#Oblin Party - Physics-Based 2D Brawler

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inner vessel
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Hey! I'm one of the two developers working on Oblin Party, a physics-based 2D party brawler that we're building with Godot.

Along with sharing updates on the game here, we also have a couple of tutorials planned out for how we've been able to implement some of the aspects of our game that I'll be posting.

Happy to gather feedback and answer any questions about our game, or Godot!

Update: We now have a Steam page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643290/Oblin_Party?utm_source=godot_discord&utm_campaign=steam_page_announcement&utm_medium=web

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sick pebble
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Hey this looks pretty cool! I like the minimalistic artstyle and the particles 😄

zinc dawn
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This looks sick, have you guys added much since?

keen plinth
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this looks ridiculously fun. if you end up making it multiplayer, please also consider making it cross platform

random fox
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zinc dawn
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Hahaha thats so nice. Is the plan to keep it like 1on1 or how many are you planning to have per match? It's looking really fun so far

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stable veldt
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looks nice

bronze kiln
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# bronze kiln Hi, your game is very nice! I tried to make physics-based legs like in rounds ga...

Sure! The legs are procedurally drawn, we've created them by using two rigid body segments per leg, plus one body for the foot. These bodies are completely collisionless (but react to gravity normally) and pinned together with pin joints, and we use a raycast to determine where the feet should step. To keep the foot where it stepped we also use a pin joint to anchor it there, and release it if the leg stretches too far or if a new step position has been determined. Based on the position of these rigid body segments we then draw the legs on top, with a quadratic bezier curve created as a Line2D node.

bronze kiln
ocean zephyr
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This looks like so much fun 😄

inner vessel
misty burrow
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(Im gonna guess it is A)

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anyway it looks good

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nm

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it was no neither

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first time loading video

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lagged

inner vessel
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heh, yeah this runs at a solid 120 FPS on my dev machine, GPUParticles2D is performing very well

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just posted this on the Godot subreddit as well, I tried to see what would happen with 100,000 particles 😅

misty burrow
inner vessel
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yeah I was pleasantly surprised as well

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sick pebble
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This looks super fun!

fervent solar
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yeah wow this looks very incredible

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i'm in love with the visdev

random fox
deft shadow
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This looks like a freaking blast

sick pebble
# inner vessel Some gameplay footage of the current state of the game 😄

Oh one thing I just noticed: To me its not super clear how far you can go offscreen before you die.
And, as a second thing to possibly improve, even though when first watching it, I noticed that the one player went offscreen and then the other won, I deduced that P1 must have died offscreen, to others they might not realize that. So maybe also add like a small particle explosion coming from the direction the P1 went offscreen towards the screen center so that the other players see that someone just died offscreen

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sick pebble
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Like why for example would P1 die if P2 pulls the lever?

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What does the lever do?

random fox
sick pebble
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Yeah but you see what I mean? its not clearly communicated that it is

calm kernel
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The artstyle looks incredible

calm kernel
inner vessel
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@random fox @sick pebble It's a bit hard to see in this particular clip, but what the lever does is change the direction of gravity (look at the ropes and you'll notice it). You do actually lose if you go offscreen, it's worth noting though that the clip is cropped on the sides so you can't really see the actual edges of the level here. That said, some kind of visual effect when you go offscreen will definitely help communicate this, we'll add something like that 👍

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sick pebble
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that's so dope!

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perfect 👍

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Ah and maybe if that fits your artstyle you can add a little arrow symbol (or ⬇️⬆️ ) to indicate that it changes gravity

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Might not fit what you're going for but that an idea

inner vessel
fervent solar
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@inner vessel Any plans to be in this years godot showcase? or not really thinking about it

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glossy crystal
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Love it. Reminds me of that physics based beat em up whose name I can't recall at the moment but it was a blast to play on PS4

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glossy crystal
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It's Gang Beasts: https://gangbeasts.game

Brilliant stuff to play couch co-op

Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal mêlée fight sequences, and absurdly hazardous environments. The game is made by Boneloaf, a small independent game studio making a series of experimental multiplayer party games.

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rain sable
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inner vessel
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Happy to announce that our Steam page is now live! It would mean the world to us if you wishlisted the game, or let us know if there's anything we could improve with the page 🙏 ❤️

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643290/Oblin_Party?utm_source=godot_discord&utm_campaign=steam_page_announcement&utm_medium=web

Steam
Oblin Party

A wacky physics-based, couch/online party brawler where the hands do the talking. Utilize your elastic arms to wield powerful items, or swing, slingshot, grab, and punch to catapult your opponents off the map. Perfect for quick, hilarious multiplayer sessions with friends!Features 2 to 4 players local or online multiplayer Last Oblin standing wi...

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2024

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fervent solar
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we WILL infact be wishlisting and purchasing day one

calm kernel
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Wishlisted!

inner vessel
compact mist
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Love the artstyle! Good job!

inner vessel
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Debugging the game means having to sometimes set up little death traps for the Oblin, like this one 😆

sick pebble
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Nooooo!

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D:

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My beloved Oblin

calm kernel
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:(

inner vessel
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Working on some changes for the punching in the game, which felt a bit too chaotic and uncontrolled.

Now you can instead hold the button to charge up the punch, while also entering this boxing-style guard position. 🥊

sick pebble
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Nice!

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Looking good!

fluid heron
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open beta when

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:)

inner vessel
earnest minnow
fluid heron
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💯

inner vessel
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We're excited and proud to announce that we've just surpassed 1,000 wishlists on Steam 🎉 🥳 🎊

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calm kernel
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pog

quaint viper
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This game looks excellent. Wishlisted!

fluid thunder
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this game looks so cool!!!

fluid thunder
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i also wishlisted

inner vessel
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🎉 Big development milestone! 🎉

Our online mode is now fully functional and works very well in the conditions we've been able to test it on so far. We'll continue testing across different setups but there should hopefully only be some minor optimizations left to do at this point.

Here are some clips from our latest internal playtest that we did online, which also showcases the tweaks we made to the punch mechanic a couple weeks ago.

sick pebble
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Looks cool!

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Also, it feels like the "knockout time" is a bit long 🤔

inner vessel
inner vessel
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quick sneak peek of our main menu design

naive pebble
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Only now seeing this game. Looks fun, it reminded me of a series of Flash games called Sling.

inner vessel
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some work on the player lobby, giving you something to do while you wait

north burrow
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Wishlisted, this looks so fun!

fluid heron
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me waiting for beta test

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD OBLINS

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oh nvm

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thats just some art on menu

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thank god

inner vessel
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Hey everyone, we're excited to finally announce the release date for our free demo! 🎉

The demo for Oblin Party will be available on Steam on <t:1715860800:F>

The demo will feature both online and local multiplayer for up to 4 players, with a small slice of the content that we have planned for the full game.

We're also proud to announce that we've recently surpassed 5,000 wishlists for the game on Steam! We want to thank you all for the support, and we're super excited to finally let you all get your hands on this game that we've been working on for almost a full year now.

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fair moss
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This looks really good!!

unique kiln
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This looks so fun. The art direction is great.

compact mist
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Great job! I've submitted a feedback form (notifying just in case you don't monitor it actively)

obtuse bridge
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@inner vessel hi, are you intrested in a nice project?

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random fox
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inner vessel
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Hey, the game is out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643290/Oblin_Party

Steam
Oblin Party

Oblin Party is a physics-based 2D party party brawler where you have direct control over your two hands. You can use your elastic arms to swing, slingshot, and parkour around the highly dynamic and chaotic maps. The game can be played with 2-4 players locally or online. Use physics to your advantage to outwit your friends and force them off the ...

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$6.79

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compact mist
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I suggest you post in #1055700861390692442 !

fluid heron
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HELL YES