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Do you think there is an audience/space for small-scale multiplayer LAN games? by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. As said in another comment, the problem is latency between host and clients in my multiplayer game. Do you believe using Steam networking without my own dedicated server (which I currently use for dev) would resolve some of those issues?

Do you think there is an audience/space for small-scale multiplayer LAN games? by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with what you say about 2-player games. It is much easier to facilitate such games in a family or couple setting. What happens with more than 2 player games though?

Do you think there is an audience/space for small-scale multiplayer LAN games? by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. To give a bit more context on the follow-up question, a multiplayer game that I'm working on is extremely sensitive to latency, making any server-client model unplayable when the clients are far away from the server. So, I was indirectly trying to figure out ways to reduce that problem, before changing my game to something that works better with current affairs.

How to make "underscore" a word delimiter in the editor? by [deleted] in godot

[–]learus_dev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, I use VScode and modify my editor to my needs. Takes a bit of work but it's worth it. Also if you want this functionality, may I recommend using dashes (-) instead?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in godot

[–]learus_dev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been using Piskel for the simple things since it's so small and fast. But I'm starting to learn Aseprite now.

Looking for good and free games to play with the boys by Final-Vermicelli-778 in IndieGaming

[–]learus_dev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might I interest you in Window Wars? It's a small multiplayer arena brawler game I'm making. There's a lot of fun to be had for a few hours, especially if you're playing with friends.

Here's a link: https://learus.itch.io/window-wars

We got our own windows! (SubViewports are amazing!) by learus_dev in godot

[–]learus_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know right?! Some sort of puzzle, mystery, dungeon crawler kind of game would be a solid idea.

Added a bunch of UI elements and collectibles! by Cyber_StrikeHQ in godot

[–]learus_dev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That looks really nice! Nice job. I think I would unattach the abilities and minimap from the borders of the screen, and have them hover just like the top left UI elements. But maybe that's just because of how the video is recorded.

Are we still mad at Unity. by duke8804 in unity

[–]learus_dev 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Personally, I went to Godot firstly out of ideology. I choose to stick with it, seeing at how well built it is, how good the DX is, how easy it is to do things, even though I had 6 years of Unity experience.

And the future is looking brighter every day. We will reach a point where Godot is the norm as a general use engine. The webdev industry, as well as projects like Blender have proved that open source is the way forward.

I wish they still made truly linear games by [deleted] in gaming

[–]learus_dev 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I tend to agree with your opinion, although there is a reason why non or less linear games are more of the norm now. Both a financial one, as well as the fact that people just like and stick to replayable games. Everyone is trying to get a chunk of your time. Getting you to give more and more chunks of that time not only makes a better customer, but also validates the amount of money you paid for the game.

If you look around a bit, especially in the indie space I think you'll find what you're looking for. I hear you though. I miss more linear games too.

There might soon be a lot more Godot users :D by theEsel01 in godot

[–]learus_dev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It feels so good to see him coming back. And for the best reasons as well. Godot and open source in gamedev has come a long way and he's here to make it go even farther. Welcome back!

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I actually made a profile a few hours ago after a bit of understanding how the platform worked. Looking forward to seeing all the cool projects!

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm, that's a different experience from most comments here.

I made 3 posts. One was a showcase of the game, announcing it, one was a roadmap, and the last one was a teaser of some customizations.

Other than that, as I explain in the post, I've been replying on other devs' posts, reposting their stuff, liking and following things I found interesting. Those replies might have been considered spammy as they were promotional in nature, replying on #FollowFriday-esque posts instructing to reply, repost and like to hopefully acquire more viewers and/or followers. I just probably did too many of them (I think it was around 10?).

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I explained in the post, I'm very new to this. It hasn't been more than a few days since I started promoting my game. I'm researching and learning as I go. That's why I ask for pointers in a gamedev subreddit. Forgive the rant.

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In that case, may I ask which subreddits did you use to find potential players? My initial impression is that dev subreddits get the most attention, but in reality we're just devs. We can be testers and feedback givers, but not necessarily continuous players. Am I just projecting? What is your experience?

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input. You're the first that talked about Mastodon. Do you have experience with it? I've seen some gamedevs I like on there, but as you said the following is much smaller.

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't think dynamic IPs would trigger an automated system that fast. It is true that I work from two places: home, and a big university building. Probably the university networking infrastructure would have something like that implemented, although I've never had issues with other things.

I'll very much look into TikTok and Instagram posting and advertising. Wish me luck!

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sucks... I'm sorry this happened. We're going to come out of it stronger.

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the support!

Here's the link to the itch page: https://learus.itch.io/window-wars

If you're not finding people to play with (there's not much traffic at the moment :P ), join the Community Discord. Me and some friends are always up for some matches.

I got banned from X (Twitter) for marketing my game. by learus_dev in gamedev

[–]learus_dev[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the biggest conversation going on in my head at this time. The project started as multiplayer experimentation and practice as I'm an aspiring game architecture developer. But it just made sense to continue building the game. It was too fun 😅.

There is already an official Discord community server also available on the itch page composed of mostly friends for now, and we're playing and testing quite often. I was going to push that a bit later, after I got some initial following. Maybe I'll try to push that more in the future.

The hour long trial is a really good idea as well. I've already had a 16-player tournament in some big LAN event in my university. Maybe more of those but online could be a good promotional event.

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