/agdg/ - Amateur Game Dev General

>>168999281
Good thread.

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Look, I just want my geometric shapes to have some giant lasers. Is that too much to ask?

>>168999359
Good start of the thread. God bless you for that, anon.

Also, it looks cool.

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The inventory is a bit more challenging than I thought it'd be. Finally got basic auto-placement implemented, but it doesn't yet accommodate for rotating items to fit or combining stacks of ammo.

Happy enough just to get to this point

Requesting in the new thread, Any artbros draw me an MC?

>>168999387

>>168999462
>Any artbros draw me an MC?
They're too busy slapping at eachother and pulling on eachother's hair and screaming.

I swear anyone who can't code should not be here and should be in /ic/.

>>168999453
>auto-placement
So you're not going for the RE4 "you have to manually place everything"? Does that mean you're going for the Human Revolution approach where the inventory is automatically organized to best-fit upon item pickup, or some kind of strange in-between? I think you should probably commit to one or the other.

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Is there any way to blur the planes in the background progressively (i.e. with increasing values of blurriness)?
Applying filters to cameras just blurs the whole background evenly, which is not the solution I'm looking for.
I've messed around with shaders a little, so I know this is possible using Mesh Renderers and Shaders, but I was wondering can a shader be written to do this same thing, albeit on a 2D Sprite instead of a 3D plane?

Also a follow-up question; do you guys do color-balance in-engine or do you bake color by drawing it that way?
Seems like it would be too much work for nothing, should you decide that a particular color doesn't work for the area.

Much appreciated.

>>168999653
What engine?

>>168999643
You didn't have to manually place everything in RE4. RE4 auto-placed all items until there were no possible fits, in which case it gave you the opportunity to re-organize to make room.

>>168999695
Unity

>>168999616
>bringing drama from the old thread
You know how I know you're a trolling faggot?

>>168999653
Those character sprites are fucking choice my man.

>>168999616
A little peek into the mind of the "artists" around here >>>/ic/2855126
>if there's anything I love more than art it's COMPLAINING AND ARGUING

>>168999439
thx

>>168999780
>Those character sprites are fucking choice my man

Thanks dude, really appreciate it

>>168999790
>half the posts are "woe is me i am just too lazy to get any work done pls help"
Disgustingly familiar

>>168999749
How does a system like this work anyway?

Not making that kind of game but I've always wondered.

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>>168999453
it's always funny how much work it gets to make inventory working, while it's not so spectacular to watch, when it's finished. I'm saying that, cause I'm newbie dev and making eq took too much of my time. Anyway, looks good. And I like your artstyle.
On other hand, I haven't been posting in a long time, so here's some random shitty critter progress.

>>168999780
>you're not allowed to talk about my shitposting once we're in a new thread ;_;
kys

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Got another major part of Dixie's core gameplay mechanics working: The Showdown!

This is really similar to Mayhem League's arenas, albeit a little bit more flexible in the spawn location. Basically, throughout each level there will be these special areas which hold some sort of significant item (typically a Core, which is sort of like the Jiggy of Dixie). When you approach the pedestal, you are sealed inside a barrier, DMC-style, and you have to clear all the enemies to escape, which also drops the barrier around the pedestal. Right now there's no real visual flair on any of this, shit just pops into existence, I'll do that later.

Enemies come in waves, waves can specify all sorts of attributes, blah blah blah.

Once the showdown is cleared, that clear state is saved and it can't be triggered again. If, for some reason, you clear an arena without collecting the Core, it will stay cleared. This way, I can also put non-saved stuff behind showdown walls (for example, level exits or collectible weapons) without the arena being re-run each time.

Also, as a corollary, the Core asset is pretty much done. Touch it to collect it, its state is saved. It's like a tube filled with Core Shards (the 'music notes' of Dixie, I guess), and when you gather 20 shards you can make a full Core.

>>168999749
So does the inventory automatically organize to best fit or not? Plopping items in without reorganizing the preexisting items isn't "best fit".

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>tfw I broke an unspoken rule of gamedev
>tfw I have a plan on how to fix it, but I'm not sure if it'll work

>>168999281
Anyone can help me?
I'm struggling with procedural generation of a map...

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Posting the poll in this thread too.

Anyways, here is another go at polling for the next jam, but rules are different for this poll.
http://poal.me/atjauf

>1.You vote to remove options.
Vote the shit one's out, that you definately don't want to participate in.

>2.In the first round, which starts now, everyone can add additional options. In the next rounds, no one can add any additional options - options are determined from the previous voting round.
This, first round here, is the chance to add options. In each round, we vote out the jam themes until only one is left.

>3.At the end of the poll, 50% of the highest voted options are knocked out. 50% of the lowest voted will become the options in the next round.
If the amount of options doesn't divide properly with 2(two), then the option which sits on the fence, will be included in the next round.

I included some options to populate the list - feel free to add new options.

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There is no hurt in trying, right. I reckon that with this poll, we might be able to settle on a theme that not everyone will have strong feelings against. In the worst case scenario, its just a huge waste of time.

>>169000503
>that picture
>shitpost about jam polls even though we already know what we're doing
delete yourself

>>169000480
More specific.

>>168990072
>build from scratch
>use Unity

I'm a filthy engine dev, so I would be interested otherwise.

>>169000572
I'm trying to make a procedural map like a simplistic version of the original Binding Of Isaac...
You know, all the room have the same size and all.
I'm trying to make it on a two dimension table, but that doesn't work...

>>169000571
>shitpost about jam polls even though we already know what we're doing
only thing you know from previous polls is the dedication of lolifags and memefags

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>>169000503
HI SHITPOSTER

https://boards.fireden.net/vg/search/image/bOd9psy8J9hpj10JcOuIdQ/

kill yourself!

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>>169000072
looking good, dixiedev.

I don't like your central hitsparks though.

>>169000503
What the fuck is wrong with you?

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>>169000864
what's the matter?
can't stand the sight of a strong nordic qualitycrusader

>>169000805
So in Isaac you've got all your rooms on a grid, and each of them can be represented by a single value because they're room types.

Store your room data however you like (text files are easy to edit but do whatever you prefer) and then assign the data for each of those rooms to a value. Now you've got your rooms, so the next step is to generate your map o' rooms. You should be able to use a two dimensional array for this, with each cell containing a room value. How you randomize the cells is up to you.

Roguebasin/the roguebasin wiki has a lot of map generation techniques, go there to get inspired.

>>169000503
Please die in real life

>>169000503
Denial, thy name is (you)

>>169000415
what
explain yourself

>>169001003
I didn't mean to post that.

>>168990586
The player movement speed definitely needs to be adjusted. I will definitely make it slower though.
The animation to open/close doors is a good idea! I might just do this, but maybe not for demo day - I'm trying to program as many features as possible and draw as little as possible between now and then.

>>169001227
Seemed appropriate.

>>169001137
All the first part is done, it's the randomization that I struggle with...

Thinking of making a 2.5D metroidvania rpg, is this doable for one person or should I not bother?

>>169000503
So this is offtopic derailing by a known fulltime resident autistic shitposter correct?

>>169001431
I suggest a drunk walk algorithm to start. It's the way I got acquainted with procgen.

http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Random_Walk_Cave_Generation

What engine are you working in?

>>169001469
Assume 5 years of dedication.

>>169001469
there's like 3-5 OMAs doing metroidvania RPGs right in these threads

I don't think any of them are doing 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds though, but it shouldn't be that much more difficult.

>>169001608
yes >>169000864

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>>169001207
>mfw I make game
>mfw It's basically feature-complete
>mfw It's a singleplayer game, but I want to change it into a multiplayer game
>mfw networking has always been my Achilles heel
>mfw I know a guy who knows how to program the networking part, but I don't have enough money to pay him
>mfw I could pay him by starting a patreon
I'm not sure if that'll work though

>>169001618
That's not exactly what I try to make...
At all...

I mean I try to make it like a zelda dungeon you know? With rooms that are connected directly

I'm doing it with game maker, but I can easily change to love2d of pygame...

>>169001762
I know what game you're talking about.
And it's a really bad idea.

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>>169000805
Use something like this to create the layout of rooms, then randomly choose a room for each spot.

>>168999453
Need some dark music? Whats your email?

>>169002039
Thanks

>>169001792
I'm not confused about what you're trying to make, you're failing to see how the drunk walk could be applied to what you're attempting to implement. It's just a way to get you thinking about methods of approaching procgen. Individual cells don't have to be walls or floors as the example states, they can be any value you choose (like room values).

>>169002039
i.e. use the fucking drunkwalk that I linked

>>169001994
what game
i'm curious

how would you make low poly that looks like the snes star fox

>>169002184
the space sim with simple grafx

>>169002224
very carefully

>>169002175
That's exactly why I'm probably not gonna use it...
But he tried.

I think I'll just keep trying other ways...

>>169002224
...seriously?

>>169002264
ah that one

>>169002224
off the top of my head:
vertex rounding
rendering at a fuck-low resolution (240p? what did the SNES put out?)
using 100% emissive textures with no lighting at all

>>169002224
Do it all trough code. That way it'll be so painful to add more polygons that you'll just use as few as possible

>>169002291
You say you want it to be like Isaac, which uses premade rooms with light randomization (item drops, champion items) in a randomly mapped dungeon grid.

The drunk walk provides you with a dungeon grid to be populated with room values. Which part of it is not conceptually suited to what you're attempting to achieve?

>>169002474
Problem is you'll get only room that can go to absolutely every room around it.
In Isaac you can have a set of room that are close but won't allow you to go from one to another.
(not sure if I'm clear)

I wish there was some way to split component on an gameobject into categories in Unity.
I have trillion components attached to a game object and it's messy as fuck and putting them onto other transforms is not an option.

Any anon want's to exchange follows on tumblr/twitter? If so, just post link to your profile and I will follow you.

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I'm not dead yet and I've decided bosses need to be more bullet hellish

>>168999453
your game looks amazing.
but damn that popup is pretty annoying, it's ammo, you already know that, it shows the sprite, you also got near it and interacted with a key or whatever, of course you want to fucking pick it up...

remove it please

>>169002619
That's not a limitation of the algorithm, it's a limitation of how you're thinking about implementing it. You can add additional restrictions to the algorithm that check the amount of adjacent cells and try a new direction if there are too many, for example. There will be no tailor-made solution to precisely the procedural generation you're after, you'll have to learn to alter existing techniques or invent your own.

>>169002736
Oh shit, you're alive! Welcome back. That boss is looking juicy.

>>169002960
Yeah I guess you're right.
Actually I have kind of an algorithm that I would be proud of if there wasn't bugs in it, probably due to the fact that I'm not experienced enough...

>>169000008
Yeah inventory can be surprisingly daunting, especially when you're dealing with upgradeable/customizeable items.

>>169002862
Yeah I agree that it's not ideal. I'll likely be doing what some other games have done where you can just "A" through the dialogue to skip it and just pick the item up. The dialogue itself needs to be there for instances where you're examining drawers/cabinets/boxes and the item is hidden inside, but being able to just press your action button twice to skip the dialogue would probably help this issue.


>>168999981
Well in my case, you've basically got an array that stores all of your items, what their location is in the grid, their size, rotation, etc.

When you pick up an item, the game creates a ds_grid in the background, populates it with all of your existing items, marking cells as "occupied" if there is an item in that cell, and then uses spreadsheet-style data ranges to find rectangular areas that do or don't contain items.

This will need to be expanded upon in the future to include item rotation and stacking.

>>169002042
I appreciate the offer! I'm a composer myself, so I'll be handling my own music.

>>169000249
I was kind of back and forth on whether or not I would do a best fit inventory or an RE4-esque inventory. In my opinion the latter is better for a game like this, as some people prefer to organize their inventory so that it is easy to navigate quickly. E.g. always keeping your handgun in the top left corner so you can quickly switch to it.

I've always preferred being able to organize my own inventory by ammo/healing items/etc. so I'll be doing nearest fit, and allowing the player to organize if there isn't room for the item.

>>169003190
I've devved for hundreds of hours and I look up tutorials and fuck up everything on the first attempt. Keep at it, I assure you you'll get it. The best way to learn something is to struggle with it.

>>169003330
Yeah, but that's also hard as hell

>>169003509
Everything worth it hurts at least a little bit.

>>169003635
Sound like it's comming from a masochist

I just realized no matter what type of game I choose to dev it'll take forever. Dying to do an RPG though.

>>169003703
Welcome to game dev.

>>169003735
The statue is the only good thing in this pic.

>>169003880
>The statue is the shittiest thing in this pic

there, fixed your shit taste for you

>>169003880
I like the details section the most, they're all simple ways to add damage to things.

>>169003509
Not if you're smart. The only hard part is sitting down and focusing. If you're not smart or can't focus you shouldn't attempt game dev though.

>tfw to intelligent to gamedev

>>169003938
The flaming rocket thing looks like clay, the barrels and lava lamps have terrible two-dimensional shading and the animations are too repetitive.

>>169004072
I can't focus at all, but I'm gonna make it no matter how much it takes

>>169003880
the advice is good this time

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reminder to vote in the poll
http://poal.me/atjauf
http://poal.me/atjauf
http://poal.me/atjauf

Details can be found here:
>>169000503

I have seen intelligent programmers who couldn't focus and had no work ethic. Novices who can focus and teach themself things become far stronger gamedevs than self professed genius programmer types and savants who ride 100% off talent but no discipline. Sometimes you get a combination of the two, but it's rare and everyone wants to believe they are that combination.

>>169003735
post more of these

I miss J-List ads

>>169004515
Details can be found here: >>169000864
>>169001608
>>169001718

>>169003717
start small and finish something

>>169004515
Stop shitposting, fag.

>>169004662
tfw dumb and no work ethic

>>169004515
Its super obvious you're yet another shitposter who lives in agdg but has never made a game in his life. So please end it. Your life that is. End it.

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>>169004676

>>169004662
I agree to some degree, but far more important than discipline or talent is passion and creativity.
A programmer without creativity and an innate need to create, no matter how knowledgeable, is completely useless.
For artists, creative drive is a basic thing which is expected, but so many programmers completely lack such feelings which are absolutely necessary for gamedev.

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so I finally got mesh destruction to work somewhat, it was a lot hard than I anticipated to only check collisions on the server and somehow send relevant data to the client (that's what you get when you don't know shit about networking), now I just need to fugue out how players are not going to get fucked by ping.

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Post ideas for the next official AGDG game jam, aka Loli Jam.
PS: Don't listen to shitposters.

>>169000503
>>169004515
Explain?
https://boards.fireden.net/vg/search/filename/1471909417322/image/bOd9psy8J9hpj10JcOuIdQ/

>>169004280
and the statue looks like a weirdly-stretched dwarf with raw chicken-wing wings, poor shading, and no understanding of human proportions

>>169005156
The shittiest and most uncreative agdg games are usually from the animu artfags though.

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>mod gave me warning for telling gogem to kill himself

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>>169005185
reminder that it's only acceptable for girls to be friends with and pilot mecha. Anything else will be considered trash.

>>169000503
>>169004515
So I looked a bit into that image hash in the archive and the threads you were shitposting in. You are messy as fuck.

https://boards.fireden.net/vg/search/image/ckTmy9wOomaMErc3jCXSfA/

>>169005309
>animu artfags
Those are programmers, m8 (such as Rotate and Marmo)
Haven't seen any artists make anything animoo here.

>>169005185
That's one high quality picture. I approve.

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>>169005404

>>169005218
>space empire dev
Who?

>>169004824
>>169004901
>>169000864
>>169001165
>>169001159
>>169005073
>shitposters being triggered by the sudden surge of quality

>>169005218
>Explain?
there is my post about the poll
there is my post responding to a triggered shitposter, who was shellshocked by the quality I brought to this thread somewhere around December
there is my post where I am flabbergasted about a potential jam theme

>>169005452
I see nothing wrong with these posts

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>>169005660

>>169005452
Appears to be an ideaguy with no game. Typical.

>>169005802
Wow we have a literally LITERALLY INSANE shitposter. I remember you sperging about dino girls too. That was so funny.

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>>169005852

>>169005185
Pokemon but with lolis

>>169005802
You're a poser. Make a game instead of shitposting polls for jams you don't even enter.

>>169006037
>>169005404
Those mecha look good
>>169005660
>>169005852
Those are some ugly ass mecha

>gets linked to his shitposter posts
>immediately breaks into sourceposter mode
kek

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>>169006037

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>>169005185
I'm going to start working on assets for mine. I'm allowed to do that as long as I use the excuse that it's assets for my main game, right?

it'll be a "this is the police" clone except you manage an adventurer's guild and send them to their deaths as a cute guild girl, thematically similar to Recettear. Worried about the scope getting out of hand so the game will probably only be like seven days long.

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>>169005404
What if the girl IS the mecha?

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>>169006495

>>169006603
Why are the villains so much more appealing than the MCs in this anime?

>>169006620
All nodevs should go away from this thread. Starting from (you)

>>169005156
>For artists, creative drive is a basic thing which is expected, but so many programmers completely lack such feelings which are absolutely necessary for gamedev.
Asinine statement tee bee ayche.

>>169006620
DELETE THIS

>>169006620
I almost self-aborted but my mom took medicine and stayed in bed for weeks to prevent it from happening

>>169006069
But I have entered a jam:
https://itch.io/jam/agdg-dinosaur-jam/rate/101530

>>169006894
I guess that means you're not a shitposter after all nevermind then

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>>169006603
Robot girls are the best.

>>169007305
I don't even know who she is but she is the kind of character I feel sad for not being legal to steal her into my game whenever I see a picture of her

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We have a fun combat log now.

>>168999453
Yeah I'd make it so that it shows what you are trying to pick up, and gives your the 'yes' 'no' option all at the same time.

That sequence of 2 slow text strings will be frustrating for players.

>>169007305
A robot isn't a mecha.

>>169006760
Still true tho

How would I keep a material/shader's float upon changing a scene in Unity?

Currently have a transition material attached to a Camera but when I change the scene to the next level, all of the values get reset so the transition doesn't complete.

>>169007908
I should note that the second scene's Camera has the same Material attached (it's a prefab) but it still doesn't retain its values.

>>169007772
False

Graphic design is hard.

Game design is hard.

Audio design is hard.

Design is hard.

The hardest part for me is the normie stuff like marketing and actually keeping a blog.

The hardest part is ladders

>>168999359
Looks dope.

>>168999653
There are lots of methods. You can do it real time with camera shaders etc, or beforehand in photoshop.

>>169009339
Where's the gamedev?

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>mfw kotaku wants to feature the trailer on their site
any info on when they are going to shut the greenlight down?

>>169009383
Wrong tab. My bad.

>>169000072
Animations and effects looks really smooth.
That isn't the final environment right?

>>169005185
Not sure your going to attract talent if thats the theme.

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>>169007630

>>169009451
>greenlight down
>green light down
weight holds things down
>green light weight
>green lightweight
you know what's very lightweight?
dust
>green dust
coincidence? I don't think so
Dog covered in green dust when?

>>169009451
>>kotaku wants to feature the trailer on their sire
Neat!! Congratulations

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>>169009867
there you go

>>169010084
This is clearly a green dog, you need a regular dog covered in weird green dust that makes it attack the player.
After you beat it, the dust goes gray and the dog whines a bit and dies, revealling the dust was controlling it or some shit, and you lose sanity points for killing a poor animal.
The green dust is not explained otherwise.

What a good way to practice isometric pixel art?
Are there any good videos or reading material, or would it just be best to keep practicing while refencing other isometric pixel art games?

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For recent arrivals into this thread, who won't bother to read earlier posts, here is another go at voting the next jam theme:
http://poal.me/atjauf

More details here:
>>169000503

>>169010367
what do you think makes isometric pixel art different from other pixel art?

you mean getting the orthographic perspective right? just use a grid

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>>169007305

>>169010569
Well, I'm trying to make it look like its from a 45 degree vertical angle.

It's hard imagening certain eviornment pieces in that angle and accurately creating it.

>>169009867
>greenlight down
fug, you scared me

time to DO IT and get the trailer out and get voting going

name my game

>>169011081
Attack of the Poopoo Monsters

>>169009861
T-thanks?

>>169010885
>just use a grid

>>169011346
wut

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>>168999281
>he doesn't have followers
Why even bother making a game for 12 people who will randomly stumble on it?

>>169011673
gotta start somewhere doggo

>>169011417
are you fucking retarded jesus christ

is this the new "what is a frame?"

>>169011673
i used to have a lot of followers but I didn't want to be associated with that crowd anymore, so I ghosted.

I'm not sure if I regret it yet.

>>169011673
i bet you also believe in being born with talent and inability to learn anything you dumb dogposter

>>169011673
>don't even have any social media outlet
>can't think of a dev alias
fuck making your game known

>>169011878
I think anon is saying that it's hard to make sprites that look good in an isometric game. Your response, "use a grid," while it's good advice for isometric games, doesn't seem relevant to that problem.

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how do i make this a game

>>169012434
Puzzle platformer with some personality and a quirky story.

>>169012334
read my first post: >>169010569

what makes you think there is a difference between isometric pixel art and other kinds of pixel art?
the only difference is the perspective. and if you have trouble with isometric perspective, the answer is simple: use an isometric grid as a guide to draw your sprites over

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>>169000503

AHAHAHAHAH

GOODBYE LOLIS.

>>169012434
patapon

just give him a spear

>>169012434
make a pet simulation game like tamagotchi

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I've started to make a list about games which just randomly gets posted in the thread (by random, I mean that it's not a Jam game and nor a Demo Day version), and I've decided to try them one-by-one as I have time.

Today here's some feedback with video footage for Apprentris.

https://attaboy.itch.io/apprentris
https://youtu.be/N54T_ji40NQ
- I really did enjoyed the game. I believe there's a word to this genre, so it's not new, but definitely a fun and interesting execution.
- Good music, fine visuals.
- It took me some time to understand that I can only dash if a block is within reach. At first I thought that my keyboard is broken or there's something wrong with the game, so I restarted it to see if it works with the X-Box controller. I don't mind the change, because this is a kind of game which feels better with a game pad. I love the small shake effect you've added.
- As I understand the different blocks have different features, but I didn't notice anything game changing effect while playing.

Games so far:
http://pastebin.com/Zm0BmwiF

>>169011802
you sure are triggered by dogposting easily

>>169003208
Aw damn, id love to do the music. Game looks very cool anon, if you have social media to follow let me know!

>>169012980
1000 times this

>>169013346
>triggered by dogposting
im woofered by dogposting

>>169013534
Sorry man! This leaves you free to be a musicbro for another anon.

You can follow me at jasozz.tumblr.com if you're interested

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Made a button class
Added text to the combat menu
Added and options menu and exit button.

After I get home from work I'm going to do my player and enemy stat overlays.

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Got to see the walking sprites in engine for the 1st time. Got a pretty good idea of what needs to be changed

>>169000072

as much as i love your progress and how tight your game looks you have trim down these walls of text. as a side note do you have more animations planned for the enemies?

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>>169013802
That... was the worst joke I have ever read.
I can die in peace now.

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P R R O G R E S S

Mostly visual, didn't dev much today.

Basic screen transitions now in, currently noly 2 types.
Also juiced up the message system (and changed corsshairs).

Also started working on the perk/powerup system, current perk (autoloader) shown in the top right corner.

Might also add a time limit for the levels to add some extra pressure, opinions? Yes/no?

Now off to sleep

>>169012217
Not sure if sarcasm?

>>169014556
YES

>>169014052
>>169014556
Oh and jasozz my nigga I'll propably hit you up on tumblr tomorrow about the music. Now I gotta go to sleep, got work tomorrow.

>>169011802
Hey I see you around and getting mentioned quite a bit how many followers do you have?

>>169014369
>trim down on these walls of text

t. highschoolDropoutThatTakesSignificantTimeToRead2000Characters

>>169014746
I don't have followers, only an infinite amount of haters

>>169014746
he's a pretty big deal
probably like a million followers or maybe two

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Progress:
>new enemy
>tweaked more existing weapon sprites
>more explosion effects
>got textboxes work exactly how I want them to

>>169014578
Not sarcasm, I genuinely hate social networks

>>169014698
Sounds good my dude. A message on tumblr or soundcloud is fine.

>>169014890
I'm not sure why are you posting this, since you are not asking for feedback nor you describe what purpose it'll serve in the game, but I'm saving them.

>>169014890
Nice. too much teat

>>169015096
looking good my man, but the targeting reticle looks too basic/boring

>>169015225
It's fan art

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>>169014982
>implying he is not known by hundreds of millions of people for making the school shooting game where you shoot your family and little children to death
>a game so sick it was banned from every host including newgrounds and australia seriously considered expediting him back to the U.S. like a person frantically swiping at a spider crawling on their leg
He's actually the most famous game developer ever and has the sales and high scoring reviews to prove it. Sooo yeah

Shows what you know.

>>169015274
>tfw no fanart

>>169015096
Lock-on is an intensely bad idea.
Was hyped for the game before that.

>>169015261
>but the targeting reticle looks too basic/boring
It's placeholder.

>>169015398
It's unlockable module that can be turned on/off any time. I'm just experimenting with it.

>>169015339
Post character

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>>169014746
>>169014949
>>169014982
>>169015298

>>169015298
This unironically sounds like the posts gogem makes about himself.

>>169015274
Truly wonderful. Not the dev, but thank you!

>>169015483
But I don't have a game :/

>>169015298
>australia seriously considered expediting him back to the U.S. like a person frantically swiping at a spider crawling on their leg
I clapped like the burger I am

>>169015473
If the feature is there it must be used. That's how it always is.
If the feature objectively makes the game easier, you feel obligated to use it.
It just doesn't make for good gameplay.
Think about how in Contra, you have to be tactical about lining up your shots at a frantic pace. It's what makes the game.

Greetings A G D G

I have great news for you. If you are in need of a FREEEEE artist, you need look no further! Tell me about your game let's get ready to dev this world

>>169015676
I would like to make a nintendo art style for a puzzle game

>>169014556
those bullets better bounce off walls

>>169015671
As I said I'm just experimenting with it. If I have it in full game, it will be something that will cost a lot or you have to beat hidden boss or something to get it. You need to have got it before you can turn it on/off. Otherwise it's always off.

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>>169014949
>>169014982
actual number here. after how many years of shilling and namefagging?

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>>169015676
In my game the player can do anything they like. Can you provide the assets for that?

>>169015878
Better, but please don't make it a main/necessary mechanic.

Keep up the good work

>>169015907
I have more followers and I haven't post anything for like few months.

>>169015907
gotta start somewhere kiddo ;)
[rides off into menu simulator sunset]

>>169016070
Be careful not to inadvertently bully innocent bystanders

>>169015832
Hmm, I'd like to know more. What engine?

>>169016019
Very funny!

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Post playable demos. I want to play something

Remind me to kill myself if I ever end up being 30 years old still living with my mom and my only claim to fame was being noticed by an actual famous person on a video where my shitty unfunny romance simulator was viewed alongside other games.

>>169016230

itch.io/jam/agdg-demo-day-12
make sure to give feedback

>>169016028
It's not going to be main or necessary mechanic.

Have you guys seen this? I think it could make a great game it's completely mental

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4

>>169016359
Anon this doesn't work when people have embed video links.

>>169016230
>cockmongler
blast from the past

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>>169016274
>shitty unfunny romance simulator
Wait stop. What?

>>169014746
idk check the numbers on twitter/youtube?

>tfw nodev for years
How to become yesdev

>>169016623
make game

>>169016623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ0e3QUADw8

>>169016212
Okay you control a cute type character that is a 2d cute monster ball girl and each level is a different puzzle you have to solve with cute monsters who get in the way with different attacks

Level 1 would be a mystery puzzle where there are 10 paintings of characters. One of the portraits is the murderer who killed everyone else and each portrait tells you different things about the other characters. For example yellow character says the white character always lies
The white character says blue is only honest after you speak to the red character.

I think this would be best in either Unity or Game Maker Studio

brace yourselves

>>169016751
Ahh, not really interested in either Unity or GM. But I wish you the best, I really do

>>169016901
what do you think about my idea though

>>169016708
Yeah but how do you finish game
>>169016727
I started like 20 games but never really got far

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>>169016708
>>169016727
>these post times

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ0e3QUADw8
>all footage of other people's games from agdg and not his
>all used without permission
>3 flop games, 300 followers on youtube and twitter over 10 years and tells agdg how to market their games while making youtubes about how to make and market games

>>169015671
>>169015878
>>169016028
>>169016327

lock looks fun imo

>>169016901
What engines do you like?
When are you going to stop spamming this shit every thread and make a game?

>>169016868
>>169016901
here you go

>>169017015
>these post times
Proof that gogem does not bully himself for attention? Or proof of proxy? We will never know.

Post dev music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAwR6w2TgxY

>>169017243
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgiPYhOJeSkIicL7S9jRtYw7idPBOL8NO

>>169017015
leave gogem alone you fucking bully

>>169017223
i'm scared

>>169016751
what do you guys think about my concept idea for a puzzle game

>>169017015
you don't need permission to use footage from dead games

>>169016971
what is stopping you from finishing a game?

>>169017015
Gogem is more of an idea than a person at this point, it's unclear if he is even real on AGDG.

>>169017417
>Unity
>Game Maker
Hmm

>>169017243
https://musicforprogramming.net/

>>169017372
Pardon yourself. I happen to be a paying customer who got shit on by him on steam.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/519930/discussions/0/217691032430905828/

I am entitled to speak the obvious truth without being accused of bullying you safe space seeking reject. Reddit be not here.

>>169017243
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWCIac-ChsM

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----[ Recap ]----
Game: A Smol RPG
Dev: polisummer
Tools: 3ds Max, Blender, Unity, GIMP, Aseprite
Web: polisummer.tumblr.com
Progress:
+ alchemy system works now
+ made more models for dungeon level
+ got another font
- university is taking a lot of time

agydagy i once again have a big problem

https://forum.unity3d.com/threads/custom-editor-to-edit-an-array-of-custom-classes.457561/

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WIP of the train, going to slap some sweet hand painted textures on it, and a cool shader.

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>>169014949
>>169016586

>>169017580
Which one's you? Are you just mad he had a paid achievement? Like who cares

professional ideas guy here

ask me anything

>it's another faildev replies to himself and retards feed the troll thread
see you guys later

>>169017768
Thats very nice
What a good program for painting on textures?

>>169017956
When do I get my paycheck?

>>169017465
Gamedev just isn't fun. How do you dev when it isn't fun?

>>169017893
>Which one's you?
Is this not an anonymous website? I find that gogem using a name here seems to contradict the spirit of the site. No I will not tell you who of the dozens of disgusted individuals I am. That should reflect enough on gogem that he has so many frauded customers pounding on tables in his developer board that you can't tell which one I am. Now leave me be GOGEM

>>169017956
What an easy/quick to make game that can me some money
So i can stop being a loser neet

>>169017704
Can you post a webm of how the alchemy works? sounds cool. Also game looks great.

>>169018074
I asked which one was you so i would know what the fuck you were talking about
>frauded
cos of the achievement thing? Don't be so autistic

>>169018190
I recommend looking through any of the old flash games on the internet that were really popular at the time and now redesigning it so the graphics and gameplay is a little bit different or unique

>>169018049
Why are you deving if its not fun?

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How much of an upgrade are 3D Modeling Software like Autodesk 3DS Max/Maya and Modo over free software like Blender? Is it worth the $1500 a year subscription?

>>169018376
Well, I wish that the game ideas I have in my head were made, and I think they need to be made, but I the actual process of creating them seems long and grueling. Do people actually find gamedev fun?

>>169018559
in b4 pancakes.jpg

>>169018559
It is better.

Whether it is worth it is something you must decide yourself.

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>>169018559

>>169018787
not a pancake, just cake

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>>169018594
Yes.

>>169018559
It's free if you say you are a student

>>169018787
disgusting

>>169014890
You are making me feel dizzy, anon. Fan art has always been a dream of mine. It means someone genuinely likes your stuff. I anxiously await the end. Thank you for this!

>>169018559
get maya lt

>>169018654
Better in what way? What worthwhile features do they offer that Blender doesn't?

>>169018787
those arent even really pancakes, theyre made in a rice cooker

its literally just a normal cake

and imagine, we eat (pan)cake for breakfast very frequently

really makes u think

>>169019060
>we

I don't care for pancakes and don't understand why people want them when waffles are superior in every way.

>>169015298
>australia seriously considered expediting him back to the U.S. like a person frantically swiping at a spider crawling on their leg
some shchizophrenic somewhere actually believes this shit lmao

>>169019026
It got shitcanned on Steam though. See the reviews below: http://store.steampowered.com/app/243580/

Modo Indie seems to be much more well received.

>>169001762
>>mfw It's a singleplayer game, but I want to change it into a multiplayer game
smile and optimism: gone

>>169019294
how far in the development are you?
It might not be that hard.

>>169019172
>when waffles are superior in every way
Blatantly wrong. Waffles are too dry and crusty; nowhere near as satisfying to eat as a shortstack.

>>169018787
THICK

>>169018787
That looks like it's raw inside.

>>169019172
most people prefer waffles, the problem is that you need a waffle iron and who the fuck actually owns a waffle iron?

>>169019401
>he'd rather eat doughy garbage than eat a fluffy and crisp waffle
the only thing pancakes are better than is frozen toaster waffles

fuck eggos, man

>>169015671
>Think about how in Contra, you have to be tactical about lining up your shots at a frantic pace. It's what makes the game.

But Contra 3 introduced Homing Missiles and it's one of the tougher Contras. Contra Hard Corps had character with homing weaponry as well

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>>169018787
>>169018653
Why is this meme a thing

>>169019597
tasty cake batter

>>169019276
>instead of something that's practically an industry standard, get this unknown shitpile with "indie" in the name because of some steam reviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55P-UHdZ7WI

>>169019276
I've used it for years and haven't had any major problems. My only pet peeve is not being able to use plugins like Shave and a Haircut. (when I need to use it I just rent Maya and spend a month on hair)

Granted I use it only for modeling. I use other programs for baking, rendering and texturing.

>>169019681
>who the fuck actually owns a waffle iron?
I do.

>>169019748
>Contra 3
>Hard
Contra 3 is babby difficulty

>>169007630
what library for semi-ascii gui

Is multiplayer extremely hard to code? It feels like a lot of indies don't do it.

>>169019908
Hard corps then. US version. Several characters have homing weaponry.

>>169015298
>australia seriously considered expediting him back to the U.S. like a person frantically swiping at a spider crawling on their leg
Is this what /agdg/ actually believes?

>tfw hoarded 6000+ reference pictures I'll probably never use
help

>>169019981
There are engines that have very high-level networking. Making a multiplayer game can be as easy as making a singleplayer game + 2 functions per object.
Then again I wouldn't try to do competetitive multiplayer as an indie.

>>169019981
Not extremely hard, as long as you don't bother with anti-cheats stuff (coop games, for instance).

>>169019981
yeah

>>169019897
you are the whitest motherfucker alive

>>169019981
It's pretty easy with UE4 (and I assume Unity)

But multiplayer requires people to play with.
Once you get below a certain threshold, it might be literally unplayable.

>>169019981
Replication isn't all that difficult but dealing with security/cheating is. You can just ignore it but any competitive game with serious netcode flaws will die quickly.

>>169020264
>and I assume Unity
You'd assume wrong. Even fucking Godot has better multiplayer than Unity does.

>>169019393
It's not about my game, I was quoting >>169001762

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----[ Recap ]----
Game: Scavenge
Dev: ScavengeDev
Tools: Blender, Unity, TimeWaster2000
Web: No siñor
Progress:
+ Designed a dialogue system
+ Had solid idea for a few items
- Wasted time on other stuff

>Don't Starve Together
>free copy for your friend
>their own engine
>great art
>no cheaters
>players host their own servers

geez, are Klei indie geniuses

>>169019981
indies don't do it because it's EXTREMELY unlikely they will have the playerbase, so it's not worth it. and then people don't buy them because no one plays them, and so they cannot succed.
im sure there would be many more indie multiplayer games if not for that non-technical problem.

>>169015298
>australia seriously considered expediting him back to the U.S. like a person frantically swiping at a spider crawling on their leg
wtf did this happen

What's the best way of screenshotting/rendering 3D models if I want feedback on the anatomy? Personally I find it hard to see shapes in 3Ds Max.

>>169020565
>players host their own servers
Why is everyone shocked/impressed by this?

Have you never play any online video games made before 2010?

>>169020618
true.
see: RRPS

interesting concept, but no one to play it with so it's ded. but it's a catch-22 of "no one plays it so there's no one to play with, so I won't buy it"

I still say googem should re-tool RRPS as a board game, it'd probably be great

>>169020395
Not to be the jew, but at least Unity is popular enough to have nice third-party networking solutions that are better than Ggodot's (and, I would argue, better than UE4's).

>>169015298
>australia seriously considered expediting him back to the U.S. like a person frantically swiping at a spider crawling on their leg
hahahahahahaha holy shit

why they didn't do it?

Give me a cute name for a mage loli.

>>169020264
>>169020618
It's funny because triple A studio keep releasing multiplayer games that die on release anyway, average indie dev is smarter than full teams of veteran devs and execs

>>169020854
What would you need from a third party UE4 networking solution?

>>169020618
is there a market for games meant to be played with friends though?

>>169005185
Sasebo slashing game

>>169020975
Magiloli

>>169020990
>triple A studio keep releasing multiplayer games that die on release anyway,
such as?

people even still play Splinter Cell Blacklist and The Division.

>>169021034
>implying gamers have friends to play with
lol

>>169009839
>Not sure your going to attract talent if thats the theme.
What does this mean?

>>169021034
Yes, there are succesful indie games with multiplayer. But those games also work as single-player games.

>>169020975
Dorothy or Doropie

>>169020975
xXxGokuWeedSniper420xXx

>>169021423
This shit is always the most discouraging.

>>169020997
Propably a little less "magic", so you can, without going too low level, adjust things like compression of packets or interpolation/extraploation. It's super easy if you can use one of those entities that has networking builtin and optimised already (like Characters), but, for example, vehicles are not networked and you have to add those things manually or they will be choppy over the network.

>>169021034
People around me don't even know what singleplayer is for, sp are not "real games" in their minds. I am the weird one playing singleplayer

They happily buy every game tagged "Coop" or "Multiplayer" game on Steam tho, one rich guy even buys games for us

>>169021276
Evolve
Battleborn
Most MMOs

>>169019981
C networking took me like a month, but now adding features is just as easy as single player.
But for testing having to compile+launch the server+client was annoying, before i wrote shell scripts for it.