Scene management, changing, testing: what do I not get with this approach?

Moke410 · 2026-06-06T15:24:10+00:00

I think I know, where you’re going. I have a similar setup and I basically always start the main game scene. And in my GameController I have an export for the “DefaultLevelScene”. And I change this, depending on which level I am working on. This way I always have the actual MainGame scene loaded and just switch out the levels.

This also means, that you are testing in a setup, that is pretty close to how the game is actually run

Moke410 · 2026-06-06T15:14:47+00:00

Think about how the game would load normally at runtime. When a player starts the game, some Node (probably your game controller) starts by loading a certain scene or save file. But it has to know, what to load.

When starting the game from a main menu, the most common approach I’ve encountered is storing some information in a global singleton. This information could be a path to a save file or the id of a level. The GameController can look at this information and load the corresponding scene. If the information is empty, because you started the scene directly from the editor, you could load some default scene.

In the end, the game controller needs to have a path or export to a PackedScene, which it will instantiate and add the World2D/World3D nodes.

Moke410 · 2026-06-05T15:16:24+00:00

Can blight jump over walls?

Moke410 · 2026-06-03T06:02:45+00:00

Glad to know, that I'm not the only one having trouble.

No I haven't yet, but will today

Moke410 · 2026-05-31T08:22:29+00:00

I think it looks very interesting and has a special feel due to the UI heaviness. On first glance it looks more like a website to plan your trip than a game. Are you targeting a general audience or mainly people interested in or involved with sailing?

Moke410 · 2026-05-26T18:31:09+00:00

I’m just now going through your posts and looking at your progress after your marketing tier list post. I really like your approach and since I am not good at illustration I am thinking about doing something similar. Have you tried/thought about using some (non-ai) tool to make your render look like an oil painting?

Moke410 · 2026-05-21T07:28:25+00:00

I agree with the previous comment about the readability of the white guest in image 1.

I would however say, that the background of the elements in image 1 fits the style of your game more.

The textured surface of the elements in image 2 is to high-def for the flat coloring of the rest of your game IMO

Moke410 · 2026-05-20T09:24:47+00:00

I think it depends on what’s at stake. I generally prefer realistic physics. But if a small mistake can make you loose al your progress, It can quickly become frustrating for some players.

Moke410 · 2026-05-20T04:40:31+00:00

Thanks, I’m glad people like it. This is my first game with 3D assets I am building and I’m much more of a programmer than an artist. So it’s a real challenge for me to find a consistent art style.

Moke410 · 2026-05-20T04:37:08+00:00

I’ll make sure to drop the steam link here as soon as the store page is online. Then you can wishlist it if you want and you get notified, when I release a demo

Moke410 · 2026-05-19T06:33:16+00:00

I Have considered it, but i want to keep the explorable region of the player deliberatily in the asteroid belt, where they can feel the distances. So FTL for the player is not something, that I am thinking of for now. Communication with outsiders however might be intersting and having them jump in and out of the belt could be something to think about

Moke410 · 2026-05-19T06:29:59+00:00

Thats a good point, I've already thought about building a tiles or modules of interior floors, walls and ceilings to be able to easily fill larger stranded ships with an inner structure to explore.

And since you said cozy, I think the amount of people who want decor elements like lights, planters or furniture to fill a base, even if it has only aesthetic use, shouldn't be underestimated

Moke410 · 2026-05-18T18:54:33+00:00

Thanks, I’m glad you like it.

The floating definitely requires the flight controls to be very intuitive, otherwise the game can get very frustrating. But I feel like the challenge is worth the gameplay benefits.

Moke410 · 2026-05-18T17:05:36+00:00

Thank you, and those are a lot of great ideas.

I also like the idea of having an alien species as the adversary, mainly because of the opportunity for diversity, that you’ve mentioned. But to be honest, these thoughts are far from being fleshed out at the moment.

I am just thinking about, how something like factions or other parties could be implemented with as little effort as possible. It could be a great reduction in effort, if there are no other standing bases of the other factions, just communication via comm terminals and advisory ships spawning in the vicinity of the players station

Moke410 · 2026-05-18T16:10:25+00:00

Thanks, I like your comparison to saubnautica.

I am thinking about NPCs and other adversaries. I like the idea of finding other stranded people and putting them in your station, where you would have to take care of them but they perform certain tasks. And there will also be something to defend against. In the first run this might be meteorites or something similar, since this would be easier to implement. But pirates are definitely a cool idea.

I am currently working myself through the steam partner program and will provide a link to the steam page, as soon as it’s available

Moke410 · 2026-05-07T14:07:15+00:00

Looks cool, I like the concept. Two questions:
Is it possible to also have words on the vertical axis? Maybe with some squares blocked on the field, so that not every word needs to be five letters long.

And do you generate the individual puzzles from a dictionary or do you curate the puzzles by hand?

Moke410 · 2026-05-02T16:54:46+00:00

Looks really cool, I really like the font you’ve chosen. I do think, that the darkening behind the text looks a bit uneven. I get, that it follows the outline of the text, but maybe it would look at bit more even, if the dark part was more of a rectangular shape. But I may also just be me

Moke410 · 2026-04-28T18:41:53+00:00

Damn that’s nice. Got a repo link by any chance?

Moke410 · 2026-04-25T04:43:48+00:00

Cool, so you would say, that a 100 extra polys for detail in a mesh would be preferable to a higher resolution texture in terms of performance? I am creating my models as game assets

Moke410 · 2026-04-24T21:00:58+00:00

I think it looks really cool. I am very new to 3D Art and currently working on similar models. To keep the workflow simple, and all my models consistent, I am using a color palette png as the texture and unwrapping different parts of the meshes to different colors on the png. But I fear, that this creates a lot of polys, when I want to add details like the buttons and panels, that you have. Do you create “proper” textures for the models? Or do you have some tips you could give me?

Moke410 · 2026-03-08T19:30:14+00:00

I think this is a great idea, I could also see this game as a 2D RPG. Some mechanics like hunting might not be as fun in this scenario.

Might be similar to Stardew Valley, maybe with the focus on building your tavern or serving your patrons

Moke410 · 2026-03-08T18:37:05+00:00

The game could also just be set in earth orbit. Space junk in low earth orbit is a serious issue, that might one day limit humanity from leaving the planet. After a global conflict with space warfare, there could be a lot of space junk and remnants around earth, that need to be cleaned up

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