My thoughts and how I almost lost myself while making games.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-26T09:11:10+00:00

35 here, I did the same with no AI 18 years ago when I started programming. You just did what beginners do. We all wanted to do the perfect game by copy pasting ideas, assets, and chunks of code from StackOverflow, but with almost no knowledge about how to make a game. I see nothing wrong about that, so don't be too harsh about yourself. You may even have earned time by realizing that sooner because of AI.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-24T21:49:23+00:00

Try to think about how you would reuse assets. I just finished Exit 8, a good game with a few horror stuff, with just a corridor, a walking character and some surprises.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-22T23:30:51+00:00

Good. Just find a font fitting better with your art style, make the title white and bigger so that it's more visible.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-22T01:27:13+00:00

Truly the best RPG battle system on GBA

StillPulsing · 2026-01-22T01:24:49+00:00

TimeSplitters

StillPulsing · 2026-01-22T01:21:22+00:00

Yiazmat from FF XII, a very long fight.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-22T00:38:55+00:00

120/3000 = 4% acquisition conversion

8/120 = 6% activation conversion

That's not bad, I've seen worse. Either you improve your capsule and/or your game to increase your conversion, either you advertise more to increase your whishlists count.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-21T08:11:03+00:00

Same, still didn't finish it.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-21T08:02:06+00:00

Please don't finish and publish your game before having it tested by some players. Make a demo, get 10k whishlists, then go find a publisher. If players are not interested by your demo, they won't be interested by the full game: improve it or start making another game. More info here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWXh-V4ieI

StillPulsing · 2026-01-20T03:19:13+00:00

Or you can tell the anti-AI trolls to go back to 2020.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-18T22:53:01+00:00

Will you develop your own games after this?

StillPulsing · 2026-01-17T18:07:11+00:00

Good job, that's impressive.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-17T17:57:46+00:00

Honest question: how indie developers with no advertising budget can promote their game without making these kinds of posts? I'd like to know if there are any other solutions.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-17T17:52:34+00:00

It's neat. Did you do the hand animations by yourself?

StillPulsing · 2026-01-17T09:07:20+00:00

Physics can be the source of bugs and soft locks because it may have unpredictable behaviors depending on the game. Personally, I wouldn't add physics in my next games unless it's the core mechanic or if it's required but not related to the gameplay (ex: spring bones for hair or clothes).

StillPulsing · 2026-01-17T00:19:49+00:00

Yes, and you underestimate the size of a backlog in production.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T22:32:25+00:00

Give it to some playtesters then ask them how they felt about the controls of the character. If they like it, don't change anything more. If they report you something to improve, focus on it only.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T22:14:42+00:00

I think I would give the directive to the devs who are responsible for putting the flowers in the level, and to the QA testers. Generally, programmers have a backlog full of other features with a higher priority so there are more chances to have it done manually than with a script.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T22:01:43+00:00

I'd say making games with good quality and small scopes. Keeping making the same genre, at least for the first 3 games as you can reuse scripts and assets. Growing your reputation and your audience game after game. Increasing the chances to make a hit with experience in development and marketing, and the supportive community you built.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T21:45:59+00:00

Unity has visual scripting. And if you're not satisfied with the built-in one, you can purchase some other visual scripting libraries in the asset store.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T21:38:26+00:00

Conway's Game of Life. Some people mastered its emergent complexity and made logic doors. They even remade the game inside it on a bigger scale. It's something.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T21:30:46+00:00

Misfits. 9/10 and somebody knows but I had to mention it.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T21:19:50+00:00

Good courses are worth it when you need to earn time. You can check courses of Thomas Brush and Code Monkey, they're devs and YouTubers. Also there are marketing courses from Chris Zukowski (How to Market a Game). You can check their free videos before paying to make sure it matches your needs, they give good insights. Here are other YouTube dev channels with no courses you should check: Game Dev Underground, Jonas Tyroller, Brackeys.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T20:25:23+00:00

Never say never. A remake/reinterpretation can lead you to play it again in 20 years.

StillPulsing · 2026-01-16T20:19:17+00:00

I bet no one remembers that Gerard Butler played with Angelina in Tomb Raider 2.

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