Coffee with Butterscotch: A Game Dev Comedy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the hingey part of the hinge, sidegrading, and plaguemask carabiners. Everything is stupid and stupidly designed. Which might be horrifying to think about on the surface, but it means that nothing needs to be permanent. We can design things better. Otherwise, we’ll just be stuck with a gate that doesn’t open and a dumpster fire at our backs. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Gibbs: When creating anything (games, art, etc.) what makes that thing feel "complete" to you? - Woland77: What is your preferred kind of mask? Things mentioned: - JabberMask 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

This week, we talk about goblin engineering, gravitational pockets, and bottlenecks. Bottlenecks come in many shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s a hotkey list. Sometimes it’s a one-dimensional key press. Sometimes it’s unidirectional vision. If bottlenecks are inevitable, where’s the best place for the bottleneck to be? We didn’t get to questions this week, but get your queries into the queue for Questiongeddon next week! Things mentioned: - Key Combiner (https://keycombiner.com/) - CharaChorder (https://www.charachorder.com/) 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

In this episode, we discuss bear-d feeders, money laundering schemes, and tooling. Tooling can solve a lot of problems, but it can’t really do anything about malice. That’s something you’ve got to figure out on your own. Have you considered putting it on the blockchain? After all, we truly live in the future. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Beekie Boppaboop: If you had to work together to write a piece of fiction, what would it be about? Would you do something based in the BSU, or would you want to try something different? How would you go about writing a novel as a team? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Hi, Shenanites! This week, we talk about keeping your sneezes in, gamifying games, and educational frameworks. Not frameworks that are educational, but the frameworks through which we’re educated. The specifics don’t matter in the general case, except where they really, really do. Like they say, “I’ve got 99 problems, and pedagogy is most of them.” That’s how it goes, right? Questions answered (abbreviated): - Mimmabip Gourkee: What's your opinion on people who teach how to develop games without having released a game that people have bought? Things mentioned: - Back 4 Blood. The spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead franchise. 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss the great resignation, break points, and hooks and kickers. If someone doesn’t want the thing that you’re selling, instead of blaming that person, maybe you should reexamine your product and how you’re selling it. This goes for both game marketing and service industry jobs in late stage capitalism! Questions answered (abbreviated): - Flyhoppie Axerompa: I just noticed on steam you only have the basic Levelhead trailer, not the hilarious release trailer with the amazing voice acting. What was the logic behind that decision? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Heya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about Big Birdbath, the cube rule of food, and the intersection of fancy and impractical. You know what’s at the middle of that intersection? Kid gloves and shoes with absolutely no traction. I guess when you get rich enough, it doesn’t matter if you can walk across the floor of your own volition. That plus spherical burgers are further evidence that the elite are actually lizard people. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Woland77: What is your favorite sandwich? - AstroBeef: What are your thoughts on hiring contract workers? Things mentioned: - Snarf’s Sandwiches, Union Loafers - Johnston & Murphy 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss invisible maps, convenience vs. security, and corporate fiefdoms. Spooky season is off to a great start with a good portion of the invisible network that runs our lives going down for several hours. I mean, the internet isn’t even a thing so much as it’s a thing between things. Although, when you’re made up of several loosely interconnected unstable parts, it’s amazing anything works at all. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Woland77: Is there a profession about which you would like to listen to an "inside baseball" behind the scenes podcast? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Salutations, Shenanites! This week, we talk about 3n+1 sequences, perverse incentives, and competence tiers. You can’t build a healthy team when someone is making it all about them. Long-term success requires thinking collectively. But don’t let the failures of collective action prevent you from taking individual action. Your choices have impact. They still matter. Questions answered: None! We got caught up in our convo, so we’ll hit some questions next week! Things mentioned: - Wayton Pilkin: “Platinum is the worst rank in Rocket League, and Here's Why” (https://youtu.be/RqSqhJbBXEs) - Squid Game on Netflix - wren.co 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Good day, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss hipsavers, pattern recognition, and what problems are actually interesting. Plus, we revisit our old standby “Design By Chaos” and examine whether or not it still holds up! People place a lot of value on the idea of hard work, but sometimes hard work is just hard. If it can be made easier, why not do it? There are infinite problems out there to solve. Leave the details to robots and books. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Mopait Flatunk: Does the studio do group functions for fun? - Mopait Flatunk: Does your studio partake in any Team Building Exercises, and if so, what kind? - cprice: Thoughts on github copilot? How long until all the programmers are replaced by AI that's figured out how to copy paste stack overflow answers until the tests pass? - Mimmabip Gourkee: Which parts of your "Design by Chaos" presentation do you now disagree with? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Heya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about Air Bud situations, M&M revenue, and negative feedback loops. Work-life balance isn’t about time; it’s about having the ability to control how things interact and integrate. It’s not your fault that society is set up to burn you out. Remember, you’re a person. At some point, maybe you stopped doing the thing. That’s okay. Just start it up again when you can. You’re okay. Questions answered (abbreviated): - SuperSheaff: If you were to choose a location and type of battle to defeat the other two brothers, what would each of your picks be? - XenTheRed: How do you feel about the new changes to the GMS pricing? - Mimmabip Gourkee: What do you guys think is the maximum amount of hours you can work a day while still living a balanced life & not eventually burning out? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss goose mace, the black mirror effect, and a paint-by-numbers player experience. When the whole world is artificial, how do you make things not feel contrived? Just like in real life, the answer has to do with reasons. As in, you should have them. If you’re going to teach a bear ballet, you better know why you’re doing it. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Mowrompa Kimmaquompa: In episode 324, y'all talked about the difficulty of worldbuilding without breaking immersion. Is there anything similar that you think about when you make game systems? Things mentioned: - Webbed (https://webbed.website/) - Be an adorable jumping spider! 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Greetings, Shenanites! This week, we talk about spoons in the pot, car sheets, and emotional appeal. Rules aren’t there because they’re true; they’re there because they’re useful. Until they aren’t. Experience is learning when and where to break those rules. Still, all the VC money in the world won’t save you if you completely miss the point. Questions answered (abbreviated): - challosis: How much time do you put into the "first pass" of gameplay elements? How do you avoid shipping half-baked ideas? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

What’s up, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss immortal cultures, kitchen dreams, and capturing visibility. Creating a moment is easier when everyone is anticipating your every move. It’s harder to capture eyeballs when no one’s around. When you’re analyzing the strategies of the rich and famous and wondering if they could work for you, it’s important to take a moment and ask yourself: are you Beyoncé? Questions answered (abbreviated): - Beekie Boppaboop: Do you all have art hanging up in your offices? - Alewakka Cammya: We haven't heard anything on ShenaniCon 2021. Is it something that is still in the mix, or is it out? - unanimostly: What do you guys think of surprise releases? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Howdy, Shenanites! This week, we talk about structural supports, allocation of resources, and making meaning. Since we didn’t get to questions last week, this is purely a question episode! Well, except for a slight skeleton detour. Isn’t it weird how without bones or exoskeletons we’d be bags of goo? Just slurbing from one place to the next. Talk about road rash. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Eppajump Boilvarka: What life hacks have you guys used to power through the have-tos of game development, life, or business? - TimConceivable: Did you guys watch Wandavision? Are you watching Loki? - thewritingfriend: What's the best praise you've ever gotten from a boss/mentor/other authority figure? 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Top of the morning (or afternoon, or evening) to ya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss runner’s gut, carnival games, and suspension of disbelief. It’s easy to fall into the trap of more information is always better, but that’s not necessarily true. Even if you could have all the details to start with, does that really make your experience better? After all, when you’re going from plan to execution, you can never know, in the absence of the executed plan, what you missed. We didn’t get to questions this week because of our spicy story takes, so we’ll focus on answering questions next week! 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 podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.