Dev Log
Developer journals, release notes, Doom deep-dives, how-to's and the occasional sci-fi book review.

ARThings v2.3 Released!
Download v2.3 now! It’s been kind of a long development cycle but we decided to launch this release with some features which include the …

ARThings v2.0 Released!
After a long period of Development Hell, we’re proud to release ARThings v2.0. Download v2.0 now! We added support for floating monsters …

ARThings v1.9 Released... Finally!
Download v1.9 now! We recently released v1.9 of ARThings, which included a couple of new features (addition of a new monster and weapon) and …

ARThings v1.8 Released!
Download v1.8 now! This is a light release and the last one before the start of 2020. We introduced 2 Leaderboards: Most kills in a single …

Configuring Google Play Game Services for Android Debug and Release Apps
While developing an Android app with Google Play Game Services integration a developer needs the following for testing Game Services …

ARThings v1.7 released!
Download v1.7 here! After a small period of development hell, we finally released ARThings v1.6 last Saturday. This release is a big step …
FilmScout Released!
UPDATE: FilmScout is now a web app at filmscout.net. The iOS and Android apps are no longer available. We are happy to announce the official …
Handling AWS SNS notifications in Ruby on Rails
Today I’m going to share with you how to handle AWS SNS notifications in a Ruby on Rails app. An SNS topic publishes every message it …

The Breach (Doom 2 WAD) Released!
Helldorado Team’s Doom WAD portfolio hasn’t been particularly illustrious. In fact until this year its been nonexistent. Can we recall the …

ARThings v1.4 released!
It’s been a little bit over a month but finally v1.4 is out. We already covered what’s new on our previous sneak peek post, but below is a …

Sneak peek at ARThings v1.4 (Alpha)
ARThings v1.3 introduced the Shotgun Guy monster from Doom. Since then we’ve been brainstorming ideas for new features. Given the sandboxy …
ARThings v1.3 Released!
Yes, it’s been a while but v1.3 is finally out. Helldorado Team has been busy with other projects since November 2018 (wasting time creating …