/agdg/ - Amateur Game Development General

first for despair

C++ and Lisp for gamedev? Yes or no?

>>179993019
Why not?

>>179992949
>tfw Guru Guru is getting a new anime next month
Can't wait.

>>179993097
I only know C, not C++.

>>179993019
Assembly

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some walking animation in progress

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>mfw making games

>>179993259
Not portable

Or do C, C++, and assembly all look the same to you: languages that are too low-level for you to be able to understand and use?

>>179992391
My biggest problem with RNG is that it could punish a player who is making a good move, by giving them an unusually bad roll. Or it could reward a player who is making a bad move, by giving them an unusually good roll.
Of course players can take this into account when they're making a move. But when every single move you make is a dice roll it starts to feel like you're just hoping for the best every move.

From last thread

5+1 bugs until the 3.0 alpha
Are YOU ready for the Age of the Godot?

https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/8805

>>179993260
CUTE
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E

>>179993290
why did you post an engine mascot instead of your game

Is there a good way to find out what kind of low budget games people are actually playing? I'd prefer to avoid working on something that's been done to death.

>>179993348
There's absolutely no reason for anyone to work with anything but Python in the modern age.

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>>179993260
with a transition frame. im worried her face looks too different when walking so that might be fixed later. pixel animations take way too long to polish so hopefully it pays off in the end

AR game for mobile devices, good idea?

>>179993435
because he has no game

>>179993460
>There's absolutely no reason for anyone to work with anything but Idris in the modern age.

>>179993460
What if you like types?

>>179993460
DESIGNATED

>>179993519
cute but she looks like a doll and moves mechanically, can you separate the face/eyes from the rest of the sprite so she can blink randomly?

>>179993460

>>179903924

>>179993521
>AR game for mobile devices, good idea?
Sounds good on paper but no. Even though it's interesting and could provide something new; all mobile users play games that doesn't involve ar

People rather play a fidget spinner game than this https://youtu.be/uqQqn7RWffE

>>179993671
at last I truly see

Python is the language of the gods

no other language can put so much effort into a single problem

>>179993671
>comparing a scripting language vs c++
at least put cython or ironpython benchmark instead of pure python

>>179993520
aside from whimp and that one sdl game with epic anime waifu are there even living 2d platformers on agdg

>>179993876
>look! Python is fast if you use it as a thin wrapper around another language!

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>have a game idea
>start to just make game
>accumulate time working on it
>start thinking the idea is stupid
>drop the project

every time. this is suffering.

>>179994104
post idea

>>179993876
https://attractivechaos.github.io/plb/
It's still slow as shit.

Also Ruby is a confirmed meme, it manages to be as slow as Python somehow.

>>179993520
There are no good ones all I have to do is make a good one and I will be rich

>>179994104
What's your process for design? Sounds like you may be losing interest due to poor planning

>>179993716
that would be nice and it sounds possible. even if that doesnt work out i can add it in manually in the animations

>>179992949
http://picosong.com/7HTP/

Any musicfags here? Is there any good tutorial to balance instruments on FL studio? I've been practicing for a good while but it always ends up sounding too messy.

Only the first 30 seconds of the song count, the rest needs to be changed into something less annoying,

How do you feel about LOVE? It's a 2D engine which uses LUA

>>179994461
Based on nothing but your description of it, it must be shit

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>>179994461
It's a framework, not an engine.

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What do you do about jobs you can't really do yourself?

I'm working on a sci-fi game but since I'm not an artist, I'm really getting stuck on the fact I don't know what my overall art design will look like. I have vague hopes and ideas, but that's it.

>>179994564
Use placeholders. Get an artist interested once your project starts taking shape and for god's sake pay him.

>>179994564
it's just music, so I'll just get it later for "exposure", maybe pay if things get this far which is doubtful

I'll code for nothing.
Give me something to do.

>>179994803
Do something nice for yourself.

>>179994417
Sounds nice. Just watch mixing videos for fl studio.

Just some feedback off the top of my head at the moment.

Lower all the instruments to 6db and then select what sounds you want to be above the others. Use stereo seperation widen your sound on each instrument (e.g. drums/bass should be mono). Get Fabfilter to do you e.g. and cut out frequencies from instruments that dont belong in a certain range e.g. hi hats should have it's lows and most mids cut off.

>>179994704
>Do all the work. Give an artist a free ride

>>179993019
C++ is old and /trash/ language

>>179994870
Like what?

>>179994803
Medieval total war trait system with Dwarf Fortress-esque story generation.

Then later use this trait system so you can exploit those advantages and weaknesses of said heroes, maybe even kidnap love interest, kill best friend or turn his brother into the dark knight that works as your left hand.

>>179993203
Why not C and lisp then

>>179994915
how about a small 1-scene game that focuses on a game mechanic you like. Try to do something interesting with it.

>>179995029
I'm sick of writing C

Where do you guys go to grab people if you need more team members? My team needs a unity programmer familiar with their multiplayer networking to build what we're doing, but I can't find good places to throw an ad down.

>>179995265
C++ is just C with garbage glued on it. If you're looking for something different try some other language. D, Rust or ... I dunno Crystal. They're all compiled.

>>179994887
>>179994417
-6DB I meant

Also make a send channel on the mixer with reverb and send the instruments you want reverb to that channel. I'm guessing at the moment you have reverb on individual channels and thats also making it sound messy.

>>179995094
Thoughts.

>>179994803
Tetrkanoid. It's a game I just made up.

It's Tetris and Arkanoid, so while you're trying to stack up combos and sandwiches with the tetriminos; there's this little asshole ball flying around that breaks a block every time it hits something, ruining your hard work.

It's an allegory for making a game.

Is AGDG dead?

>>179995682
Yes
Every idea has been done, no one has anything new or interesting. It's the end of game development as we know it.

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So what do you guys do outside of gamedev? Are you a student/are you working, etc.

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>>179992949
messing around with textures

>>179995553
I just don't understand how people can think random misses is fun.
>run up to enemy
>few tiles away
>take shot
>miss

This isn't fun, it's just frustrating.

>>179995682
yes, fewer post progress and it's only shitposting and engine wars lately

>>179995553
>That gives me another idea about how to allow the player to reduce the RNG. Just increase the chance of success after each failure (it could be a perk).
This is how League of Legends handles crit and I haven't heard any complaints thus far.

Personally I don't enjoy RNG, but I appreciate that managing your expectations round randomness is a good life skill to have. I also think the frustration around RNG is part of the draw to it. The bad luck makes the good luck that much better.

>>179995932

The golden rule with RNG hit/miss mechanics is to never allow single attacks to miss. It only frustrates people. That is why single attack games are hard to balance around this rule.

It is much better to have multiple attacks with some miss chance.

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After years of devving with Unity i'm thinking about getting the unity certificate (ironically of course), it is a waste of money of course, but i think it would be pretty funny to go on gaym dev forums and be like "Step aside filthy peasants, certified unity dev coming through"
https://certification.unity.com/
What do you think? Should i sign up

>>179995894
Smooth textures

>>179995737
>No mecha TBS with political intrigue and index fund advice strategically hidden throughout the game.
I beg to differ, sir.

Europe daytime has low traffic.

>>179995893
Working. And stop posting Sarahs, if you please. Awakes my dick's berserk mode and I can't concentrate.

>>179995932
Yeah, but I want to hear about alternatives. If you make every attack have a 100% chance of success you're removing the accuracy mechanic. I want to know what would you do.
e.g. Make it impossible to miss if you're within 3 tiles, make it impossible to miss if you have missed too many shots (Hard West does this, but backwards. Luck gets depleted).

>>179996091
I see.

>>179996095
How would you manage it, in a single attack scenario? What about making it deal only partial damage. That way it's not so binary.

I'm thinking of just removing miss chance from my turn based game.

Redpill me on miss chance.

>>179995893
Working. Studied game design previously but decided to keep it as a hobby.

>>179996283
I would vote against it, but I'm a nodev with a kink for masochism, so what the fuck do I know?

>>179996217
To be honest I like how the new Mario and Rabbids game does it. Full cover is 0% hit, half cover is 50% hit, no cover is 100% hit. All cover can eventually be destroyed by shooting it.

I don't know how they calculate damage, but for you, you could calculate it based on distance and the units "accuracy". So the accuracy doesn't actually make them miss, it just makes them deal less or more damage depending on how accurate they are. Distance damage fall off could be gradual at first, then quickly drop off towards their max range.

>>179995893
Trying to become a writer, a voice actor or a musician while I try to find a job as a teacher and translator.
No luck so far. I suck at finding jobs.

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doing this is really easy and it looks nice

hope it actually works in engine

>>179995893
I'm NEET living with my parents. So I clean the house and gamedev most days.

My other hobby is gardening, just growing herbs right now though.

>>179996995
are ye growin da ganja mon, secret errb 420

Hey gals, programmer here looking for an artist, musician, writer and designer to help me with my game.

Going to be releasing it at the end of the year, so anyone who has 3 days a week to dev would be perfect.

>>179997142
me too, but im also looking for a programmer

im more of an ideas guy

>>179995893
I gamedev out of other things

Is it ethical to re-make a favorite game from your childhood because that favorite game no longer runs on modern systems and the original creator has fallen off the face of the Earth and can no longer be reached?
Not use the name and trademarks, of course.

>>179997142
how much do you pay

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>>179993130
That is much better, thanks for the correction

>>179997292
Well, there is two projects on github remaking lara croft, so I don't see why not. Unless you get C&D.

>>179997354
Revenue share of course.

25% artist, 10% musician, 10% writer, 20% designer, 35% me

>>179997360
What the fuck is that color scheme?

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>>179996217
>How would you manage it, in a single attack scenario? What about making it deal only partial damage. That way it's not so binary.

Think about a miss in more concrete terms. A throws a punch at B, B evades, A misses. What resources did A and B use and what did they lose.

A is using an attack point, which uses a hypothetical turn. They are also using energy (muscles) and losing stamina.

B is using a defence point, not a hypothetical turn, but a reaction. They are not using energy, but losing stamina and are in a more difficult position to attack or counter-attack.

Some examples for miss mechanics.

A attacks B, B evades and A misses. B is however in a worse attack position and takes a damage debuff on their next turn/attack. This way the miss is still annoying, but A got something out of it anyway.

Another example would be B taking stamina or energy damage, reducing the amount of attacks/follow up attacks they can do.

B could also lose a turn, but that is tricky to balance.

There always needs to be a give and take. If A is missing, B must have done something to facilitate the miss. B doing something needs to cost a resource or have an effect on B.

There is also nothing stopping you from buffing A after a miss. Hitting someone with a weapon for example is jarring and messes with your combo. If A misses, they may get a +hit chance next attack or even an extra attack next turn to make up for the miss.

>>179996283

See above.

>>179997142
I'm the fastest musicman at this side of the atlantic. How much do you pay?

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>>179997378
Can you get C&D for game mechanics and general premise, though?

>>179997526
I need 12 tracks, 1-2 minute each.

I will pay 100 dollars per track.

>>179997589
Sounds good. Got an email? I'd like to hear more about the project.

>>179997292
>asking for permission to make a clone
bless your heart anon

>>179994564
The only thing I can't do myself, mostly because I don't want to and view it as a waste of time, is marketing.

I derive no joy from it, and am just making sure the graphics are going to be good enough to find a publisher to handle all that stuff for me.

>>179997572
I doubt it. Not if you don't use the name or assets. I doubt you'd get a C&D from that game anyway.

>>179997505
Dunno, default on MonoDevelop I think? If not, one of the preset ones.

>>179995431
D and to a lesser extent Rust don't respect your desire to manage memory as well as they should and try to make certain things as opaque as possible so you don't shoot yourself in the foot.

>>179996283
it's shit, i have stamina and the enemy can block or evade, all actions deplete stamina with different rates, it is restored each turn at a low rate, so it basically micromanaging stamina, if you block too much you won't have enough to attack next turn (or only can use the weakest attack), if you attack too much you won't have enough to block, taking the hit to save stamina is viable, but health and stamina are low overall to make fights quick, otherwise it would be an endurance competition until a side can't block

>>179997661
I'll be posting here in about months time looking for musicians, just look out for that anon and send me some of your previous work then.

>>179997292
It is ethical to remake any piece of art as long as you don't literally use the name or characters. It is ethical to use the name and characters after a few years, but it became illegal because shitty laws.

>>179997906
That sounds like a trash system, I'll keep my miss chance.

Fucking idea guys.

>>179997186
I want to work for you.

>>179997292
Anon, that's what 99% of indie games are.

>>179997936
https://soundcloud.com/trip-tune/classes-and-shapes
https://soundcloud.com/trip-tune/moonlit-flight

My soundcloud is here. A bit outdated since I only post finished projects. I'm currently getting better at mixing. Most genres should be fine.

>>179994735
>it's just music

wha

i don't even

>>179996283
Heres something that can eliminate the randomness if that's your problem. speed stat. if your speed stat is higher than the enemy you fight, your chance of missing becomes really slim. however the lower it is than the enemies, the harder it is to land a hit.

>>179998505
I mean I can do or try to do everything, except music
so I'll worry about that later

>>179998186
too complicated for your little brain anon? i guess it's a lot of work more than if randint(0,100)<hitchance : calculatedamage()

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ok picasso isn't in the public domain gud 2 kno
>>179997572
no one shut down uncharted

>>179998494
Needs more F# and Ab

>>179998494
Sounds bretty gud anon

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when's the recap going to be posted

>>179999710
Never, it's dead.

>>179999710
This one looks the best so far. IMO it's because the texture is fairly flat so it looks like an illustration.

>>179995893
part time work and going to college for a meme compsci degree

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Anyone familiar with Steam API, or have access to the Steamworks development group?

By default SteamMatchmaking's RequestLobbyList filters lobbies that are full. How the hell can that be disabled?

>>179999924
>IMO it's because the texture is fairly flat
hmmm you may be right

i was going for sections of the paintings which had brush strokes and shit but this does look better, it might also be because the colours are similar

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How's this, boys?

>>180001097
Where are the windows?

>>180001097
if you're going for Bloodborney you need much more details, same with your previous stuff
also autocomplete features when you're gonna try to design levels with this kind of stuff

has googum ever made something worthwhile?

enginedevs, are components just a meme and should I go with inheritance?

>>180002535
SIT was a clever concept milked to death
YESDEV is unironically a good intro to gamedev and scope management

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Progress. Finally got my laptop back, but I'm having difficulty making decent gif/webm. Using gifcam right now. Help famu.

>>180002747
mixins are the true path forward
my current game has none of them just flat objects actually

Post soundclouds

>>179996283
the reality is that something like xcom is half a tactics game and half a slot machine. everybody complains about the rng but it's integral to the game. i don't know what kind of game you're making but whenever you get this popular "wisdom" in the form of "game X would be so good if it wasn't for feature Y" you should take it with a grain of salt because what people perceive as an obstacle to enjoyment is often paradoxically necessary for it. i firmly believe the people who claim xcom would be better without an rng would be abandoning xcom in droves if it was actually taken out. it's absolutely crucial for the functioning of that game, psychologically. whether it's crucial for your design, i don't know.

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>>180003252
Webm version

>>180003252
>>180003874
I like how it runs at 2 FPS.

Just use OBS and Webm Converter for Retards.

>>180003874
try webmcam?

>>180003252
>>180003874
I don't know how you managed to fuck up the gif so hard but that's quite an accomplishment.

Just get OBS and WebM for retards.

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How many polys is too many and no longer considered low-poly?

>>180003939
>>180003942
>>180003968
okok will look into that, ty

What do you think makes a better game?

-A team of devs from the late 90s/early 00s with knowlege and computer/software from that period

-An amateur dev with knowledge and computer/software of 2017

>>180004010
why do you care?

>>180004010
Depends on a variety of factors.

>>180004458
is that a trick question?

>>180004010
"old game" low-poly and "hipster" low-poly like your pic are two different styles with different aims and techniques. it's stupid that they share a name.

"old game" low-poly operates under a severe polycount/texture resolution limitation and little to no lighting. the aim is to minimize the obviousness of these limitations with skillful texturing and vert placement.

"hipster" low-poly is the opposite, it's all about accentuating the geometric appearance of the scene, using modern lighting techniques like global illumination on top of flat-shaded polys. the actual polycount does not matter and modelers will often use absurd amounts of geometry to add details that in "old game" low-poly would be simulated with a texture.

these are opposite approaches and you need to pick which one you're going for. polycount only matters for "old game" low-poly.

>>180004458
>which is better? a team of competent and experienced developers or some chucklefuck using baby toys?

>>180004010
As a purely subjective marker i consider low poly the level at which somebody could without too much effort point out the different individual faces on any given model.

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>>180004010
It's completely relative and there is no exact number. A single blade of grass using 100 polygons would be high poly. But a full human with 100 polygons would be low poly.

Just use enough polygons to make the model look like the thing you're trying to make.

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Shiny sand is pretty. Is it easy to achieve with Unity's default shaders?

>>180004847
Is that your work anon? It looks incredibly cute.
is that a she?

>>180004685
>>180004724

well an amateur dev could have some advantages too, assuming they are not lazy they can get a game done faster because the technology is more advanced, they are more likely to make something new and original based on knowledge

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>>180004945
I wish I were that good. I'm shit at 3D modeling. Here's another good model.

>>180004458
your weird as fuck question that doesn't really fit your options aside, there is no correct answer

take a bunch of advanced programmers, geniuses of keyboard and mathetmatics, who have no clue what makes a game good because among many other reasons they never played video games. they're bound to shit out an amiga yuropoor trash tier turd at best. now pit them against a nerd that spent a good chunk of their childhood playing video games, has old classics thoroughly analyzed, knows their shit and knows their art - they will win
but you can also take stellar developers who made truly groundbreaking games in the 90's and pit them against a pajeet who, along with many like him, makes phone stores the garbage they are or a redditeur who thought he'd be able to make a quick buck if he took a java crashcourse and made a mobile game

>>180005048
>I wish I were that good. I'm shit at 3D modeling
Pull the other one

>>180004884
https://www.google.com/search?q=unity+sand+journey&oq=unity+sand+journey

>>180004997
>they can get a game done faster because the technology is more advanced
Are you legit being serious right now? Even if you shot the late 90s/early 00s team through a time portal to the present day, the knowledge and experience they have is still usable to make a game, and because they're a team and not some faggot on his laptop they will assuredly get the game done much quicker. The only way an amateur game dev is faster than a team is if the team is working on a triple-A title and the amateur is working on babby's first drag 'n drop Game Maker game.

>>180004997
>they are more likely to make something new and original based on knowledge
The "amateur devs are super creative guys!" meme needs to fucking stop, 95% of all indie games are made because the devs really liked (insert game here) from their childhood and wanted to see more of it.

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Time to start working on kills! You can link two character kills by putting a tree down as a ramp, which will propel the skier into the other target that goes on balcony to smoke. Needs a bit of a setup and good timing.

Would this thread be a good place to post a demo of my game for feedback? I've been working on a metroidvania-style game for a couple months and was wondering if fleshing it out would be a good idea, or if I should start a new project.

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>bokube kickstarter gets no money for 4 days.

>he makes a change that the switch port will happen if goal is met

>gets $200 in one morning

what did he mean by this? Will he make it?

>>180006715
yes

>>180006715
Yes. And just finish it, even if it's bad you will learn a lot.

>>180006736
I'm sure his momma (who knows more about good games and what sells than her dumbass kid does) will donate whatever remains on the last day to make sure she doesn't have to put up with your dumbass crybaby kid's crying for the rest of her life

>>180006807
Okay, I'll post a link to a demo in about 10 minutes

>>180006715
keep in touch, we want to see progress even if we can't play yet

>>180006907
Why you heff to be mad? It's just a game

>>180006736
>will release the game on Switch
Is this guy an idiot?

He has no idea how to program and yet he's promising a Switch release?

>>180007485
ever wonder why boku gets shit on but monolith didn't?

>>180007589
I try to stay out of the drama bullshit, i haven't been here for a while but seeing source dev gone's a real plus.

>>180007589
That's an easy one: memes and Monolith is 'cool' and Bokube is 'cute'. Cute notanime is notallowed.

Also /agdg/ loves shooters of any sort. /agdg/ isn't nearly as much a fan of platformers which is what Bokube is.

>>180007587
>click export to switch
>switch release done

>>180007765
This thread is one hell of a drug.

>>180004010
you can have 80k polys and if it looks like trash it's still considered low poly

>>180007765
This. The only thing he risks is having to deal with all the extra support he might have to give out due to the new and different platform.

>>180007765
>>180007882
Please tell me you're baiting me. I refuse to believe that you can be that stupid.

>>180007765
>controller mapping and performance testing are myths

>>180008012
>trivial work is something noteworthy

>>180006715
>>180006807
>>180006865
>>180007259
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx2JVs_N4FJ6Q0c0RGtQRG5kM2M
Alright, here it is. Most stuff is placeholder (most notably gold, I added it today and it doesn't look good yet), but I'm looking more for gameplay feedback. I plan on adding an actual story/tutorial, actual uses for money, and more upgrades/levels, but until then, this is what I have. It's the first game I've worked on more than a couple days, so feedback on anything is more than welcome

>>180007765
"Fuck Unity and the horse it road in on"

>>180008128
you could have at least posted a screenshot/webm goddamn

>>180008128
>*.exe

Heh

>>180008128
You game crashed 5 seconds after starting because I pressed attack and jump at the same time.

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If clicking the "export to Switch" button in Unity is so easy why do you need five thousand dollars to do it?

>>180008491
you don't

>>180008263
>>180008264
I'll post a webm in a few minutes
>>180008417
I've never had that happen to me or anyone else playing, or trying to replicate it, does it happen every time?

>>180008491
You don't but it is nonetheless a burden that's worth considering as part of your funds because it's going to take more time per patch to fix things because now you've introduced platform specific variables.

>>180008491
devkits

>>180008783
I can replicate it every time, by jumping and attacking while the enemy is coming for me.

The music keeps playing too.

The game also uses 35% of my CPU?

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Bossu fightu

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Some progress for the optional hand-holding tutorial.

>>180009412
Good stuff. You're doing it, Peter.

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>pixel shit

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What advice do you have for finishing your games?

>>180010153
Close the browser and work on the game instead of reading articles on how to work on the game.

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>>180010153
Everything in that image and this one too, though it was written to apply to a pen and paper game it stands just as well towards videogames.

>>180010273
I'm taking a break I've actually just finished my programming for today (5 hours) but I do only have weekends to work on my projects.
But I appreciate your enthusiasm and encouragement anon.

>>180010298
Oh that's nice, thanks.

>>180010153
I have none. I haven't finished a game in 5 years.

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More pixel shit coming.

Added faces to show more clearly which unit is the current one, I really hate the idea of adding more cluster around the player with the menu being pretty big already.

>>180010489
Then take the advice of these >>180010153
>>180010298 images anon.

>>180006907
t. salty nodev who will never finish a game

>>180010153
>Just remember you're appreciated by those around you
Bullshit

>at least 1 person wants to play your game
Bullshit. I always get 0 reply.

>>180011439
Well make a better game then faggot

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waifu

>>180007750
is this bait

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Me failing at the first boss fight, trying to demonstrate mechanics more than anything
>>180009148
That's really weird. It uses around 5% on all 3 of my computers(FX-6300/i7 6700U/i7 3770) and I can't replicate that crash even just mashing the two together for several minutes on any of them.

>>180012064
I also spam Left and Right while in the air+attacking, and that's when it crashes.

I have ADHD so I need to move a lot in games.

The CPU usage is probably because the crash creates a memory leak.

>>180011439
>those around you
Could mean yourself if you have mirrors all around your desk. Git gud.

>1 person wants to play your game
You want to play your game, don't you? If not then stop and start a new game that you DO want to play.

I don't know if I should ask here or on /g/, but this place seems more relevant.

I'm trying to do some stuff in ren'py, and I'm needing to calculate some percentages. Specifically, I want to have a debt system where the player owes 3% of a current debt, and needs to make a payment on it. Since the debt is going to vary based on how much the player pays towards it at any given time, I thought this would work

$ owed = ([debt]*.03)

but instead I get a float error. Any idea how I can set this up so it doesn't fuck up?

I also need to set up a money system where I can give the player a % based raise/bonus without having to manually do the math every time the player works a job.

Is this possible or am I just a massive faggot who needs to rethink their life decisions up to this point and do this shit manually?

>wasting time coding and tweaking what is already a perfected feature in another engine

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>>180005048

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>>180012302
I tried doing that again, is this what you're doing? What are your specs?

>>180012603
>making a game when you can just masturbate

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how do i go about coding a virtual joystick
several if statements? or is there a cleaner method?

>>180013516
I made it a 2d vector, some code turns keypresses into a vector.

an array or a dictionary for storing a tile map?

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>>180013193
i5 6600k and gtx1070

Here's a webem of it.

>>180014228
array because a 2d array perfectly describes a grid

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Some progress.
I fixed some bugs and shit in the AI behavior, and now everything works fine. I still need to add some pauses when the guard goes to investigate or when he's chasing you and you get out of his sight, but it should be easy enough.
Then I moved to player control, added running and sneaking (though for now they only affect the movement speed, I'll make it so the faster you move, the more noticeable you are to the guards).
Lastly, I started working on inventory and the related UI. Right now you can pick stuff up. Then I'll implement dropping and throwing items.
I'll work on the code tomorrow too, then I'll finally get to modeling the characters and some environment and props. Fun times ahead.

>>180014434
But with a dictionary you don't need to specify blank spaces.

>>180014391
Although I tried checking if using a gamepad might be the problem, it's the only thing I can think of that might cause that. If you have one, try unplugging it?

>>180014705
Don't have a gamepad senpai.

My monitor is 144hz, could there be a problem with that?

>>180014634
I don't see anything wrong with specifying blank spaces

>>180014785
No, I also have a 144hz monitor. Maybe your install of visual C++ is messed up, but I'm really out of ideas.

>>180014634
even with a dictionary you still need to do null checks to detect empty tiles.

>>180014936
another anon who has the exact same problem, maybe your code is scuffed?

>>180014936
Anon, I'm sorry but I don't think it's me...

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>>179993716
is this any better

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>>180014936
>>180015154


is this normal?

>>180013945
im a dummy what does this mean exactly

>>180015424
I don't know your needs exactly, but all a virtual joy stick would be is just two values: how far left/right the stick is, and how far up/down the stick is. Thats just a vector (list, array, whatever) of two numbers.
Idk what else I should explain, I'm not sure what problem you're trying to solve.

anybody seen /v/'s new thing? it's pretty funny
http://vb.booru.org/index.php

>>180016096
Context?

>>180015190
playing it on 110% looks smoother but yeah, if you want to add more details you can make the hair move a bit or deform, any reason why the character has a bland expression? eyebrows can be curved to make a neutral face unless you want her to be cold, what's the theme of your game?

>>180015190
no

>>180016310
I don't really know how it works but you can get your thing accepted and actually fight people

Does refactoring and tidying up my code count as devving?

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>>180016096
That's actually genius

>>180016413
its a clocktower clone with an anime cast

>>180016569
If it's making your game run better, yeah.

If it's not and you're just being an autist about "syntactic sugar", then no.

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Is this a good idle animation?

>>180016763
performance isnt everything senpai

>>179996862
>doing this is really easy and it looks nice
then why does this look like shit?

>>180016940
It's an idle animation.

>>180012593
What are you even trying to do with that single item list
Shouldn't it be just
owed = debt * .03

>>180016042
well im not looking for sensitivity, just for 8 directions where only one direction is allowed to be held

>>180016940
why niggy got 3 arms doe?

>>180017275
So he has a spare if he loses one.

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>>180015401
Pretty much

>>180016628
it makes sense, i did get the horror vibe, don't know why i remembered corpse party

>>180017259
Where are you getting the input from?
My best guess rn for what you want to do is take input from an analog joystick or a keyboard and turn it into a virtual joystick input, where the stick can be in one of 8 active positions and one neutral?
For representing the stick, the vector still works, but you'd use one of these values: {-1, 0, 1} instead of something in the range of [-1, 1] for ea axis.

>>180017535
Dumb Akko.

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>>180017535
>>180017624
Wrong pic btw

>>180015401
Yeah it is
>>180015107
I have no idea how to replicate this, and I've played for multiple hours. Another shot in the dark: are you playing in 4k? I don't have a 4k display, so I haven't been able to test if it fucks anything up.

okay. I just remembered I downloaded gamemaker studio last year through humble bundle for a dollar.
How do I even get started?

>>180017890
playing in 1080p, windows 10 64bit, two monitors

>>180017987
Look up Shaun spalding on Youtube and watch his "Your first game in gamemaker" tutorials

>>180017987
Sorry anon, GMS2 is out now, you'll have to buy it for $100.

>>180017038
because it's brown and i chose poorly matching colours

>>180018118
Will do
>>180018125
i refuse

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Show me your task lists.

>>180018503
I don't have any because if I want to stare at task lists all day I'd just stay longer at work.

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>>180018503
>tfw you add tasks as quickly as you finish them

I will never make it

masturbation is legit the source of my problems, how do I beat off this addiction

>>180018804
Respectable opinion.

I have one because sometimes while i'm working on a feature I find something that needs to be changes but is not directly related, so I add it to my list to not forget.

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me beside zizek

>>180018503
>>180018905
what software do you use?

>>180018503
what task manager is this?

>>180018052
Connecting another monitor with a different resolution, it still works for me

>>180019087
>>180019045
It's just the Reminders app in OSx and iOS, nothing fancy.

>>180018905
You'll probably get to a point where the delta between created and resolved will get smaller as you complete your game. Keep going anon.

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>>180008128
Walking left from the edge of this platform while holding X also crashes it

>>180018906
like anything else, be aware while weening yourself off

Alright how do I create a wake effect? Like the water trail behind a boat? Do I need a shader? Idk where to start, any hints would be helpful.

I think my worldbuilding guy is broken, how can I fix him?

>>180019020
>sam's on there twice
truly the philospher of our time

>>180019509
Just buy a new one, they aren't made to last.

>>180006736
>>180007587
>>180006907
Like it or not bokube has more passion, autism, care, and love poured into than most agdg projects have and has consistently posted progress for a little over a year.

Where is your game?

>>180016420
:(
is the animation that bad? should i just redesign her

>>180018503
- fuck bitches
- get money

>>180020174
Is his name pronounced bo-cube or ぼくべ?

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I have a problem with my blender models in Unity and I don't know what to do anymore. Unity won't create any more materials for my textures when I add them on the blender file. Instead, everything new that is supposed to have a new texture is invisible.

What do you guys think it might be? Please help.

>>180020410
just make the hair bounce and make the legs move smoother
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAMZ_sjDMvY

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People who aren't one-man-armies, where do you go to recruit people?

I'm making a multiplayer game and we need a unity programmer familiar with their new networking, but every post I make on >reddit gets me flooded with people from fullsail who've never actually worked with unity's multiplayer networking.

help me

>>180020981
Are you willing to pay? Post on a proper job board like indeed.
Are you expecting pros to join you for free? Then you are delusional.

>>180020410
like in the video i linked you can see she tilts her body as she walks

>>180020469
ぼくべ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylDbqoDixmc

>>179992949
aggydaddy! just like make game

>>180021196
>amateur game development general
>expecting someone looking for a team member to be a professional developer or looking for professional developers

Where do you think you are, anon.

I'm not looking for a pro. I'm asking where to look for amateur recruitment so I can find someone to team up with who's got experience doing something we don't.

>>180021453
>when trannys are starting to like your game
wait untill they find out you're a racist piece of shit bokubedev

>>180018905
>>180019045
this one?

>>180021750
Fuck you commie scum.

>>180019045
>>180022178
Asana

>>180021453
wtf that guy get so little views relative to his subcount.

>>180020981
Got my music guy from AGDG, posted a call for artists on tumblr and got some 'applications'

>>180021651
>asks for amateur recruitment
>complains when amateurs apply.

What the fuck is wrong with you though.

>>180023124
thats not even new bokube, thats old bokube from along time ago.

>>180017252
Dude thank you so much. I'm a fucking idiot and I apologize.

>>180023339
What the fuck are you talking about? I'm just looking for where people on here recruit because reddit is shit for it.

The people applying didn't even read the ad there and didn't know anything about the one thing we needed. One guy thought we were talking about SQL databases when the thread name was "Looking for a Networking Programmer to join team for multiplayer game X". I'm not being a picky asshole because I'm looking for someone who's worked more than one day on the thing we need them to work on.

making pong but the ball is getting stuck inside the paddle

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>>180024092

>>180023286
Thanks anon. I don't really use tumblr much but I'll try looking around.

>>180024437
Congrats anon, you get to fix your first bug.

>>180024437
Peter give it up.

>>179995893
Army officer / military instructor :^)

>>179994893
>Do all the work

Except the art, apparently :^)

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>>180020174
Right here

>>180024921
>Doom mods

Exactly what I thought.

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>>179995893
Sleep and eat. Occassionally go shopping for groceries and maybe watch a show or two for a few hours a day. On Sundays I play in a pen and paper roleplaying game.

Otherwise, it's about 12 hours a day, every day except Sunday.

>>180024092
It's an unpaid amateur position, no matter where you post you will get amateurs that think 'I can probably handle that even though I've never done it before' applying, doesn't mean you have to take them, but unless you are willing to pay you will have to wade through all the applicants to find the right person. Your expectations are off.
Adjust your tits accordingly.

>>179994898

t. Nodev

>>180025092
well what're you working on then?

>>179994564
You learn how to do the job.

>>179995893
part time janitor, and on weekends I suit up in armor and do SCA practice with a few friends.

>>180025135
fuck yea, just me like me, except I DM on sundays.

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>>180025827
A failing kickstarter hehe

>>180026076
I'd like to DM again. It's been too long.

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>>179995893
Nothing. Working on my game is the only reason I haven't offed myself yet.

>>179993671
Surely your game is going to need a lot of computing power.
Not even defending Python, it has bigger problems (like dynamic typing of the worst kind)

I want to clip out the water from inside a boat using a shader. Any tips on how to do it?

>>180026361
Make a stencil the shape of your boat relative to the depth it will rest, center it on your boat actor, and use it to mask opacity.

>>180026361
how big is the bote

IDEA: space invaders remake as if it were a next gen game.

>>180026857
stay focused, cris

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Going through the project and just retouching small things today. Still a lot of work to complete but I don't feel like taking on any of the larger tasks this weekend.

>>180026361
http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php?title=DepthMask

>>180026835
Like, maybe 5 or 6 right now my dude.

>>180027047
O, well that was easy.

>>180027114
You are like a little baby, watch this.

>>180024437
Are you using an engine?

>>179997817
>Rust don't respect your desire to manage memory
Is this a joke?

>Need to have an outline for my sprite
>Redraw the sprite 4 times and move each one in different direction, and make their colour the outline

How retarded am I?

Rust memers get out agdg is lisp territory.

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>tfw an attempt at a bokube thread dies before you can even post a reply mocking it

>>180028553
a bit

>>180028564
I don't really give a shit what language you use but I won't have people outright lying about languages they don't like.

>>180028614
That is one sad attempt.

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>>180026361
Render a "cap" (shown in red) to your depth buffer only, after you draw the boat but before you draw the water.

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>>180028614
Thanks for trying to shill for my game anon.

I appreciate the thought/care.

>>>/v/380908740
>>>/v/380908740
>>>/v/380908740

Making a game (metaphorically) about psychedelics lads.

>>180020174
I'm only annoyed at the level of Bokudev's retardiation. The game seems pretty cool though it's not the kind of game I tend to play.

He just keeps asking stupid shit without any effort to figure that shit out and sure I'm a bit jealous still proceeds to make a game through pure willpower if anything.

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>>180029987
Does this count?

>>180030319
>it has trippy visuals ergo it is metaphorically about psychedelics
No. Also shame on you for replying to such a retarded post.

>>180009318
Those particles/fx heavily clash with the rest of the art style.

>>180030506
pixelshit with lights and particles is all the rage right now

>>180030319
In a cosmic sort of way, yes.

>>180030592
>right now
maybe 5 years ago

>released some demos of your game over time
>now people are under the assumption that you will do this indefinitely and keep asking for more
>don't want to release entire game for free

I've made a mistake

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>>180029813
>>180029367
>>180028614
Reminder guys to use the kickstarter image we have to shill for Bokudev together!

>>180030709
I'm worried I'm in the same boat

>>180030763
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/6hrqc2/bokube_an_indie_game_in_development_for_the/

Why dont you just keep shilling on reddit instead of same fagging 4chan?

>>180030709
Monolith pretty much did this. Whether or not it was a factor in how successful they were is up to you.

>>180020683
In unity did you try to right click your model file and select reimport? What about checking the import settings of said model file in unity?

>>180030989
I think it's a trap many indie devs fall into because they really have no way to get feedback otherwise.

Releasing any part of a game you plan to sell for free can't be a good thing, studies have shown that even demos impact sales.

>>180029274
Thanks m8, got it working.

>>180031150
source?

>>180031150
>studies have shown that even demos impact sales.
If you have the AAA budget to advertise your game in other ways, maybe.

As a pleb demos are definitely a good way to get your game out there.

>>179995893
I just recently graduated so I'm moving to fulltime NEET mode and hopefully getting some good dev done this summer. I did plan to take part in a local gamedev program thing that starts in the fall but I'm not sure if I can get funding for that.

Basically my daily life is shitposting in 4chan, deving, masturbating and playing some games. Roughly in that order.

>>180030709
Demos should be vertical slices. Show off mechanics, not content.

>>180030908
>Nintendo Switch version
uhhhh yeah good luck with that
nintendo is actually vetting games that try to port, have to prove that you aren't some bottom-barrel nobody before you can even be allowed to buy a devkit