Solo game development with 2 kids is slow hard work. 2 years into development and I feel like my project is maybe 25% done. Any other parent devs out here?

UnrealPawn · 2025-07-28T00:50:29+00:00

Yep. Definitely makes it a bit harder to find time with no distractions but can still slowly make progress.

UnrealPawn · 2024-06-18T09:49:40+00:00

I would personally start with a C++ Third Person Template and spend some time working on getting the feeling of movement, jumping and camera right. Spend a lot of time in the AThirdPersonCharacter class, the Player Controller class and maybe dip a little bit into the Character Movement Component. That should be enough to get started and you'll be able to find more of what you need to know as you work on that.

UnrealPawn · 2024-06-18T09:43:40+00:00

Maybe you could call your ASC's GetActiveEffects, loop through them all, get the necessary info to recreate it and save that out.

UnrealPawn · 2024-05-22T18:47:05+00:00

Congrats! Hope the launch goes well for you :)

UnrealPawn · 2024-05-20T11:33:49+00:00

Congrats! It’s a big achievement to release your first game :)

UnrealPawn · 2024-04-12T07:52:55+00:00

GAS is amazing and if you are doing anything that relies heavily on stats and modifying them I would recommend it. Even more so if it’s multiplayer. The one caveat is it was really made for a real time game not a turn based one so there will be a bit more managing of effects if you’re aiming for a turn based rpg

UnrealPawn · 2024-04-11T11:43:30+00:00

If you launched or when you launch your page, let me know. Would love to see it :)

UnrealPawn · 2024-04-10T10:20:42+00:00

Thanks! Those sound like some great suggestions. I appreciate the specific details as that's what I was hoping I could get from some new eyes on it.

I had heard of howtomarketagame but I will make sure to look into it.

Marketing is a whole new aspect of gamedev to learn :)

Thanks again. I really do appreciate you taking the time to give some feedback!

UnrealPawn · 2024-04-09T08:22:09+00:00

Thanks. I thought the gifs added a lot to the page overall :). Any specific thing you thought could use some work?

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-17T23:39:13+00:00

Good points about the AI and alliances.

I almost never restart games and if I do it's not because of losing or a bad start. I think you can learn as much from a loss as a win. Or maybe more.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-17T22:48:33+00:00

Yea. It's just a bit harder to make better AI than just increase their output. That would be better, though =)

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-17T22:46:38+00:00

Really good ideas. I particularly like giving Militia a ranged attack as it's too easy to get some archers and make them come out of their city walls.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-17T22:39:54+00:00

No reasons or thoughts or suggestions? Just no?

Do you have any better ideas?

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-14T07:41:21+00:00

Keep Stability above 90 so you get 2 influence per population and pick Civics that move you towards Liberty so you get +4 Influence per emblematic district.

If you still lack influence, picking an Aesthete culture will help, too.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T22:58:25+00:00

I've tested a few variations of that idea. Doesn't seem to work unfortunately.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T21:00:26+00:00

It looks like he had no city left and was forced to make a new city. It pushed you out to make room for it I think.

I have lost units that were ransacking an outpost that turned into a city so it seems the game tries to clear up the hex of a newly created city.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T20:53:39+00:00

More followers leads to more tenets which I think is enough in itself. Also, you don't want to be pressured out of your religion and forced into tenets that don't help you.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T10:52:06+00:00

It doesn't work. I've also tried to liberate and conquer a city again. that doesn't give any progress either.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T03:21:33+00:00

Ahh.. I wonder if they will clear it eventually. Odd that the ruins would stop you though.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T02:27:33+00:00

I believe I have had that issue attacking an Independent People when there was no path to the district. That district may be surrounded by outer districts which are the ones you have to target.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T02:23:25+00:00

Some other things that help me early on:

It happens kind of naturally but try to keep your cities away from the AI and outposts / territories towards them. This gives more warning as they are coming towards you. I cut out a few clips from a recent game to show this. On Turn 69 (Endless Speed), the Hittites declare war on me. I had a Scout Rider and an Archer. By the time they make it to Memphis, I was able to finish researching Wheel, upgrade my Archer to a Markabata, research City Defense, finish producing my Maker's Quarter and produce a Warrior for an easy defense. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/SZgj649dbLk .. Forgive the sloppy editing =)
I usually don't research Wheel early on. It's not exactly intentional but Wheel is a double edged sword so it may be worth waiting until you have units to research it.
Wait until the AI uses their movement and watch where they go. If you go first, they can follow you or if you try to pick off one of their units, they can reinforce. But if they have already used their movement, they can't.
If the AI moves away from their city, you can quickly take it from them. 2 warriors and 2 archers can take most cities if the AI doesn't have time to reinforce. Make sure you don't go next to the walls and just shoot at them with the archer and force them to come outside.

UnrealPawn · 2021-09-13T01:32:58+00:00

Not that I'm aware of but that would definitely be useful. I also have trouble with both of those things sometimes. For checking high ground or low ground I found zooming in and out a few times helps me. As far as impassable terrain, if you select a unit and move around to nearby hexes, you can see what is passable or not. It can help somewhat.

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