Comments on: How do you know when something is finished? http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/ Casual Game Development and Positive Thinking Fri, 18 May 2012 22:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Grey Alien Games http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Grey Alien Games Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:09:19 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-2199 Yeah I still need to refine that part of my personality ... *must* manage my perfectionism perfectly!!! ;-) Yeah I still need to refine that part of my personality … *must* manage my perfectionism perfectly!!! ;-)

]]> By: Jason Harrison http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-2191 Jason Harrison Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:43:32 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-2191 "Perfection is the enemy of progress." Not sure who said it first, but good enough is the goal, then you can polish. “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” Not sure who said it first, but good enough is the goal, then you can polish.

]]> By: Grey Alien Games http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Grey Alien Games Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:00:02 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-758 130 direct sales? yeah that would be nice, but that's nothing on portals. Portals take a long time to reply. Also many aren't into match-3 unless they have a unique twist now. 130 direct sales? yeah that would be nice, but that’s nothing on portals.

Portals take a long time to reply. Also many aren’t into match-3 unless they have a unique twist now.

]]> By: Stephen http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-756 Stephen Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:06:59 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-756 130 is the target. Not much response from portals or more like 0 responses. Hit up about 18 or so. Got 1 small portal interested. http://www.silkjade.com/Lightforge/Silk-jade/Silkjade-Marketing.html Man the art must have to be Bling, Bling. Oh well its time to Bling it up to the next level. 130 is the target. Not much response from portals or more like 0 responses. Hit up about 18 or so. Got 1 small portal interested.

http://www.silkjade.com/Lightforge/Silk-jade/Silkjade-Marketing.html

Man the art must have to be Bling, Bling. Oh well its time to Bling it up to the next level.

]]> By: Grey Alien Games http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Grey Alien Games Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:25:30 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-750 Yeah first sale means that you have made a viable product. when you get the second one, then you know the first wasn't a fluke. Then 10 = wow, this is really working, then 100 is woo and so on :-) So you are making an interesting blog... Yeah first sale means that you have made a viable product. when you get the second one, then you know the first wasn’t a fluke. Then 10 = wow, this is really working, then 100 is woo and so on :-)

So you are making an interesting blog…

]]> By: Stephen http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Stephen Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:53:33 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-748 Yeap first one is specail :). Also the customer updated to version 1.02. Developing my blog and development zone. http://www.silkjade.com/Lightforge Yeap first one is specail :) . Also the customer updated to version 1.02.

Developing my blog and development zone.

http://www.silkjade.com/Lightforge

]]> By: Grey Alien Games http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Grey Alien Games Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:44:50 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-745 congrats on the sale dude! congrats on the sale dude!

]]> By: Stephen http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Stephen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:50:49 +0000 http://greyaliengames.com/blog/how-do-you-know-when-something-is-finished/#comment-744 I set a date for a product and I stick to it. If it passes the "meant to be done date" no new features are added and only the bugs are ironed out (Also polish on the art or art bugs like pixels blur blah blah :) ). My master time table has all the dates set in it. The current games run on a 2 month full production cycle from the drawing board to complete product. Molipop went over 2 months by a few weeks from the concept stage. Core production was just on 2 months. However following products are under 2 months at the moment. Scaling the next projects to 3-4 months as we branch out into RPG's and strategy games (also a space shooter maybe for me :) ). June is a real busy month as I prep for the 2nd half ( pre-designs and cocepts for 3 products) and do the marketing for 4 games from the first half of 2007. Plus I do about 20 to 25 hours a week at 2 casual jobs. So I am a working machine. The part time job makes me relaxed as I provide a stable income for my family. I Invested my savings into the first batch of projects and might need a loan for the 2nd half the year to fuel the beast :). A lot of the things we want to fix in Molipop will be in Molipop 2 for chirstmas. The Molipop 2 version will only take 4 weeks to complete. So I don't mess around with my release dates. So I say version 2 games for feature creep. Half way through production and "oh this would be so cool" put it on the version 2 list. I believe "complete products" are better then a half finished game. Got my first sale as well today! :) I set a date for a product and I stick to it. If it passes the “meant to be done date” no new features are added and only the bugs are ironed out (Also polish on the art or art bugs like pixels blur blah blah :) ). My master time table has all the dates set in it. The current games run on a 2 month full production cycle from the drawing board to complete product. Molipop went over 2 months by a few weeks from the concept stage. Core production was just on 2 months. However following products are under 2 months at the moment. Scaling the next projects to 3-4 months as we branch out into RPG’s and strategy games (also a space shooter maybe for me :) ). June is a real busy month as I prep for the 2nd half ( pre-designs and cocepts for 3 products) and do the marketing for 4 games from the first half of 2007. Plus I do about 20 to 25 hours a week at 2 casual jobs. So I am a working machine. The part time job makes me relaxed as I provide a stable income for my family. I Invested my savings into the first batch of projects and might need a loan for the 2nd half the year to fuel the beast :) .

A lot of the things we want to fix in Molipop will be in Molipop 2 for chirstmas. The Molipop 2 version will only take 4 weeks to complete. So I don’t mess around with my release dates. So I say version 2 games for feature creep. Half way through production and “oh this would be so cool” put it on the version 2 list. I believe “complete products” are better then a half finished game.

Got my first sale as well today! :)

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