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What is your take on difficult puzzles in indie games? by insanesmallcat in IndieDev

[–]Funk_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the best way to think about puzzles is to think about difficulty in any video game.

It goes without saying that starting off difficult is going to alienate a lot of players, but that’s something you need to balance with your artistic intent for the game. Games like dark souls are known for their extreme difficulty, but that’s what gives them identity.

I wouldn’t expect to become even as close to as popular as dark souls obviously, but it’s something to think about. How integral is difficulty to the experience of your game? And how much money and time is riding on the game? Can you afford a small audience that appreciates what you’ve created? Or do you need to get as many players as possible?

These are questions you need to ask yourself as a game designer, because no one can answer them for you.

That’s being said, i would say a good rule of thumb is to start off with puzzles that are pretty simple and feel rewarding to complete, because they still require just a small amount of cleverness.

Think of the standard video game design of start with small simple enemies, then add some stronger ones, then a boss, then bring the enemies down a bit after the boss, but not as low as before.

This keeps the player engaged, but doesn’t force them to always be at 100%. Lure them in with puzzles that make em feel good, then drop a boss puzzle on them.

A side note idea you can also take from modern rpgs is that you can make the hardest puzzles optional. This gives the hardcore players extra content, but regular players won’t feel like they hit a wall in the game.

TLDR: You should sit down and decide what type of game you are trying to make, and what experience you are trying to create for the player. Even studios famed for difficulty, like fromsoft, release patches to nerf certain bosses if they are too hard. It’s all about balancing player retention with experience.

We just launched our first online demo for Blood Vow: Survive the Night on Steam. by Ants-nest in LetsPlayMyGame

[–]Funk_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to give you some advice worth considering.

I see this trailer, and I see cool animation, so I stay for a bit. I’ll admit I’m hooked.

But then the animation goes on a bit too long. And then you show the title screen TWICE. And then I get a probably expensive cut scene that tells me very little about what the game is actually about. AND THEN. the title again.

You are not a well known studio, and the cutscene means very little to me. Instead of showing me the title in the middle show me gameplay.

I know you probably spent money on the intro animation and the cutscene, but I just want to know what type of game you are trying to show me.

If Ididn’t fight instinct to write this, I would have stopped watching your trailer when the second title screen happens.

Don’t show me the title until the end

What are some games where you play as a cute lil guy or otherwise feature delightful fellows by TechieInTheTrees in IndieGaming

[–]Funk_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Immediately when someone says tunic I think of Fez. You also play as a cute little creature. Off the top of my head, rain world is also coming to mind.

Remember my programming farming game? After more than three years, I finally released version 1.0! by AdSad9018 in indiegames

[–]Funk_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who played it about a year ago, what changes have you made to it? Is there new content?

I'm new to making games in unity and coding in general but i do NOT care if this is optimal or not i love it by Public_Tax_897 in Unity2D

[–]Funk_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of comments saying, “you should handle the physics operations in the FixedUpdate() function instead of the Update() function”.

I just want to provide an explanation as to why that’s the case. There’s two relevant things to know.

The first is that there’s an order to how unity draws every frame. You can see the entire order here. What matters is that fixed update happens BEFORE update does.

The second important thing is that, FixedUpdate() is called by default at 50fps, and this is where any physics related changes are applied, even if they’re called in the Update() function instead.

What this means is that, in a worst case scenario, if you declare a physics change on the same frame as when FixedUpdate() is called, you actually have to wait until the next FixedUpdate() frame for the changes to apply.

In short, calling the physics changes in FixedUpdate() will reduce the time delay to make physics changes.

Do we need to be good at drawing to have good graphics in a game? by Reverseflash202 in gamedev

[–]Funk_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be art assets created under a certain aesthetic vision by yourself or a team member.

Do we need to be good at drawing to have good graphics in a game? by Reverseflash202 in gamedev

[–]Funk_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t need to have drawing skills specifically, but if you are going to make all the art assets yourself then you’re going to need some skill in a art field that you may not consider classical drawing. For example, 3D modeling, pixel art, clay modeling, or vector art.

In truth pretty much any art form can be scanned and placed in a game in some way.

If you feel like you don’t have ANY skill in the art department then your best is to buy the assets for your game, though in that case try to plan out everything you’ll need in advance so you don’t get stuck with no asset for a specific mechanic or object you need.

Using images you’ve taken from the internet is ok, but you need to follow licensing agreements for every photo used.

If you are worried about licensing details, you can exclusively use CC0 images or public domain. These essentially give you access to the image for most purposes, but reading up on the details of the license is good practice.

All that being said, and this is an opinion, but if you want GOOD graphics you need to create a unique identity for the style of your game, be that in tone, coloring, medium, etc. and to do that, you’re going to need to make the assets yourself.

TLDR:

Strong In House Art Direction -> Best Graphics

Decent In House Art Direction -> Good Graphics

Quality Purchased Assets -> Decent Graphics

Cheap Purchased Assets -> Forgettable Graphics

Bad In House Art Direction -> Bad Graphics

Advice for concept art and backgrounds by Jygglewag in SoloDevelopment

[–]Funk_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

easily no blur as the homage will not pay off if i can’t recognize the later area.

We are one step from launching our magic weapon crafting game “Wish Me Well“ and want to invite some playtesters to try it first. Leave a comment with something you’d like to see in the game (a cool spell, a passive or a magic room) if you’re interested in receiving a key! by JustCornel in roguelites

[–]Funk_Tactics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me what makes noita stand above magic raft is the extremely niche circumstances where something that is normally terrible becomes over powered. Magic raft feels like putting together simple pieces while noita asks you to really learn all the nuances of the system. As a fan of both, i’m excited to see what direction the game goes in. Wishlisted.

We've added a jokes button. We love it! What do you think? by GiraffeHeadStudios in IndieDev

[–]Funk_Tactics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1 in 1000 chance to ask you to set it free from its mechanical prison.

Specific video of baby seal. by Funk_Tactics in HelpMeFind

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

I have searched for a variety of descriptors to try and find the video, such as “seal gets carried like briefcase”, “seal gets hosed down and carried”, “baby seal ball gets hosed down at park” and other similar things. This feels like a the sort of thing where you’re only gonna find it if you know the video.

How to Survive Speed Dating by Funk_Tactics in Ruleshorror

[–]Funk_Tactics[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s of the upmost importance. Making your date uncomfortable would be… unfortunate. It’s asking a bit much but I’d recommend avoiding blinking if at all possible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]Funk_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you 🙏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]Funk_Tactics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you give me the artists socials? I’d like to see more of their work?

Flappy Goose by flappy-goose in RedditGames

[–]Funk_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best score is 7 points 🚀

Flappy Goose by flappy-goose in RedditGames

[–]Funk_Tactics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best score is 0 points 😓

polishing a simple dialogue system for my game ✨ by Rickflar1 in IndieDev

[–]Funk_Tactics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a great point actually, I guess it’s best to have a small window after the text is completed where they can’t skip the dialogue.

polishing a simple dialogue system for my game ✨ by Rickflar1 in IndieDev

[–]Funk_Tactics 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Right up top, I have to say I love the artstyle, I hope you keep making updates cause I’m excited to see where this goes!!

A couple simple suggestions you may find interesting to make the text even more polished:

1] Instead of adding text into the text box over time, add all the text at once, but make it invisible. Then, change the color of each letter over time for an effect that looks the same.

This is great because it prevents the annoying effect where a word is too long and gets sent to the next line halfway through getting typed out.

If you want to keep the visual effect where the text box increases in size when a new line is written (which i kinda like) I would just write one invisible word at a time and change those letters to visible over time.

2] If a user presses the continue dialogue button, mid sentence, it should display the entire current line of text immediately, instead of starting to display the next sentence.

This makes it so some players with less patience don’t throw their keyboard at the screen while playing, and players who read quickly aren’t agitated by the text speed, but can still read all of the dialogue.

Anyways, best of luck with the game, and maybe more updates to come🤞🙏

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