/agdg/ - Amateur Game Dev Gen

I'm too dumb to make a platformer.

im too dumb to shitpost.

>>161006397
>sudden urge to fap

4th for gogem is faget

5th for pugdev will be the new hopoo

Happy Thanksgiving /agdg/. I'm the writer of a dev team in the early stages of working on the tentatively titled Project Remi. We don't have any gameplay to show yet but we've been making rapid progress on creating a unitary vision, perfecting the engine, and completing the story and lore. I'll be posting here in the near future about our progress. Here's some info:

>Metroidvania type made in Unity
>"A young girl is spirited away into an ancient and mysterious world, armed with a living sword and the knowledge that she will find what she’s searching for. On this journey she will unravel the truth of this world, and of herself."
>Dark and tragic bildungsroman
>Science-fantasy world influenced by Celtic and Japanese mythology
>"Lore notes" scattered around the world
>Colorful hand drawn art style
>Highly acrobatic platforming
>Shapeshifting weapon with a variety of different modes
>Intricate and difficult boss battles

Would /agdg/ play?

“The sleeping ones. The scorned ones. Seething in their earthen tombs. Waiting, waiting, waiting...Until that one moment of great becoming, that one instance of glorious violence, to rise and reclaim their purloined thrones. Our divine punishment. I await them with open arms.”

Rollen for task today:
1-3 - Damage system
4-6 - Stamina system
7-9 - Saving system
0 - Character creation work

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>>161007123
And here's the character design for our protagonist for you. There is some completed art which I'll be able to post at a later date.

>>161007123
>Metroidvania
>young girl main character

definitely pass

>>161007123

why dont you give it roguelike elements so its the most generic game of all time.

>>161007219
>I don't know how to draw hands so I'll hide them behind the back.

t. DeviantArt ''''''''''artist''''''''''

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Managed to convert mouse coordinates to grid coordinates

Just procastinating

>>161007219
It took me a while to understand she's wearing a jacket thing

>>161007401
That's a silly thing to say based on a single piece

Where's the underpants furshit dev

>>161007654
Steam

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>>161007235
>>161007271
I know that the market is oversaturated with Metroidvanias, but we're convinced that the genre itself is not broken. We're not trying to make a meme.

We're also trying to work in a Path of Exile style gem system to create different types of damage effects.

>>161007401
She can definitely draw hands lol. Here's another piece from the same artist.

>>161007706
>drawing looks pretty good at first glance
>start to notice the fucked proportions, wonky hands, photoshop lens flare

uhhhh

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>>161007836
I do admit that that's not her best work lol. Just noticed the lens flare and the proportions.

She is a good artist though, and the best part is she's working for us free of charge.

>>161006043


There are many who have tried to remake it, yet so many fail.

What makes you think you can do it

>>161008110
fair enough

WE WERE BORN TO MAKE HISTORY

B-B-BORN TO MAKE HISTORY

dev music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIDShT8cb4g

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we enemy intro screens now

>>161008175
There was only one attempt at making SS13 standalone. The others were stupid attempts at making it 3D

>>161008474
real dev music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTm518mgAf4

>>161008110
can we see some wip models/sprites?

>>161008531
That's true, I'm interested in your approach however, I always wanted to do one myself, so I'd happily help someone else too

>>161007706
>can draw hands
>that right arm
That's fucked up yo

>>161008719
I'll try to divide everything into four types: Players, Mobs, Items, and Tiles. Static objects, like walls, will be Tiles. But things like closets, that are solid but can be pulled around, will be Items. An item is still an item, even if stored.

Right now I'm working on finishing the items system and the UI. Afterwards, I'll work on the vision, and lightning.

Once I finish these, I'll just start working on the game mechanics, such as chemicals and health.

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>>161008525
>disgusting slurping sounds from the a closet

>>161007706
>I know that the market is oversaturated with Metroidvanias
It's not. It's just that most of them are shit and not worth it. Only good indie Metroidvanias that has been released are Axiom Verge and Cave Story. Tons of projects are still in progress and some has been dropped. Not too many devs finishes their Metroidvania games because they are shittons of work.

>>161009091
Engine?

>>161007123
Good god, go back to ribbit

>>161009192
Forgot Valdis Story. That's good shit too.

>>161009351
LÖVE2D

>>161009380
k

>>161007706
>that anatomy
>thighs as long as her torso
>fingers touching her knees

yeah dude, she's amazing and totally not from deviantart lmao

Is the voice actor girl here?

>>161009648
voice actor girl?

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>>161009569
She's a friend from university and our team meets IRL so she's certainly not from Deviantart.

To everyone that's commented: yeah I get it, it's not the best picture. Proportions can be fixed. Still a worthwhile artist. And, as I said, free of charge.

>>161008541
I can ask her for some background art and a few concept images, but there's not too much sprite work that's happened yet. We've been working more on getting the design down. We only started development in late September (though the engine was finished over the summer) on top of uni. Our artists have started on sprites, but I don't think they're ready to show off yet.

>>161009978
This one
>>160765385

>>161009419
Damn, I know lua but I prefer engines with editors (helps with debugging among other things)

Well I hope the best byond is shit and it would be really awesome to have a good game with active support (actually good support)

Plus I've always wanted to implement AI for SS13

>>161010068
why are you even posting, you're not posting gamedev and this isn't your blog

fuck off

>>161010428
He's responding to people asking questions about his gamedevving you autist

>>161010271
>I prefer engines with editors (helps with debugging among other things)

making an editor is trivial if you're a decent programmer.

hell, I used to make my own level editors and shit within GameMaker before I moved to Unity.

>>161010519
kys nodev-enabler

>>161011036
This is a bully-free zone

>>161011140
It's also a gamdev-free zone apparently.

>>161010992
Game maker has always had an editor so I'm confused what you're talking about there, but making an editor if you mean simple drag and drop window yeah it is, but a lot more goes into an editor than that and it's not trivial at all.

UE4 had a team of 20 just on the window for months, so I highly doubt getting a descent editor window up is going to be a piece of a cake for single dev

>>161010519
>"""gamedevving"

>>161011307
>>161011036
why respond to me twice?

>>161011140
Google "exit-bag"

>>161011474
Deviant-tier drawings and "ideas" ar enot gamedev.
Fuck off, you underage idiot.

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>>161011490

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>>161011820
>bullied everyone off agdg
>only left is me

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>>161011474
Go away

>>161011820
>bullying bullies

agdg pls

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>>161012163
>>161012042
>>161011920
>>161011820
>>161011608
>>161011490
>>161011474
>>161011307
Put the progress in the bag, or AGDG ends.

>>161012431
Just end it, already.
AGDG never ever provides valuable feedback.
It's 90% uneducated nodevs shitposting 24/7.

I only come here to gloat, desu. It's motivating to see how much energy you spend on making progress which is objectively a lot worse than my own.

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>>161007219
Looks a bit like the Momodora girl (plus same genre and similar setting). Make sure you at least use a different color scheme.

>>161012631
Stop replying to him, you dumb shit.

>>161012631
They said they're doing hand drawn so I doubt color scheme means anything in comparison to that.

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working on secrets is probably my favorite part of level design

probably because im awful at every other part of level design

it took me five recordings to get over the gap

>what /agdg/ threads are good for
it's 4chan alright
feedback on waifus
anonymous shitposting
>what /agdg/ threads are bad for
building a fanbase
feedback on important stuff

To promote your game you need to cross-post on other sites
>artists on tumblr
>everyone else on twitter and reddit

That's the sad reality if you want to earn money from your project

>>161012797
>castlevania enemy placement 101
>see when player is jumping and place a bat, hawk or medusa head there
Your demo had pretty random enemy placement

>>161012797
That's so fucking obtuse and stupid.

>>161012545
AGDG's main purpose isn't feedback. You're thinking of Game Development Feedback General

>>161013113
cease this meme

>>161013113
Then what is?
Shitposting? Time-killing?

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>>161012797
>Only way to get obtain secret passage is hit stun abuse

This belongs in the "Out smart your enemies" pot.

>>161013170
Posting about amateur game development in general.

>>161013003
>>161013039
>>161013221
wow, tough crowd. its a secret. you dont have to get it.

>>161013279
Again, deviantart drawings (made by someone else on your "team") is not gamedev.

>>161012797
i actually like this, but considering how incredibly complex this is there should be an easter egg behind this at best

>>161013373
I'd like to see you proving that

>>161013543
>I'd like to see you prove that red is not blue
???

>>161013373
BUT MUH INSPIRATION/LEARNING

>>161013371
good secrets:
>chainsaw behind your starting point
>running off the elevator to get the plasma gun

bad secrets:
>clicking open door on random walls and praying

yours is the latter

>>161013613
So you can't huh?

>>161012797
>probably because im awful at every other part of level design

you're awful at this too.

>>161012797
I like it

>>161013702
in his defense there is a torch, extended floor on the left side, lone stairs on the right side and because of widescreen you can see both at once at a certain camera position
it's not that difficult to add two and two

>>161013702
>secret behind starting point
literally shit tier, valid only because nostalgia

>>161013730
There is nothing to prove.
It just is. Self-evident shit.

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Where is the best place to advertise my game? It has art, sure, but it certainly isn't the main focus of the game

>>161013960
Better start coping with the fact you can't prove it.

>>161013279
lol no

>>161014063

what game? this does matter.

>>161008538
I want happy hardcore + noise to exist

>>161013279
next you're going to tell me that posts about good diet and getting laid are related to the subject, because "they aid amateur game development"

faggot

>>161008474
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGyPdul86s
Imagine this song playing while you're fighting a Boss in an underground club with flashing strobe lights and people dancing in the crowd.

Damn I need to hurry up and progress.

>>161014152
The SS13 remake >>161007418

My motivation comes from support

>>161014193
Slippery slope argument

>>161014078
It is indeed a fact that I can't prove it.
Just like I can't prove that water is wet.
It's still considered common knowledge.

>>161014339
>ive seen pols sticky and now i can argue
faggot

>>161014338
Release a multiplayer build and let the fanbase snowball

>>161014169
Industrial hardcore? Though the only real similarity is the beat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJum1KYJHg

>>161014369
https://corkskeptics.org/2011/05/03/the-common-sense-fallacy/

>>161014338

SS13 forum? your low quality art and lack of innovation isnt going to get you any followers or attention on the regular places (twitter/tig/tumblr whatever.)

>>161014338
>SS13
>Not in BYOND

Oh baby

>>161014413
The facts I've never been to /pol/ and that you apparently know what they have in their sticky seem to indicate you are projecting

>>161014519
You know I'm right.
Now, please go home.

go away danny, you've done enough damage to this thread

>>161015018
If you can't even prove what you claim it's more like you're not even sure you're right yourself.

>>161015140
Why are you pissing around in this thread making angry little replies to everyone and still obsessing over danny?

Kill yourself kiddo. Nobody needs you around.

>>161015430
knew it was you, can smell a rat from miles away
now dance for me!

>>161015479
>knew it was you
How? This was literally my first post in over 24 hours. I saw your meltdown in the last thread and it was pathetic but this is different now you're just being pissy with everyone like you're grumpy because your mom is a dumb slut who can't into thanksgiving.

Kill yourself and stop posting. You've never even made a game.

Some people's children.

>>161007418
I know this is doomed to fail, but I'm interested in seeing how far you will get before giving up. Have you started with online components yet? Do you have a plan for the atmosphere simulation? Do you think multilevel maps will be possible, i.e. up down on the station in addition to asteroid and ai satellite?

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Day Z but good!

>>161012797
That is exactly the amount of bullshit I like. You can see the stairs and must come up with a plan to get there. Nice work.

>>161013859
>>161016175
thank you

>>161015965
I'm not really planning on finishing it, I wasn't from the start. I'll make the base game and dump it somewhere for other people to finish.

To your questions: Atmos is finished (it still needs some tweaks, and it's an old code so I'll have to adapt it). Z-levels would be absolutely possible, just need the patience to actually make them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9P20Jskwmo

Not the greatest orator, but he makes some valid points. If you have an hour to play something in the background, this is pretty good.

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Where to find good particles?
I have no idea how to make them.

>>161016698
>I'm not really planning on finishing it, I wasn't from the start. I'll make the base game and dump it somewhere for other people to finish.
I figured. No way can one person produce a game with the same level of detail.
However, in order to get the ball rolling, I'd think there needs to be a very robust framework that allows this detail to be added later on without too much of a hassle.

What engine are you working in, anyway?

>>161016698

why the hecking flip would anyone want to finish your fangame demake of a game that already exists??

>>161016764
particles are the easiest damn thing to make

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Post gamedev related videos to add to this playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG0xAbfkvXJMjpAS-C-9aPj6NJbsr4aE1

Can be talks, conferences, lessons, tutorials, etc

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>>161013170
It's a safe space. It's a place for people who are too old to play video games, but still do. It's a place for people who have lost all hope to pretend like there's still hope left. Where you know that you're wasting your life developing something pointless that means nothing in the real world, but it's all you know because you never were able to grow out of it. So, you just keep going and posting in these threads to make yourself feel like you're totally not wasting your life so that the existential dread doesn't set in.

Trust me, I know. I used to play video games. I used to be a developer, too. It's been 305 days since I've stopped. Life is moist. I go on here every few months to /feel/ and realize how lucky I am that I got out. It is what it is.

>>161017089
Why do people buy every single Cowadoody when 4 was the last highpoint?
Get the frick outta here.

>>161017186
DELETE THIS

>>161017186
dumb frogposter

>>161017145
I guess Shaun Spalding's tutorials would make a good addition.

Working on a simulator/sandbox sort of game about dwarves. Can't get my head around multi-threading though. Any tips? he he he

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R8 my first ever model guys

>>161017089
I don't think you ever played SS13

It runs on literally the worst engine: BYOND. It lags all the time, it's a decade year old, it runs on donations, and will probably shut off very soon.

>>161017537
I think you just got played like a damn fiddle, mate.

>>161017491
Doesn't look like anything to me.

>>161017615
I want /tv/ fags to leave

>>161018002
I want shitters who don't even try to leave :^)

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>>161017491
Want to work at my studio?

>>161018071
>>161018074
No tips? :(

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>>161018074

>>161018373
Watch a tutorial video, first of all.

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>mfw have to use playmaker because im shit at programming

>>161018382
Fuck the pigtail with the glasses
>urination scene
FUCK YEAH
>suddenly scat
Fuck no.

>he gamedevs on thanksgiving

>he shitposts on thanksgiving

Thanks.

>>161018952
dumb american

>>161007130
I want to see your character creation.

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time for some sleep

>>161018952
>meet with family for a few hours
>free food
>free pie
>come home
>gamedev the rest of the day
Super comfy.

>>161019201
Nice DOS game.

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>finally figured out how to do one-way platforms

>>161019201
>fire
>water
>drill
>rock
>hand
>triangle
nice elements, faggot

>>161019201
>Hu Mungus

>>161019201
Noice

>>161019201
I like it, but where's the male characters?

>hire shady thief at an inn
>"what could possibly go wrong?"
>go to sleep
>he murders your best party member and runs away with all the gold
>the 4th and last guy spits on you and leaves the party

easily the best part of these games

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What's with all the bullying today?

Like, I'm used to people shitting on progress once in a while but there is a very large majority of hate going on right now.

>>161019720
All the little kids are off school today.
Next Monday the thread should be back to normal.

>>161019720
I don't notice out of the ordinary bullying. What do you mean?

>>161019720
Pretty much >>161019859

>>161019720
The only bullying ITT has to do with Mr. Concept Art idea guy up there.

Artist here, looking for a programmer to work with

>>161019720
frst letter M
second letter D

>>161020558
gamemaker

>>161020603
I'm confused, is that the engine you're using or did you quote the wrong person

>>161020669
He is recommending the artist forego the programmer and use an engine so easy a kid could do it.

>>161020669
i-i meant what this >>161020718 anon was saying, y-yeah

>>161020558
same!

>>161020760
Okay well sorry I'm not interested in that.

>>161020669
>cool nvm good luck

It will be more effective if you post with a sample of your art. Or perhaps less effective, depending on the art.

>>161012797
I like this too. Those dudes complaining don't remember how common this sort of bullshit was in older games especially. Off the top of my head I can remember secrets like this in some sonic games and even some mega man games.

Taking a hit so you can temporarily walk on spikes was another common theme.

>>161020996
every time

>guys im draw who up
>ok but post first xdd
>no you first :------D
>xdd

musicians are more upfront at least

I'm a programmer looking for an artist

>>161021178
show programmer art first

>>161021128
local musicians actually do things
artists just meme
are a meme
meme

>>161021178
Artfag here

Whatchu want, famalam

>>161021285
>famalam

cool nvm good luck!

thoughts on this boss theme I made?

https://soundcloud.com/iwilldevouryourkittens/god-of-our-tiimes

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>>161021238


>>161021327
ur not me

>>161021330
no bass

>>161021178
Good luck

tfw you suddenly realize you're not creative at all

>>161021658
Are you me

>>161021658
>>161016763

Why do you develop a game? You do develop a game, right?

>>161021285
http://imgur.com/a/FaOp0

Actually discovered this art a couple days ago and it seems exactly like what I wanted except circle heads instead of square.

Whats this style called?

also the artist seems impossible to contact

>>161021830
To fill my life with purpose.

>>161021830
Cuz I have these ideas and I think it would be nice if they were actual things

>>161021891
thick outlined vector

>>161021891
damn all dem fresh meeeeeems

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--Progress--

I was gonna make a new enemy but i decided to work on the Game Feel. Aka i added a bunch of effects for different actions to make the world more lively.

-Character trailer when he walks around (shadow image and blue trail, very sci-fi)
-Bullets scale up when they hit something
-Changed Blood effects, the change in size, color and stick to walls.
-Particles when hitting walls
-Muzzleflash from gun when shooting
-Killing enemies now leave corpses and bloodpiles creating permenance.
-This isnt obvious in the gif but i added original sound effects for everything and it also has a original music track now.

>>161021972
That seems reasonable, thank you.

>>161021997
Yeah seems he's a fan of happy toads

>>161021914
This

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Any musicbros wanting to increase their portfolio?

>>161022136
>colors
DROPPPPPPED

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>>161022191
DD11 demo had colors too

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COMFY JAM HERE WE COME

>>161022317
ITS NOT OVER YET
http://poal.me/k7h7ow

You never even made 1 game.

>>161022482
yes i have

>>161022482
Do non-video (traditional) games count?

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>>161022482

>>161022136
I wanna say me, but I'm so busy that I worry about holding you back.

I'll see if I can come up with something and then put myself out there. Any type of music you're specifically looking for?

>>161022394
>people not voting raspberry jam
All faggots. Except the guro guys. At least someone has guts here.

>>161022653
I like you. Here's a vote for raspberry.

>>161011204
love2d is a great engine.
you don't need anything besides a text editor, decent paint program and 3d modeler if you know what you're doing.

>>161007123
You had me at "Metroidvania".

>>161022649
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn2JiQeSyIQ
That's the thing I've been using so far

>>161022482
what about mods, are they games?

>>161022482
I have but I don't have the files anymore and it died when yoyogame's sandbox died

>>161017145
Did you created it? Very well done.

>>161022015
sorry for self post, but does this really suck so bad no one gets interested in this? I rarely get feedback or any replies

Any music bros gonna make a couple songs for Dino Jam games?

>>161007123
you've done it, you've made the most """indie""" indie game possible, complete with nothing to show for it
now please get the fuck off my planet, even if you're joking

>>161022015
It's hard to tell when you're not actually behind the controller but as a viewer it's sometimes hard to tell where you've jumped without having to look around or follow the player's cursor. If it feels natural behind the controller then maybe don't bother but it may be a good idea to add a small white flash or some other feedback at the landing spot.

>>161023120
Stop namefagging

>>161022774
>if you know what you're doing.
I always hate when messages are followed up by this.

Iets say you're building a level, do you really want to define an entire level in code or define it in editor and save it json afterward? That way you can easily see absolutely every single thing, and save it.

Over the course of development this will save you weeks of man-hours messing with levels.

The value of an editor only grows with teamsize

what's a cool dino that isn't a triceratops or a t-rex

>>161023146
good point thanks, currently it jumps to your mouse pointer so ive always assumed you would automatically look there, but i will add a "landing Zone"

>>161023235
>save it json
Soiled your message a little.

>>161022903
Did you make the game you're modding?

>>161023260
Stego

>>161023260
Stegosaurus.

>>161022903
if you're the doom guy yes

otherwise it's debatable

>>161023289
Expand on that

Also it doesn't really matter what you save it to, don't get focused on the unimportant details

Anyone here using Unreal Editor on Linux? Seems to work otherwise fine for me except it uses a lot of CPU and occasionally crashes when opening different editors

>>161023260
This
>>161023337
>>161023350

>>161023260
Anklyosaurus

>>161023364
JSON is shit, just because it's better than the even shittier XML doesn't make it good. A custom binary format is pretty easy for levels.

If it's an unimportant detail why even mention it?

>>161023350
>>161023337
>>161023374
nice

alright thanks

>>161023362
Modding is modding, no debate. Gamedevs create games they don't pick up on completed games made by someone else and add new things.

No need to be dainty about it, modders shouldn't be offended to be called what they are. Not everyone gets to be a gamedev. This fact can really rustle some "people".

>>161023315
no, valve did

>>161023562
If you're using UE you're just modding Unreal Tournament.

>>161023562
I wasn't serious about my reply, I actually don't care

I just like the stuff doom guy makes

>>161023019
What? The playlist or the pic? Yes to both

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>>161023260
Was going to say: >>161023408

Spinosaurus is cool too. An aquatic dinosaur.

>>161023672
No, you're making a game using the same engine as unreal tournament. If you were to pick up a finished copy of any UT game and start modding it though, that's modding.

>>161023440
Because it's commonly used in video game development and easy to understand.

It is unimportant, what format you save data doesn't matter at all to anybody

>>161022964
>tfw I have several thousand plays on my YYG games but can't link them to say I'm not a nodev because I had a pony avatar

>>161023562
What about games like Portal?

>>161023234
is this better? or would you rather just stop with the autism?

>>161023778
That's what Doom "modder" is doing. Gutting the particularly Doomy parts of the Doom engine and replacing it with his own stuff.

>>161023889
It's better.

>>161023818
Portal is a game. With a full storyline and front to back development.

If a modder creates a full game front to back with a story and custom features (demonstrating ability to program new things instead of jerry-rigging old systems)... then they might be a gamedev. That's beyond a total conversion mod though. Modding is modding.

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>>161023562
>Gamedevs create games they don't pick up on completed games made by someone else and add new things.
Congratu-fucking-lations. You learned that programmers use code and tools made by other people. Perhaps in your world a true game dev would be abstaining from SDL or GLFW and setting up their own OpenGL context by manually flipping bits on their hard drive.

>>161023901
>Gutting the particularly Doomy parts of the Doom engine and replacing it with his own stuff.
Still not particularly gamedev unless a game is created. What you're describing sounds exactly like modding.

>>161024159
>implying setting up a context without a library like that is hard

>sourcefam having another meltdown because his shitty garry's mod "maps" aren't praised in agdg
You can seriously set your watch to it.

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Why did it have to die?

>>161024253
>by manually flipping bits on their hard drive

>>161024353
>catmouth island is dead
wat

>>161024243
UE is the Unreal Tournament engine gutted so that it can be used more generically.

Even if recent iterations have put the cart before the horse so to speak (UE came before its UT), the only difference is that in one case the engine came after the game and in the other case the game came after the engine.

>>161024353
I miss OldGDG

hold the fuck up

I don't want another fucking engineshit vs modbabbys thread

>>161024159
>Perhaps in your world a true game dev would be abstaining from SDL or GLFW and setting up their own OpenGL context by manually flipping bits on their hard drive.
In my world a true game dev makes games you fucking spazz. Sorry I triggered you by stating facts of reality, not sure what world/reality you're in but you should go back.

>>161023901
So...literally Half-Life?

>>161024412
It bombed, didn't it?

>>161024405
>implying there's no middle ground
>implying you'd be flipping bits on your hard drive and not RAM

>>161024507
That was Quake, but basically, yeah.

>>161024513
i dunno, last i heard it was on steam

>>161012797
Considering the penalty for failing this secret is death, the reward should be more than proportionate.

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Reminder to make your mechas look rad

>>161022901
not him but always happy to make music.

does this mean youre specifically looking for nes/retro chiptune style, or does that mean you want this kind of spirit?

gotta be specific when it comes to music, man

>>161024412
I don't get it either. Apparently, in today's world, even single player games can be dead.

>>161024730
So simple, but I wouldn't have figured that out on my own. Thanks for posting that.

>>161024440
>in one case the engine came after the game and in the other case the game came after the engine.
Until a unique game is made with the engine, no gamedev has taken place. It's modding. This is actually a pretty simple concept to grasp if you're not a contrarian retard.

>>161024730
mechs are fucking stupid

>>161024896
No problem. This it made for Gunpla, but it works for anything mecha-related really.

>>161024909
>unfinished games aren't allowed in AGDG
Oh damn you showed me.

>>161024920
I have read a lot of retarded stuff today, but this one takes the cake.

>>161024909
>Until a unique game is made with the engine, no gamedev has taken place. It's modding.
Or enginedev

>>161024818
It's a game with retro-inspired visuals so I think people would expect a retro-inspired soundtrack to go with it

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>>161024920
Dem's fighting words m8

>>161024730
>avoid less than 90 degree angles
>bottom example is littered with them

'''''''art'''''' rules

I've always liked the concept of mechs being more like WW2 era tanks then the modern clean tech of Eva or Pacific Rim. Like requiring a half a dozen people in a hot, dark and horrible hell just to get it walking.

>>161025121
mechs with human pilots are even more stupid

>>161024980
How can you prove anything you've done is gamedev if it doesn't result in a game?

You gotta pop that cherry. I don't believe in coddling "gamedevs" who have never made a game before.

>>161025283
name three (3) franchises that do this

>>161025342
I can't name one.

That's why I mentioned liking the concept.

>>161025110
alright, will keep in mind. i already follow your tumblr so if i manage to make anything noteworthy ill message you.

im this dev >>161012797 by the way

also i never really considered your game to look retro per se, but kind of its own unique artstyle which i dig

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>>161025310
Silly.

>>161025207
External angles ya dummy

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>>161022394
I know sanic speed jam wont win but it should.

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>>161025283
>Das Boot as mech
Where can I vote for you to be president of something?
source: Jakub Ralski

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>>161025473
sure thing, thanks!

>>161025395
Matrix mechs were pretty crude and had to be reloaded manually, but they were more like suits so I guess they don't count

>>161025559
maximum saved

>>161024909
please define "unique"

>>161024730
I don't understand the layers or pieces in the third picture.

>>161007123
>>161007219
>expecting the average anon to have anything positive to say
such foolish optimism...
best of luck, you're going to need it.

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Made some quick parallax layers to test out the wild west backgrounds. I'm liking where this is going

>>161026197
Neat

>>161026197
>I'm liking where this is going
Not the only one.

>>161026197
What's in the desert?

What should I do if I want to code a TCG game?
Is it fucking hard to code the ai and do all the programming for card games?

>print so much text to the console that the editor output window stops printing
>have to look at the console window
>out of habit click x when done reading
>Godot closes
This happens several times per hour. I am upset.

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>>161026481
strawberies

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>>161026309
>>161026375
Thanks!

>>161026481
I just drew random little desert plants and cacti. Ultimately this will lead to a western town, including this guy

>>161026671
You dutch bastard.

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Sooo...should I have only one collision shape per entity or...

>>161026197
reminds me of this for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP-ziZeAQek

>>161024353
Shit camera.

>>161026197
you need to lower the values and put a truly static background behind the mesas, your sense of distance is really wonky

>>161026909
Do your entities change shape? There are some few scenarios where this would make sense, for example fighting games.

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>>161024730

Where are the mecha games anyway?

>>161026909
Per model anon

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Sup /agdg/
I'm a complete novice to game development. I have an absolute entry level knowledge in modelling, coding, texturing. I've read most of the sticky, including the aggydaggy site.
I have far too much free time on my hands. So, I've decided to try my hand at actually creating some projects. Although I realize creating anything even remotely "decent" is way down the line, I have an interest in real time strategy games.
Does anyone have any suggestions for starter tools that would be useful for my interests in particular? Certain engines? Certain types of languages? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
And if none of that really matters at this point then I'll probably use the recommended stuff on the aggydaggy tools page

>>161027346
I made a mech model ages ago, I don't know what to make and I'm not sure I've ever played a mech game.

>>161027346
My dream game is a mecha game. But everything about 3D is really hard. Trying to make fun physics, good models, rigging, animating, all that jazz.

>>161027567
Why don't you make a 2D version of it?

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>>161027427
Post it, anon.

>>161027243
I was thinking about having bosses/entities that are composed of multiple shapes like vid below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVuUZ9p_cYg

And also have entities that "walk" like in the Sonic 2 end boss where it's made of multiple pieces. I was thinking about having a simple parenting system with entities, but my collision system only works with convex polygons, and if I had concave level geometry made up up several convex polygons it would be easier to group the multiple shapes into a single entity.

>>161027657
I'd fuck it.

>>161026197
please make a looping version

>>161008110
oh a head with some patterns on a blob
clearly she's a pro
I'm just meming but you shouldnt post concept art on here because nobody will fucking care and just mock you instead because you're just in the ideas stage faggot

>>161027643
I think it would be best in 3D. I've made 2D games/prototypes of various things. But I want some full freedom of movement for the mecha game.

>>161027793
I care
>>161008110
Don't mind the shitposters

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>>161027885
yeah well fuck you buddy

>>161027413
Any engine will do, pick one you feel safe with that has enough tutorials and you will get comfortable with whatever language(s) your engine uses, then you'll master the basics well enough that a strategy game will be doable.

>>161027413
>Beginner
>RTS
Good luck.

Engine I'd recommend is GameMaker as an overall easy engine to work with and aimed especially at beginners. Don't bother with drag'n'drop. Start with GML immediately, DnD will only hold you back. GML is easy to learn and the language is well documented. Shaun Spalding has a good series of tutorials on YT. Don't expect it to be high performance though. You can get some speed out of it if you don't do too complex stuff, but it has a limit. 3D is possible, but its strength lies in easy 2D (although the ingame room editor is fucking garbage, easily the worst thing about working in GM).
If you want to stay 2D I'd also recommend Godot, however it should be approached with caution. It's not as documented as it should be, but its own scripting language has a nice syntax and is very similar to Python. Due to that you are "forced" into making neatly indented code, because it actually bases its logic on indentation instead of curly brackets and semicolons. Expect to have a rockier start with it than GM. The biggest learning tool are the demos you have to download seperately. They contain a small concept (like switching scenes or building a basic platformer) which you have to dissect to adapt them in your own way.

For 3D, you gotta decide between Unity and Unreal really, they are the two big players in that field. My personal favourite among them would be Unity, but that shouldn't stop you from checking out Unreal. They are both neat in their own way.

>>161027567
What kind of game is it?

>>161023235
lots of things you could either build an editor for, or in the case of level building, you could use tiled or paint or something.
i have grown to really hate IDEs because i feel like they dont help me that much, and restrict me based on what they think the best solution for my problem is.

you're not wrong, i just like to roll with my own custom stuff.

>>161028465
>>161028441
I've used Unity in the past, but I have Unreal downloaded. I guess I'll give that a go. Recommend any tutorial series for Unreal?
Sorry for all the questions. I am perfectly capable of learning things, I'm just worried about learning things in the right way. Youtube is full of tutorials for everything, good and bad.

How difficult would it be for a first timer to make a tile based strategy game on top of a Pokemon style creature feature?

I was thinking of trying to make a game like civilzation/total war but instead of actual combat you have JRPG combat. I want some tiles to have different rules (you can't use a fire creature), that disappears once you conquer the square. It might be a bit over the top but I would also like the map to be randomised every time you start a new game.

I have decent photoshop skills and I'm learning 3D modeling in Sculptress. I would prefer to avoid coding as much as possible as it doesn't click with me (being an artfag is suffering) but I really like monster raising games and I think this has legs.

>>161017491
well it needs more work to be a cool low-poly human model but hey its pretty good, just keep practising and one day you'll made it minimalistic but cool (also as an ideasgy and programmer assistent I tried to do models once ant believe me, my results where plain bad and MUCH worse by yours)

Also can anyone post the anon who made a monster instead of an anime head and sais "he didn't knew what he made wrong??"

>>161025559
>cavalry completely invalidated by machine guns
>let's make an even bigger target!

fuck mechs are so dumb

>>161028821
>instead of actual combat you have JRPG combat
I like the way you think.

>>161028858
Tanks were a thing, you know?

>>161017464
play dwarft fortress, then realise that the best dwarf game already exists and go on creating another project.

>>161028821
>instead of making it fun i purposely make it so only people approaching and well into their 30s can tolerate my systems

>>161028858
Horses have the disadvantage of not being bulletproof.
I bet you are the type of person that would argue about the military value of AT-ATs.

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>want to prototype lots of ideas
>don't want to actually make games out of any of them
why am I stupid like this?

>>161021914
This anon gets it.

>>161028523
It'll probably be a super generic 3rd person mecha game with customizable mecha.
But god damn it I love mecha, so I don't care!

>>161028757
Not a tutorial per se but go on the Learn tab of the launcher and download the Content Examples project, it showcases just about every feature and how to use it.

>>161029092
find an idea that can tie them all together and make one giant shitty mess

>>161029107
Fuck that's my dream game too

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Senpaitachi I'm developing a life simulator along the lines of Real Lives. I need ideas for ailments, diseases etc. the player can catch.

So far I've got stuff like autism (in game not irl) which allows you to claim autismbux from the government but lowers social skills. Also AIDs which you can catch or pass around to others.

>>161029010
>AT-ATs
>value

yeah dude, losing to a bunch of fucking speeders equipped with literal fucking towing cables

just like mechs would be completely raped by tow trucks in real life lol

>>161028976
I want to make a game that I want to play. The goals would be

>Make a tile based conquest game
>Make evolution changes matter by tile restrictions

JRPGs just work well for monster raising sims but I'm willing to make changes if people can offer me a better system.

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>>161027657
Found a render, not sure if I still have the mesh.

It is based on one in '50 robots to draw and paint', cool book.

Surely, you aren't devving on Thanksgiving? C'mon anon. Go talk to your family.

I'm making a sidescrolling action game similar to Castlevania, how should I handle lives? Should I bother with lives? it's stage based and I'm planning on adding a level select anyway.

>>161029295
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>>161029298
Damn that's cool

>>161029197
That heart clashes hard with the style of the rest.

http://www.ss13.eu/wiki/index.php/Infections#Infection_Listings

>>161029338
fuck family

>>161029298
>highpoly
Worthless for gamedev anyway.
Make a new one.

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>>161027093
The Mesas are moving a bit too fast, but I'm gonna put a static sky eventually. Thanks for the feedback!

>>161027739
I tried, but I'm too retarded to do it well. Here it is anyway

>>161029202
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5iqYuFmzqg

>>161029397
Only in the southern states.

>>161029428
It isn't 2005 anon, Ryse's characters are 160,000 polygons