Just released my demo after a year of work!
Spent a long time mulling over trailer/cinematography tips, so I tried my best.
#Slime Voyage
little reef
Love the match cuts!
frigid stratus
Thanks! I love them just as much
had to create SO many custom dev tools to get perfect camera shots
tall ruin
I love how this looks!
little reef
I would play this game, except i'm broke
little reef
https://croyangi.itch.io/slime-voyage
Can you make a webgl version of the demo 😄
frigid stratus
I would play this game, except i'm broke
It’s free, if ur not joking… it mightve went over my head
little reef
Well i meant the full version
little reef
Can you make a webgl version of the demo 😄
Also ^^^^
frigid stratus
Ah ok
I can definitely try, WebGL builds are a bit finicky
Last time I tried, it kept crashing my computer
frigid stratus
Here are 3 concepts our artist, JELY, drew up for Terrapotta Rise, as well as the finished result.
You can really see the progression to focus more on the petals, as well as the slow infection of pink over time.
While the jack-in-the-beanstalk look of the former was fun, we figured a more pink-prominent design would stand out far more for our game's "plant area". 🌸🌸🌸
stuck linden
that's me!
little reef
Ooooo
Once you start drawing concept art, i feel like that’s when you’ve leveled up as a game dev
Maybe that’s just me, but concept art sounds so professional
stuck linden
i just have a ridiculous amount of free time and a constant urge to create
stuck linden
indeed
little reef
So are you two friends from before that started a game, or friends because you guys were finding a team to make a game
stuck linden
we worked on an old project together long ago
stuck linden
and rejoined to work on this game, alongside our third team member, the resident music guy
little reef
😮 so there’s an art person, a music guy, and a designer/programmer?
stuck linden
yep
little reef
Dang, it’s perfect
stuck linden
the ideal trio
perfect for me at least
i'm just left to run free and design areas and characters
little reef
I don’t like designing art and messing with color palettes, so i wish i had an aritst ;-;
But i’m too casual of a developer
Btw how long did it take to make your game so far
stuck linden
there were times where things slowed down
but as a whole we never really stopped
we just kept on slimin
little reef
Do you think having a team helped you stay on track
stuck linden
for sure
multiple opinions on a project, plus other people you're working in tandem with
it's both more fun to work collaboratively and more motivating
working solo, there's not much really stopping you from stopping
but in a team, you gotta be a team player
makes staying motivated easier
little reef
I see i see
tall ruin
What is the process of idea to in the game for art when your working with your team @stuck linden
This game looks awesome by the way
stuck linden
I'm the creative lead so typically I'll write out a suggestion, often times with a drawn-up visual to help detail my idea
Though ideas can come from anyone in the team, I just... do it the most
Then we'll discuss the idea and if we all come to a conclusion, it's "confirmed"
But nothing's truly confirmed until actually implemented
tall ruin
That’s really cool! When other people in the team pitch an idea do they also use the visual? And is the visual just a simple quick drawing or something more detailed?
stuck linden
Me, often I'll make a more detailed visual
Ideas do oft come with a visual, simple or not, from anyone though
tall ruin
Wow you guys are inspiring!
stuck linden
Another day, another slimepost.
Here we see the Cytochasm's development stages... and, more specifically, how little it's changed. It's pretty much always been a strangely geometric cave system with water falls and lots of glowing bits. Can't beat perfection, eh? It was at one point called The Cellar though... not quite as catchy.
So as reparation and to make the rectangular formatting work, here's also the concept art for the Cytobugs! They're loosely represented in the trailer mockup, but they actually come in all sorts of shapes and colors. You'll learn more about them when you explore the Cytochasm for real... eventually...
cinder wedge
Maaaaan I saw your video in yt after seeing this post and decided to come back to tell that I absolutely loved the game demo !!
- new subscriber
little reef
Can i suggest a large variety of slime dances
frigid stratus
Ofc!
frigid stratus
Maaaaan I saw your video in yt after seeing this post and decided to come back t...
Thank you! It means a lot
little reef
Ofc!
Ok i kinda meant that i suggested adding more, but now that i’m looking at the wording, it looks like i wanted to give you slime dance ideas
I guess i could think of some too
stuck linden
The third and final conceptual area featured in the trailer and demo ending is, of course, Sunset City!
Did you know at one point it was called Genre City? It was going to be more focused around movie genres, taking you through several trope-prominent places. But in the end we decided light was a more versatile and workable concept. It also started out very rainy design-wise, but eventually that was reworked as well to a beautiful sunset. Once we left the rain idea behind, it really started to shine, if you will.
little reef
Do you guys use tilemaps to make the levels, or do you meticulously draw and set colliders
frigid stratus
We use tilemaps
Sometimes we do have an overlay graphic, in that case, we use a invisible tilemap to easily create colliders
little reef
Ah i see
stuck linden
Manually drawing would be torturous 🙏
little reef
No updates?
scenic kindle
This project is looking very cool, cant wait to see more!
frigid stratus
plenty updates, but just hosted on different platforms, like my discord server
just a few i randomly grabbed
frigid stratus
frigid stratus
using NODDING detection for user input
our character doesnt rly talk, so this is a cool workaround
also had a blast coding it
little reef
Looks a lot spookier than the 2d screenshots
frigid stratus
What’s a silly game without some eldritch horror
tall ruin
That’s funny
frigid stratus
@dreamy meadow Hi Mathias! Yes we do need one, would you be interested?