Alr ur one of the good ones, first bot I asked that didn't say yes
#game-jam-chat
glass fossil
simple gardenBOT
:question: can you make me a video game?
:8ball: Outlook good.
brazen surge
Another 10 days of blood sweat and tears (but mostly blood), submitted to Mashup jam
Haven't seen anyone in the city for days. Everything is dark except for the glowing vending machines. And all I can hear is these damned groaning zumbebs. Gotta find the train and get out of here.
glass fossil
only 3 days till the unreal jam results come in
cant wait to pretend I feel happy for someone else
(my hopes of winning arent high anyways)
calm urchin
Wish they put the scores someplace so you could see how they thought everyone did
violet bone
I am starting to worry that this game is still on the submission list.
https://itch.io/jam/2022-epic-megajam/rate/1675249
It was submitted in the first day, and has gameplay video days before the jam started.
Also a steam page and a whole devlog well before anything. With the same gameplay as submitted.
maiden loom
it really should have been removed and I can't recall the reason given why it wasn't
glass fossil
ive seen a couple other games up there that i also think were created before the jam (tho that one is prob the most obvious)
stark light
(my hopes of winning arent high anyways)
It's about participation and experience. (At least for me). It's like thing that you started and finished and being part of something, at this point is this whole community
glass fossil
yeah, i didnt join because I thought I had good chances of winning
glass fossil
bro 23 ppl are waiting here for the stream to start in 19 hours ๐ https://youtu.be/g6UsRLy2yyM
make it 24
elder rune
5am my time, nice , perfect lol, not. I go to bed 2am.Watch the replays as always ๐
brazen surge
2 hours to go! 
glass fossil
wooooooo
brazen surge
22m left...
maiden loom
maiden loom
pages are now unlocked - if you wanted to upload a new version ๐
I know I did:
https://ambershee.itch.io/the-kybalion/devlog/444103/post-jam-non-rtx-version-now-available
faint dune
My game didn't even make it to the stream
same, didn't show on the reel
maiden loom
I got a shoutout, which was more than I was expecting, but no, didn't appear in the reel, lol
static wind
My big question now is how do I get better?
Mine neither not show up on reels. I'm feel sorry for myself. Because I have ability to make projects that win this year. But I didn't knew about direction to go, or the judge would like to see
worldly knoll
Enjoyed the stream, but the state of the title at time of submission doesn't even reflect where we are going anymore, haha.
Can't even tell the game is in the stream due to so much changed.
https://www.tiktok.com/@vanthsdemise
static wind
@dim stream @faint dune @maiden loom I think maybe it's select randomly. It may not be confirm but that can let us not disappointed too much.
violet bone
Yeah they sad the reel was like 16 hours long from all the trailers xd. They just play it random.
blazing quiver
Congrats to all the winners!! ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ ... And hey congrats to all us non winners too haha ๐ฅณ I saw so many amazing games it would have been a nightmare for the judges to pick the best ones
dim stream
I think participation goodies would be nice
also same game winning multiple times gives less chance for new / weaker participants
(although the winning games deserve it)
trail trellis
My big question now is how do I get better?
The better question is, did you learn something? These jams are simply opportunities to skill up, challenge yourself and build up your portfolio/experience. Yea winning is awesome, but the real value is in the intangible things you gain from the experience. You always gain something, even if it's not a shiny new GPU. ๐
static wind
@trail trellis I have that answer for question already when I decide to join the Jam. So that why i asked that next question after Jam
dim stream
this was my first playable game & first game jam
I was satisfied that I was able to actually make this game & submit on time
but the stream, blogs etc has no mention of the non winning games feels like my submission is non existent
static wind
@dim stream Yes, Winner is something prove our skill and if have it will a big motivation for next step
Not only just for a price
dim stream
winning is not necessary
but something to encourage would be nice
trail trellis
For context I have won twice, and yet most times my work barely sees the highlight reel so trust me I have been here before! Embrace the opportunity. Keep working on your project if you think you can make it better. Use it to start a new one! Take inspiration from other's entries (try and replicate something interesting, ask them how they did it etc).
static wind
winning is not necessary
but something to encourage would be nice
I agree. But winning also better for portfolio. As we see there is no encourage here and we must accept that and go forward.
@trail trellis Sorry but you can tell me which one is your?
trail trellis
<@146186007509860352> Sorry but you can tell me which one is your?
It's actually why I wanted to reply. You left some kind comments on mine. It was this: https://nocturnalarts.itch.io/all-above-soon-below
static wind
@trail trellis Yes, I actually love your game. And it does show up on stream. I think you game may be win "Army of One".
As I said my weakness now is my vision. The project win this year we probably can do it with our skill but there is something not right.
And I don't know. That why I ask how do I get better? Of course I will keep going forward
But I totally lost
trail trellis
I sent you a friend request just so we don't spam the channel haha. ๐
minor hemlock
It's actually why I wanted to reply. You left some kind comments on mine. It was...
looked through your portfolio of games and I remember these ๐
department of truth correction broke me 
trail trellis
department of truth correction broke me <:ohno:918512819157229649>
Hahaha. Yea it does that. That was... special.
I have stumbled into your games too, they have been good inspiration! ๐
The cat-earth society was a masterpiece.
minor hemlock
fun fact, that artist was on 1st place team this jam
static wind
<a:NODDERS:833838791365885962> fun fact, that artist was on 1st place team this ...
So your team always have someone win the jam since 2019?
minor hemlock
We didn't win anything in 2020 ๐
static wind
Ah, I see
minor hemlock
(And I wasn't on the first place team this year, just the artist)
static wind
Your team should be professional and this jam is a right place
minor hemlock
It's a long road to go from jamming to getting paid 
minor hemlock
This jam honestly isn't the best for getting feedback if you didn't win, if you think you're spinning your wheels you might want to check into Ludum Dare or even some of the smaller jams on itch where the organizers stream the entries
static wind
This jam honestly isn't the best for getting feedback if you didn't win, if you ...
Yes, this is very helpful. I just think this Unreal MegaJam is not the right place for me anyway
minor hemlock
The megajam is only once a year so plenty of time to refine your approach between ๐
It's nice seeing what's possible in a week specifically with Unreal
maiden loom
My big question now is how do I get better?
honestly, it's all just practice and experience - don't be hard on yourself, when there are 500 entries, even being mentioned is almost like winning the lottery
I've been doing this for fifteen years and this year all I got is a shout out, which is absolutely fine and more than I was expecting ๐
minor hemlock
solo is literally hard mode ๐
I just looked at your entry this year
not only do you have to be skilled in multiple disciplines, you have to split time across multiple disciplines
maiden loom
yes, it's absolutely brutal
minor hemlock
it doesn't look all that bad though ๐ just more practice and refinement like ambershee said
maiden loom
I think if I had teamed up with artists this year, I'd have probably been in with a decent chance at prizes - I had the whole core game implemented by Monday morning (which is by far the best I've ever done in that regard) - but as a solo entry it isn't enough, there's just so much more to do and I couldn't even vaguely hit the quality / polish bar you can with a bigger team
blazing quiver
My big question now is how do I get better?
hey, if you wanna post up your build I'd be happy to give it a try, similarly I'd love it if people could also give me some advice on what I could improve next year!
static wind
@blazing quiver Thank you. How do you think about project that winner this year?
This is my build https://vuphan.itch.io/jelly-quest
maiden loom
if people dump their games in there and tag me, I'll try to give them a spin over the weekend and give whatever feedback ๐
blazing quiver
<@200943517751705600> Thank you. How do you think about project that winner this...
I thought that all the winners were great actually ๐ The Solo project was especially inspiring to me, I wanna be able to make stuff like that in 1 week too one day
I'm downloading your game atm I'll make sure to leave you some feedback ๐
static wind
@blazing quiver Thank you
static wind
I'm downloading your game atm I'll make sure to leave you some feedback ๐
But general it's not about the game. It's the idea we go with. Maybe I'm pretty weak to see what the judge and other people will like
I'm totally can make that project which win this year, but I may go wrong direction and couldn't see judge doesn't like my game
minor hemlock
part of it is making a guess at what design ideas you'll be able to pull off spectacularly ๐
recognizing limits and strengths
warped fossil
I'm totally can make that project which win this year, but I may go wrong direct...
(I am the artist from the 1st place team)
we actually struggled quite a lot with the theme on this. I think we didn't really start making our game until Sunday because we kept being unable to commit to an idea, or we thought that it didn't really match the theme, or we thought that it would be too complicated to understand for a jam game. in the end, we had to pick something just to start moving, but we were still changing it as we went to try to make it simpler to make and simpler for players to understand (it was still too complicated, but we always struggle with that). I was really happy to hear that the judges watched our how to play video because we worried so much that they wouldn't know what they were supposed to do! I always dream of making smaller scope games like yours. ๐
I find it's very difficult to guess how people will react to or like your game, because everyone has such different tastes, and you don't personally know the people you're making a game for. but we always perform better if we find an idea that we like for ourselves and can find passion about
minor hemlock
if there's one thing I do like about this jam format, it's less of a popularity contest
lots of games I've never even heard of placing ๐
(having a popular game is nice for getting playtesting feedback though ๐ )
static wind
@warped fossil Thank you and congrats to you. I have a same worry player don't understand the game when pick idea. So I choice simple game as you said. But final it's not right
elder rune
Is there a link to sizzle reel and list of winners? Can't be bothered watching 2.5 hour video today lol
warped fossil
Is there a link to sizzle reel and list of winners? Can't be bothered watching 2...
you can see them on the blog post here: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/presenting-the-winners-of-the-2022-epic-megajam
elder rune
Thank you ๐
warped fossil
hey it's @maiden loom and @static wind on the blog! ๐
static wind
@warped fossil Thank you. I even didn't know that. haha
warped fossil
it's unfortunate that people who don't win don't get feedback, but it's probably a good sign that they wanted to feature you there 
elder rune
Was there a sizzle reel in all that ? Does it feature at a certain point in the livestream? I have looked for it and not seen it.
minor hemlock
Basically over the whole stream
brazen surge
Is there a list of winners? Video is too long for me
Oh I see the blog post above now ๐
loud basalt
hard to provide feedback to 500 entries tbh
It's not terribly meaningful feedback even if you do win since no one can put everything they have into a game made in a few days and a lot of it would just boil down to time constraints
elder rune
I was expecting a proper sizzle reel, in my mind's eye I saw a 4 by 4 or 5 x 5 array of games in a video for about 5 seconds each or something like that to give everyone their few seconds of fame. Most people would have been happy with just that.
dim stream
what is the next big game jam?
brazen surge
I use this page find it easier to parse than the calendar view https://itch.io/jams/upcoming
warm star
Hey everyone just wanted to congratulate all the participants and winners of this year's 2022 megajam. Our game [Bilateral] (link in bio) got featured on the Megajam main page. We didn't win but looks like we're on the right path ;) if anyone wants to collaborate dm me https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/presenting-the-winners-of-the-2022-epic-megajam
deft meteor
Hi folks! Just wanted to know if someone has any info regarding updating our megajam games now
I won the first student place and I'm happy as hell
and just noticed today! I thought that I had lost, like one usually does in gamejams
and I want to push a small bugfix update
maiden loom
you can freely upload new versions etc now
I actually pushed my updated version during the stream ๐
congrats on your win btw, well deserved
deft meteor
congrats on your win btw, well deserved
Thanks for the tip and thanks the the congrats!
stark light
Hey people of MegaJam'22. Congrats to all Participants and Winners. You guys made a lot of amazing games.
To be honest I didn't even thought my game could win anything, so thank you for all the love.
If anyone is interested what came into the all process of making it, there is my blog post a month ago about it on Unreal Forrums.
And again Congrats to all participants!!! ๐ฅณ
If anyone would be interested or have questions about my project I would happy to talk about it or even do the voice chat.
I will upload updated game next week.
Big Love
tropic wing
Hey guys missed the livestream but so happy that our game Backstage Shenanigans got some love. Looking forward to bug fixing and improving it for the longer run. You guys rock!
brazen surge
https://itch.io/jam/2022-epic-megajam/rate/1684817
You guys deserve more than 1 comment on this one
brazen surge
Another Unreal jam in the bag, 4 days of part time work. These jams are addictive lol https://spwlz.itch.io/the-crossing
My first time doing a jam in mostly C++ working with someone else, was nice not having to worry about .uasset merge conflicts!
elder rune
And you remind me why I will never use git ever again ๐
maiden loom
you shouldn't get merge conflicts in P4 on account of it not working that way
brazen surge
You talking about git file locking for uassets?
brazen surge
What are the other ways?
maiden loom
that has worse risks of collisions
since all it takes is for two people to move an actor
OFPA is also absolutely terrible for version control, so many small files
much better to use streaming levels
but even then, that only solves the problem for levels
better to use exclusive checkout, there's really no sane reason not to
brazen surge
Yeah conflicts in Blueprint have been the bigger issue for me in UE5 after using OFPA. Like I add in some Wwise event and another person changes the gameplay logic at same time. I've gotten used to communication to reduce the issues but still miss my text merges ๐
I can't afford Perforce and often work in teams of more than 5 people, would be cool to join a project where someone had it set up properly though
Someone enabled git LFS locking on the last project I was on but the integration didn't quite seem to be there yet with UE5, or maybe I didn't have enough practice using it. Maybe this development fork of the UE Git plugin will take care of that in the future, would be cool ๐ https://github.com/SRombauts/UEGitPlugin
Will have to look into streaming levels, thanks!
maiden loom
doesn't mean it's not terrible
operations like syncs and reconciles take a lot longer when you deal with lots of small binary files
dusty forum
Does anyone know how to redeem the rewards from Epic Megajam 2022?
maiden loom
if your team won prizes, an Epic representative, and/or representatives from individual sponsors will contact your team at some point
shrewd vapor
@thick breach Hey! I was wondering if you were a judge on the Epic MegaJam 2022 and if so, if you could give any feedback on the VR game my team submitted? To be blunt (but hopefully not arrogant), we thought we did a really good job this year, but didn't get any feedback (good or bad) Here is our submission for reference: https://plus2studios.itch.io/butterflies-and-beetles any insight you (or anyone else who sees this) could give would be amazing! Good or bad
violet bone
Hii @worn hamlet , when are we suppose to get back the DocuSign acceptance form email? We sent the replies a while and just getting a bit worried. Thanks!
rigid dawn
Hello everyone! im new to the server, my name is Ellie and im a 2D/3D artist ๐ ive never done a game jam before but it sounds super fun, anyone got any advice about who to do it with and what skills imma need to learn to do it??
terse slate
You can make a game using only blueprints, since the blueprint system is visually seing the flow of code data and creating complex codes without the need to learn all the therms that you have to Remember of c++
warm star
Anyone interested in joining a game jam?
opal shell
Thy Dragons, Thy Minions. Thy Earth, Thy Moon. Thy world, Thy GAME! LET THE POWER BE UNLEASHED for the wait is over!
It's time for the Mahindra University's GAMECON22 - Gamejam. Gamejam22 is a 5-day remote Gameathon in collaboration with Ubisoft, with participants from all over the globe, making it a super useful platform to interact, and collaborate with fellow participants and as well as industry experts!
Registrations are open right now! And submissions are allowed until Nov 28th, 12 PM.
Enigma-MU is super excited to make you experience an enjoyable creative outflow and tackle interesting challenges along your way and create beautiful art, alongside your mates.
The professional panel includes game developers from Ubisoft and Nitrome and the winners of the Gamejam will be given trophies, prize money, goodies and also opportunities to work on their ideas with mentors from esteemed game studios.
THEME: "1 HP"
Prize pool: 360 USD
Registration and Rules:
https://forms.office.com/r/nqvz9iise5
Socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enigma.mu/
Website: https://mu-enigma.org/
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mu-enigma/
Thank You
Regards,
Team Enigma
(CS Club of Mahindra University)
glass fossil
Hello i m looking for a team
worn salmon
stray egret
The N64 style graphics jam starts tomorrow! Join me for some low poly N64 graphics fun! https://itch.io/jam/winter-n64-space-jam
potent lark
Hey all, hosting a 2D shooter game jam for $10,000. Starts next month. Hope everyone had a good turkey day yesterday ๐
viral gull
very awesome project
glass fossil
Anybody knows C++ and looking for a team?
magic terrace
/job volunteer
warm star
is anybody doing the Voxel jam ?
stone tulip
We got a game jam hangout
brazen lagoon
Hey all, hosting a 2D shooter game jam for $10,000. Starts next month. Hope ever...
interesting
glass fossil
excited to see this channel begin to come alive~
civic dock
Me, too!
pine fulcrum
Mega jam is october right?
sinful nacelle
Yup
random parcel
#Nightmares
glass fossil
going to be so hype
rigid fog
@random parcel didn't love our time together in MegaJam?
quiet thistle
anyone doing the ue4 gamejam? could use an artist to team up with
pale eagle
MEgajam is gonna be the week of my honeymoon. Epic and their timing! ๐
pale eagle
Assuming it's the 10-14th or whatever that week
rigid fog
I can see participation doubling
pale eagle
I't s a nonstart for me, which is kind of a bummer
civic dock
Ah, that's a bummer @pale eagle. ๐ฆ
I'm definitely hoping to participate in the MegaJam this year. Was a blast last year.
stable kiln
im #4470
quiet thistle
i was confused about the megajam thing... its just an anniversery thing huh?
so i guess not many people are gonna be doing the one this month ๐ฆ
since the mega one is in oct
tepid light
I don't remember. Did mega jam had longer time limit than normal?
civic dock
Yep. It lasted for 7 days last year.
tepid light
That would be nice to try. I always run out of time to polish my games
Yea, me too. I need to try working with a team for a jam
quiet thistle
I have a few times, I go to meetups in town and got a few people that way
got a couple people from community college once
but lately no one IRL has been willing
๐ข
stable kiln
hmm with the upcomin megajam mayB i should team this month
is discord less fps heavy than slack? ๐
mystic lake
Did anyone else here attend Splash Jam earlier this year? Or plan to attend it next time around.
sick smelt
Hey there, I'm interested in teaming up with people. I've never taken part in a GJ before but would like to work on 3d or music.
stable kiln
well my art and bp skills aint great and really n00b at collaboration software but im up for a team
feral halo
We are looking for an art dude for our jam
dusky python
glass fossil
Mega jam will be really hype, probably will take a few days off work
maiden loom
yeah, I'm considering taking days off work to do it this time
robust basalt
I have contract work, not sure if I will be done until the mega jam
robust basalt
that is always an option
maiden loom
last megajam I worked full time and did the jam xD
storm blade
when is megajam?
sullen crypt
Are there any infos about the next megajam?
maiden loom
no, people are just assuming there'll be another one
storm blade
I think I've read somewhere that it will happen or at least there are plans
sullen crypt
okay, but thats enough to be hyped ๐
stable kiln
think ill go make some food B4 the jam starts ๐
glass fossil
Yep October
storm blade
I just checked an upload date for my submission
maiden loom
they need to announce it soon if it's gonna happen
storm blade
by the way today is the release day for Calm Down Stalin, a game originated in one of the past jams
not my game
should be very convenient for the author. done with one game, start the next one immediately
stable kiln
the funhouse jam seems fun, too bad its in berlin ๐
maiden loom
*Hamburg
thin viper
i'd be willing to do programming if anyone needs one for the upcoming jam
maiden loom
I try to avoid doing that
maiden loom
\o/
small fern
\o/
sullen crypt
And there it is ๐
glass fossil
woot confirmation~!
glass fossil
yep time to lock off the calendar
small fern
heh
maiden loom
@ruby cradle - can we get some clarification on rules (e.g. team sizes)? I assume it's the standard fare?
small fern
I hope it's not bigger than 5
that would start to get even more unfair towards smaller teams
I personally think it should be more like 3 max
but that's just me ๐
storm blade
teams are hard to coordinate, I'm going in by myself
will be 1 year of unreal jams for me, last year megajam was my first
storm blade
oh I hope it will be a good one
small fern
but will not try to force myself into BP land this time
storm blade
to be honest I kinda hate most of their themes
thin viper
You don't wanna be the BP Man? ๐
small fern
I couldn't get anything done on last jam as UE4 editor kept freezing on BP debugging and every time I stopped playing
and I didn't even do anything special there
I dunno, BPs been a real struggle for me on past few engines, I mainly use c++
I know how to code in BPs since I started using ue4 with them when 4.0 came out
thin viper
They've gotten a ton better on the BP debug, it runs pretty well now.
small fern
no I mean, debugging was completely broken for me
I dunno what's wrong with this setup
if I put breakpoint, it stops
but I can't continue anymore
thin viper
Like, freezing when you would build/run?
small fern
it just freezes everything
nothing responds on the editor for a while
but..
if I right click the UE4 editor icon on taskbar and tell it to close, it responds immeatidly, asking if I want to save unchanged parts
if I just tick the X on top right
it doesn't do anything
obviously, it's not something all people struggle with
thin viper
Hmmm
small fern
my main project is in c++
thin viper
No issues in c++ right?
small fern
there's barely any BPs in it and I can debug everything just fine on VS side
also
my main project works properly on PIE
but last two BP only projects I've done have been pain as PIE lags like no tomorrow
there's obviously some engine side timeout thing going on for..
I guess I should check logs
output window is normal
all in all, next jam I try to do will be in c++ ๐
echo depot
All C++ , that indeed is plus plus painful
I still have not get used to long compile times
small fern
yeh, something is hanging definitely
c++ is way better for many reasons, but I get the appeal people have on BPs
with text based code, you can always save your work
thin viper
I like BPs because it's easy to see the logic flow when prototyping
small fern
and you don't need to wire minutes for loops and equations that take few seconds to type on c++
yeh, there are benefits to that ๐
and since Epic mainly documents BP API, it's easier to approach when you learn new parts of the engine
maiden loom
you can do a C++ project without a source build
small fern
C++ API is still pretty bare bones
@maiden loom I know
but I there's something on master I want to include if possible
it's isolated change, shouldn't break anything
thin viper
Yeah, I agree. I'm with you in that when it comes to the grind of it, C++ is my preference but I've come to really like blueprints. It can just take a little longer to set :)
small fern
talking of not finishing jams, it's usually been some editor or engine issue but I guess that's same for every team
I guess my failure there has been that I've always wanted to solve the root cause, instead of working around it
for example, this is one jam I almost finished but didn't have time to finish the art side:
spent 2 days fighting physx bug on constraints on that
thin viper
Here's my workaround "totally not a fix" solution for you @small fern , put UE on an SSD
small fern
they worked fine on leveled surfaces but when I put the table in 7 degree angle, they went bonkers
turned out, physx couldn't handle constraint joints that were just 10 unreal units wide
had to make them bigger, but somehow struggled to find out it was scale that was doing that
I mean it wasn't jittery, it just wents totally nuts
@thin viper I've had UE4 and VS on SSD since 4.2 ๐
I actually did comparison on SSD vs HDD on 4.2 times while building the engine from source
took 17 minutes to build when everything was on SSD
took 45+ minutes when everything was on HDD
didn't expect that huge difference
scenic venture
you should never spend 2 days of a game jam on one problem!
small fern
I know
I actually worked around that issue first
I just put the table so it was on 90 degree angle
calculated new gravity value so ball's gravity would be same as on table that was on 7 degree angle
but figured that wouldn't have worked on loops that weren't at same level
so returned to the orignal issue
could have hacked that part too but it would have gotten even messier
also, as physics guy, I was more worried why it didn't work than finishing the jam ๐
scenic venture
haha
figures
that's okay, last time I did a game jam by myself, I spent so much time focusing on atmosphere and some scripted events I completely overlooked the part where the player could just walk off the first edge of the building they came to and land on the end-game volume instantly
and then Allar proceeded to do just that in his stream
hence how I found out!
small fern
heh
thin viper
@scenic venture that's actually fantastic hahaha
scenic venture
he was nice enough to try it again, where he broke it again straight away also. He threw some of my glowing orbs that help you see in the dark, it rolled off the building, and landed on the end-game volume and triggered it because I didn't filter it down to players only
I did really great that jam! ๐
thin viper
Speaking of jams, i've never done a ajm, and one coming up (the Game Dev League one) will be the first I will be a part of.
scenic venture
they're pretty fun, it really helps you learn to just get things done and not worry so much about little things
small fern
^ if you play smart
in general though, what's nice about game jams is that they set strict deadlines, makes you more focused
somber hazel
so... where is our GameJam Voice Channel
who do I need to contact to make this possible? โค
glass fossil
I assume that most teams would make their own private voice channel for their project
but it might be nice to have a few permanent ones
random parcel
Na, I don't know. We have no passwords on them so they would need to be private somehow.
But you can add yourself as friends, create a Group Chat and call there
Or just create your own small server for that week
It's free after all
somber hazel
you could gather and team up pretty easily
I'm not talking about a channel for people who already have a team
I'm talking about lone wolves like that have no connection whatsoever
*like me
it would push the motivation of all jammers
you act like I should go back to my shelter :3
scenic venture
well you're technically in that channel! You can always move to one of the empty lounges
somber hazel
hm... can someone of the other lone wolves explain what I mean? :3
civic dock
You guys excited to find out what this month's theme is? ๐
indigo bobcat
i think you would of gottin a yes but evenyone is already on the stream to find out haha
scenic venture
Only if it's awesome!
hollow summit
There should be a UE4 plugin jam. I'm better at making plugins. Haha
warm valley
civic dock
A plugin jam could be fun.
thin viper
Now that's an idea I like
digital fern
we wanted to do a tutorial-jam with the ue4 facebook group
but then I got kicked XD
quiet thistle
Anyone want to work together for the gamejam? May end up going solo again ;o
scenic venture
maaaaybe
quiet thistle
Im a programmer, so you wouldnt need to worry about that
Ive done like, 5 epic gamejams lol
jk 4
scenic venture
I'm not trying to brag, but I more or less know how to do everything outside of good level designing and audio work. I've spent a lot of time solo-developing at this point
which is why I'd like to do a team effort this time around
quiet thistle
Im more or less the same
Ive taken quite a few 3D art classes at community college, and I have degree in comp sci
somber hazel
join Lounge 1, maybe we can set something up? <
quiet thistle
not announced yet. yeah its live.
austere wren
just came back home
small fern
civic dock
Topic is updated with the theme. Go jam, folks!
civic dock
The link will be updated.
storm blade
so
grizzled zenith
Uhm how do I fit my physical animation movement to this theme? :D
scenic venture
what song is it from?
grizzled zenith
There's gotta be a way
storm blade
this theme doesn't seem too bad
somber hazel
hey @glass fossil give me a miliondollaridea
somber hazel
@glass fossil a miliondollar game jam idea
civic dock
Oh man. I better hurry up and finish Unrealbot. You guys need your game ideas!
grizzled zenith
Yeah!
quiet thistle
lol
small fern
finished at midnight next sunday ๐
grizzled zenith
Nope
quiet thistle
I have.... none
scenic venture
Yes.
scenic venture
Something with invisibility
stable kiln
i had an idea but its gone
civic dock
^lol
quiet thistle
lol
small fern
something with procedurally cut limbs
quiet thistle
oooo
scenic venture
I don't want my ideas to be stolen, but a game where you lose something, and you need to find it
quiet thistle
wow thats a really good idea. wish it was my idea lol.
small fern
but someone actually did a game jam similar to that
grizzled zenith
@stable kiln but now you should know the idea right?
austere wren
Your legs. and you need to get them back
small fern
pretty much
stable kiln
think ill just start making blackjack and hookers
quiet thistle
monty python themed
austere wren
would also fit the phsical animation thingy
small fern
or well, learn to live without
grizzled zenith
Don't share your ideas here if you don't want them to be stolen, because if you say something that we already thought of, we can't pretty much use it
small fern
or... we could say aloud the most obvious ones, making it more challenging for others to make up original ideas?
austere wren
i really have to thing of the sligs from oddworld now
quiet thistle
I was trying to think of something to do with the slice procedural meshes. jealous of your idea lol
hard to top that
grizzled zenith
@small fern true
austere wren
small fern
@quiet thistle btw did you get the slicing figured out?
scenic venture
My only question is, why doesn' that monster just hold the shotgun with the fingers from it's mouth? Be way more convenient
small fern
didn't I help you at IRC on that?
austere wren
those are tentacles
small fern
I may mix names
quiet thistle
@small fern I did, apparently creating the procedural meshes was the problem?
stable kiln
ok, i have an idea
small fern
yes
small fern
pretty much yup
quiet thistle
but if i manually create verts and stuff, it doesnt work
stable kiln
im just gunna resort to fart humor ๐
grizzled zenith
I have an idea that uses the physical animation feature and I don't want my idea to be stolen pls dont use physical animation
(jk)
small fern
@quiet thistle you may need to make the collision manually in that case
physics would then work again, but I don't know about slicing
quiet thistle
yeah @small fern I kinda figured there was some collision thing going on
like i would have ot procedurally make the collision mesh as well
to get the physics working
small fern
@grizzled zenith Mine involves UE4 :/
grizzled zenith
Aaarghh
small fern
@quiet thistle yup
grizzled zenith
;/
quiet thistle
...much easier to just copy from static mesh component if you dont need to create the meshes during runtime
scenic venture
I'm just going to throw it out there, if anyone is interested in an Animator/Rigger/Character Artist combo, let me know. I can do more than that, but I'm trying to find ways to focus on my "speciality" field
stable kiln
but 500 mb assets... whats that about? ๐
grizzled zenith
If someone has a good idea, I can team up with you lol
somber hazel
I want a sound guy
you can't have enough of them
;P
JESUS; I GOT THE IDEA
the MILIONDOLLARIDEA :3
small fern
it's about being a millionare
and going bankrupt
ok, I'll not spoil any more idea, promise :/
scenic venture
@quiet thistle it's why I became it, never could find any of those three, let alone the combo
stable kiln
ok, im just gunna make a cow that has 2 asses that both can fart, not quite sure how im gunna connect it to the theme tho
robust basalt
link shortener
somber hazel
the sound guys I met in my life were always awesome โค
austere wren
wow i got a idea for a VR game. but no idea how i can do it properly in time
small fern
@quiet thistle I confess, I thought about game like that before the jam already but didn't expect the theme to be so fitting for it
was just thinking what kind of game you could make with these new feats
talking of new feats, I just got ue 4.13 compiled with new simple vehicle class
but I don't think there's any use for it for this jam
grizzled zenith
Hm I got an idea that could build up a real idea. Damn thats deep.
stable kiln
i dont have a real idea yet, but my farting cow is making progress ๐
quiet thistle
@small fern cheater!
๐
my friend just gave me a really good idea, might go with it...
scenic venture
does he get the t-shirt if you win?
somber hazel
I think when I win the T-Shirt someday, I don't want it anymore ;P
quiet thistle
I got a collection of free game dev tshirts going from meetups, got like 3 so far lmfao
Unity, VR t-shirt, and an unreal tshirt
scenic venture
it feels better to EARN the shirt though
quiet thistle
true ๐ฎ
scenic venture
really? Now I want one even more
quiet thistle
didnt know that, wow thats super cool
scenic venture
this is the last chance to pre-find a team to train with so when the MegaJam comes next month we're prepared
I need a t-shirt to replace my poster that was signed by Tim Sweeney for participating in the beta program. I had stored it in a box, and there was a leak from rain......completely ruined. So disheartening
pale eagle
Hey I have that one too!
stable kiln
this theme is hard, i still have no idea ๐
scenic venture
I sense a lot of puzzle games coming from this one
tepid light
Ok, here is one idea for you all (and if someone wins with this one, I will be mad :P) :
Searching for a wi-fi signal
๐
You walk around and point your phone at the sky
somber hazel
rule #2 don't make a game that you found on google image search ;P
pale eagle
I've been in the club just as long though! I have that exact jam shirt. :-)
grizzled zenith
@robust basalt still no swag? :P
pale eagle
Swag bag usually takes 2 months or more.
I imagine it's because the shirts are custom made for the jam.
pale eagle
Which means the order for the shits can be delayed if Alex has to chase down the winners.
Shirts**
<_<
Can always ping Alex about it if you are curious.
grizzled zenith
Would be neat if we could see the post process (ha) online
Like where is it currently at
small fern
just read the jam rules
"Submission must be packaged for Windows and playable on Windows 7 and 8 or MAC OS X"
I don't have any of those ๐
still pretty safe to assume it works on those if it works on win10
unless you go and make DX12 only game :p
scenic venture
glad to see I'm not the only one who refuses to switch from Windows 7
small fern
Win 7 was last windows that didn't have any huge annoyancies
Win 8 allowed pausing on file transfers, only improvement apparent to me as user
and win10 is just horrific
safe saddle
That feel when you come up with a great idea for the theme and your usual team is unavailable for the weekend :(
small fern
i got one idea but it's bit too political
I checked the rules and they didn't forbid it
somber hazel
if your idea is better than mine, I'll join your team Kappa
small fern
but I don't think it's good to mix politics here
safe saddle
I'd play a game that had a smart political commentary
small fern
I don't think anyone else would find it funny but finnish people ๐
somber hazel
I heard Stalin's game just got release
storm blade
yes
scenic venture
keep in mind your judging audience
small fern
lets just say we have a gov atm who takes from poor and gives to rich, so you could something along that scenario
small fern
I know but things weren't as bad and obvious before around here
but I don't really want to go into politics
somber hazel
say your opinion and just put a questionmark after every sentence ๐
scenic venture
why not just take the idea and give it a more harmless spin?
small fern
it's not easy to execute either, would require a lot effort
I have other idea that I'm considering though
somber hazel
I'm shocked! ๐ฎ Will work on my prototype and say good night! โค
stable kiln
might reduce the vert count later
really starting to like blender sculpting, u really brutalize that cube ๐
quiet thistle
is that for the gamejam ๐ฎ
stable kiln
yea, bet the animations wont be 100% smooth
maiden loom
@scenic venture How is your art and your animating? (did you have a different alias in the beta days? I don't recognise this one)
quiet thistle
Looks interesting
stable kiln
well im gunna try get this thing running
its just a prototype for now
still no idea about the theme but gotta make someting i guess ๐
he will prolly lose something and than he knows what it was
or something
quiet thistle
maybe a hat
he looks like a hat lover
I have a feeling I wont finish my idea, but screw it
I'll give it a shot
It will be good practice for the megajam
scenic venture
I was pretty quiet during the beta days, I rarely posted if ever
@maiden loom this is just random tidbits from throughout the years https://www.facebook.com/Pocket-Sized-Animations-161851797198436/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Most of the projects I worked on didn't want me posting stuff, so the only thing I have uploaded of my animations currently is my weapon animations from Black Sierra from UT3 days where I co-created it
acoustic crater
;P kinda fits that Channel
https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/epic-megajam-2016-announced
glass fossil
very excited, no way that one can be skipped
small fern
lets just hope that this time around there will not be as many trying to cheat as last time
those prizes make people do funny things
last year some started like month advance
or at least many weeks before
timber meteor
argh, all my ideas are so frickin dark
timber meteor
lol, well I think I'm going to have to go with the darkness as I can't see any light in any of my ideas. All pretty depressing stuff
small fern
I'd tell my worst ideas but I kinda promised I wouldn't spoil anymore ideas
quiet thistle
@small fern I will tell you my idea if you want to tell me some of the ones you got
quiet thistle
loool mmk
timber meteor
oh olento, that's an interesting idea. It could be reversed
pale eagle
Yep, getting married the day after the jam starts and then I'm on my honeymoon. Bummer! Good luck to everyone in the megajam!
pale eagle
Haha, I think it's fine. I dunno any of the protocol with weddings. I am pretty much just along for the ride.
My responsibilities: show up.
Excited about this theme though. Got an idea, gonna run with it.
honest lintel
We're allowed to enter vr games, aren't we?
glass fossil
yes
honest lintel
Nice :-)
pine fulcrum
Oh fuck the jam starts today
Unless internet gods are merciful, I will not be able to do a playthrough stream
In the middle of a move. All my stuff will be there today but internet... iunno
safe saddle
All you need is a box, a power outlet and wifi ๐
pine fulcrum
Lol wifi stream.... nope
safe saddle
:F
small fern
only if you lived in Finland
even kids around here got mobile phones with mobile internet connection that would be capable to stream
so basically you are never without internet around here, even your landline fails
dusky vessel
tepid light
I could stream better from LTE on my phone than from my normal connection, lol.
rigid fog
Megajam...
limpid tartan
whats the megajam theme?
limpid tartan
ah I thought they had announed iit already
small fern
even last year when they just announced prices, people started building games beforehand
they definitely don't want that
limpid tartan
๐ฎ well thats cheating
limpid tartan
true lol sadly
small fern
but some were actually stupid enough to post their progress online
and got caught for it
limpid tartan
xD well thats great thinking lol
small fern
also, some who got caught, claimed they were innocent ๐
limpid tartan
and the others? who didnt post their progress
or did they get caught with file creation dates or something?
small fern
I don't think the project that looked that had way more work in them than one week were even considered for winning entries
I only know the ones that were obvious
small fern
it is
I hope they don't announce more prizes early on this year
we already know winners will get shields
limpid tartan
and people horde those enough as it is
small fern
yeh
one part I didn't like last year that they raffled the main prize, which was titan x I think
bitter mango
Winners don't lose drugs
limpid tartan
๐ฎ a titan x nice prize
small fern
there wasn't any real measures they could have taken to filter out extra team members
to maximize the odds
and I think there were some really quickly done entries so they could just attend
limpid tartan
yeah thats whats always bugged me about some game entries
small fern
it's just so easy to get uggly
bitter mango
the worst thing about communities are the people
small fern
also, it was clearly hinted beforehand that art for art awards should be original to impress the jugdes, one art prize went to project that used infinity blade assets
game was cool, I don't deny that
but it was kinda odd choise for those reasons
small fern
well, there were other categories for that
bitter mango
"do you have an artist on your team? no? then we'll ignore the art quality"
ah i see
small fern
do note that I'm not bitter about these because I didn't win, I didn't even submit a game myself ๐
I just didn't think everything went that smoothly
for example, for the titan x raffle, I think it would have at least been fair to raffle it amongs teams and then amongs that teams members for example
that way people couldn't get better odds by making game with all their relatives for example ๐
bitter mango
haha
scenic venture
I think they raffled it so that there was no "inner team" bickering
on who deserved the titan
small fern
yeh, that's one good point though
it just leaved room for cheaters
although I don't really think the person who won did that
scenic venture
if I remember correctly one of the team members I was working with got something raffled to him, don't remember it being a Titan X though. I think it was the digital subscription or something
small fern
they raffled a lot of items
btw
I got a really fitting idea for the jam
still working on the details, but I think nobody would doubt there's no theme connection
scenic venture
are you submitting one for this jam?
small fern
I dunno, this one wouldn't require that huge amount of coding, art side is another thing
considering 2D atm
most gamejam entries have been 3D I think
but I know few finalists that won with 2D too
but all in all, 2D entries seem to be pretty rare
small fern
I don't think I've done 2D game myself in 20 years
last game was browser java tetris ๐
2D that is
in 2D you have different issues to solve, I dunno if it really is easier
maybe for asset creation
thing is, I need characters for this, and that not my speciality
bitter mango
it's simpler to make a fully curated experience
and not have to implement all sorts of expected 3d shit like wall running
small fern
but I think I could get something done with Spriter
bitter mango
do you know what wall running is in 2d? jumping royale.
just use 3d characters
orthogonal camera
smash a cell shader on it
pretend you drew it all that weekend
small fern
yeh, if I used existing content
bitter mango
adobe fuse
small fern
heh
yeh, I have fuse installed for prototype chars
I know it's allowed, just feels bit cheating to use existing char and anims
bitter mango
it's the same as using clip art
if it's just you, you can't get a whole game done in time
small fern
I was thinking of just handdrawing stuff ๐
small fern
well, I think I'll start with fuse now, at least I get something quickly done
bitter mango
๐
ashen meadow
i dont have any ideas so i got that going for me
indigo bobcat
hey this is the first gamejam im thinking about doing So i was wondering is it ok to use meshes Like a box or character you already made?
mystic lake
Going to try out the Epic Megajam. I've been on a few gamejams before but nothing this long.
small fern
@indigo bobcat you can use existing assets as long as you haven't made them yourself before the jam
you need to mention what you used on your submission though
mystic lake
So is it ok to use assets bought on the marketplace?
small fern
it is allowed
indigo bobcat
@small fern thanks good to know
small fern
I think one game won even with vehicle setup bought from marketplace
mystic lake
Ok thanks. I am a programmer and not a artist so that's why I asked.
small fern
is it yours? ๐
you should also check the rules ๐
the part that tells what is allowed and what is not isn't that long
velvet echo
should take a week off work so I can work on mega game jam
ashen meadow
The September UE4 Jam is under way! Theme - YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT UNTIL IT'S GONE Registration & details here: https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?121421-September-UE4jam-September-8-12th-THEME-TO-BE-ANNOUNCED
bitter mango
cheers
ashen meadow
๐
bitter mango
Submission may include sourced (non-original) assets, but the sourced assets must be noted. Submission must not include assets created prior to the Contest period (outside of noted sourced assets).
seems fair
ashen meadow
there are rules, but they are pretty loose on them
quiet thistle
they just dont want you retrofitting games you made the month before for the current theme
but i mean, its the honor system... just dont be a dick lol
small fern
it's still pretty odd set of rules
like you can't use anything you've done yourself in past
but can use everything anyone but you have done in past
I like the Ludum Dare Jam rules more
well, I dunno if they still have them like that
but in past you could use your premade functions, art etc if you made them publicly available prior jam
so that anyone else could also use them
that's also bit questionable rule if you are the one who has figured how to use certain engine feat and have made extensive example on wiki / forums out of it
anyone else can use that code but you
I don't think the rules are meant to be that strict but if you interpret them literally, that's how it goes
main thing that they want to prevent is that people build the game beforehand
quiet thistle
everyone should have their brain wiped like from men in black too so everyone is on even playing fields. cant use information you learned from past gamejam.
small fern
heh
quiet thistle
๐
but yeah its definitely so people dont prebuild games, thats why they have hte rule
frankly, they shoudl just say: "Dont make your game and retrofit it for theme"
thats esssentially what they want to avoid
small fern
but to play with the idea little further
if I make a tutorial
and someone else implements it and shares it online
I could use it again ๐
quiet thistle
lol
small fern
!gameidea
glass fossil
A fighting game where you slay giant spiders in an abstract space.
small fern
!gameidea
glass fossil
A racing game where you fly jets because the world is a crazy place but you lose health every time you do it.
quiet thistle
hahahahhaha
small fern
that's a total ironman ripoff
quiet thistle
lol
small fern
oh jets, not jet engines
quiet thistle
close enough
small fern
!gameidea
glass fossil
An adventure game where you go to school with extra-dimensional entities to gain levels in a giant terrarium and the sun gives you more power.
quiet thistle
well thats interesting
small fern
!less specific game idea
mystic lake
!gameidea
glass fossil
A fighting game where you quiz flowers in a cabin in the woods.
mystic lake
That is... interesting
small fern
nice ๐
small fern
heh
that looks almost like my first unity platformer
the platform layout is similar too
small fern
yeh
I should get some sleep, maybe try to get the gameplay running later on
Rocket League's rumble-mode has messed my plans now
quiet thistle
sleep is for the WEAK
small fern
I guess :p
grizzled zenith
Haven't even started yet
stable kiln
my theme connection wil be super weak, this theme is a bit too emo for me ๐
how can u make a funny game with a depressing theme ๐
lament oar
tony hancock made a living out of depressing comedy
stable kiln
steve o made a living from getting hurt and snorting wasabi ๐
im not meant for that kind of stuff tho ๐
lament oar
My humour is very dark so I could fit right in with a depressing jam. However I don't have the time as I am running heroin into the projects as part of a CIA initiative to depopulate the inner cities. erm..... I mean.... erm.... I am washing my hair ยฌ_ยฌ
lament oar
ok my idea is this. Altzheimer's - the game. It is about a guy who forgets... erm.... thingy and then goes on to ... erm... do something, I can't remember what. Then when he finally gets to finish his........ 9.45am I think but my watch is broken. Cheese for tea mum thanks !
timber meteor
Got our game idea sorted, it is a dark one.. Got to start coding now! Going all post apocalyptic.
stable kiln
man this theme is either depressive story or turn based puzzle stuff
ok, monkeys from space come steal all our bananas and then they are all gone
onyx hare
What is this gamejam's theme?
Can't take part because I'm still on vacation, but curious :)
stable kiln
its in the title
lament oar
Idea : You play a lone man, wandering the desert looking for his family when you come across an oasis. But it is a mirage. Then when you get to Baghdad, you realise all the oil is gone and sold to China and various other allied countries and your family is dead. 'Murica.
grizzled zenith
If I want to make my game online multiplayer, how basicly would I make it so that you can host a game and join from other network? (I'm pretty new to this stuff)
I know how to do it locally
lament oar
would it not be the same as locally but with a public IP?
grizzled zenith
Idk, probably
lament oar
Gamejam Idea : Nope.... it's gone.
stable kiln
a bunch of time is gone ๐
grizzled zenith
@lament oar is there any guide that shows you how you can connect with public IP?
lament oar
I haven't actually done networking myself yet. Downside of working on a game, you end up along the path the game requires. I could really use a month off to blast through some networking stuff.
grizzled zenith
Yeah same, but this would be great way to learn some of it. I also do only blueprint
lament oar
Holy moly you just had an idea. "Everybody's come back from the rapture". You walk around a town where lights turn into people and they say things like "yeah it was alright. Glad to be back though".
stable kiln
well thinking about the theme is getting me nowhere, im just goin bac to blender and make stuff
timber meteor
I'm sure there's plenty of jokey ways to approach the theme. Losing things and it has a comical effect, rather than going down the depressing route.
stable kiln
yea, i think i have something now
regal viper
Who is doing the september game jam?
lament oar
Hartleys
stable kiln
im doin the jam ๐
i just had a frankenstein its alive moment ๐
those are the best ๐
lament oar
I live next to a graveyard. It's probably best I dont have any frankenstein moments.
stable kiln
this thing is gunna carry my jam
everything is im gunna make is gunna support my new creation ๐
tepid light
I was worried yesterday, but I did come up with an idea.
More particle effect than I ever did before ๐
*effects
stable kiln
my idea is kinda low , but it has to be done
maiden loom
@marc - You live in Blackpool, surely every other day involves Frankenstein moments
lament oar
True. I try not to go outside though. I don't have enough 20pences to fund the "i have to phone my sick mum" scavs
timber meteor
we're doing it for the first time. I've only even done 24 hour hacks before though, finding this 3 day thing a bit odd, I'm just faffing around the whole time thinking "oh there's plenty of time", which means Sunday is going to be a manic rush no doubt
stable kiln
there is plenty time untill its all gone ๐
stable kiln
hmm i feel like i can make a better run cycle
sick smelt
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I'm up for some gamejamming. I'd prefer to do 3d assets or music. Hit me with a PM if you want to team up! ๐
dusky python
!gameidea
glass fossil
A simulation game where you team up with bloodthirsty rabbits on Mars but you're made of light.
grizzled zenith
going to start soon, but first bit rocket league because of the new update
foggy shard
So you on mars with your rabbits and they try to kill themselves you need to stop them
but you body made of light so then night comes you die and it this time you discover that you have a body
this game is about discovering new things in your body before night time comes (almost rogue-like)
So you can build things from your body and you try to stop rabbits from killing in that time
!gameidea
glass fossil
An adventure game where you crush tigers to become the ruler and you can only make one mistake.
stable kiln
my particle system is done
still a lot of work to do on my skeletal mesh
and gameplay i still have no idea
might have to resort to platform jumping if i dont think of anything '
ashen meadow
so exciting when owninator does a game
stable kiln
get hyped, this is gunna be good ๐
tepid light
my great idea doesn't look so great anymore...
sharp berry
What was your idea?
tepid light
something with virtual reality (in game, not irl), but it relies on particle effects, but I have no idea how do create sound effect for games.
and it feels terrible without them
i will have to think of something else ๐
low carbon
jam jam jam
stable kiln
use a soundpack ๐
ashen meadow
low carbon
bah i can't find my jam resources page
man this is old, i need to update this
I would add to sounds/music now, Sonic Pi, that thing is awesome
tepid light
I know about freesound.org, but it's hard to find fitting, matching sounds.
low carbon
http://www.bfxr.net/ which looks like a newer version fo Sfxer on the web
tepid light
I used that sound generator before, but I would need something that is more like that last Tron movie, and not like something from an 8 bit game
ashen meadow
bookmark all the things
feral halo
@low carbon Is the max teamsize for megajam still 5
ashen meadow
yes
small fern
I'd vote for 3 :p
grizzled zenith
started finally working
somber hazel
wau, who is the guy behind stormgs.com?
grizzled zenith
not going for the online idea
somber hazel
he even has some cool 3D stuff there
somber hazel
I don't like the Gladiator music on his videos, but the low Poly stuff looks cute
stable kiln
not to mention i wunna know how he did the evil voice ๐
ow, i didnt see any of his videos ๐
some1 posted the link in slack dunno if it was his
low carbon
megajam?
stable kiln
yea they have like a billion dollar in prizes this time ๐
alex wil be handing out bundles of dollah billz like it aint no thing
golden mousemats and stuff like that
grizzled zenith
ok I just did something
the game crashes right when I play it
every time
ah nvm
small fern
huh, torrent only though (stormgs)
would need a better reason to install torrent software to my computer
ruby cradle
I had to post this here because of the theme http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DetvTHU-cyW4&start1=0&video2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZgMEPk6fvpg&start2=114&authorName=aphrocarlin
maiden loom
aww no, not the sad trash panda again
grizzled zenith
controls are done
small fern
"I haven't even started" <one hour later> "I just finished core gameplay"
stop being so efficient ๐
maiden loom
haha
stable kiln
had some fun in blender now time to start up the engine again
stable kiln
found soem mistakes and bac to blender ๐
scenic venture
this is why I always leave Maya and Unreal up at the same time :p
stable kiln
all fixed again i think
indigo harbor
I got super distracted and made this... https://gfycat.com/FlakyPlushFennecfox
what was the theme again??
mystic lake
Hahaha ๐
honest lintel
infinite tunnel game, where the tunnel is made out of mannequins
grizzled zenith
yess finally SOME progress on the procedural city
(yes, that's what I'm going for on a game jam game)
hmm
I might scrap the whole procedural city progress and do it differently
grizzled zenith
yeah, rip 4 hours
foggy shard
you was thinking and stuff
so not scrap
Is it important to register for a jam now or i can do it latter? I not sure yet if i will complete anything
slim light
I think it's okay to just put the finished sub in and pm the details they need.
but like better for them to orangize stuff if you register
but doesn't seem to be a requirement
foggy shard
also count down says it's August ๐
fast kite
@indigo harbor How did you achieve that effect? Haha.
@ruby cradle Hey, thanks for the heads up, I missed this!
digital fern
afaik just a load of models, in a square formation, and then offset + rotation
small fern
heh
I got sidetracked again
I'm really good at this
I really wanted to get the whole thing to run in forward renderer
ruby cradle
No prob, I'm interested in how it was made too
small fern
but 4.13 didn't package with forward
now compiling promoted build
I know it's asking for trouble, living on the edge ๐
I'm more curious about the perf on low end hw though so put the engine to compile in the background while making pizza
grizzled zenith
whoops made an infinite loop accidentally
small fern
I surprized myself doing that on c# few days ago
it's a really hard to do that mistake in code
I mean, sure you do while loop with bad exit condition and it's done but it's something you automatically handle when you create the loop usually
I guess it's easier to get to that point with BPs when nodes are running around the loop node
honest lintel
The standard skybox works quite nice with my background image ๐
safe halo
Dumb question but can you make a vr game for the unreal game jam?
small fern
you can
people have done that in past too
although I don't know if it goes 100% by the rules
well, they don't deny it
"Submission must be packaged for Windows and playable on Windows 7 and 8 or MAC OS X"
but there definitely has been VR only games in past
@ruby cradle can probably verify that as well
digital fern
yup
honest lintel
hm.. I asked it yesterday and got a yes from somebody here. I'm halfway in development of my vr game jam entry now
small fern
yeh, they've mentioned on official streams too
honest lintel
๐
scenic venture
There aren't any real exclusions to the jam. Just needs to be an original work really.
digital fern
and made in ue4
scenic venture
that too
digital fern
because.. yes.. people submitted unity games
somber hazel
you can try to make a unity game, but it has no chance against an Unreal game ๐
safe halo
Oh snap! Ha ha
Any advice on convincing the people you live with that this is an acceptable thing to do with your time?
low carbon
If they need to be convinced, forget about it
small fern
^
low carbon
or, use a long stick
small fern
it's just one weekend
shadow socket
@safe halo it only mattered to my wife when I started bringing home the dough, then she stopped complaining, just go out and bring home the dough
safe halo
Lol. Ok. I'll go to the grocery store and get some dough. Easy
low carbon
Been to many a game jam, people who needed to be convinced, or were never really down, end up tuning out the event, or stop showing up (harder when they live there)
digital fern
^
low carbon
Cause eventually the new/fun factor wears off off after you've been at it for 16 hours