This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Huw Millward the creator of Warsim: The Realm of Aslona, an entirely text based asci kingdom simulation game (that was written to a single code file with 700K lines of code).Links to my Guest➤ Play Warsim on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/659540/Warsim_The_Realm_of_Aslona/➤ Dim Parcio (Band): https://www.instagram.com/dimparcioband/Listen to the podcast on the go (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.):➤ https://tyrollerjonas.podbean.com/0:00 - Intro0:56 - Why WARSIM worked1:52 - From tiny sales to quitting the day job3:09 - Sticking with a "failed" game5:06 - Obsessive Updates10:10 - Procedural Generation and Emergent Stories12:17 - The Throne Room’s Birth17:11 - Roleplaying a ruler: many playstyles20:59 - A 700k-line monolith26:56 - Follow-the-fun workflow, 500 co-designers31:16 - Moving beyond ASCII: new studio, higher stakes33:12 - Text games: should you make them?37:59 - Marketing a game with no graphics42:42 - Word-of-mouth and biggest wins46:39 - Slumbox reveal: city vs wasteland50:18 - Choosing GameMaker over Unity51:46 - Timeline, team, delegation, funding paths55:56 - Life outside dev: band, GDC adventures, merging music and games58:11 - Becoming a “real” game dev and balancing identities01:00:10 - Advice for devs: persistence, build what you love, design smart, community01:04:02 - Proc-gen principles and writing tips01:10:09 - Jonas’ advice for Slumbox01:12:01 - Jonas’ next project and goodbyeMy game "Thronefall":➤ Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/Thronefall/➤ Discord: https://discord.gg/gVYctptyg8➤ Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Thronefall-2669627.html#OverviewMy game "Will You Snail":➤ Play Will You Snail on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1115050/Will_You_Snail/➤ Join the Will You Snail Discord: https://discord.gg/G3mRDrKFor the game developers among you:➤ Join our creative game dev community on Discord: https://discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ