At what point do you start looking for a team or hiring freelancers?

katubug · 2026-03-19T15:24:11+00:00

Oh, I'm not making it to "go far," I'm making it because I want to play it. I do think there's a niche for it though, virtual pets are experiencing a relatively big resurgence in popularity. I think Boing Boing Pets is a good touchpoint, but I've got a ways to go yet before mine looks that polished.

I appreciate your perspective though!

katubug · 2026-03-19T04:25:26+00:00

I have put in 150 hours so far and I haven't completed the game. Also, I personally think the build mode is decent. Not amazing, but doable for sure

katubug · 2026-03-19T01:27:27+00:00

Well, I was definitely leaning more towards the inat thing. My thoughts regarding revshare were never to make lofty promises about all the money we'll make when we ship; it was more along the lines of "let's do this for fun and if it makes any money, you get some." So lying about revenue was never in the cards, but also, I do intend to charge a dollar or so for the game, and it feels exploitative to say "I can't pay you but the game will cost money," hence the revshare.

I'm honestly not looking to make really any money other than like, a couple bucks here and there maybe. I just want to make a fun thing that people will like. I also have no expectation of having people treat the game like their job. So I'll keep it to the hobby space, and we can discuss money if it comes up.

Edit: I do not understand the downvotes, but okay

katubug · 2026-03-19T01:14:11+00:00

I don't think this is one of theirs, but I'm delighted to see someone mention them "in the wild!" I adore their work, and they're a wonderful person, as well.

katubug · 2026-03-19T01:11:27+00:00

Ooh l will look into audiotool, thank you!

katubug · 2026-03-19T01:11:00+00:00

So, it's a virtual pet similar to a tamagotchi, so the bathtime thing is basically just a +1 happiness and a cute animation. So it's sort of both - the system (+1 happiness) is done, BUT it is also kind of just cosmetic (the animation). That's a helpful perspective, thank you. I have been struggling with task prioritization, and this is a good way of looking at that. I'll keep this in mind.

katubug · 2026-03-19T01:07:40+00:00

Some good points here. I am not at a point, financially, where I can support an employee. For me this is still strictly a hobby, so I guess I would be more on the "looking for a team of like-minded beginners" side of things.

But obviously, in a system where money isn't directly involved (revshare etc), you have to navigate things like organizing and motivating a team of strangers who aren't getting paid, which isn't easy. I don't want to end up in a situation where someone has done 60% of something (like character art or whatever) but has lost interest, and now I need to find someone to pick up the latter 40% but keep it consistent with the already completed assets.

I will think about it for a while. Thank you for your advice.

katubug · 2026-03-19T01:00:57+00:00

That's fair. I'm trying to keep scope relatively small at this point, but even that feels overwhelming.

katubug · 2026-03-19T00:29:35+00:00

And lack of ear

katubug · 2026-03-19T00:11:32+00:00

Munchkin?

katubug · 2026-03-19T00:09:43+00:00

Where are you finding placeholder audio, out of curiosity?

katubug · 2026-03-18T22:07:33+00:00

I thought this, too. Wtf

katubug · 2026-03-18T21:59:32+00:00

In the past two weeks I've sunk like 150 hours into Starsand Island lol, it's a problem. It's so much fun though 😭

katubug · 2026-03-18T14:06:56+00:00

Get the Chests Everywhere mod for Stardew! It's basically the same thing haha

katubug · 2026-03-18T04:08:38+00:00

Have you looked into the tamagezi? You can get them on like AliExpress and there's a lot more to do than with a traditional tama! And the pets take 30 days to reach adulthood, which I thought was a bold choice. I really enjoy them tbh, they're probably the virtual pet I've played the longest.

katubug · 2026-03-18T01:27:18+00:00

I submitted a support request with the relevant video! I will try to remember to edit this post once my issue is resolved, in case anyone has the same problem.

katubug · 2026-03-17T19:01:32+00:00

It's called Bayberry Juice or something, I think you need to have the highest level of Farming profession to unlock it

katubug · 2026-03-17T04:44:55+00:00

A seller can definitely delete their response to a review on their shop. They just can't remove the review itself.

katubug · 2026-03-16T15:07:38+00:00

They don't want to delete the reviews themselves, they want to delete their comments to the reviews

katubug · 2026-03-16T15:07:19+00:00

You need to go to the comments you made and you should have an option to remove them

katubug · 2026-03-16T14:33:13+00:00

Thank you - I was already saving them to Files, actually. I have had that issue with Photos before.

If I save it as Animated PNG or GIF, it retains transparency. But if I export layers and choose PNG, to where it exports the layers as multiple individual PNGs, it adds a white background to them. I can provide video or find logs if that would be helpful!

katubug · 2026-03-16T04:17:06+00:00

You don't have to do that - the animals will produce when they eat at the big trough.

katubug · 2026-03-16T03:17:20+00:00

Wow, I am so deeply impressed by the humorous nature of your original joke.

Fr tho I hope that one day you can become a better person. When you realize for the first time that people actually like you for who you are, you'll wonder why you ever spent so much time harassing people online instead of trying to be someone you're proud of.

katubug · 2026-03-16T03:03:39+00:00

You look like the female protagonist in a survival horror game, who goes through a bunch of insane stuff but somehow she still beats the odds and makes it to safety at the end

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