Zombie game

[nova mauve]

I havent been able to work on this project so much lately, but I got some time over today so created some trees and sculpted a terrain and put it all together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY9pLAHM3jk

[shadow jay]

Nice. Did you create the weapons and the turret gun, rotating blades by your own or are those assets from the store? I am searching for stuff like this. Thanks

[nova mauve]

Thanks! the weapons is the only thing that isnt made by me, I suck at animating 😅 everything else is done by me, the blade/turret, vegetation etc

[shadow jay]

Thanks for the answer. Keep it up

[half veldt]

this looks sick!!

[elfin juniper]

my tf2 memories came rushing back to me for a second there

[signal hemlock]

Honestly this shit looks really fucking cool but I have some questions from a game design standpoint

Now I’m a dumbass so bare with me but

What’s gonna set your game apart from others? I see a lot of mechanics taken and put together and they are cool mechanics in of themselves but

Games that have been successful are either really refined or always introduce something new and I know it’s a work In progress but what’s your plan with the game?

I’m genuinely interested and not to diss the work so far but I just wanna grasp the vision

[nova mauve]

Thanks!
in all honestly, I downloaded unity over 10 years ago and I have never finished one single project.. so I just wanted to create something simple with a easy gameloop, so at the moment I have no intention to trying to release it, just trying to finish my first game 😅
I like nazi zombies a lot so I thought that a horde gameplay with some different mechanics like the blueprints and weapons upgrades would be a good twist and still keeping it simple so I finally can finish something for once 😬

[nova mauve]

haha damn I always forgets about that icon xD I do have the finished turret so I could easily replace it now, just been distracted by more important things 😅

[minor thunder]

beefy ass game, sound quality is rlly good and the guns look very nice to use

[signal hemlock]

Lol no I totally feel you I have like…. 5 game projects just sitting there lmao

I hope it goes well though I’m excited to see where this goes :3

[nova mauve]

haha abounded or dead projects is probably the most common things between us "game devs"😅 😶

[signal hemlock]

Lmao yeah

[nova mauve]

Thanks! so far they are all based on a set timer after they get placed

[clear geode]

This looks awesome. Can you explain how you'd want this game to work if you were to release it?

[nova mauve]

big maps.

The player first spawns at a random location in the woods.

Day/night cycle

when you spawn it will first be daytime, during this time the player should scout their sourindings for blueprints etc (used to build traps). When night times arrives the zombies will spawn and it wont stop until all of them are died.

when the day arrives the player should spend their time to find a good spot were they can build up a defence system for the up coming night

each night will be longer and more difficult zombies

There will also be locked doors around the map like a bunker, unlocking these doors will allow the player to buy new and stronger weapons, these locations could also be good places to build up fortifications at

[clear geode]

Is it multiplayer? Or co-op?

[nova mauve]

the main goal is to add co-op, it is a horde game so you are just suppose to survive for as long as possible until the zombies overrun you, however each level will have somekind of get away, so you can "escape" and and the games ends, but it would require the player to complete a lot of different tasks with you would have to find and figure out by yourself

[nova mauve]

Some progress on the level, the bunker is in very early stage.
It is basicly just a blockout with a concrete texture atm

[nova mauve]

I didnt realise that the game were really dark until I looked at it from my friends monitors..
so I turned the brightness up to make it more clear.

[shadow jay]

Nice, which render pipeline do you use?

[loud stirrup]

man that's look sick!

[nova mauve]

Thanks! HDRP

[shadow jay]

Thanks!

[nova mauve]

It is quite difficult to find some free time with a 10month baby, work and social life inbetween everything 😅

But I got some time over last night and started blocking out the bunker
sadly Youtube compression made the video darker than the source file :/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-igrsukTiI

if you got ideas for different bunker rooms Im all up for suggestions

[nova mauve]

My last AI setup didnt support navmesh links so Im currently remaking the zombie AI, but it was defiently worth it.
It is still unpolished but the concept is there
https://gyazo.com/69311c7ac9a0c09e80148994e514c61d

[nova mauve]

https://gyazo.com/b8473c03415d73b646bffdbc1f3b7419

Added a menu to complete the gameloop with death and score system aswell

[shadow jay]

Very nice! I guess you use the Maksim hands with weapons. Especially in the video before the last one the enhancement menu is nice! Keep it up

[nova mauve]

Thanks! Yeah Im not the best animator so maksims hands was a great way for me to get started 👌

[tardy cape]

i feel like the game over and the round font looks a bit too cartoony horror? yknow what i mean? i get how its supposed to be scary but i feel like just having a normal bold font emphasing you died or the next round started is just as unnerving

[nova mauve]

Yeah I get what you mean, personally I do like the idea of a blood font but I havent found the right one yet so I do agree that it needs to be replaced, but I would like to keep the blood concept, in hope that I can find one some what more "realistic"

[tardy cape]

yeah ofc, itll be sick 🙏🙏

[nova mauve]

https://gyazo.com/b40e1d71e67fd021aa8b568c63b621e9 settings menu in progress

[shadow jay]

hi @nova mauve maybe a suggestion since i have the same arm models. I have put a small light at the player, so that the arms and weapon is a little bit illuminated, because it was so dark in my scene.

[shadow jay]

nice: in your jump down, do you calculate jump time and then start at the correct time another animation or do you have fixed heights with fitting animations? just wondering, because i sort of calculate them and it is sort of OK. Yours seems very good!

[nova mauve]

The jump animation is all code, First Im checking if the player is !grounded, then I get the current player Y position and checks if its decreasing or increasing
Then I just simply change the weaponHolder rotation depending on what direction the player is falling

a second light would make it too bright, the arms are only dark because Im standing in the shadows 🙂
https://gyazo.com/b67c855af3caf0e844cf496f04dd9f24

[shadow jay]

Thanks, i was talking about the zombie ais and offmeshlinks 😉 i had put my question badly

[nova mauve]

@shadow jay Ahh alright, I really recommend this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdRrMCgfvy4&t=950s
that was my foundation for the navmesh link 🙂

the landing animation is triggered when the AI exits the link

[shadow jay]

Thanks

[nova mauve]

as a father to a one year old I rarely have time over for some game dev but Ive managed to get a few hours in during the past week.
added custom zombie spawns for different events " like opening the bunker " and some new props to
https://gyazo.com/294b4d8221d78acba882846f22f113c5

[sudden marten]

There is no way your that good at making games on unity, im impressed my first game that I have just made is very bad... Thats such a great game keep it up

[shadow jay]

Awesome

[nova mauve]

Thanks!

[nova mauve]

Haha thank you for the nice comment 😅 my first game was nothing like this, dont be hard on yourself and just keep at it!