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GAF Indie Game Development Thread 2: High Res Work for Low Res Pay
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Good art is good.
Jacksinthe
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Sending an email with pics which contain the title and art as I'm not ready to show the new stuff yet publicly. YOU GET FIRST LQQK OMG!
Purple Cheeto
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Game I've been working on solo for a little over the past year now, Neon Krieger Yamato. Brawly platformer with fighting game style characters...
Love the idea. The brawler/platformer with fighting game type mechanics is something I've been thinking about for awhile (but I don't really feel I could pull it off on my own). Will be keeping an eye on this.
Jacksinthe
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Jesus. Sorry I missed these.
I have no clue how that will go down hahaha. I will just fly in blind, per usual, lol. If I have to I will reach out.
Also, much better. Bandi has become my go-to for recording.
Edit: I also notice that sometimes YouTube does cause some stuttering, etc at 60fps mode when playing. It happens randomly though and never in the same spots. I'm guessing it's a YouTube thing.
You ain't lyin!
I have no clue how that will go down hahaha. I will just fly in blind, per usual, lol. If I have to I will reach out.
Also, much better. Bandi has become my go-to for recording.
Edit: I also notice that sometimes YouTube does cause some stuttering, etc at 60fps mode when playing. It happens randomly though and never in the same spots. I'm guessing it's a YouTube thing.
I find it kind of funny that the informational guide I'm reading about running your own company talks about an EIN being "sensitive information" that should be protected the same way you protect a social security number.
But, some state(s) publicly post the EIN for every company in their state, on a public website. Oh well!
But, some state(s) publicly post the EIN for every company in their state, on a public website. Oh well!
Jacksinthe
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It seems everyone wants to know this information. KEEP IT SAFE - but everyone will ask for it so just give it to them.
It was faster for me to get my EIN than my DUNS, oddly enough, which I just needed for Apple.
The business side of things I dread doing. I share your pain
I got a D&B number too (if that's the DUNS you mention), and yeah I think the EIN was pretty quick.It seems everyone wants to know this information. KEEP IT SAFE - but everyone will ask for it so just give it to them.
It was faster for me to get my EIN than my DUNS, oddly enough, which I just needed for Apple.
The business side of things I dread doing. I share your pain
Jacksinthe
Banned
They aint that special ha! I'll send you more when i get them or hell, you know my artist Daniel (planck) so he can just throw you things at his leisure
Yup. Phone tag like crazy with them.
BlastProcessing
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My wife's first montana drivers license just had her SS# on it. Governments be cray cray, yo.
I have lost (and, thankfully, refound) my companies EIN like 3 times... I really need to clean out my file cabinet.
That DUNS number stuff was a Kafkaesque nightmare for me. To anyone who wants to publish to iOS, get on that shit early. It took me months of phone tag.
Congrats! Keeps getting better with each video.
Hello all,
I wanted to present the game I´m currently working on, Arco.
the game is a new take on the puzzle and tower defense genre, we want to mix the methodic gameplay of games like plants versus zombies and puzzle quest with a frantic arcade gameplay.
Hope you guys like it.
Wow, looks great. Well done.
That's awesome!!!
SeanNoonan
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I did a thing.
-COOLIO-
The Everyman
I did a thing.
i can dig it. one of the most epic bosses in gaming.
TheHollowNight
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The team have been working hard since we received some awesome news I can't quite share, but it's given us a nice deadline to work towards.
I've been pretty flu-ridden, but managed to finish 3 Item pickups today:
Kiefen has been modelling out more of the enemies into 3D
We also have been implementing gibs!
Our Particle FX/Shader artist Cory has been making some really cool new atmospheric effects:
We also have a character animator joining us shortly to start bring all the enemies and Freja herself to life!
And we recently discussed how we developed our artstyle over the course of development in our latest blogpost!
http://devblog.monothetic.com/post/109027763080/developing-beacons-visual-style
Some more cool news soon!
I've been pretty flu-ridden, but managed to finish 3 Item pickups today:
Kiefen has been modelling out more of the enemies into 3D
We also have been implementing gibs!
Our Particle FX/Shader artist Cory has been making some really cool new atmospheric effects:
We also have a character animator joining us shortly to start bring all the enemies and Freja herself to life!
And we recently discussed how we developed our artstyle over the course of development in our latest blogpost!
http://devblog.monothetic.com/post/109027763080/developing-beacons-visual-style
Some more cool news soon!
Awesome! Grats!
Well that was fast. Xbox One devkits just arrived
I literally emailed them asking to start the ordering process I think Monday. Haven't seen an email yet and I just got them today.
Talk about fast holy shit.
Fantastic! I did the same, emailed to ask about devkits and the doorbell rang w fedex dropping them off.
Hello all,
I wanted to present the game I´m currently working on, Arco.
the game is a new take on the puzzle and tower defense genre, we want to mix the methodic gameplay of games like plants versus zombies and puzzle quest with a frantic arcade gameplay.
Hope you guys like it.
Looks great. I really dig the art. Hope it turns out well for you.
This is good to know! We're still in the "game info form" approval process. Did that take long for you guys?
Out of interest, did you guys release a game previously or did you sign up for the ID program with your first game?
Looking at the requirements, I noticed this:
"We evaluate each developer individually on its own merits. In the initial phase of ID@Xbox, were looking for experienced independent game developers who have a proven track record of shipping games on console, PC, mobile, or tablet, or clear evidence of a game well in flight, such as a successful Kickstarter or entry in a showcase event such as the IGF. These developers will help us smooth the path for those who come later"
Jacksinthe
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I did a thing.
I dig thing
Yeah that was bonkers. I have no idea how that happened so fast.
I believe it was about 18 days or so for us. The entire process from 1st contact with ID to devkit was about 6 weeks. Which I would consider fast
If you've been in queue longer than a few weeks I'd reach out to your AM. They have been extremely great to work with on our end. I just hope Sony is as quick. We made our game submission about 24 hours ago so the sweating starts.
First game. There's a lot more info that went into the game information form as well as a small design doc than I've shown publicly as I still hold things close to my chest.
Thanks! Already on board the PlayStation wagon since last year, so I'll put in an application for ID tomorrow.
Jacksinthe
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You lucky dog! If I may ask - how long did the approval process take for your GPP? We just hopped on board with Sony this past Monday and submitted our design docs yesterday. I'm itching to get this final piece of the puzzle placed
You lucky dog! If I may ask - how long did the approval process take for your GPP? We just hopped on board with Sony this past Monday and submitted our design docs yesterday. I'm itching to get this final piece of the puzzle placed
Took exactly five weeks to get approved. Also applied for Nintendo at the time (September 2014). All they asked for was some basic details and phone number, but I never got a call
. Will try them again closer to release.Jacksinthe
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Oh damn I'm in for a long wait - i better pack granola bars! Nintendo took a few months for me before they called. I want to say about 3.Took exactly five weeks to get approved. Also applied for Nintendo at the time (September 2014). All they asked for was some basic details and phone number, but I never got a call
Good luck! Maybe I slipped through the cracks, haha. Might as well apply for both tomorrow.
SeanNoonan
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I did another thing...
Jacksinthe
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Thanks, Xtra. The good thing about ID is that they have a very open dialogue from minute 1 so you can engage with them through the entire process. Good luck!
this was a fun design to do -- If I succeeded, she's frightening and also oddly alluring. This, like many other things in the game, is a "zombie" -- in my world, the recently dead retain human like characteristics for a while. Over time they become more monstrous.
The fungal growths on her body are similar to the ones seen on common enemies throughout this region of the game.
The fungal growths on her body are similar to the ones seen on common enemies throughout this region of the game.
SquirrelWide
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I did another thing...
This is a great thing.
I did another thing...
I've seen a lot of tachikomas these days, is there some kind of pixel art challenge going on?
This one is really good btw.
Future PhaZe
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excellent design, love the claw hand!
SeanNoonan
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Jacksinthe
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Looks good. I get some serious Tina Turner Thunderdome vibes from thisthis was a fun design to do -- If I succeeded, she's frightening and also oddly alluring. This, like many other things in the game, is a "zombie" -- in my world, the recently dead retain human like characteristics for a while. Over time they become more monstrous.
The fungal growths on her body are similar to the ones seen on common enemies throughout this region of the game.
this is exactly what I'm doing now. Just curious to see how far I can get with blueprints, I mean in *theory* you could make a complete game this way
Looks good. I get some serious Tina Turner Thunderdome vibes from this
thanks guys.
this is something I was just talking about on twitter. the original version of the character had exposed breasts (link). The intent wasn't really to be cheap fan service or for us to leer at. This is a dead woman who was once a regular person on the crew, and I felt this added to the horror as well as to the empathy. In any case, I kinda go back and forth because I feel people might view it as being fan service or otherwise objectifying, whereas the most I intended was for it to be scary but also oddly alluring -- I kinda wanted to elicit a stronger reaction, but without cheapening anything. That may be a tough needle to thread so I may just skip it and go with the safe version.
Oooh, congrats!
Mechanical Snowman
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This is fantastic, exaggerated but believable anatomy is my favorite art style for human characters. Do you have an art blog or anywhere that I can see more?this was a fun design to do -- If I succeeded, she's frightening and also oddly alluring. This, like many other things in the game, is a "zombie" -- in my world, the recently dead retain human like characteristics for a while. Over time they become more monstrous.
The fungal growths on her body are similar to the ones seen on common enemies throughout this region of the game.
Edit: Got it!. Edit 2, I see that's the game general blog, do you have anything that's specifically art from the game? If you don't you definitely should! The art and visuals are stunning.
OldmanAndroid
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What software do my fellows devs use for making .gifs? I'm using having some issues with gifcam.
I gave up using any software, just create a low res/compressed video, upload it to http://www.gfycat.com/ and they take it from there
Jacksinthe
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If any Unity devs haven't made the switch from Monodevelop to Visual Studio - DO IT.
Soooooo much faster than Mono with no slow or incorrect autocomplete, works right out of the box flawlessly. Damn. Dunno why I haven't done this earlier. I feel like I just grew an extra brain cell. Just 1, but its a start for me!
Soooooo much faster than Mono with no slow or incorrect autocomplete, works right out of the box flawlessly. Damn. Dunno why I haven't done this earlier. I feel like I just grew an extra brain cell. Just 1, but its a start for me!
electroflame
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I've always used Visual Studio, but I will admit that Visual Studio 2013 has some serious buggy-ness that wasn't present in the earlier versions (Intellisense stops working, highlighting stops working, files randomly fail to open correctly, etc.).
They're easy to fix (close the file a couple of times and reopen it) but they really slow me down when they happen. Apparently they're pretty common issues as well (judging by questions about them on the web) but they never got fixed. The 2015 preview apparently has some of them fixed, but it's got its own issues...
Jacksinthe
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I'll have to use it more regularly. Just started toying about with 2012 pro today. I will have to dive into some serious coding to see it's quirks. I just like that so far it feels infinitely faster than Mono and haven't had an issue with it most of the morning preparing v1.0 for our mobile title.
I'll keep my eyes peeled. Hopefully it works out to be a better candidate than Mono and so far it is looking that way, for me, at least.
Enigmatic Rainbow
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Hello GAF
I just uploaded another video update of my 3d platformer.
If you have some time to watch it and give me some constructive criticism I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!
Stupid question, what software are you using to create terrain in your game?
Is it Unity's Terrain system?
I believe it was about 18 days or so for us. The entire process from 1st contact with ID to devkit was about 6 weeks. Which I would consider fast
Ahhh ok we're 11 or so days in, and they played our game 2 days ago
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