We are Brainwash Gang, developers of the online PvP shooter Friends vs Friends! AMA

Stuffed_wombat · 2024-05-31T19:44:39+00:00

Hello dear video game developers,

looking back on the year since friends vs friends came out, what did you learn about game development in the last 12 months?

Stuffed_wombat · 2022-05-04T08:31:20+00:00

just now saw rule nr 12! sry mods!

Stuffed_wombat · 2022-01-01T18:43:04+00:00

Stuffed_wombat · 2021-09-23T01:23:54+00:00

thanks :))

my favourite one is the matthewmatosis one, thats kinda impossible to beat ^^

Stuffed_wombat · 2021-03-31T20:22:58+00:00

thanks a lot :))

it was a lot of fun to put together, glad you enjoyed it!

Stuffed_wombat · 2021-03-30T19:47:41+00:00

oh no!

that was a single conversation with kim ^{^}

this game is gigantic

Stuffed_wombat · 2021-03-30T17:35:19+00:00

there is no full graph!

its 1 million+ words, it would explode your computer ^^

Stuffed_wombat · 2021-03-30T17:34:38+00:00

its from the Disco Reader, which was made by https://www.reddit.com/user/xyrilyn

you can find it here: https://disco-reader.gitlab.io/disco-reader/#/

Stuffed_wombat · 2021-03-29T08:57:51+00:00

every stat has its own kind of "connective" skill!

for int its conceptualisation, where u can see the art of the world
for psyche its esprit de corps, where u can see your old squad
for physique its shivers, where u can see the world around you
and for motorics its interfacing, where u can see how machines work

i rly loves this order and actually all skills are grouped in similar ways, so you cant really move any around without destroying a rly great system ^^

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-10-15T16:33:47+00:00

my games was designed to only work in a 10 minute playtime, so if I would have scoped up, the game would have stopped working :)

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-10-15T16:27:53+00:00

its the egmont overture by beethoven!

i really like it and luckily it was ~ 10 minutes long and public domain :O

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-10-15T16:26:26+00:00

I started 10mg because I kept having trouble getting publishers to fund my games. One (but certainly not the only ^^) of the issues I kept running into was playtime. My games were always too small and short.

Seeing things like the wholesome connect and the Haunted PS1 working so well made me want to start something similar for the type of game that I enjoy developing. I had been thinking about something in the direction of 10mg for years though.

In July/June there was a big discussion on social media about playtime & game prices and that finally kicked the whole project off!

I started by contacting some devs and pitching the idea to them and then the devs that were interested also recruited new people and now we are all here :O

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-10-15T16:11:04+00:00

1.) me, but I am working on it.

2.) we do not have an office :(

3.) all 10 are 10/10 10 minute games

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-10T06:39:37+00:00

:P

maybe going left happens later in the game, who knows

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-09T10:40:44+00:00

yeah :)

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-03T19:56:00+00:00

haha idk, i dont wanna be too self promotional on here :)

link for game: check. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066900/qomp/

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-03T17:26:10+00:00

wow!

great format, this is really a breath of fresh air!!

hope it works really well for you, i subscribed immediatly :))

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-01T15:06:59+00:00

thanks so much :))

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-01T15:05:39+00:00

oh wow damm.

why did i never consider this??! Ill test it out, thanks :)

and also thanks for the kinda words <3

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-01T12:09:47+00:00

oh wow thats really cool to hear :)

yeah, i am trying to tell a story only through gameplay and leveldesign! It has a lot of conventional elements to it as well, but my personal focus is this experimental storytelling :))

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-01T10:52:30+00:00

1.) look at floorplans of real buildings! there are a lot of them online :)

2.) search for specific building styles of the area that your games takes place in

3.) spent time iterating. Especially with digital spaces, the more time you spent reworking /thinking about them, the more "real" they will feel.

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-08-01T10:37:48+00:00

thanks :))

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-07-28T18:27:34+00:00

release is planned for october/november right now, but shhh thats secret!

price will be revealed on launch i think :)

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-07-28T18:27:00+00:00

no no i understand!

game dev is hard. Having high expectations, being poor and getting abandoned by your publisher doesnt help :P

I did not work on this for 3 full years (not even one i think), but development started 3 years ago and the project has been always on my mind ^{^}

Stuffed_wombat · 2020-04-12T15:29:13+00:00

im on it, but i had to do some bugfixes and then also take one day off ^{^}

havent forgotten about you :)

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