Are you making a game?
I was
but then I had to do something else!
>yfw you fix THAT GLITCH
I am good at drawing and making music, but terrible at programing. I have ideas, but without the necessary knowledge, is the same as nothing.
>>318580849
I'm bad at everything that isn't programming.
Let's get it going
Yeah. Progress is slow but it's good practice.
>>318580849
show me some your art
>>318580849
>tfw finally starting to feel a little better about my art
It's still nowhere close to showing, but damn it I can at least say I'm getting better. It's a damn slow process.
Music seems fun to make, but I wish I had more patience with FL Studio, or whatever makes music.I'm also too scared to start programming.
Yes im making overtale, and ill be the next epic meme.
Been working on a shitty porno text adventure game for a while. Shelved at the moment because of term projects and finals. And also because I'm my own biggest critic.
>>318580849
Are you me senpai
making a game where you can swap between animals.
Basically space station silicon valley + Kirby + mario
so far its no death
I'm gonna be making a game in which you play as the assistant to a hero. You gather equipment for him before he goes off to dungeons, and collect his rewards from the local towns.At max level, you will only be as strong as a low level hero.
>>318581678
>overtale
Gotta go full meme and call it overquest.
I was making a small tag-team shooter ala lost vikings with gunplay-related puzzles with a friend
I was doing the graphics and she coded it but it got stuck because i'm a quitter faggot that couldn't move past the point of "this animations i pulled out look like shit ergo the game will be a total failure"
instead of you know
focusing on making a somewhat decent first game and not a masterpiece
>>318580849
>but terrible at programing
Protip:Everyone is terrible at programing
>>318579870
>make one stage that looks passable
>add some few effects and assets here and there and it now looks better
>playtest with dummy actor
>keep falling from the floor
>can't get through the door
>invisible wall everywhere
fuck man, i quit this shit like couple of months ago.
>>318579870
I'm trying but I get discouraged every time I see the graphics of other people's games.
>>318579870
>unity
>>318582540
>decide to make a game
>start off small
>you control a rocket and have to fly from one spot to another with limited fuel
>ez pz
>rotation doesn't work as expected
>a few days of debugging and I learn its due to "gimbal lock"
>would have to reprogram most of the game to bypass the issue
Fuck it, I'll make the stupid thing later. I thought this was supposed to be fun.
>>318580849
>>318581942
Are you good at google-fu? Know how to find exactly what you're looking for?
You already know half of programming. Most programs are stitched together with code from stackoverflow posts. Even back in ye olde days pre-internet programmers had "cookbooks" with tons of commonly programmed things already typed out and explained.
Hit up codecademy, pick a language, learn the fundamentals, and dive in. If you run in to any trouble, google that shit!
>>318582710
Just make a game with placeholders you can swap out later on. I do that with a lot of my projects until I can convince my friend to draw up some sprites or shit for me.
You can also try getting good at art but thats hard as tits.
>>318581962
i wanted to make a silicon valley remake too but in low poly 3d. Keep going, looks neat.
>tfw graduating soon
>tfw havent done any internships, shown my resume to anyone, or done any events at all
>tfw dont want to be software engineer
>tfw just want to make video games
>tfw learning gml and fruity loops in hopes that i can make a good enough game to not have to get a real job which would just send my depression into a spiral
>>318582813
Why don't you like unity, anon?
Working on some shit in löve with qt shota and gameplay stolen from the gbc. It's been, painful at best, considering I didn't know shit about programming or lua or api's a month ago.
>tfw doing game design in college
>all the classes teach me good stuff that i'll be able to use on a gorillion things spanning from simple animation to complex simulations and even things like music and publicity
BUT
>tfw learn that the vidya market in my country is dead on arrival
>start noticing the projects around me
>THE most prominent project is a shitty shooter that looks spiral knights tier in terms of art direction and 2003 flash game in terms of gameplay
I COULD BE THE CHANGE
BUT THERE'S NO HOPE KICKING THE CORPSE OF THE DEAD SAGE AND EXPECTING ITS ADVICE
>>318579870
Yeah I make games, but when I can't make art at all, my games just end up looking like shit and I lose the motivation to work on them.
I've been meaning to work harder on a game about pirates I started working on, but I'm too busy.
>>318583681
which country? Uganda?
>>318583681
hey spiral knights looked cute
>>318579870
yes cunt
>>318582416
goddamnit that else doesn't even work
>>318583681
>>tfw doing game design in college
I could never determine if I want to that seriously. It feels like either I just learn how to sound like I know what goes into games or I drop because there's a point of CS I'm willing to do as a job.
Is Unity 5 good for open world games? I'm not trying to make the next Skyrim but rather something more akin to STALKER but set in Mexico
>>318584104That's a word!
>>318583630
Not him but I just don't find it fun to use.
When trying to make 2D games it feels like you're trying to nail in a hammer with a machete. Also has way more shit than I need and I just don't want to wade through it all.
>>318579870
Is basic UFPs but the models are remasterized to PBS but i've program 3d pathfinding systems for games and i get it no money :( make videogames on South America = Poor guy without a successfull future and he could be ever alone and never meet a girl :(
I'm not really a game dev but I am a composer and I wanted to just make a game to score music to. People tell me that is "too deep" I guess its kinda shitty but hey "I tried."
http://mrachu12.itch.io/the-joke-of-a-cruel-gamebeta
>>318583978
argentina
>>318583979
well i mean it did
this thing doesn't look THAT bad but to see it being praised as the best of the best that the whole country has to offer is kinda disencouraging
>>318584225
i was able to learn how to program, model and animate things in less than 8 months, while trying on my own it would've taken me years of practice and understanding
it's worth it if you're able to make the most of it because you're getting indoctrinated by people who know their shit, but if you wanna get "some knowledge here and there" i'd say stick to courses
>>318581962
Man, that's cool. Can you elaborate a little?
>>318584251
With the asset store and a bit of cash you should be able to get something simple started with minimal programming experience. Sorta the magic of that engine.
>Want to make a game
>Can't draw
Every time.
>>318584251
Yes works very well, but you will need understand the basic of level streaming
>>318584559
>want to make a game
>jerk off instead
Every time.
>>318579870
for some reason only god knows I'm still working on a Sourcemod
>>318584470
Come to Mexico, show me your ways and lets create a game senpai
>>318584686
>want to find a job
>jerk off 3 times instead
>>318579870
Sort of, I'm using a little nifty gamemaker for horror games called terror engine, and I'm designing this little adventure
http://gamejolt.com/games/graveyard-shift/109603
It's not out yet, but some ratings would help. I pissed off a 2deep4u hipster faggot by telling him he should stop releasing updates for his game that never say shit besides "I'M TOTALLY GONNA GET TO WORK GUYS" (more than 3 a week), and he gave my "game" (still unreleased) a one star rating, and I guess got one of his cronies to give it a 3 star.
advice
>get a real programming job and work on your game on the side so you don't die
>if possible find team mates who aren't autists or cunts so the workload doesn't take a million years
>don't expect your game to take off; if you want commercial success you should make several good ones that aren't necessarily super long
>>318584559
Can make games without knowing how to draw.
Look at stuff like tetris, or roguelikes, or platformers like iwbtg.
Get started making any game. Get involved in other people's projects. Sooner or later you'll either have the connections, knowledge, or money to get art for your games.
>>318583332
thanks. yea i though about doing 3d platformer like this, might do something like that later on
>>318584493
thanks. There are a bunch of animals, each has their own unique skills and attributes. Currently, you can freely swap between any animal as long as you can get next to it.
example, squirrels can climb trees. rabbits can jump highest, turtles can survive underwater and out of water, sheep can float on air currents.
The levels have smaller collectibles and 2-3 main goals per level
Its allowing a lot of fun and interesting level design and so far it's not possibly to die. Im working on possible ways to handle enemies and they may appear later in the game.
>>318580470
>Be dumbass me, do no OOP programming, make everything in arrays
>Spend a week hammering out massive index errors with the inventory system in game
>Now working on the 1000x more complex combat system
>MFW every time I fix a glitch with complex handling, another 5 pop up that I need to tackle in the same way
>when finally everything is fixed, some basic function is now 100% toasted and the thing barely even functions anymore
>start over from square one
I'm REALLY fucking looking forward to be feeling that fucking feel, let me tell you.
>>318579870
Yep.
Thank god I taught myself C++ at 13 and don't need to use any of the shitty tools in the OP.
I would love to make a follow up to New Vegas but using the old Fallout 2 iso engine. Not really sure how practical that is though. Especially since there are some modifications to the mechanics I would want like weapon/armor modification and such.
Already started writing out some of the core setting and story concepts. Will just have to address engine stuff later.
Obviously can't charge for it or whatever. Just want to do it to prove it to myself that I can, and because I am so utterly disenfranchised with the way the IP is being treated by Bethesda.
Thank you for taking the time to read my personal blog.
>>318584559
PLACEHOLDERS
I picked up game maker studio in one of the recent humble bundles, just on a whim in case I ever decide to make a little game.
Would probably just be pixelshit since it's easy to draw.
>>318585572
Anon I always wanted to learn C++. I can program in VBA for Excel, and have a decent grasp of programming syntax and such. Where would you recommend I start with learning C++? Or maybe could you tell us how you taught yourself to give us some inspiration?
>started messing around in rpg maker
>go to /vg/ to ask for help
>TRIPFAGS EVERYWHERE
never again
What do you guys use for spritework? I've heard Pyxel is nice
>>318585824
>Implying low res graphics are bad
Only pretentious assholes think this, anon.
>>318585541
>make everything in arrays
Regular arrays or Associative arrays (ex. dictionary, hashmap)? I started a project and got halfway through before I realized it would be so much easier if my inventory objects were stored using a dictionary data type.
I would but I want to make a turn-based RPG with much more complexity than RPG Maker would give me. The issue is that coding a turn-based battle system seems really hard, and I don't know where to begin with it.
>>318585892
>Where would you recommend I start with learning C++?
Not that Anon, but C++ was the first language I thought myself around the same age. I used a mix of learncpp.com and googling "how to do 'x' in c++"
>>318585984
Store them in linked list arrays.
>>318585984
Regular.
At most I have preprocessor macros that help it not be a huge clusterfuck of magic numbers.
The latest bug is when one enemy gets killed on the second time combat is initialized, all of the other enemies become null, and the ghost of one enemy continually exists and causes the deathcount to increase by 1 every turn.
And also they can't die because they technically don't exist.
So now I'm fucking around with a lot of shit to try and get it to stop shitting the bed. I'm so fucking close I can practically taste it.
tfw you'll never make recap monday
What do you guys do to enhance your programming ability?
I usually chug a few cappuccinos and smoke a joint, and I find that I turn into John Carmack on speed, making complex spaghetti code that is impossibly fast but I have literally no idea how any of it works.
>>318586072
>coding a turn-based battle system seems really hard
The hard part being programing the AI, right? If that's true, try looking into finite state machines. It might give you an idea of how to program an enemy to choose attacks and such.
If the hard part is the turn-based, then it's not hard. I'd do something like:
while(battle = true){
UserTurn()
ComputerTurn()
}
>>318585892
Well, it's been so long that I don't really remember where I learned it from! I just pieced things together from different online tutorials. I think there's a book called Accelerated C++ that's highly regarded.
Experiment with different things, don't be afraid to ask for help, and don't give up. It's very doable!
>>318581794
>characters
>a brooke's pussy
>a rachel's tits
oh god why am I laffin so hard
please tell me they have dialogue
please tell me the body parts talk
>>318586553
I listen to ambient music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQE29az48gM
Listening to this will turn you into John Carmack for an hour
>>318586456
hanging out in /agdg/ isn't good for you anyways. its just a bunch of jealous nodevs jerking each other off. the second any /agdg/ game gets any notoriety, they rightfully dump that hellhole.
ay yo, rate my wip characters.
>>318586553
>What do you guys do to enhance your programming ability?
I follow XKCD's method of mild intoxication
>>318581161
Is that controlling which tiles are actively being updated?
Would it make more sense to offset the center of the tile range so more were visible in the camera's direction?
>>318585927
Not him, but making a game with sprites sounds like fun. The whole, "ANOTHER PIXLESHIT GAME," part is gonna take a while to get used to.
ABSOLUTELY NOTBUT I FOUND A GAMEMAKER FOR DUMMIES BOOK SO I TORRENTED IT AND I'M GONNA TRY TO NOT BE A FFFFFUCKUP
>>318586974
i'm sure ants will love your game
you guys got any ideas for cool passives? combat is like in a normal action 2d/2.5d game and its heavily AoE based
>>318587265
> cool passives
It would help if you gave some basic insight as to the mechanics of your game.
>>318587027
It is pretty amazing how a slight buzz makes even the most irritating programming problems manageable.
I save my hardest chunks of programming for the weekends when I can just drink and program all day.
i fixed a glitch that was causing the visuals to become all stretched
its still bad but its much better than before
>>318586707
Thank you!
>>318586187
Thanks anon, I'll check that site out. I understand that there would be a shit ton of stuff on google, but there being so much makes it difficult to choose where to start. Knowing that at least one other person here managed it with that gives me some confidence in it.
>>318586553
As much as I know I will get shit for this. Whenever I had to build complex Excel macros for work I would just sit down with a bottle of coke, and put on Enya. It would calm me down and help me focus. Then once that was over the regular stuff came on.
>>318587201
That's a pretty tempting filename, anon
>>318586710
Thanks anon. I'll check that out as well. I am sure I can figure it out since I've been doing programming stuff since school, but was never formally taught. It was just daunting with so many resources available now. And thank you for the extra confidence boost. I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors as well.
>>318587808ITS HOW I KEEP INSPIRED BY MY SHITTY MSPAINT CHARACTERS
>>318587265
honestly,if it's a brawler that could constantly have shit thrown at you,maybe you could have a dodge passive that gives off a silhouette of the character dodging in a blue/green/red hue whenever damage comes his way
>>318584225
It heavily depends on the college, do your research about the course before you sign up for it, and make sure the degree they give you is something that won't be laughed out of the office.
Also ensure they offer a wide range of classes with skills that can applied outside of vidya, you know, because a backup plan is essential especially when trying to get into this field.
>>318581794
Some day anon, we all finish our perfect erotic game.
>>318587161
could also be rts fog of war anon
>>318586974
I'm no sprite expert but I like them. The boots seem a little disproportionate compared to the pants/shirts, and I think you may have made the back of their knees to concave. It almost looks like they're breaking their leg or have servors for joints.
Dropped a shitty game in GM.
Going to finished another project, and return to UE4.
This shit is fucking hard.
>>318587358
its the normal mechanics of a game that has combat. for stats its damage, attacks, cooldowns, charge attacks, movement speed, aoe size and so on. as for the high level gameplay you go around gathering powerups and they stack together to make you more powerful basically
>>318588009
reminds me of that blue guy from dota that has a similar passive, i forgot his name.
>>318586290
>>318585984
>>318585541
>structures of storing things in your games
Is it worth it to make this myself or should I just go GameMaker and do objects?
What's the slowdown comparison going to be?
Also, C++ or C#?
>>318579870
I'm working on a game with a VERY loose Christmas theme. It's on Greenlight right now and I've been working on cutscenes all day.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=551525979
It's probably not going to be on Steam in time for Christmas, but the game will certainly be done by then, and released on another site. Aside from the cutscenes the game is nearly content-complete. Working my ass off here, and it feels good.
>>318587265
el classico anyone you kill has a chance to explode and do more damage. anyone who dies from that explosion also explodes etc
>>318589285
Neat.Is it going to be freeware?
>>318588971
Very little to no slowdown.
Using objects is far more efficient for your workflow. I'm seriously this close to learning objects and switching from this array system for my game because it's this annoying.
>>318590097
What I meant was should I use Gamemaker because of the ease with which it handles objects, or NOT use it because of slowdown.
keep in mind I plan to have many things running in this game.
>>318589789
No, but it's going to be cheap. I made it with the spirit of being easily giftable. There it a demo right now however on the Greenlight page if you want to try it out.
What do you think?
>>318587201
I want to fuck that plant thing.
>>318590661
I think you should work on the game instead of waiting for these threads to pop up and keep posting this
eye am an ideas guy
>>318590661
Too Undertale-esque/10
What should I use for a point-and-click gamewith VN elements?
>>318590661
It looks cool, honestly.
>>318584376
how did you get into making music? I've been toying with fl studio and lsdj when i'm on the go, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around shit.
Is there no way to work around my ineptitude with music?
>>318591043
depends how much work you want to put into it
>>318590661
I think I have you followed onTumblr. I thought you said you were delaying working on it for a bit?
>>318591043
You'll probably use Gamemaker or Unity, although Godot is an option.
>>318590661
Are you influenced by Earthbound?
>>318579870
Should I learn C# for games? What language did you start off with? Every time I try to start learning C++, i feel like I just hit a wall.
Tell me how to start in Unity /v/
Any good guides on 2D game making?
I plan to do a rogue pixelshit top down game that has 'MUH CHOICES' and a companion.
But I really don't know how to start, like on everything, although I have everything planned out on a document
I have basically no knowledge on anything besides basic programming
Any book recommendations for both art, works of Unity and Java? Any good music software
Yeah, I'm pathetic. Thanks in advance
>>318591396
What did that 4chan vn with the cripples use?
>>318591650
Maybe I should move to game maker. Any guides on that then?
I partly finished 2 projectile types. It took me a while to get bouncing + gravity working right together and even then it's still not perfect
>>318591623
I make all my games in C# and MonoGame. It's pretty rad I recommend it but be prepared to never finish anything because you do lots of xtra shit if you do that
I'm trying.
I didn't think doing simple shit like movement scripts would turn out to be such a pain in the ass.
Although it would probably be easier if I didn't take so many breaks.
Which one is better to learn, c++ or c#?
>>318591867
http://dl.upforfree.com/ebooks/GameMaker-Studio-For-Dummies-ebooksfeed.com.pdf
why arent you an ideas guy /v/?
at least youre not what those /vg/ guys call: the "nodev"
>>318592238
Is there anything really wrong with being an ideas guy so long as you acknowledge that you aren't actually the one physically making the thing, and don't let your ego make yourself out to be something more than you are?
>>318591760
http://www.renpy.org/
>>318591760
Renpy, but renpy can't run p&c's as they are played in the west. Flash is also an option.
>>318591250
Well, I WANT to put everything I got, but it doesn't mean I'll actually be able to. For now I just want some working prototype to keep the incentive.
>>318591396
Thanks, I'll check them out. Are there any adventure games done in Godot? Wikipedia lists some mobile stuff.
>>318591945
Looking good anon, keep it up.
10/10 icons btw
>>318591959
I'll give it a look. Seems like it could be interesting. Guess I'm gonna start with learning C#. I have GameMaker thanks to a humble bundle thing, but I'm more into learning programming first and foremost.
>>318590661
Don't steal Wunkolo's work you bozo
>>318590661
I hate that fake ass tweening sprite animation shit.
Still, the art style compensates for it, so it's not awful, just a bit distracting.
>>318588662
you're thinking of Cancer Lancer,but there's other characters in vidya that have passive dodge mechanics
What's a good program to make sprite animations in?
I'm talking on the level of Bowser's Inside Story animations except shittier
animation/sprite slave here
every day is suffering and my only motivation is knowing our lead designer is a godly programmer with industry experience
>>318581962
Animations would go a long way in making that look better. I would also recommend smoothing out the camera.
>>318590520
It was pretty cool, just kinda disappointing that you can't go faster while sliding, unless I missed something.
>MFFW I JUST FIXED "THAT" GLITCH
Development is back on track baby!
How impossible would it be to learn how to make a 3d assassins creed style game in 5 years? I just want an assassins creed game with more involved controls, and not just hold right trigger to fly shit.
>>318592510
The thing about idea guys is that unless you have actual game making skills to back up your ideas, you're beyond disposable. If an "idea" and being a freewheeling faggot is all you've got, you better hope the team likes you because they can just take your idea, make a game based on it and leave you by the roadside as their team soars to fame and riches.
Yes actually!
I'm working on something vaguely based on PM&TTYD, but I'm having trouble with partner designs.
For reference, the game is based on a Magitech-level fantasy setting, where the protag and his gang are a bunch of train robbers in the desert lands, until the evil count Eschewilde blows up the train they were robbing and makes off with some mysterious magical artifact. A strange girl and the last born of an ancient Druidic bloodline offers her aid in getting the treasure back, as The Count is going to cause the end of the world if he gets his hands on all the artifacts.
So far I have the Townel Gang (Lindell Townel - the protag of course's train robbing gang), who have the game's knockoff of Tattle and play like the goomba party members, Sylvie (the white Mage sorta chickie) who's field ability can grow dead and dying plants to create platforms and similar, and Drake (A Draconic beastman) who breathes fire to clear obstacles and suchlike.
Combat would be similar to TTYD, except Lindell uses guns and shortswords to fight.
However, instead of badges and BP, you use abilities gained off equipment and AP (as do your various partners and party members) to get skills, in a similar vein to FF9.
Any ideas and suggestions are welcome of course!
>>318594460
You can run faster by running forward for a few seconds, and the sliding is there to keep that built-up speed, as well as for big-jumping.
I don't know if I mentioned that you can big-jump in the demo, but how it works is that you slide for about a second and then jump out of it. Big-jumping puts you at top speed when you hit the ground again, and you go much higher and farther than a standard jump. Sliding is there to make big jumps smoother to perform without compromising speed by crouching.
All this will be better-explained in the final game. The demo has a big enough wall of tutorial text as is.
>>318594924
The fuck is this shitIf you're going to have a character that can steal items from enemies, I'd recommend letting the player get them earlier rather than later, so that they don't have to backtrack to every previous enemy to see what they drop. As well, stuff that's high risk/high reward is always great, like Danger Mario.
I hate ALL these memengines!
Unreal games always looks boring, Unity games aways looks like shit, and gamemaker are pure shit.
>>318596515
That's why Source is the best engine.
>>318596237
Lindell gets Mug on a weapon fairly early, just have to learn it, and his gang is with you from the get-go, and they can also get Mug.
Stat building is just like in TTYD with a choice of HP, MP, or AP every level, with equipment deciding attack and defense and that like.
Most AP abilities for partners are modifiers rather than brand spanking new skills, so you gotta go do sidequests to properly upgrade them like you would with shine sprites and shit like that.
>>318595525
Well it could be faster, but going fast doesn't seem to be a main point for this game, so it's fine. It seems pretty promising though, great music, fun gameplay, and overall good aesthetic.
I steal art (3d and 2d and sounds) then I make games and release them on google play for free.
What do you guys think of this?
I haven't stolen music yet, but only because I like writing my own and also feel like it would take over the style of my game.
>>318579870
kinda, my friends and built a large scale version of this (42in TV instead of a smartphone):
https://youtu.be/JqyK7CNZx2g?t=239
for comparison, our pyramid is about 9.5 inches tall
we coded up a quick and dirty 3D tetris and some other shit for it, all for a 24 hr competition and in that frame we were only able to get one degree of rotation out of the tetraminos (had to focus on the other shit to show off)
We have to present it again today and I just finished getting all 3 axis of rotation down
>tfw you take 778 lines of code and reduce it down to 54
feels fantastic man
I want to make a Srpg, something like SMT Desu/FE/Tactics ogre.
Should I make it 3d or 2d sprites? And where should I start learning?
>>318597606
Glad you like it! If you send me a friend request or something I'd be able to keep you informed on the whole thing.
>>318594889
But if you acknowledge that is all you are bringing to the table and don't try to be something you are not, is that really bad? I mean some people could genuinely just want to give those people with the skills to see it through the ideas for great games. And maybe be some sort of project management if required.
I agree that if an ideas guy gets uppity and tries to say shit like the game only got made because of them, then they are a fuckwit and not the kind of people needed in the hobby. But if they say they are happy that their idea led to the creation of something great because they were able to find the talented people to see it through to reality, I would want them to stick around.
Kind of like how Alex Garden used to correct people when they referred to Homeworld as his game, and he pointed out it was only completed because of the efforts of everyone on the team.
>>318587027
>remember <bad software>?
barely a punch line. my cs profs will derail class for like 10 minutes laughing at shit like this.
>>318597942
As long as it's free I guess it isn't a huge deal.
>>318586226
>Store them in linked list arrays.
Is anyone on /v/ actually a competent garbage man (software developer)?
Personally, I'm an artist looking for an ideas guy. I don't mind working for free. Post your email and I'll send you some of my work.
I finished this thing this morning. It took me 12 hours.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62512054/Blind_Soccer.exe
>>318599734
Ey I got plenty of idea's, none of them very good.
>Want to make a vidya gaem
>Lack the motivation to actually do so, despite having made a bunch of shitty programs back when I was in high school
>Being a semi-responsible adult has killed my patience when trying to create
I guess I might have to just push through it and try to motivate myself.
>>318600360
I was joking.
Friendly reminder that programmers are literally the garbage men of Computer Science. Literally a monkey could do your job.
>>318600548
Keep trying anon. I believe in you.
Match blocks ironically to postpone the sweet release of death
It's got the retro art and the screenshake, everything the hipsters love (except sound because that's are too mainstream)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102567447/matchtest.zip
I'm brainstorming on how multiplayer would work. Like maybe both players have their own timers and try to get points on the same grid, or they have seperate grids and send garbage to the other player's timer (so they have less time obviously, and they chain blocks to get rid of the garbage, but if they chain the garbage-destroying sets into other sets they can send the whole thing at their opponent).
Yes
I need opinions
Im making a game that has split protagonists, a laid back young adult coat wearing gunslinger and a testosterone fueled Muscle girl with attitude
How do i proceed in making a muscle girl that won't get people angry?
>>318598470
Sure, which one are you?
>>318579870
Learning Maya shit right now. And by learning I mean doing a piss poor job. So many options. So much technology I don't even know about. How do I rap my head around this?
>>318601214
Jmelt. You can send one to the other guy if you want too. He does the music.
>>318601208
Just make her a copy of Noriko. Everyone loves Noriko.
>>318579870
Why thanks for asking OP, yes I am.
I'm making a game based off 5th century Europe. A mix of TBS with MMORPG where players get to pick one of the numerous tribes amongst the Roman territory and fight off for the remains of the empire. We're doing coding and artwork for it right now, and expect to launch it on February.
Even if I had all of the necessary skills what would be the point? Its not like I could make anything that would impress myself if I did it alone and if you get people involved in a project then it will basicallly become something you need to do as a job.
Any of you fucking jokers know how to write music? I'm looking for a composer who can write bombastic fantasy music like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOOP-XBL5lA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHQ3QzHwSxI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ODKKILZiYY
Doing pretty good. Preparing for a video diary, and got a shiny new UI that looks a hell of a lot better than the old one. Also managed to implement body sliders for the base character model.
>>318584274
Making a 2d game with Unity here.
Doesn't feel like that at all. Maybe you suck too much at programming, anon.
>>318601208
Someone somewhere is going to be angry. Make what you want and fuck all the haters. If you start thinking like you are now then you have let the assholes win. What matters is the gameplay and if your game is fun.
I wish I could make a game. I'm just a washed-out concept artist who gave up on the dream of making money doing that.
>>318586710
AI is the hardest part. I'm completely ditching AI for exclusive PvP action.
I'm making a GDD for a game if that counts, it's more than I've done in a while so it counts to me. Gonna try to make an arena FPS centered entirely around grenades and other "deployable" weapons. No guns, no melee weapons, just throwables and placeables and such. I'm actually coming up with some genuinely new ideas (or at least I think they're new) which is exciting.
>>318601531
You never know what will happen anon. A mate of mine ended up getting us involved in playtesting for a PnP RPG from Fantasy Flight Games. He got this by being a verbose idiot with opinions on the internet, and one of the devs asked him if his group would be willing to playtest. He now writes for them freelance as well. And was even offered a fulltime job over there writing/developing for them, but turned it down like an utter fuckwit, despite it being his dream.
You never know what can happen unless you take that risk. For all you know you could be the next Carmack. Sure odds are extremely low, but you never know until you try.
>Making a game
No thanks m8, programming is literally the most autistic shit I've seen in my life.
I just write stuff.
>>318602079
That's like saying you could win the lottery if you just try really hard. If you try getting into game development and you get into some company there is like a 90% chance that you will be creating shitty mobile games and if you make something yourself as a job then get ready for ultra risky finances.
>tfw making a game in c because c++ isn't comfy
>>318602079
>you could be the next Carmack
You mean that they can be an incredibly gifted person with a complete lack of empathy?
>>318602554
>>318591650
http://www.raywenderlich.com/61532/unity-2d-tutorial-getting-started
As for music software, I've only ever used Ableton Live, but have made stuff that sounds pretty okay with it.
>>318601208
Make her however you want
Explain the plot, if there is any, and gameplay, sounds interesting
>>318602836
MALLOC and free not new and delete ok. praise ritchie
>>318602786
i want to be the next toby, make a meme game and shitpost in /v/!
>>318601208
Follow your heart anon. I make weird ass shit and I don't give a fuck. If you get haters then ride off the publicity. There would be enough fetishists defending you to offset the bullshit.
>>318603234
>>318583681
I'm stuck in the same situation anon, I don't wanna end up making shitty mobile cash-grabs but nothing else seems profitable. I might start some animation courses next year and test my luck on youtube, I don't know...
Still ROMHacking Earthbound.Like I've been doing for 12 years.
>>318601598
No, not really.
It just isn't for me. Maybe you suck because you use need Unity?
>>318601583
I could give it a shot.
https://soundcloud.com/dr-doomsday/late-night-streetlights
https://soundcloud.com/dr-doomsday/heaven-and-hell
https://soundcloud.com/dr-doomsday/midnight-strike
Send me an email or something.
>>318603238
At least Toby has the decency not to attentionwhore when he shitposts here.
>>318603631
i learned to use blender in 2 weeks
and ive been doing the textures or whatever in mspaint
go learn something new you feelposting faggot
I want to make a game like ace attorney or dangan Ronpa. What engine is fit for something like that and even better is there away I can see how either game is coded? I don't know how to data mine
>>318603925
RenPy is probably your best bet.
>>318601598
>programming
You have no clue what you're talking about. Programming isn't what makes Unity a piece of shit to use for 2D games. Its the interface. It sucks for 2D because it was designed with 3D games in mind. If unity is all you've ever used, then its probably why you can stomach it.
>>318603071
>>318603303
>>318601504
>>318601707
Thanks
Its a plot about 2 co-workers hired by the government in search for a kidnapping fiasco, in a world with different species.
Gameplay revolves around the Gunslinger based around kicks and ranged shooting, and the muscle girl based around physical punching, wrestling and weapon swinging
Their chemistry is neutral as they have been co-workers for a long time that casually treat each other like shitnothing too serious because they are both separately married to their significant other
They travel in a piece of shit RV and the gameplay is more like an action adventure but will have moments of dialogue exploration in towns and conversations in general
>>318603925
Renpy is good if you just want the VN elements, but anything that gets more complicated than that would probably be best in a different engine.
>>318583681
>>318584225
>>>Game design
Whose gonna make the actual GAME anons?
>>318604156
For some reason I read that as different spices.
Now I kind of want a game with spice as a plot element.
>>318603721
Nope. I just do it because it takes less time to do what I want, so I can devote time doing something else.
>>318604129
Tried Java and Unreal Engine. Unity had the best all-around features. I agree the interface is atrocious, but it has some neat points that others don't.
>>318604247
Game design is like being the director in the movie. You don't HAVE to know specifics on scenery, camera angles and shit. It helps a lot and makes your product much better overall in the long term if you do, but it's not a requirement.
>get all these great ideas for my game when I get home
>lose all motivation when I actually start programming
why live
how do i turn my game assets into a game?
>>318604156
>RV
So you'll let the player customize the RV, right?
>>318604374
Anon, I
>>318604539
Upload them.
>>318579870
Yes, but its a TCG. Right now, just physical release but Hearthstone is making me reconsider if I should work on a digital version.
>>318604523
>write down all my ideas on how to structure my enginer
>start programming
>realize there's one fatal flaw in the design
>give up and repeat
>>318604663
where?
I was considering Gamemaker but I dont know if that will ultimately teach me bad habits and make me waste time.
>>318604539
>open unity
>buy/download everything you need off asset store
>duct tape it all together
here you made game.
>>318604718
>>318604523
>Spend all morning babysitting
>Work all night
>Too tired to gamedev when I finally have time free
>>318604749
pomf
mega
>>318604817
You'd waste less time making a game in Game Maker than you would waffling about how you should make your first game.
>>318604817
Who cares? Undertale was made in gamemaker and look how popular that shit is.
>>318604817
im already somewhat into unity
but im thinking of gamemaker as a platform
does it do 3d games?
i just want to make a harvest moon game like hte one i played in the ps1
>>318604598
Gesundheit
>>318605042
Undertale is some good stuff, but its clear that the game itself is very simple.
Its getting the most out of the storytelling and fourth wall breaking.
>>318584470
>mfw live in the country of mother fucking Angry Birds, Clash of Clans and Hayday
>mfw the entire industry, media and people surrounding them are all about mobileshit
>>318605042
the content of memetale is what makes it popular
it coudlve been made in unity and people will still eat it as is
>>318604817
If all you want to do is make a game, go for it.
I think people worry about that whole "bad habits" thing too much. Every language I've ever touched has taught me a habit that I had to break to use another one.
>>318604175
Yeah I'm looking at a VN but with character stats and maybe some other stats that dynamically change the layout of the story.
Would renpy still be useful?
>Tfw halfway through developing an RPG I realized I was just making The Truman Show
>>318605229
Well it could be worse. Take a look at Sweden's gaming record.
>>318579870
My friend and I are. I'm learning how to model and do animation while he's writing the script/story ect. I help him with character ideas too but I'm sticking to modeling and animation.
>>318582416
more of these pls
>>318584292
>dat gun model
What engine is best for making a walking simulator? Seems like it'd be one of the easier things to make and I mostly just want to focus on level design.
Should I also consider making my own engine? I know some C++ already, but how difficult/tedious is it making your own engine for a 3D game?
I'm working on the main GUI right now. I can't draw and I can't into good looking colors but I am making attempts. It's probably fine enough now as a placeholder until I bother learning more about drawing things. I want to get back to coding. Making assets are hard even if they are just placeholders for me.
I've been working on a fighting game and adding in a second guy. I've been procrastinating though and a little depressed. Gonna smoke bud now.
>>318605096
GM is shit with 3D. Only good for topdown and everything else 2D.
But since you're into unity, stay with it. It's becoming industry standard and whatnot
>>318605451
As long as you don't want 3D movement like Danganronpa, sure. I'd recommend looking through some renpy forums to see what its limits are.
>>318605856
oh mygnodcdg
>>318606002
Why the fuck would you make your own engine if all you want to do is make a walking simulator?
>>318606002
>Should I also consider making my own engine?
9 times out of 10, nope.
For a game like that, just stick to any popular 3d engine and you will have more than enough support to get through the project.
>>318605632
You're going to get much more useful knowledge and skills from this than your friend.
>>318605856
Have some agdg
>>318606306
Programming experience mostly.
>>318606451
If you plan making a career out of games then reinventing the wheel once would teach you a lot.
If you're just wanting to make a game, then just go ahead and pick up an engine. Making a game is already hard enough. Don't throw all that extra weight on yourself unless its for your career path.
>>318606451
If the best you have is 'some experience in C++' then start with something easier.
>>318605518
Anon, there is hardly anything that is a truly original story these days. Don't be so concerned with it if there are similarities so long as you have told it your way. It has been a decent while since that movie, and I am sure it isn't entirely original either. Comparisons might be made, but that doesn't invalidate what you have created.
Make like Nike and just do it anon.
I just refactored a shitload of code to add namespaces, remove singletons and use events instead of assuming objects are all there all the time
>>318604884
>be NEET
>have unlimited time for anything I could ever want to do
>"Eh, I'll do it later.", never do anything
Just kill me now
>>318579870
I was, but i'm in full job searching mode which is killing my game development motivation right now.
Next week is going to be fun though. Ludum Dare 34 coming up and this is going to be our team's second game.
>>318604649
I'll consider it
But keep in mind
Its a piece of shit RV
I can add some sort of customization but i still need it stay like shit
>>318604374
There's nothing that says i can't make a species of creatures made out of spices
>>318606424
>mfw elementary school dropouts actually posting in agdg
Might as well try to make a game too.
Cant be that hard
>>318606913
Good job anon. Keep up the good work. I hope one day I can play your game.
>>318604156
>nothing too serious because they are both separately married to their significant other
Neat
>>318607058
All I ask for is the ability to get a shitty bobblehead for the dashboard. Maybe the hula hoop girl, maybe something else, maybe a bunch, but it needs to be in.
>>318582416
That doesnt even work
fucking kek
Seriously though, this only really applies to morons who take C++ 1 and pretend thats it
>>318607214
And fuzzy dice hanging off the mirror
>>318607098
And if you fail there is always gaming journalism to fall back on.
>>318607214
The main gub is gonna be the front mirror pov showing the two of them sitting in their seats/one in the back one driving/ doing shit, of course im gonna have a bobble head in the dashboard
>>318607469
>>318607058
>>318604156
>>318601208
Sounds neat, though the fact that your asking for character design i assume you have barely any progress right?
Maybe when you actually designed something you could share, i would love to see your idea progress
>>318607469
Not that anon, but could you have a road map that after you open it for the first time, it doesn't fold back up properly? Like you could clearly see that when it is sitting back on the dashboard where it was thrown in frustration. And then has annoying creases when you open it again. Fuck those things.
>>318607469
Then I'm satisfied and now hoping this doesn't get abandoned like every project that anons mention here.
>>318607325
this too tho
I know how to use excel extensively
