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Developer write-ups from PraxisMapper, a location-based game server. Written in C# and .NET 7, using OpenStreetMap data.

TIBO Postmortem

Apr 26, 20235 min read

I'm officially admitting to myself that I'm done working on TIBO. It's mechanically complete, I'm out of ideas for creatures, and I don't enjoy the...

TIBO Postmortem

Building a Game with PraxisMapper

Apr 19, 20234 min read

We are going to walk through the logic for the Splatter demo client. This is about as simple as a complete PraxisMapper game can get. First we have...

Building a Game with PraxisMapper

Setting Up Your PraxisMapper Server

Mar 19, 20235 min read

Starting up PraxisMapper for the first time has been simplified down as much as possible. This covers the shortest, simplest path to get a server...

Setting Up Your PraxisMapper Server

PraxisMapper's 2 Year Anniversary

Aug 12, 20227 min read

Happy Birthday PraxisMapper! Original Plans for Year 2 After the first year of work, I looked at what I had and set some goals for what I wanted to do...

PraxisMapper's 2 Year Anniversary

Making 'Pokemon Go'-Style Creature Spawns With OpenStreetMap Data (And Without Niantic's Activity Database)

Jul 5, 20226 min read

One of the most important parts of a location-based game, for the typical game you envision with that description, is making the locations involved...

Making 'Pokemon Go'-Style Creature Spawns With OpenStreetMap Data (And Without Niantic's Activity Database)

Optimizing PraxisMapper 2: Drawing MapTiles

Dec 6, 20218 min read

After loading the initial data set, which is the single slowest operation in the process of setting up a new server, the next most important task for...

Optimizing PraxisMapper 2: Drawing MapTiles