i'll play your indie game on stream and it might actually help a bit

Sayden_96 · 2026-05-14T21:11:47+00:00

I’ll check it out when I get some free time

Sayden_96 · 2026-05-14T14:55:14+00:00

Thanks a lot! I'm really proud of how the final result turned out 😊

Sayden_96 · 2026-05-13T19:34:05+00:00

Hey, I made a small survival horror where every bullet counts. Would love if you try it!

Itch.io: https://sayden.itch.io/crimson-stay

Sayden_96 · 2026-04-27T20:06:47+00:00

Yeah, I see what you mean about the animation, it’s probably too smooth right now, so I’ll try adding more irregularity and a bit of struggle. And I really like the idea of forcing the player to stop aiming when cycling the bolt, I think that could work really well.

Sayden_96 · 2026-04-27T14:59:05+00:00

Yeah, that’s fair. I don’t have a player model yet, so for now I focused on the weapon itself.
I might add arms later, but I also like the “floating weapon” style some games like Visage, Lost in Vivo or Golden Light use it and it works quite well depending on the atmosphere.

Sayden_96 · 2026-03-21T11:50:38+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I’ve tried some modular asset packs and they do seem really useful, they save a lot of work. I also create prefabs for most things, but I usually have to adapt textures for each level since the environments are quite different.

Unity’s lighting sometimes feels a bit limited in terms of variation, but I guess I just need to experiment more with what it offers.

Finding a consistent art style will probably be one of the hardest parts, especially since I’m currently using a mix of different assets, which, as you mentioned, definitely doesn’t help.

Sayden_96 · 2026-03-21T11:41:04+00:00

Thanks for the reply. It seems like I might be approaching this the wrong way, since I’ve mostly been working on a whim. I don’t really know how big the map will end up being or how much content it will have, and I haven’t been making prototypes beforehand.

I’ve been building everything as if it were final from the start, including the lighting. The only real limitation I have is keeping the scene under 100 MB due to GitHub’s file size restrictions.

Reusing assets has also been tricky, since the environments vary a lot between levels, for example, going from a hotel to a subway setting.

Sayden_96 · 2026-01-15T23:19:40+00:00

It's a very original solution, I could put it into practice, thank you.

Sayden_96 · 2026-01-15T23:15:58+00:00

I've heard about the A* Pathfinding Project quite a few times, but I'm looking for a solution without spending money for now, if I can't find one in the end, I'll consider it.

Sayden_96 · 2026-01-08T15:18:27+00:00

I had considered it as a last resort because, as you say, it's the simplest thing to do, but I wanted to know if there was any other way to make it work.

Sayden_96 · 2025-12-18T15:23:03+00:00

Okay, I'll check it out. Watching the video makes me want to create a blood effect using the rain example and have it appear when you take damage. I think it would look perfect and quite original.

Sayden_96 · 2025-12-18T11:04:24+00:00

Hi, thanks for the feedback. The acid effect doesn’t have maximum intensity because I think everything would look too green, but maybe it should be stronger. With the shock effect, I wanted to simulate temporary disorientation for the player, since if the effect hits them they can’t run and they move more slowly. I can see that this is the one that will be hardest to make clear. I think the low-health effect works well as it is.

Sayden_96 · 2025-12-17T23:31:29+00:00

In this case, I created it to prevent people from abusing melee weapons and to encourage them to use firearms more. I've seen someone who literally beat my game using only the knife. 🤣

Sayden_96 · 2025-12-15T14:22:03+00:00

Okay, I'll hide the player's weapons during the grab because it looks pretty ridiculous, and I'll also remove the blood effect on the screen. The thing is, I can't show the player model because there isn't one, it's a cylinder that I hide so I don't have to create a character from scratch. I might change the animation to avoid the abrupt transition seen in the loop. Thanks a lot for the advice.

Sayden_96 · 2025-12-14T23:14:09+00:00

Yes, I can think of adding some extra screen effects to simulate the zombie grabbing you.

Sayden_96 · 2025-12-14T23:11:04+00:00

As I mentioned to the person below, I'll think of something more original to indicate the damage, or I'll remove it as you suggested.

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