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I'm an Indie Game developer, currently working on Lumbermill - a factory builder and management game set in the forest. I also occasionally work on other projects, and I make devlog videos on them all!
Adding Factory Mechanics to my Indie Game (Devlog)
In this indie game devlog I finish up Lumbermill's plot system for automating the harvesting of trees, add a new machine called the Nursery and continue work on improving the Employee AI. I'm finally getting back into a flow with the game's development, so keep an eye out for future devlogs.
All the music in Lumbermill devlogs is from the game's soundtrack.
🌲 Wishlist Lumbermill: store.steampowered.com/app/1151300/Lumbermill/
⮞ About BWDev ⮜
If you're new to the channel, welcome! I'm an Indie Game developer working in Unity 2D. Lumbermill is my main project - a management/factory builder game, which I began work on in Feb 2019. I make videos to share the development process and also get feedback - so let me know your thoughts and ideas in the comments!
⮞ Socials ⮜
🌲 Discord: discord.gg/KX5rq78
🌲 Patreon: www.patreon.com/bwdev
🌲 Lumbermill Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/1151300/Lumbermill/
🌲 Twitter (BWDev) - bwdev1
🌲 Twitter (Lumbermill) - LumbermillGame
⮞ Links ⮜
🧑💻 Jetbrains IDE 25% Discount Code: BWDEV25 at jetbrains.com
⮞ Timestamps ⮜
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Plots
0:45 - Tree Stumps & Clearing
1:50 - Lazy lumberjack Bug
3:00 - Overlapping Sprites Bug
3:15 - Updating Tree Designs
4:20 - Lumberjack AI for Clearing
4:30 - Lumberjack telekinesis bug
5:18 - Nursery & Planting
5:58 - Arborist AI
6:35 - Seedlings
7:14 - Overlays Window
7:38 - Nursery Design
8:14 - Plots fully working
#devlog #unity #madewithunity #unity2d #indiedev #bwdev #gamedev #indiegame
All the music in Lumbermill devlogs is from the game's soundtrack.
🌲 Wishlist Lumbermill: store.steampowered.com/app/1151300/Lumbermill/
⮞ About BWDev ⮜
If you're new to the channel, welcome! I'm an Indie Game developer working in Unity 2D. Lumbermill is my main project - a management/factory builder game, which I began work on in Feb 2019. I make videos to share the development process and also get feedback - so let me know your thoughts and ideas in the comments!
⮞ Socials ⮜
🌲 Discord: discord.gg/KX5rq78
🌲 Patreon: www.patreon.com/bwdev
🌲 Lumbermill Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/1151300/Lumbermill/
🌲 Twitter (BWDev) - bwdev1
🌲 Twitter (Lumbermill) - LumbermillGame
⮞ Links ⮜
🧑💻 Jetbrains IDE 25% Discount Code: BWDEV25 at jetbrains.com
⮞ Timestamps ⮜
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Plots
0:45 - Tree Stumps & Clearing
1:50 - Lazy lumberjack Bug
3:00 - Overlapping Sprites Bug
3:15 - Updating Tree Designs
4:20 - Lumberjack AI for Clearing
4:30 - Lumberjack telekinesis bug
5:18 - Nursery & Planting
5:58 - Arborist AI
6:35 - Seedlings
7:14 - Overlays Window
7:38 - Nursery Design
8:14 - Plots fully working
#devlog #unity #madewithunity #unity2d #indiedev #bwdev #gamedev #indiegame
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Lumbermill is back from the dead (indie devlog)
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The Lumbermill devlog is back! I've brought back the isometric perspective, added a save system, stripped out some features that weren't working, and begun work on Plots - a new way to manage large areas of the forest. I've also been busy working on other things, and getting some long-overdue space from the project. This video covers around 2 months of development. All the music in Lumbermill d...
I nearly scrapped EVERYTHING - Indie Game Devlog
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Listen to my EP, Cloudplains here: linktr.ee/benwimsett It's been almost a year since the last devlog, and I've been up to a lot. I've worked on three games, written and recorded an EP and also spent a few months travelling. Solo development has proven difficult over the last few years for various reasons, but I'm now back to work on Lumbermill - and in this Unity Indie devlog I'm working on co...
Building the Sci Fi game YOU voted for (Indie Devlog)
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In this Unity Devlog series, you vote for the game features and I make them. This is what you voted for in the last video... Extra polls on Twitter: bwdev1 ⮞ Description ⮜ In the last video you voted for "Space Colony" is response to "The world outside is a...". In this unity devlog, I begin work on that setting - focusing on exterior assets for the game, and deciding on the general...
You DESIGN the game, I MAKE it - Indie Devlog
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What happens when a game developer hands over creative control to the players? I guess we'll find out... Extra polls on Twitter: bwdev1 ⮞ Description ⮜ This is an experiment. In this devlog series I'm handing over creative control to you, the viewers, to decide what happens in the next devlog. You design the game, I make it, and we'll see what happens. In this Unity Indie Game devlo...
Crafting System with Endless Possibilities - Indie Devlog
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Creating a new crafting system for Lumbermill, my Unity Indie Factory Builder Game. Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist-lumbermill ⮞ Description ⮜ Implementing crafting has always been an important goal in Lumbermill. A few years ago I added the CNC and Assembler machines, but they were too limiting for players and prevented production of more traditional lumber products. In this devlog I've b...
Creating a Living Forest Simulation for my Indie Game
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Lumbermill's forest simulation has always lacked saplings and older trees dying - key parts of the lifecycle. In this Unity Indie Game devlog I implement a complete forest lifecycle simulation and some other important features! Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist-lumbermill ⮞ Description ⮜ Since the beginning of this project, I've always intended for there to be a full forest lifecycle, includ...
Simulating Steam Power With Unity - Devlog
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Steam Power has finally arrived in Lumbermill - this Unity Indie Game Devlog covers how I implemented it, along with a new letters system and an improved inventory interface. Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist-lumbermill Letters System Blog Post: www.bwgames.io/?p=1160 ⮞ Description ⮜ When I first decided to add power as a requirement for the factory in Lumbermill, I had always planned for th...
Creating Machines for Lumbermill (Indie Devlog)
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Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist-lumbermill It's been a while since I've revisited Lumbermill's factory builder mechanics. In this Unity Indie Game Devlog, I finally get back into development of Factory Builder features, including an all-new conveyor belt system and six new machines. I've also brought the loans system up to date and improved the ID tool implemented in the last devlog. Conve...
All New Items & ID Tool! Unity Indie Factory Builder Game Devlog
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Full Time Game Dev - First 20 get 40% off! bit.ly/Full-time-game-dev-BWDev ➤ Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist-lumbermill The Lumbermill devlog is back! Since last time I've created an all new item system for the game, in preparation for loads of new factory additions (including new machines) over the coming months. I've also added a key new bit of UI called the ID Tool. All that and more in...
Tech Trees and Greenhouses! Unity Indie Game Devlog
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Try out Core: bit.ly/BWDevxCore In this Unity Indie Game Devlog I'll be designing and building a research and development system. Players will be able to conduct research with a new "Arborist" employee type and Greenhouse building. I've also added an entire new tech tree interface, where players will spend their research points on new items and technologies. Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist...
Upgrading the Island Map! Unity Indie Game Devlog
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Try out Core: bit.ly/CorexBWDev In this Unity indie game devlog I'll be revisiting and upgrading the game's Island Map. This is where the player will manage their real estate, buying land to build on. I've improved the UX, added a screenshot camera for islands, and begun work on a new save system for Lumbermill! Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/wishlist-lumbermill ⮞ Description ⮜ I first implemented...
What 2 YEARS of Unity Indie Game Development looks like...
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My solo unity indie game project Lumbermill has been in development for 2 years, and now seems a great time to look back at all the work done so far. This is the last 2 years of Unity indie game development in 10 minutes. 🌲 Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/lumbermill_wishlist ⮞ Description ⮜ It's been 2 years since I first started work on Lumbermill development in Unity. In that time the game has go...
Off-Island Trade + More! Indie Factory Game Devlog (Unity)
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This is how I started making games with no experience - from flash games as a beginner, to ambitious Unity game dev projects. 12 years of progress, from amateur to full-time indie game developer! 🌲 Wishlist Lumbermill: bit.ly/2JNJLXY 12 years ago I got a license for Adobe Flash CS3, and so my game making journey began... I created pretty terrible flash animations, eventually moving onto games, ...
Programming Railways for my Indie Factory Builder Game! (Devlog)
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Programming Railways for my Indie Factory Builder Game! (Devlog)
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New + Improved Notifications! Indie Game Devlog
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New Improved Notifications! Indie Game Devlog
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The End of the Void! Indie Game Devlog
Totally Procedural Island Maps! Indie Game Devlog
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Totally Procedural Island Maps! Indie Game Devlog
Animated Conveyors and... Islands? Indie Game Devlog
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Animated Conveyors and... Islands? Indie Game Devlog
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Adding an underground area to Lumbermill! (Indie Game Devlog)
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Adding an underground area to Lumbermill! (Indie Game Devlog)
Building New AI for Lumbermill! (Indie Game Devlog)
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Building New AI for Lumbermill! (Indie Game Devlog)
Building Paths and Adding Sound to Lumbermill! (Indie Game Devlog)
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Building Paths and Adding Sound to Lumbermill! (Indie Game Devlog)
Maple trees often have a greyish trunk. Changing it in the game could add a bit more variation.
That "Pathfinder" fellow has too much issues, probably therapy would solve it.
The unity engine is the deal breaker for me to follow and like your content. Good luck anyway!
Finally a new devlog. I was hoping to see the game again :D + the old style is back, yes :D
pls release on mac so i can play
Planning to release on mac 👍
Really nice visualisation of the lazy lumberjack tree chopping bug
Good job and welcome back.
Ive got a question is the price gonna be free or will you have to pay
How did you make the AI action system?
What editor do you use for your art designs, like where you're editing the stumps? Been struggling to settle on one and I like the looks of that one.
Aseprite :)
@@BWDev Thank you!
Return of the king
Brilliant progress! I like how you've pointed out your small bugs but seeing the new worker behaviour is amazing.
Uh that means you go with Destroy() rather then some pooling for the objects to save memory and improve responsivness?
Yes, Destroy isn't a forbidden function that needs to be avoided at all costs. Pooling is used in quite a few places, particularly conveyor belt items - but in the case of trees, they're not being instantiated / destroyed at a rate that has any real performance impact so I've not implemented pooling there.
"Canada"
4:05 naming the maple island Canada gave me an idea of how you could include different generation settings in the game. Maybe at the start of the game you could choose a country or location and that would affect the difficulty, or just be a visual change. It brings it mind Rollercoaster Tycoon, where the different levels had different aesthetics, maybe you could do something similar with Lumbermill?
you might want to allow walking thru all trees, just with a big slowdown. otherwise workers could get stuck, and having them take a bit to free themselves would be less annoying than needing to direct another worker to free them
I love the music! I am in excruciating pain because i have to wait for lumbermill to come out before i can listen to it outside of the devlogs
I've been having the feeling your pixel art doesn't feel much like pixel art, since the gameplay is very zoomed out. Maybe making everything with less resolution, or less colors, more saturation or outlines? Don't get me wrong, your art is pretty cool as of now, but I think there's a pixel art feel that most pixel art have, so if you tweaked your art a little it would feel more pixel art-y
sometimes you just need a break from intense projects. its ok to put things down. Hopefully you can take that lesson with you into the future. Also, I am surprised you didnt branch when you moved to top down. You wouldnt have had to revert your changes and could have kept both versions alive. Anyway I am glad to see your back at it. best of luck to you!
do paths grant a speed buff? I feel like they should to not be purely cosmetic, also, tooootally unrelated, idea to add rails and minecarts that go zoom so your workers can move faster on megabig bases (lategame tech tree)
Have to say your game has a special feel to it. Well done!
Awesome devlog. There's so much in here. I liked your sapling solution to the pathfinding issue. Without it, the planting and cutting turns into a Conways game of life simulation! How far off (in terms of features, not time) a demo do you think you are? Love your devlogs but then you knew that!
Thanks Rob! I’ve got a few main areas that need attention (land purchasing, mid-game trade and more base building stuff) and then I’ll reassess - hoping I’m not far off now 🤞
he's alive he's alive oh lumbermill i missed you
Gonk :D
So glad to see the core gameplay loop complete! Having a MVP to iterate from is such a good motivator
Finally, the world is in balance once again. Lumber devlog just dropped, life is good :D <3
I know you said the maple only island probably won't be in the final game, but I have an idea on how you could make it more interesting. You could make it so you could tap maple trees for sap (making Canada the perfect place for optimizing sap production) and/or make it snow on Canada, adding a potential new challenge for the player.
do you think i could draw art for the splitter and combiner? i really love the art style and have been learning it recently.
I'd love to have maples only map in the game. It looks majestic!
Excellent work, this is looking like an automated dream 👀 Was curious as to what project planning/ticket tool you're using? It looked cool!
Thanks Saul! It's Trello with the "SubTasks" plugin added 🙂
@@BWDev ooooo I may check that out 👀
Had a good laugh at the "Canada" island type.
please have the "Canada" generation preset be in the game
5:05 What bug tracking tool is that?
In real life, stumps are removed by nasty chemicals or some semi-heavy machinery that removes the visible part and then lets the roots decay over time, which, you know, takes a considerable amount of time, making that area useless for planting new trees. So that might give you some ideas. Chemicals would obviously have long term negative effects, but work fast. Machinery - don't know how you would visualize that, but if so, it would be the more sustainable option. It would impact yield though. New trees in the same tile would grow slower and be smaller. Or perhaps it would be chance-based. Anyway, point being, there are lots of things you could do with this, rather than just remove the stump in one go.
Hey! Is the pathfinding A* and a part of the behaviour tree designer?
cool
Oh damn Lumbermill is back!!!
Looks like you were pretty stumped by those stumps.
Are these AI behavior nodes coming from a Unity package or did you create that tool just for Lumbermill?
I use the Behaviour Designer plugin for the basic behaviour tree functionality / UI, but most of the behaviour nodes are specific to Lumbermill (e.g. remove stump, chop tree)
The solution of making the saplings have no collision makes me nervous, I still feel like there's a fail case there where the plot gets filled out in a way that would make a tile inaccessible, the player decides a different task needs doing, the trees then grow and you end up with the same fail case again.
The problem of staff getting stuck in extremely rare cases is unavoidable - so in those cases staff will be able to cheat the pathfinding. My aim was to cover the most probable cases here. Also, the saplings explicitly do not start growing until the plot has left the “planting” phase. If the player forgets and auto mode is off, then staff can’t get stuck because the trees won’t grow.
@@BWDev Sounds like a solid approach, absolute nightmare case allowing the staff to phase through certain tiles (specifically trees) I suppose in this case or, in the event the player locks an NPC in with 4 machines, they could even just throw an alert up that they're stuck. Great progress either way mate - lovely to see you back working on this project with renewed energy!
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i had found yourt twitter and found that you were having health issues and it scared me, having been a cancer survivor so i unfollowed, will follow again because i love your devlogs and lumber mill
idk how useful that will be (or if it is implementable in Unity) but: as for the issues with sprites in isometric perspective that you are having since the very beginning, look into Indie Stone's dev post called "Play your cardz right" about depth buffer
I don't think there's anything I can say that others haven't already! I simply love how cohesive the project feels, even at this stage of development. You're truly making something special here, and I can't wait to see more :)
In Unity, you can set the default font asset in the TMProSettings scriptableObject asset, so you don't have to change it for every text object separately when creating one! Just a small tip to save time
I completely missed your last video and just saw this pop up on my feed. I'm so glad to see you are back on this project and going back to the isometric style. I am trying to develop game stuff myself in an isometric style and there are a LOT of headaches, especially with a simulation game like this. I'm glad to see you're back at it. Hopefully we can both finish projects that we really like without driving ourselves crazy! Haha
Honestly so happy this series is back, I absolutely love your content in particular when it comes to the "devlog" genre and I love watching the development of Lumbermill. Seems like you're making good progress and I can't wait for the upcoming videos!
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