Full tutorial video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAZP-wtdsQ0
Ready to level up your app development skills and have fun doing it? In this video, we explore the App Development Clicker Game Template—an incremental game project built in FlutterFlow & BuildShip. Discover how to set up click-to-earn mechanics, unlock revenue-boosting features, and customize the project to match your vision. Whether you’re brand-new to FlutterFlow or an experienced developer, this template offers a fresh perspective on gamified app development.
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This template provides a fully functional incremental “clicker” experience built within FlutterFlow. The goal is to help you learn or demonstrate how to create engaging game mechanics—like clicking to develop apps, earning revenue, and unlocking features—using FlutterFlow’s visual development platform & BuildShip's powerful back-end.
Overview
This template is designed to:
• Handle all server-side logic for your clicker game—specifically, generating the initial 100 app names for your front-end, but could be extended to provide functionality such as saving user progress or unlocking advanced features.
• Demonstrate how to integrate external APIs (e.g., OpenAI) within BuildShip workflows.
• Showcase a scalable architecture that can handle increased traffic as your clicker game grows.
Advantages and Applications:
• Quick Integration: Tie in your front-end (FlutterFlow or otherwise) effortlessly with prebuilt server-side actions.
• Robust Workflow Management: Use BuildShip’s drag-and-drop approach to configure triggers, tasks, and error handling.
• Flexible Scaling: Easily upgrade to handle more requests as your user base expands.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have:
1. A BuildShip account with permissions to create and manage serverless workflows.
2. An OpenAI API Key, for text generation.
✍️ How to Use
Below is a step-by-step guide to get your back-end workflow up and running in BuildShip. Adapt these instructions as needed for your specific setup.
Step 1: Add OpenAI API Key
1. Sign up for an OpenAI account and copy your API key if you plan to use AI features.
2. Add your key into the OpenAI node by clicking the key icon.
Step 2: Test
1. Under Test BuildShip, ensure your workflow runs correctly and returns the list of app names correctly.
Step 3: Click Ship
1. Validate your workflow logic by reviewing logs and output in BuildShip’s dashboard.
2. Deploy or “Ship” the workflow to your production environment.
3. Integrate this deployed workflow with your front-end (FlutterFlow or other) to complete the clicker game loop.
