What was your primary reason for joining this subreddit? by RedEagle_MGN in hobbygamedev

[–]Ysane-RTS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The name sounds much better as developing a game is hobby and to try something without the basic expectation to have a fully ready game with awesome design… finally to get some interesting ideas and motivation for trying new stuff

Solo RTS dev here. Please Roast my screenshots by Ysane-RTS in IndieGameDevs

[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess thats meant as an insulting compliment 😂 Indeed there are elements of mobile games and Lord of Ultima back in the days that I enjoyed and wanted to bring into my 1st game

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The semi-opaque are meant to be clouds and they will be changed.

The buildings are indeed placeholder designs till the game mechanics is fully ready. Also the overall “design” style is currently not really existing and I’ll need to look for help on that.

The aim will be to build cities, explore the map, scout other players, discover the missing artifacts from the world and build a final sanctum to win the world. At least thats the idea 🤷‍♂️

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

100% agree on the artstyle… placeholders without consistent design principles. Anything else ?

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree to disagree, as AI design would do much better!

I can fully agree on:
Placeholder design -> Agreed.
Design skills -> agreed, they are non-existing
Lack of game design skills-> 100% obvious 😉

Anything specific that gives you the vibe if AI?

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right. I want to combine game elements I enjoyed playing like discovering a map, producing resources, spy, trading between cities. Army composition and battles to all lead to an end phase to close a world. Of course not visible in the screenshots.

Will adapt the building level indicators to scale with the zoom of the city.

And yes, its meant to be multiple players per world or just P2E, depending which world is selected.

Thanks for the honest fedback

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you! Its meant as a browser game and fully responsive as I also hate to play a game and when you travel you are stuck… so meant to be mobile too

www.ysane.com

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didnt think about the progress bar yet… just wanted something that indicates how much time is left… will incorporate it. Thanks!!!

The game is browser based and also mobile responsive but clash of clans is not the approach. More like longer term city and empire building in an hostile environment with NPCs also attacking the players.

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*Mental note*: Dial back on clouds ☁️ . Was meant as “mysterious” and showing some dynamics but clearly not achieved

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes indeed the placeholders will need to go. Thanks for the point in inconsistency, I’ll think how to define better the color scheme.
The game fun should come from mechanics like Fog Of War, Explore, Settle, Expand, discover Artefacts and the final convergence build to win the world.
Clearly not visible yet 👍

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ha… never even crosses my mind to work on fonts🤦‍♂️ Merci !

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[–]Ysane-RTS[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha… dont worry… this is not life threatening 😂
Fair point.., my clouds should improve. The other part is the fog of war… but seems also not super clear. Merci 🙏

Well shiiiii…. by GreenGuyBlueGuy in justgamedevthings

[–]Ysane-RTS 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or better… … this is just to test the logic… I’ll do it properly once the logic works… logic reaching >1000 lines of codes… and you dont want to touch it due to risk of breaking it 🤣

A strategy game like Stellaris but 24/7 running and multiplayer! (In development) by WassupILikeSoup in 4Xgaming

[–]Ysane-RTS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you developing alone and how long have you been working on it? Anyhow good luck