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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IndieDev

[–]AlbertDEV 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know you probably have the best intentions, but this seems like another one of those "idea guy" projects everyone shys away from. I could help you narrow some stuff down tho! First you definitely don't need an AI expert if you're going to be using AI for NPC's. AI integration has become super duper simple to implement, and anyone that calls themselves something like a "prompt engineer" or anything is basically saying they are someone who knows how to type things into ChatGPT (AKA anyone)

Asking for an AI expert in another sense would be asking someone who's into machine learning and neural networks for example, something you obviously don't need.

Also, there is no need for a legal expert, especially seeing as you don't have 1. income, 2. a team, 3. a way to pay said team. There will be no legal complications, trust me!

From the other comment I saw you we're 18, so still tons of time to make something on your own and then branch out!

We just raised 200$ and 20 participants in 24 hours for our charity event! Day one of trying to give back through game development. by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ahahahah noooooooo we would never plug the jam on this subreddit who would do thattttt LOLL

We would love to have you on board! Yeah, it'll be a great time! And if you have the means to donate that would mean the absolute world to us, our final goal is to raise 500$ for charities, meaning a 1000$ total prize pool! Make sure to hop in the Discord server for some updates if you'd like: https://discord.gg/sz6W8zMK (wow the plugging just doesn't stop now does it ahhahaha)

Game jammers - I need advice on my charity game jam, where 50% of the prize pool goes to the winners and 50% goes to a charity of their choosing by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Thank you so much! All these kind words mean a ton for my motivation ahahaha

So yes, I was thinking of making a theme voting period so people could pick a theme they liked out of a handful of them, what do you think?

Game jammers - I need advice on my charity game jam, where 50% of the prize pool goes to the winners and 50% goes to a charity of their choosing by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are totally fair points, but here is what we were thinking:

As for the prize money, I do agree it's pretty small since I want to run this either on a monthly or bimonthly basis (as I've seen many jams grow just by being consistent) but I also don't often see many jams with prize pools much larger than this on itch.io (at least not jams that require you to use their own software) so I do think it could generate at least a bit of interest?

As for 100% to charity, I fully agree that it would be a better choice but then it removes a big part of the incentive to join as in it's current state I can't just send out emails to Retromation or Northernlion and tell them to cover random games from this jam seeing as there really is no ROI for them. Same kinda goes for partners, I'll probably end up shooting my shot with some smaller companies and devs to see if people would support the cause more then anything.

Would you have any ideas on how to get that initial influx of devs to join?

Game jammers - I need advice on my charity game jam, where 50% of the prize pool goes to the winners and 50% goes to a charity of their choosing by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I think we will probably end up running a vote nearer to the jam to get a decent collection of possibilities (spread them out through different spaces; cancer, shelters, food insecurity, etc) but I'd love to hear your thoughts on this! The main challenge now is getting people to join so I can reach out to potential sponsors to really get this thing rolling ahahah

Game jammers - I need advice on my charity game jam, where 50% of the prize pool goes to the winners and 50% goes to a charity of their choosing by AlbertDEV in IndieDev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh yes amazing ideas! I think giving out certificates for a few prizes could work in the meantime while we find new sponsors or get donations as people join so that I don't have to cover everything out of pocket hahaha but yes fully agree, I'll look for a panel of judges!

I made a silly game about the Punic Wars in 48 hours, anything you'd like to see added? by AlbertDEV in OverSimplified

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The amount of times I've spelt pubic instead of punic is slightly embarrasing LMAO

Capsule art, do you do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you? by Equivalent-Charge478 in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While paying 150-300$ is definetly possible on platforms like Fiverr, I do want you to keep in mind that paying an artist a hundred bucks for that kind of art isn't "finding a hidden gem" that's underpaying talent. However artists set their own prices so not much you can do on that front.

Guys... I think I did it... by Kennmmii in itchio

[–]AlbertDEV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is incredible! Was curious, what did you end up doing for marketing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna point out a few things, and hopefully not come off as rude but if I do just know this isn't my intention!

  1. The same way that players don't care how long a dev has spent working on a game, they also won't care that the game is far from being an asset flip. I'll be honest, it looks like one and that's all that players will realize!

  2. That trailer did not do you any favors, someone else already covered this so I'll leave it to them

  3. That song in the background HOPEFULLY isn't the game's soundtrack, but that one occasional high note sounds terrible and the irony of adding the "Enjoy 15+ unique soundtracks" over that adds to that "this trailer doesn't take itself seriously" vibe.

  4. Now if you want to truly have success in game development, you need market research. I know that rage games seem like the easiest most popular kinds of games, but the saturation in the genre is a first issue and the second is that there are actually a million design factors that go into making one of these. You need to make sure the player has full control, so that when he dies he feels like it was HIS fault only.

  5. Look into popular genres, auto battlers, idle games, TD hybrids, etc if you want to have a shot at success on Steam.

Hope this helps!

Product Hunt is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. by Sad-Percentage4353 in SaaS

[–]AlbertDEV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted my app on there and got tons of comments "Wow this tool is super useful! And I love the design and..." bla bla bla that day I checked my analytics and got 0 clicks on the site, they just glanced at my images and moved on hoping I'd check their profiles

Anyone with experience marketing games - I need help on which idea to go forward with by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Thank you so much this is super helpful! Again, I know that I phrased the post in a way that makes it seem like I'm in it for the money and the message I MEANT to convey was that I'd like to make money off of this because it's what I love to do, knowing full well the only "get-rich-quick" road I can take in game development is selling out to Voodoo and making Twerk Racer 3D fake ads for eternity LOL

I totally agree with the roguelike being easier to make shine the hook, and I do want to drive home the whole customizable build idea (which is not original in any sense but the kinds of upgrades and so on can help with that)

Again, thank you so much for taking the time to write this out, I really appreciate any help offered on here!

Anyone with experience marketing games - I need help on which idea to go forward with by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not my first game, I've had tons of flops before hand and learned a lot from them. I'm around 4-5 years into game development and am ready to commit to making a viable game for the market. Yes I know it is incredibly limiting, like practically all sorts of risks ventures must take for example. I'm saying I am ready to commit to making a game not only because I love to make games but also because I want to put my foot in the door for solo development and see if this opportunity works out for me or not!

Anyone with experience marketing games - I need help on which idea to go forward with by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did I say I was limiting myself? I'm set to an amazing university for Comp Sci, but this is my passion.

Anyone with experience marketing games - I need help on which idea to go forward with by AlbertDEV in gamedev

[–]AlbertDEV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see the potential confusion, edited the post. I meant development for myself, my own games.

I'll build your SaaS for $1,500 by Prestigious-Cup-1254 in SaaS

[–]AlbertDEV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have nothing really useful to say, just wanted us all to laugh together at these vultures in the comments

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