus, context changes all the time, so maybe someday you’ll WANT spaghetti consequences. Turns out, everything is hard, and it’s just a bunch of triangles anyway, each following a different path. Questions answered (abbreviated): Woland77: Does the explosive post-end-of-support popularity of Among Us have any meaningful lessons for developers about maintaining their old games, or is it just a statistical outlier with no real lessons for anyone? Flyhoppie Axerompa: Are there any tools you use or really anything you do that you believe listeners shouldn't try to emulate? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! This week, we talk about gummi bear jackets, trash tier debt, and triangular muffins. In reality TV, entertainment trumps function every single time, so it is imperative that we save other baked goods from going the way of the cupcake. Do you really want to live in a world where twelve pounds of frosting are piled on every bread-thing you eat? Which side of the donut wars will you be on? Questions answered (abbreviated): Levelheaded: How does the revenue system work for different platform partnerships? Beekie Boppaboop: What would be the best thing to find in the middle of the cupcake? The worst? Flyhoppie Axerompa: What office chairs do you guys use? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss happy lights, the weird disconnect, and accurate genre classifications. Do you ever think about how weird it is that we’re just a bunch of monkeys that chose to put on clothes and live in a world with rules that are artificially constructed by other monkeys based on the nonsense they believe? Sometimes when we’re in the grind, our minds wander. See these termites? These are money now. Questions answered (abbreviated): Dee Snopek: How long did each of your games take to develop, and why did you choose to explore each genre? ICBusch: How did you maintain the focus to program effectively while Sam was so sick? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey there, Shenanites! This week, we talk about the three stages of animation, the spectrum of engagement, and a weird trifecta of totally oppositional forces. We also talk about cake. Like a lot. Whether you can have it or eat it or both. There are a lot of great outcomes when cake is involved. And skeletons! The easiest way to give permission to grown-ups to have fun is to add a skeleton. And that, friends, is what Halloween is all about. Questions answered (abbreviated): TimConceivable: Do you all get into Halloween? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Salutations, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss real time learning curves, a big dumb week, and the only valuable patents. When you talk about exclusives, you never really talk about who is excluded. For example, Sam is the exclusive recipient of THE LOTS this year, and that means no M&Ms for anyone else. TL;DR Capitalism is bad. Questions answered (abbreviated): challosis: How does your remote project management and co-working system work, now that you've been honing it for a while? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we talk about predeciding, the naming problem, and ending conversations. Our quarterly review revealed that we haven’t done enough thinking about thinking about things because doing things is often a lot easier. Until suddenly it isn’t. Every time a thing is hard, ask yourself, “Does it have to be?” Frankly, we could all use a burrito. Questions answered (abbreviated): challosis: What are the Game Maker project files called for all of your past games? Grintrim Gappaquip: I have a few questions about GR18's design: Is the display on his face crt, hologram, lcd or led? Were all models or GR18 powered by burritos? If I was to attempt to open up my GR18 and tinker around would it void my warranty? Beekie Boppaboop: Sam! Do you ever run into spaghetti art in the same way your other bros run into spaghetti code? Flyhoppie Axerompa: How do you end conversations? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss the good kind of spooky, tooling states, and our deficiencies. But how are you supposed to know how the things you’re taught in high school apply to a thing you don’t know you want to do as a job? Try saying that three times fast. Also, try saying the word “weaning.” It’s a dumb word the more you say it. Weaning. Weeeeaaannning. You’ll see. PSA: Depending on where you live, food tampering is a felony. So, ya know, don’t. PS. Adam’s IG handle: adamncoster (https://bit.ly/2F3SjaB) Questions answered (abbreviated): Zonko Baggoota: Way to get a mention on Game Maker's Toolkit! Did you know he was going talk about Crashlands and the studio ahead of time? FGKeiji: On episode 264, you discussed how having an unlimited runway would allow you to train for two years without worry. Can you go more into detail about what that training process would look like in practice for each of you, and what kinds of skills would be prioritized? giantmuskrat: Please tell us about your favorite cup. To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Greetings, Shenanites! This week, we talk about sandwich butts, the right pants website, and our time traveling future selves. If you’re ten percent chocolate, are you a touch dead? Is it worse to accept a little more stress or a little more poison? Remember, comfort zones aren’t risk free. So be wary of false dichotomies when you’re workshopping your new YouTube channel. Questions answered (abbreviated): AStreetsign: Why is Roid Rage so dang difficult? challosis: A time machine explodes into Seth's backyard. The hatch opens and the three of you step out and say: Crashlands 2 will take you 5 years. What do you do?? Butterscotch Atheist: What are your favorite meals to cook? What was the most ambitious culinary project you’ve put your mind to? IrishLuck: Is it better to work outside of your comfort zone with a high risk of failure but higher chance of learning, or work inside your comfort zone with a lower chance of failure but less learning? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss the sleep stuporous state, quarantine wardrobes, and bot wars. Do you ever think about how bugs are just cute litter butter packets wrapped in a shell? And how many goldfish crackers are calorically equivalent to a butterfly? How big or how small things are is wild. It’s a small pleasure to be able to insulate the people you love from some of the nonsense, but it’s also a pleasure to share some of it. So grab a buddy, grab your coffee, and let’s get nonsensical! Questions answered (abbreviated): BscotchKarl: What is the origin of the G-Nomes, and will they ever have any use other than aesthetics? Beekie Boppaboop: What order of magnitude is the number of individual butterflies in the world? Flyhoppie Axerompa: How often do you guys shave your heads? Are there any surprises I need to be aware of, or is being bald pretty straight forward? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about tiny poisonous sticks, determinism, and how stuff can be two things. Measurements are trickier than they appear. I mean, we can’t even measure things well enough to know the state of something IN THIS VERY MOMENT. You probably don’t even know what’s behind you RIGHT NOW. Don’t look! It’s for the best. Sam’s IG handle: @bscotch_sam (https://bit.ly/32rFjEH) Questions answered (abbreviated): TheViralMelon: Do you believe in a deterministic world? Beekie Boppaboop: Do you think we’ll ever get more Stream Game streams? Or Art Vids? Or Web Dev somethings? Why or why not? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey there, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss bounty hunting, comfort games, and chaos engines. Sometimes you need to live life precariously in order to feel truly alive. So, don’t shy away from danger! Balance that scone box on your drink! Balance your peanut butter-y fork on that jar of peanut butter! Balance your meat suit on that wobbly deck railing! Hm… there seems to be some kind of theme here. Questions answered (abbreviated): IrishLuck: What game do you go back to over and over again? Cpt. Jazz: What is the important (or interesting) thing you have learned about yourselves, your team, and your studio during this season of working from home? Mopait Flatunk: GameMaker released a new version with Structs and Functions! How quickly, if at all, do you adopt the new functionality? Do changes to your core technologies like this excite you or cause you anxiety and dread? Retro Banana Man NL: I see Gamemaker Studio 2 has a new patch! What is your experience with it? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we talk about high complexity gimmicks, bad reviews, and how to measure a table. As adults, we need to be better about scheduling time in our days for being responsibly irresponsible. Everything is part of the process, even if you aren’t sure how yet. That’s why you need to stay mentally hungry, even if your belly is full of pizza. Questions answered (abbreviated): allenmb: I misspelled Crashlands 2 in Google as Crashlambs, and now I'm wondering, did I misspell it?? challosis: Are there any user reviews of Crashlands or Levelhead that are seared into your memory for being painful/ridiculous/insane? Alagreat Colcrunch: Could you give any advice for wannabe game devs just starting college? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi again, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss brain soup, perfect sticks, and house magicians. Things that are simple aren’t always easy. Sometimes you need the right tools for the job, and sometimes it’s better to leave it to the professionals. Unless you do such a bad job that no professional will come near it. One day, deck… One day. Questions answered (abbreviated): challosis: Whats the worst home improvement project you ever tried to do? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Heya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about fancy footwork, epic power imbalances, and socially distant greetings. When it’s too dangerous to hug people, how do you lock-in your greeting and introduce chaos, the universal social lubricant? If you try one of our ideas, let us know how it goes! Plus, as a bonus, we reveal what the www in your url really stands for. Sidenote: Adam had some audio difficulties this time. Oops! Questions answered (abbreviated): TimConceivable @rmk4os: do you hug your brothers? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss dev nostalgia, spinning hats, and planning chaos. You might go about your day with absurdist gleeful abandon, but the world is all chaos and moths. Sometimes 18 characters are all that stands between you and success. Questions answered (abbreviated): TimConceivable: Could you share with us some of the inspiration behind the designs of the various enemies and things in LevelHead? DigitalWizrd: Seth in your 2018 GDC talk you say plans are bad and you shouldn't do them. I find planning keeps happening without me thinking about it. How do you keep chaos plentiful to combat the planning? What do you do to sprinkle chaos in your day? cprice: What’s the process for contracting voice actors for your games? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! This week, we talk about elaborate trap construction, tech curmudgeons, and the business equivalent of peanut butter shorts. The problems you needed to solve yesterday aren’t always the same as the problems you need to solve today. You’re definitely going to do it wrong, but there are ways to do it less wrong. Step one, get an endless supply of tiny spoons. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: Would any of you do voice work for another studio’s game? Fraser_: If you were to give advice to some brothers who have just released their first hit and want to start a studio, what would you tell them? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey there, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss kitten onesies, the transubstantiation of noises, and how there’s nothing to watch. You can get away with being dumb if you’re clever enough. And just because something is free doesn’t mean there aren’t hidden costs. Which is to say, WE DON’T WANT YOUR BALLOON. Questions answered (abbreviated): tofos: Have you ever considered publishing games made by others? Cabonga Nookrag: How many episodes of the podcast do you record in advance? Beekie Boppaboop: Jason Schreier recently said “Video games are too long.” Do you agree? Ps7cho: What's one food you couldn't bear to live without? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we talk about muscley butterflies, small batch cat introductions, and a fractal universe. The most important part of a biased random walk is the bias. As long as you know vaguely where you’re going, a wildly circuitous route can still get you there. Just don’t look too deep -- those triangle muffins will look right back. Questions answered (abbreviated): tofos: How is LevelHead doing compared to Crashlands? Captain Wiggly: What strategies have you found to be the least effective for promoting your games? Bukkarow Vimtangle: Can you talk more about the head-space for taking game development seriously? I'm having trouble seeing the path from "Make Games" to ? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! This week, we discuss evolving PCs, load obfuscation, and daily acceleration. Why do we have so many hard drives? Are woodchucking and swoopadooping results mostly based on willpower? If we can’t make a good fake strawberry taste, how can electricity? Better read the whole paper to find out. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: How much Swoop would a Swoopadoop Doop if a Swoopadoop could Swoop Doop? 7? drhayes: How does Rumpus generate such great names? Butterscotch Atheist: How does your iterative design philosophy hold up when making a sequel to a well-defined game? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey there, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about the three body problem of cats, aggressive obfuscation, and the problem with a byte. We’ve got so much life advice packed into this one episode, you don’t even know! Literally. Because there are five minutes that are lost to time, and those were the most important five minutes of all. Oh well. Here’s a nugget anyway: Be kind to your future self, because you are your greatest collaborator. Questions answered (abbreviated): QuantumAnomaly: Any chance we get a "behind the soundtrack" interview with the marvelous bards sometime? Happyyerblee: What advice would you have to people wanting to transition into full time indie dev? RetrophileTV: Blopfush -- good or evil? Where do you stand and why? xXHYBRIDXx: My girlfriend just broke up with me. What do I do now? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we discuss real human experiences, the tyranny of social contracts, and, yet again, how economists are wrong. That’s just a well that never runs dry. It is possible to be both cynical about humanity and also awed by human ingenuity and creativity. What can we say? It’s complicated. But hey, at least there aren’t any murderhornets. ...right? Questions answered (abbreviated): challosis: How do you avoid becoming cynical? Or have you accepted being cynical? thefreakyZ: When you eat a chocolate sandwich cookie, what is your process of eating it? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hiya, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about postmortems, focused jamming, and the entubening. Diversifying your experience at the start lets you go faster later on. A body in motion stays in motion. A body stuck in one position for twelve hours a day probably atrophies. Or something. Physics, ya know? Questions answered (abbreviated): challosis: What game would you make if you had a $100 million budget? Puffslappa Hoplongie: What kind of process you use for animation? Do you have any tips for breaking into animation? Beekie Boppaboop: So, it looks like there won’t be a Shenanijam nor a Shenanicon this year. So what will fill the void of events starting with “shenani”? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi there, Shenanites! This week, we discuss one star reviews, risky business, and the cost of maintenance. Activity isn’t the same thing as progress. Sometimes you have to take the time to spin up your hedgehog ball before you can hit the ground running. Then, follow the discovery cascade -- It’ll lead you somewhere life-changing. Questions answered (abbreviated): challosis: What are some pie-in-the-sky feature ideas from early on in Levelhead development that never made it in? Gearwip Toppybeep: Would you ever, under any circumstance, accept a buy-out or merger with a larger game studio? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites. This week’s podcast is different than our usual shenanigans. Staying silent in the face of injustice is an endorsement of the status quo, so in this episode we’re going to talk about implicit bias, working towards being antiracist, and what you can do to help. If you’re into the games we make, have enjoyed our previous podcast episodes, or think you like us as people, stay here with us. Listen to this whole episode. Book recommendations: So You Want to Talk about Race, Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo Jen also recommends: How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi Additional resources can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/antiracistresourceguide Donate to Black Lives Matter here: https://bit.ly/2A7T6oG To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey there, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about inflection points, poking the fan, and warning ambivalence. The most valuable thing you can do is discover that you don’t need to do something. And the worst way to teach something is to not teach it at all. Those are just two of the wiznugs from this week’s flavor packed ep! So grab your coffee and get to listening! Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: Can you do the podcast in reverse? Underscrum Rompyyerblee: What are your tips to finishing all facets of a game as a solo developer? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Howdy, Shenanites! This week, we discuss murder ecosystems, barometers for demand, and the worst thing about pizza. Can your every day carry change what “home” means? How are you supposed to hold a reverse knife? Since you can’t guarantee 100% satisfaction, just remember that the perpetual feeling of underdelivering is the result of receiving the highest praise from another human person. Okay, that last bit might not have been as amusing, but listen to all the other bon mots we make with our bouches! Questions answered (abbreviated): Butterscotch Atheist: How does your build pipeline work? How does it handle multiple consoles where the game itself is fundamentally different? Beekie Boppaboop: How many typos do you aech make per day? Kipnail Zonkloud: What kind of mouse and keyboard do you all use? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about battling botters, hazard projectiles, and toilet paper tumbleweeds. We’re keeping it light and breezy this week with a few Levelhead stats updates and lots of listener questions. Plus, Seth reveals the super secret one pot meal that fuels his brain engines! Questions answered (abbreviated): Flyhoppie Axerompa: I have not had a chance to throw money at you in exchange for you throwing a limited run t-shirt at me. Any ideas when I will have this opportunity? Ps7cho: An article mentioned you focus on "cross platform irreverent games." Is this something you coined or a title placed upon you? QuantumAnomaly: When building a new enemy, which comes first: the name or the mishmash of squiggly lines that becomes the robot drone creature thing? Butterscotch Atheist: Seth, a while ago you mentioned that to save time and energy in law school, you made and ate one meal for a whole year. What was it? Fraser_: How did you transition from just dumping your games on platforms (like the rest of us plebs) to engaging with platform featuring and other special stuff? bamhm182: Can you guys find toilet paper? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Heya, Shenanites! This week, we discuss depressurization, con generators, and a cheesy arms race. You know, life is just an endless series of trying to find things to do. That’s why you gotta be combinatorially interactive and strike a balance between local maxima and marginal benefits. Or something. Grab a mug, fill it with drinkable liquid, and let’s consult the numbers! Questions answered (abbreviated): Jablong Funkogourdie: Levelhead is a beautiful game and I'm so happy for you guys to have launched it! Beekie Boppaboop: What is a concept you understand very well or a skill that you have mastered that isn't useful? one dead saint: I tapped your address into Google maps and got a UPS store. which can only mean that you guys are working out of a small PO Box as your office! My question is why have you guys never talked about how tiny you are?! Are you always tiny? Or do you have a shrink ray that you use everyday? challosis: What is the hardest part about designing a UI that works on touch screens and also on consoles? Did you get tripped up by anything unexpected? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about the Levelhead launch! We’ll discuss dodging knife traps, infinite play time, and perpetual death spirals. All the details and numbers you could want are right in this ep! Grab a container of your favorite beverage and tune in to find out! Also, if you haven’t yet, check out Levelhead at https://levelhead.io! Questions answered (abbreviated): WaddlesTNT: What are your thoughts on troll levels? Cpt. Jazz: What is the most interesting legal problem (other than GDPR) you all have had to overcome because of user generated content? thefreakyZ @d7dz5w: Was there an issue with Levelhead's launch? Like, "that one bug" or problem? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Halloo, Shenanites! This week, we discuss the in-between space, the cruelest barb, and pillars. You need them to hold things up sometimes. The launch of Levelhead is IMMINENT, and it’s coming out HOT, so check the batteries in your smoke alarms and get your conspiracy theories in order. Levelhead will be hitting your favorite storefronts TOMORROW, APRIL 30th! Links at https://levelhead.io . Questions answered (abbreviated): Mopait Flatunk: Twice now, just as I've started up Levelhead, my wife has set off the smoke alarms in the house and forced me jump off the computer to save the family, or at least to get the dog to quit howling. Is this a conspiracy? Is she just trying to get me away so she can play the game? Should I just not let her cook anymore? Or is Levelhead just that SMOKE'N?!?!?!? Fraser_: How did you decide on Thursday, April 30th to launch Levelhead? Flyhoppie Axerompa: Sam, a long time ago you spoke about how at the end of Crashlands development you had to pull back on your art skills a bit to make sure the game looks consistent. Did you find yourself doing the same thing for LevelHead? challosis: Do you have design pillars that you followed for Levelhead? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about big napkin goose bags, a desire for chaos, and buying chores. Trading up from a paper clip to a house is all about figuring out the business logic. But it’s still important to remember to put the hat down sometimes and enjoy the moment. LEVELHEAD IS LAUNCHING NEXT WEEK! Can you believe it? Check out levelhead.io for more information and wishlist or preorder on all your favorite platforms! Questions answered (abbreviated): Butterscotch Atheist: In the DevOps GDC talk, you talk about all the systems you upgraded and optimized by identifying bottlenecks and streamline-able tasks. What was it like in the moment? ICBusch: What services do you use to host all your stuff? How do you divide your time between development and supporting development? Underscrum Rompyyerblee: Have any of you created a burner account for the podcast questions so you could ask a question that you really wanted to answer and talk about? challosis: Sure, we've all heard of passive-aggressive post it notes, but what about passive-aggressive Trello cards??? bamhm182: Which home projects caught you the most off guard? Which home projects have you reaped the most benefits from? What do you regret doing? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we discuss bidet turrets, change management, and 40 tabs plus a spreadsheet. Instead of trying to be a perfect human working inside terrible structures, build forgiveness mechanics into your life! Sometimes guesses are impossible, so just keep moving forward in a biased random walk. Questions answered (abbreviated): Ps7cho: What is your self quarantine game of choice? Cpt. Jazz: In that other platformer, there are three Bro Baddies. Hammer Bro, Fire Bro, and Boomerang Bro. Which of you is most like each of these Bros? Beekie Boppaboop: Have you ever had a piece of code that you just couldn’t get to work, so you scrapped it all and did something different? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about sports humans, the bidet contingent, and getting on the Ferris wheel. The Levelhead launch is now less than four weeks away, and the gold build is done! Who knew that three bug fixes and changing a zero to a one would be so emotional. When you break through a milestone, there’s often a goal vacuum left behind. We should probably fill it with more than peanut butter whisky and mouthwash... Questions answered (abbreviated): Flyhoppie Axerompa: If you gave your wives full creative control over your next game project, but were still in charge of the technical execution of creating that game, what would that project look like? Butterscotch Atheist: Thoughts on looking at other game’s game reviews and learning from their mistakes? TimConceivable: ADAM! With the TP shortage of 2020, are you going to finally hook up that bidet? cprice: What are your views on post-launch business models in indie games? Vuvu987: Seth, you went on a quest for gains a few episodes ago. Do you have any tips for a quest for loss? Underscrum Rompyyerblee: You are each stuck on different islands for the rest of your lives and you can only have one book, one alcoholic beverage, and play one video game. What do you choose? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hail and well met, Shenanites! Welcome back to your weekly dose of something approximating comedy! This week, we discuss laptop nesting dolls, footkick fives, and the cheerful edge of murder. Plus, an intense discussion about game design! With insights SO DEEP AND PROFOUND that we forgot them! The main thing is this: if you want to assert your business dominance, you’ll need some steel-plated shoes. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: Are you recording podcasts in advance just in case? Undergourdie Rompfush: How do you balance studying and learning new things for your job with doing relaxing activities? Flyhoppie Axerompa: Do you guys ever assign the team games to play? What games did you play to help build LevelHead? Butterscotch Atheist: If created a game design curriculum, what would your “assigned games” be? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about living on a spaceship, hotel WODs, and void houses. Working from home means that all times are peak times. A pandemic is sweeping the world, and we’re all in this together -- do what you can to help! It’s about attitude. And excellent distance socializing. (Speaking of, our audio is different in this episode because we have to be together apart. It’ll probably continue to be different in future eps. Just a heads up!) Semantics note: We used the term “quarantine” to talk about the stay-at-home sitch going on, but that’s not quite right. For your ref, quarantine means that a person has been exposed, isolation means that the person is sick, and social distancing is what the rest of us should do in order to help (6 feet! Hand sanitizer! Stay home!). Whew! Words, ya know? Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: The next prime podcast is 251, just so you know. It is also an Einstein Prime and a Sophie Germain Prime and a Chen Prime. Underscrum Rompyyerblee: If you had a World of Warcraft-like mount in real life, which would each of you choose? Woland77: I have noticed that a lot of the games going up for free on the Epic Store are the base version of games with DLC or different versions. Is this the new "demo?" What do you think about this development in the economy of games? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we discuss idiot testing, the accidental nature of procrastination, and what brains are bad at. Games have to respect the lassoo if they’re going to reach escape velocity. Which is to say, the news you’ve all been waiting for is finally here... Levelhead is launching on APRIL 30th! To so many platforms, your head might explode. But don’t let it -- you’ll need that noggin for building, sharing, and playing all those sweet, sweet levels. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: How can you tell the difference between taking a break and procrastination? smellyplatypus: Do you guys have any tips for someone looking to optimize their early life in order to make a good transition into work and business? peabnuts123: Do you still have a so-called “10% rule”? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Greetings, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about blame nets, the strongest cereal, and Norman doors. Once you have your ducks in a column and your crabs in a row, you can turtle up and just start poking people. At base, learning, teaching, and, really, all forms of communication are about figuring out assumptions. Once you do that, the world is your truffle! Questions answered (abbreviated): GamemakerOG: What was your guys' introduction to Gamemaker? What is one of your fondest early Gamemaker memories? challosis: Do y'all educate yourselves on game design outside of building games? Beekie Boppaboop: When playing video games for fun, do you often accidentally start to look at the gameplay from a designer's perspective? Does this take away from or add to your experience? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey hey, Shenanites! This week, we discuss reality show pitches, cheap hobbies, and minimalist hyper casual garbage. Do you know who else believed in rapid prototyping and small batch delivery? Hint: airplanes were involved. Which is to say, history is more than just a recounting of wars. Sometimes it’s running a marathon in a suit. Sidenote: We recorded this episode before GDC was postponed, so the discussion about that is outdated. Questions answered (abbreviated): Mimmabip Gourkee: You have three months to release a mobile game. Sam is the game programmer, Adam the artist, and Seth the web programmer. Describe your product. Hakuzo: What was the very first video game you played? 7aylor: Are there any periods or events in history that really fascinate you? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about those tricksy menisci, the complexity of screenshots, and elbow rubbing. Plus a whole grab bag of questions, ranging from breakfast desserts to color wheels. Whenever you’re feeling down, just remember this: A list isn’t defined by what’s in it; it’s defined by what it can do. If you want to check out Jen’s podcast Docs Watch, go to https://docswatchpod.com! Or find it on Apple (https://apple.co/381yiLc) or wherever you get your podcasts! Questions answered (abbreviated): The DeadEarthMan: Since moving into vegetarianism, how much has your consumption of eggs increased to maintain protein intake for MUSCLE MASS!? Woland77: Sam, do you still eat eggs? If not, what did you replace them with in your protein-powered workout diet? Woland77: Is math real? challosis: What is your second favorite breakfast cereal? Jablong Funkogourdie: What book would you provide to someone random? Butterscotch Atheist: What is the bscotch employee training like? Is it five hours of package delivery guides? drhayes: Is there a particular palette that you try to stick to? Particular levels of brightness or saturation? Do you sketch on paper first, or is it Inkscape all the way? Beekie Boppaboop: How do you pick colors for new things in levelhead so everything looks nice together? divo: What can I do to make sure I show up in everyone's inbox? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi there, Shenanites! This week, we discuss mining for wiznugs, possibly true earth facts, and tooling. Goals you can’t control are simply stressors. You can only build the triangle wagon; other people decide how many triangle wagons they want to buy. Questions answered (abbreviated): lekiy: You often make cyber tools to solve cyber problems. Do you have any examples of making physical tools to solve physical problems? divo: How are your patch notes so beautiful and thorough? Fraser_: How do you decide when to optimize crappy systems instead of just knuckling down and working through them? beardedfists: How do you handle the pressure of meeting business goals and objectives while also enjoying the work that you do? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Heya, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about distributing polish points, the sine wave of life, and Seth’s sports beeves. With games like Faceball and Killball, it’s amazing anyone makes it out of childhood with their teeth intact. If you don’t want to engage in shin-to-shin or ball-on-base combat, maybe try swimming instead. At least the pool doesn’t bellyflop you -- YOU bellyflop IT. Questions answered (abbreviated): brennan: What are your thoughts on purchasing domain names that are typos of your actual domain name? lekiy: Is there any update to Sam’s Airtable garage organization system? Gabe: What was something you wish your parents had worked on with you guys as kids? TimConceivable: Do you know of any places to get good critical feedback on your art? Underscrum Rompyyerblee: Suppose all three of you had a day off from work and you were unable to hangout with each other AND your significant others. What would each of you do with your day? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we discuss shady economies, demon jam, and simulated robot armies. Plus, a peek into the exposure bucks ecosystem! Prohibition never works, so if you can’t beat’em, join’em. At least right up to the line of dumb. It always comes back to that ol’ Jevons paradox. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: How did the Levelhead baddies get their names? Ecomusk Giantpla: How did you go about gathering great people for play testing? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about the worst word, cocooning, and “just in time” refactoring. How do you eat spaghetti? Definitely not by lining each noodle up in a row. What are you trying to build, a raft? To sail the sea of red sauce? While navigating around meatballs? Hm. Now we’re hungry. Questions answered (abbreviated): Mimmabip Gourkee: Do you set limits on how long you can spend cleaning code? challosis: What fraction of the features you implement end up getting cut? maximilio: Do you have any ideas about more serious topics or themes that you would like to explore in future games? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hey there, Shenanites! This week, we discuss sorting by bigness, fractal loose ends, and your 600 senses. Every moment of existence is split into infinity, so there’s always the chance that one of the versions of you can accurately measure volumes. I mean, how else would they have managed to fit forty-five miles of nerves in your body? Questions answered (abbreviated): Gabe: What was the biggest mistake you guys have made as a studio? What did you learn from it? Cpt. Jazz: Which of the five senses can you not live without? challosis: Do you ever get gloomy or frustrated as a team (like the rest of us!), or do you make a point of keeping the office culture also fun and positive? Balbus hwispit: How do ya stick to it!?!? When is it a good time to give up? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

How’s it going, Shenanites? In this episode, we talk about Sisyphian tasks, relationship FOMO, and reasonable metrics. When you’re trying to measure the truth and all you have are proxies, you have to ask yourself: what truth do you actually care about? Probably the one with the euphonium and the flaming coconuts. Note: Sam says ADD, but that term isn’t used any longer. The current terminology is ADHD. Questions answered (abbreviated): Mimmabip Gourkee: Seth talks about the WoW problem, where the more streamlined the game gets, the harder it is to connect with people. Do you guys see this problem happening in real life and do you have any experiences? Gabe: What talent/ability do each of you have that might surprise us? Alsastre: How many lines of code does Level Head consist of? What do you use for VCS? Dark or light mode? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Salutations, Shenanites! This week, we discuss learning to love the slog, common blunders, and people ferreting. Mise en place your life to build up your habits. Dress for the day you want, not the day you have. As it turns out, everything is DevOps all the way down. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: Have you met anybody in person that disliked Levelhead? Gabe: How did you guys make friends as adults outside of college? Butterscotch Atheist: What are some of the unexpected hoops of the business side of the game industry? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Happy New Year, Shenanites! In this episode, we review one year and preview the next. We also talk about nostril chafe, Levelhead in numbers, and hedging our bets against the monkey’s paw. 20-Grindteen had us sharpening our knives, but what are we going to do in 2020? Ring in the new year with this episode, and find out! Who knows, maybe you’ll like coffee in your oatmeal! From the community: Retro Banana Man NL: For old time sake, a friendly reminder that the next prime podcast episode is 239. Enjoy! Most-liked Levelhead level: Big Delivery for Package by TalkGibberish (https://levelhead.io/+3gb2tp5) Most Murderous Levelhead level: Just Jump Blaster Challenge by Sleepydoof (https://levelhead.io/+0hzg5wh) Thanks to Beekie Boppaboop, Flyhoppie Axerompa, Noobauppy Slappyjunk, Gabe, Jablong Funkogourdie, and QuantumAnomaly for their 2020 tagline suggestions! To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Season’s greetings, Shenanites! Grab your hot cocoa and an ugly sweater, and gather ‘round this podcast ep with your family. This week, we talk about deferred gifts, market fragmentation, and mechanical nudges. We hope the rest of your 2019 is looking chill, and we’ll see you next year! Questions answered (abbreviated): Woland77: What is a day of work like for your QA/testing team? Beekie Boppaboop: What’re on the whiteboards RIGHT NOW? Huhonka Zonkdonk: I also have a dog leash that makes my dog spin around to look at me when he pulls on it. What are some of your favourite examples of this in games you've made or played? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hiya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss questing for strains, the impracticality spectrum, and blockchain nickels. What if your grammar lettuce is wilted? What if it’s dark upstairs? What if a squirrel gets stuck in your vacuum wall? Who knows. Our brains only like to pose the questions, not go the extra answer. SEGUE. You know what they say about long hands? Ya need long pens. Questions answered (abbreviated): Woland77 the Runfushie: Do you ever find yourselves doing something BECAUSE it is impractical? Dangpak Packawoo: If you were starting again with zero knowledge. Would you choose Gamemaker again? Wigglyhonk Quickpie: In general, how do you think Early Access changes the overall design of a game? QuantumAnomaly: Since you all have pretty unique roles, how much information do you put on a Trello card? How much do each of you really know about what the others are doing? Jablong Funkogourdie: What does the first hour of your day look like? How about the last hour? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to [email protected], and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★