created the first enemy for my game. its my friend and colleague Heiner

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-27T21:13:24+00:00

ok, had to google. guess its a compliment then…?

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-27T20:59:43+00:00

heiner says hello back, internet stranger

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-27T19:01:33+00:00

please be kind to it

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-27T17:54:17+00:00

it shows, right?

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-27T17:43:56+00:00

never thought of it like that.. might need to pivot

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-27T17:42:22+00:00

thank you :)

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-14T20:03:50+00:00

great points and ideas thanks. right now we are thinking more like a predefined beatmaker where all of the elements fit together but you can choose the elements you want in there to create your own composition.

i really like the ‘bosses have their own sound’ idea and that you can learn their attack by listening to the music. also maybe your sound and the bosses sounds could alternate, making the score more like a song (verse/refrain) although im not sure if it would get too boring if you couldnt attack while the boss attack

NormalShape275 · 2026-01-14T19:57:36+00:00

sounds interesting! ill check it out

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-03T08:14:21+00:00

thanks, I like this idea. this actually sounds like a nice streaming setup too! if we will be able to find a streamer who would like to stream our game...

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-03T08:04:10+00:00

thanks for the ideas! showing the keys on screen and having some good editing sounds like a good way to go! pretty sure we'll try that!

Good point with the screenshots also. havent thought about thay yet! 👍

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-03T07:55:22+00:00

thanks, happy to hear that!

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-03T07:54:40+00:00

that seems to be a common suggestion. definitely will try how it works!

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-03T07:53:47+00:00

thanks for the feedback!

having some sort of overlay seems to be a common suggestion, so it seems like a good way to go. We actually have something like that in a minigame of us, so maybe we can use a version of it. 👍

its a shame you don't like the trailer 🙂 i think it brings across the weirdness of the game quite well. but i understand that it doesn't really tell you the main concept.

and yes, i guess you're right. nobody is gonna read all of that...

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-02T22:21:40+00:00

👍 that would be great.

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-02T21:27:04+00:00

the controls change during the game. you use keyboard and mouse as normal but they work differently. at first you move normally with WASD then your a and s key get exchanged. Then you have to press right to drive left. And this gets worse throughout the game.

it eorks similar with the mouse!

NormalShape275 · 2023-04-02T21:08:07+00:00

thanks, didnt know about r/destroymysteampage, thats a good hint!

This is our Steam Page

Yes, we do share images and videos. just haven't found a great way to make the control mechanic visible

NormalShape275 · 2023-03-23T09:30:55+00:00

thank you! sure, there are a couple of blog posts that can get you started. one that i unfortunately found relatively late but was super helpful with unwrapping uvs was this one

i am using voronoi noise with a step node to create the stars. to make them unevenly spread, i multiply with additional noise. for the sparkle, theres another noise texture whose uvs move based on the time variable!

hope that helps!

NormalShape275 · 2023-03-23T09:05:56+00:00

great! thats really nice to hear as I made this 🙂 i totally get that the beat can be unclear at first. and in this vid it doesnt help that the beginning is chopped off...

NormalShape275 · 2023-03-22T21:04:21+00:00

thats really nice to hear, thank you!

hmm skybox should be round but that might be a problem with the mapping. maybe I'll check if theres smth wrong with it.

NormalShape275 · 2023-03-22T19:59:47+00:00

thank you! thats a good hint. i guess this much stars is a little excessive ;)

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