After restarting a new main game development project, as well as polishing my little microphone booth, I've created my first Dev Log documenting my journey into #GameDev, as well as the types of games I like and want to create.
Check it out!
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😏 They say to make what you know, and I suuuure know wine bottles!
Starting the groundwork of my new game in earnest, with best practices, correct scoping, and fundamentals from the very beginning.
Which is good, because I'll be using a *lot* of bottle physics assets. More to come!
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Screenshot of a Bluesky list titled: "Wrong about AI/Bitcoin/VR probably other things" and the description beneath it reads "Scared of new tech; needs you to know. Created by a script, I never looked at your profile, don't be sad."
Haven't checked Clearsky in a while, found I got put on this list back in January. I feel like I should wear this as a badge of honor.
A snapshot of a large amount of nodes in Unreal Engine 5's blueprint system.
A snapshot of nodes from the Unreal Engine 5's blueprint script. It is notably smaller than the other screenshot.
As I start the foundation for my new game after my break, I have a number of goals. One of the most crucial is learning how to code smarter. Brute forcing and copy/pasting was easier than adding new nodes to my mental dictionary.
Time to change that.
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There are so many talented devs on display at #PaxEast. Tried a dozen games this weekend, chatting with devs about art styles, UI design, controllers. Take the time to jump into any empty seat you find when in the Expo Hall, you may be pleasantly surprised!
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Me after listening to the fantastic storytime with @writnelson.bsky.social.
Can't wait to start my next project on Monday.
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At this point, I get calls twice a week from my new bank regarding my inability to transfer money in or out of the account. Every time it's the same message: still doesn't work.
It'd be more frustrating if it wasn't so absurd. Maybe on my 10th call I'll get some kinda freebie... 🤔
So for now, taking a small break until after Pax East, working on some YouTube scripts, then diving into a new game with much better 20/20 vision.
For making it this far, I gift you a picture of my ever-patient Bean, resting gracefully on a leftover piece of foam from my mic booth box creation.
I have a way better understanding of how to tell how large a game *really* is now, and how important working on systems is before touching *any* of the shiny, high-fidelity assets I can't wait to put into a level.
I'm only allowed whiteboxed levels until I can get from start to finish in game. 🤭
Coming to terms with that, I've decided to shelve the project for now and start something much much smaller. I learned a ton about level design, as well as all the other niagara effects, monster AI, and other facets of the engine that I didn't know before.
And a lot more about foundation building.
Being new to a hobby means progress isn't linear. After some hard realizations in the past weeks, I've realized that the Convent horror game was just scoped too large, and I'm in too much tech debt. I wanted it to be a 6-month endeavor, and I have a minimum of 12 before it's halfway decent.
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
After a few weeks in the DaVinci and YT mines, it took some time to shake off the #UnrealEngine rust. Celebrated with some Niagara learning: mesh renderers and array randomizers, collision events, random rotation.
Rocks fall, everyone dies.
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Learning #Krita
Experimenting with chroma keying my soon-to-be YouTube video avatar white cat (like my profile pic) and accidentally inverted the colors.
I've created a monster. 😨
#RevealingOnesInnerDemon #I'dStillGiveHerTreatsThough
As I've been falling more and more down the rabbit hole of movement games, I've really been enjoying freedom of movement, and the sword lunge technique feels SO good I want to find a future game to integrate it into.
Hope you're able to take the time that you need for yourself. ♥️ Burnout sucks big time.
Very well! The pop filter's turnbolt is a great resting point for the back of the box, so it's consistently in the same spot. The only variable is where your head is when you speak, so I plan on making a chin rest so that distance is always consistent too. Big difference compared to blanket/nothing.
Me jamming out to the same on-hold music as the 6th person I've gotten in contact with tries to help solve my business bank account issue.
#I'mLuckyIt'sSuchA90sBop #NotWorking? #NoProblem #IfIEscalateAnyMoreI'llRunOutOfOxygen
Oooh look at that! Foldable and with little stand/wire ports. Too bad It's $60 here in the states 😭 Gonna add this to the wishlist for the future. ♥️
Took all of a day to yearn for a voice recording improvement, so the blanket needed an upgrade.
Necessity, meet invention. 📦
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Recording voice lines for a YouTube vid about game development that I wanna make and discovered that my room is too big and echoey. I don't have a recording closet so... I improvised.
Behold! Peak voice recording setup. 😆
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Haven't been posting as many development updates lately. Been solidifying my timeline for my game and working on polishing DaVinci skills, as I plan on trying to dabble in YouTube dev logs and memes as well. Honestly, Audacity and DaVinci work has been a nice break and fun to learn.
More to come!
They were right.
You start off by crouch slide jumping. Figuring out the grappling hook. Air strafing. You get your first taste of weightlessness.
Next thing you know, you're chaining wall jumps into sling shots and hitting the ground without losing momentum.
#Titanfall *is* a gateway drug. 😞
Nooo, I have so many things to do 😭 The most difficult jam ever
Episode 1 of #OnePiece: How is this knucklehead having his flag flown in Gen Z protests across the world?
Episode 405 of #OnePiece: I will fly this man's flag from my own goddamned house.
Still working on polishing the rough edges of particle effects and animation, but not a bad start. Loving how the shadows of this place feel mixed with the brightness of the torches.
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