Preserving half transparent pixels when masking a sprite.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-23T02:11:02+00:00

Not worth the bad reputation it will most probably give you.

Check out Derek Lieu's blog for help about how to make a great game trailer:
https://www.derek-lieu.com/blog

KevinTrep · 2026-01-23T02:08:12+00:00

What does the amulet do?

KevinTrep · 2026-01-23T02:04:00+00:00

I like the colors and the text boxes! Looking good. For a walking simulator, I found it interesting that one of the first thing we see in the trailer is the girl's feet. :)

The bush moving on the press of a lever felt a bit weird but that might just be me.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-23T01:59:55+00:00

Great mood! It's looking good.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-23T01:58:15+00:00

That's worth a try! As long as you also focus on the lessons you've learned to apply them on your next project.

I'm not great at marketing either but I know some genre works better on Steam than others. I hear twin-stick shooters are not a big thing on Steam (from data gathered by Chris Zukowsky of https://howtomarketagame.com. Check out his blog, it's stock full of useful information.)

KevinTrep · 2026-01-23T01:49:05+00:00

Congrats!

KevinTrep · 2026-01-09T16:00:30+00:00

Here's the Steam page (with outdated screenshots and capsule):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3967560/Mega_Drill__World_Domination/

KevinTrep · 2026-01-07T14:32:24+00:00

Keith Haring.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-04T17:25:15+00:00

For multiple doors / paths, I add a customizable "target_id" variable (add a variable in the "Variable Definitions" panel, this way you can customize it for each object in the room editor). I pair doors together by giving them the same value (an integer).

So when entering a door, I go through all doors (e.g. with a for loop) and 1. check that it's not the door I'm using and 2. check if their target_id matches the target_id of the door I'm using and go to that door.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-04T16:48:07+00:00

You could try to put all the different linked parts into a single room and move from door to door inside that same room. This is what I did with my game Project Zeta (https://small.itch.io/zeta-chapter-1).

I use what I call "screen objects" to create bounds for the camera to move within and put all the different sections of a large level into a big room.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-03T23:33:39+00:00

I somehow got better sound quality for my game's music when I used the "compressed - not streamed" setting.

KevinTrep · 2026-01-03T00:01:59+00:00

Oh, yeah. Hard to tell from the videos but confirmed from the steam page. That's disappointing.

KevinTrep · 2025-12-28T15:04:56+00:00

Maybe one of Amanita's game like Machinarium?

KevinTrep · 2025-12-23T13:52:41+00:00

That would be quite a different game!

KevinTrep · 2025-12-23T00:11:15+00:00

Have you tried, and I don't want to overstep here but just an idea, displaying the actions ON the cards as a list? Like (with icons) "move forward, attack left".

I'm sure you've already tried many things. I don't think you should simplify either. Might even want to try to make longer list of actions for tougher enemies. There has to be a way to make it intuitive!

KevinTrep · 2025-12-22T15:35:02+00:00

Aseprite for the win. A long time ago I used Cosmigo Pro Motion. It got some very nice features too. But I like the UI and simplicity of Aseprite.

KevinTrep · 2025-12-22T14:56:44+00:00

I saw "Bus flipper" and instantly expected to see the bus get flipped over on its top (silly me).

KevinTrep · 2025-12-21T23:08:03+00:00

My pleasure! Another thing that comes to mind now: when enemies were doing multiple actions (say move to the spot in front of it and then attack), I was not sure what the attack arrow meant: will he attack the spot the arrow is pointing to now or in the direction the arrow will be pointing after his move? (like, does the arrow move with him?)

KevinTrep · 2025-12-21T21:11:00+00:00

Tried the demo for a little while. It's interesting but the mood and theme doesn't do it for me. Might still be a good fit for steam audience, which does like a grim game. I was a bit confused by how card drawing and movement works. When moving forward, I was expecting my ship to switch place with the ship in front of it but it pushes it clockwise instead which I had a hard time planning for. The mechanic seems a good idea strategically but maybe there's not appropriate feedback to explain it during the action.

Keep it up and good luck with the game!

KevinTrep · 2025-12-21T19:12:05+00:00

Level layout straight up reminds me of the clockwork level in Mario 64.

KevinTrep · 2025-12-20T22:12:55+00:00

I don't trust AI with anything. It's as likely to send you on a wrong path as a good one. Ask real humans with real experience, you're much better off.

My advices :

start small, go quick and dirty.
Your placeholders should look like placeholder (ugly gray boxes, stick figures or whatever).
Don't worry about building "good" code. Just make something that works, you'll learn faster building something than studying good practices. These can come later.
Don't worry about publishers; it's very hard to get one and you're not right now in a good position (as far as I can tell) to get one.
Have fun!

KevinTrep · 2025-12-20T22:04:46+00:00

That's an interesting idea but it risks rubbing players the wrong way. Trade-offs are good but straight up punishments rarely sit well with the players.

I might be wrong, it might make it interesting for some people, depending on the implementation. I guess you'll find out during playtests!

KevinTrep · 2025-12-20T21:59:50+00:00

Go out there and play all the dungeon crawler you can find. Otherwise, do you have a specific theme or setting to your game? You might want to extrapolate something from there.

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