# Ideas for tools to boost open source game dev

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/ideas-for-tools-to-boost-open-source-game-dev/5006>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** tinkering, launcher, app\
**Created:** [December 22, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/ideas-for-tools-to-boost-open-source-game-dev/5006 "2019-12-22T21:06:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![boredom101](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/boredom101/32/3572_2.png) [@boredom101](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/boredom101)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/ideas-for-tools-to-boost-open-source-game-dev/5006/1 "2019-12-22T21:06:56Z")

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I have some ideas for tools to add to Gameshell to help with open source game development.

- Git branch selector - useful for testing out different versions of a game ([https://github.com/clockworkpi/launcher/pull/312](https://github.com/clockworkpi/launcher/pull/312)).

- Issue tracker - this is more difficult but could be possible. It catches errors from games and encourages you to file them, if they are not yet filed.

- Save and config management - this allows for keeping the ones for playing and testing separate, though it could also come in handy if multiple people use the same Gameshell.

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**Author:** ![javelinface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/javelinface/32/3079_2.png) [@javelinface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/javelinface)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/ideas-for-tools-to-boost-open-source-game-dev/5006/2 "2019-12-23T08:12:27Z")

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I figure this is the same as this thread?

> [@Developer Mode Ideas](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/developer-mode-ideas/4978):
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> I had an idea for a developer mode to simplify contributing to open source projects, with features like built in simplified git client to checkout a specific branch, separate saves for developer and stable, and UI to quickly file issues. Does anyone have any desire for this?

Should we move all discussion to this thread instead?

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**Author:** ![boredom101](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/boredom101/32/3572_2.png) [@boredom101](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/boredom101)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/ideas-for-tools-to-boost-open-source-game-dev/5006/3 "2019-12-25T12:02:47Z")

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yes, if that is alright.

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**Author:** ![boredom101](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/boredom101/32/3572_2.png) [@boredom101](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/boredom101)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/ideas-for-tools-to-boost-open-source-game-dev/5006/4 "2020-01-01T17:07:47Z")

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Can you please merge them? Thank you