She Can Hear You (3D Horror Game GD4)

[stray marten]

Creating this post to show the most interesting updates of the game.

still deciding whether to use CRT filter

She Can Hear You (3D Horror Game GD4)

[torpid trench]

Wouldn't do this. It makes me dizzy, just with this single screenshot. But I like the lighting of the first shot.

[stray marten]

thanks for the feedback

[stray marten]

created the animation state machine for the priest (playable char)

in each state created blend tree for control animations

[umbral hazel]

I dig the PT vibes from the screenshots, looking forward to seeing video of gameplay

[stray marten]

thanks, I plan to make some gameplay at the end of the month

[stray marten]

holding items, the idea is to graphically show what the player is holding

[frail hedge]

Maybe make it an option that can be turned on in the setting for those who want it?

[stray marten]

Ok, thanks for feedback

I'll put it in the settings and I think the first time the player enters the game, he can configure this. maybe with a slider to set the intensity

[stray marten]

I managed to control the hands using animationnodeblend3

[stray marten]

briefcase animation in open inventory

[umbral hazel]

nice reminds me of RE7 inventory

[stray marten]

trying to solve this, enable occlusion frustum

I spent the day trying to improve the game's performance

I checked profile, the script isn't a problem

the problem is: lights(mainly), windows, mirror, particles and number of objects in scene

[stray marten]

disable interaction with fog and indirect lighting and adding fade improve performance a litte

[stray marten]

I managed to create a optimization system for my game

Optimization system active

system disabled

a significant reduction in drawn objects

[stray marten]

accessing the outside of the house

At first I was planning to make a loading to the scene from outside, but now I will be able to make the player play without loads

[umbral hazel]

nice!

[jolly copper]

looks promising ! keep up the good work

how long you have being doing this ?

do you have experience ?

[stray marten]

thx, man

almost two years, but I stopped and started again several times

[stray marten]

Are you referring to formal job?

[jolly copper]

no

[stray marten]

in godot using 3d, just this game, but I had already worked on unity

lot of work to climb stairs and small slopes 🥲

[stray marten]

Addition of some sound effects (carpet, door, wooden floor and grass) and the mechanics of opening and closing the kitchen doors

[jolly copper]

[stray marten]

the neck following the player, that took work 😦

[jolly copper]

good job bro

how did you do it ?

[stray marten]

first I use bone functions to get pose and set pose of neck bone pose

then I calculate line of sight (basis object) to player, clamped in -PI and PI

finally, replace neck basis for line of sight basis

[jolly copper]

thanks for reply you are doing well

is this entended to be a commerial game ?

[stray marten]

thanks, no problem

I intend to set a very cheap price, I want this launch to serve more as learning and experience

[jolly copper]

the game looks promising, you keep on making it better with story etc

as for the last video, the girl face is ok but the movement is not there, its not spooky enough, i suggest you make her move weirdly and spooky more to make is reasonable that she is slow by making her leg broken and pulling her leg while going forward makes her slow or you could make her very slow and creepy but when the play move away for a certain distance it jumps very close the the player.

then performs an action agains't the player

[stray marten]

good suggestions

I really have to change this walking animation

I'm thinking about also creating a shader so it isn't completely visible

When I turn off the lights it will improve a little, I'm thinking about putting in a matchstick mechanic

what do you think?

matchstick in start the game then lantern

[stray marten]

mechanics stamina and stress added

[lament sedge]

You could potentially have the CRT filter sometimes for cutscenes if you have any.

[stray marten]

I hadn't thought about that possibility yet

[stray marten]

hiding

[primal marlin]

i would do it for promotional images

but i think it should default to off

[primal marlin]

heart beat sound, decked out style?

[stray marten]

thanks for feedback, I'll do some tests and show here later

[stray marten]

no, is a progress bar indicating stress level

if it is full the player dies

the style is something like blood rising

[primal marlin]

no it was a suggestion lol

faster heart beat the more stress

also the icon can strobe

idk i just think it would be cool

[stray marten]

@primal marlin Is this what you imagine?

I chose to leave more unobtrusive to not nuisance the player

[primal marlin]

that's sick!

but is that half?

[stray marten]

half?

[primal marlin]

of the max stress

[stray marten]

yes, recorded a little only

speed of heartbeat is variable of stress

[stray marten]

Maybe something more cartoonish?

[primal marlin]

yeah like

that's only half of the stress level

that's not a healthy heartbeat xp

[stray marten]

I understood

I will adjust