/agdg/ - Amateur Game Dev General

anime

When's next demo day

>>154868409
Every 2 months.

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idea guy here,
a progress system that scrapes the thread and categorizes based on trip, so you post your progress with a trip. This trip could be tied to jam/event pages to demonstrate devs who are proud to be part of this community, vs devs who are just parasites.

Why

gf posts are the best

me and my game went to the park to catch some pokemon :) we had a lot of fun!

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POST PROGRAMMING MUSIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNRQoPjPtHc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhjqdSPw5g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYNBOAoXReQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaBeViK2rIU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDN36LIzjIk

Here's what I use right now.

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>>154868623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9dHE5QUJ3k&list=RDP9dHE5QUJ3k

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I can now center labels and buttons, regardless of language.

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So I'm researching various "enemy name/hp" bars in various games, because I want to implement the same thing in my game.

So far I got this:
Diablo 2 - shows the name of the monster, shows the unique perks of the monster. The bar is shown when player moves mouse cursor over the monster.

Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow (though every new school castlevania too):
Shows only enemy name. The bar is shown when player character attacks the monster (some games requiers a special upgrade to show enemy names)

Dark Souls:
Shows the enemy HP, also show the amount of damage player character dealt. Shows on enemy when he recieves damage (even if it wasn't damage from player character). There can be a multiple bars in this games (while in other two you can see only one enemy hp bar at the time)

Do you know any other interesting systems to show enemy name (for lore purposes), his stats (briefly), etc.?

>>154868623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsTvtMpObv4

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plan for this weekend:
>ability to save custom cards both instantly to a chosen deck and as a stand-alone file other players can import into their own decks without a problem

>>154868909
Lots of Kirby games show the health bar and name of the enemy last attacked (or the current boss).

>>154869183
hello im a newfag but i saw this meme in the last thread so i must reply to fit in

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>>154869276

>>154869183
This is horrible!

>>154868623
>posting individual songs
Yes when I'm programming, there's nothing I love more than being interrupted to find the next thing to listen to.

Reminder: if you must "post dev music", post playlists or full albums.

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How the hell does the sourceposter keep going for hours and hours on end?

>>154869718
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t_RcCOvhF0

>>154869183
never post again, please

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Floor tiles are hard! Any suggestions for improvement?

>>154868623

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3YWVFUnvU

Nothing like coding stoned.
Maintaining code is like archeology. Except even less fun

>people responing to shitposter and ignoring devs
give feedback right now
>>154869835
>>154869254
>>154868834

>>154869835
Looks ok, try to complete the wood lines with a less brighter color, so it will look like a real wooden floor

>>154869835
Is there a particular reason you're only using 2 colors for the floor when you already have 3 colors for the wall?

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>>154869718
>Not taking the songs and adding them to your personal dev playlist
>Not having a playlist specifically for when you have no idea of what you are doing when you need to implement something new

How would you go about doing quarter circle / half circle / etc. input in Gamemaker?

>>154869936
I've been trying to stay on palette as much as possible! I think there's a way to do it without going off palette, I just need to figure it out!
>>154870108
It would make the floor stand out too much. Since most of the furniture in the house is going to be drawn with the exact same colors I want to get the floor as subdued as possible

>>154870238
On a joystick or dpad? Generally you'd want to buffer the last few inputs and read for patterns.

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>daily reminder to report both the source shitposter and people responding

>>154870398
Ah, okay. Makes sense. I found an example here.
http://gamedevwithoutacause.com/?p=266

>>154869183
Dank meme. Made me think of Hell's Kitchen though.

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>>154868909
So far I'm going for Diablo route - monster name+hp bar, which is showed when player character attacks the monster.
The only advanced thing is that hp bar's color is dependent on what enemy type is - for example, demon enemy has a violet hp bar (the bar will be gray if player character can't identify monster type)

>>154870367
>I've been trying to stay on palette as much as possible! I think there's a way to do it without going off palette, I just need to figure it out!
Maybe try dotted/dithered lines? They should appear less saturated but player will still see the whole floor lines.

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Ok, maybe you guys are right
how does this look? Better?

>>154870914
I liked it more when it was a headless blue dude in a psychedelic forest

>>154870914
Way better. And you haven't changed the pallet color number - you already used three shades of brown, so it's all good.

>tfw have way more fun programming systems and making things work behind the scenes than the front end gameplay / UI stuff

feels bad man

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this is supposed to be ET
best game coming through

how do I make something that can become viral?

>>154871662
Ask Toby Fox.

>>154870870
spooky game
would no play
reminds me of painkiller overdose tho.
>>154871662
oldest game in the world + online walking simulator = MMO TEXT RPG
my fucking god i would actually play this.

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>>154871090
ok, so that or this with no room-wide planks? It's a little busier here, but makes more sense. I'm not sure if I like the way it looks better, though.

>>154871823
I think home4 looks better

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>>154870870
>crow demon

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How much would it cost me to get the rights to use the engine that Bungie/343i used? Unreal has weird physics and collision detection and controls, overall it's not as tight as Halo. And I want to make a Halo clone. In particular I want the ability to create overly massive skyboxes/backgrounds and from what I've seen, Unreal looks way too close/claustrophobic, haven't seen an Unreal game have the same draw distance as Halo or Destiny. Not by a longshot. Unreal's global fog volume starts way too close to the player, needs to be pushed back like 50 miles.

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modeler here, looking for programmers

>>154872241
They probably dont sell it, just go with unreal

>>154872225
N-nani?

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>>154872241

>>154872302
jesus christ

"Angry Boats"

Watch This Space

>>154872241
Bungie wont sell it to you unless you have a couple of million bucks lying around.

And your problems can both be worked around. You don't actually need draw distance for large environments, just a good skybox. There's nothing that says using the Bungie engine would automatically make everything work the way you want it to. There is going to be fiddling to get everything to feel just the way you want it with any engine.

>>154872546
fucking rekt

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>>154872302

>>154872302
How much you payin bun

Thread barely started and 90% of it is source and memes.
Really?

>>154869787
neets have a lot of time and also stamina from all the energy drinks they consume.

>>154872302
what language/engine are you willing to work with

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>>154872302
here's some pixel art
we need to create a game

>>154872826
Its the cool thing to do after school is out

>>154872826
>guys I can't make progress if the thread is shit
Go work on your game you tittybaby

When bullets penetrate metal, does the hole glow hot for a bit? I'm sure I've seen that somewhere.

Should I do it anyway even if it isn't realistic?

>>154873365
Short answer
No.

Long answer
>>>/k/

>>154873365
not from what I see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVm7CD31EqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPeROTC2zhc

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>>154873365
Yes. That's exactly how bullets work. Anyone who disagrees is a nodev and needs to get out.

>>154873365
Only if the bullet is very, very hot.

>>154870870
Not trying to be mean, but would you honestly want to play your own game?

This reminds me of Soul Reaver which is a game from like 2000, the bars look especially bad. Why do they look as if you drew them in MS Paint and then scaled them.

>>154872302
That's actually pretty good

>>154869183
>tfw you created dozens of Counterstrike zombie mod maps when you where younger.
>I had more fun making shitty maps back then than I have now with all my knowledge on gamedesign and programming.

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Any anon knows where I can find a tutorial for a Type 7 looking camera angle for Game Maker? I really need something like that, 2D or not.

>>154873908
Congratulations man, you finally broke my will. Its no longer worth it to go through the captcha to report your posts, since they never get deleted, and you always come back.

You win.

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>>154872302
lol

Remember when we had meme games instead of forced memes?

>>154869183
wow never post again tnx

>>154874163
no, this is my first time here

>>154873365
Only if you are using tracer/incendiary rounds.

If you think it looks cool do it.

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>>154873726
>but would you honestly want to play your own game?
Yes
>>154873726
>This reminds me of Soul Reaver which is a game from like 2000
Half of the population of these threads are making games that look like a game from like 1985, I don't see nothing bad in this
>>154873726
>Why do they look as if you drew them in MS Paint and then scaled them
I actually scale a lot of ui elements (these are placeholder bars for enemy hp, I'm designing the mechanics first) because it's faster and looks kinda neat. Here's the screenshot of my weapon stats ui, if it looks horrible for you, then bad news (for me I guess) - I doubt I can do better (and it's not that I don't like the current look though)

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made a simple water mechanics.

got make better effects, but you stop breathing when you enter water, and if your oxigen goes to zero you start to lose health

also water completly stop fires on the player.

This general is fucking horrible

>>154874012
My guess it google "mode 7 game maker"

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>>154872302
You're hired.

This general is pretty good

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>>154872546
That's what I'm talking about. The fog is right up there in your face. Needs to be pushed back 20 or 30 miles at least. Everything just disappears only like 5-10 miles out. You can't see shit. What's the point of zooming out when everything gets covered by fog anyway. The atmosphere isn't supposed to be that thick.

Halo 3 was able to move the camera out into the background at slightly slower speed but it took the devs like 10 minutes to reach the end of the skybox in the Halo 3 Trailer map.

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>>154874572

For some reason I've been calling it "Type 7" these last few hours, no wonder I didn't find it, I'm retarded, thanks anon!

>>154874532
Oxygen at 0 would make for a very dead man.
Have him lose consciousness at 60% to make it realistic

>>154874780
Right now it's not even as good as it normally is, give it a few hours for the shitposters to get bored

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>>154874831
But you can control when the fog starts, or disable it

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>>154874875
Realism sucks

my game has a giant ass railgun.and a hand cannon

>>154874831
you can change that in the postprocess volume

>>154874249
Your icons are pretty good. This is totally my personal preference, but I think that "grainy texture" UI is atrocious, I would much prefer a flat one with good color choice.

Your --text-- titles also seem misaligned, overall I'd give that UI a 7/10 (I'd give most commercial games less)

On a side note, אמת and מת is cute as in "Truth" turns into "Death", but it's not as cute when you actually speak the language.

>>154875048
Why does the player have tank controls?

>>154875207
started as a resident evil clone. now is going to be just a extra modehopefully.

whats should i use to make music?

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>>154874831
You just need really good skyboxes that give the illusion of distance. Using vanishing lines, scaling objects, fog planes, etc you can do this.

It just requires artistic talent instead of raw engine power.

>>154875356
Pots and pans.

>>154875356
An internet browser, then find a musicbro

need good game idea for 3d game, something with fun gameplay.

>>154875356
A cappella

>>154875142
I guess it's totally depends on personal preferences, I don't like flat interfaces at all
>>154875142
Oh, gotta fix them then
>>154875142
>On a side note, אמת and מת is cute as in "Truth" turns into "Death", but it's not as cute when you actually speak the language.
I really can't imagine an icon for golem that is not a silhouette of a giant hulk or some stone thing like in diablo, and these icons don't fit in the setting of my game. I tried to make the golem icon as a broken statue, but the icon size is too small for this, so I used the legend about golem as the icon

>>154875509
a game where you can control gravity

Where can I find someone who can do atmospheric horror music?

>>154875509
A black dude trying to find his father but gangs keep getting in his way

Also he gets arrested for accidentally stealing $2000 worth of TVs

>>154875356
fridge magnets

>>154875356
Musical instruments and a mic

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>>154868623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5s-KLGVcTI

>>154875509
Calais truck simulator

It's a procedurally generated road, rounds last ~5 minutes, you must deal with migrants who try to climb into your truck and create blockades

After successfully reaching the ferry, you can upgrade your truck. There are points/penalties if you get caught running them over or something.

>>154875356
fruits and a while

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How does your graphics menu compare to the remaster of the award winning AAA game, Bioshock?

You do HAVE a graphics menu, right?

>>154875356
A faucet dripping for 8 hrs sped up to last 5 minutes

Should I continue trying to build fucking aseprite or is there a better, simpler solution

>>154875367
But that's the thing that separated Bungie games from other ones, especially when 343 moved in and started putting in concept art instead of geometry. That skybox you posted of the Ark is real geometry even at the the mountains in the horizon. You can fly out there at max monitor speed x2 and it would still take you 10 minutes or longer to get there. In Halo Reach you could escape one of the stages and fly out there with a banshee at full throttle (Right after Kat dies) and it took me just over 10 minutes just to reach the mountain I was aiming at, not even going for the one or two behind it. I don't like when devs use concept art or paintings to pretend the skybox is real, I'd rather the skybox be real to begin with without the tricks, which is why I want to do the same for my own game.

>>154876168
>he thinks I have menus

>>154876232
>having trouble building something
windows user detected

Anyone know a decent way to do a collision check in gamemaker that returns the ID of the colliding object?

Can't use position_meeting because I need to check the entire mask, not just a single point.

>>154876604
Collision events.

>>154874748
far cry: blood canus

>>154876635
Can't really use those because it has to be done inbetween two lines of code in the step event.

mirror mirror on the wall
who is the nodeviest of them all

>>154876745
Well, other than that the only thing you can really do is loop through every instance and check if it's colliding.

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The boss can now copy your Up-Ice and Iceblock abilities. Still experimenting with this newer enemy tell system.

>>154876604
Did you try place_meeting?

>>154876604
instance_position( x, y, obj ), use obj_all or something.

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hound of Tindalos is ready

>>154876604
>>154876745
in the collision event, couldn't you just do other.id = x and then call it in the step event?

>>154876965
>>154876604
Oh sorry I meant, instance_place()
.

>>154876913
Yeah I think I'm gonna have to. Was trying to avoid this but if i have no choice.

>>154876965
Yeah but it only returns boolean. Doesn't return an ID. Your game looks p cool btw. Do the numbers on the characters represent the image index? (and if yes, how come you decide on the number of frames before you've made the artwork?)

>>154877013
Thanks I'll look into this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY

>>154877527
Ah, never mind, you don't need to do it yourself. Haven't used GM since they added this, I guess: >>154877431

>>154877527
Thanks, and yeah the numbers represent the index. The amount is completely arbitrary right now.

>>154877308
Correct me if i'm wrong, but i don't think you can trigger the collision event without the two instances overlapping by at least one pixel.
Problem is, i need to check one pixel beneath my player's collision mask, and get the ID of the instance.

So basically i need place_meeting, but with a returned instance ID. Seems like its a flaw in gamemaker that this isn't already a thing.
If collision_rectangle can return an instance why can't place_meeting?

Maybe i'll just write a script for it.

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rate my shitty programmer blob art idle animation

>>154877951
Yeah that's instance_place() or instance_position(), depending on what you want.

I'm on Gamemaker. I have a jumping animation that makes my character shorter, so when he lands he sinks into the floor a bit, but getting back to the surface is possible by jumping a few times. Any basic tips for dealing with this?

>>154878202
>Gamemaker
Sorry, not really interested, but good luck with your game!

>>154878202
Make the collision boxes consistent between frames/sprites.
Also ignore shitposters like >>154878243

>>154878032
Don't both of those only check a single point though? So in a scenario where the player is standing halfway off the edge of a cliff, it might check and return nothing, even though there would be a collision below me. Just not in the center.

I'll write a script that loops and checks every point under the player and see if that works.

>>154878271
okay.

>>154878464
place checks the mask intersection IIRC.

>>154878464
>instance_place
>With this function you can check a position for a collision with another instance or all instances of an object using the collision mask of the instance that runs the code for the check.

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This is starting to feel real comfy. I'm going to watch the Prisoner of Azkaban tonight and take notes during the Hogsmead parts.

>>154875356
i was going to help you, but then i noticed everyone else was shitposting so cool n/m good luck!

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>>154875532
underrated post

>>154872302
Would you work with someone who is already working on something, but needs more models?

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chilidog has no pity.

>>154878569
Why does it seem as if the snow tiles are aligned to the window tiles

>>154879094
Speaking of which, are there any indie clones of 3D sonic?

What's the best site for artists seeking programmers?

Linear algebra is fun

>>154879131
I tried to put in some snow build up in the window panes, but honestly it looks a little strange
maybe that's what you're seeing? I'll try to fix that

>>154879168
Unity & UE4 forums (and presumably others) have sections for people wanting to find a team, you could try there

>>154876965
this gm? Or custom engine?

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I drew a swordman grill but she has a black armor that makes her look like a buff black dude.

I also did a lot of combat architecture code but dang I'm starting to feel demotivated.

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>>154879210
I agree with you anon

>>154879390
Gamemaker Studio.

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>>154879280
It seems as if you are drawing the tiles behind the defined window tile (as in using the window as the grid for the tiles), if it was actually a view of your "outside", wouldn't the snow tiles be aligned to a straight grid? Or is this intentional?

>>154879280
>>154879597
I'm sorry I didn't read what you've said probably and misunderstood that it was the window pane's accumulating snow, it's 4am.

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>>154877993
i may say 10 out of 10

>>154878549
Damn! thanks!

>>154878202
Make sure the distance between the sprite origin and the bottom of the sprite collision mask is the same across both sprites.

Whats happening is gamemaker draws the sprites from the origin point, so when your player gets to the bottom of their jump, the low origin point on the ground sprite is higher up, forcing gamemaker to draw it into the ground. Hard to explain but heres a picture.

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Monstergirl colonies.
To breed new units or something.

>>154879750
don't worry about it! It's something I noticed as well and need to fix! I appreciate the feedback ( :

>>154879786
>not putting the origin at the bottom edge

If i may ask...how would one start if they wanted to make a 2D fighting game, like Skullgirls or Street Fighter?

>>154879907
And the font as well, I bet ;^)

>>154880018
Start by asking yourself whether you can actually make 2D art

>>154880018
just like make game

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So I want to get your guy's opinion on something. I don't know if this is the right general to post this, but if it's not then I'll just delete my post and go elsewhere.

I'm trying to break down emotional moments in games to their basic fundamental structures and understand what causes the player to feel what they feel.

So games that have those memorable emotional moments combine 3 basic things that make them what they are. Music sets the tone, atmosphere sets the mood, and context is what provides the player a reason to have that certain feeling.

But here's one question I can't really answer and I would like your guys input on this. What kind of games have better to portrayal on emotional cutscenes/moments in a video games, a 2D games or a 3D?

>>154880350

Easily 3D, but it requires much more effort.

Anyone know of any good srpg's on android? Other than like final fantasy tactics or other ports. Looking for some ideas/inspiration.

>>154880350
I think an AI is trying to sneakily learn about emotions.

>>154880350
>What kind of games have better to portrayal
Intredasting...

>>154880350
>What kind of games have better to portrayal on emotional cutscenes/moments in a video games, a 2D games or a 3D?
Neither, other factors are more important, if you've immersed the player 2D or 3D doesn't really matter anymore, but I think the demand is higher on 3D

>>154879424
nice
but you gotta keep moving

>>154880514
>What kind of games have a better portrayal

Sorry I had a stroke while typing. Fixed.

>>154880514
>Intredasting
back to the misc

>>154879786
Ah, thanks anon.

>>154872546
>here's the level
>let's just model the entire planet around it to make sure it looks ok when you're looking off into the distance.
Engine devs.

>Making lewd game.
>Male characters nowhere to be seen.
>Don't want to implement cute boys or futa-crap.
>The game is now sexless.

Hey agdg, would you play a game featuring only lesbian action and creative ways of masturbation?

>>154880904
No boys, no buy

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RanDungeon gameplay video, showing current state of game (pre-pre alpha). first visible location is just test location.

there is also 3 types of random dungeons presented on video, one of them though needs optimisation and will be slightly reworked.

you can also see all 4 types of enemies that are currently in game and has different behaviours.

you can see battle system

and mimics which i added today and i have to say i like them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nn6zwE4PDo

pic related will be one of bossess. bossess will have random abilities from other regular monsters.

>>154880852
What does that have to do with so-called enginedevs?

>>154879424
I can fap to this

>>154881116
Don't. You'll lose precious dev time.

>>154880350
video games are 100% about characters above story
consider Portal, a game people laud for its "story", but really it's just one long character exploration of Glados
memorable emotional moments in games are not cutscenes, they are gameplay focused and involve memorable characters
try to remember your favorite games and you'll see that this is the case

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>>154881163

>>154881036
Epic Games are about as enginedev as you could be.

>>154875976
>not making Nice simulator based on Burnout's crash mode

>>154881257
>they are gameplay focused and involve memorable characters
This must be why I barely remember Bethesda games

>>154881294
I'm sure it was their game artists who made that map, not the engine programmers.

>>154881568
I think it was a joke anon.

I liked it.

>>154880987
Simplifying the textures would help a lot, right now they make it hard to tell what exactly is going on

The chest being the same color as the dungeon floor makes them even harder to see

Keep at it and you should post short webms showing us the progress you make

>>154881257
I 100% understand that characters and the player's experience with those characters are what create the emotional attachment in the first place, and should be put first priority when it comes to writing a deep story, but that's not what I'm talking about.

I'm talking about memorable moments within a game. Those cutscenes and interactions with those characters, hence the reason I put Lee's death in that post.

code it again, and this time I want it done quickly. :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY

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>>154879791
>captives
>breeding queue

>>154881778
yes i do realise that chests are not well visible. i'll change their colors.

i already posted in these threads with short things, like day updates but noone ever replied.

i hope to get this game to google play and steam, that's my dream.

also, levels are generated randomly, even the labirynths are unique each time you visit them.

>>154881858
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1BraAJD0tk

shit.

>>154881847
if you can write an enchanting enough character and gameplay that drives how you feel about that character then it doesn't matter 2D or 3D

>>154880616
thank you for the strength anon.
I feel a lot more at ease.

>>154881116
It's because it's a lewd game :v)

>>154880987
>unity
>miniscule sprites upscaled producing mixels and rixels
>2d lighting
>zillions of particles
>procedural generation
bingo

>0-4 watch a mr.robot episode
>5-8 dev
>9 kym

>>154882230
dev anyway

>>154882048
I hate to bring up this example, but see Undertale

>>154872241
If you don't understand the fact you can change all that shit you are in no position to negotiate with a studio to use their engine lol.

>>154882230
do both.

I watched 5 eps of mr robot and programmed the entire time. I still have one episode left.

I've watched glory 30 times I think. in the last month. not sure why.

Someone give me a basic game idea to get back into the swing of things. Literally the only think I can think of and want to work on is my magnum opus but I want more practice beforehand

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Progress on scripting.
I could expose the functions for input and a few more things and that'd be enough to start with but I'm taking the time to properly learn the Lua API and language so I can design a good system.

I've been nodevving for like 3 weeks. Help me. How do I get back to dev?

>>154883370
With a tablet pen and a little "motivational" tactics.

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>>154883148
a fighting game where the object is to tickle your opponent into submission

>>154883270
I'm of the opinion that scripts shouldn't operate through side effects. Instead, they return data to the engine, and that's it. With liberal use of coroutines, I think it's the way to go. Saves you from trying to expose API functions to Lua, and guarantees you can hot load scripts without any issues.

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>make music
>it'll never be as good as this

https://youtu.be/EBhFHJMVfiI

>>154884071
>Undertale is one year old now
Time just keeps getting faster and faster.

Game Maker question. Is there anywhere I can just dump global variables to use in game instead of in an object or something.

>>154884071
Toby is more musician than game maker

>>154884071
Fucking hell. How did I know it was going to be undermeme?

>>154884071
>make music
>it'll never be as good as this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJT0Xh5ZrOg

>>154884374
It says it right there

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to this guy from the previous thread.

When xfering files from modeling program to blender there is typically some funny stuff that happens.

but one thing i noticed in this is are you looking at the X/Y/Z? at the very least I noticed that in blender the Blue arrow (Y) is up and the Green arrow (Z) is facing towards the butt of the rifle.

In Unity the Green arrow (Y) is "Up" and the Blue arrow (Z) is to the side.

at least in color coding it makes sense in what's going wrong.

A simple solution to this problem is just creating an empty and then making the rifle a child and give it the proper rotation and then save it as a prefab.

>>154883827
>I'm of the opinion that scripts shouldn't operate through side effects. Instead, they return data to the engine, and that's it
Care to explain or give an example?

>>154884071
>make music
>it'll never be as good as this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuVmEpJm5gw

http://imgur.com/a/oA9NL

>finished a small game
>no one likes it

>>154884650
export options

Posted this last night, but the thread was dead.

Any yesdevs that want to get a free upgrade to the Humble Bundle's Game Maker Studio Professional bundle? Post a video of your game replying to this post. I'll pick someone to give the bundle to. It's already been purchased, so I'm not backing out (unless you're all trash or the thread dies again, in which case I'll come back tomorrow). Includes everything in the $15 tier and below (full bundle).

Be sure to include some form of contact info, preferably Steam or email address.

>make music
>it'll never be as good as this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-VVnhwB4Gw

>>154884657
Well, take your example. Your script is setting the animation and the position directly. I prefer to architect things such that the script is returning the sprite state to the engine (by yielding from a coroutine for something like this) each tick.

>>154884417
Listening to that makes my ears hurt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBOD8qeCBuc

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>>154884716
Is this ironic?

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>make music
>it'll never be as good as this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JeShwf7-94

>>154885210
MIXELS!!!!
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

In the off chance anybody has any experience in this...

I need to make money. I was thinking of making a small polished game in a month. I know this is possible and have done this before and sold licenses to these games.

My question is I haven't done this recently, and everybody says flash is dead. On FGL flash also looks dead. HTML5 also seems pretty dead. I have an idea for a rogue like that requires buttons and want to make it desktop browser, but can you even make 10-50 dollars a day on desktop browser anymore? Do I have to bite the bullet and make a mobile game?

>>154882205
Is it bad?

>>154885753
>Do I have to bite the bullet and make a mobile game?
That's the worst thing you could do

Making quick cash with video games is dead

>>154884897
I can't say I fully understand that since I haven't gotten to using coroutines yet, though I do get the general idea of them.

>>154885753
You're probably better off making an asset to sell

>>154885753
I would look for a job. There is no guarantee you're going to make money and putting your limited time into making a game for such an unpredictable market doesn't sound like a solid plan.

Get a minimum wage job and make your game on the side.

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Finally got moving platforms to work how i want them to.

>>154886208
I-is that a moving wind effect?

>>154886208
If those are your assets, nice shades.

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>mfw for else loops

>>154886110
I have a minimum wage job and want to stop it. The issue is small time freelance work I've seen around lately seems to be for HTML5 devs doing brand shit. I don't have a HTML5 portfolio, but viably could make one with decent games in a few months to get those jobs instead.

>>154886013
I've considered this, but I don't really understand the asset market too well. It seems the most successful stuff on the Unity Asset Store for example come in packs, even if it's simplistic stuff like those low poly packs. Maybe I'll do that, or if push comes to shove I can make a RPG maker like tool for Unity that undercuts the price of that Orok Framework or whatever.

>>154885959
If the mobile game is not shit there are ways to get decent money from them. If you can retain users, even a small amount, you can get a publisher for them for example. You can make quite a bit of money with publishers. I have experience with that, but it can be a pain in it's own ways...

>>154886208
Looking good!

The slight screen shake is really nice too

>>154885990
http://hastebin.com/ayofirifud.lua
You could even still use side effects to tell the engine to do things, but I'd much rather opt for the coroutine approach rather than setting up a "hook" function to be called every frame.

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Also added controller support and fully customizable controls.

>>154886508
It is, yes. Thanks for noticing.

>>154886890
>keyboard binding menu follows the color scheme and aesthetic of the game
tasteful.

>>154886890
Where are the bindings for menu actions?

>>154886669
By that logic why would I want a career in anything?

>>154886669
>Trolling on 4chan

I'll take my shitty life over yours, anon.

Question: My character can jump and crouch; what's a good way to smoothly cancel from jump sprite to crouch sprite (i.e. skipping the standing sprite)? Currently I just have CROUCH as a bool that is true if the down button is pressed and the character is grounded.

>>154887152
What do you mean exactly?

Add the ability to bind the in-game 'up button' separately from the in-menu 'up-button'?

Seems kinda overkill, especially for a controller.

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>>154880987
Could someone please explain why would ANYONE in their right mind use Unity for this type of game?

>>154887368
Nah, that would be overkill. Just allow to bind "select" and "back" separately from e.g. "jump" and "attack" (like is usually done).

>>154886669
Thanks for correcting the record on a German Wiener Schnitzel Cooking image board

>>154887345
Or should I just make a landing sprite?

>>154886639
Is there anything wrong with the "hook" approach?
It seems a lot more natural to me. It also fits nicely with what I was aiming for, which is basically doing the few functions for behaviour I was writing in C++ but in Lua.

>>154887345
I would make onGround a bool, make standing/jumping/etc a switch

If onGround turns true while in the jump state, switch to a crouch state instead of a standing state?

>>154886639
It's an indie game, why would you complicate things for "safety" which you don't need?

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>>154887345
What i do is, have a frame in-between the crouch sprite and the standing sprite. But give it the same mask as the crouch sprite, so it looks smoother but doesnt delay the benefits of crouching for the player. Not sure if that is what you're looking for.

>>154887682
Yeah, I also have a ground bool. I'll try the switch thing.

>>154887767
I'll keep that in mind too.

>>154887682
If onGround + holding Down are true while jumping, I should say. Otherwise you're probably just landing normally.

>>154887668
If it works for you, fine, but I think the coroutine approach is simply nicer.

>>154887735
Who said anything about safety?

>>154887997
>>154883827
>I think it's the way to go. Saves you from trying to expose API functions to Lua, and guarantees you can hot load scripts without any issues.
>without any issues.

>>154887485
That sounds reasonable enough.
I'll put it on my list of stuff to do.

>>154886623
I don't know how much game dev experience you have, or if you have programming experience outside of games, but I found that game dev really set me up well for programming commercial programs at a company. Maybe you're too young, but if not, definitely look into full-time positions.

I know full-time seems terrible, but when you love coding and get paid 2-3k a month, it's actually really nice. I write legal e-discovery software, which I have no interest in, and I still have fun doing it.

>>154888165
Considering the whole point of writing stuff in scripts instead of just regular code is to be able to work quickly and hot load easily, why would you not try to keep those properties intact? You're wasting your time otherwise.

>>154887401
Im using unity because of few reasons. It's the only game engine I know and it's comfortable for me. I also program in c#. The last, I am beginner in gamedev I realise this might not be the best game out there but I do it because I like to. I don't know what's wrong with unity, I'm not that experienced as some of you. I discovered this board just recently.

Maybe I'm just not in right mind :)

>a career in game development
Hahahaha

>making it big as an indie dev
HAHAHAHAHA

>>154888165
>>154888320
Also, I find that a lot of the time you want to script some behaviour, it's part of a state machine. Why not just use coroutines instead of hacking together state machine boilerplate for every script that acts that way?

>>154887997
My plan and design is nowhere near finalized (I've only got something simple functional).
I don't consider the approach perfect or anything so I'm not dismissing your advice, I'm still learning the language.

I think I've seen examples where you could use coroutines to say wait a bit, do some action, wait again etc which seems really useful

>>154888320
Limiting your access to the engine, writing code in a restricted way, needing to add code to the engine for ways to handle the returned data from the scripts.

Yeah sounds like fast development time.

Instead of writing scripts that may break stuff once in a while, in which case you just modify the script pretty much instantly.

Anyone got computer_scientist.png? I had to handhold a CS graduate student through a lab on how to use Git. Over teamviewer. For 3 hours.

>>154888525
>Posting on 4chan
Hahahaha

>Trying to troll on 4chan
HAHAHAHAHA

>>154888662
Yes, that's a killer feature of coroutines when it comes to game programming, especially gameplay scripting - being able to pause and resume after some time, or when a certain thing happens, etc. I mean, you can somewhat do the same thing with your approach by e.g. returning something that tells the engine what to do, but doing it with coroutines just seems much more natural especially since waiting and then doing something else requires a state machine.

>>154888702
>Limiting your access to the engine
Scripts shouldn't have much access to the engine.

>writing code in a restricted way
How so?

>needing to add code to the engine for ways to handle the returned data from the scripts.
>You could even still use side effects to tell the engine to do things
Thinking back, it's the coroutine idea that I find attractive more so than returning vs. calling. Also, you need to expose all functions you'd want to call to Lua so there's work both ways.

>>154888481
Unity in all honestly is a terrible engine for your type of game, all the systems you're using could be written on top of something like MonoGame in a few days.

They would also be a lot easier to modify/optimize, and I'm pretty damn sure they'd run much faster.

>>154889058
>all the systems you're using could be written on top of something like MonoGame in a few days.
If he got everything working already in Unity why are you telling him to ditch it and start from scratch with Monogame and having to both learn a new framework and implement all the basic stuff himself?
I agree with you that Monogame or any other 2D oriented framework/engine is more suited for that but it's better to let him finish.

>>154889840
because he's a shitty nodev with no game

>>154889840
Seconding this >>154889927

Unity is perfectly fine. It has a bad reputation because of artists and idea guys trying to code their own game by themselves and fucking up optimization tips.

>>154880350
I want to rape Clementine

>>154889840
Because he's still at a stage where he can change

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All working as intended

>unity is fine
>oop is fine
>mixels are fine
every time

>>154890137
He'd have more work to do by changing for hardly any major benefits.

>>154890224
Tone down the screenshake, and I hope the spike balls can't hurt you when they initially fly out,that's a major cheap shot.

>>154890360
Sure, and nah, obv

where's the devstream

art preferred

nodev looking for artist
programmer ok too if comfy music

>>154890224
This is dope as hell

>>154890313
If you think that a 2D super pixely game made in Unity isn't complete trash, then your opinion doesn't mean much

>>154890452
Better yet, make them do the damage indication, but no actual damage

TENSION

>>154890469
there's actually a rule where you're not allowed to stream programming without playing dubstep

>>154887401
Most programmers are too autistic to get out of their comfort zone, so they will refuse to try a new engine that's more suited to do what they want, and instad they will choose to use the engine they are more familiar with even if it means a shit ton of additional work to get the results they want.
I'm guilty of that too

>>154890486
I don't think Unity is great for that, but I'd rather see him finish a game and move on than start over to please nodevs.

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Alright,
i tried making the sprite again.
Left is new drawings.
Right is original yesterday.

I need comments and advice that don't involve "REEEE Mixels!"

>>154890469
>nodev looking for artist
Look.

There is not a single successful collab in here coming from someone looking for an artist.

It does not work.

Stop trying.

Or show them the cash $$$, it's the only way.

>>154890509
this guy knows juice

>>154890712
there are only like 2 artists and 2 programmers here that are worth paying, regardless

What's the best way to start learning gamemaker ?
Their in-engine tutorials or youtube videos or something else ?

>>154890681
that's a big head

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>>154890805
>there are only like 2 artists and 2 programmers here that are worth paying, regardless
Did the guy who drew the fan art of this girl and the bunny idol post recently?

>>154868623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic2d-1xVkkI

Dev music

>>154890852
devstream and get an experienced gaymaker to "mentor" you

>>154891220
post rock is really dope for dev.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sn04ou8qDw

especially God Is An Astronaut and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

I usually call this Godspeed You! Black Astronaut

0 start working on a dev music scraper playlist maker
1-9 anything else

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Anyone else a Rami fanboy?
I keep watching his GDC and various speeches

>>154891679
Vlambeer are pretty cool guys. I wish their games weren't all 30FPS locked though.

>>154891679
>>>/eceleb/

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>tone down the screenshake

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>test game in unity editor
>occasional screen tear and lag
>test game in a build exe
>runs smooth as butter

what the fuck unity

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>>154891679
>Make yourself public in the media
>Say your game idea constantly
>someone makes something similar to your game idea
>Do nothing for a year
What did he mean by this?

>>154892039
He's not wrong.

>>154892039
>I want my players to be nauseous

Okay anon, but I won't be playing your game anytime soon.

Also that image can be applied to yourself.

>>154892095
To be fair release builds will run better no matter what engine you use.

>>154891679
no

>>154892327
>>154892248
Screenshake seems a lot worse in small screenshots / in isolation of everything else.

If you've played games with hearty amounts of screenshake, you should realize it's fine.

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>>154890913
>read file name

also, can any artists comment on my new sprite?
if it's fine, i will start drawing clothes and stuffs on it.

>>154892443
>you should realize it's fine.
It's really not. It used to be a nice addition to a game to add some extra oomph. But nowadays no one knows hot to use it properly but continue to anyway because it's the quasi-standard set by nu-gamedevs i.e hacks.

Juice it Or Lose it did a lot of fucking damage.

>>154892443
>Over 720p
>Small Screenshot

You kids and your 4k.

>>154892443
>screenshots
>screenshake
???

SCREEN SHAKE IT OR LOSE IT

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this is how much people like particle effects

>>154890281
and now
>screenshake is fine

>>154892443
Go play GW2 and fight a world boss

The screen shakes so badly that at times you can't even see the player anymore

>>154892327
Just give people a slider.

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Does your game include a pacifist option?

>>154868834
cool

>>154893042
sure, you just can't advance past certain parts

>>154893042
There's no fighting at all in my game.

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>>154890681
Huge improvements there, man
Steps need a little bit of weight (pic related)
Upper body needs to rotate a little bit following with arms movement. Keep going!

>>154869254
I'm a sucker for card games

Can you tell me more about this project?

>>154893042
>Planned to do this for a game
>Now if I actually implement it i'll be called an undertale ripoff

Fucking hell

Anyone here experienced with GML?
I'm having a fucking AIDS of a time getting collisions to work.

>>154893419
Just do it right like Deus Ex, instead of half-assing it like Undertale.

>>154893505
nope, no one here uses GM,sorry.

>>154893419

>implying anyone but the dumbest of retards thinks Undertale invented non-violent runs
>implying you should care what those troglodytes think in the first place

>>154893505
GM collision event IS fucking AIDS.
Code your own if you can, is the best way to get them to work exactly in the way you want..

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Took a break from enginedev to work on my ship designs

I still don't know what I'm doing but I separated the engines from the main fuselage, cleaned up the topology a bunch, added some detailing you can't actually see, and made the textures less shitty

>>154893568
>Undertale is half assed because memes
>Deus Ex, which has a worst pacifist system, is good because its AAA or something

>>154893808
Undertale's pacifist option is just selecting a different button during combat. Deus Ex's pacifist option is a completely different gameplay style.

>>154893928
A really shitty style of gameplay the game forces you into because of how it's designed on harder difficulties.

>Hurr undertale is bad because it's popular

Never going to make it

>>154893738
That's what I'm trying to do. Apparently using speed and motion_add(dir, spd) makes my current system useless. So I either toss out my momentum based movement system for a plain "+pixels per frame" one or completely rewrite my collision script with one that works (which I'm pretty stumped on).

>>154894040
Hate to say it Loved undertale myself. But he's right, undertale's genocide run is just a harder version of two of the pacifist bosses.

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a game with constant screen shake except when there are impacts to the player/enemies/environment

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Make a smug sexy snake selection