Since people are talking about dialog stuff this was just released.
http://www.secretlab.com.au/blog/2016/2/10/yarn-spinner
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GAF Indie Game Development Thread 2: High Res Work for Low Res Pay
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That's wierd.
- You can use external files.
- GMS totally takes shaders (given you know how to make them).
- There's color and alpha blending. Might be basic but it seems to be there too.
- Your game being stable FPS is totally on you.
EDIT: Talking windows target here. I don't know why someone would make a HTML5 game to port it to WiiU
WiiU only accepts HTML5 or Unity only (for indie devs).
And yes, we're talking about HTML5 only.
superNESjoe
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That really sucks because GunWorld 2, as an NES-inspired action/platformer/rpg, would be ideal on a Nintendo platform. It's a shame there isn't an export module for Wii U or 3DS, while XB1/PS4/Vita are all supported.
I contacted them personally (Yoyogames) and they plain said they were not interested in making a WiiU Module.
I took the time to complain about their shitty html5 module, too.
BlazeHedgehog
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Freedom Planet was neither of those things.
Yep. developer.nintendo.com/ is the general one. You can apply, but you need to have few more things, like released games/etc.
The Wii U dev program is aimed more for Unity/HTML5 devs. As well as more welcoming (don't need previous game experience, etc) for very small new indies. wiiu-developers.nintendo.com/
But their not mutually exclusive from each other. For example I originally signed up the WiiU Dev portal for HTML5. But I'm also in the main one too now (so I can use IARC as well as have future access to more Nintendo dev stuff)
The Wii U dev program is aimed more for Unity/HTML5 devs. As well as more welcoming (don't need previous game experience, etc) for very small new indies. wiiu-developers.nintendo.com/
But their not mutually exclusive from each other. For example I originally signed up the WiiU Dev portal for HTML5. But I'm also in the main one too now (so I can use IARC as well as have future access to more Nintendo dev stuff)
I got rejected when I applied, but if I ever get a game released I hope to apply again in a year or so.
I got rejected when I applied, but if I ever get a game released I hope to apply again in a year or so.
To the developer.nintendo.com? Sorry, I used the wrong words for "you can apply easily". More meant it's open for people to apply, but harsher requirements (prob mainly having a released game/etc).
I hope you get in eventually. I only really got into the main dev portal due to being on wiiu-developers.nintendo.com and having a successful released game via that. Not to mention I got fast-tracked into the main dev portal due to needing IARC access.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Anyone else in here work with Renpy and Steam?
WiiRevolution1
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I've always wanted to make a game (who hasn't? ) but at the moment I don't currently have a pc to learn (I had a poor netbook but lost the charger cord lol...but I probably need a better pc.) so I was looking into maybe if there was anyway to start learning without a pc.
Obviously I can't code a game without a pc. But is it possible to use something like the Art Academy 3DS App (which I have) or something similar to try and perhaps learn to draw pixel art, then if I for example create character animations or background art be able to use them for the game if I get another pc sometime in the future. (Art Academy lets you export photos.)
Just looking for a small way to start at the moment, and for any progress to be carried over if I get a pc.
Would like to actually create a 3DS game but if I get this going it'll probably be pc or something due to not being able to afford a 3DS dev kit. Also the 3DS will likely be dead by then. XD.
Also: If I get as far as to completely make a game is it easy enough to port to a 3DS/Other Def Kit if I get a kit much later or is is it better to develop the game after having a kit.
And on that note: Congrats to everyone who helped or solely created a game. Looking at a few pixel tutorials on youtube hurts my head. And thats just pixels, not coding or music.
) but at the moment I don't currently have a pc to learn (I had a poor netbook but lost the charger cord lol...but I probably need a better pc.) so I was looking into maybe if there was anyway to start learning without a pc.Obviously I can't code a game without a pc. But is it possible to use something like the Art Academy 3DS App (which I have) or something similar to try and perhaps learn to draw pixel art, then if I for example create character animations or background art be able to use them for the game if I get another pc sometime in the future. (Art Academy lets you export photos.)
Just looking for a small way to start at the moment, and for any progress to be carried over if I get a pc.
Would like to actually create a 3DS game but if I get this going it'll probably be pc or something due to not being able to afford a 3DS dev kit. Also the 3DS will likely be dead by then. XD.
Also: If I get as far as to completely make a game is it easy enough to port to a 3DS/Other Def Kit if I get a kit much later or is is it better to develop the game after having a kit.
And on that note: Congrats to everyone who helped or solely created a game. Looking at a few pixel tutorials on youtube hurts my head. And thats just pixels, not coding or music.
I don't think you could carry the code over to PC, but 3DS actually has Petit Computer / SmileBASIC / whatever it's called now. You might be able to buy it on the eShop and start messing with it if you really want to experiment right this second.I've always wanted to make a game (who hasn't?
Obviously I can't code a game without a pc. But is it possible to use something like the Art Academy 3DS App (which I have) or something similar to try and perhaps learn to draw pixel art, then if I for example create character animations or background art be able to use them for the game if I get another pc sometime in the future. (Art Academy lets you export photos.)
Just looking for a small way to start at the moment, and for any progress to be carried over if I get a pc.
Would like to actually create a 3DS game but if I get this going it'll probably be pc or something due to not being able to afford a 3DS dev kit. Also the 3DS will likely be dead by then. XD.
Also: If I get as far as to completely make a game is it easy enough to port to a 3DS/Other Def Kit if I get a kit much later or is is it better to develop the game after having a kit.
And on that note: Congrats to everyone who helped or solely created a game. Looking at a few pixel tutorials on youtube hurts my head. And thats just pixels, not coding or music.
WiiRevolution1
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? Its not a code. It exports an image. (Not sure what format.) But thats kinda what I figured.
I heard about that but also heard it was using some harder than normal coding or something. I don't actually know, but I'll look more into it since thats about all I have in terms of options atm. Thanks!
I mean, if you start a game on Petit Computer, you may not be able to easily port it to PC.
But, you might still learn some things. I won't lie, learning any sort of programming isn't EASY. But if you have time and you take it slow (google for tutorials, that sort of thing), Petit sounds like one of the only options you'd have right now (unless you have a school library or something). Best of luck!
WiiRevolution1
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Yeah, seems like my best shot for now. Thanks!
Will try it out next as soon as I ger some spare money.
For now I'll keep looking at YouTube videos. Theres some good ones.
Hope to come back with a game in a few years! Already have my first game pretty much planned out in my head so I'll see if I get anywhere close to my imagination XD.
SeanNoonan
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I got offered both (perhaps because I've released a lot of AAA games) but have yet to get the call that confirms everything and allows me to move forward. Anyone have any idea how long it can take?
The wiiu-developers.nintendo.com version took a few months, but that was when they just started out with it and was overloaded with requests. If it's been a while I recommend contacting Nitnendo's indie guy: Damon Baker https://twitter.com/DWBakes
bumpkin
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I got a call from them within like two weeks of applying, but that was when the enrollment program was only a month or two old.
Speaking of which, has there been any indication of when they plan to shutter the program?
Last night I had a brief moment where I was doodling stuff in my room with a pencil, and I was kind of just trying to imitate the lines and shapes and dark/light stuff I was seeing, instead of worrying about perspective and so forth. It was actually kind of a neat feeling when I could see real life matching pencil scratch shapes. I can't control my lines yet or make something decent-looking, but I guess something is growing?
To shut down the Wii U NWF/Unity one? Likely only when they stop accepting Wii U eShop lotcheck submissions. So a long long time from now, esp considering DSiWare games are still being released.
HammerOfThor
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Are there any good podcasts about game dev?
archnemesis
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What part of game development are you interested in? Design concepts are quite different from the more technical parts. Maybe The Psychology of Video Games is something for you. There are episodes with themes like flow, AI design, and crafting user experiences. I've downloaded a handful of episodes although I haven't had time to listen to them yet.
Jacksinthe
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Ours took 6 months in 2014. Sony and MS were both about 1 month start to finish.
The Vulkan release is pretty cool if anyone is masochistic and wants to mess with low level stuff: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1184969
tamaster92
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Having fun working on getting this prototype together!
Today I got diablo style wall hiding done:
https://gfycat.com/AjarSaltyDinosaur
(ignore the debug lines and i've made the wall sections bigger)
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Guns and switching between anim states using them plus hiding/showing meshes etc:
and I swapped to a better dummy character mesh
I have to say working from templates on the unreal marketplace is a godsend, it allows me to work on adding and adapting a base mechanic to a game instead of having to make that core movement etc first. Saves a lot of time!
Today I got diablo style wall hiding done:
https://gfycat.com/AjarSaltyDinosaur
(ignore the debug lines and i've made the wall sections bigger)
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Guns and switching between anim states using them plus hiding/showing meshes etc:
and I swapped to a better dummy character mesh
I have to say working from templates on the unreal marketplace is a godsend, it allows me to work on adding and adapting a base mechanic to a game instead of having to make that core movement etc first. Saves a lot of time!
Geminosity
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Heh, something about the background there is giving me flashbacks to maniac mansion. Always interesting to see that bee quote getting usedI mostly figured out the dialogue thing.
Heh, something about the background there is giving me flashbacks to maniac mansion. Always interesting to see that bee quote getting used
Huh it does look a bit like maniac mansion. Complete accident actually, just my bad art lol. Not sure if I'm keeping it like that though, I kind of changed how it looks in another room cause it didn't really looks right with how I had things moving. I made it much simpler and flat but it is kind of ugly atm. I'm just currently trying to get the small systems I need to have in place and then I'll probably re-do the art.
That's been tempting me all day. But I think I'll wait a bit before writing a Vulkan backend for my stuff.
Too difficult to know whether it's you or the driver if something doesn't work and you can't see anything wrong with your code. I'm sure there will be a lot of improvements over the next month.
Vincent Alexander
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Do you have an example of what the animation was like from the original template before you tinkered with it? Currently, this looks damn good. Very smooth. I love the look of pulling out the gun and re-holstering it.Having fun working on getting this prototype together!
Today I got diablo style wall hiding done:
https://gfycat.com/AjarSaltyDinosaur
(ignore the debug lines and i've made the wall sections bigger)
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Guns and switching between anim states using them plus hiding/showing meshes etc:
and I swapped to a better dummy character mesh
I have to say working from templates on the unreal marketplace is a godsend, it allows me to work on adding and adapting a base mechanic to a game instead of having to make that core movement etc first. Saves a lot of time!
Vincent Alexander
Member
^What is the headache with it? Is it the actual process of translating, or is there something more technical going on that is tough?
tamaster92
Member
The template itself had no animations for that, those are from pistol and rifle animset pro (made by kubold) lets me get the system working without trying to make animations which I suck at
Making it look smooth was the difficult part, my controller, character and animBP all broadcast a series of events telling them when you are equipping and holstering. It has timers to hide and show meshes when needed as well as set the pistol and rifle mesh on a timer (so I can swap them for different meshes once the looting system is in)
It isn't perfect though, currently swapping straight from one gun to another results in the holstered version not appearing and the held gun appearing instantly, not at the correct time. Hope to fix that tomorrow though
No kidding. I did the work myself (I mean outside the actual transactioning part, which some on GAF helped me for that, thanks again!) On my ZaciSa Wii U game. Converting my game which was hard coded to use viarables was a big pain the ass... Took so long... Don't want to do that again.Localization is such a nightmare. I should go order a case of scotch for all the producers who did this for the games we worked on previously...
Getting this game into 6 additional languages will be quite the feat!
The up side, is my game did very well in German thanks to it being translated. I believe in EU, it did best in Germany.
Oddly enough, not sure if I'll have my next 2 games translated. At very least my puzzle game Drop It: Block Paradise might be too hard with lot of text on images in custom fonts.. My other game Rocket is a maybe, heck barely has any text currently. Lol. The next ZaciSa will though, esp as it used ZaciSa 1 as a base.
Exactly what GulAtiCa describes below and then just the amount of tracking/cleanup required. We have enough text for an RPG thanks to our dynamic Shuttle Mission structure, and it's spread out across countless Blueprints, HTML and JavaScript files.
Yep - We think it'll make a huge impact (especially the native VoiceOvers) which is why we're going to the effort. Only time will tell...
Vincent Alexander
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I finally completed the massive 208 Unreal Engine 4 Playlist on YouTube. My brain hurts...a lot. When learning new engines, did anyone here have a notepad to take notes on? Or is that a waste of time since there are engine manuals?
And I finally found a youtube video on making a tower defense project in UE4. And he vapes too! He must be awesome.
And I finally found a youtube video on making a tower defense project in UE4. And he vapes too! He must be awesome.
I think taking notes and organizing them based on your workflow is absolutely essential. In the past year I've referenced this material countless times, which keeps me from constantly digging through manuals or bugging co-workers.
Jacksinthe
Banned
No way to set the mouse position as far as I know.
What are you trying to do, exactly? Between setting a mouse position and locking it to the center of the screen I don't know what you are trying to accomplish.
I save the current position of my cursor, change a menu property (for example), play with my cursor, and when I quit this menu state and want to reset the cursor position to my saved position.
I talk about the function that lock the cursor at the center to make it with tricks.
Ok, I finally added achievements to Nomad Fleet, it kind of bothers me that putting achievements code in the game feels kind of... intrusive. I mean, you have perfectly functional code and suddenly you need to put a lot of ugly counters and fixed conditions to see how many enemies the player has killed, resources acquired, etc.
Also there's no way to hide the achievements so I had to make them public to the players before making the code to unlock them.
Well, at least now I know how to do it.
Also there's no way to hide the achievements so I had to make them public to the players before making the code to unlock them.
Well, at least now I know how to do it.
Jacksinthe
Banned
I get it now. I don't think Unity has a way to set a mouse cursor position unless they added it in 5.2+
I haven't ever tried polling raw axis but have you tried Input.GetAxisRaw ("Mouse X", "Mouse Y"), tie it to a fake cursor (GameObject) and offset the position using the mouse position? I don't know if that would work as Raw should return -1-1. Its a similar approach to "touch anywhere to drag" style mobile games where the object is always offset by where you touch to drag, similarly, you should be able to offset an object to the mouse. I'm unsure if Raw would return anything useful for mouse position, however. But its worth a shot
Alternatively you could 3-way it by assigning mouse input to a dummy GameObject and read its rotation based on mouse movement. You can still lock and hide the cursor but now you have some input to read. Take your fake mouse object and give it the bounds of the screen. Use some maths and the objects X and Y position in 2D space is now tied to the rotating GameObject. When the fake mouse hits the edge of the screen, the dummy object stops rotating on that axis.
There's probably 50 more ways to do what you want using dummy objects and tricks if Unity can't set mouse position. Just think outside the box a little. A 1st or 3rd person game reads mouse input even when locked and hidden. Use that methodology to your advantage and get your skinning knife - cats are waiting.
Heaven forbid, don't skin cats!
No need to go to all of this for fake gameobject cursor, you can use the screen to world position of your cursor and paste it to your gameobject.I get it now. I don't think Unity has a way to set a mouse cursor position unless they added it in 5.2+
I haven't ever tried polling raw axis but have you tried Input.GetAxisRaw ("Mouse X", "Mouse Y"), tie it to a fake cursor (GameObject) and offset the position using the mouse position? I don't know if that would work as Raw should return -1-1. Its a similar approach to "touch anywhere to drag" style mobile games where the object is always offset by where you touch to drag, similarly, you should be able to offset an object to the mouse. I'm unsure if Raw would return anything useful for mouse position, however. But its worth a shot
Alternatively you could 3-way it by assigning mouse input to a dummy GameObject and read its rotation based on mouse movement. You can still lock and hide the cursor but now you have some input to read. Take your fake mouse object and give it the bounds of the screen. Use some maths and the objects X and Y position in 2D space is now tied to the rotating GameObject. When the fake mouse hits the edge of the screen, the dummy object stops rotating on that axis.
There's probably 50 more ways to do what you want using dummy objects and tricks if Unity can't set mouse position. Just think outside the box a little. A 1st or 3rd person game reads mouse input even when locked and hidden. Use that methodology to your advantage and get your skinning knife - cats are waiting.
Heaven forbid, don't skin cats!
Now I "just" need to find my math to do my multiples states of fake cursor.
My problem is this need to be tricked when it could have been simple and to see some peoples selling assets for it isn't my taste.
Good lord moving UI elements in Unity can generate a lot of garbage... I will make this work damnit!
edit: Just checked it out in a build... it doesn't care. Performance is fine, I hate editor only issues :|
The whole idea though is that you click a body part (which will probably no longer be the case as they overlap too much), it zooms in and display items you can click to equip, then more stuff for mods etc. The idea was to be like an augmented relaity overview to fit in with the whole cybernetics thing.
Now when zoomed in, it follows the location it's viewing for that weird effect I don't know the name of (sherlock holmes film did it for a chase scene I think?), so everything around you moves except for what you see. Bit disorientating though so may not do that, but it also does this to the UI...
Motion blur is disabled etc, but it ghosts like crazy. Once it's all fuctional though, then it's time to make it pretty!
I remember spending about a month experimenting with how to hide walls or making characters/things visible behind objects, was never happy with the results! (I'm still not) Yours is looking good though
edit: Just checked it out in a build... it doesn't care. Performance is fine, I hate editor only issues :|
The whole idea though is that you click a body part (which will probably no longer be the case as they overlap too much), it zooms in and display items you can click to equip, then more stuff for mods etc. The idea was to be like an augmented relaity overview to fit in with the whole cybernetics thing.
Now when zoomed in, it follows the location it's viewing for that weird effect I don't know the name of (sherlock holmes film did it for a chase scene I think?), so everything around you moves except for what you see. Bit disorientating though so may not do that, but it also does this to the UI...
Motion blur is disabled etc, but it ghosts like crazy. Once it's all fuctional though, then it's time to make it pretty!
Having fun working on getting this prototype together!
Today I got diablo style wall hiding done:
https://gfycat.com/AjarSaltyDinosaur
(ignore the debug lines and i've made the wall sections bigger)
and I swapped to a better dummy character mesh
I have to say working from templates on the unreal marketplace is a godsend, it allows me to work on adding and adapting a base mechanic to a game instead of having to make that core movement etc first. Saves a lot of time!
I remember spending about a month experimenting with how to hide walls or making characters/things visible behind objects, was never happy with the results! (I'm still not) Yours is looking good though
Jacksinthe
Banned
The problem is your cursor is bound to the extents of screen space. Slapping a GO on its position will follow the mouse, as it should. Offsetting the GO to save the position of the mouse it will follow those same rules.
So say you save the position in the upper right and hide/lock the mouse, on unlock the mouse comes back to the center of the screen and your GO in the saved position. With an offset, the mouse will stop at the edge of the screen. If you move left, the mouse will stop and your GO will still be offset and stop with the mouse but now your GO wont make it all the way back to the left side of the screen when the mouse stops - the GO mouse will stop.
By using a dummy object we can use its rotation to dictate screen space for the fake mouse GO since rotating the object is endless and relative to mouse movement.
See what I'm saying? The mouse will always lock and unlock in the center of screen space. If you slap a GO on it nothing changes using the position of the mouse. Offsetting it will cause the object to be bound to the same rules, but now you won't be able to access half the screen if you are offset.
I literally just tried it right now. Took like 5 minutes to set up a mouse GO and dummy rotation. Save on lock, reload position on unlock using a GO.
Unless I'm completely missing what you want to do but my understanding and what I did was:
On some menu exiting, you want to save the cursor position, hide cursor.
On some menu enter, that cursor position is restored, show cursor.
Having fun working on getting this prototype together!
Today I got diablo style wall hiding done:
https://gfycat.com/AjarSaltyDinosaur
(ignore the debug lines and i've made the wall sections bigger)
+
Guns and switching between anim states using them plus hiding/showing meshes etc:
and I swapped to a better dummy character mesh
I have to say working from templates on the unreal marketplace is a godsend, it allows me to work on adding and adapting a base mechanic to a game instead of having to make that core movement etc first. Saves a lot of time!
Did you make these animations yourself? I'm curious about animating in general.
EDIT: Derp didn't read that last sentence, so you messed around with an animation instead. Been looking to get into animation, already started 3d modeling.
Well I don't know what you thought when I wrote "fake gameobject cursor" but I talked about a real gameobject which is a fake cursor, not a fake gameobject.
Yes you understand it right even if I always show the cursor in a form or another and never hide it for the moment.
I totally understand what you say and thought about something like this too, and that's why I talked about the use of the lock to center function at first.
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