{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch","title":"#[Ep575] Indie Devs Yell At Cloud","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/651ee6d5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4000,"description":"In episode 575 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers are 60 days from launching How Many Dudes and find themselves juggling the final stretch of dev alongside the tedious reality of cloud saving, achievements, and store integrations. They dig into why every platform manages to turn straightforward tasks into elaborate obstacle courses, and what that actually costs developers in time and sanity when the deadline is creeping closer.\nSupport How Many Dudes!\nOfficial Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudes\nTrailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpI\nSteam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes\n00:00 Cold Open\n00:29 Introduction and Welcome\n03:08 Navigating Cloud Saving Solutions\n09:02 User Authentication and Data Management\n12:15 The Frustrations of Platform Requirements\n15:17 Rumpus: A Custom Solution for Cloud Saving\n18:03 The Impact of Privacy Regulations on Development\n28:55 The Challenge of User Data Management\n32:20 The Importance of Achievements in Gaming\n36:22 Navigating the Complexities of Achievement Systems\n42:10 The Manual Labor of Achievement Setup\n49:12 Frustrations with Platform Limitations\n01:00:19 The Challenges of Google Play Achievements\n01:05:11 Developer Time Wasted by Big Tech\nTo 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. \nIf you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! \nSubmit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. \nWe also built Ludokit, a tool for managing store pages, promo art, localization, achievements, credits, fonts, change logs, and more. Check it out at https://ludokit.com!\nFinally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/57RnUDMrX7h6l91fJ2kOsVBxjM7ppOThe0dep8MNmrA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMTcxLzE2NTM1/MDM3OTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}