World 11 runs on roughly 1,281 real players across every confederation. Here is the grind of sourcing them and calibrating ratings so eras sit on a fair scale.
Each of World 11's eleven shapes is a list of slots in JSON. Here is how data-driven formations power a visual shape picker and change how every draft plays.
When you play a star out of his natural role, World 11 docks him. Here is how I turned the fuzzy sense that a winger is wasted at fullback into a rating system.
Scoping a solo game so you ship it. The feature complete vertical slice, cutting scope without guilt, the endless systems trap, and knowing when a game is done enough.
How team strength becomes chances and chances become goals in World 11. Building a probability model that produces believable scorelines and the occasional upset.
An honest case for Godot 4 as a solo developer, from shipping two free browser games. Free with no revenue share, GDScript, native web export, and the real trade offs.
Same-nation and same-decade bonuses make World 11 a real draft. Here is how chemistry sets up the tug of war between the obvious star and the player who fits.
A balance bot runs hundreds of optimal teams through the full gauntlet and reports the champion rate. That dial replaced the playtest team a solo developer does not have.
All of World 11's balance lives in data files. Tuning the difficulty means editing JSON and rerunning, never touching the simulation. Here is why that split matters.
Facts are not copyrightable. Here is the practical line a solo developer can walk to ship a game using real names, positions, and years, with freely licensed faces.
World 11 is a World Cup draft roguelike built solo in Godot 4. Spin a nation and year, draft real legends, and sim a fourteen match gauntlet.
Orchard Deck is a complete cozy collectathon built solo in Godot 4 and shipped as a free browser game. Here is the stack, the systems, and why a web build changed everything.