How is your game going, anon?
Great thread, OP.
I never said I was making any, OP.
>>342107314
Im just doing concept stuff
I suck at drawing so also practising that shit to
Slowly, due to finalswhich I'm not even working on pls send help
I got a new computer after losing all my WIPs to a double hard drive failure
i wasn't gonna finish any of them anyways
Now I'm just stuck thinking of what super small scale game i wanna make that still has enough charm for me to be proud of.
still writing story and dialog, after that then I'll go into level design....I pretty much suck at drawing and music, so I'm hopping that wont make me go "Fuck it" mode when I get to it....also, I still have to decide on what engine to use...
>>342107314
Keep trying to make graphics, despite drowning in final paper deadlines.
Spent stupid amounts of time on these yesterday.
>>342107314
Like shit, I'm a horrible human being and have no motivation.
Help me /v/ , what is better for a 2D sorry driven game?
Game maker, rpg maker, unity?
>>342108454
Love the filename man, hahaha. Shit, you can almost feel how begrudgingly you made that.
Been super busy at work and I've been self medicating by playing video games so I haven't done much work
>>342109058
Yeah...
So I have a concept, and slight programming knowledge. Enough to get me started and learn on the go anyway
But I have no artistic talent. Can't make any assets, visual or audio
What the fuck am I supposed to do?
>>342109276
Mspaint
>>342107314
It's going well. I've been implementing a bunch of classes and going to finish all the ones I have planned so far today.
>>342107314
Badly. Lots to do and no time.
I've been greenlit so I'm panicking and thinking of rewriting large chunks of the engine
>>342109276
How to do assets if you're shit at art?
Easy, draw the game in really shitty ms-paint/pixel art and make the characters look horrifyingly stupid, then make the dialog a bit quirky and pretend like you're making the game "ironically shitty" or "subversively bad" or whatever the post-ironic meme kids call it these days, like that guy who does simpsons art. Guaranteed buys from Steam babies who saw their favorite Youtuber playing le ebin maymay game.
Or just, you know, practice your art and get good. This is the respectable option, but the first option will probably actually make you more money.
got a new trailer for my game
check it out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sddBa6GxpTU
>>342109774
delete this
>>342107314
shit.
Got carpal can't work anymore. Got a freelance offer from a studio, can't help them either coz carpal.
Might end it desu, give up and become a chef
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RpM1rDwFc
I'm not going to finish it, probably
>>342108454
why does it look blurry
>>342107314
Nothing yet. Trying to find a way to make my models not look like shit.
>>342107314
Working in unreal 4. Pretty sure my project is doomed from the start because I need good environmental art for the game to work, but hey, it's good experience. I do know some artists but they're probably busy.
>>342109276
Why said you need talent?
Just start
>>342107314
well i stopped working on it when dark souls 3 came out
then i read a few manga and played some other games... now it's been more than 2 months
still have to finish witcher 3 blood and wine
>>342107314
Prototype for core gameplay is coming along well, once the groundwork is there I can start working on some test maps.
Lack of any 3d art or animation talent means it will be all boxes and pills but eh, I can worry about making it look like something once it actually plays well.
>>342109956
Learn feet-based programming skills
Then you can already have clickbait articles as publicity for your next game
>"One step at a time, this anon has created this game with his feet"
>"While some feet develop fungal infections, anon's feet develop games"
Like shit. Stuck in development hell because of lack of time from me and my two friends who work with me.
Such a shame. We had an amazing concept. I can only hope we continue developing someday soon.
Well my engine is almost done and I can do the art. But I'm still struggling with coming up with interesting gameplay mechanics or a story. What I need is some kind of idea guy willing to work for 25% of the profits but alas it's not meant to be.
Its OK
>>342109250
Why is there first water, then ground, then water on top of that, and then again ground?
>>342110520
if I only was a grill this would be a goldmine
>Stockingames new game: Mauled Brass
>>342107314
Drawing clothing for the main heroines sprite right now. I'll probably not include them in the game though, because they don't fit in with the setting, but it's good as temporary stuff, as well as practice.Where can I get some ideas for fantasy styled armors and clothing?
>>342107314
Still working on learning to draw concept art, another classmate is learning programming in Unity, and two others work on character design like me, and various assets, but at this point I'm the only one working on it. Working on some music too.
It's a 3D platformer. Stay tuned.
>>342110556
As a designer who suffered from a lack of dedicated programmers and artists for the longest time, what kind of bizarro world are you from and how can I go there?
>>342110737
/tg/ is actually a pretty good resource, check the Character Art and Arms&Armor threads.
>>342109250
Dude this is castlevania quality. Teach me your secretsor tell me what you used to make it
Tell me your favorite genre of game and your least favorite thing in said genre.
Do it.
>>342110807
Anon, I think your sarcasm detector might be faulty.
>>342110737
Which period for fantasy?
If European Medieval, I'd urge you to reconsider your setting.
Otherwise /tg/ has constant armour threads and your average tumblr reference blogs like
http://armorref.tumblr.com/
http://plegarmour.tumblr.com/
and the like.
But seriously it's been done to fucking death.
My main problem right now is that I've ended up making a game where you're a dude in power armor dual wielding a variety of guns and shields and drone weapons while jumping around blowing shit up
But I' more of a fantasy guy and struggle to visualize any kind of interesting scifi look, let alone story.
I'm not in a programming mindset right now so trying to do assets for my game, a non-conventional (read: not sci-fi pewpew lasers) shmup, I can't into art very good though
Pic related, the freight train probably needs to be way smaller cos it clutters the fuck out of the screen when it shows up
>>342110974
Hack n slash.
Stamina bars and no incentive to play stylishly.
>>342110974
Point-and-click.
Pixel hunting.
>>342110974
Action RPG
There is rarely a good balance of the action and the RPG
What kind of game should people who can't draw for shit try to start with?
>>342110902
>>342111094
>/tg/
Guess I'll lurk around there then, thanks.
>Which period for fantasy?
Not anything concrete, I'm just making a small lewd action rpg and I just need some ideas for armors and clothing, be them practical or impractical. I just need them to not look very modern so as to not stand out like a sore thumb.
Also, thanks for the links.
>>342111332
Roguelike
>>342109430
is that your game anon?
>>342110974
Hack n Slash
Enemies that don't attack you and are just there for you to juggle while looking cool
>>342110974
3D collectathon platformer
They're all either dead or have been "streamlined" to Hell and back
>>342109430
Style reminds me of scott pilgrim game
>>342108092
>failed most exams this semester
>still have an exam left over from last semester
Might be the right place to post this.
I am a composer hoping to break into video game composing. Would you guys mind if I tried to write for some of your projects?
I'm on break from Uni, so I'll have the time to do so.
>>342111487
What's your opinion on the Mario Galaxy games?
>>342111669
How much?
>>342111669
M8, no one gives a shit unless you post samples.
>>342111410
>enemies that approach you then perform a 180 and walk away instead of attacking
It's not hack n slash, but this was PoE at release
Here's an old screenshot from a year ago. Work and studies got in the way, but have been working on design in the spare time and been back at code and art recently.
It's a daugher-sim of sorts.
>>342111669
What sort of music do you do? What are some of your favorite soundtracks in games?
>>342111373
yea
trying to recode a custom sprite animator for my game because Unity's doesn't really work well with composite customizable sprites. I don't really need the hierarchy stuff anyway so if anything I will improve my performances that way. If it works
>>342110974
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6nJysVtCrM
Is this you?
>>342111835
Was trying to use Unity's built-in shit systems for sprite animations yesterday. I almost murderen someone before coding it myself.
>>342111687
First one was awesome although I had some complaints, second one wasn't as good but still solid 7 or 8 out of 10 in my books. Since then there hasn't been a single 3D platformer that floats my boat, Yooka Laylee may change that but it seems like too little too late
>>342111760
Plenty.
>>342111761
https://soundcloud.com/drfoster/midnight-brawl
For a fighting game.
>>342111795
Mainly orchestral. But slowly getting into more electronic stuff.
Anything from ace attorney, W101, Mario, pretty much anything with a good melody.
>>342111965
Sadly, no.
>>342112035
>Plenty.
Not what I was referring to, but okay.
>>342112035
>Plenty.
I think that anon was asking how much money do you want to get paid?
>>342112132
For free. I just need experience at the moment.
I'm really starting to get somewhere.
Got horizontal and vertical knockbacks ironed outthis webm shows both at the same time, but they can be applied independently, made an ability to repeat spell casts without any further action from the player, and got a whole slew of other buffs, debuffs and functions done
>>342112035
No offense, but a fighting game needs to have upbeat music. This reminds me too much of certain JRPGs I've played with dramatic music during an intense boss fight... it killed the mood to say the least.
>>342110907
Thanks!
Going to start a simple tutorial series around next month.
Will post it here:http://theonian.tumblr.com/
>>342111167
>read: not sci-fi pewpew lasers
>the player ship is clearly sci-fi pewpew lasers
kek
jokes aside though this actually looks pretty good. Getting Parodius vibes from how colorful it is
>>342112305
Fair critique. I'll take it on board.
>>342112234
neat, keep it up
>>342110638
Just testing various stuff at the moment.
Was thinking about making some sort of swampy area.
>>342110974
Rougelikes
A lot of times the games has no incentive to keep going. For example with Gungeon right now, I have finished all the pasts, the game has not told me what to do now, and now I feel no desire to keep playing.
>>342112359
Keep it up though. I really love the instruments you're using for your stuff!
>>342112531
Action-Roguelikes aren't reknown for excelling at traditional proc-gen and roguelike elements.
>>342107314
Going back to fix my screen resolution code that is completely fucked up. Thought it was working perfect but now that I actually have moving stuff happening on screen I realize it's got some massive issues if you try to change it after the game has loaded.
Kinda upset because I just got all these little green guys pathing and going to random destinations and thought I could move forward.
>>342112554
Well, critique is why I came here!
So on that note, any requests for music?
>>342112315
Oh hey! It's you! Did you ever find a programmer?
>>342112315
You should use brackeys tutorial series, trust me they al work very well https://youtu.be/yQXdREL4GGg. Honestly use any of his tutorials its whay gpt me started
>>342112847
I could actually use a theme for my demo's boss fight. It's a big robot that stomps around shoots shit tons of bullets/rockets everywhere because I need to show how dodging and location based damage works.
>>342112847
Could you just leave where I can contact you? Like an e-mail or something?
I'm planning to start making a game in mid July, so maybe I will need you some months after that
Besides just jumpingand eventually double jumping/hovering, those won't be too hard to implement, players and monsters can get around using their spells. In this webm the basic attack spell has been modified to launch its caster towards the point they target and repeat 3 times after casting, turning it into more of a mobility spell instead
>>342112431
You bet anon, I'm gonna make it someday
>>342113087
O shit i place a persiod at the end of the link(delete it)
>>342112889
Yeah, working with a programmer from Canada right now (found him on TIGSource)!
>>342113087
Ah, no, I've been requested to MAKE tutorials, so I'll try that.
But thanks for the suggestion!
>>342107314
Network games are a bitch.
Anyone here got any experience using pyglet? I Need help with how to gather input in a correct way.
or maybe someone knows where I can turn for pyglet help?
>>342113159
Sure, one of my non-personal emails is: ihaveahugeone77 at the google mail.
It's legit. Really, it is. Hope to hear from you!
pretty good, I need to hire a freelance artist and musician on per-piece basis and have no idea where to do that thoiugh
It's okay.
I've been in a rut lately because I worked myself really hard, got burnt out, and then started working a wage job which leaves me feeling even more burnt out.
I need to start working on the game full-time again, since now I realize how miserable I'll be if I have to stay a wagecuck for the rest of my life.
>>342108086
I just really enjoy designing characters man
This head is not cute however
I need to learn to Chibi as well as how to draw
>>342113132
Alrighty, sounds good. Have you got any screen shots, videos or a demo you could shoot me?
It's half past midnight where I am, so it'll have to wait til morning of course.
Do you have an email I could send it to?
>>342113572
This looks great, I really love the art style
>>342113572
this looks amazing, have you got a name for it yet? I want to follow this.
>>342112234
>>342113173
Look pretty good. nice to see pixelcollision.
Is it online multiplayer?
How do I make game if I am not a NEET?
>>342113882
Cut ties with your "Friends"
>>342113882
Many men do it. Deviing supplants your old hobby.
>>342109276
Make your game concept using placeholder assets, squares and rectangles. Get it to the point that the gameplay is what you want, then get building the whole game.
Once you're close to completion (it's playable beginning to end in placeholder form) pitch it to some artfags, look at their portfolios and once you decide on someone, get them to sign a contract (do NOT pay them before they finish their job) detailing the timeframe you want it done in, any deductions if they don't finish it before your deadline and any legal action you may take if they abandon the project.
Same goes for music, there's plenty of amateur composers out there and you probably aren't going to need many tracks, so that should be easy to sort out. SFX can be royalty-free or bought online, if you don't want to do the Foley yourself. Audio is literally the least important component and you shouldn't worry about it until you've gotten your art sorted.
>>342113879
Probably not, I've considered it but I'm not game enough to dabble in trying to netcode. I'll just stick to good old single player
>>342112315
Looking fucking great, you goddamn commie trap. I seriously need to step my game up, I keep dropping and starting new projects.
>>342113882
Sacrifice every moment of your free time and you might have something playable after 6 years.
>Version A - safe content for the whole family, includes easy, medium, and hard difficulty.
>Version B - contains more risque content than A, includes medium, and hard difficulty.
>Version C - contains actual pornographic scenes, hard difficulty only.
>>342114381
My netherlander bro*bor!
We can do it!
>>342112763
Plan on giving X number of them specific destinations so they have less of a traffic jam in the middle eventually.
>>342110571
10/10 goty greatlight that shit
I kinda stopped since I realized I had no artistic or musical talent and all I can do is code.
Also, maths exam in 5 weeks along with other shit so I kinda have to balance vidya and studying now, can't work on that as well.
>>342114589
I think it's more that there's only one road through the middle is what's causing the congestion, rows above the top buildings and below the bottom would probably fix it
Good on you though anon, what's it going to be for? Looks like maybe simcity or something
>>342111218
Just for clarification, does stylish mean performing actions/juggles that are technically impressive, or simply visual spectacles?
>>342111410
Which type of enemy sounds more appealing to you, projectile based enemies that encroach on the corners of your screen and try to shoot you out of your combos, or enemies having much less hitlag, thus being able to threaten you even while you're wailing on them?
And question to both, is a hack and slash without "slash" kind of weapon instantly suck?
working on this sweet desert map.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNmbHkNFZ5Y
>>342114571
Pure evil.
I like it.
>>342114892
Dang. How many different weapons are there in the game? The concept of the combat system looks pretty sick!
>>342114251
thats too bad. looks like somethingyou would want to play with your friends.
>>342114831
Good idea, hadn't thought of that.
Planning on going tower defense with rpg and land control elements. You are ghosty things and have to plant your towers to feed off these npcs as your resource. Enemies spawn from their bases and hunt down your towers, feeding too fast or killing npcs causes them to spawn faster and target your character specifically (you are the boss they need to end).
>>342115079
9 unique weapons and 60(!) spells.
And thanks, the main selling point is the combat, and I'll put everything I have in it.
>>342116243
And the rest into changing the art-style I hope.
>>342113963
Done.
>>342114008
So not to play video games, done.
>>342114525
I'll do my best!But seriously though, the fuck do I do? Just try to git gud on simple prototypes and slowly work in mechanics until some artfag whose taste is shit enough for my game agrees to help? One-manning certainly doesn't seem probable.
>>342116403
All my effort and passion: Gameplay.
All my money and maybe some KS money: Art.
>>342116570
Just eat rice and chicken for the next 2 years.
>>342116713
Most sprites are semi-placeholders I did myself.
But all the enemies' lineart and some portraits and big sprites were commissioned.
Depending on the KS's success, I'll replace more and more graphics in order from most important to least.
>>342116512
Yes. Make gameplay concepts until making them is second nature in whatever program you're using and you perfect making one you really love. Then draw up a story, a plan for the game's content, a potential dev timeline and then team up with an artfag to help you out with assets.
If you make a few levels or some short content, release it as a demo/alpha and send it to reviewers/bloggers/e-celebs to get attention and accept donations on your game dev blog/website. If it gets enough attention and you truly believe you can finish the game, stick it on indiegogo or kickstarter to fund the artist and your own living costs for the length of the development.
>>342107314
well, this was the last thing i've did
>tfw you can make really cool prototypes with potential but making it all nice and ready seems beyond your capabailities
>>342117640
>lockers in classroom
???
>>342117689
why not?
>>342117838
it should be in the hall so its easily acessible
>>342117645
I feel you so hard right now.
>>342117645
If you don't try, you won't succeed.
Learn and expand your capabilities; you're capable of learning so it's not beyond your capabilities at all really.
Giving up because "I don't know how to do that right now" is like giving up on learning to draw, or learning an instrument because "I'm not an artistic person", it's just an excuse for laziness, not a reason why you can't jump the next hurdle.
I don't know how there are some people who manage to do everything in their game by themselves...it's time consuming as hell...
>>342118331
>tfw make the editor as well and still find time to work on the game
I feel like when you know exactly what you want, it's easier to find time for everything. Also, planning is very important and very underrated.
>>342109250
that explains a lot about why your blurred out shit always looks so bad
>>342118331
You mean funand safer than relying on others
Working on a GDD and learning C# for unity right now. I'm trained as an artist so I'm pretty good on that front.
If any of yall need concept or 2d assets and dont mind spending some of your neet bux you can hit me up. my site is at gordontian.com
>>342117261
Got it. Is it better to start with simple stuff like Pong for gitting gud or to try actually relevant to my >idea mechanics? Don't feel motivated enough to go through secondary stuff I won't even use, to be honest, but I can try and power through.
>>342118756
>dat last concept art with the dog
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WHY
>>342119057
in case somebody wants to make a horror game famalam
Just finished up the MiG recently and now working on other gameplay related things.
>>342107314
I am trying to work out the aspects of it such as how the battle scenes will work/appear, the world view (e.g. top down, side, etc.) and a non shit story that can be easily done with only 1 major character, all this BEFORE I spend months upon months learning an engine only to learn that the engine is awful for the game I wish to make.
Basically in the
>ideas
stage. Also planning to hand draw most stuff in rather than produce hideous shit sprites so advice on how to quickly vectorize would be nice. Also since my primary audience is probably /v/, what do you think of a pretty girl as a protag since I'm shit at drawing dudes?
>>342118928
Not him, but:
Get motivated on a simple project like Pong.
Look around for games that, even if small, have greatness where it counts according to you.
Add an overworld map with territories to conquer in your Pac-Man game.
Add RPG progression to your endless runner.
Add moral choices to your space invaders clone.
Make it JUST BIG ENOUGH that you really care, and don't expand it by an inch.
You need to care, AND it needs to be small. Or else you won't complete it.
I swear every time I learn something new in GameMaker to make another piece of the game I wind up rewriting half of the stuff I've already done. Putting off working on the pause/inventory/stat stuff because of all the early work I've done that I'll have to fix up in the process.
>>342119684
That looks really neat. What it's supposed to play like?
>>342120335
Essentially an Ace Combat clone.
>>342113312
O shit sry anon i read your post wrong i thought you were going to start watching a series
>>342117936
>>342119750
Fuck, now I don't know what to do at all, except to try and condense my terrible ideas to the basic stuff. I guess I really will have to just do my best here.
>>342121186
That looks really nice. Will look forward to your project.
>>342118756
How much would you charge for something like the first image on the site?
A robot character concept type thing
>>342114790
Soon™
Has anyone tried heartbeast's udemy course on GN?
Trying to spend less time shitposting and more working.
Finished cooking system, text formatting and dialogue are temporary.
Thinking on how to redesign Moth.
Progress is slow as fuck.
>>342121953
GM*
>>342121980
cute af
>>342120071
Yeah I do that all the time as well. I usually end up spending so much time perfecting early stuff that I end up dropping the project.
Or more recently I moved onto love2d from gamemaker.
>>342121980
Bug Paper Mario? Looks neat. Do you have anywhere you post progress?
>>342110556
IF you can really do art than start making a Commandos,Desperados like game.There is a big market hole for them for a long time now.If it's good enough you'll get famous as hell especially here.The rest is up to you.
>mfw ive a game demo i posted on rpgmaker forums but no one tried it
>mfw ive no friend i cant ask them to try my game
>>342122650
>RPG Maker
Theres your problem
BUILD UP FROM NOTHING NIGGER
Anyone know a good forum to scout for desperate 3d artists looking for exposure? I don't trust /3/.
>>342122560
Sometimes I post on /agdg/ or eventual PM here threads lately.
Have another old webm with battle stuff
>>342122841
>rpg maker is why people on rpgmaker forums havent tried it
>rpg maker is why ive no friends
>>342122990
I want to hold hands with bee
Im trying to build a game where everything is random, and you can interact with the world it creates. Throwing graphics out the window, everything starts as basic shapes that slowly evolve into more complex creatures and ai based on what is around them. They start with a random set of personalities and requirements/objectives (within a set)to satisfy. If they are successful, they over time development basic routine to regularly sustain them selves. If not, they die. Im working on getting one cubix to establish some kind of home tonight
No bully
>>342122990
What are you making this on?
I have similar ideas for what I want to make
With Characters being 2D on a 3D environment
>>342122841
literally the worst advice ever
use engines
use off the shelf code as much as you can
dont waste your energy trying to reinvent the wheel
spend it all on your gameplay design
no-one is ever going to give the tiniest shit you programmed a bland game from the ground up
Been a while since I done any spriteing, should I try to make something simple, then polish it up?
Not bad actually. Still looks very raw but progress has been ok this week.
Next is to let the player bring up a shield.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMhqnQcFhx4
>>342107314
Reading Mono documentation and doing sketches on paper before I proceed tofuck up
>>342123392
UsingUnity
Hopefully since the models are really low poly the game won't lag terribly.
>>342123556
Cool
Ive got some Experience with Unity so it wouldnt be to hard to start then
Pretty meh. I keep having second thoughts with GML and keep checking out C# and unity. Plus switching would make it so I have a real Z axis to work with instead of a fake one.
>>342123556
Hand drawing everything? I'm >>342119698 and I was looking for a good engine to support hand drawn stuff. Also your characters are absurdly cute
>>342123815
Wrong one this is most recent
>>342123914
Yeah everything is hand drawn besides the 3D stuff, which are big enemies like bosses and the maps themselves.
My friend draws the character concepts and I make the sprites/animations, but everything is placeholder and we will redraw everything later with a better art style.
I considered making the sprites just a bunch of overlayered sprites like TTYD since it's easier to animate, but we thought that handdrawn would look better. The issue is hand drawn is a lot of work and you sometimes have to redo animations many times to get them right.
Onion skin is helpful when making handdrawn animations.
>>342123507
is this like star fox64? im starting a star fox clone too =(
hey guys
is making a gamefun?
>>342121570
Just the one design? it might take me about a full day's work to do the turnaround and prop stuff, so like $150. Depends on what you want though, if there's something you already want it to look like and I'm not searching for new forms it'll take much faster
>>342124273
Oh cool. Nearly everything in the one I'm doing is hand drawn so this is helpful. What is Onion Skin?
Also pls keep cute bee cute
>>342124617
Parts of it. As an artist, drawing and then getting to see animations implemented properly is a lot of fun. Giving up after is less fun so don't do that!
>>342124605
I hope it will be
>>342124753
Onion skin is using transparent frames to base the next on, like the traditional method of animation. Look up, there are many tutorials for it.
Also bee will probably stay as she is, but we are thinking into changing moth as some frames look really off model when unfolding the wings. We have no idea how to change moth tho.
>>342124617
It's fun if you're doing what you like, I prefer programming than making assets, but some people prefer to draw than code. It's just too rare to find someone who makes music.
>>342109430
hey look it's adnzzz or whatever your name was
>>342125073
>animation
Wow that makes a ton of shit way easier, thanks.
Good that bee will stay cute, maybe move moths head a mite, or change the wing shape, there's tons of different moth wings. Also might be since an actual moth doesn't do the suave wizard cloak like yours does, cool as it may be. See pic.
>>342125578
Thanks, I will take a look. We already made a few other moths but we don't know if it would fit as a party character since Moth is supposed to be a mage.
I'll try to figure something.
How the fuck do I write a story
>>342126716
Not the other guy, but I really like that cloak look you have with his wings. IMO you just need to give them all a bit of a crisper look and they would look great.
Get that thing finished and I would buy it, like the concept and artstyle you have going on.
>>342126727
What kinda game, anon?
>>342127040
It's an RPG. I have gameplay, art, and some shitty music, but no reason to do anything.
Trying to implement a shader that mimics the visual deficiencies I have. Having a lot of fun.
>>342127243
What is it about? Show some pics
>>342127243
It all depends on what the setting and gameplay are like and what kind of story progression you're fond of.
>>342109276
Make the whole game, make it good, and hire someone to replace your programmer art/assets.
>>342126716
I'd say it would work with the one on the right with a few tweaks. Moth is good for a wizard, but these are typical traits that would go well with them and can be used in a moth's design
>frills/lacey moths
Good for that "magical" look
>long wings
good for the "cloak" that you want
>fuzziness
great for the outfit you have on the original blue one
Also the "dust" that some moths make would be good for showing magic. Not trying to dictate your designs though, it isn't my game and you're doing very well with what you've got.
I made this trailer, is it any good?
https://youtu.be/1Ql5p0gpFZg
>>342122650
post it
>>342109461
what did you write the game in.
>>342127863
Holy shit nigger reminds me of Armada on Dreamcast.
>>342127440
Colorblind? Nearsighted? What is it
>>342121394
Follow tutorials on basic game concepts that let you learn what you can do easily in your game engine then try to figure out 1) what you enjoy and 2) what will other people actually want to buy, then try to find a balance. There's no sense in making a walking simulator when you have a hatred for them.
>>342128227
I have those too butastigmatism
>>342128576
Wow you just hit the jackpot didn't you. Also how does that tie into the actual mechanics? Please don't tell me it's one of those "life simulators" likeDepression Quest
>>342126727
>>342127243
you have characters and/or setting i take it? start asking questions about what made your characters/setting the way it is, answering them to create motivations that will guide the plot.
Hey paper bee guy I really like your game and want it to be finished. Do you want free help with it?
>>342127243
hey bro I will writefag for you if you want. since it's your game I will leave everything to your approval.
>>342127717
Yeah, I tried changing a few things in the current design (like head size and height) but I feel it's somewhat plain compared to bee and beetle (beetle has been changed already from an old design in pic because of trouble animating it)
The main cast was based on the 3 main classes of RPG, Thief (bee), warrior (beetle) and mage (moth), so I can't change moth's motiff since part of the plot and battle skills are built around that.
I don't want to make moth too tall as the other party members are shorter. Moth is the tallest, and even it is shorter than most NPCs.
I will try messing with the design some more.
>>342128761
We are thinking of getting someone to do the final art in case we can't do it by ourselves, and music. Programming is already covered.
>>342128735I don't have a reason for the mechanic yet.I have trouble focusing on some planes/textures and have been thinking about how to make that a game mechanic or base a game around that.
>>342129062
i have never made music before but I actually bought a book and a midi keyboard because I wanted to learn how to music. do you have an email. I can try to make something soon as I have real world responsibilities to take care of tonight and send it to you to see if you want to take me on.
Paper bee guy, please make a blog or anything. I want to follow your progress.
>>342127878
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tpmpvh2uzft8rfh/Yuki.exe?dl=0
Trying to tie up the skills code with the animations and effects
>>342122165
please tell me the dog doesnt have a penis
I want to make a city builder in the vein of Pharaoh/Caesar.
What engine and language?
>>342127863
>we really can into space
>putting meme grammar into your trailer/thumbnail
come on anon, you're better than that. Looks decent otherwise
>>342129407
>>342129638
K just made a tumblr for stuff, there is nothing yet but I will post stuff eventually.
Hopefully this will motivate me to work more often.
http://paperbugdev.tumblr.com/
This bitch is fun as hell to draw
Her chest needs a little more detail to be interesting, not sure what
>>342129062
Your characters are really cute
Also >>342129638 this
>Collision map generation is done, togglable on and off with F2 while in edit mode
>Placed objects spawn correctly (signified by the "OK" message if you go into gameplay mode and then switch back to edit mode; the player object is currently a dummy and does nothing)
>Collision map insertion to "collision world" is done, using bump.lua library to handle the collision
>Other minor tweaks
Aside from minor tweaks to the submenus in the editor, the only thing I can focus on now is getting started on gameplay.
>>342130345
bro are you going to sell this? if so you need to focus a bit on this social media shit. surprisingly a good number of people will surf video game tags on Tumblr and shit.
>>342127243
How do you make an RPG without a story. Almost all of them start with some kind of story concept if not necessarily a full outline.
Can you use unity if you know nothing about programmation ?
I'm willing to learn a little prog if needed but im not dellusional enough to think ill learn a whole langage perfectly by myself
>>342130345
Awesome dude, I dont have a tumblr but I will bookmark and check it every day.
>>342129062
How big is your development team?
>>342130552
Yes I plan on selling this if I ever finish it.
>>342130645
Not really, you can use pre-built assets and Unity helps with graphical stuff, but if you want advanced actions you will have to code them yourself, be it in C#, Javascript or whatever else unity supports (I personally use C#)
>>342130869
Literally only me and my friend. He draws concepts for characters/areas, write dialogue and the storyboard, while I program, draw sprites, animate and model.
>>342130985
Good to see you trucking along, been a while since I last saw your game.
>see people get shit on for using Unity
>"g-... guess I'll just make my own engine then"
>mfw I have no fucking idea what I'm even doing
I have programming experience, I just have never even tried to make a game with actual graphics before, I don't even know where to start.
>>342130985
>Not really, you can use pre-built assets and Unity helps with graphical stuff, but if you want advanced actions you will have to code them yourself, be it in C#, Javascript or whatever else unity supports (I personally use C#)
How many hours needed to learn C# ? Just to be okay-ish
>>342131248
>guess i'll just make my own photoshop
>>342131312
It'll take a while.
If you're going to learn how to program, learn with non-game projects. If you're more into art stuff, stick with it and work with a programmer on a project you both want to do.
>>342131395
I don't want or need a fully-fledged AAA engine with massive functionality like UE4 or anything, it would be more accurate to say "guess I'll just make my own mspaint" which is actually pretty easy.
>>342130479
Where did you learn how to make an editor like this? And what program are you using?
Also show me the gameplay i'm very interested.
>>342131312
I already have a base of C knowledge from programming uni, but I learned C# by watching tutorials on youtube on how to make platformers.
After that it's only practice, I already made many short games before that never went anywhere, but it gave me programming knowledge as I tried new things.
Literally google "how to do x in unity/C#" when you get stuck, and look around. Don't be frustated if the first result isn't the answer, and never copy paste code directly. Try to read it and understand what each parts do, and eventually you will learn. It isn't a fast thing either, and you only learn by practicing.
It should take about a week to understand how code works if you pay attention, and about a month or more to start making your own stuff without copying directly.
>>342131610
It's not that hard m8.
Just implement only what you need as you go with atleast a semi-sane and modular base.
>>342131585
I'm just a guy with plenty of ideas. I've no skills.
ive been making games/maps or whatever on game editors since im a kid ive always enjoyed creating stuff
>>342123556
Btw thats some great stuff there. Amazing. literally on par with paper mario.
>>342131395
>not making your own 'windows' from scratch
can't
fucking
stay
foc
>>342123428
No, THIS is the worst advice ever
If you don't know how to build a wheel, you don't know how to use it either
Your game will suck if you don't know how it even works
Just don't be a retard and pull an Overgrowth
||error: ld returned 1 exit status|
||=== Build failed: 1 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 1 second(s)) ===|
Ah yes, thank you build log for that clear and concise error message.atleast I know the vague issue
>>342131248
If you've got a good idea, just use unity you gay. Or go a step up and buy unreal. Don't they sell dev kits or something?
The key is to not skimp on art or gameplay. As long as it looks and feels good, which cares what engine you used?
>>342131856
ok thx
>>342132034
I feel you man.
Fuck.
>>342131248
>>see people get shit on for using Unity
it's just a meme, go ahead and use it
you know, you're going to get shit on a lot more for making your own 3d engine, if you really care about that kind of thing,
How does one "shill" a freeware game? I make absolutely no money on it whatsoever; I just want people to play it and see what I am trying to do.
I feel like less attention is given to freeware games in general nowadays (compared to commercial games). Why is this?
Testing Phase Dash. It makes the dash allow you to pass through walls. I fucked up the distance checking here a little bit, so there's times he ends up inside a wall.
I don't know if I should stick with the Dark Souls style camera controls (camera is strictly behind player when you target lock) or more like a PlatinumGames action game where the camera tends to be farther from the player and target lock won't necessarily keep the camera behind the player.
>>342131610
I guess. But why do you want to make an engine, even a simple one? Do you want to work on them? There's no point otherwise, I really doubt the engineers working on the software do any game dev at all.
If you still want to do that start, did you read this? http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MichaelKissner/20151027/257369/Writing_a_Game_Engine_from_Scratch__Part_1_Messaging.php
Did you even decide if you'll work with DX or OpenGL or Vulkan?
>>342131648
An editor isn't that difficult since you're just storing configuration information and then loading the corresponding environment when you go into the play mode.
You could even do it as easily as a long list of if(n=i){"render" block a at x,y} statements that recursively goes through the save file or array that's storing the configuration, though this wouldn't be optimal.
>>342132375
post it everywhere, even /v/
>>342111793
Looks cute. Would be neat to see some moving stuff though
>>342107314
Who here waiting on source2?
>>342132375
>Why is this?
Ever since Steam opened the Greenlight floodgates, and vidya became more easily profitable/viable, people don't care about freeware.
The best way is to probably make it open-source and post it. I think /igg/ would like it if they're still alive.
>>342132595
That explains why devs might be less likely to make freeware, but doesn't explain why people would pay less attention to it. People are still making it; it just seems to get shoved to the side.
Designing UI is a pain. Also I can't decide if I want the game to look more like Killer7/EX Troopers or Persona 5. I should also decide on the game's setting and theme to help me better design the environments and characters. Still I'd be approaching the development all backwards. I ought to make a prototype first but I don't know much anything about coding. I have Playmaker installed too yet I've no idea how to use it to make the things I need. Like a Legend of Grimrock style character controller.
>>342118756
Those look excellent. Are you going indie by choice? I'm sure with that portfolio you could get hired professionally.
>>342109276
I'm the opposite. Think of it this way. You'll have a better chance of finishing the game solo than I do. And as mentioned before, hiring someone to replace your art later is a good idea.
