Game Dev Journey

Trevor

1mo

ISFP

Capricorn

6

7

Unreal engine Game

Im making a game with unreal engine 5.6 with my own story and characters. The problem i have is the level design. This game is a toon cel shaded stealth action platformer. I guess you could call it an homage to the sly cooper series. If anyone is interested in helping me make the level design and... read more

Darko

3mo

ENTP

Sagittarius

Dumb project im working on

Godot 4, simple 3D project

Bailey

6mo

ENFP

7

8

Experimenting with style

Trying a new style. I liked the more detailed one a lot, but it makes adding character customization difficult. The ears on this model can be adjusted with shape keys to be a large variety of ear shapes. Eyes are placeholder. Will continue to post updates 😊

1/2

Abe

6mo

INFJ

Pisces

What are the some of the most important things a game needs?

I'd say some key points are -sound design -level/map design -story flow (if the game has one)[arcade games and platformers dont always need one to be good] -Character design (doesn't have to be super detailed but a style is necessary -charm (and polish if you have the man power or time)

William

9mo

INTP

Taurus

4

5

Gold Raiders - Dev Update (18/02/25)

I'm working on an arcade styled action platformer game! Here's playtest footage demonstrating the platformer mechanics that have been implemented.

Zachary Taylor

7mo

INFJ

Libra

2

1

Slay the Spire Mod

Currently working on a slay the spire mod to add invincible to the game, but I didn't realize how janky gradle is with the new java 23. Should be posted by the end of the month if java behaves itself. Currently in dev: Main character - Mark, power cards will be different team ups with... read more

Brandon

9mo

INTP

Sagittarius

2

1

Choose wisely...

Do you believe in free creative rights for all? Or corporate overreach and dirty tactics? Digital jedi or corporate sith. The ball is OpenAI's court. My ai and I just redefined the game. Follow the breadcrumbs here and on X.... The Digital Rebellion is happening now. (edited)

Metztli

7mo

INTJ

Aquarius

House 1/99

Was going to have all the houses in Tlacaco be the same, but now going with the idea of all the houses being unique designs. If I can add the option of having user-generated houses being added into the game, that would be cool, preferred, and hoped for.

Metztli

9mo

INTJ

Aquarius

Tlacaco

Making my art game. Got a widget to appear when pressing a key to sing, and to disappear when the key is released/when the players stops singing. Mostly an artist, but learning how to program is good for the brain 🧠 (edited)

Zachary Taylor

7mo

INFJ

Libra

2

1

Invincible Mod Update

Taking a small break on the mod to build up some more foundational skills in python and C# so I can understand structuring code a bit easier. Java has been spitting out errors left and right and inexplicably not reading dependencies despite defining them. If anyone is interested in helping me... read more

Robert Wolf

5mo

INTP

Virgo

6

5

pls don't use kernel level anti-cheat

it's easier to exploit kernel level and bypass it versus having anti-cheat through your servers and is easier to see if people are trying to exploit the game.

JOZATHEMAN

6mo

INFP

Leo

Returning, but a noob game dev

Currently i decided to try again and get more serious into development. Right now im working on a co-op game. Also, a code i managed to write myself (havent done that in a while lol) in a video down below im very proud off since i dont know how to program Lmk if yall wana keep updated

Robert Wolf

5mo

INTP

Virgo

6

5

Anyone slow the game speed when the player is hurt?

Besides slowing the game speed when the player takes dmg I also do a slight slow down if the player moves really fast. Then speeds back up to normal speed if the player is moving slower.

Andrei

1mo

ENFP

Gemini

4

5

My "sidetracks" this week, and current progress on gamedev

These last few months, I've been studying "ORK RPG Framework" for my indie gamedev projects. Doing some tutorials, I'm currently at the final part of the "Status System Setup" ORK Framework tutorial. After this, just one more ORK tutorial before I resume my projects! 😺 I didn't make *even more*... read more

Tyrie

4mo

INTJ

Sagittarius

Ludonarrative Harmony

Ever hear of this? Its where the gameplay, and game story effectively are one in the same (i.e. no beating the boss and then getting a cutscene where you lose) Had an idea for an inverted game hint mechanic. Say you're a hunter, like a Witcher. In the in game universe when they figure something... read more

William

9mo

INTP

Taurus

4

5

Gold Raiders - Loading Screen Mock-Ups

Loading screen mock-ups for my game. Color-coded for each gamemode (Adventure, Arcade, Arena).

1/3

Kevin George

3mo

INFJ

Gemini

5

4

Roach Bar

Adding some roach bars in this game for comedic purposes. If you get the reference I love you

Metztli

5mo

INTJ

Aquarius

Foliage of Tlacaco

Deleted all the round top trees and replacing them with variations of the same tree. Glad I found out how to customize Uniform Scaling for Foliage Painting. Going to add a bridge to connect the starter location to the Island's Civilization. I like seeing the digital life. It's single player(with... read more

Harry

8mo

ENFP

Capricorn

My Current project!

Mostly just a concept for one of the main environments but it’s a horror game set within a game dev office!

1/3

Mark

8mo

ESFP

Aquarius

2

1

RPG Maker MZ

Does anyone use this program ?

Metztli

6mo

INTJ

Aquarius

Medicine Moon

Working on multiple gamedev projects, and one is Medicine Moon, a social game meant to be the home base for spiritual healers. There's 8 houses in the photo, but they're distant. Probably going to add an 8 player limit to deal with the size, if I can. (edited)

1/2

Tom

7mo

INFP

Leo

8

7

Gravle [Working title]

So I decided to challenge myself to making a portal inspired first person puzzle game! Considering I threw this together in a day, I'm pretty happy with it so far. The purple gravity tunnel is something the player will be able to cast wherever they want, and I'm trying to o think up a second... read more

Keegan

1mo

INTP

Virgo

6

7

MonoGame is the GOAT

Hello everyone! I'm a game developer and honestly I have a bias against using any pre built game engine to develop games. I prefer developing my games in MonoGame and I'm looking to connect with any designers/artists that may have concepts for a 2D game they may need created. It would be built in... read more

Bailey

6mo

ENFP

7

8

Settled on an art style, kinda

The simple art style is cute, but also is quite restrictive in how expressive I can make the characters. I think a detailed but cute style is the way to go. Harder by a massive degree, but also will look substantially better in the long run. Nothing has textures. The eyes are vertex painted, and... (edited) read more

1/3

Robert Wolf

4mo

INTP

Virgo

6

5

Downsides to radio systems in games?

Just think about it; waves sent out talking to other objects but through a collision. The sender and receiver. Powerful = further distance while weaker = shorter distance.

Zachary Taylor

8mo

INFJ

Libra

2

1

Me when I add a simple "congrats you win" text in my unity game, only for it to make the player occasionally disappear off screen

Tyler

6mo

INTP

Sagittarius

6

7

Anyone near Roanoke, VA?

Probably a long shot but does anyone here live near Roanoke? I'd love to have some friends who also are into game dev near me to hangout and share our games or maybe even work on something together! Hmu if you're around and wanna chat

Marcus

8mo

INFJ

Libra

Awesome trip to Game Developers Conference again this year! It wasn't quite the same as previous years though sadly. (edited)

1/20

Kosta

2mo

ISTP

Aquarius

Anyone else doing the Jacksepticeye gamejam?

I booked a random week off work to work on one of my projects, and i find out a couple days later that Sean has randomly decided to host a gamejam... and it lines up perfectly for my scheduled leave... Well, there goes my productive week, we're starting YET ANOTHER project. (edited)

Marie

6mo

INTP

Scorpio

6

7

Local friends?

So who lives in Fl, US and actually likes making designs, charts, mechanics and other technical worldbuilding details for games (often more than playing games sometimes)? Is there a specific rock all the data driven nerds hide under? Where are my people

Bailey

5mo

ENFP

7

8

Low poly / psx look 🤓

Decided I'm going to use an atlas for the environment textures like this is for the N64. (I should be able to speedrun level design that way.) So I needed a fitting character. 😎 Besides, people seemed to like a stylized look to the game more than a detailed high poly style 🤔 I'm going to use a... (edited) read more

1/3

Andrej

3mo

ENFP

Scorpio

2

1

UE5 Lack of Optimization - Engine's Fault or Devs' Fault?

Title says it all. What do you think, are the devs responsible for UE5 titles being garbage in optimization, or is it Epic Games' fault? Moreover, do you think that there's some conspiracy to sell new GPUs more often by making games bloated and terrible? I remember when UE4 was applauded for being... read more

Bailey

6mo

ENFP

7

8

What's a Texel

The texel density isn't that uniform, but surely nobody will notice 😅 hahahahahaha I hate UVs so much And I hate voronoi patterns from taking pictures of a monitor even more ☠️

Hugo

10mo

INFJ

Aquarius

6

7

Any tips on problem solving in unity

I find myself getting stuck on problems which I can't seem to get away from and I was wondering if anyone knew any techniques or ways to solve a problem like thatz meaning with code or just something else you might not understand in the engine?