first crash of the jam D: @wet rivet
#game-jam-chat
copper carbon
@balmy drum You may use assets from those sites, but you must declare them in your submission and they will not be considered for scoring.
balmy drum
ok thanks.
amber valley
@lone willow beautiful
obsidian smelt
Alright, level is more or less as good as it's going to get for now, gotta actually get the gameplay working hahaha. Would like to tweak more, but time is of the essence:
https://youtu.be/6faLalwol2U
cobalt arrow
@copper carbon Do I need to make a List of all the Unreal Engine 4 Marketplace Asset Packages I used?
maiden loom
yup
maiden loom
any content not made by you and/or not made during the jam period needs to be listed
lime crane
do they want the "marketplace asset x by y" or just the asset pack name?
stable kiln
i think its so other ppl can find what u used or something like that
maiden loom
I would always credit the author of content you've used
doesn't matter if it came from marketplace or elsewhere, it's just good form
civic dock
Agreed. I would the use format:
Asset X by Author A
Asset Y by Author B
etc.
Simple and clear.
cobalt arrow
nods
I got no artistic talent 😭
so i gotta rely on that asset store
for dem looks
stable kiln
coffee is allmost finished and ill be ready to add some more entertainment value 😛
it has great buildup 😛
stable kiln
i had to work, and yesterday i was kinda stuck so not much preogress
after trying 3 sysmtems i just went with the least bad 1 😛
stable kiln
one of those systems was actually i simple AI and i might wunna use something like that later but deleted it 😛
but thats like 10 min
cobalt arrow
nods
I have to finish placement of Start, End
Then Spawns, and finally the AIs Xd
i should be done today I hope
2 Days went out of the window due too Life XD taking care of a baby and such
😭
stable kiln
ok time to get to work, lets not touch anything that works 😛
sage edge
@cobalt arrow , those days definitely went not outta window 😉
copper carbon
You got this 😃
cobalt arrow
thx ❤
copper carbon
How y'all feeling about your games??
cobalt arrow
i'm feeling good. But I didnt do anything literally for the Otherside of the Coin I did something based on how games are normally played now.
vapid thistle
Like I don't want to see it a long time
cobalt arrow
Most people now adays pay alot of money to be the best in a game, be it hacks, or buying the best armor, or buying a pre-leveled toon.
My concept was backwards, spending money makes you weaker, but your large scale attacks cost money
As you gain money you become more powerful
copper carbon
ohh - that's an interesting idea!
cobalt arrow
Hoping today to have the majority of it finished so I can add-in the WebService Xd trying to make it dynamic and interesting where your battling against other player's Followers via internet platforms. :d
lone willow
I'm working on a platforming infinite runner where you need to collect money to survive, experience enjoyable moments (as pickups), face obstacles (as hazards), and regulate the character's mood by jumping on platforms corresponding to different socio-economic classes. Landing on the upper class platform increases mood but decreases the value of enjoyable moments. Money drains at an exorbitant rate while in the upper class. Landing in the lower class ground level decreases mood but increases the value of enjoyable moments. Money expenditure is low at the lower class. Mulling some other ideas as well.
stable kiln
i just packaged and played the 1st submitworthy build
its perfect
like damn
art i tell ya its a piece of art
lime crane
my game is as basic as it gets, good old fedex quests and shooting monsters. lol
cobalt arrow
O_o
@.@ how many hackathon games
actually make millions?
GameJam Games
sorry so used to doing hackathons
lo
lime crane
no idea man
but when I think about the games I grew up with and how simple they are. hmmm
stable kiln
no hate on paperboy yo 😛
minor hemlock
minor hemlock
hah that's how I feel about mine "this is fun... but it isn't a game yet"
simple portal
ha but that is my problem, my isnt meant to be "fun" but more passive and humble
slate salmon
this is honestly my favourite jam ever, i feel so free now that we can use marketplace stuff
cobalt arrow
nods
slate salmon
i needed some attack animations so i just went and got the Paragon Khaimera guy and learned to retarget
any other jam and i would have spent the day trying to do them by hand
gritty perch
And yet my partner has spent 2 days making assets instead of helping with blueprints lol
slate salmon
ah lol, im solo this time so no crazy partners for me 😉
cobalt arrow
😛 i would rather ust have spent the whole tie doing blueprints
slate salmon
bps are fun tbh
gritty perch
I wouldnt be able to do it without him, hes handling all the animations and level design
Next time you guys can probably find a partner in this discord if you want
wet rivet
I've used probably far too many timeline and lerp nodes in this jam
stable kiln
me anim curves:P
too many and mostly unnamed 😛
yea, lets not name my Vars, ill remember 😛
simple portal
the eco system lives
it lives on both sides of the coin!
what you do to one side, affects the other, try to balancve it and gather resources to send back home
you will have seeds and a seed bank to plant from, as well the plants reproduce based on their levels
lots of stuff on screen to clean up but everything is working at least
you can see it live on my stream atm:
the end goal will be to gather resources from your eco system to fill bulk order deeds back home. then home will send you care packages but when ever a care pacakage is sent, something else will happen to the other side
as well what happens may be positive or negative
so everything has a 50/50 chance kind of, or happens to both sides then that other side has a chance to roll a positive or negative effect as well to apply to it
slate salmon
and the two ecosystems are on big coin sides right?
ah yes, on this side of the coin, we can send care packages, but on the other side of the coin, something bad may happen on the other side of the coin
i see we're both hitting the theme metaphorically and literally 😄
simple portal
++++yeah
as well, you will need to fill BOD's for both sides of the coin independently
and they dont share resources between
so it really is being on the other side of the coin.
somber hazel
that looks fun, would love to see democracy on one side flourishing and on the other side communism where everything is in chaos
simple portal
the seeds are even two sided:
you can swap the sides but when you plant a seed on one side, it will pant the other plant on the other side
slate salmon
off topic, but if i start a twitch prime subscription right now, will it activate the "60 day video storage" for my current videos?
slate salmon
what does that do? ive never done that before
simple portal
also dont forget to subscribe to your favorite twitcher with that free prime 😉
highlights keeps forever
slate salmon
would it work for several hour long vids?
simple portal
yup
slate salmon
ayyy
simple portal
clips are for short videos, highlights for long videos
and you can export to youtube
if you are going to make a highlight video like I do thebn you will want to export to youtube and download from youtube so it is in a correct codec to edit with
slate salmon
ooo very cool, thanks! 😄
simple portal
a easy way to make a fast timelapse video with clips in between is to make a bunch of clips while you are live of moments that you think would be good and then you can use those clips to place over the timelapse video ^^
I did a personal marketplace game jam before they even announce the marketplace takeover :x
slate salmon
lol jeez! thats awesome
its cool seeing the outfit/hair rapidly changing throughout the days, lol
simple portal
I still have that project if anyone wants to join in on it lol, it is basically a cross between srs sam, apex lgnds, fortnite, and unreal tounr
glass fossil
Ouch, just finished the game loop ! Feeling quite good about finishing a game, but still not happy with my idea xD ! Now ... only one question remain, do I add a rocket launcher :/
simple portal
always
question is how many rockets do you want the players to have and how frequent ^^
glass fossil
Haha ^^ yeah, second question is can this rocket launcher be used as a jetpack xD
or maybe i'm just gonna polish the game add audio where it's needed and try to package it xD
This sound smarter ... boring but smarter
simple portal
yeah audio is a biggy
slate salmon
i love how these guys just stare at my dead body
aim offsets for AI are a beautiful thing
glass fossil
Creepy ^^
oblique cairn
hmm, I don't have the soundly promo code for this jam... anyone know where I can get it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGJoAjFR_XE also not quite a game yet
compact cedar
If any of you folks looking for a music for your game take a look here:
https://felgo.com/game-resources/free-music-for-games
I personally only used tracks from 7.Incompetech
I'm not sure but this one the only free on marketplace:
https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/slug/fantasy-orchestral-music
Beware as many people may use one.
simple portal
Send your best progress images now! 😛
heady viper
I've only just gotten to adding gameplay after all this time https://i.imgur.com/IKp5UoA.png
simple portal
love the colors
heady viper
unkempt prism
Hey guys! just want to share my progress. I really hope to get more levels for tomorrow
https://twitter.com/MauroJuarezA/status/1125533123649974272
Work is killing all my time 😕 how are you going?
@heady viper love the style!
simple portal
@unkempt prism looks cool!
slate salmon
very neat, that's chameleon, right? its such a good asset 😄
simple portal
p;u++++++++.
slate salmon
i have an update as well, i got my AI working pretty nicely
unkempt prism
Thanks! Yeah! really cool and a lot of customization
nice! how did you do it?, behaviour tree?
slate salmon
yup, it took a while, im pretty new with behavior trees 😃
heady viper
That's scary, good stuff!
compact cedar
@slate salmon there must be an outcome that turns of the ambient lighting completely
that would be scary af
slate salmon
Ooooh so you can only see what the lantern shows? I like it..
minor hemlock
practically done! just waiting on some last minute audio and I can spend all day tomorrow uploading
wet rivet
decided to graph my code quality
minor hemlock
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xJIS3KjinPc/maxresdefault.jpg (actually 26ish)
oblique cairn
unkempt prism
Hi there! anybody knows what does they mean with this?
You need to submit your game to the Spring #ue4jam page in addition to uploading it to your Itch.io account page.<<
simple portal
unique glen
@unkempt prism i asked that same question on the forums! basically it's what felucca said. itch requires you to publish your game on itch.io, then it allows you to submit it to a game jam page
unkempt prism
Thanks guys!
I'm uploading it just in case i can't get my hands on it tomorrow after work... well "tomorrow" is in a few hours xD
unique glen
good luck
gritty perch
why are my blueprints breaking when i migrate and my friend opens them
heady viper
Level design time has arrived! https://i.imgur.com/pA9ZAJI.jpg
wet rivet
I have no clue how level designers do it
i spent a solid 2 hours doing this:
its like 30 seconds of gameplay
maiden loom
2 hours work for 30 seconds of gameplay sounds about right tbh
wet rivet
when i double click on a BSP face it doesnt select it anymore it just like makes it orange with an outline, anyone experience this before?
sorry for the bad description but man im tired
lime crane
you need to be in the correct angle to select the faces. change the editor camera postion.
this tab needs to be selected as well, there are shortcuts for that. shift+5 to fasten things up.
wet rivet
picasso aint got nothing on me
@lime crane thanks, although the issues still there
just using the manual adjustment of it atm which is working out
obsidian smelt
I can't help but feel my UI is going to let this project down a bit hahahah
gritty perch
@obsidian smelt UI? What's a UI? Lmfao nobody got time for that
compact cedar
@heady viper nice effect, is that postprocess?
heady viper
Cheers, it's a blurred ring texture into a refraction material of a camera facing particle that scales up over life!
glass fossil
1.31 GO compressed ... damn -.-
Anyone there as some good tuto on how to use butler for a zip file ?
minor hemlock
@heady viper doh. I was wondering how you smeared the meshes in your 3d software 🤣
@glass fossil last jam the livestream covered it
glass fossil
Thanks mate, gonna try to find that, I think i'm close but i got an Invalid Game error when trying to push it 😦
Arf now it's unexpected Right
Unexpected Amount ... come on !!! How many errors will you throw at me Itch
glass fossil
14h43 min left actually can't tell when it is for you, for me is tommorow morning
rigid fog
hmm
I should have paid attention
I could have gone to bed for a few hours last night
glass fossil
xD Well sleep is overrated
minor hemlock
I'm glad I had the extra day to touch up
Since I was expecting an early afternoon deadline as well
vapid thistle
I've got a draft uploaded!
stable kiln
@wet rivet ur graph says ur code gets better with less time 😛
gunna start on my last chapter 😛
real loom
wtf, crowdforge says jam is ending in 1hour12mins??
minor hemlock
heh. the itch timer is definitely 11h though
real loom
puuh, alright then 😅
unique glen
anyone trying to aim for the under 100 mb thing?
minor hemlock
anyone want to help the competition and playtest my entry? 🤣
https://itch.io/jam/2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover/rate/419190
cobalt arrow
well
idk if i'll make the deadline
ive had to deal with Job Interviews all day 2.@
now i got a coding challenge to work on @.@ interview process level 2
lol
Level 0 ~ Email
Level 1 ~ Phone Call
Level 2 ~ Challenge
Level 3 ~ Hiring Interview
❤
minor hemlock
Level 4 ~ Followup Interview
Level 5 ~ Followup followup interview
Level 6 ~ Interview with C*O
Level 7 ~ Ghosted
that's just my experience though 😛
tepid edge
Y'all getting emails? 👀
amber latch
usually rejections 😂
lone willow
@unique glen My current package size is about 72 MB. Granted, the game is pretty simple.
unique glen
i'm really trying hard to get it down to that size
went through the entire reducing package size page
can only manage to get it to about 140 mb, i'm not sure if maybe i could reduce texture sizes but i'm only using like 6 textures. i don't know what it is that's taking up so much
maybe audio,
minor hemlock
you can right click on your level in content browser and select Size Map for some hints
lime crane
shadowriver is probably stream all the entries. lol @minor hemlock
cobalt arrow
i litterally just redid my resume
and ive been getting alot of callbacks
its nice.
stable kiln
fixed a bunch of things that might or might not be fixed by just ticking a checkbox somewhere 😛
glass fossil
Who's up for a game of heads or tails folks?
stable kiln
soo my game works fine in standalone but packaged has a bug that is kinda game breaking
but if the lvl gets restarted it works fine
ahh sequencer logic is all frame based and im not hitting 60 😄
trollol
ill just add a second delay for potatoe vid cards 😃
minor hemlock
just itch, but you have to make an itch project AND submit to the jam if that's what you're asking?
gleaming nova
ohh okay
civic dock
Yep, be sure to click Submit your project on the jam page and fill out that form to actually enter the jam!
stable kiln
we can do the 30 sec vid later this week right?
minor hemlock
Editing submission is locked when time is up
Since it's (an optional) part of the submission I'd get it done ASAP
stable kiln
ill submit a png, i still demand my 30 seconds!
minor hemlock
🤔
west wing
AFAIK you can update builds as many times as you want. It will be locked by itch.io interface once the timer is out. Submission info still can be edited after with no restrictions.
vapid thistle
Any suggestions on making a short highlight video? Any good basic software I could use?
heady viper
obs
minor hemlock
I just recorded a straight 30s segment of gameplay
west wing
marsh oxide
i think you can still change your game page in itch but the upload functionality will be locked
vapid thistle
Thanks, I'll take a look at it
wanton furnace
im about to submit my game , but kinda confused what this means in the submission form
“Not an Asset Flip” for the game with the best original assets that fit with the marketplace content
if i have used an asset from the marketplace alongside original assets ive created, does it fit this category ?
heady viper
Yes, since this is a special marketplace feature jam
wanton furnace
thank you @heady viper
stable kiln
ok next time ill use sourcecontroll, i scared myself a few times 😛
vapid thistle
Well it's not a good video, but I don't really want to redo it I guess it stays for now.
minor hemlock
we're game devs, not video editors! 🤣
unique glen
@west wing that is clever as hell
i really like how you have to pull the coins rather than just clicking on them as well
minor hemlock
@wanton furnace I like it! can I make one suggestion... exit button or key!
west wing
@unique glen thanks. Player can move with clicking as well, but it won't be possible to stack coins with just click, as it will switch coins instead.
unique glen
it reminds me of that stacking puzzle in knights of the old republic
west wing
Yeah, the hanoi tower puzzle in the tomb. Played it recently.
stable kiln
yea when something goes wrong ppl hit escape, need to have a restart there
slate salmon
is it preferred for submissions to be Shipping or Development builds?
copper carbon
Preferably shipping builds
slate salmon
awesome, thanks!
minor hemlock
because the judges don't get sidetracked playing with console in the middle of a game? 🤔
slate salmon
i havent slept so i dont feel much of anything at this point! ahaha 😄
slate salmon
oh absolutely, i look forward to that, lol
indigo harbor
I was gonna give up the jam yesterday. Go to sleep at 12pm back to my normal schedule. It's 7:30 am now...
civic dock
Cramming over here too. Look at us last-minute jammers. 😅
oblique cairn
PSA to anyone not in the know:
- you can use butler to do diff/incremental uploads (may be a bit late to setup no if you have not already)
- you can submit early, and edit your submission later
civic dock
^Probably the best benefit from butler during game jams.
Every new build only uploads changed files, so they're quicker than the initial push.
oblique cairn
my game is ~3GB to upload, first push took 6 hrs. new pushes take 3 mins
civic dock
Life saver. 😄
indigo harbor
should we be packaging on 32 bit or 64?
oblique cairn
64 AFAIK
slate salmon
6 hours?! oh boy
i havent uploaded anything yet
how long does it take to get butler working? never used it before
civic dock
civic dock
@glass fossil Yes, on the jam page. Click 'Submit your project'. That's how you enter the jam.
glass fossil
Ah
Alright I see now. Already did that I think.
https://i.gyazo.com/cb1363dc5d227eab56a7353ec48a1c16.png
cedar spindle
Oh boy. 6 hours left to go. So much to do, so little time!
oblique cairn
video of my game so far here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfw1a-_7vCQ
Though, I sure recommend playing it instead of seeing it - https://chozabu.itch.io/kashamari
last moment feedback very welcome
glass fossil
Can someone ensure Epic gets my gameplay video as well. The last jam they forgot to feature Valentide II on their livestream.
formal bloom
that moment ur 6 hours away from deadline and cant compile project ;-; any1 know compile errors well enough to help me
sterile pumice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avtbm9JOdfk was hard but we finished...
slate salmon
my ai behavior tree is broken in the packaged version
i think this is related to a similar problem i had with behavior trees a long time ago
if it is, i dont get to submit my game :\
i usually jinx myself when i celebrate early but I FIGURED IT OUT
more than a year ago i had this weird problem with behavior tree decorators, they would throw errors during packaging and not function in packaged games even if i got passed the error
it came back, but it was surprisingly easier to fix now than it was before
dapper ivy
Can anybody elaborate on this?
">> You need to submit your game to the Spring #ue4jam page in addition to uploading it to your Itch.io account page.<<"
stable kiln
wow lol that looks like some remains of an old copy paste
i have no idea
i never submitted with the new system, had some problems last time i tried sadly
my game ends in a loop its damn funny 😛
#million dollar bugs
haha
lol its even wrong
minor hemlock
@dapper ivy
dapper ivy
Ok I just wasn't sure if there was an additional place we had to upload it @minor hemlock
ty
minor hemlock
process isn't as streamlined as it could be, lots of questions about it every jam :\
indigo bobcat
compress it delete crap you didnt use lots of stuff
lime crane
if its above a gig, can we upload it as two parts? one on itch one per onedrive/dropbox?
nevermind, the last game was 3 gig in total and it still only had 700mb compressed
wet rivet
current mood
minor hemlock
@lime crane use butler if it's over a gig
broken cape
I had to change the name of my Map and it didnt want to and then it vanished, im laughing so hard im crying 😂
lime crane
it was just reordered alphabetically
if you have it not actively deleted, it should still be there
Im on wopping 4 % light building after nearly an hour.lol
minor hemlock
oof. hopefully not on preview? 🤣
indigo harbor
I need to get OBS setup properly, half my recordings have the audio off 😦 Was going to record a better video than this but this will do for now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar55Nn9W0iQ
minor hemlock
almost 100 entries so far
oblique cairn
@indigo harbor if you have nvidia card, prob better to use shadowplay for fullscreen recording (alt+f9)
@minor hemlock last time was ~300 entries?
indigo harbor
unfortunately i do not
oblique cairn
I am done with my project, uploaded final version
minor hemlock
207 for the 2018 megajam
127 for winter jam
doesn't show how many signed up for those though!
oblique cairn
@indigo harbor hmm, if you are not already, try out OBSStudio over regular edition, worked easier for me
lime crane
looks really good @indigo harbor
oblique cairn
(perhaps after jam)
indigo harbor
@lime crane Thanks!
stable kiln
so what frames and stuff should the 30 sec vid be?
tranquil matrix
@dapper ivy You have to upload your project to your Dashboard (the submission link takes you there as well). Once you've set your game to "Public" and it says "Published" next to your game on your Project Dashboard, you can then submit it using the "Submit your project" button on the game jam page.
tranquil matrix
@stable kiln That doesn't really matter, whichever you prefer and want to upload
tranquil matrix
Ah seconds, I was only responding to frames and resolution
stable kiln
unreal can output it all 😛
oblique cairn
I think video should generally be best quality possible - it is so they can use it in a highlights clip
Also good to be a fairly continus section of gameplay, rather than cutting around and using special effects
I've gone for 1080p, 60fps, 2 sections "near start"and "near end"
@tranquil matrix nice edits 😛
tranquil matrix
I'm a pro
tranquil matrix
@stable kiln Killing it
tranquil matrix
I wouldn't suggest that high of a frame rate, but if you're using youtube etc it'll compress it
I think? I've honestly never tried to upload 240 frames. I always capture in 60.
oblique cairn
Think YT only handles 60fps (don't quote me on that though)
stable kiln
i dont youtube it
ill Gdrive
got 2000 gigs there
it wil take my 240 frames anyday
oblique cairn
@stable kiln which is your game? (got a link or mini vid?)
tranquil matrix
No mini vid from own xD
tranquil matrix
👏
stable kiln
240fps stillframe 😛
stable kiln
yea me too, prolly not a monment too soon 😛
oblique cairn
well, nn all and good luck to everyone - particularly if working on last-moment changes/fixes 😄
vapid thistle
Since I don't plan on being up much longer I'm posting this now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw
Good luck all
lime crane
I wanne go to bed as well, but still 40% light building
unkempt prism
I was working on my last level when i realised i was actually modifying the second one
lusty mural
(why not full dynamic lighting? 🙃 )
lime crane
visuals are better and perfomance, there is so much stuff, I hope it actually runs on 30 fps.
have not done any optimization
lusty mural
I agree for the visuals, but if you want to make a game quickly i don't know if it's the best idea 🤔
Good luck! 😉
lime crane
thats the first time I build light on prod.
lusty mural
wet rivet
is there any way to specify i want a copy and not a reference with arrays in BP
add uniuqe isnt doing it
wise apex
you mean the get node?
mortal sky
get has ref and copy options iirc
wise apex
aye, and you right click the output pin (or the node)
stable kiln
just submitted, gunna download and test it, hope the ducktape holds 😃
so, if anything is offensive to any1... like thats placeholder content left in 😛
lol
cobalt arrow
man
I'm still uploading
and while i do that
i'm deleting stuff from the project
and trying to move everything into 1 folder that i'm actually using XD
lol
stable kiln
dude send it to me, ill have it uploaded in a jiffy 😃
lime crane
packaging atm
cobalt arrow
my shit is low
some reason the towers over here are taking a massive hit
cause loading google is taking 6-9secs
just to load the search bar
like wow...
stable kiln
😦
lime crane
I couldnt live that way
stable kiln
start using int instead of floats 😛
slate salmon
lmao
stable kiln
ur profile pic reminds me of that jhonny bravo episode with those ppl in a bus that solve mysteries 😛
so like red dead redemption sucks compared to my game 😛
formal bloom
Where do i enter the team info and stuff like that and emails and names
do they want it in description?
mental elk
Hey guys, i just cooked my game and my tilemaps (who are on a bluprint actor) dont show up, same for them collisions :(, work fine in editor and stand alone :S
mortal sky
ah shit worried i wont get mine packaged and built in time :/
lime crane
Im still packaging and it looks also as it is over the one gig at the end
pulsar owl
@formal bloom after you upload the game to itch.io you click the 'submit your project' button on epics jam page and the form will appear
gritty perch
do we only upload to itch,io? i swear they said 2 places
mental elk
Can we upload our games in project form?
lime crane
do we have to use this butler tool or can we use onedrive as well? @tranquil matrix
tranquil matrix
@lime crane It needs to be uploaded to itch.io, and afaik butler is the only way to do that if > 1gb
lime crane
okay
formal bloom
28 min upload and its 11:32 ;-; this will be close
mortal sky
RIP. my packaged game has a bug
tranquil matrix
@formal bloom @gritty perch You upload to your own dashboard, but you then have to submit that upload to the jam. When you submit it you enter all of the information
mortal sky
ffs the order 2 charachters are put into an array is different when packaged. anyone know a fix?
rigid fog
Well
this new process is a bit nerve-racking
(new for me anyway)
Good stuff though
mortal sky
wow managed to fix my bug
pulsar owl
@tranquil matrix I submitted my game under the name mag racer, but I noticed that's the name of some other game after googling. is it fine if I change it to 'mag maze'?
tranquil matrix
Sure!
pulsar owl
thanks
mortal sky
@tranquil matrix does it need to be a .zip file?
heady viper
Oh my god I've just gone to package my project and it says i need visual studio 😮
gaunt copper
here our entry https://shadowriverue4.itch.io/dungeonofblockpath
And as always starting tommorow i be streaming all the entries :>
its over 160 entries is almost like mega jam
mortal sky
cool will try to catch it
mental elk
My entry, just in time 😮 : https://sutivu.itch.io/hidden-blocks
restive shell
my packaging takes forever, sadly I won't be included than! I should have choosen something easier ^^
gaunt copper
@mental elk you had similar idea to us it seems xd
gaunt copper
oh its diffrent actully
rotund quartz
Just been trying to package my game for 20 mins and its failing everytime. That'll teach me not to check it during development 😂
gaunt copper
but blocks xd
mental elk
Blocks for life ❤
gaunt copper
so we gonna hit 200? :>
mortal sky
found it
mental elk
I was a bit late for this jam but proud of my work
marsh oxide
that moment when you unpack your game and realize some textures were not packed 😄
wet rivet
gaunt copper
1 minute :>
mental elk
wow
gaunt copper
10 to 200 xd
wet rivet
jesus christ
glass fossil
1 minute til it's Game Over. Hustle up folks! Upload your game before its too late!
rigid fog
@gaunt copper What time tomorrow?
marsh oxide
hm... it seams some textures dont want to pack, oh well
glass fossil
GAME OVER.
gaunt copper
191 entries :>
glass fossil
Time's up folks!
mortal sky
got in with 30 seconds remaining
mental elk
Yeahhh congratz
mortal sky
https://stigglewiggle.itch.io/money-madness my submission
mental elk
Need some sleep now, working on this since 10am (its 6am here ...) I will test the maximum of games tomorrow, see ya
gaunt copper
191 is almost as massive as MegaJam
odd moth
Dang im still packaging..
obsidian smelt
haha well done, everyone. What a damn rush at the end there phew. Definitely didn't add nearly as much as I wanted to, though.
odd moth
missed the deadline
rigid fog
can yo no longer submit?
mortal sky
@odd moth R.I.P 😥
rigid fog
I wanted to submit my name change 😭
odd moth
my game sucks anyway but it's something
lime crane
me too, I started 4 hours before end andits still packageing what a joke
obsidian smelt
gosh darnit that sucks
odd moth
ah it just finished lol
pulsar owl
my packaging took about 10 min the first time.
pulsar owl
so there's something prob wrong in you project
odd moth
yup. i even tried to fill out the form with a blank entry since I was cooking but that form is so long I missed that deadline too lol
not sure if you can upload stuff after like in ludum dare?
slate salmon
is there someone you can message?
rigid fog
lol
That form is pretty incredibly long
I think the Private parts should be the only ones on that form. Then just pull data (or whatever) from the game's page, for the rest of the stuff.
tranquil matrix
@odd moth Send me a link to your game jam page and don't upload a new build so that I can see the upload time
desert coral
my game is 99MB (that's still below 100MB) 😃
rigid fog
@tranquil matrix why can't I upload the namechange 😭
wet rivet
@rigid fog could i get a link to your game page? I'd love to check it out 😃
obsidian smelt
I didn't even have time to make a vid or take a new screenshot at the end there haha. I grabbed the most recent autosave screenshot from the project folder.
odd moth
@tranquil matrix I made the project before the jam, but as I was filling out the form the deadline was over and it wouldn't let me submit.
odd moth
It's kind of small and trivial anyway but I did try. Oh well my fault I guess
rigid fog
Boo at not being able to submit past deadline for little things 😉 (Should be marked... submitted past deadline or something so it's fair for sure). I Just want to submit my game's name change since I didn't want to be 1 of a million 'GameJam2019"
I should have paid attention. lol
lime crane
packaging done lol
pulsar owl
@tranquil matrix Can we make changes and updates to our game without affecting the game jam submission version?
rigid fog
Doesn't look like it
west wing
@rigid fog pretty sure you can still change almost everything except the game build itself.
autumn horizon
goddamit just missed the Game Jam submission, due to not figuring out Itch.io submission methods in time. Turns out I had it set to draft the whole time
rigid fog
I want to change my Game's actual .exe name
restive shell
My Game is still packaging... I shouldn't have included so many marketplace items! -.-
autumn horizon
is there anyway of getting my game in there?
rigid fog
from GameJam2019.exe to NekoGhostJump.exe
Damn me for not catching that earlier
You should be packaging at least once a day
If not twice
5+ times last day
I have 10+ packages
Testing since Saturday
I still didn't showhow catch the .exe name
desert coral
I've been packaging like 20 times per day since I was going for the Streamlined perc, it was intense
odd moth
Does it go faster the 2nd time etc?
gaunt copper
@rigid fog you perticipated?
rotund quartz
i made that mistake, first time packaging and got errors 20 mins before deadline and i couldnt fix in time feels bad man
slate salmon
i have folders upon folders of frantically pumping out new builds in the last couple hours, lol
rigid fog
@gaunt copper Of course 😉
slate salmon
theres more on other drives as well
rigid fog
I usually always do, sometimes I just don't submit
gaunt copper
ah ok
slate salmon
hey shadow you streaming again this time?
gaunt copper
hmm i dont remeber playing nay of oyu entries ever since i started do those streams
yes
starting tommorow
slate salmon
awesome, you taking requests or just going in order?
rigid fog
@gaunt copper you've played at least one of them I"m sure.
rigid fog
Since I remember watching your stream at least once 😉
azure flicker
@rotund quartz I feel you, I was using the Actor Sequence for some animations, then I realised they were not working in build, so I spent the last hour fixing the bugs that created and replacing with timelines, then failed to submit the project because I did not write my email in the form 😅 😭
slate salmon
just to confirm, i can change all of the images and description stuff of my submission still, right?
odd moth
and my c drive is now full so I cant make anything more lol.. fun times.
did anyone use particle text? I was trying to get that to work at the end but gave up. I wonder if there are any good instructional videos. I tried but couldn't find one
gaunt copper
@slate salmon yes
rigid fog
Some great stuff in here: https://itch.io/jam/2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover/screenshots
Lots of tough competition
rigid fog
I love that feature TBH
But...I think there should be "versions"
One for Main Judging (ones you submit before deadline)
gaunt copper
i remeber oyu got mad when oyu looked on time stamps on your stream xd
rigid fog
The other, post deadline for random shit
So people can play newer versions if they feel like it
But otherwise, I like that submission close right on time
Because I hated that crap before.
@gaunt copper Yup.
rotund quartz
@azure flicker ahh that sucks, if you can prove you packaged it before the deadline you can still get it submitted. Thats what i did for the February jam, showed a timestamp of when i packaged and they gave me a late submission link
rigid fog
If it's for judging, I don't like post-submission time uploads.
But, otherwise, if there could be a way to separate that. It could make the whole thing better overall.
Not sure though.
KISS method might just be best
Hmmm..
That's strange
I keep seeing more and more Entries...
Past submission time, how's that possible @tranquil matrix ?
azure flicker
@rotund quartz who would I contact about this? I can show both the time stamp on the build, and what my itch..io page says about upload time I guess
odd moth
@rotund quartz starting the package or the package finished before deadline?
rigid fog
191 Entries now.
tranquil matrix
Could be the servers catching up? I've never paid attention to it that closely before.
rigid fog
Maybe my head is messed up from lack of sleep
rotund quartz
@azure flicker i sent a message to amanda bott and she sorted it out
pulsar owl
when you refresh the page it updates the count. there were 191 when the time ended.
tranquil matrix
@odd moth Package needs to be finished prior to the deadline
rotund quartz
@odd moth i think it needs to be finished
rotund quartz
same 😂 i gave up trying to package in the end. too tired to figure out errors
rigid fog
@tranquil matrix What happens if you have all or a lot of asset packs from a Finalist Win... are you allowed to "trade them in" for something else?
tranquil matrix
Not sure I understand the question
desert coral
Alright, well, good luck to you guys.
Now we can finally sleep 😃
azure flicker
@tranquil matrix I made a few packages before the deadline, the second most recent one I uploaded to Itch.io 7 minutes before the deadline, but I failed to fill in the submission form in time, is there anything that can be done?
cedar spindle
It's over! Congrats everyone who submitted! It's no easy feat. Here's my game! (Made with help from a friend doing modelling stuff outside the engine)
https://freshlemonade.itch.io/jump-off-the-world
tranquil matrix
@azure flicker Have you uploaded anything past the deadline?
cobalt arrow
@tranquil matrix will i get hit, my butler is still uploading.
i'm on horrid cell internet
gaunt copper
it was 191 when deadline passed
cobalt arrow
I started it 3 hours before the deadline
azure flicker
@tranquil matrix it did not upload any new build no, however I turned the page back to a draft, the made visible again, would the timestamp of the upload still be visible, or would only the timestamp of when the page was last made visible be?
tranquil matrix
@cobalt arrow Email community@unrealengine.com with your packaging log, and other info I wrote further up in the chat
@azure flicker I don't know
normal magnet
https://imgur.com/a/u1T2Qwh can someone define Spring#ue4jam page in that specific statement? I can not seem to find anything other than the submissions of game to itch, is there a separate page to fill out information or do i place all of the submissions information specifically my full name and email on the public itch game post?
rigid fog
@tranquil matrix My question was this... If people have a crapton of Synty assets already, but maybe they are missing the latest one (Space), can you "trade in" all the Synty assets to get the Space pack since the other packs are already in someone's library.?
Actually @normal magnet , I think there was two places to submit. One was directly on the https://itch.io/jam/2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover page, at top. The other was around your project I think
odd moth
@normal magnet I'm assuming it means at the top of https://itch.io/jam/2019-spring-ue4jam-marketplace-takeover page. If you clicked submit before the deadline you get a form to fill out with a bunch of questions
opps
normal magnet
ty ty guys
tranquil matrix
Itch.io requires you to upload the game and publish it to your personal page. You can then submit it to the jam on the game jam page, but only during the submission period.
cobalt arrow
@tranquil matrix Where are those logs located at?
like just copy/paste my output log?
in UE4?
or some other log?
rigid fog
Not to be a dick. But logs can be easily manipulated since they are text files.
normal magnet
Ty VictorLerp for the hasty response
cobalt arrow
I agree with @rigid fog
rigid fog
But, they should be located in your saved folder
wet rivet
wouldnt the modification date of the file be changed then?
rigid fog
or ue4 version folders
cobalt arrow
eh oh well. I did the gamejam and made a game
thats all that matters to me
❤ to UE4 ❤
rigid fog
@wet rivet dunno, I doubt anyone would look that hard
but yeah, it should have mod date
but I am sure you could just trick it
By setting your PC date/time back
odd moth
all that stuff could get changed if they are determined
normal magnet
good luck everyone 
!
tranquil matrix
@rigid fog I can still see when someone uploaded, if it's hours after it doesn't matter. If someone took the time to manipulate a file for a few minutes then yeah...
cobalt arrow
@tranquil matrix will it show when i started the upload?
or when the upload finished?
tranquil matrix
Finished
tranquil matrix
It's a bit late now tbh :/
cobalt arrow
Well I was here at least!
ive been uploading for 3+ hours
i started hours ago
its only 750mb give or take
748mb
wet rivet
Did you .zip it before hand?
cobalt arrow
of course
and pushed it with butler
the website kept timing out
i'm on cellular internet and my provided in the area
has been horrible today
shrugs
its what i get for being in the middle of the boonies
-_-
AT&T services the Area with DSL
lol
512kbps LOLOLOLOL
thats download, upload is only 64kbps
:p so had to switch to Verizon Data plan
on a Mofi Router xd
eh oh well, my game is still badass XD you'll all see once its finished uploading
lol
tranquil matrix
@cobalt arrow You can still have a video showcased in the reel if you send us a link to it
cobalt arrow
awe ❤ kk will do!
I bet you if I didnt use so many marketplace assets
i wouldnt be so high in filesie
size
odd moth
did you try to remove anything unused?
i guess you can do migrate into a new project or something I think that's a trick
cobalt arrow
yea
idk. @.@ once this is finished uploading
going to push another version Xd thats alittle less, cleaned up more shit and removed all the 4k textures
moved them all down to 1024
couldnt stop this upload cause I wouldnt be in it for the gamejam XD but now i guess its pointless
lololol
heady viper
oh my god i just played my game and the first level is uncompletable -.-
cobalt arrow
oh no?
seriously?!
@.@ naw ur just not good enough
😛 creators cant beat their own games News at 11
heady viper
It was because i forgot to toggle something back after testing
odd moth
Here is my game that didnt make the deadline 😄
odd moth
helping you get to the other side of the coin 😦
pulsar owl
that's a neat idea. does it get harder to move the more ppl you have?
odd moth
no it doesn't, but changing something based on the number of people is a cool idea
heady viper
Here's a video of mine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbVLbDNZUdc
warm bloom
I usually make another folder somewhere called Content, migrate the used maps into that, delete the old Content from the project and put in the one I migrated to into the old project, that way I don't have to reimport all my ini files, redo inputs, start a whole new project. works 90% of the time, every time
^^ that was from a hot minute ago
also. that platformer pack was the mvp, really good assets. they deserve a chair.
gg ya'll it's always a pleasure
looking forward to playing all the awesome games
pulsar owl
@narrow moss I could see that becoming a pretty popular mobile game.
odd moth
did you stream that at all?
pulsar owl
well yeah but add a hundred levels and I think you'd have a real product.
west wing
@pulsar owl probably, but I run out of ideas on like 5th level. I had to edit the level selection screen just to remove a bunch of pre-allocated buttons.
pulsar owl
maybe you could have the numbers add up and stick together when they stack, and add a couple other symbols to replace the numbers... but I can see how the level design would take a while. .. you could also have negatives and then say if the numbers add up to 0 the coin disappears.
glass fossil
Ho man! I can not wait to try out all these game jam submissions!
cobalt arrow
going to bed
still not done uploading
😭
cries
USA should have better damn internet.. dah fak.
--
-_-
glass fossil
Here my entry, it use RayTracing Reflections to solve small easy puzzles, i know is a risk to make it "RTX ON" only but i did my best to keep performance good enough, i have a GTX 1080 and worked fine during development and run the game itself pretty well. https://zioyuri78.itch.io/mirrorview
stable kiln
i just announced my result
glass fossil
Still that's weird I can't fin the info on when is the Spring #ue4jam results livestream
stable kiln
featured playthrough on the June 13th live stream
stable kiln
lemme know how u like mine, dont spoiler the plot twist 😛
stable kiln
i used to play all of em, but its soo many now
obsidian smelt
Haha so many of these games are great. A bunch of them really have a bit of magic .
Anyone know if you're allowed to upload a trailer and more screenshots to itch? Got a mail that I'm able to, but not sure if that's a disqualifying action.
stable kiln
think ur safe
obsidian smelt
Epic, I'll likely add some later. If anyone thinks it's a bad idea, let me know hahaha. Thanks!
compact cedar
@glass fossil literally best game i've seen that uses DXR
glass fossil
@stable kiln oh yeah, i'm not an artist and i did my best 🙂 @compact cedar thank you!
stable kiln
i might install it for test, but 660gtx 😛
prolly cant enjoy it
dont worry tho, most ppl here/ that play these have beast setups
glass fossil
I'm sure of one thing, if i decide to make it a real game by the time i will finish it everyone will have a GTX/RTX gpu in the rig 😂
quaint shard
Hey Guys, if anybody interested... was unable to submit in the end... XD https://twitter.com/Mooga24/status/1126079741956694017
Twitter
compact cedar
@glass fossil i've been playing it on my 1080ti and noticed rolling shutter (on 50%), is that ue4 issue or general dxr issue?
glass fossil
@compact cedar same here at 50%, i think is a ue4 issue, also happened in previous test i did.
compact cedar
@rigid fog holy...i remember the game...character there could switch the depth layer (not FEZ)
Also, why is the BG moves faster than the level itself?
glass fossil
Our submission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVKYN4t4ZDE https://inugames.itch.io/jishin-construction-ltd
maiden urchin
Hey everyone, this was our first ever game jam and we had a blast making our VR game.
Have a look at what we created - https://youtu.be/Y2oz99UsB8c https://mutp.itch.io/the-first-light
gritty notch
Daamn that looks dope!
compact cedar
@glass fossil how does it work, the coloring thing?
@gleaming nova i found a bug already...i think the issue is the way you designed the portals
obsidian smelt
Hot damn looks great, peeps
I'm just sad I didn't get my VO implemented in time. Would've helped carry my slight lack of content somewhat hahaha.
compact cedar
@gleaming nova and seems i cant pass the ladder of ramps, i jump in the opposite direction, no matter what
glass fossil
@compact cedar Ray Tracing Quality Switch Replace Node magic 🙂 https://dnnrz1gqa.blob.core.windows.net/portals/0/Images/RT_MaterialSwitch.png
compact cedar
@gleaming nova mobs are hard to kill, am i doing it wrong? (killed 2 and only 3hp left)
@glass fossil The specified resource does not exist.
@glass fossil interesting, so it switches the material in the reflections
nice hack
you could make vampires like that
make a crowd, and those who not reflected - are enemies
glass fossil
Whoops, link to docs here, look at https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-us/Engine/Rendering/RayTracing
compact cedar
but i prefer puzzles anyway
rigid fog
@compact cedar heh. It's alright. Maybe I should have slowed BG down a bit
Did you like the game?
compact cedar
@rigid fog yeah, but i think i need more time to play it, it's kinda fingertwister, i don't like the layout ;_;
*keyboard layout
mainly C to switch view
rigid fog
@compact cedar what key would you rather it be?
Sadly a lot of things didn't make it into the game. There were supposed to be more levels and abilities. But uh... Too much to do, little time to do it all.
I wanted movement on one hand, combat on mouse.
compact cedar
@rigid fog probably any other key for the right hand, or even a mouse click
rigid fog
But yeah, we didn't have any issues with the controls. But obviously we were used to them from the beginning though
compact cedar
maybe i just need to get used to
rigid fog
Yeah, someone mentioned about RMB for switch camera.
I thought about it too. Maybe I should have thought about it a bit harder.
But with the lack of sleep and all the things to do...
compact cedar
@rigid fog how to pass 3rd level for 5 sec?
compact cedar
even 15s is too much for me
rigid fog
So, you don't get how the scoring works?
I mean, I had thought about spelling it out a bit. But, there's only so much I wanted to give away completely.
compact cedar
istn that time?
rigid fog
Yes
But coin collection reduces it
However
It's not always best to collect them 😃
There are plenty of ties into the theme 😉
But anyway, I guess I didn't do that good of a job with the scoring system "explanation" at the End Level screen.
maiden urchin
When will they announce the finalists?
compact cedar
@maiden urchin probably in a month or more
compact cedar
@rigid fog needs a level select
rigid fog
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Let's just say I had a lot of things that I wanted to implement
But didn't get a chance to because ...of well... making sure the game got done in the first place.
compact cedar
many people still bundling games with VR plugins...so annoying ;_;
obsidian smelt
https://cuddlebadger.itch.io/npc-quest
Wish I could've done more, too. Turns out making a tycoon-type game is a bit tricky in like 2 days.
rigid fog
Shouldn't be on by default
azure flicker
@compact cedar I still don't get why they are enabled by default in every project lol
If I hadn't tried to lower by build size to under 100mb and hadn't been reading the discussion here, I'd have never know they were
maiden loom
there's so much stuff that should be disabled by default
Epic enable everything by default to be 'helpful' to new users
but you end up with 40+ pointless plugins in every project
obsidian smelt
good to know, it's almost certainly on in my project then hahaha
compact cedar
@maiden loom Epic should make possible to migrate settings between engines and projects, it's so annoying to set the same settings every time i update the engine
sterile pumice
http://shootertutorial.com/2019/05/08/using-unreal-engine-4-to-create-game-jam/ did jam breakdown maybe will be helpful for someone.
rigid fog
@sterile pumice oh, you're that guy?!
Nice
Also, thanks for playing our game. I'll reciprocate soon!
I'd do a post mortem... but I need some time to really process the events over the past 5 days.
azure flicker
@compact cedar can't you already do that by coping some of the files in the config folder to the new project, also copy pasting the list of disabled plugins between the .uproject files?
not the most straightforward method but I reckon should be easier than ticking several boxes in engine 😅
rigid fog
@sterile pumice BTW... grats on quitting your job!
sterile pumice
😄
rigid fog
@sterile pumice Great writeup. I am actually a bit curious of the Dynamic Light code snippet if you can share that in your blog. Others may want to take a look at it as well.
Hm Able Ability System
never heard of it before.
Looks interesting
Have you ever tried Gameplay Ability System?
sterile pumice
basically I would like to share everything but you know how it is... need time to write this up 😄
sterile pumice
well, Able is OK but it's to complex for small games. Will create smaller and more generic action system in couple of weeks and share it with community
for me gameplay tasks aren't so easy to play with
rigid fog
I like your idea about body part dismemberment
sterile pumice
to much structure configurations
rigid fog
I was going to use https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/slug/dismemberment-gore-system or https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/slug/klian-s-gore-system-plugin in the future
sterile pumice
and they don't support (as far I can know - checked like 4 months ago) custom tasks, conditions, checks etc
hmn, do you recognize Shadow Warrior game?
rigid fog
Yea
rigid fog
I think we did something very similar in Contagion actually
sterile pumice
so you won't need to create and animate body parts
sterile pumice
will do tutorial about body parts as well when have time
rigid fog
get the mesh into a DCC and cut it up
sterile pumice
yes, you should - slicing it runtime will kill your performance 😉
rigid fog
But yeah, you should definitely do a write up about body parts
sterile pumice
will do, thanks for kind words 😃 cheers! going to play other games
rigid fog
No problem, well deserved. Have fun!
minor hemlock
@sterile pumice "using sinuses with changing periods to animate random blinking effect." I don't think that means what you want it to mean 🤣
velvet saddle
Did anyone else have issues with itch not showing your file when you went to submit it to the jam page last night?
rigid fog
@velvet saddle What time did you submit?
velvet saddle
@rigid fog Isubmitted around 11:20. After seeing this I attempted to upload the file again and by then the time had passed for submissions.
rigid fog
I personally didn't have any issues with submitting. Like you, I started "earlier" than trying to submit 5 minutes before deadline. Even then... Doing Itch page then Jam submission forms took a lot longer than I thought it would. So next time, I'll definitely probably start 2 hours earlier.
190 others were also able to submit
maiden loom
last time I did the jam, I submitted one version about 12 hours ahead of time, then uploaded a better version about 45 minutes ahead of time
but I'm not actually sure the better version made it onto the jam page
rigid fog
Yeah, I was planning on doing that
Adding DOF and changing my gamename .exe
But, uh, those forms man lol
maiden loom
I definitely uploaded it within the allotted time, but I don't think the link updated
rigid fog
I thought 45mins was goign to be enough time
Now I know.
Also, I didn't realize we could skip MOST of the Submission FOrm
and just come back to it later. That's not clearly stated @tranquil matrix and should be.
I could have saved myself a lot of time instead of trying to do a gameplay video and uploading to GD and linking.
I thought once we submitted, it was over. No do overs for that form.
But really, you can literally skip everything but the link to the game I'm pretty sure.
Then, come back and edit after deadline. Save your ass some time to get other tweaks done.
velvet saddle
Yea all if that would have been great to know haha
stable kiln
@rigid fog did u play gamey mcgameface?
it got dismember based on 2nd UV map
can do headshots and full trough middle of body
takes some setup but all those systems do
gunna put this on my itch too i think when i get home, its my 2nd best general public game
my best is I am Boris 😄
but i was able to setup this system in manuel bastoni lab, so i could generate pre setup for dismember characters with the generator
but than u also have clothing if making zombies
so u have full UV on UV1 and UV2 holds the mask spots u comebine with texture cropping
most is done in material
the dismember is break bone constraint, not scale bone 0 and spawn an arm
so u wont have a full mesh and 30 other loose parts
both systems have ups and downs tho
that marketplace pack uses color textures to mask or something, but if u listen to luos from time to time u can do better than that
just watch the vid i set that up during a jam
and another owninator fan!
like and subscribe 😄
oblique cairn
damn, just realised I did not Please format your the name of your .zip file with your team's name attached, ex. TeamName_GameName
Is there a way to do this with butler and uploading a folder? Just the folder name?