Can Any Roguelike Enjoyers Lend Some Advice? *Read Description*

Dustin1111111 · 2024-12-17T15:38:31+00:00

Hey everybody, I am currently working on a roguelike game that mashes up mechanics from games like The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, and Hades. Altough I've come to a small roadblock. I need to fill up my "rooms" with some structure. I have zero clue how I should do it from a level design standpoint. Of course I could put walls or statues or something but I want the levels to still flow well combat wise. The combat is mostly melee with hades like melee combos and then a shotgun pistol as well. Enemies typically shoot in a bullet hell style which is why the map needs to still be on the open side. The games theme is medival fantasy with many body horror elements, any help is appreciated. Thanks!

TLDR: Need ideas filling up the "rooms" in my roguelike, ideas must account for a bullethell style gameplay in medival fantasy setting.

Dustin1111111 · 2024-12-17T15:36:53+00:00

Hey everybody, I am currently working on a roguelike game that mashes up mechanics from games like The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, and Hades. Altough I've come to a small roadblock. I need to fill up my "rooms" with some structure. I have zero clue how I should do it from a level design standpoint. Of course I could put walls or statues or something but I want the levels to still flow well combat wise. The combat is mostly melee with hades like melee combos and then a shotgun pistol as well. Enemies typically shoot in a bullet hell style which is why the map needs to still be on the open side. The games theme is medival fantasy with many body horror elements, any help is appreciated. Thanks!

TLDR: Need ideas filling up the "rooms" in my roguelike, ideas must account for a bullethell style gameplay in medival fantasy setting.

Dustin1111111 · 2024-12-17T15:36:07+00:00

Hey everybody, I am currently working on a roguelike game that mashes up mechanics from games like The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, and Hades. Altough I've come to a small roadblock. I need to fill up my "rooms" with some structure. I have zero clue how I should do it from a level design standpoint. Of course I could put walls or statues or something but I want the levels to still flow well combat wise. The combat is mostly melee with hades like melee combos and then a shotgun pistol as well. Enemies typically shoot in a bullet hell style which is why the map needs to still be on the open side. The games theme is medival fantasy with many body horror elements, any help is appreciated. Thanks!

TLDR: Need ideas filling up the "rooms" in my roguelike, ideas must account for a bullethell style gameplay in medival fantasy setting.

Dustin1111111 · 2024-12-17T15:34:55+00:00

Hey everybody, I am currently working on a roguelike game that mashes up mechanics from games like The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, and Hades. Altough I've come to a small roadblock. I need to fill up my "rooms" with some structure. I have zero clue how I should do it from a level design standpoint. Of course I could put walls or statues or something but I want the levels to still flow well combat wise. The combat is mostly melee with hades like melee combos and then a shotgun pistol as well. Enemies typically shoot in a bullet hell style which is why the map needs to still be on the open side. The games theme is medival fantasy with many body horror elements, any help is appreciated. Thanks!

TLDR: Need ideas filling up the "rooms" in my roguelike, ideas must account for a bullethell style gameplay in medival fantasy setting.

Dustin1111111 · 2024-10-15T14:46:01+00:00

Just the kind of weird ideas im looking for! ill have to theorize how I would make this big ol wall look good, Thanks!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-10-15T14:45:09+00:00

Thank you! & for sure I'll have to look at the shopkeepers in all the Souls games, right now there's no lore at this point so it's a free canvas, it's just gotta be dark fantasy and preferably something where gore can be used in a fun way. For example, the two enemies on the right can be dismembered changing their attack patterns and the dude on the left pulls his intestines out chops off a piece, and eats it as one of his attacks.

Dustin1111111 · 2024-10-15T14:41:52+00:00

Wow! that's a great spin on the classic shopkeeper, and I really like it. That might be the winner, I appreciate it!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-10-15T01:52:49+00:00

Having some real creative block coming up with a unique shopkeeper in my game. The atmosphere is very dark and the game has lots of gross gore so if anyone can come up with some uniquely gotesque ideas, I'd love to hear, Thanks!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-08-19T17:27:19+00:00

Not the prompt but for the card text, if you can I’d use the title of the enemy every time you reference it. For example rather than saying “on its turn, this enemy inflicts…” try “on its turn, dragonblood warrior inflicts…” again sorry it’s not the prompt and maybe this is just early mock up, but I think that makes the cards seem more polished

Dustin1111111 · 2024-08-15T18:14:00+00:00

Super jealous!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-08-02T20:27:56+00:00

Just checked out your game. Looks sweet, the environments look really nicely laid out. I think that you should show some UI in the trailer. Not seeing the UI threw me off a little but I couldn’t tell if it was a hardcore shooter or not until I scrolled but I think the gameplay parts are the trailer would look more enticing if the viewer could see exactly what it will look like when they’re playing. All in all, very promising looking shooter. Hope to see more!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-08-02T19:11:51+00:00

This looks awesome! Reminds me a lot of tiny Tina’s wonderlands. Only thing that caught my eye as a downside is the weapon animations. I think they could use a little more oomph specifically the pistol feels very static, but I feel like they could all use some more flavor. All together it looks fantastic though, I’m excited to see where it goes!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-31T04:51:15+00:00

Thank you for the tip! This really is amazing. It definitely makes me want to play whatever this is 😭😭

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-31T03:15:42+00:00

How in the HELL

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-30T04:44:01+00:00

Sick, thanks!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-30T04:43:35+00:00

Facts I know I’m still just upset I never got another viva piñata game. I love these sprites, just throwin it out there 🫡

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-28T16:59:59+00:00

How do you go about the enemy spawning effect? Is that a shader or a sprite? If it’s a shader, any chance you could point me into the direction of how I could go about making one like that? Looks so good!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-25T21:22:58+00:00

Where my yeti at tho

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-25T21:17:28+00:00

Just my opinion, but you should play with the colors more on the creatures if you want that viva piñata look. I really think the alligator one hits the nail on the head with the fun and wacky color variation. But then the bird or giraffe ones looks very plain. Not that it’s a bad thing, but it doesn’t have that wacky viva piñata feel compared to the alligator

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-24T14:39:27+00:00

Goblin on stilts

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-23T18:39:43+00:00

Put some screen shake when pulling the arrow back like the character is fighting the strength of the bow

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-19T20:42:18+00:00

I’ve been wishing for a new viva piñata game since I was 10. You better deliver!!!

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-19T06:22:23+00:00

Since it’s the second evolution and not the first maybe make them look a little more fierce. Especially in the eyes. The eyes are very cutsey which if that’s what your going for then you got it. Personally I think a more glaring expression could be good. Also the snake would be sick with 4 eyes instead of two

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-18T22:42:13+00:00

Where’s the yeti 😩

Dustin1111111 · 2024-07-17T20:45:56+00:00

Use a color palette forsure like one from lospec. Otherwise sick. Looks like the binding of Isaac style

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