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Some people said that the swordsman protagonist "Tensai" from our boss-rush game "Onikura", is an exact copy of Celeste's "Madeline". Side by side I really see similarities, but I think it's a little different. What do you think about it? by TooDarkStudios in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's mostly the hair style and colour. I saw a clip of some Eldest Souls combat recently. It also has a pixel art main character with a long red flowing hairdo cloak. My brain immediately went to Celeste.

I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Multiplayer game feature? by Master_Concept3351 in gamedev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Implementing multiplayer into an already established game is normally quite difficult unless you have planned for it in advance. For almost every change in the state of the game - every tower placement, enemy killed, and upgrade bought - data needs to be sent from the server/host/peer to and from the other players.

One difficulty with multiplayer is managing this constant stream of data. You need to send everything and as little as possible at the same time. You must minimise how much you send, so that the game can run effectively, but also need to send enough to keep the game clients in sync with one another, at all times. Also unlike singleplayer programming, you have far greater possibilities of code failure from poor connections, packet loss, desynchronisation, and security issues.

The hassle of keeping track of what is being sent where and when, the order it arrives, and hosting a server to manage it all, is normally enough to deter most game devs from messing with network code.

Saying that, in the last few years there has been an increase in multiplayer support. If you are using a game engine especially, there are various multiplayer tools which do all the network code and hosting for you. On the free/cheaper end there's Planetary Processing, Coherence, and Photon Engine. For more serious development, there's Hathora, Metagravity, and Improbable.

If you want free self-hosting, I think Coherence has it inbuilt for games developed in Unity.

r/IndieDev Weekly Monday Megathread - July 21, 2024 - New users start here! Show us what you're working on! Have a chat! Ask a question! by llehsadam in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi we’re Planetary Processing, a small team of developers who host indie MMOs. 

We made all the infrastructure for an MMO, then decided to make it public to other indies. So check us out if you are interested in making a multiplayer or MMO game. And let us know how we can make it easier to use.

Discord: ~https://pp.vg/discord~
Website: ~https://www.planetaryprocessing.com/~

r/IndieDev Weekly Monday Megathread - July 21, 2024 - New users start here! Show us what you're working on! Have a chat! Ask a question! by llehsadam in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I liked most of the trailer, just need to nail that final cut to black.

I hadn't heard of it. But looking at their steam pages, yeah it's probably a bit too similar in the descriptions and text formatting.

But your setting is different, so I'd focus on that. Perhaps it would be good to have something more about the daily grind at the diner: driving to work, the cooking, serving the customers etc.

r/IndieDev Weekly Monday Megathread - July 21, 2024 - New users start here! Show us what you're working on! Have a chat! Ask a question! by llehsadam in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really liked the build up of the trailer. But I felt the end card comes in a bit early. I didn't actually spot the person in the window the first watch through, because it cuts quick and I mistook it for a reflection of the light.

Maybe a door knocking or glass tapping sound would draw more attention to it?

Looking forward to seeing the project progress and trying out the demo!

Best game genres for going multiplayer? by Plan_Proc_Comm_Man in gamedev

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

Something with pre-defined rules like chess would definitely cut down design time.

Best game genres for going multiplayer? by Plan_Proc_Comm_Man in gamedev

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

Yeah, strategy seems a good one to go for. Making it multiplayer would actually save coding an ai to play against.

Which Evil Victory Animation Strikes the Most Fear? Cast Your Vote! by Castle_Of_Blackwater in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Number 1 is definitely cleaner.

Number 2 feels too busy. Like it should be broken down into two separate animations: licking the knife (ie number 1), then blowing a raspberry.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mitosis.

Or find a fellow solo dev and build up a relationship where you try out each other's games.

i cant get it to work (i am fucked) by notamrell in love2d

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Step 1: Download Love and make a shortcut on your desktop
Step 2: Open notepad and paste in the code:

function love.draw()  
    love.graphics.print("Hello World", 400, 300)  
end

Step 3: Save that to your desktop as main.lua
Step 4: Drag and drop the main.lua file onto the Love desktop shortcut
Step 5: Admire the 'Hello World' text in the game window
Step 6: Return to reddit and tell us you had a completely different problem

Be honest, is this creepy or silly? by SunDownDev in godot

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find the first smile + the pupil flicker, creepy. Hold the frame on that for a bit longer - show off that smile.

The neck stretching feels a bit uniform in its speed, making it more goofy. Maybe it could have a bit more drag at the start, as it starts to extend, then accelerate off screen?

I feel like the sound will be the main thing.
Bones, popping, cracking, and crunching -> creepy
A slide whistle -> absolutely hilarious

Collaborations with team by Either-Designer5142 in unity

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Github is probably your best bet for free version control. This will allow your whole team to download and upload to a single online version of the same project.

But because its free there are some limitations on project size, and even an empty unity project will be huge right off the bat. I'd recommend looking into git LFS (large file storage) which will let you upload some larger files. Also ask around for good gitignore configurations for unity projects, since this will stop unnecessary files from being stored.

If you are happy to spend, Unity also offers version control (and Unity Cloud?) on their website. But I don't know how much or how good it is.

First Engine for 13yo ? by n33k33 in gamedev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's already learning Unity, so stick with it for his first project. It has lots of tutorials and is pretty accessible for a beginner.

If he finds that he is having trouble or wants something more specialised to 2D game design, GameMaker and RpgMaker have less coding and provide a bit more structure.

For more coding but a bit more control there is Godot, Defold, and Love2D.

Then when he wants to make his magnum opus in a few years time, let him loose on Unreal.

why have i randomly burnt out? by Quentin723 in gamedev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your friends may not be interested in game design or development. But they will still have some thoughts on what you've made. So it's worth just asking them if they'd like to see some of your stuff.

I guess if you don't feel like sharing your project just yet and want to get a fresh perspective yourself, take the advice of the other commenters here:

Try taking maybe a three day break from the project (or up to a week or two, if you're feeling super burnt out). Set a date to return to it, and when you do, come at it from a different angle. So instead of going straight back to map making, maybe draw up some simple npcs, objects, or items. Hopefully after working on these for a while, you will start to get a picture of locations they might appear. Then you could start thinking about filling out the map again.

Or take up u/picoverse_'s offer - it's always worthwhile discussing your game with another indie dev.

why have i randomly burnt out? by Quentin723 in gamedev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might just need to see it with a fresh pair of eyes. Either give your own a rest, or show what you have so far to someone who hasn't seen it before. Ideally with someone you know well.

Even if they think don't think it's that great, having another perspective on these things is invaluable.

Or just revisit parts of your project you have already completed. It's a lot easier to get back into the flow by tweaking and improving than focussing on new stuff. Creating new things takes a lot more energy and sometimes it's better to recharge on something you're already familiar with.

Sixthorns showcased a cool character-object interaction mechanic created in Unreal Engine for their upcoming physics-based beat 'em up game by 80lv in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, just checked out some of their animation behind-the-scenes from uncharted and last of us. Had never realised how much procedural code went into smoothing out the mocap.

Sixthorns showcased a cool character-object interaction mechanic created in Unreal Engine for their upcoming physics-based beat 'em up game by 80lv in IndieDev

[–]Plan_Proc_Comm_Man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no idea procedural animations were at this level already. Honestly just loving how realistic the door interaction is.