Game Development Tools & Workflows Development Tool Stack ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ GAME DEV TOOL STACK │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ENGINE: Unity / Unreal / Godot │ │ │ │ IDE: Visual Studio / Rider / VS Code │ │ │ │ VERSION CONTROL: │ │ Git + LFS (indie) / Perforce (large teams) │ │ │ │ ART TOOLS: │ │ Blender / Maya / Substance Painter / Photoshop │ │ │ │ AUDIO: │ │ Wwise / FMOD / Reaper / Audacity │ │ │ │ PROJECT MANAGEMENT: │ │ Jira / Notion / Trello / Linear │ │ │ │ COMMUNICATION: │ │ Slack / Discord / Teams │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Git Workflow for Games GIT BRANCHING STRATEGY: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ main ─────●─────────●─────────●─────────● (releases) │ │ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ │ │ develop ──●──●──●───●──●──●───●──●──●───● (integration) │ │ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ │ │ feature/X─●──● ●──● │ │ │ │ BRANCH TYPES: │ │ main: Production releases only │ │ develop: Integration branch, daily builds │ │ feature/: New features, short-lived │ │ fix/: Bug fixes │ │ release/*: Release preparation │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

GIT LFS CONFIGURATION: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ .gitattributes: │ │ .psd filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ │ .fbx filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ │ .wav filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ │ .mp3 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ │ .png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ │ .tga filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ │ *.zip filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Commit Convention COMMIT MESSAGE FORMAT: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PREFIX: Description (max 50 chars) │ │ │ │ PREFIXES: │ │ feat: New feature │ │ fix: Bug fix │ │ art: Art/visual changes │ │ audio: Sound/music changes │ │ level: Level design changes │ │ refactor: Code restructuring │ │ perf: Performance improvements │ │ test: Test additions/changes │ │ ci: CI/CD changes │ │ docs: Documentation │ │ │ │ EXAMPLES: │ │ feat: Add double jump ability │ │ fix: Resolve player falling through floor │ │ art: Update hero character textures │ │ perf: Optimize enemy spawning system │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Build Automation

✅ Production-Ready: Build Script

import subprocess import os from datetime import datetime

class GameBuilder: def init(self, project_path: str, unity_path: str): self.project_path = project_path self.unity_path = unity_path self.build_number = self._get_build_number()

def build(self, platform: str, config: str = "Release"):
    build_path = f"Builds/{platform}/{self.build_number}"

    args = [
        self.unity_path,
        "-quit",
        "-batchmode",
        "-projectPath", self.project_path,
        "-executeMethod", "BuildScript.Build",
        f"-buildTarget", platform,
        f"-buildPath", build_path,
        f"-buildConfig", config,
        "-logFile", f"Logs/build_{platform}.log"
    ]

    result = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True)

    if result.returncode != 0:
        raise Exception(f"Build failed: {result.stderr}")

    return build_path

def _get_build_number(self) -> str:
    return datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d.%H%M")

Team Workflow AGILE SPRINT WORKFLOW: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DAY 1: Sprint Planning │ │ • Review backlog │ │ • Commit to sprint goals │ │ • Break into tasks │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ DAILY: Standup (15 min) │ │ • What did you do? │ │ • What will you do? │ │ • Any blockers? │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ CONTINUOUS: Development │ │ • Work on tasks │ │ • Daily builds/tests │ │ • Code reviews │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ PLAYTEST: Mid-sprint │ │ • Team plays current build │ │ • Gather feedback │ │ • Adjust priorities │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ END: Sprint Review + Retro │ │ • Demo completed work │ │ • What went well/poorly? │ │ • Improvements for next sprint │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🔧 Troubleshooting ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PROBLEM: Merge conflicts in scene files │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SOLUTIONS: │ │ → Use prefabs instead of scene objects │ │ → Smart merge tools (Unity Smart Merge) │ │ → Coordinate who works on which scenes │ │ → Use scene additivity │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PROBLEM: Repository growing too large │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SOLUTIONS: │ │ → Configure Git LFS properly │ │ → Clean up old branches │ │ → Don't commit generated files (Library/) │ │ → Use .gitignore templates for game engines │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PROBLEM: Builds breaking frequently │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ SOLUTIONS: │ │ → Add CI build on every PR │ │ → Implement smoke tests │ │ → Require passing builds before merge │ │ → Add pre-commit hooks for validation │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Essential .gitignore

Unity

Library/ Temp/ Obj/ Build/ .csproj .unityproj *.sln

Unreal

Intermediate/ Saved/ DerivedDataCache/ *.sln

Common

.log .tmp .DS_Store Thumbs.db

Use this skill: When setting up pipelines, managing assets, or automating builds.