if you can have code in your cubes you impact, it's easy to keep track of their velocity and location on previous frame
#game-jam-chat
small fern
or you just need to know their velocity actually
then you can calculate the speed they impact when you take your ships velocity into account
and fire impulse to bounce them off & another slow you down if the impact is not above some threshold
cedar spindle
Yeah. If I use impulses I need to have the object simulating physics, correct?
small fern
either that or have movement component that supports it
stable kiln
I deleted my skybox, now im super pro like no mans sky ๐
glass fossil
just make sure to go into hiding after you release your jam project then ๐
Awwwww yeah! 3D widgets just like the type that the WoW team became obsessed with during WoD. Now that I see how simple these are to set up I'll probably use these a lot in the future.
Done with main gameplay. Tomorrow comes polish/sounds/flurishes.
rigid fog
3d widgets are the shit
And usually getting stuff done with them on actors is painless
But, as you know, I had some problems during that last battle with them
I need to check into it, to make sure it wasn't a bug
they are still technically "experimental"
glass fossil
Yeah I noticed they had a huge red flag to remind about that
which is funny because they would seem like an obvious thing to have
Out for the night, good luck to everyone in the final day~
mint flint
and.. I .. am... Done!
stable kiln
epic should scrap paragon, make a simplified version of the editor and call it sim game ๐
sell that shit to console ppl ๐
a friend of mine using gtaV editor on ps4 a lot, ... im like facepalm get real tools
like a mouse ๐
indigo harbor
how many hours do we have left?
dull basin
18 hours and 23 minutes
indigo harbor
looks like i don't have to lose any sleep tonight ๐
velvet echo
anyone doing anything not water or fluid related?
robust basalt
define fluid
velvet echo
i think it pretty obvious what i am asking since the them has flow in it. but if not "(of a substance) able to flow easily"
stable kiln
ok, particle flow
stable kiln
really, im gettin smartasses on that? ๐
*smartassed ๐
evertything is a gas and nothing is a fluid
its all clouds of electrons
was thinking about doin parrapa the rapper rap flow
instead im doin : one flow over the cuckoo's nest
yea this name is taken
velvet echo
die leaf devil
stable kiln
saving my lighting build for last, i heared thats how god did it ๐
stable kiln
no link to submission thread yet?
tough birch
@stable kiln already a submission thread up on forum
stable kiln
ahh its not linked in the post linked above ๐
proven badge
holy shit bois, i fell in love with physics blended animations
gonna add it to each and every character from now on:D
stable kiln
mine has better physics animations!
tough birch
stable kiln
nah could have done a lot better, 1st time I used it, my rig wasnt quite right for it
tough birch
Pick your difficulty
digital fern
so.. stressed.. the f... out.
tough birch
@digital fern big jam entry?
digital fern
i didnt sleep much hehe
working on finalizing gameplay, but with time creaping in i dont know how far I can push the team
i dont want to wreak em :p
*wreck
stable kiln
crack that whip
digital fern
hehe
stable kiln
get them more coffee ๐
stable kiln
pretty slick mat
digital fern
me, @queen thistle and @waxen island been working hard
now for gameplay
cracks the whip of infinite awesomeoness
hits @tardy thicket and @sinful nacelle
stable kiln
ive been slacking off mostly, lost interest a bit after finishing my char, its back a bit now tho ๐
proven badge
ought have grabbed Luos to work with meh
still need to make environment...too invested in characters
just finished rigging this bugger https://gfycat.com/PopularConsiderateAurochs
pulsar yarrow
digital fern
@proven badge @queen thistle did the most awesome stuff though
proven badge
I just rig and animate , credit for most awesome model goes to @dull basin
stable kiln
@proven badge have u tried teleporting a skeleton with phys animations? ๐
kinda funny ๐
proven badge
nope not yet
but if I have time before end
gonna make a human with ragdoll'ed upper body
stable kiln
its like its pulling his limbs back out of limbo or something ๐
glass fossil
!gameidea
A simulation game where you hunt pictures for the future of humankind and everything you do triggers canned laughter.
stable kiln
hey that is my game, its allmost done allready
compact cedar
@proven badge man, this is amazing!
compact cedar
Man, the spoilers here looks stunning
rigid fog
@compact cedar here's another one? https://vid.me/dU8i
compact cedar
@rigid fog great idea!
stable kiln
lol that could trigger a new rage, trowing paper planes into fans ๐
compact cedar
@stable kiln make them sharp!
compact cedar
6 teams of 5ppl
stable kiln
they got nuthing on me ๐
stable kiln
it might not win now, but perhaps in 5 years ppl will say.. thats where derp was born ๐
lol
digital fern
stable kiln
do i spot a possible theme connection? ๐
somber hazel
@lapis lichen We demand your 3D girl that you are using for your tutorials for the GameJams! โค
digital fern
somber hazel
so, now tell me you are going solo and you did all the assets during the jam
digital fern
hehe nope
digital fern
jon, me and chris did props, venci did mostly anims, cel was lead blueprint
glass fossil
haha they have allstars: luos, cedric, celeste, chris, plus probably some mystery person
somber hazel
if you win, can you send me the shirt luos? you kinda look like an L/XL size ;P
digital fern
im S hehe
digital fern
well, my belly is L, but the rest is S hehe
well.. almost everything
left a hole for a joke there
queen thistle
I am some mystery person :).
waxen island
That you are
rigid fog
who jon and chris @digital fern ?
queen thistle
I am Jon, mcgillchris here^ is Chris.
stable kiln
any reason why max acceleration is 2048, po2?
waxen island
Or are you Jon?
rigid fog
I hope your game is fun!
waxen island
It is. I just played it a little.
rigid fog
All these games over here seem really sweet so far in the visuals
7.5 hours... left before I stream, need to finish stuffs
โฎ
queen thistle
Thanks man. Totally all me. ๐
Just messing, I have a great team and the other teams games are looking great as well :).
waxen island
When does the streaming begin?
rigid fog
@waxen island https://gyazo.com/104e1c983dc64664e50532da59e1ee78
stable kiln
mayB some1 should update the jampost, (link comin soon) with deadline comin up is a bit sloppy ๐
maYB replace the allar link too ๐
we all know copy paste only gets u so far ๐
tough birch
looks like i've got to cut my dev short and get some duct tape out for the last part, the girlfriend is stuck out of town
rigid fog
Yo, make sure to retweet this so your games can get watched! https://twitter.com/victorburgosG3/status/797924129643134976
stable kiln
@rigid fog how are u with epeleptic attacks?
jk ๐
disclaimer.. not tested by fda or any1 else
tough birch
I'm unable to get around to the bits i wanted to do or even optmization, ill build the lighting and package it up then upload then im off to sleep
stable kiln
and god said let there be light, but he had overlapping UVs, and it sucked
tough birch
haha
stable kiln
hmm cubematerial has .7 roughness, i would have never guessed
digital fern
owninator - Today at 11:25 PM
and god said let there be light, but he had overlapping UVs, and it sucked
hehe
you win all my interweb cookies
somber hazel
who uses static light anyway for a Jam :3
stable kiln
yea, i say shit like that ๐
usually no1 listens tho ๐
soo about everything in my lvl is made of cube material. its scaled non uniform and i want to make my lvl looks nicer
what colour and crap should i give it?
im thinking pink
emissive with fresnel?
waxen island
Always
somber hazel
jesus, that picture of Luos is still burning in my head
but remind me I shouldn't watch stuff when I'm not finished
stable kiln
gunna test if my controller works since i explained how it works in options menu
digital fern
pale eagle
That's really pretty
I'm just happy to have mine submitted early this time around. Mine doesn't look as cool as that, though ๐
pale eagle
Is the water one shader? Or overlapped effects?
digital fern
its one shader, but i did add another one beneath it just for some additional depth
could do without though
the waterfall edge is a particle effect
pale eagle
nice. I think the sky needs a little saturation to match
but otherwise that's pretty amazing
stable kiln
@digital fern well i made my cubematerial babyblue and it looks beter now... mayB? ๐
I dunno the cube material was pretty good as epic made it too ๐
hard to improve on those guys ๐
stable kiln
ill never starve as long as i have cookies to eat ๐
ow yea, to the right is my greenscreen for all my greenscreen work
frinkin pro ๐
didnt use it this jam tho
tough birch
time to package and hopefully soon upload prior to dying
stable kiln
my testpackage works fine, i could submit as is, but i also have rampmaterial and basic shape material
those are still default
tough birch
If my packaging doesnt work and i cant enter it into the gamejam, ill just greenlight it, they'll take anything these days
stable kiln
we combine projects and go 50/50 on that ๐
tough birch
add some IAP and adds, few bugs for luck and we have a deal
stable kiln
need something to distract em long enough so they cant refund
i think my new cubematerial is just the thing
posting this in suggestings.. make cubematerial baby blu for great glory of epic games
tough birch
I didnt get around to optimizing anything so i hope they have a quad 1080 setup ready
stable kiln
tough birch
@stable kiln quick, get out cheat engine, memory hack us a few more days
stable kiln
ill hack us back in time i gues ๐
one of these days ill learn lvl design too, and luos will be all like .. hows do u get things so nice and baby blue like that
nice seam right trough the middle of my lvl like a bosss
end screen spoiler alert!
it seems we have a seam
stable kiln
hmm alt enter doesnt fullscreen my project
digital fern
^hey looks just like my game :p
sinful nacelle
Hmm, copy cat!
digital fern
COPY FART
glass fossil
woot grats on completions ๐
digital fern
hows your game valk?
glass fossil
Just an outro win screen left
digital fern
๐ you can do it!!!111
glass fossil
โค
digital fern
"Special thanks to epic for the light map code"
"special thanks to epic for cascade"
digital fern
shit, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD!
stable kiln
not .6 yo
digital fern
we had .63
anyways, off to catch some Zzz's
take care all, and good luck these final hours!
stable kiln
so how do i put my picture in the submission thread like a bosssss? ๐
@grizzled zenith in case u cant understand what my main char says.. he says ur a n00b ๐
grizzled zenith
glad to hear
stable kiln
๐
somber hazel
This game is sponsored by Render Targets, I want to thank Epic to implement such cool feature in Blueprints. I still have no idea how it works, but it works :3
stable kiln
lol xbox controller totally not working ๐
glass fossil
@small fern thanks for pointing out that last time around my fancy settings screen didn't save. This time around I learned how to use save games and it works properly now ๐
somber hazel
You are not even playing our games :3
pine fulcrum
I see that I am #InstaShunned
sharp berry
I wish I made something ๐ฆ
glass fossil
still have 7 hours ๐
pine fulcrum
I thought it was 4 :0
somber hazel
whaaaaaat?
glass fossil
or maybe it's based on east coast time?
pine fulcrum
Always ended 9pm PST for me
glass fossil
In that case I'm going to skip some of this menu fanciness and just start packaging.
somber hazel
Skip menu, make a fancy screenshot, nobody plays a game that looks bad
*plays = download
btw, gif in UE4 forums should be a thing
or is it already?
glass fossil
images in ue4 forums are weird in general
I just use third party hosting
and embed
pine fulcrum
How many games gonna be named 'flow'
glass fossil
Fowl Flow Afoul
stable kiln
one flow over the cuckoo's nest is submitted ๐
somber hazel
meh... teams that make good looking games burn out
stable kiln
totally winning this
๐
somber hazel
okay, back to work, had nightmares about Luos ultra crispy looking game :ยง
stable kiln
my controller doesnt work on shaddow of mordor either, conclusion it prolly works for my jamgame
broken something else
pine fulcrum
PLANS FOR WORLD DOMINATION
stable kiln
omg, u dled it
simple plans have high chance of success
people were not supposed to see those plans so i hide em in my jamgame ๐
pine fulcrum
owinators game has npc interaction
stable kiln
i wanted the mission impossible theme at there start so i went in my mic ... pam pam pam pam... pam pam pam.. but it didnt sound right ๐ฆ
stable kiln
yea that sound during the talking of the npc is my beer hitting the mic when i voice act while drinking beer
pine fulcrum
aww yeah
stable kiln
pro stuff yo
wise apex
inb4 everyone sends their projects in folders called "AllarNoEditor"
glass fossil
Done, time to step away from the computer for a bit, or at least step into a video game.
small fern
Umm
Countdown timer still says 2 hours
I was wondering about your earlier talk as it used to end in the morning at my local time :)
Oh right, missed something
Nevermind
radiant meadow
Not sure what the progress of any spreadsheet my be, but here's this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cxBOwVu_IrsKTbc6fwWRPWJ7jHPECZ50LwHg8GdXHg4/edit#gid=0
mint flint
Wow 4 game named flow in a row.. oh no..
rigid fog
RoboOhNo
indigo harbor
Names are the hardest
mint flint
I never have a problem with names I just ask the kids
somber hazel
so, you don't play any game that has Flow in his title? ^^
velvet echo
is 17 games the least amount of entries for any month?
loud basalt
i haven't played any but valkrysa's is the best because it has chicken
radiant meadow
17's the lowest i've seen, but there's still 1 1/2 hours, plenty of time for the "down to the wire" submissions
somber hazel
better ask why his game is 10gb
rigid fog
not 10, just 1
small fern
@rigid fog don't complain, your 7z can uncompress RAR just fine :p
I'd complain about 7z :p
it's worse than RAR
as only 7z can open it
rigid fog
7z op though
somber hazel
.rar it will be :3
rigid fog
But the reason zip is more prevalent is due to it being a windows/msft thing
Since 1998
op
damn 3 rars so far
glass fossil
@loud basalt โค the chickens can only make it home with everyone's help
mint flint
I uses winrar and compresses to .tar just to make uncompressing it part of the game
small fern
lets compress it first to ARJ
then to RAR
then TAR, then 7z and finally into ZIP
heh
I didn't know that ARJ letters were from persons name
rigid fog
Retweet this please: https://twitter.com/victorburgosG3/status/798018464254410752
mint flint
Stupid tv not supporting twitch
mint flint
Nah just too lazy to boot up a console. Got to get off the bed lol
Got a kid to do it heh
proven badge
lel
I think my coder fell asleep on his keyboard with half the project checked out ๐
glass fossil
@radiant meadow in here again with the awesome spreadsheets ๐
radiant meadow
๐
somber hazel
Slapunas? Wait, you are the artist duo... right?
proven badge
yea
proven badge
dunno ๐ waiting for coder to wake up
I really hope he had a burning diareahea or soemthing and to run super quick ๐
or he just crashed on the keyboard
robust basalt
lol
proven badge
damn the timing ๐
shame these buggers will never get used in the end ๐ฆ sniff sniff
glass fossil
awww but they look so good
proven badge
yeah kinda got used to the fact that at least a third of the assets never get implemented ;s
glass fossil
Seriously, now that I've used these jams to get familiar with more parts of the editor I think I want to try working in a team next time
velvet echo
i was going to use splines a lot in this jam but didn't have any time to make anything. I had only just looked into how to use them though.
indigo harbor
got to use splines this jam, so good for making simple patrolling enemies
and a lot easier to code than i thought
velvet echo
was thinking more of spline meshes ๐
indigo harbor
ahhh yea still havent got to that yet
velvet echo
they are awesome. i used them to speed up level creation
indigo harbor
can always do it next jam! ๐
velvet echo
will see if i get time ๐
i was going to do some type of attack the rapids game, but didn't even get started because i was busy all weekend
i love the stylised look of @digital fern game
somber hazel
gg, the material for RenderTargets won't compile, gl everyone! โค
glass fossil
๐ฆ
somber hazel
"new features" starting to love them :3
small fern
that's why you test package early
if it doesn't compile, try without nativize BP setting
@somber hazel ^
somber hazel
out of 8 Jams, this is the first time I get an error ๐
and the only thing I did different, was using a new feature
somber hazel
welp, I just wanted something cool :3
small fern
some package but doesn't work
some don't even package
what is your issue with mat to RT?
small fern
well mat to RT is not actually a new feat
tech has been ages in the engine
it's just been exposed to blueprints
somber hazel
when stuff get out of experimental, do they make a test build for that feature?
somber hazel
jesus, there should be a list
small fern
especially when using new things you haven't used before
somber hazel
"things that actually compile if you use it"
somber hazel
I can ignore it the 3rd time โค
small fern
list wouldn't be good, it would change from release to release
somber hazel
standard stuff works, that's why I never test early in a jam
small fern
and if they knew it didn't package, they'd try to fix it before release :p
that's what previews are for btw
somber hazel
hard to break code that's been there for ages
small fern
so that people can report these things
but.. what's the issue on mat to RT?
this is first time I hear about it
somber hazel
well, this is where everything breaks
small fern
pretty sure it packages for most people
some people used it on megajam too
I think at least?
or wait, maybe some had issues there too
I wish I had better memory
somber hazel
so, I'm trying to make this cool new thing, it takes a while to implement and make it look at least decent, took me probably over half the jam, even if I packaged there and noticed it breaks, I would probably not finish/replace it till the end
lesson learned, no new stuff for jams
wise apex
I know I didn't participate, but I actually like trying new things for jams when I do participate.
somber hazel
don't get me wrong, it was super cool, learned a lot how things work kinda, but still super sad when you can't get it into a build for some reason
small fern
you still haven't said how it breaks
like you get packaging error?
or it just doesn't work?
somber hazel
error
small fern
can you paste the error part?
small fern
well, it's just one line or few
well, I'm just curious what's causing it
also, is it 4.13.2? or 4.14 p3?
small fern
hmmm
I'm testing this now with content examples water on blank 4.13.2 project
still compiling shaders
glass fossil
Just hope that Chance downloaded a bit late and you'll be good ๐
pale eagle
haha, I don't think the UE guys do what Allar/Vic do
small fern
@somber hazel hmmm, yeah, this doesn't package for me on 4.13.2
somber hazel
weeeee, I'm using advanced stuff :3
small fern
I'll see if I can get it to package
somber hazel
yeah actually reading some answerhub posts
but daaaaaayum, my brain is getting fuzzy
somber hazel
are you creating the render target 2d in the construction script?
people say this might be the reason
small fern
I just tested the content example level
it could be construction script thing
I mean, that's easy to believe ๐
small fern
if something is messed up by construction stage, you just move that stuff into begin play
or other way around
usually it's issue on initialization
when you do these in c++, you are less likely to run similar issues
somber hazel
and I guess no one knows why blueprint inits s<3k?
somber hazel
sry, I use filters :3
small fern
there are reasons for that but I'm not the right person to answer that question, there's a lot of things that don't behave 1:1 on pie vs packaged version
hence people recommend checking the packaged versions often
pine fulcrum
I see we're grading
proven badge
@pine fulcrum why did you no participate
proven badge
happy b-day
pine fulcrum
wheee
glass fossil
birthday hype!
pine fulcrum
Just woke up
So I can be awake all day
Although I did this completely unintentionally
somber hazel
"it's my b-day in 1 hour and I'm sitting in front of my computer" :3
I always thought Allar is famous
pine fulcrum
I like to spend holidays and birthdays absolutely alone
ashen meadow
happy birthday!
pine fulcrum
whooo
ashen meadow
gg genes
somber hazel
I'm super tired, but can't miss the birthday party now
glass fossil
I'll bring the strong alcohol of bad decisions +5
somber hazel
I'll give him my game that was meant for the last jam as present
small fern
@somber hazel for the record, I tried packaging the content examples mat to RT example on 4.14 p3 and it packaged there
water example worked on packaged build
but the height one didn't ๐
small fern
yeah
they create RT 2D for height on construction script but not for water
so that's probably the reason why the height one didn't work on packaged version but water did
somber hazel
bad it came 1 1/2 hours 2 late, had a good feeling on this one, but that's what everyone says right
so, since no one wants to sing for Allar... good rest everyone! โค
grizzled halo
glass fossil
A shooting game where you uppercut particle accelerators to survive.
lapis lichen
@somber hazel aww I'm glad you like her ๐
sinful nacelle
Streaming through the games later today!
sinful nacelle
Not sure
in an hour or so
prepping with downloads and food
and a load of coffee
tough birch
@sinful nacelle If you're streaming let me push a bug fixed version of mine ๐
radiant meadow
for @sinful nacelle playthrough: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18nV0W48knbMoB9BPvWdEANZH7Nru1c2rW_ytJbAUXO4/edit#gid=0
maiden loom
game jam streaming should involve all the bugs, as submitteed
it's part of the fun, yo
pine fulcrum
^aye
tough birch
๐ worth as try
stable kiln
lol that paper plane game really makes me want to put fans trough the whole house and see how many times i can bounce it ๐
rigid fog
Our game @stable kiln ?
stable kiln
didnt check who made it ๐
sinful nacelle
I don't download versions over the deadline, so if post is edited past it, i will use the one that was posted before :p
Okay got all dem games
stable kiln
but yea ur game, the physics seem sound
sinful nacelle
Now I'mma go to the store, stock up on food and stream :)
Will post when live!
Also I WILL do VR :D
tough birch
@sinful nacelle @digital fern do we get a chance to see your OP game as the first review?
sinful nacelle
If ya'all want our game first, then sure
tough birch
I've been watching victors stream waiting for it but if you're streaming then let me request it as the first game
sinful nacelle
Sure, will be an hour or so till i'm live
tough birch
it looks production quality never mind gamejam quality ๐
sinful nacelle
For people who don't have VR?
Just mentioning I can do the VR game, nothing wrong in that.
small fern
yeah
I wouldn't do VR :p
and according to last ue4 steam, free VR headsets are gone ๐
lapis lichen
@small fern yup, they've all been given out ๐
I think we handed out a few hundred to developers around the world
small fern
yeah my bad for taking so much time polishing my stuff
I'll try my luck on valve directly I guess ๐
maiden loom
I have one of said headsets โค
it has been put to quite a lot of use, haha, it lives in the office xD
lapis lichen
I can verify seeing as I've been to your office
digital fern
sounds stalkerish
lapis lichen
I was invited!
Not like I creeped at them through the third floor window or something
maiden loom
our office is literally a stone's throw away from where the Manchester Unreal meetup is held ๐
@cunning lantern has also visited us
stable kiln
lol couldnt get my controller to work with anything yesterday, turns out there was another plugged in as player 1 hiding under a pile of papers:P
maiden loom
classic.
it's right up there with "why is my character just spinning around in circles?"
stable kiln
ahh yea, i know that1 ๐
i tried all my usb ports for my controller rebooted and everything ๐
sinful nacelle
small fern
https://www.twitch.tv/celplays (so others don't have to click through twitter)
rigid fog
Resuming at 7PM EST
stable kiln
this actually was a good theme for physics and mechanics
rigid fog
Thanks for the buck @pine fulcrum ๐
sinful nacelle
@glass fossil playing yours
glass fossil
Tuning in now ๐ฎ
glass fossil
@stable kiln watching cel's replay now, OMG your game ๐
stable kiln
๐
stable kiln
just watched it myself, and wtf was just the impression i was goin for ๐
glass fossil
just need to see Chance's feedback and I'll have enough to make the back of the GOTY edition box art.
See the game crtitics around the world are calling:
"Better than average"
"I LIKE THE CHICKEN METER"
stable kiln
allways fun too see ppl play my dumb shit ๐
rigid fog
Either I suck at video games/celeste is hardcore or are you not actually completing all these games? @sinful nacelle
sinful nacelle
I finished all of them besides 3 or 4
small fern
I liked the one she played "how does this play?" and then there's "you win" on screen
turned out you won the game even without pressing any button
pine fulcrum
I like being able to shit post in streams rather than streaming
small fern
yeah, well better chances for people to win in a raffle
probably way better than in megajam
rigid fog
Didn't see anything that was going to be raffled off?
small fern
ah
rigid fog
They may have run out due to MegaJam
small fern
winners get houdini licenses and epic swag bog
rigid fog
Any good games you see @small fern ?
small fern
I haven't looked at all entries
rigid fog
well, from what you watched
small fern
there hasn't been anything that's been all around solid entry
many have had cool concepts
small fern
or too difficult gameplay / could do better level design
small fern
only shattys ๐
rigid fog
heh
small fern
I had to beat your highscore ;D
small fern
I would have liked that game if it wasn't so bugged
rigid fog
Just wanted to beat his
AYe
Aye
what was the hardest game so far that you've seen?
Or rather, top 3
small fern
the fish looking for his gf
rigid fog
oh, yeah, I played that
small fern
did you finish it?
rigid fog
I gave up on that after my 3-4th attempt
I had no clue wtf to do
I ran all over the place
small fern
Celeste couldn't figure it out either
small fern
kinda weird to not put a disclaimer if it's not beatable
rigid fog
Because that shit was barely playable
Aye, people should definitely do that from now on, we waste a lot of time
small fern
what was the gravity game?
rigid fog
the only 2d side scroller
small fern
like the ball going up with beats?
small fern
oh that space suit thing
rigid fog
aye
small fern
yeah
small fern
I didn't watch her play it
rigid fog
Oh
small fern
yeah, that I saw
proven badge
@pine fulcrum U will love #23 if you gonna play jam games, shooting mechanics were made for you ๐
pine fulcrum
I played yo game..... what happened :p
proven badge
had little luck landing a coder ๐
pine fulcrum
Yall been through so many decent coders tho
proven badge
tbh ๐ landed into a perfect example why its hard to find a job
A guy with a perfect cv, portfolio, past experience and even worked at a studio
and then you see the result in the end ;s
proven badge
half a year ago I used to insit on test runs with coders to ensure this does not happen
might have to come back to that habbit
proven badge
yeah 48 hours practise jam
rigid fog
hmm
How many of the past coders you've worked with have you ever used more than once?
"used"
such a bad word
proven badge
only did 2 jams with a single coder
glass fossil
"USED AND THROWN AWAY" - Victor on coders
proven badge
other cases always worked with different ones
and I've been through I dunno, maybe 12-13 jams
at least half of them had test runs
oh no its not that ๐
I don't mind working again with same people
grizzled zenith
trying out couple of the games now
proven badge
but guys tend to be burned out after one jam
I never stop
tend to do multiple jams in a same month sometimes
exception is when a super high profile game gets released and I get hooked ๐
oh yeah , tried your game derzo
you're winners this time for sure
real nice :} had a blast
grizzled zenith
thanks, did you beat the bonus level that I created?
we had to make it bonus because I was the only one able to finish it
lol
proven badge
which one was it?
grizzled zenith
last one after the cake level
proven badge
cake?
grizzled zenith
yea, where it asks for leaderboard
rigid fog
We were in the opposite boat of your team I think @proven badge
Allshar and Denny were pretty stacked by themselves, Derzo/Islipaway did great artwork and the last guy...not sure what he did
proven badge
was surprised to see that many levels tbh
rigid fog
Could have had more,but we ran into some Source Control issues way too early on
somber hazel
finding people for the jam is pain, but if you are already don't listen to someone who says he codes only in blueprint and think he is a joke, and then showing you have no idea about coding in general by saying "we only take c# coders for unreal", yeah, might wanna think about blueprint guys again even though the majority s<3ks โค
but who has time to team up with obvious scrubs anyway :3
right?
proven badge
nah, i think previous jams is only feasible indication of ones capabilities
wise apex
@somber hazel hehehehe. "You only work with BP? You obviously don't understand Unreal enough to be of use to us. We only work with C# programmers. Didn't you know that's what the real UE4 pros use?"
Sounds a lot like the guy who wanted me to make a flash game clone until he realized I didn't have a Vive on hand.
proven badge
meh, better start early building a team for the next jam ๐
wise apex
That's probably the main reason I don't enter the ue4 jams- lack of a team.
Last time I teamed with someone 'random' it was a complete mess.
wise apex
The level design didn't use the game's mechanics, and I didn't even get the level until the last day, and late into it as well.
Allar played it and couldn't understand the game at all.
Think he just OOB'd the map
proven badge
when you think about it , what is the main difference between level designer and envrionemnt artist
proven badge
so a sub role of an environment artist then
wise apex
I've actually seen a character artist try their hand at level work.
Not to say all character artists can't do LD.
But that one couldn't.
mint flint
man lesson learned for this jam
don't put in "cool shit" that will break the main part of your game or people will break it lol
both Victor and Celeste managed to break my movement this entry
This was definitely the weakest quality game I have submitted ๐ฆ
rigid fog
@mint flint she didn't even finish it?
mint flint
not that I saw
rigid fog
๐ญ
mint flint
she got stuck on a 2 platform and then quit
rigid fog
I play until completion from now on
Unless game is unplayables
Or there is no logical win condition that I can figure out
mint flint
I didn't test enough was my problem. I got stuck in the "this is the right way to beat the level" and didn't even notice the ways to get stuck
rigid fog
Haha, she rage quit on you ๐
mint flint
she got to level 9 so not faulting her, i kinda "fixed" level 9 at the last minute and never really tested it
mint flint
nah you were not supposed to go back up to the left, that caused you to fall thru, for example
proven badge
@mint flint This is where you add in "dev cheat codes" for them to skip a level and say it in chat if you see them struggle
mint flint
well yeah but it was a bug because I didn't test it right lol
rigid fog
That's what I mean
rigid fog
@proven badge well he did have cheats
mint flint
but I was glad it happened ๐ I fixed those issues for the public release
mint flint
yeah I did add in a cheat plus I was smart enough to have each level able to be skipped using console commands this time
rigid fog
But I want to get through the rest of these tonight
Did you play our game @mint flint ?
pine fulcrum
Shout out to repeat submitters like @mint flint
mint flint
I kinda blew that on last years jam when I left it in an unwinnable state and allar just went "fix your shit yo"
pine fulcrum
Should be a badge for multiple entries
mint flint
@rigid fog still going thru some of the games today. Got early release for the kids so Im losing 3 hours a day right now lol
I am glad you both had the same issue tho, showed me where I went wrong in the design for next time ๐
small fern
I play until completion from now on gotta do that 100 level proc gen dungeon game now and advertise it has an endgame
mint flint
I need to up my aesthetic game for next time. I want a nice relaxing game, that airplane one was fun to watch.
rigid fog
Well, you would have to submit an entry for that to ever happen
@small fern
And that doesn't seem very likely
Ooohhhhhhh
small fern
I know, this would be worth it
rigid fog
Sick Burn
glass fossil
I'm still impressed by your music, at least while victor was playing it never got repetitive
mint flint
there is no way your talking about mine lol
mint flint
uh here
rigid fog
lol @pine fulcrum
mint flint
You can watch me try and remember how to use FL Studio and make the music
it's super easy if you have any idea what you are doing... and I did not for like 5 minutes lol
mint flint
yes? It's the default stuff it comes with
so no addons just the base program and the samples it comes with
rigid fog
Gotcha
mint flint
if you have any idea about music theory tho yeah this is a great program to get something out of
rigid fog
Nope
mint flint
if you don't, well randomly dropping in shit works as well ๐
small fern
Beats are pretty quick to do on daws
Most people have some idea how to do some basic beats
mint flint
I had another free program to do this that I wanted to try out but I lost it
rigid fog
Finishing Up My Playthrough: https://www.twitch.tv/victorburgos_
glass fossil
he needs more peeps for multiplayer game
if anyone is interested
also... @pine fulcrum , @rigid fog refused to read the text in a space pilot voice. these streamers just don't get it
pine fulcrum
mp game?
rigid fog
Be back in a few hours to finish off the last seven.
velvet echo
next game, all epic jam themes in one game
ashen meadow
thanks for the playthrus
@small fern taking that shit seriously
gg
had so much trouble with that collision for some reason
but once i got the pipes in I knew the game was fucked anyways because of dead pipes
an idea that sounded better in my head than it did in reality. oh well. thats what game jams are for. ๐
bitter mango
when's the next game jam?
ashen meadow
1 month
small fern
@ashen meadow tbh, you dont even need collision or physics engine for a game like that, although it can simplify the design if done properly
Tetris was one of the first games I did and I only used 2D arrays
ashen meadow
fancy
how?
ha ha
thought you were going to write more
theres probably about a million articles on tetris design
i probably should have looked into that
either way, needed either another mechanic, or different pipe shapes. but didn't have time for that by the time i realized it.
hey @glass fossil can we get the databases pinned?
glass fossil
what would you like pinned?
glass fossil
Victor's Game Jam Playthrough Spreadsheet!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1cxBOwVu_IrsKTbc6fwWRPWJ7jHPECZ50LwHg8GdXHg4/edit
CelPlay's Game Jam Playthrough Spreadsheet!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18nV0W48knbMoB9BPvWdEANZH7Nru1c2rW_ytJbAUXO4/edit#gid=0
ashen meadow
thanks
glass fossil
sure~
indigo harbor
ludumdare is overlapping next months jam as well
though i've never been able to merge two themes yet ๐
small fern
@ashen meadow oh, I don't know if I used any common trick for it, just used few pieces of paper to figure out how the blocks would move in the play area then stored the playarea into 2D array and all blocks as well on their own small ones, then on each drop I just checked if the small array fit into that position on the playarea and did things accordingly
with physics engines collision detection, you could simplify that a lot
which I think you tried to do but there were some bugs left in the logic
tough birch
@indigo harbor i might give ludumdare a bash
dusky python
!gameidea
glass fossil
An adventure game where you push mutants for liberty during the Machine Age.
quiet dawn
!gameidea
glass fossil
A simulation game where you kick trees on an uncharted island and there's a live studio audience watching everything.
waxen island
I wanna game about kicking trees
small fern
waxen island
POW
radiant meadow
!gameidea
glass fossil
An adventure game where you slap tigers to score points in a secret research facility and you do it all with one button.
waxen island
slapping tigers
radiant meadow
have to be a rail slapper if it's one button
maiden loom
"A simulation game where you kick trees on an uncharted island and there's a live studio audience watching everything."
Oh man, that's gold
small fern
that bot is breaking game jam rules already
no animal cruelty!
oh right, didn't see the bot text before
since there has to be an audience
waxen island
Right, so basic mechanic. You kick trees. Then what happens?
maiden loom
THE TREES GET KICKED
(I can't be arsed to actually come up with something viable, but there's plenty you could do)
waxen island
multiplayer game where the only way to kill other players is to kick trees down on them
rigid fog
OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Now I've gotten some sleep
Time to finish up these playthroughs and get some stuff done
quiet dawn
random generated map
your target is to kick trees as creatively as possible
you have an audience you want to please
rpg elements
you need to mange your audience, grow you the trees to cut , place them correctly so you can get maximum audience impression
small fern
!gameidea
glass fossil
A simulation game where you ruin heroes for the future of humankind and the graphics get worse as you progress.
maiden loom
lol
loud basalt
This bots ideas are better than 98% of games that get greenlit
bitter mango
hahaha yes
quiet dawn
yes ๐
earnest atlas
!gameidea
glass fossil
A role-playing game where you descend on giant robots for freedom on an uncharted island.
rigid fog
So
From now on, every team participating in #ue4jam will have access to a FREE 5-user Online Perforce Server workspace on the Unofficial "UE4JAM" Assembla Server. How this will work is, you sign up on Assembla (www.assembla.com), and your team's lead, will message me all your usernames, from there, you will be given a workspace to work in. I will give each team a few days prior to get themselves situated on Assembla, be a point of contact for Questions/Issues that may arise, as well as keep the projects up for maybe a week or so afterwards, so they can continue working on it and seeing if they plan on turning it into a full project.
glass fossil
Is this from you or Epic?
Either way that is a very cool thing, getting more people using P4 is awesome
rigid fog
Ah, technically, from Assembla, it's their server ๐
However, I am the one that approached them with the idea.
dawn basin
Good idea, gives me an excuse to try Perforce
rigid fog
Exactly
It's one of the reasons for this @dawn basin , also, there are a suprisingly amount of devs who have no idea what Source Control is
earnest atlas
awesome
rigid fog
And one thing I found out during this last game jam
Some teams, when they think they have a solid game, will want to continue to dev on it
And I want to give those teams a bit more time than they would usually have on Assembla
To see if they can pump something worth of a release or not
small fern
!gameidea
glass fossil
An adventure game where you count giants until the end of time.
glass fossil
A strategy game where you procedurally generate a magic door to slow global warming.
wise apex
@rigid fog Y'know I've never been able to connect to an assembla perforce server. But that is a great idea- good work there.
wise apex
Not sure, likely configuration error.
rigid fog
So I don't get bombarded by a whole bunch of setup questions
I'll still be able to help people
wise apex
I'd follow the guide and never get it working
rigid fog
But, I could probably get rid of a lot of newbie setup questions if I just do the tutorial
@wise apex the guide is wrong
I told them they needed to fix it
wise apex
Well, there it is
rigid fog
I spent a lot of hours getting it to work
They are sending me a review copy soon
So I can comment on it to make sure it's good to go for release.
wise apex
I tried it a few times, but when I could never get it to work I just moved on.
rigid fog
But yeah, what's nice about this deal...I have FULL CONTROL, so if teams wanted to work on the game post jam... I can work with them individually
And allow them to play around with it for a week or two and not have to worry about finding another SC for awhile
wise apex
Yeah, that's really cool.
rigid fog
They can concentrate on just dev and seeing if they really want to release or not
Because the only other way of doing it is keep signing up for their free trials
And then you have to switch server information each time
And that's just a hassle
Also, what I think I am going to do
Is for those who participate regularly, have their own server all set up for them
And it'll be theirs every jam
wise apex
That'd be cool
wise apex
what'd be cool
rigid fog
TBH, I took up a big challenge, but I don't expect a crapton of people in the beginning...eventually though, this will probably need more than just myself
wise apex
Is if you had the server spin up with a blank project already on it
rigid fog
Especially come MegaJam time
wise apex
That way everyone just pulls
rigid fog
Ah true, I can do that.
rigid fog
True true
Again, that is just going to take time, unless there's a way I can copy over repos without it going cookoo
I'll look into it
rigid fog
It's a really nice service though
It has bug/ticket report/submissions
Tracking
team management tools
and a whole bunch of other stuff
rigid fog
Nope, not anymore anyway
wise apex
but when I tried to connect to a server and it didn't work I didn't look into the rest.
rigid fog
Right, because they failed you with their docs sadly
wise apex
Yeah
rigid fog
But supposedly I got myself an unlimited server just for this
wise apex
It's alright though because I don't have a team to manage ๐
rigid fog
So we'll see how it goes