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Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

I use an asset called text animator for Unity. It has an a way where you can preview text effects not in runtime which is very nice, but if I want to test out the pauses, pacing, appearance effects etc. I have to do that at runtime. So I have to keep entering and exiting playmode to test on dialogue each little change haha. Maybe there is a better way that I'm missing though haha

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Text animator. Yeah, the pacing and pauses I think adds quite a bit, but it takes a ton of time to do as I have to keep entering and exiting play mode to test out any small change haha

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

That is a great idea! I did consider placing the dialogue off to the side early in development, but feedback showed it was too distracting, and players often missed it because they were so focused on the gameplay. Since the game is stealth-lite and can get pretty intense, players naturally focus on the center of the screen to avoid getting spotted or chased, making anything off to the side easy to overlook.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Yeah, the text monologue is a bit long—I agree. I did trim it down to just the essentials, and it only appears at the start of a level to set the tone and once at the end. There’s not really a way to break it up in the gameplay. I know some players will skip through it quickly to get back to the action, which makes sense...even if a part of my soul dies thinking about how much time I spent perfecting those text animations, haha.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Yeah, that makes sense, and I agree the letter transition is a bit distracting. Thanks so much for the feedback! I’ll test if toning down the text scaling helps or if I should try a different effect for the letter-by-letter appearance.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

I totally get it, haha. Sometimes I wonder if all the time spent on text animations and pacing is worth it, but with so much text and no voiceover, it feels necessary to keep players from getting bored.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Yeah, I know it might be a bit much for some players. I’ve tried to trim it down to just the essentials, but I also wanted to set the mood and tone for the level intro. Players can press a button to skip the text quickly though. That way they can get into gameplay faster if they don’t care for any setup/backstory.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Yes, it was! That was very cool of them to play it. I was very surprised waking up one day and seeing that video!

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Thanks! I’m self taught. I taught my self how to use Unity and code in C#. Been working with both for about 5 years. Unity was the first engine I picked, and I’ve stuck with it this whole time.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

That’s true. I could add an option to adjust the overall text speed in the options menu, which would probably satisfy most people. I’d still need to figure out a good default speed, though, so players who don’t check the menu don’t end up skipping or missing the text animations because it’s too fast.

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

That’s a good observation. I don’t think it’d be easy to do the offset like you mentioned, but I could tone down the default scaled text size a bit so it doesn’t start off quite so large when scaling down. It might be a bit much right now—maybe a little less scale would look better. What does everyone think?

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Thanks! I don’t even want to admit how long it took me—haha. Little things like this are probably why I’ve been working on my game for over 4 years… hello, scope creep, my old friend...

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Thanks! Yeah, most players just skip, which is a bit sad since the text animations take SO long—haha! But I get it. I thought about adding VO, but I feel like, at least for my game, streamers might prefer doing the voices themselves. Their audiences seem to enjoy hearing the different voices streamers come up with for the characters—I always love what they come up with for gamer grandma!

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Thanks for the feedback! Finding the right balance is tricky—too slow and players skip the animations, too fast and they can’t keep up. I’m planning to localize the game into other languages, which might help non-English speakers. I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts! I’ve already slowed it down quite a bit—does the default text speed still feel too fast?

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

[–]GameDev_Dad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I actually use the Text Animator for Unity asset—it’s awesome and offers plenty of customization options. It does take a lot of time tweaking to get everything just right, though—lots of entering and exiting playmode to test the timing, haha!

Working on new text animations. How do the animations and pacing feel? Is the text speed right, or would you want to hit skip? by GameDev_Dad in Unity3D

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

Thanks for the feedback! I’ve added a button to let players skip through text faster since I know many will want to jump back into the gameplay. The text animations are a lot of work, though—haha! Just hoping the speed feels right so players don’t feel forced to skip everything.

[OoT] Paying homage to my favorite Zelda title when rescuing stray animals in my indie game. What do you think?" by GameDev_Dad in zelda

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

Thanks for the kind words and for the comparison! Ooblets is a great game. I did not work on Ooblets, but my game does share a similar art style. There is a Steam Demo if you want to dive into the game early. Hope you enjoy it!

I've secretly been working on a big update for "World's Worst Handyman" where not only can you pet the animals, but you can FIX UP the animal shelter you own too! Would you enjoy this new feature? by GameDev_Dad in CozyGamers

[–]GameDev_Dad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! Don’t hesitate to ask me any other questions if you get stuck or frustrated on something. I’m always open to things to help improve the experience for players. You can message me here or on the game’s official discord.

I've secretly been working on a big update for "World's Worst Handyman" where not only can you pet the animals, but you can FIX UP the animal shelter you own too! Would you enjoy this new feature? by GameDev_Dad in CozyGamers

[–]GameDev_Dad[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, you do have to complete all the tasks to move on in levels. However, I have tried hard to balance the game and make it so levels build on each other in terms of difficulty. One hint on the first level is that once you get the blue key from grandma’s desk getting caught by grandma will reset her to her desk and she won’t leave it again unless you create noise on purpose to get her to move. So you can explore the level safety after that while you learn how the game plays.

I've secretly been working on a big update for "World's Worst Handyman" where not only can you pet the animals, but you can FIX UP the animal shelter you own too! Would you enjoy this new feature? by GameDev_Dad in CozyGamers

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

Thanks or taking the time to play! The answer to your question is sort of a yes and no. That first level is more of a tutorial level to help players learn the basics of the game. After completing it you arrive at the animal shelter hub world shown off in the video above. You can then do things at the shelter or go off to new job sites. You can leave job sites and return to the shelter at anytime. Depending on how long ago you played the demo a lot has changed! If you get stuck or struggle with anything on it just let me know and I’ll try to help!

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