How I would approach gamedev (if I had to start over)
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- I've been making games (and videos about it) for over 2 years at this point. Since hindsight is 20/20, here's what I would do differently with what I know today (and also what I'd keep the same).
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Timestamps:
00:00 I'm old now
01:00 Don't make a game jam your base
02:12 Clear commitment
03:24 Don't quit (or do)
04:26 Make tools
05:55 Use assets
07:00 Do research
08:33 Focus on visuals
09:43 Don't go to showcase events
11:40 Don't sell game keys
12:41 Ship sooner
14:28 Start part-time
15:31 Have a team
16:25 Start a CZcams channel
17:51 Closing
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Wow, I did not know about the steam keys and not being able to place reviews. That info is SUPER valuable. Thank you so much!
They can write reviews, but they just don't count for anything.
If I was to start over today (as opposed to 2011 when I first started), I'd clone a lot more games for learning purposes. I made the mistake of trying to create entirely novel games right from the start, before I had learned game design. Cloning a game implies it's never going to be a commercial release. So abandoning it doesn't come with that sunk cost feeling while also teaching what made that game good, and moreover, what parts contributed more or less development time. It teaches scope much better than making a single big overly scoped original game and then having to cut back, abandon it, or struggle through to the finish over many years.
Related, often the advice given to a newbie developer is to finish and ship their first game or a failing game because "you'll learn all parts of the process". But many indie devs, myself included, then get dragged into a "do everything" mindset: Because in gamedev you can often see ahead - "if I don't do this, the reviews will suck and the game will flop" - it can feel like not doing even the tiniest thing will invalidate the steps further along in the process. Whereas if you really want to learn about the latter parts of the gamedev process, especially self-publishing, you can just chuck a game jam game on Google Play or Steam as a throwaway for practicing on.
Cloning is also measurable, and can be timeboxed and gamified at the same time - Can I clone level 1 of xyz game in 2 weeks? - As well, at some point you'll start consistently hitting those challenges and find almost by accident you have something you could actually release. Especially if you're a programmer substituting art by using Unity Asset Store. But even if not, you're only an art reskin and a name change away.
Great advice
I appreciate this input. It helps a lot and takes the pressure off of just diving in and learning. Thanks!
LOVE your channel
Tooling is important not just from a time perspective, but from a “flow”, design iteration, and ability-to-see perspective. You’ll catch so many issues you wouldn’t have otherwise if you can actually see them, and fixing them is easy when you can iterate quickly.
Designers push tools to their limits, and better tools take you to higher limits.
That's a good point. Makes me thinks of "Glamorous Toolkit". They are pushing for "Moldable Development" which is continuously making small tooling as you work to make better decisions. 👍
I cannot find it but there is one GDC talk, where the person said participating in game events are not just for getting people to play your game, but to build connections with other game devs, and use the footage of people interacting with your booth as promitional material to show how exciting your game is.
I think the advice should be don't take your first ever game to a big event, once you're on the level when you are getting a steady income from your games and you can budget for big events I'm sure they're useful.
There are probably cheaper ways to meet other Devs.
You guys HAVE been inspiring - thank you!
thanks bro, best of luck with your games
valuable insights dude. thanks
8:33 this is very important I think especially for indie games. Many indie games look so same-y or boring so standing out with cool visuals will definitely help setting a game apart from others. I imagine starting a game with the goal of making a fully-fledged demo is the best way to go. Like make the base mechanics, have one or two pretty levels, then build off from there.
Visuals: make a "pretty corner" type of nice looking scene early, that has good textures, models, lighting and post processing. Its does not need any mechanics yet. But that does not need to be the setup you actually develop the game in. Especially when its mostly about mechanics at first, a low poly prototype environment / blockout is actually better, so you dont spend time on visuals when they are not the focus. Use the pretty scene as reference when implementing the visuals later in development.
Good shit bro! Can't wait to talk about it in your SUPER AWESOME ACTIVE DISCORD THAT EVERYONE SHOULD JOIN
Discord? Why?
Thanks for the good advices. If I was to start over today, I would definitely start with a really smaller game. I started with a "Faster than Light"-like game, thinking it was a reasonably small projet. But it was not. After 3 years of work on it (as a side job), I'm only starting to see the end of it.
I start with my Studio in parttime and make a channel from pre-start but in german. I learned a lot from your Studio. I wish your Business the best and i hope you have a great release by the next game
Yeah, YT is a good idea. I think another tip for aspiring devs is to really, really think about the market. What do you want to make? What do people want to play? Small concessions to marry the two will lead to greater success. And with success comes flexibility to lean more towards what you want to make.
Great video and advice. Thank you.
It's good to see you guys learning and growing. Well done. I also made a ton of these mistakes and more 😅.
Edit: As I've reached the end of the video I should probably answer your question: I started over three years ago mostly solo. The only other person in my team is a musician so that puts a lot of work on me. I did hire a couple of contractors (for marketing and level backgrounds) as those are my weakest areas. I spent far far too long on my game but at least it's releasing soon. The good news is people enjoy playing it but... Really bad genre choice for steam and some other things but don't want to rabbit on for hours.
So logical and smart to not start your game from a game jam directly. Also gives you the chance to fix some of the issues you know about but didn't have time to fix for the jam
Excellent, thanks. My weakness is going through Tutorial Hell forever! And trying to become an artist and a modeller, but really I'm a programmer so none of the art or the models were good enough. Finally procrastination! Watching great videos like this when I should be deciding on how to implement a complex mechanism in my current App; once again I'll pretend this was just me doing something useful during a coffee break!
Great vid ❤
My first game was a huge success. I know people always say your first game won't be a commercial success, but that's not always true if you burn the bridge behind you and build a quality game.
thank you for that info
In relation to that "Do research topic" i'm kinda of the opposite of what you were, i watch and reads too much tutorials and i make too much overpreparation and i struggle to simply start doing, sometimes i even research about errors that could happen in my code and the solution to them but it hasn't happened yet because i don't even began! My biggest enemy today is my mind, i'm always thinking i don't have the skills or i'm unable to do the game i'm thinking about doing.
its a true point.
before actually getting deep in to a subject, start small first. learn and practice the basics just so you can do at least something.
only then start study the subject more thoroughly, since it wont overwhelm you and the stuff you do know will help you understand it better.
game development is a visual medium. given how complex certain aspects can get, if you dont know how to do the simplest things, informations about details wont help a bit and will fade in to obscurity rather quickly.
I'm currently still learning from mistakes :D Have been for the last 34 years lol. My first proper project is getting very playable and am thinking about the Marketing side of things.. which I have no experience in! I'm doing it all solo but there are so many facets to game development it requires a few skill sets at least. Still I'm loving it :D
I wouldn't say you should throw your game jam game or a prototype in the trash.
What you probably should do is either refactor the hell out of it, or remake it from scratch with better architecture in mind, before adding anything new. Same point, different wording.
Awesome tips. Specially the tooling thing.
I would highly suggest beginner game dev to forget his dream games and learn how to properly manage a project and maintain OOP principles.
Yeah, you may spend several months on making the tools and learning project management. But after that you will work 10X faster and more efficient...
Making utilities that you can bring to other projects. Ideally.
@@anonimowelwiatko9811 Yeah. Actually I've made many videos on the subject in my CZcams Channel, and even created an addon. But I'm a Godot user... you know...
In my opinion Reusability is the number one priority an indie team or a solo dev must follow. If you can reuse it in later projects, you'll be a game-making beast in no time.
I think I should have hired a concept artist early on to give me some ideas for the art style. Or just think more about the art style myself. I learned so much from studying my commissioned steam marketing art once I finally got that. But at the same time I really needed a lot of time to find my game mechanics, so it wasn't like I was wasting time for the first 9 months.
Another stupid thing I did was to make my backend infrastructure way too fancy. I had to scrap all of that because the hosting provider was highly unreliable. When I switched to another hosting company, I cut my monthly server costs down to a third by keeping it much simpler. I had my head in the clouds regarding how many players I would be getting once I launched my game.
But honestly there is probably not much I would do significantly different. I have been sponging knowledge constantly, and that's the most important part I think.
Great video once again! I'd love to hear about the story where your game get leaked by curators.
czcams.com/video/ZpjehmYJWyE/video.html -M
15:35 "...Forever alone!" Ouch😐!! 🤣🤣
Thats amazing :) Love this video. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I feel the point of laging conacts in game development and speaking about it. :D I wish there would be some local gamedev groups in brussels :)
There are a couple of things that I feel was right, for me at least, and that was to not do my "dream" game immediately. That got hammered into me quite early by quite a lot of different channels and videos. I also think it was a good idea to put the current game I was working on on-hold when I got the idea to my current game, mainly because the scope is even smaller (which is another thing everyone say). And the third thing is that I started, and started over many times, until I got something that I felt happy about and that seemed to work. Lastly, being of no artistic talent at all, I didn't even try to do anything myself when it comes to the art. Everything in the game is an asset I bought. Even almost all of the code-heavy things like controllers etc. are assets I bought (mainly because of other issues that I won't go into here).
Now for the things I feel was *not* right, and the main thing is that I don't feel I got the Steam page up early enough. The art for the page is bad (using a sub-par AI image generator), and that I spent way too much money on assets I don't need. I'm a kind of hoarder and "completionist"... Got to catch them all kind of guy.
I also feel that I *should* have made some kind of devlog. Not weekly, definitely not, but maybe monthly. I might not have reached far, but anything is better than nothing. And it would really be ore of a "studio-log" like BiteMe is doing, and less of a single-game devlog. The problem with that is that my progress is really varying, some weeks I can get a lot done, other weeks nothing (again going back to the other issues... 😋).
Oh and my planning kind of sucks. Partly because of the unreliable nature of my progress. I'm going to have to postpone the release to Q3, but with a demo or early access or similar in Q2 at least.
Enough ranting for this time. Good luck to all aspiring developers out there! Don't give up, there are solutions to everything, and you're not alone. And keep on watching BiteMe and their videos, they have great advice. 😁
Been making games for 10 years now and man I would have did things differently, however I'm stubborn so I did finish them all and release them. Main things any indie game dev needs to do is to first really understand what you can realistically do. Knowing that will help plan out games that you can finish. Also you need to make sure the game is fun, as you build keep checking that, have people play it and make sure it stays fun. Stick with the plan, feature creep is a real issue, both for small and large dev teams. There should be a dedicated phase, prototype phase where you get the core systems working alone and with each other, and maybe look at a few more complementary systems, but try to stick to the main ones. Start small your first several times. I like prob most others hear that and still don't follow it. I would have released 10 games by now had I did that, instead of 4. Remember completing a small project may not bring in millions or much at all, but it gives you so much more in experience. Last and one of the most important pieces (Sadly) is marketing. With the number of Indie games coming out, the amount of money AAA spend on advertisement, it all plays against you, so your going to need to market as soon as you can. I recommend like said here to have a day job where you can spare money, and pay for decent advertisement, it can make or break your game.
I just finished making a "deluxe" version of a game I submitted for a jam. Problem was, when I made the original, I had haphazardly slapped everything together, not expecting I would ever go back in to make extra levels. So when I went back in to do them anyway, things were way more difficult than they needed to be. Player wasn't an instance-able scene, levels were difficult to design with the screen size, the game had no way of knowing which room you were in - the issues went on and on. What should've taken at most two months instead took three!
I disagree about going to the events point. I think as an indie developer, if your game still doesn't look too finished, you should definitely go to events, but not with a booth, but as a participant and give the game away to people who are eager to play it. Get a booth only if your game is almost finished, or at least the first part of it is really really polished. People don't wishlist games that look like prototypes.
Not going full-time with limited dev experience would have been a better choice, I imagine.
We all love to chase a dream, but diving in head-first without a plan is asking for failure.
I don't know why I love this channel, but it's certainly not for its tips... 😅
I like being reminded that not everyone finds success despite trying their best, I guess.
@@renobutters Yeah, most dev channels are just running on survivorship bias. It's rare to see one where the studio failed financially, even after giving it their all.
Helps to remind you that game dev is a very risky career choice.
@@View619 it's been risky since 2014 and the indiepocalypse, unfortunately...
Back when I wrote games, there wasn't Steam. The environment was very different. You'd rely mostly on word of mouth. After a long hiatus I wanted to write a new game back in 2015, but the market wasn't right. 9 years later, still the same... I've decided if I ever write that game, it'll be free and then I won't be so mad when it doesn't sell 😂
It's mostly for fun, really. I wouldn't risk betting on a new solo-developed game being lucky like Balatro which everyone is talking about. (I don't understand why... I tried it, and it didn't work on me. But good for the author.)
Thank you that was great advise from your experiance. I went the route of learning everything and I am still stuck in that place and just want to start creating now. Finished Blender courses, still working on gamedev courses, but I find that if you move from one area to another to study you miss out on the practice of the other skills you have learned and dont get enough practice in the elements you have already studied. So perhaps a good split is learn, then create and create. I opened unity today and after making a couple of basic games could not even remember how to add an GameObject as Blenders hotkeys are so burned into my brain, Hahah lol at myself. Didint take me long to get back to adding the object.
Your content is being very helpful to me. Thank you!
I wanted to ask you two questions, in case you have the possibility of giving me some answers...
1) I like coding. I have intermediate/advanced knowledge of programming (not games). I am currently following the study plan offered by the Unity page (Unity Learn and its different Pathways). What is the best way you recommend for me to learn and improve programming for Unity?
I often see proposed to simply start making games, Google what you need, and learn as you go. But I wanted to know if you have any better suggestions than this.
2) What is, let's say, a minimum profit that I could expect with a halfway decent game? I ask because the economic situation where I live (Venezuela, in Latin America) is quite different from that of the USA, for example. I am currently earning $400 a month, which is insufficient, but places me among people who earn at least something decent here. So my question is, how easy would it be to beat that mark? Because I don't really need much more than that initially to dedicate myself full time to this.
Thank you for any answers you can give me.
Prototype to production resulted in a hell project when I still worked as a programmer. It's truly a disaster. You get the impression you know more about what you're doing than you actually know.
Thank you for the video! Can you tell what books are standing on your desk? Very curious to learn and find them for my own education!
Have you seen this yet? czcams.com/video/smX7so6zE2s/video.html
It covers pretty much all the books in the background that aren't art books from games/artists. -M
@@bitemegames Cool, thank you so much! :) I will watch it.
Btw, your accent seems interesting to me, as I'm Russian and it very much reminds me of Russian accent. Is that right, are you fellow Russian game dev?
No, we're from Belgium, but don't worry, you're not the first one puzzled by my accent! -M
@@bitemegames Cool, thanks for letting me know! I love Larian and Divine Divinity (yes, that old game), btw :)
You can put any visuals on any game project tbh. You have a prototype/greybox/alpha, then you just have to replace all the grey boxes or prototype models and done. You definitely need a clear vision for the art style/visuals.
And saying that GC wont give you wishlists isn't set in stone. If you have an appealing looking game you will get wishlists. GC is all on visuals
What equipment/software are you using for producing your CZcams videos?
I use a Sony ZV-1 camera, Rode Wireless Go 2 Mic, and edit using Premiere pro. -M
Hey! Do you make videos about your new game already?
We're a bit too early for a full on devlog about Guild Architect yet, and we don't have a Steam page for it yet. Expect a full on devlog in a bit more than a month probably. -M
I don't know what Item is in Unity but isn't that why you make abstract classes, structures, factories to be able to add new element at fly? (without special feature that needs to be scripted of course)
As for research. I believe that learning iteratively is actually correct and natural thing to do. Expanding your knowledge over things you will not need in long time if ever is waste of time and you might forget it sooner or later anyway.
It's not about objects/items your create in code. ScriptableObjects are a way to built assets are intended to be immutable at runtime so that instances of gameobjects can share them. It's made with designers and artists in mind, that's why it's primarily UI based, but with a small bit of code you can build yourself nice tools to work with these.
@@sealsharp I believe ScriptableObject is like Script in Godot? So each Gameobject has it's own state and doesn't share parameters but script itself? And you can change these parameters in editor?
Not exactly. It's really hard to explain without using words that then again only make sense to people who already know unity, but i'll try, haha.
Scripts in Godot are components on GameObjects, the Unity thing to that would be MonoBehaviours. Thats the composite pattern. Those are on GameObjects, instances that exists in the hierarchy tree.
ScriptableObjects do not exist in that hierarchy. They are not on gameobjects, they are assets but they can be referenced by gameobjects and prefabs.
It's more like the Database in an RPG Maker game. You can visually build immutable content.
When i came from pure programing to Unity i found that it slightly "okay...why?" but within the workflow of how assets, serialization, cooperation between devs, it makes sense.
And i don't think that says much more than my last attempt, lol. Well. Have a good evening sir :-)
ScriptableObject is anything but want to exist independently of any GameObject, but still have editable properties, game hooks, etc. Can also use them as “better enums,” no concerns with removing existing ones shifting every number by one.
14:02 That game looks amazing! I wonder who made it? 😎
go make a video
This video helped me a lot. I currently have nearly every Main mechanic that i thought of done, but my map looks like…😅 the Problem is: I love to develope or 3d modelling stuff, but map design i really have to learn more. And if another here is looking for creating a small team (and maybe can speek german) hook me up! :D
This might be a strange question, but where does the thumbnail pic come from? Is that a game you're working on?
No, all our thumbnails are Midjourney generated, to have a consistent style. I'm not a good 3D artist -M
0:21 why does it say "estimated revenue"? Shouldn't CZcams know how much they're paying you? Weird.
Anyways, great videos! Thanks!
It's a bit of a weird thing, because it calculates the "true" revenue about a month later, when it goes through the Google Ads dashboard (where the payout happens), the CZcams one underestimates by a few dollars, but nothing really substantial. -M
i disagree with the "focus on the visuals" part.
it is easier to attract viewers but to mantain players it really is about gameplay.
visuals take a lot of effort, and when you do a great art for a game just to find out the core idea isn't that great can misdirected energy.
prototyping with ugly art is crucial since, if it's fun being that ugly it sure is a great idea.
love your content
I think the problem is in how their first game just had completely terrible graphics for the type of game it is. Anything in the builder genre, needs to have satisfying art for players to really enjoy the full experience. It's really more than 50% of the experience. For what their game is, it didn't need to be in 3D either. This dev refuses to fix this issue and now think they should have focused on just a 'visuals first' approach. It's very telling of how inexperienced these guys really are. And no, being a game dev for x amount of time doesn't make them experienced enough to really have any of the opinions they share as some kind of 'best practice' or legit advice. I have no clue why they think they're experienced. Which legit success did they achieve? Released a game that failed...? Also, prototyping is 10000% crucial, where the main idea is to scrap stuff that doesn't work. Not enough indie devs do this, despite thousands of recommendations along the same lines. Any game project should start small. People should build and finish projects that are fun/work, discard stuff that doesn't work and prevent feature creep. Last but not least, make it a solid experience that doesn't feel like a bedroom programmer's 'first game'. Forge Industry has balance issues, becomes a waiting game and becomes boring. The game has way more issues than just the visuals anyway. And for some ridiculous reason they think they stood a chance in this genre of videogames.
@@PHeMoX I agree with everything.
I'm not trying to make them feel down or incapable. But many times I have found the same issues related to what a valuable experience really means.
They are a team and have many hours dedicated to the craft, however I feel that the misguided focus is something that keeps them in the same quality of context. This means that whenever they fix a problem, it is the wrong one. Which keeps them from moving forward.
In other situations I had this feeling of "they don't value prototyping enough". And I see this happen over and over in many different devlogs. Everyone is tempted to quickly post online content when the unseen planning phase really takes a lot longer and is even more crucial.
With all that said, I really appreciate their effort and perseverance, however it feels lacking perspective of what gaming really is when they're too focused on the enterprise aspect of the company.
I guess that's just how the online communities work. Cute visuals and comforting tips and tricks are always well seen when in reality things are difficult and require sensibility.
I'm really wondering how you are able to work full time as a game dev, looking at the profits from your last game. Your studio must be running at a loss for now right?
They're burning through savings, that will likely continue until they are forced to shutdown.
The reality is that the majority of indie devs don't turn a profit, let alone enough to remain full-time.
Other than my inability to comprehend code, I do think trying this solo is definitely not helping either.
I can also say I have an education in game development and no, it didn't help, still flopping like a land fish when it comes to building anything.
I honestly still want to pursuit game dev, just still tying to figure out how is the problem now.
It's because most education in game development completely sucks. Especially those that focus on game design. Generally taught by people who never created anything successful. Too many outdated ideas. I don't mean to trash your education or general progress in life, but anyone who thinks you can create games without some fundamental programming knowledge will end up deeply disappointed. The best thing, assuming you're going to stick with trying this solo, is to dive into the world of programming and start learning that.
@@PHeMoX Don't worry, I think my college was trash as well (to the point they got a class action lawsuit apparently). I honestly do wish they focused more on the programming basics so I might be able to understand it solo. Until then, forcing myself to understand it is how I will have to do it, though it's making me hate doing it.
oh well :\
Damn, that algorithm is hungry. ++
Homie isn't getting a lot of sleep. Those dark eyes don't lie. Take care of yourself man.
Ran out of moisturizer, I sleep plenty. -M
THIS IS FINE!!!
😂
I will say my eyes look like that all the time, have since I was a kid. A lot of people say I look tired and it's not typically the case. Just the way my eyes look.
Damn that's offensive
@@ringo2715Same here. Even when I'm full of energy I look tired in my eyes.
what is your advice if you're a solo dev stuck on a specific problem and have to hire an expert to help solve the problem?
Since your game got pirated maybe you can do a video what to do when you get pirated (as a small/solo indie studio)
Short answer: Can't do anything about it. Generally it's simply not worth the time investment. There are tricks with making games 'phone home' for authentication or requiring user accounts in order to be able to play the game, but most endusers hate that stuff. I would argue that for indie games specifically, if a game is priced in a fair way, and if the game is any good, the right audience will want to support the developer in a more natural way. You'll always end up with people who can't or won't spend money on your game. I wouldn't look at those as 'missed sales', because they would probably never buy your game. The other natural way of encouraging legit purchases is in providing the best updates, free content patches and all that for those who actually bought it.
@@PHeMoX is DMCA'ing at least the first results in Google useless/time consuming? I guess it is since I can easily find AAA pirated games
So I code on an IPad in a car for 8 hours a day due to circumstances… what advice can you givee? 😢😂😅❤
Very, very grateful for getting your channel recommended to me by colleagues of yours (with "Hub" in the name). I hope you blow up because it's very impressive how you've been able to build such a strong channel in between everything else you have going on.
I am very confused with the hub, I only know one hub, and I'm pretty sure that's not the one you're referring to? -M
why exactly shouldn't you release in the Steam Summer Sale? would you just get burried?
Yeah, since the new event store page looks completely different, with much less focus on new releases. Also, a lot of AAA games and other succesfull indies go on (steep) discount, you will have to compete with that as a full-priced game. -M
@@bitemegames Thanks, you saved me alot of pain.
can you expand on the part where your game can be pirated because of steam curators?
I made a whole video about it: czcams.com/video/ZpjehmYJWyE/video.html -M
Where is the line to ship small games, should all join the Hidden Cats epidemic?
What did he mean about it being pirated by ... steam curators? I didn't understand that and sounds important :)
We made a full video about it: czcams.com/video/ZpjehmYJWyE/video.html
Basically, a curator (impossible to point which one) was given access to our game before release, thinking that they would help. But instead a pre-release curator version ended up online on piracy sites. -M
Building good tools is such a hard thing to grasp when you first start out. You want to SEE the game as soon as possible but you have to fight that urge. Take the project seriously and spend time on tools in the beginning. All the greats mention it and I think you have to learn it first hand.
If someone is at the point in their game dev journey where they can understand how important it is you need to focus on your tools.
If I could meet my past me begining to learn game dev, I would explain him it is not possible at all, not matter how much work and efforts he will produce, and that it will waste entire years of his life.
you can't see us that's not how this works.
Talking about "Research". While I'm not agree with that part. If you don't even have the 101 of the specific subjects, then taking a course for the fundamental is a good idea. But if you already have basic ideas, then by study on "Demand" is the best possible thing especially when you're such small team or even working solo. You don't have time to "know everything".
If I need an advice for myself in the past, then it'd be to "stop caring what others think". At the end nobody would be there to help you. It's not like how the fake society promised.
I'm probably taking a year off now to go back to work. GD is great but a bird in hand... And I think there is a flood coming.
Quality level has gone up due to AI. It just hasn't hit yet. So quality will become generic. Unique qualities of indie may save the day. So I'm in no hurry. I want to see what happens.
I've decided to compartmentalize it, so I can keep at it, until I get some cash to hire somebody to help finish it properly. It's not in me to purposely make something of poor quality.
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"Start a CZcams channel where you teach people to do gamedev"
What I heard:
"When there's a gold rush you're better off selling shovels than you are looking for gold" 😆
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@@bitemegamesHad me on that first half ngl 😆
Didn't know about piracy
Hello,
Lots of Love and Respect from India.
I am a game dev, currently working on a vr game.
I need to check few VR games that made $3000 in first year.
Is there any way to find these kind of games?
Please help.
Thank you
Taking game dev advice from a 22 review mixed game with DOS graphics, lol
Unreal has most if not all the needed tools built in. Go unreal,
Just make a game engine!
4:56 wtf bro! You good? Is everything allright? It's just a workbench! What tha hell did you do? It just keeps going on and won't stop 😂
Edit: Ok. I just realized...why in name of fucking jesus christ would you ever put every logic in only one script!?? Come on. This is not a GameJam problem. It is missing programming skill. Sorry to be so harsh but it's true. If I would've seen this, I would thrown all over the table and start over. Or at least refector everything that is usefull to seperat scripts. So that you can reuse them for other stuff and not do it all over again for example item generation 5:01
My advise is to never use asset packs because then the game isn't "your game". Also it takes away the soul of your game because there are going to be 100+ other games with the same objects as yours.
Games get pirated because they are either too expensive or not accessible. Make them accessible and it won't get pirated.
I feel like early in development the visual aspect of your game can be enhanced a lot by just picking a limited color pallete you feel fits the game's vibe and sticking to it rather than just picking colors arbitrarily, and also generally just giving more unique and discernible shapes to objects of the game.
I see you from the outside, and for me are clear the reasons why you don't succeed yet.