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🚀 William Bunick (Kunik) FULL INTERVIEW: 17-Year Unity Vet → Godot Switch, Playdate Lua Mastery, Engine Tier List (Godot #1 for Indies!), Game Jams for Finishing, AI Coding/Debug (NOT Art), Tutorial Hell Escape, 3 Solo Steam Games, RPG Maker → Beyond Engine History & MORE! 🎮🔧William Bunick (Studio Kunic/Critical Kunic) shares 25+ years gamedev wisdom: Unity → Godot (5-day jam, faster compiles, scenes prefabs), Playdate Lua (100% code, procedural dungeons, faux 3D at 20-30fps), engine recs (Godot #1 indies, Unreal AAA path, avoid Unity post-runtime/cloud push), game jams (scope mastery, expand winners like Lair Keeper roguelike), AI (LLM debug/cleanup/prototype gold, vibe-coding traps; art/reference ok, no finals), tutorial hell fix (LLMs for components/functions ONLY, not full code), history (RPG Toolkit/Maker → Beyond/SS13/Hurricane 50-60 peak players), 3 solo Steam games (free, passion-driven), problem-solving joy money, community/Discord motivation.For beginners, engine switchers, jam vets, AI skeptics, scope strugglers – timeless advice!0:00 - Wowee Game Jam 0:07 - AI in Gamedev 0:12 - Unity to Godot 0:26 - Gamedev Journey 3:11 - Unity Pricing Issues 3:29 - Playdate Lua Development 5:19 - Lua Coding Process 7:30 - New Dev Advice 14:51 - William’s Introduction 17:00 - Gamedev Evolution 26:51 - Free vs Commercial 29:33 - Problem Solving Passion 33:14 - Game Jam Benefits 39:20 - Expanding Jam Projects 40:05 - Gamedev Aspirations 44:44 - Inspiring Developers 48:32 - Creativity’s Value 53:34 - TTRPGs and Gamedev 59:50 - Stealing Game Ideas 1:01:38 - TTRPG Roles 1:02:54 - Final Thoughts 1:03:18 - Encouraging Newbies 1:08:39 - Discord Community 1:10:21 - Avoiding Tutorial Hell 1:16:43 - AI for Coding/Art 1:24:41 - Closing Remarks#gamedev #indiegamedev #williambunick #kunic #godot #unitytogodot #playdate #gamejams #ai gamedev #tutorialhell #roguelike #indieengines #devdreampodcast