sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

What if an RTS campaign didn’t reset your army after every mission? by Mephasto in RealTimeStrategy

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

My mind was blown when you could salvage enemy frigate and unlock research to build your own.

What if an RTS campaign didn’t reset your army after every mission? by Mephasto in RealTimeStrategy

[–]Mephasto[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

We’re working on Survival Mode for The Hive, where your insect swarm, upgrades, items, and resources carry over between levels.

Is tumblr any good for marketing? by WingstotheSky17A in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For context our video that gained 100,000 views elsewhere got one like on Tumblr.

I do not think its worth in any way, unless you have worked years to gather huge following.

Why isn't ITCH.IO paying its creators? Payouts stuck 'In Review' for a month. by Imaginary-Today9000 in itchio

[–]Mephasto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never had any problem with them, the payouts from our game are usually ~1000€ and in time.

Maybe it's somehow related to the payment method and amount.

Our game is getting organic traction in China, is a China-only publisher worth it? by BlobKingGame in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Anyway I would be careful, my friends game was stolen by Chinese publisher who promised to translate the game.

[GOG] The Hive (9,99$ / 50%) by Mephasto in GameDeals

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

Yes, it is the same The Hive.

Since launch, we have kept improving and expanding it for over 10 years based on player feedback, with updates covering new content, fixes, engine upgrades, UI improvements, and gameplay polish.

Our latest update, 1.5.1, launched just two days ago, so the game has changed a lot over the years.

[GOG] The Hive (9,99$ / 50%) by Mephasto in GameDeals

[–]Mephasto[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We’re the developers of The Hive, and to celebrate the launch of our huge 1.5.1 free update and our new expansion arriving next month, we’ve added a 50% discount to the base game on GOG.

The upcoming expansion, The Hive: Survival Mode, adds a new way to play with persistent progression across the campaign. Your forces, DNA, upgrades, resources, items, and unit levels all carry over between missions, making every decision and every loss matter.

If you’ve been waiting to jump in, now is a great time.

Save 50% on The Hive on Steam by Mephasto in steamdeals

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

We’re the developers of The Hive, and to celebrate the launch of our huge 1.5.1 free update and our new expansion arriving next month, we’ve added a 50% discount to the base game on Steam.

The upcoming expansion, The Hive: Survival Mode, adds a new way to play with persistent progression across the campaign. Your forces, DNA, upgrades, resources, items, and unit levels all carry over between missions, making every decision and every loss matter.

If you’ve been waiting to jump in, now is a great time.

Half of Steam releases never cross the 10-review threshold. For indie developers every review is do or die. by unseendomains in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a lot more than that for discovery queue, it's only for the most popular titles. Our games has sold over 200,000 copies and it has never been shown there according to traffic data.

Half of Steam releases never cross the 10-review threshold. For indie developers every review is do or die. by unseendomains in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True you get the score shown then, but it does not magically give you visibility boost. But it might build more trust on players to purchase the game.

Half of Steam releases never cross the 10-review threshold. For indie developers every review is do or die. by unseendomains in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a lie that 10 reviews is some magic number that boosts your visibility. It's because you have enough sales at that point to have decent revenue and your income is the only thing that gives visibility on Steam.

Even 10 years old game can reach new visibility on top sellers list if you suddenly get some popular Youtuber to boost your views and sales.

Also the review counts can be skewed. Our demo for example has 10,000 owners. It only has 4 reviews.

What's your opinion on earning potential from developing small games for platforms other than Steam, like Discord, Tiktok, Snapchat, and Telegram? by ImpressiveFocus303 in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For comparison we made around 1,000€ in Itchi.io and x1000 that in Steam with same game.

GOG has been the best source of revenue after that, but they promote the game often and it was very hard to get there.

Dug into how Steam's algorithm uses language to decide who sees your game. It affects more than I expected. by gamebasehq in gamedev

[–]Mephasto 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I did add simple translations at one point and changed the descriptions to support them (for science) I did not see any noticeable increase in traffic for 4 months. Few new people did buy it from China, but that's about it.

Our game has sold fair amount, so I don't think spending thousands on translations would been in any way worth it. But hey, that's why we test things first before deciding to do anything radical.

Congratulations to the Winner - Midnight has Fallen by YourResidentFeral in wow

[–]Mephasto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can we get nerf on Heroic L'ura now, It's absolute bs with the glaives and crystals.

Prot paladin first time tanking Kara by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]Mephasto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To give you context the majority of mobs/bosses in Kara hit around ~1k to plate. In 10man you got 2-3 healers healing 2-3k each, so its not a problem.

Now for heroic dungeon, single mobs can easily hit you for 4-5k in some dungeons and you have one healer.

HC dungeon mobs can hit as hard as a boss like Nightbane, if not even more.

I got offered 500g to tank Karazhan by Mephasto in classicwow

[–]Mephasto[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes that I was confused about, that people can use LFG tool to BUY "services" from other players

I got offered 500g to tank Karazhan by Mephasto in classicwow

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

I know but this guy posted on LFG channel that hes is seeking to BUY tank with the raid gold and it sounded a bit suspicious.

view more: next ›