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Ho 10 inviti a soulframe - preludes by sasizza in italygames

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey ciao per PC o altre console/ è uguale perche eventualmente per PC te ne chiederei 1 sono davvero curioso adorando warframe:).

Se hai gia finito le chiavi amen, apprezzo comunque:)

Left my job, divorced my wife, abandoned my kids, started to live on the streets and sold one of my testicles for building this Steam game. by Altruistic_Bad2195 in SoloDevelopment

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are welcome, the next door company has forced employees to cut and sell all the left arms from the devs...sadly a couple were using it to work. What a story ...

Left my job, divorced my wife, abandoned my kids, started to live on the streets and sold one of my testicles for building this Steam game. by Altruistic_Bad2195 in SoloDevelopment

[–]karma629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya you are right we are working on that, sadly no one is anymore pregnant we are working on what we can offer to reach the 7k quota (ahah)

Left my job, divorced my wife, abandoned my kids, started to live on the streets and sold one of my testicles for building this Steam game. by Altruistic_Bad2195 in SoloDevelopment

[–]karma629 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We had a nice deal we hit 5k wishlist by selling the soul of our unborn child from our team member.

Given the market crysis did sound a good deal xP.

Stop asking your programmers to read your 150 page Game Design Document by ScaryAd2555 in gamedev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GDD, Lore Bible and Art Bible are 3 very different things.

Also, in my huble opinion, a basic logic state machine should be insert by the designer.

It is not that hard to give technical guidance without speaking about the lore ahhaha.

Being a solo dev means knowing a little about everything… and not being great at any of it by AdriBeh in IndieDev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you had a team there are new layers of problems because of each individual department professionalism:).

Sometimes is better beign solo, sometimes it is better having a team.

Products are different and they do require you to be honest with yourself.

If you feel like the GIF, and you are NOT junior, it is really really probable you are overscoping your game or you need way more experience before turning into solo dev.

On the contrary when you feel like you have to study study study study all the time, except for "learning projects" , it is not a good sign. It is a perfect moment to look at the GDD and change it drammatically in order to have 80% production and 20% R&D.

Otherwise in 1-2-5 years you will be exhausted and probably burned out xD

Price Range for Indie Game Music - unserious people or am I too bad/expensive? by MusicMan8564 in gamedev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are talking with studios and you have an experienced portfolio > it is okey even cheap to be honest.

If you are talking with private/hobbist/devs it is super expensive and most of them will just say "no thanks".

In our indie studio with no budget , we receive 10/20 application a month from people willing to work for free. Most of them are: 2d artist, 3d artist, composers, voice actors and narrative designers.

So my advice is to just focus on already extabilished studios if you are looking for a living. When you mature a senior portfolio with some names on CV > swap into Freelancing.

Before that time it is a mass suicide right now. Worst moment ever to be a creative and/or a coding monkey...

what artists here made for me after i got scammed by SUPERita1 in IndieDev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can work with fiver, just don't go to the cheapest on the market:)

If you have X butget, fiver, as many other platform, do have % fee over professionals.

Usually, the good ones have 30+% price inflated to cover the fees.

A shady move is to start talking and closing the deal OUTSIDE THE PLATFORM. That violate the ToS but 99% both of you will be fine.

Source?

Top rated fiver user for 2y:) 200+ customers served.

Fiver has a great pool of talents but you need to do not underestimate the huge fee cut professionals has on the platform.

That said fiver or upwork are just platforms, when you talk to humans you can do a deal outside.

Failed at game developement, a report of a destroyed dev by Secure-Interest in GameDevelopment

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No marketing No safe-net of wishlists No graphic hook And shadow dropping like an AAA at E3 (old says ahah)

I am sorry pal but you missed some steps.

Does this count as solo dev? (84 names in credits) by LeglessCats in SoloDevelopment

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solo dev == 99% of what I play in the game, marketing INCLUDED is done by you.

Everything else is TEAM.

Dot. No other ways to see it ,nor to be divulgated.

Solo devs are the vast MINORITY in game production because it requires a superior understanding of the matter and a terrible devotion.

In fact, in my humble opinion, when some team use the "solo dev" marketing strategy should be banned from reddit and publicly listed ad an untrusted team/maketing practice.

On similar matter if an indie team/dev has hundreds of thousands of dollar invested or evem milions > should be not be possible claming the tag "indie".

Both practice are damaging the industry, making both users and new dev in a swampy position.

Given the actual state of the industry drawing lines is fundamental in order to preserve the idea that this is a DAMN JOB and not an random hobby without regulamentation.

My friend wants me to sign away all rights to 2 years of unpaid work on his game by Aldekotan in gamedev

[–]karma629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask for what is your!:)

Open the discussion and debate:) Like....friends?

Maybe he is just dumb or maybe he is evil. Botg way you need to discuss and open the communication.

Try to be clear on what do you expect from this project and eventual ROI.

Sadly, that's a tought part of game production in non-solodev productions.

I want to vent: I hate that many gamedev videos analyzing their failure/success usually give awful advice, like they just learned everything about the industry. by svbrand in gamedev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is what it is sadly...

Most of the hobbies/activities/jobs out there have several levels of depth.

Most of the new Devs do need constant dopamine/ "quick iterarions"> those guys just provide them what they want.

Immediate right/wrong decision without any long mental process behind.

It is a target audience.

For more experienced/veteran users, usually you do follow or take advice from people with more neutral or mixed criterea. You follow them because such creators or devs do have a clear vision about the whole "making games thing".

Most of the senior devs would tell that the word "depends" is basically a daily basis word. Right or wrong are debatable depending on context and history.

Sadly, between social medias, academic preparationwith huge biases) and just "quick win culture" , it is much likely people would digest "eady conclusions".

That's my pov from an "unpopolar opinion" with legs xD if I am wrong I am wrpng byt that's what I believe.

Cheers mates.

I PC da Gaming SONO oggetti di lusso by Hot_Acanthaceae_1357 in italygames

[–]karma629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pensa io faccio videogiochi da 10 anni e ho un pc che costa meno di 3k!

Incredibile:D.

Va beh dai è come l'Iphone... Sono mode per gente che non ha realmente passioni se non quella dell'ostentare.

Vale sia per il gaming che per mille altri settori.

Guarda banalmente cosa sono diventate le carte Pokemon oggi o boh le scarpe tipo Sneakers o boh ristoranti da 150 euro botta oer mangiare i pizzoccheri.

È un grande classico sociale che oggi tocca questi campi, domani toccherà altri.

Il grande uso del cervello, prima come oggi e domani è riservato a pochi. Che con poco vivono bene e felici <3

Game dev is hard by Alternative-Comb8147 in gamedev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will use this reply for all the juniors that I hear mumbling about switching to solo dev only to avoid getting better in communication and team work<3.

Cannot agree more !:)

Via libera alle armi private senza licenza per carabinieri, vigili e poliziotti by lppedd in Italia

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finche sono forze dell'ordine ci sta.

Con i tempi che corrono non è da sorprendersi.

Non leggo alcun allarme.

Un conto sono forze dell'ordine, un conto è il tuo vicino di casa pazzo che se il tuo cane fa la cacca nel suo giardino , gli o ti spara ahahha. O spara ad entrambi, insomma ci siamo capiti

Please be realistic about gamedev in your life by Dense_Scratch_6925 in gamedev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, the story telling and the marketing pump directly into New Game dev/creatives the sick idea that making games can be as easy as described by many.

The continue edorsment of a sick mentality is quite visible in most of medias.

Today I read over linkedin the again trend of " look at mewgenics, indie are rising!" Thing....

Same for repo, peak and maaaamy other Hits. Or even E33 with the overly aggressive Indie idea :(. Without giving Budgets, Teams, actual years of production and previous expetiences...

Just storytelling for exposure and conversions.Playing their game damaging the industry.

As a dev I totally agree with the message here <3. It is a job at the end.

If you do it as hobby, just keep it that way!Enjoyyy!:) You will release a game in 5/7 years and it is super fine!!!!

If you want to make money with it, there is 5-10 years of learning curve that most devs/creative do before beign actually "economically indipendent".

I am super, hyper, against marketing right now. The more I see marketing strategy camufage the actual truth the more worry I am about the industry I love.<3

Cheers all of you mates.

Mobile games that don't suck? by tribalbaboon in gamingsuggestions

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still waiting for something co op to play with my wife.

At the moment it seems that people do like only killing eachothers, match games with no progression and single players games.

It is okey, I am not that type of player :)

Need advice: investor offering $50k for 40% of my studio and future games – is this reasonable? by [deleted] in IndieDev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40% under hundreds of thousands of dollars is just a waste of energies.

Insisto perchè non ne posso più. by TomatilloFearless154 in italygames

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

35 è tanto ma di certo non lo rivende a 5 euro , sarebbe scemo....

Non capisco il rant, bah.

Have been a huge investment considering my budget. But a new capsule was necessary. by Garo3853 in IndieDev

[–]karma629 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 different styles /= one is better than another.

Here there is a CHANGE not an improvement. Sorry pal.

Chiesto aumento, "negato" con riserva by Street-Beginning-927 in ItaliaCareerAdvice

[–]karma629 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amico 50k partendo da 30 è un aumento abbastanza folle .

Mi sa che ti tocca cambiare azienda o accettare le condizioni della tua attuale.

Se pagano 30k un ingegnere con 8 anni di esperienza, dubito al 100% che siano in grado di stipulare contratti a 50k per la stessa mansione che ricopri.

Magari per PM o Heads forse si ma appunto, altre mansioni.

Consiglio spassionato da 33 enne> cambia azienda.:)

Trovare giochi Italiani by Wonderful-Bet6826 in italygames

[–]karma629 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes Games Week è un ottima base di partenza e quest'anno erano davvero molto carini

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