Everyone Loves A Tool
summary
A node-based dialogue editor Dialer (node-based dialogue editor) reaches 15,000 downloads in a week and later funds an indie for about a year; a tiny curve tool EER curve editor made in 3 hours repeatedly saves tens to hundreds of hours per project; a bespoke boss-level editor level system tool in 3 days saved hundreds of hours prevents missed E3 deadlines on Cuphead. Tools publish on asset stores or GitHub, require initial intense support (a month+) but return large multiplies of time saved.
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- 0:00Start
- 10:45While intimidating at first, making tools is extremely easy!
- 17:13This is an important point for indies
- 19:30For example
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