Making our weapons feel AWESOME - Devlog 2

Second devlog of Slash A Bit, a melee combat roguelike where you fight a cult inside a simulation.
◆Timestamps◆
0:00 Intro
0:08 Animating the daggers
0:50 Animation curves
1:04 Redoing the dagger animations
1:18 Demoting the AI
1:32 Slash effect
1:42 Brawling and thrust effect
1:54 Animating archetypes
2:10 Testing animations
2:27 Showreel
3:01 Creating castle
3:34 Terrain
3:54 Texturing
4:08 Model Enemy
4:28 Outro
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[@mz_eth]

Cutting enemies in half looks really satisfying! Also those animations came out great, love that you make and reiterate on them, I do that so much for animation :)

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yes, I personally love the mesh slicing. Good to hear it doesn't go unnoticed!

[@nalowaw8398]

Popped up in my recommended page. Looks pretty clean for now, good luck with the project!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thank you!

[@indiangamingadda_CS_official]

same here i youtube is recommending small it is good

[@Jomester]

I know it's small, but I love the subtle camera movement as you swing your weapon

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yeah, it all adds up! 🧐

[@bandir2377]

God damn... Such a small tweak to make such a HUGE difference. Looking real good!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yes, it worked like a charm 👌 Thank you!

[@nixonscherbarth1974]

Visual Studio white Mode is crazy

[@GrayboxSoftware]

You're not wrong 😳

[@victorbroeders737]

I have tried to make my own game for a while now and seeing what you guys have done in only 2 devlogs amazed me. The game and idea sound really nice and you guys motivated me to start trying to learn Blender and Unity again! Thank you

[@GrayboxSoftware]

What an awesome thing to hear, good luck!

[@chasias3144]

I can already tell that this is going to be a great feeling game. I would 100% play this. Nice work so far!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Glad to hear!

[@axolocomu]

FOR THE brawling you should make combat styles with cool effects

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Perhaps 😉

[@moonwellstudios]

This is incredible. Showed up on my FYP. +Sub
Looks amazing!
- Asher

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks for the kind words 😉

[@sorathedev6739]

Its nice to see a devlog about melee game juice, u can try add some direction camera shake in animator and hit stop
good luck on this journey!!!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@artiop7687]

screenshakes will makes this so much better

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@twinguy9633]

ohhh the cutting is really juicy

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Exactly 🤩

[@yssfv]

The enemies getting chopped into pieces IS THE BESTTT
and the animations are top notch, good job guys! can't wait to play the game
Will u please just release a free demo on itch now? i would play this game for HOURS in this state of the game, even tho there isnt a lot of content, but ill still playit for dayss

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate hearing that! We wish we could release a demo soon, but it just isn't playable yet 😂. Hopefully we can start testing soon 🤫

[@yssfv]

@@GrayboxSoftware lets gooooooooo

[@emeryo2106]

Best of luck with the game. Looking forward to it

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thank you 😉

[@ImpossibumPlays]

Looking quite juicy so far. Keep up the good work! :)

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Certainly will, thank you! 😄

[@gummybearGBG5916]

I was here before you were famous

[@GrayboxSoftware]

😉🤫

[@Mostafa-pc3vd]

Great content guys keep it up!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate it!

[@siderongames5641]

That detail make it feel like a AAA game!!!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Glad to hear 😁

[@rost5859]

Another gamedev from Norway here. Game looks really cool!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate it 🤩

[@SACHAdebreij]

Loved watching this video

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate it!

[@aedan_s]

those animations look soooo juicy 🔥

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks mate 😎

[@IceeItalitan]

if you ported it to vr it would be amazing! just imagine sneaking into a facility and peaking around a corner. what a dream.

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yes I can imagine 🤩

[@IceeItalitan]

@@GrayboxSoftware huh?

[@GrayboxSoftware]

@@IceeItalitan Can imagine how amazing it would be

[@IceeItalitan]

would you ever port it?@@GrayboxSoftware

[@modernmanueee_]

The great sword should have a stronger shake animation IMO, it would feel heavier this way

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Great suggestion 😉

[@modernmanueee_]

@@GrayboxSoftware in fact, make different shakes for every weapon (I'm sorry for you)

[@notquitesure]

Looks awesome! Just subbed

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Glad you're here!

[@axelsmaxel]

add more juicy sound effects, literally. when something sounds more water-y it usually sounds more satisfying, atleast imo. Also adding a whime frame on hit, like in 2d animations could be a cool addition if yorue going for a comic-look

[@GrayboxSoftware]

This is definitely on our radar 😉

[@Hey-ur7bl]

You guys deserve waayyyyyyy more than 272 subs

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Glad to hear it 😄

[@Loganlenoob]

thats incredible keep the good work

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thank you!

[@thesheepnetwork1807]

You deserve more subscribers ♥

[@GrayboxSoftware]

❤

[@LiquidMark]

Looking amazing now!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate it!

[@mathibus9212]

oooh so cool looking animations

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks!

[@aidanmcdonald7229]

Looking great, fun video editing style, 2k subs by sunday?

[@GrayboxSoftware]

🙏

[@Axorax]

Slash a lot!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yes, slashing only a bit won't do at all 🧐

[@FuranA7x]

Honestly great animations!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate it!

[@ZevKev]

cutting edge animations are used here

[@GrayboxSoftware]

😎

[@Ozdud4]

Amazing animation

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Appreciate it 😀

[@TomatoSaucey95]

cool game u all are working on

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks!

[@fatefox2018]

animations look great!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks!

[@darkhistoriess]

Very cool channel !

[@GrayboxSoftware]

❤

[@qwerty_qwerty]

nice, pretty underrated

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thank you 😁

[@Michael-The-Composer]

These animations are looking amazing already! Love the enemy slicing too, would definitely be satisfying to play.
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If you're looking for music for the game, I'm a video game composer. If you're interested, I'd love to chat!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks for the feedback! We are not looking to outsource any work this early in the project, this might change later though 👌

[@Kyle.W]

Would be cool to have main attacks, and secondary attacks
To diversify the gameplay
I think you have it, you just didn't mention it at all

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yeah, we will probably go more in-depth on the combat in a later video, but I can say that each weapon will have 4 different attacks available.

[@Anonymous-ht2ib]

great job

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thank you!

[@nanayang_]

Looks fun 👍

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Glad to hear it 😁

[@teawacrossman-nixom7696]

EPIC

[@GrayboxSoftware]

🤩

[@OliverJ440]

WEE NEED MORE JUCE!!!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

YEESSS

[@TheGonza6829]

hey very cool vid! Do you have any tutorials or link to some info about how to do the slash effect? im having some trouble with that and yours looked so cool!!

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks! If you follow this tutorial by Brandon Garman, you'll get something similar: czcams.com/video/TWp0KcR-fxA/video.html&ab_channel=BrandonGarman

[@TheGonza6829]

@@GrayboxSoftware Thanks a lot! i will try to make it look as good as yours. And good luck with your game, cant wait to try it!

[@DosProntoBrewing]

Yey. Norway 🎉

[@GrayboxSoftware]

🤩

[@benbogbog]

AWESOME video, cant wait to try game 🗣️⁉️📣⁉️🗣️⁉️📣‼️⁉️

[@GrayboxSoftware]

We cant wait either 😲😩

[@RottingLemon]

actually cool idea dont forget me when you get famous

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Wont forget 🧐

[@nnr4mos960]

insted of using miro to project what you need to do, use trello its much better to do that type of work

[@GrayboxSoftware]

We are actually using Notion for our documentation and project management, but Trello is awesome as well!

[@BremeD]

it looks so cool, i just think the punching animations feel a bit unsatisfying

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks for the feedback! We will revisit most of the animations in the future, so it will be taken into consideration 👌

[@polydude3253]

All very cool, isn't it better to create levels and models when the prototype is ready and the game enters beta?

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Usually this is true, but since we are only 2 people it is important for us to have something nice to look at to boost our motivation 😉

[@coreysonofander]

Bob Ross time, lol

[@GrayboxSoftware]

😂

[@sill.k8272]

inneed of animated camera

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@jakubzbest]

what is the name of the thing youre using at 0:25

[@GrayboxSoftware]

That is Miro 👍

[@indiangamingadda_CS_official]

bro i liked your work i am also thinking to make a channel i will showcase and play games made by small studios ,team or solo devloper so they can be promoted and are you thinking to put this game in strem

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Yes, Steam will be the first platform we release on.

[@indiangamingadda_CS_official]

@@GrayboxSoftware paid or free??

[@Your_mum_is_among_us_sus]

Will it be on console?

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Eventually, but first we are focusing on the Steam release 👌

[@DWERBO7]

Play dark souls

[@GrayboxSoftware]

Indeed

[@coolhandle572]

Ew why do you use light mode

[@GrayboxSoftware]

😳