old halo
Looking for ideas on how to make my game a bit harder/more fun (game jam entry).
Current idea - "Mice Dice" - roll a dice, get a tile, place the tiles to connect to the cheese. You can't place tiles on the cats, and you have an inventory of 4 tiles. Short video clip of gameplay in #🕹️┃game-jams and you can try the current prototype at https://chrisdanek.itch.io/mice-dice
rocky sail
Hey guys, ive had a nice idea for a game, and a bit of experience to make it. However i want to design it easy to upgrade, so im wondering what should i start with? My first thought was:
Base of game saving system -> Base for menu->base for tech tree progression -> basic in game behaviors
heavy osprey
Hey guys, ive had a nice idea for a game, and a bit of experience to make it. Ho...
follow S.O.L.I.D principles and you'll be ifne
rocky sail
follow S.O.L.I.D principles and you'll be ifne
that doesnt really answer my question of what should i start with
heavy osprey
that doesnt really answer my question of what should i start with
what do you wanna know specifically ? everyone has a different process , I start with the mechanics.. if they aren't fun after a few tweaks, I move on.. what do you mean by "game saving system " why would you make a save/ menu system before even knowing what ur game will be .. seems odd way to start..
rocky sail
welp i want to have a starting pooint i can build my levels on, s osi dont have to backtrack later and make huge changes
glass flax
How do you plan/measure the amount of content?
toxic plover
I need some general advice on how to organize my dialogue trees
I genuinely just don't know how I'm going to be able to keep track of all the branching paths
So I'm asking if anyone here has experience with managing that and how they did it
ripe merlin
I genuinely just don't know how I'm going to be able to keep track of all the br...
use a visualization tool like miro
lilac plinth
Looking for ideas on how to make my game a bit harder/more fun (game jam entry)....
there should be more obstacles, maybe some bonuses as well, eg if you grab an item you get more rolls or get tiles, maybe an item to let you remove one cat. it feels like there is not much strategy involved and you just win or lose by RNG currently
lilac plinth
especially the later levels are pure RNG, either you get cut off by cats or not, and sometimes you just don't get enough tiles to get to the end. so i think the number of rolls left limit is a bad idea, you should always have infinite rolls, so that you can walk around more cats if you get cut off
old halo
especially the later levels are pure RNG, either you get cut off by cats or not,...
Thank you for the feedback! Lots has changed though.. 🙂
Fog of war now.. completely changed the feel of the game
lilac plinth
👍
still don't like the rolls left mechanic
just feels bad when you are short like 1 roll because of a bad spawn
old halo
Hm.. Any thoughts on .. how to make it a little challenging, otherwise?
I did make it so your progress is "saved" - ie, you can replay the level as many times as you want
lilac plinth
yeah, but it's still very rng dependent when you die you feel like you die because you are unlucky
all the difficulty currently in the game is just RNG based f you over. A little bit like that is fine, but there needs to be more strategy involved
lilac plinth
i think some way to remove a cat could be ok
yes i had it several times where i started completely surrounded or the cheese started completely surrounded
old halo
hm... we toyed with the idea of a "dog/broom/water squirter/bath" icon that you could use to zap a cat
lilac plinth
one idea would be you smell the cheese and also the item
so you can see the cheese by start and can also see items
so there is strategy to go for the cat killing item or not maybe
lilac plinth
always see it
or maybe you see the layout before start of the game and have to remember it and then there is fog of war
old halo
i mean.. if you can always see it then having the fog sort of.. I dunno, feels useless..?
lilac plinth
well you can't see the cats
old halo
like.. there's not much texture to the board under the fog.. i feel like the primary goal is to find the cheese? i hear what you're saying though
lilac plinth
i'm not sure, just thinking about ideas how to make the game more strategy focused
lilac plinth
well i do have an idea, but that would involve a lot more work
old halo
with this little time left, I think all I'm going to be doing is polish and juicing and small changes.. but.. I dunno, i can always check in this build and revert if things aren't working
what's your idea?
lilac plinth
yeah, the idea is more if you want to work on it after the game jam
old halo
probably not 🙂 it was a fun little side project but the code is a serious hacked mess 😛
I mostly wanted to see if I could submit something that was .. I dunno, playable by a 5 year old 🙂
lol
lilac plinth
the idea would be making it a rogue like experience. so no reseting of levels and having one life or a few lives at most and after every level you can choose 1 out of three upgrades, something like start with an item to kill a cat once a level, see the cheese at the beginning of the level, push cats around like boxes in a puzzle game, start with a cross piece etc etc
old halo
hm... that's interesting
lilac plinth
that would add strategy
still very much rng dependent but would give it much more replayability
old halo
you're right, substantially more work but.. not impossible.. I could put little "mouse life" icons along the top, allowing you to restart, and perhaps each level you get a choice of 1 of 3 things.. like.. +1 turns, -1 cats, +5% chance at random fog of war uncovers, etc
lilac plinth
so the items you thought about like a dog could be updrages after an level and such
old halo
and while the game would still get harder from level to level - you're also getting stronger
super interesting idea...
old halo
i don't think i can commit to that, though, sadly.. my graphics designer is already a bit swamped and feeling like .. behind
background, logo, hero, etc
lilac plinth
yeah for a game jam that might be too much now
old halo
(her art is pretty stinkin good though imho! everything you see is custom)
lilac plinth
unless you think of only very limited effects
could just make the upgrades basically stuff already in the code, changing numbers
old halo
i'm not too worried about the code.. i'm more worried that i'm at 5% gas right now and probably going to sleep for 12hrs now 🙂
deadline in 13 :p
but that is a stinkin good idea - where were you in my stream at the launch? 😛
lilac plinth
probably asleep 😄
lilac plinth
yeah it's a good concept
your itch.io not fullscreen version is the wrong resolution
old halo
yeah i ... have to do some canvas fiddling
my least favorite part about this all.. making it all rescale/resize properly without breaking all my drag and drop, tweens, etc
lilac plinth
sounds like a pain to work on shortly before sleep
@bitter fulcrum this is the game-design section
bitter fulcrum
Oops didn't notice sorry
lilac plinth
@old halo i'm heading to the gym now, good luck with your project. Looking good already and definitely playable.
old halo
Thanks for the feedback my man!
sudden pendant
@summer talon There are no recruitment postings here. You can use the forums, #📖┃code-of-conduct has the links.
near vector
Greetings, anyone here familiar with Gaunlet Legends or Dark Legacy?
carmine nova
My idea is that you play as an upgradable drone that needs to deliver a package before its batteries run out. it also has a gun which can be used to defend against the security thick is trying to stop you delivering the package. How does my idea sound?
late vapor
sounds fine
carmine nova
lol ok
potent crane
My idea is that you play as an upgradable drone that needs to deliver a package ...
Execution is what matters.
late vapor
ideas are cheap
carmine nova
No idea
Was thinking it could be a switch game, but it would need to probably be expanded for that
grim prism
To me it could be a highly detailed 16 or a 12+ game depending on the art style and execution
Sounds fun though
The idea itself seems fun to play
carmine nova
Ok thanks 🙂
cinder hamlet
My idea is that you play as an upgradable drone that needs to deliver a package ...
It could definitely work, even better if it's physics-based
carmine nova
It could definitely work, even better if it's physics-based
yep it is rigidbody based, i'm just having trouble making a rope physics atm
I'm also not sure exactly how drone physics work
cinder hamlet
I'm also not sure exactly how drone physics work
probably same as helicopter except multiple drag forces
carmine nova
So I have a simple thing with AddForceAtPosition with multiple propellors, but when I move forwards (and therefore boost the force on the back 2 propellors) it doesn't move the drone forwards
cinder hamlet
one force locally up from each propeller and one globally down because gravity + optionally air resistance opposite of moving direction
cinder hamlet
So I have a simple thing with AddForceAtPosition with multiple propellors, but w...
are you sure that force is local and not global axis?
carmine nova
I have a new controlling way now, and it works, although its not as controllable as a real drone
I will experiment with controls at some point after I've got the core gameloop
carmine nova
are you sure that force is local and not global axis?
No idea
cinder hamlet
Well you gotta check the docs then, perhaps theres an axis parameter
carmine nova
oki
Make any small existing game, and when you get stuck then look up your problem
Brackeys and Code Monkey are good channels to watch
broken dirge
The best way is probably a paid course. I would recomend you get one on Udemy when they are on sale for like 15-20€.
fiery dawn
In what way can a game force/encourage players to stay close together so they run away and drag on the match less?
cinder hamlet
In what way can a game force/encourage players to stay close together so they ru...
not sure if you can force it but you can encourage it for example with a revive system or with abilities that interact with teammates
fiery dawn
not sure if you can force it but you can encourage it for example with a revive ...
What if it's 1v1?
cinder hamlet
What if it's 1v1?
Put some kind of overtime objective in the center
If fight lasts long enough, it activates and whoever captures it wins
chilly oriole
How is this for a tutorial pop up?
there is gonna be text under the video
the black image is where the video will be
how does this look?
sudden pendant
@wheat hinge There's no recruitment here. You can use the forums for that, #📖┃code-of-conduct.
wheat hinge
ah ok sorry about that
sudden pendant
#archived-works-in-progress as you've been told before. Also, it looks fine.
chilly oriole
ok
tiny marsh
hm,mmmm
top or bottom ui nicer
top down roguelike
status effect squares only pop up when you have an effect
gloomy grove
top or bottom ui nicer
For me, I prefer top one. Because if it on the bottom it seems blocking my view (even it's not much)
But I think you can use bottom one if you make the bar smaller
desert pond
bottom but idk why
sonic mango
at first glance same as Habuu but thinking of it the health and mana bars are very big on the first one, and generally speaking there is more stuff happening in the middle of the screen than the top left
the second one might go very well with a vignette for focus if the gameplay can bear it
tiny marsh
i was thinking health right in the center was best, since i play games where you have to constantly look at the health bar (like path of exile)
but on second thought this games more binding of isaac like, where you arent constantly getting hit by things
so maybe putting it in the corner is okay 🤔
sonic mango
Perhaps it can nudge or something when it starts to get too low
So you're aware your health isn't amazing but it still doesn't get in your way
remote verge
What do you think about a cylindrical force field made out of 100 colliders? This makes it possible for each side of the force field to be broken individually rather than break the whole entire thing.
tiny marsh
i tried making a map edge in illustrator photoshop and importing it to unity
but in unity the sprite renderer seems to scale it down and make it blurry
any idea how to fix
cold onyx
I heard there is
tiny marsh
h,mmm
i wonder if this is even the best way of doing it
since this is supposed to be the start of a roguelike with instance based rooms like binding of isaac
i was thinking i'd draw and make a base area which is just the room
and then make all the prefabs like walls and objects seperately
and then just build each room using the base
but maybe thats not the best way to do it 🤔 idk
late vapor
but in unity the sprite renderer seems to scale it down and make it blurry
any i...
disable texture filtering
and make sure it's not getting compressed either
tiny marsh
is that in the sprite renderer itself or somewhere else?
sonic mango
Select it from your assets file and have the file inspector (not the game object one) and it shows a bunch of options regarding the import specs. By default bilinear filtering is enabled (in case you have photos or stuff like that), there is a drop down menu and pick None. Also choose color space RGB with no compression since unity does convert color space by default too
kind locust
hello i need opinion or advice, Is there a best way for my player not to know there is an animation in the script?
At first I thought using a Scriptable object to tell the animation state now using the CharacterManager, this CharacterManager will save the Enum. and give it to CharacterData then it will be played in this animation script
I want to implement MVC and FSM model system. is this flow enough?
uncut hollow
So I haven't implemented bosses yet but I just wanted to ask if this sounds like a good mechanic for a second-level prestige
cold onyx
https://store.steampowered.com/app/408410/XMorph_Defense/
So this game here, what would be the name of the style of graphics. Is it straight 3D, isometric or what?
obtuse cipher
Open the file and check that the class name (before :Monobehaviour) has exactly the same spelling as your file. As it suggests in the error message 🙂
carmine nova
I'm making a drone delivery game and need help on a decision on the layout of the game. Either:
1 - You recieve orders and have to go around the map delivering packages
2 - Its a level based game where you deliver 1 package per level
peak hatch
So I haven't implemented bosses yet but I just wanted to ask if this sounds like...
What's the context of this exactly? Hard to give feedback without knowing more. Sorry if you already explained it elsewhere.
cinder hamlet
I'm making a drone delivery game and need help on a decision on the layout of th...
I'd say first one
carmine nova
I'd say first one
nice
alpine beacon
I'd say first one
me too
final mauve
I need opinions on this endless runner coin I've made
summer talon
clear dew
