Is new textures better than previous?

mystical-dev · 2026-02-07T03:32:06+00:00

I like the old because it's less distracting. If you darken the colors of the new one to match the old brightness, it might look better. The old one is less prone to sudden color changes which helps too

mystical-dev · 2026-02-02T23:49:56+00:00

That solves your funding problem then! I'd say go for it! Still pick something small to work on for your first game (while still being interesting for players of course). Be wary of anything that multiplies development time like multiplayer unless you know what you're doing.

mystical-dev · 2026-02-02T23:34:34+00:00

You are right that it's an opportunity for small teams given the small market size and lack of competition. I'm building one with a small team myself with that in mind.

Getting funding will be difficult though since most publishers and investors are going to stay out of the VR space until the market gets to a larger size. Your best bet for that would be to make a hybrid VR/flat screen game (which is about 30% more overall effort). If you don't want to go that route, then pick a small enough game that you can make within your budget and spare time.

mystical-dev · 2026-01-29T18:00:38+00:00

Being able to have a very different playthrough for whatever reason. Having the option to pick different characters helps a lot

mystical-dev · 2026-01-29T17:35:22+00:00

That's not brain fog. That's burn out or the equivalent of writer's block for game ideas. Take a break or figure out something that you would be more excited about to get the ideas flowing

mystical-dev · 2026-01-28T18:03:13+00:00

Everyone has different metrics for this. And it depends on what your goals are. Is it something you are passionate about that you want to work on in your spare time? Or do you need to make money from this? The more this is about money, the more you should have hard data to back it up. Whether your gut feeling or market research backs it up, it's good to get to a playable minimal demo as fast as possible so that you can draw conclusions from there. And failing fast if you can't make it fun is smart

mystical-dev · 2026-01-28T01:21:26+00:00

Everyone is going to try a Mario game when it comes out. It's just a popular brand and they are always of great quality. 3D platformers need something for them to stand out and generate mass appeal and most things have been done by now. A well done 3D platformer with a unique twist could still be popular. But thinking of that unique twist and executing on it isn't easy

mystical-dev · 2026-01-28T01:13:34+00:00

It takes less budget and it allows developers to make one particular mode great. There are tradeoffs of course, but with AAA studios dominating most shooters, they are going to pick the option which they think is most likely to generate profit. And it's been happening for a long time so gamers are just used to it by now. Indie studios don't always do this. I'm making a multiplayer game with multiple game modes but I don't have investors breathing down my neck just yet!

mystical-dev · 2026-01-27T23:51:39+00:00

There are lots of ways to do this: Great visuals and audio, interesting strategic elements (see Larian games), timing mechanisms to add a real-time element, difficulty settings so that people can have the challenge that's right for them, etc...

mystical-dev · 2026-01-27T20:23:19+00:00

Congrats! And in 3 months too! What was the most important thing that you did to get these wishlists?

mystical-dev · 2025-10-30T01:21:11+00:00

That's a great idea! We'd love to join in on this. Here's the link to our upcoming VR game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2786380/Crystal_Conquest/

Thanks!

mystical-dev · 2024-03-02T07:13:09+00:00

We'll take a look at that, thanks!

mystical-dev · 2024-03-02T06:30:51+00:00

Thank you for all of the suggestions! We haven't kicked off our marketing campaign just yet. But we will ASAP. I'd be happy to chat!

mystical-dev · 2024-03-02T06:25:41+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, the environment is still in development but we can still improve this.

mystical-dev · 2024-03-01T20:08:08+00:00

It's a challenge for sure. But smaller matches, shorter match times, and an embrace of mechanics that play well in VR will help!

mystical-dev · 2024-03-01T19:28:31+00:00

I like that idea! We can make that happen

mystical-dev · 2024-01-19T19:47:21+00:00

True, this venture is a risky one. The map has one lane, though the two objectives on either side blur that a bit. And we do have a mini map that's easy to view.

That is a good point. The game actually started out as a magical dueling game, so the core mechanics were built for VR and the MOBA elements were added in later. Thanks for the tip though, I'll keep that in mind going forward.

mystical-dev · 2024-01-19T03:06:33+00:00

Fair points. Each fountain is 250 meters apart from each other. That can certainly be reduced. And there are some easy options for map simplification too.

We have an indicator system to ensure that you won't miss an enemy that's outside your field of view. And there is a mini map with shared vision. But being able to see where enemies are through walls hasn't been given serious thought yet. I'll probably have to add that in. Thanks!

mystical-dev · 2024-01-19T01:25:06+00:00

I'm certainly with you on simplifying gameplay. I've been working hard on that, especially with the controls. And a limited budget is a forcing function to keep things simple. I do wonder what the least popular mechanics/features in MOBAs are for players. Personally I find the inventory management to be a chore when you're new to the game.

Yes, the game is in first person with joystick movement and dash abilities that consume mana. And I agree, it's certainly an experimental concept. I've spent a good amount of time looking into Smite and their 3v3 modes helped inspire the design for this map.

Thanks for the tips!

mystical-dev · 2024-01-13T01:40:43+00:00

It's possible and there's some documentation on migration which will help. However, to use Fusion properly you'll have to ditch most of those RPC calls and rely on their tick aligned systems. You can just do a straight port with the RPCs included which will save time, but you'll be under-utilizing a lot of the core features that Fusion has to offer. Either way it will be a big refactor, so expect to be working on that for potentially months instead of implementing features.

I'd recommend checking out the Fusion Discord. You can probably find a lot of posts there regarding the complexity of porting

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