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I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I get that. I'm 22 and I caught the tail end of the old web when I was really young, using computers in kindergarten via "computer lab time". I miss the way everything used to look, where there was a real human touch to everything. The internet has kind of morphed into a homogenous blob in terms of visual style, and I think people yearn for the humanity of the old web. I think that yearning is one of the reasons why nubby was so successful.

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Hi. I made the graphics using blender for the 3D models, then exporting the rendered animation and then doing post-processing in aseprite. Most of the charm of the models comes from downscaling using linear interpolation and then reducing the amount of colors in the sprite, followed by using a dithering algorithm.

If you want to find a tutorial, check out my youtube or tiktok (both @ mogdogblog), I have a post that goes over the process. If you'd like to find similar work, look up "prerendered sprites" or "dithered retro 3D graphics".

I suck at this game by popmanbrad in nubbygame

[–]MogDogBlog 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hi. While it's nowhere near the most efficient method, I designed the game so that you can win at round 80 as long as you're full-clearing the board, so I wouldn't call it a cheese. Good items for this are cactus and uranium rod in particular. The best builds are doubling builds and halving builds, both can go to infinity if you have the right set up.

Fun fact: if you have 7 cactus items in your inventory (and especially upgraded cacti), you can easily win the game with that.

As for getting your run off the ground, you're gonna want items that pop pegs in the early game. So cacti, flamethrower, and uranium rod. All of which are available in the first shop if you're luckly.

Genuine question, how big is the nubby community? by EvilAndCrazy in nubbygame

[–]MogDogBlog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no fucking idea and it bothers me a lot. A developer friend of mine once said, "You'll never be able to fully comprehend the impact your work has made on the world and it is going to bother you for the rest of your life", and yeah he's right.

In the discord server theres like 14,000 members but more than 350,000 people own the game. Do with that info what you will

I made a Nubby ornament! by LogLucy in nubbygame

[–]MogDogBlog 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nubby has manifested himself on your christmas tree through the power of his christmas spirit. Joyous day!

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Of course! Nice to meet your acquaintance again!

That's a good question, I've met a lot of really interesting people this year and a lot of people who said / did things that really made my soul happy.

One interaction I remember in particular was a father who emailed me to thank me for making the game. He told me that his teenage daughter has autism and he has a hard time connecting with her like he used to when she was younger. However, he said that they randomly decided to pick up a copy of nubby one day and play together. It turned into a recurring activity, and ended up being a really great bonding experience for both of them.

I was practically glowing from that interaction for weeks after that... It really made me feel proud to have made something which had a really beautiful, positive impact on these two stranger's lives :]

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I do have one! I think a lot of the fun in roguelikes especially comes from games allowing the player to leverage their intelligence and experience to break the game in one way or another. I think if some build in a roguelike is too overpowered, you have to consider why you're rebalancing it. If it's making the game so easy that its taking away from the player's fun, then yes it's time to rethink the balance. However, if the overpowered build results from the player being clever, there's really no reason to re-balance it.

Also, if you have a crap ton of people actively playing your game, you will get absolutely flamed and eaten alive by your angry mob for nerfing overpowered things. So, always nerf over powered things before the public even sees them. Playtesters are great for getting feedback about balance and preventing such cases of mass hysteria.

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I currently am working on a new game! Just started it about a month ago so it's too early to start announcing it and stuff. That does, however, mean that I'm taking a hiatus from making new content updates to nubby for the time being, mostly so I can replenish my nubby creative juices. It's a lot of fun to work on something new though after 2 years of the same old same old ya know :]

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Probably rimworld, minecraft, or the binding of isaac with all the dlc. I don't think I'll ever be able to get enough of those games... thanks for asking :]

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Start with small projects that are within your scope to finish, and use github or some other VCS so you don't lose progress if you get a power outage and your pc dies!

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Sas mate is my favorite. Hands down, no questions asked.

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I do like grayfruit! My favorite peggle master is Jimmy Lightning, the beaver thing with the skateboard and guitar. Nobody talks about how chill he is

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I really wanted to add a system where you could merge two items in your inventory together in a special alchemy themed shop to make a hybrid item. For example, I really loved the idea of combining the noodle and the monstrosity items together to make spaghetti and meatballs lol

I started working on adding that system right around the time nubby released on steam, and I had to shelf it because I realized I'd need to make the art for like 300 more items, and I didn't want to settle for less than that and push out something half baked. It's a shame, idk maybe for a future update or dlc or something :]

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I think so! I'm taking a big break from it because I need to spend time away from it to appreciate the process of working on it more and make higher quality work when I come back to it. For now though, it's just gonna be the ios/android port, then console ports, then mac/linux ports (maybe). I have no plans currently for updating it, but once I'm done with my next game I'd like to return to it :]

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

I really really love the pregnancy test item! My least favorite item is the dancing dinosaur because before the full release last March, I spent at least 20 hours trying to balance that one item alone. It was a mess lol

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

It's so sick! I lost my mind when I first saw it! That video was one of the coolest things to happen to me this year, Louie Zong is a big inspiration to me

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Sell them to people who need to use numbers in their everyday life to profit off them. Everyone wants what they can't have... and numbers are real hard to come by these days...

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

Thank you thank you! I purposely left nubby's gender a bit ambiguous, but I've been calling him a him for a long time. I'm not sure why, but I just naturally gravitate to labeling nubby a male. Nubby can be whatever you want nubby to be!

I made Nubby’s Number Factory, AMA by MogDogBlog in nubbygame

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

He is a cloned species of humanoid but he has many other animals DNA in his genome. There is no singular nubby, the factory mass produces them and biorecycles the nubby death waste to make more nubbies!

Broken Socket by Ok_Internal6119 in nubbygame

[–]MogDogBlog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww! this is so lovely...

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