/agdg/ - Amateur Game Development General

>>26133

The shuffle code is not mine btw, I couldn't find a simple way to shuffle an array so I found it online. I've previously used IDL, so I'm used to things like array manipulation being is super easy.

Other than the shuffle code, which fundamentals am I not getting, so i can focus on improving those first.

At least godot lives up to its name. I've been waiting for them to implement actually useful features since version 1.

>>25933

Such as?

>>25967

There seems to be a distinct lack of control with the 3d renderer. Being able to offset the depth buffer or more explicitly sort objects comes in very handy, such as when rendering decals. I've only ever seen 1 tutorial which deals with this, and they go with the "stick a mesh close to a wall" approach which doesn't work properly at a distance due to z-fighting.

>>25887

https://github.com/Calinou/awesome-godot

If you're doing 2D games, this plugin is pretty invaluable, considering how FUCKING retarded the tilemap system in Godot is.

https://github.com/MrGreenTea/GodotTiledImporter

I was going to use pygame because I'm an idiot. This has changed my life.

I thought of something

after years of constantly asking questions, I decided to say fuck it and just do it.

I'm going to fuck up anyway so I'll just gather the things I fucked up and learn from that. I just need to stop waiting and make it.

Netcode.

That my code isn't any good. I mean it works, but I feel like it could be done better and I'm not sure how. Right now the majority of my game's code is attached to a single object in a single script and I feel like this is somehow a mistake but I can't think of any better way. At the very least it makes bookkeeping and editing existing methods a pain in the ass due to the sheer length of the file.

Dying of a heart attack before I get done.

If there good music and it look interesting I would

If it not to expensive

Don't they already have those?

>>23551

Ib was made in RPG Maker.

Other examples have been posted in thread.

If it was extremely good for an RPG Maker game like Lisa was, than no.

>>26129

*than yeah, I'd buy it.

fucking shit

>>25008

Up again, friendo!

anybody know of some cheap-ass MIDI controllers? I don't mind minikeys or synth action keyboards too much, though I'd still prefer full sized keys

>>25201

The Monoprice ones seem nice and cheap enough.

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=606607

Apart from the MIDI port, you can just connect it from USB, so it should be comfy to use.

If anybody has some experience with those, I'd love to hear them

Ok. So are you soliciting a translator or what? There might be a market for Vanessa in Spanish though. I suggest not translating anything at all if your aim is a game in Spanish. It's like being gay and only fuck pussy.

>Latino too here btw

>>26112

"Vanessa" I meant games.

>>23260

If the writing is important what's the point in translating gui stuff?

Also you should probably be asking steam instead of us.

Just go on reddit and find someone to translate your game. Someone will do it for free.

>>26100

>Actually, it's more like if I don't like it, then I will do the corrections myself

>I'm simply looking for volunteers right now, that's it.

So wait, you expect people to work for you for free and there is a chance that their ideas won't make it into a final product?

>>26017

>kind of wanna get into writing professionally

>used to be super into anthro

>not sure how I'll do with romance

On the one hand, could be my big break. On the other hand, it'd be risky...but what isn't risky in life?

What's the upside? Would I get a percentage of profits, a certain amount upfront, my name in the credits, some combo of all 3? Gotta know what I'm in for before I quit my day job.

>>26100

Oh, you want free shit that you'll overwrite anyway.

Gee, thanks. I'll just go now.

>>26111

Let me refer you to this post:

>>26110

>>26024

What really pisses me off though is when people spam CP on the boards. it seems to have slowed down but was crazy about a month ago.

>>26004

8chan can be found on google search. Not all boards, but most. When I typed "8chan" into google search it was on 9th place.

Even if Google doesn't directly link to 8chan, a search for 8chan usually turns up a lot of results talking about how Google removed 8chan from its search results. Anyone who is already trying to google 8chan will easily be able to find it from that much.

The only problem is if people don't have a reason to leave the places they're already from to come to 8chan. GG pushed a lot of 4chan users to 8chan because the censorship was intolerable, but it's been a while since then, so unless people who like being on a chan get fucked with again, I wouldn't expect any more major influxes.

>>26071

When I type 8chan into Google, I get mostly things about it not being in google. The site itself doesn't show up in the first three pages (didn't check more). If you search for more specific terms you can find it, but you also find a lot of dead links.

>>25982

tried out the demo for a few minutes, looks pretty good so far.

first thing I did was fall into the water and get trapped under the map, had to restart the game from that.

the controls are a little frustrating, having direction control connected to both wasd and mouse pointer while needing the pointer to aim is confusing.

jumping feels nice, but I can't figure out when I'm supposed to be allowed to do the helicopter fall.

>>25993

>the controls are a little frustrating, having direction control connected to both wasd and mouse pointer while needing the pointer to aim is confusing.

You can right click to switch to a different camera mode. it makes things easier to aim, but locks the camera. i'll try to come up with a better solution.

>jumping feels nice, but I can't figure out when I'm supposed to be allowed to do the helicopter fall.

Everywhere, but a bug prevents you from doing it when pressed up against some surfaces. I need to fix this.

>>25996

does it work out if you just copy other PC games with third person perspective? all the 3D platformers I can think of are on console so I'm not sure what a good example is without a controller.

found that you can lose your limbs permanently if shoot them out before jumping into that purple pot.

spawned inside the level once and wasn't able to move. haven't been able to replicate it.

and I'm probably done play testing until your next demo.

>>25998

>does it work out if you just copy other PC games with third person perspective? all the 3D platformers I can think of are on console so I'm not sure what a good example is without a controller.

I'm stuck on that too. I'm thinking of copying Assassin's Creed since that game is the closest you can get to a modern platformer + third person shooter on a PC. Too bad I hate Assassin's Creed.

Thanks for playtesting, I'll probably take down the demo tomorrow so I can implement everything you mentioned.

>>26012

apparently there are developers who specialize in dynamic camera movement.

>>26042

my attack helicopters already got those

>>25944

Dude you didn't listen at all but w/e enjoy your impending homelessness

>>26082

I did listen to some advice, and also to my own. Before I wanted to fully try to work on my game no matter what while I work shitty low wage jobs, high chance of being fired and being homeless here. My final decision was to put at least 60% of my time into learning something that makes me hireable as a programmer (probably webdev) while I still work on the game but much less. It's a balance and maybe in a year or two I can have some slightly better paid job as a programmer while I have dev'd a bit on the game.

>>26085

actually, if your still dead set on working as an indie dev, you probably want to watch this talk as well. there are a number of talks and books about how making it interdependently in any industry is harder than it looks but this is the most strait forward one I've seen that's specifically about games.

Jojo's bizarre adventure part 3 but instead its with modern celebs and their stands are old celebs or some shit like that. Make jokes about the culture we live in and criticize everyone's shit. Plot can be about global warming or some other modern big problem, but you gotta find a way to make an interesting plotline out of it.

Once you're done with the game you can send it to youtubers for free and they'll play it cause its- actually I don't know why they'd play it but they probably would, some big youtubers play RPG maker games and find them enjoyable

Your game goes into a c-grade fame for like a week to a month but enough to generate you some money from youtube sheep, it will keep doing this indefinitely just not as much

A dumb idea?

Make a game in RPGMaker.

a little worm that digs around and eats dirt. then, his father dies from a tragic flood near a jasons deli parking lot. then, he eats his dad and has babies and you control the babies and its basically civ 4 but with worms

>>26092

you're putting in a single player mode in as well? seems like an excessive amount of extra work for an alpha version of the game.

>>25311

oh yeah, add these to the list. all of them developers at blizzard talking about the design and artwork of hearthstone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyjDMPTgxxk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axkPXCNjOh8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vubsc-H2s2k

>>26093

I did the bot mode first. Besides, I imagine that starting out we won't have a ton of players so people need to be able to play against someone. It's a pretty barebones thing so I think fighting an "npc" would spice it up a lot.

>>25913

>spaghetti code

>>25974

Yeah I saw that. I didn't think it was that much of a deal. I mean, from what I read about bad coding in games, it seemed like no one really cares about it anyway.

>>25977

>>25974

>>25913

technically nothing is wrong with it, aside from code being a little bit stupid

it got declined because unity market isn't actually a market, it's a controlled monopoly

they already have inventory assets that make money, so they literally don't allow you to publish your own one there, if it's cheaper than theirs

and since mine definitely isn't better than the other ones, i can't put it at their price/higher

download link if anyone wants to try it out

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1laio2k4HufTzNwSFZjbFhxMmM/view?usp=sharing

there should be a word file in there that explains things simply enough, and there's a window in unity that can set up the thing automatically

you just need to figure out how to actually equip the items onto characters

>>26065

and the annoying thing is that every time you get decline, they just send you an automated message

Thanks very much for your submission to the Asset Store.

'Simple inventory' has been declined.

We've reviewed the submission and consistent with the criteria considered in our approval process, we have chosen not to publish this asset. As you may have seen in our content provider agreement, Unity Technologies reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject a submission for any reason. However, we greatly appreciate the time and effort spent in preparing your submission.

Kind regards,

The Asset Store Team