I think for the ammo maybe you could have something like an energy bar and regular bullets deplete it a little and missiles take more energy than bullets
For the ammo, having it be bullets is the tricky part. if they were energy weapons you could pick up batteries (ammo) and that battery can shoot 5 small energy balls or one large energy ball. That way the global system applies but its not only picking up bullets that magically change types, it's picking up charges
Me too just is it an open world or platformer? Also there aren't any objectives yet and the map looks pretty boring so he still got lot of work to do but I'm sure he will do it good
The new enemy seems pretty easy to defeat. I'd recommend making it a bit trickier, but not by much. Maybe make it slightly harder to get onto the robot, or have it knock the player off after a battery is taken out
@@flat-seventh I like the idea of shooting 3 weak points to temporarily disable the robot to make it climbable. Then for higher difficulty levels, it could have a shorter amount of time to climb to the battery and take it out.
First of all, this is my first time seeing this TH-camr. Second of all, this game looks sick. Third of all, you could turn this into a genuinely great game that is comparable with games from big companies.
I love the new biome! The blue grass just looks so chill and I love the look of the trees contrasting with the ground. I don't understand how an individual can create this stunning and amazing games. I'm really excited for more devlogs, and I can't wait to play the game myself. Insanely amazing work!
Maybe some kind of large cave areas giving the player the option of jumping chasms climbing walls or maneuvering the ceiling, maybe some kind of spider creatures that also climb on the walls like the player, and removing enough of the legs causes them to fall to the ground and change attack style
3:46 expanding on battery system - it would be cool if you put out one battery, robot becomes "sloppy". Since he missing one battery and does not have enough power to function properly
I find it absolutely awesome that my comment about the sun and planet shadows few parts back actually made you to remade the planets completely. Kind of. I also feel bad for making you do more not-yet-really-necesarry work. But sill. Awesome. Keep the devlogs up, please.
The one thing I feel like is needed at least for the robot is a clear way to know how to defeat it. like maybe are marker of some kind or a visual way (like having the robot look at the box are or if it can't see you it also looks near the box) because I know if I played this I would just try shooting it down or its legs like the first big boi robot. besides that everything looks great!
i feel like it would be a matter of preference personally i like not knowing what to do because it feels more satisfying when i figure out what to do on my own. i think a hint would be a good way to give the player an idea of what to expect, but not outright tell them what to do, since they still have to find the panel with the batteries. for example: "the boss has no health bar and you cannot damage it, surely there's another way to bring it down?"
Codeer, what if an enemy that comes out of the ground as some sort of mechanical earth worm that is used to mine the planets of it's rich mineral resources, I think it would fit well to the games plot, just a thought.
omg i literally just checked last night to see if my notifications were bugged because i hadn't got a notification for one of these videos, and less than 24 hours later it gets uploaded lmao Edit: That new robot also looks AWESOME, i love the battery idea
@@LeonserGT oh and also maybe something on top of it for player to Dodge when climbing on the robot like something that would be shooting at the player or something like that
I think it's more of an anti-astronear since you instead wants to stop the planet's exploitation of resources meanwhile in astronear you just suck any resources you see
I watch a lot of devlogs because they're entertaining or for inspiration but not because I'm interested in the game. This one is different. There's no way I'm not getting this game when it's out.
@@DoxyYT Well if he balances the guns and ammo locations around it, it could be fun. For example, in most games you would go from a weak pistol to a strong pistol but the strong pistol needs rarer ammo. You could also have a rifle that also needs its own ammo. In this, the pistol and the rifle are just as good, but they're better in different circumstances. Assault rifles are good for a few enemies, rocket launchers for groups of them, and pistols for specific enemies, etc.
Be careful with the shared ammo system, as it causes sometimes overlooked concerns. With a shared pool, you cannot just switch to a different gun when one gun runs out of ammo. Shared pools can also exacerbate or create weapon balance issues, as using any weapon reduces how often you can use every other weapon.
The stamina and ammo concept seems very interesting and unique. When you were talking about the stamina, something i thought of was like adding an object or different ability that would cause you to slide around, kind of like shield surfing in zelda.
Suggestion: When you change each weapon, the game can calculate for you how many bullets of that weapon you can shoot besides showing the "total ammo" you have. Good luck on your game :)
Bruh!!! This enemy killing mechanic is so creative and will be so fun to destroy enemies with! This game also looks really fun and I really look forward to it being available to play!
Grapple arm wold be cool but not like the Arkham one. That’s just click button go in straight line to specific point. literally would add nothing to combat and would only simplify if making it worse
batman's grapnel gun is a mechanic where the player can basically teleport to a (usually higher) location far away. There is a sweet animation where batman shoots a rope out, and then retracts the rope and flies towards the spot, but the basic mechanic is "teleport to a spot that I'm pointing at". This kind of mechanic makes sense in a batman game where you are incentivized to get up high and swoop down on bad guys. This freaky shooter game has already incentivized climbing and built many mechanics around that climbing. This newest enemy requires you to trigger the creature to attack with its face so you can climb its neck and kill it. If you could grapple hook to the creature's neck it would make it too easy. At the current balance of the game, a grappling hook would be too powerful. The only reason to include a grapple hook is if you want to reward the player for accomplishing a difficult achievement (like kill a difficult boss or complete a large crafting path to get a special item) by giving them a new ability (grappling hook) that makes them feel a lot stronger. Perhaps killing these tall boys without a grappling hook gives you special parts (like you break down the batteries that you remove and it drops special components), then you craft those components (or use them as a special gas) into a grappling hook and now you can kill those enemies a lot easier. So if there is a new area later on, like a floating rock field area or a castle in the sky or maybe an island in a deep sea (the player can't swim), then the grappling hook could be used to get to that new area. Maybe there are more interesting resources/craftables in that area, or maybe there is a cool challenge boss to kill. But simply adding a grappling hook to the start of the game would make it too easy. (Terraria does a really good job of giving you more powerful tools as you defeat bosses, and then gives you more powerful bosses/enemies to fight that are tuned to the power level you have just reached)
@@MattWyndham just make it act like an actual grappling hook. So you have to take into account speed, momentum,hight ,angle of release etc Then it could be something amazing. Just imaging jumping off a robot you just destroyed, aiming and grappling towards another mechs leg flying under its leg launching you 30ft in to the air then landing on its head and pulling out the battery.
@@crycrcfyhf8862 That's incredibly frustrating as a player because a true grappling hook means you no longer have any control over where you are moving. But if you allow the player to control movement in the air then it's basically a restricted flight mechanic and that's fine. Risk of Rain 2 has a grappling hook mechanic for the Loader character, but that is a cheat because you can control the character while she is grappling, so it's more like limited flight in game mechanic terms
Magnificent 😍😍 Oh how I love your game style You are a genius, adept, professional Dark magic how you put everything together Sketches Diagrams Working flow etc
Hey coder, I think it would look a lot better if the “thing” on the end of the neck would rotate and maybe even have the eye come out of the triangle a little!
You should add some lore elements eventually, that would be awesome. Also, how far into development are you? I would love to play this when it's done. Edit: I think that the really big enemies should fall slower (if you can do that without messing with gravity), or have puffs of terrain when they hit the ground to really sell the scale. It would also be cool if there were dead astronauts, like you aren't the first one there. It would also be cool if the robots had a ammo container that you could loot the same way you pull out batteries, and then the box dissapears and gives you ammo. Sorry this is so long lol
I just have to say i want to see this game completed. It looks like a really unique, interesting third person shooter, and it isnt even finished yet. It makes me think of shadow of the colossus as a sci fi shooter. Keep up the good work.
Personally, I find that the blue grass blends into the sky too well, making it look bland. Compare it to Breath of the Wild and the Pathless, they have green grass and blue sky, showing more contrast.
welcome back man! for ammo, i always liked the Mass Effect strategy: ammo is "infinite", due to the fact that weapons shoot microscopic shards of metal that effectively take years to deplete (stored in weapon), and the "ammo" is actually heat sinks that are needed to avoid weapon exploding due to too much heat energy from the electromagnetic propulsion it uses to shoot. Or ammo = energy and bullet = hardlight created matter, so you can explain gathering energy but shooting physical bullets.
So damn good. you've gotta be one of my favorite game dev youtubers. I think having a grappling hook in the game could work really well in terms of the issue you were having with the movement becoming boring at times. If you were going to add it I would reccomend implementing one similar to that of the pathfinder character in apex legends (or titanfall 2 but they are basically the same). If you have ever seen someone use this style of grappling hook, although it takes some skill, with a little practice the player is able to speed around environments and fling themselves through the map. This can make traversing even the most dull places very enjoyable aswell as giving the player a real sense of speed and control over how they move. It could also make for a very interesting mechanic when fighting some of the enemies. It would be awesome to see an enemy that had ungrappleable armor that you had to shoot off in order to be able to grapple ontop or somewhere else on the robot and remove its batteries. Or maybe one robot cannot be grappled onto at all and you have to wait for it to summon drones in order to use the drones to grapple ontop of it. Anyway that's just a suggestion I love what your doing with the game and can't wait to buy it once it's finished!
The climbing mechanic looks proper good and seems really slick and controllable. Only just came across your game looking for procedural animation videos. All I can say is instant sub and I can't wait to watch more. Great stuff man! About shared ammo, one issue that dissuaded me from having that system in my game was that it discourages using different weapons. Players will likely stick to their favourite weapon for most of the time. Saying that though having weapons filling very specific roles will definitely help. Explosive for groups, short, mid and long range options. Different projectile speeds balanced against damage and rate of fire in addition to unique damage/projectile mechanics like a saw blade boomerang, homing ability or something. The rest is scope creep I think because the game looks incredible as is. You could add elemental damage and resistances, though for a robot enemy type you could go for surface type resistances against different weapons (energy damage better on shields, explosive for metal or piercing damage against weak spots like glass eyes or in between joints). I'll throw some more stuff in case anything resonates. Perhaps have magnets, EMPs, hacking/turncoat weaponry, disabling/destroying/freezing enemy limbs/weapons, enemy buffs, that one annoying enemy type, support class enemy types, player abilities/power-ups, some other Doom Eternal mechanic here, enemy emotions like normal angry, scared or player buffs.
A tethering weapon seems like it would be really fun in a game like this, either to trip large enemies to access them easier or attaching enemies to each other. It could also be used for more interesting traversal such as slingshotting towards the crystals. Looking forward to hearing about this more
How did I miss this? Loved the video, and the ammo thing is cool, I see other people talking about energy weapons, and you even agreed to it, so can't wait to see those in the next log ^^
This game looks super silly and fun, I quite like it! One thing I'd do design wise is work on a visual language. Using certain colors or materials to indicate weak points or indestructible armor. That way when people look at this thing, and see that it's invincible to weapons, their first instinct is to think "so how can I defeat it without weapons?"
In terms of ammo system, flipping it around may be more intuitive. Right now, 5 is sometimes less than 5. Instead, you could make it so that 1 is occasionally 5. Base it off of a "clip" or something, call them ammo blocks that your weapons absorb to create their specific ammo. But some weapons need 1 block and some need less than that? Just a thought
Change ammo for energy/battery. Then make guns scifi looking and overheating. That way you can balance an op gun by making it overheat fast and it can consume 20 energy for example. Since the game is super scifi future like it would fit perfectly. Also make the ground less flat. Look at the steppes of asia for inspiration. Game looks promising, waiting foe the next video.
Hey guys thanks for watching :) Subscribe to see more devlogs! Also please let me know any feedback on the new ammo and stamina systems :)
Make it multiplayer!
very nice stuff
maybe a roll move/cartwheel roll for dodging??
@@scole2401 that's a bold statement
I think for the ammo maybe you could have something like an energy bar and regular bullets deplete it a little and missiles take more energy than bullets
Add Clouds!!!
For the ammo, having it be bullets is the tricky part. if they were energy weapons you could pick up batteries (ammo) and that battery can shoot 5 small energy balls or one large energy ball. That way the global system applies but its not only picking up bullets that magically change types, it's picking up charges
Yes. Or if you want to keep the weapon generally the same have it be a “metal” count or something like that it would make a bit more sense
If it's energy based maybe it could encourage player to take out the new bosses for the batteries.
@@Micon3252 ooh. Smart, I like that
That sounds awesome, yeah I'm definitely changing it to an energy system! Thanks :)
I was thinking of exactly the same. Amazing hahaha
You're a brilliant dev and TH-camr!
Thank you Thomas that means a lot! :)
Now make a cool 3D Game ( or YOU CAN'T DO THAT )
@@Codeer I have pm’d you on Twitter. Please take a look
This game is, sure strange, but original, and i cant wait it to be for sale
Agree
Me too just is it an open world or platformer? Also there aren't any objectives yet and the map looks pretty boring so he still got lot of work to do but I'm sure he will do it good
@@darkigg bro of course it looks boring man this is his 4th devlog. are u good?
fuck the sale im going full price my dude. its gonna be one to get i say. plus when i lvoe a game i like to suport as i can
@@Username-zq5ln I know what you meant, but that kinda sounds rude,
This human/crawling thing player hybrid looks so fun
yooo wassup my man
I like the Shadow of the Colossus style of destroying enemy weakpoints instead of a traditional health system great work so far
These devlogs of your game are the best. They are pretty cool to watch
If you transitioned from bullets to energy weapons, the ammo mechanic would be much more intuitive and it would fit with the theme better.
Yeah that's a great idea, I'm definitely going to change it into energy weapons!
@@Codeer please read my comment
@@Codeer maybe the batteries will give the player a lot of energy! Which makes them want to kill them
@@Codeer is it gonna be a platformer game or an open world?
The new enemy seems pretty easy to defeat. I'd recommend making it a bit trickier, but not by much. Maybe make it slightly harder to get onto the robot, or have it knock the player off after a battery is taken out
yeah I agree, once one battery is taken it out should throw the player off and then you have to repeat
and perhaps have more shootable things- maybe they're timed, and you have to hit 3 weak spots to deactivate the robo. might work!
@@flat-seventh I like the idea of shooting 3 weak points to temporarily disable the robot to make it climbable. Then for higher difficulty levels, it could have a shorter amount of time to climb to the battery and take it out.
That would probably make it a boss turned into regular foe.
Can't wait for this game. Your ideas are amazing.
Thank you!
@@Codeer i like the enemy it looks like a tripod from war of the worlds
First of all, this is my first time seeing this TH-camr.
Second of all, this game looks sick.
Third of all, you could turn this into a genuinely great game that is comparable with games from big companies.
Dude thank you so much for fixing the planets. Previously, the light side was facing away from the sun, now they’re actually lit up by the sun!
“where you can run and climb stuff”
I’m sold on this idea.
Shadow of the colossus has that
Inspirational stuff man.
Great job!!
I love the new biome! The blue grass just looks so chill and I love the look of the trees contrasting with the ground. I don't understand how an individual can create this stunning and amazing games. I'm really excited for more devlogs, and I can't wait to play the game myself. Insanely amazing work!
Thanks that means a lot! Glad you like the new biome :)
Makes me sad that ill never be able to
I can’t wait for this to be released! You have been doing a great job on this and I have been watching your videos for a while. Keep up the good work!
Maybe some kind of large cave areas giving the player the option of jumping chasms climbing walls or maneuvering the ceiling, maybe some kind of spider creatures that also climb on the walls like the player, and removing enough of the legs causes them to fall to the ground and change attack style
Disabling the boss rather than depleting it’s health bar is genius
This game looks really promissing, I can't wait till it releases! Such high qulity video, too
Thank you!
awesome videos and awesome game- cant wait for more logs and the eventual release
3:46 expanding on battery system - it would be cool if you put out one battery, robot becomes "sloppy". Since he missing one battery and does not have enough power to function properly
Or what if you can put in your own sort of “hacking batteries” and control the robot
@Ezequiel Ciamparella warcrimes are legal when theres nobody to enforce them
@@dontkickmychick6076 Yes
I find it absolutely awesome that my comment about the sun and planet shadows few parts back actually made you to remade the planets completely. Kind of. I also feel bad for making you do more not-yet-really-necesarry work. But sill. Awesome. Keep the devlogs up, please.
The one thing I feel like is needed at least for the robot is a clear way to know how to defeat it. like maybe are marker of some kind or a visual way (like having the robot look at the box are or if it can't see you it also looks near the box) because I know if I played this I would just try shooting it down or its legs like the first big boi robot. besides that everything looks great!
Yes, maybe like orange dots on the legs to indicate the play should climb there
Black and yellow stripes on the battery box to make it stand out.
i feel like it would be a matter of preference
personally i like not knowing what to do because it feels more satisfying when i figure out what to do on my own.
i think a hint would be a good way to give the player an idea of what to expect, but not outright tell them what to do, since they still have to find the panel with the batteries.
for example:
"the boss has no health bar and you cannot damage it, surely there's another way to bring it down?"
@@makiito4170 actually, yeah! I mean, eventually the player would be curious enough to figure it out, it also gets them more curious about the game
@@makiito4170 ooo good idea! like a popup saying that, it pushes the player in the right direction without holding their hand. I like that a lot
Codeer, what if an enemy that comes out of the ground as some sort of mechanical earth worm that is used to mine the planets of it's rich mineral resources, I think it would fit well to the games plot, just a thought.
Not a bad idea
**Terraria flashbacks**
@@aaronzaharias9110 *you feel vibrations from deep below*
@@Dingle3334 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
omg i literally just checked last night to see if my notifications were bugged because i hadn't got a notification for one of these videos, and less than 24 hours later it gets uploaded lmao
Edit: That new robot also looks AWESOME, i love the battery idea
Haha that's awesome, and thank you!
@@Codeer boss idea - this robot's big brother with multiple head-arms, each having its own battery
@@LeonserGT oh and also maybe something on top of it for player to Dodge when climbing on the robot like something that would be shooting at the player or something like that
I plan on being a game developer and I am taking that course and it's so good seeing youtubers like you around.
These devlogs are by far the best I've seen in a long time.
the look of your green alien has triggered a forgotten memory in my head
This game looks so sick. Gives me astronear vibes
I think it's more of an anti-astronear since you instead wants to stop the planet's exploitation of resources meanwhile in astronear you just suck any resources you see
Never seen a laptop hinge like that, it's very cool. It's interesting how that same sort of hinge is used in your robot design
Looks Good so far, I'm still hyped!
This game is looking amazing!
Im always waiting for your devlog. The game is so cool, the design and the mechanics are awesome
This looks like it'll turn out to be a really innovative game when it's done. Excited to hopefully try it out someday!
this looks so cool! i think a robot enemy that has a crab-like design would be neat
Just found your channel, definitely here to stay! Love what I’m seeing so far
I watch a lot of devlogs because they're entertaining or for inspiration but not because I'm interested in the game. This one is different. There's no way I'm not getting this game when it's out.
Haha that's awesome, thank you!
The game is coming together really nicely Great job
The ammo system sounds really good actually. I wouldn't know for sure until I play, but it sounds great.
i dont like it tbh its kinda op and annoying
@@DoxyYT Well if he balances the guns and ammo locations around it, it could be fun. For example, in most games you would go from a weak pistol to a strong pistol but the strong pistol needs rarer ammo. You could also have a rifle that also needs its own ammo. In this, the pistol and the rifle are just as good, but they're better in different circumstances. Assault rifles are good for a few enemies, rocket launchers for groups of them, and pistols for specific enemies, etc.
I cannot wait for this to be released. The style is awesome
Be careful with the shared ammo system, as it causes sometimes overlooked concerns. With a shared pool, you cannot just switch to a different gun when one gun runs out of ammo. Shared pools can also exacerbate or create weapon balance issues, as using any weapon reduces how often you can use every other weapon.
00:21 the hinge is amazing
What laptop?
@@irenedjapa8805 I think one of Microsoft surface devices.. The New version
The stamina and ammo concept seems very interesting and unique. When you were talking about the stamina, something i thought of was like adding an object or different ability that would cause you to slide around, kind of like shield surfing in zelda.
Suggestion: When you change each weapon, the game can calculate for you how many bullets of that weapon you can shoot besides showing the "total ammo" you have. Good luck on your game :)
Bruh!!! This enemy killing mechanic is so creative and will be so fun to destroy enemies with! This game also looks really fun and I really look forward to it being available to play!
I think a tutorial level that explained mechanics like the ammo system would fix most players confusion
Definitely! Some sort of walkthrough tutorial as part of the story would be great :)
Really interested cool game mechanics, beautiful atmosphere, epic giant robots, and enjoy the puzzle element. Brilliant.
Anything large in this game will be an easy way to keep it interesting
I really love the look of the game. The style is wonderful.
This game just looks… good. There’s something so badass about seeing Goliath robots shrouded in mist patrolling in the distance
Here’s an idea: a robot that searches for you and when it does it goes to the nearest enemy the only way you can not be seen is hiding/shooting at it
can't wait to buy your upcoming masterpiece ! great job as always! keep working smart
When the player transforms I think adding like a grapple arm that works like the grappling hook in the Arkham series would be nice to add
Grapple arm wold be cool but not like the Arkham one.
That’s just click button go in straight line to specific point. literally would add nothing to combat and would only simplify if making it worse
batman's grapnel gun is a mechanic where the player can basically teleport to a (usually higher) location far away. There is a sweet animation where batman shoots a rope out, and then retracts the rope and flies towards the spot, but the basic mechanic is "teleport to a spot that I'm pointing at". This kind of mechanic makes sense in a batman game where you are incentivized to get up high and swoop down on bad guys.
This freaky shooter game has already incentivized climbing and built many mechanics around that climbing. This newest enemy requires you to trigger the creature to attack with its face so you can climb its neck and kill it. If you could grapple hook to the creature's neck it would make it too easy. At the current balance of the game, a grappling hook would be too powerful.
The only reason to include a grapple hook is if you want to reward the player for accomplishing a difficult achievement (like kill a difficult boss or complete a large crafting path to get a special item) by giving them a new ability (grappling hook) that makes them feel a lot stronger. Perhaps killing these tall boys without a grappling hook gives you special parts (like you break down the batteries that you remove and it drops special components), then you craft those components (or use them as a special gas) into a grappling hook and now you can kill those enemies a lot easier.
So if there is a new area later on, like a floating rock field area or a castle in the sky or maybe an island in a deep sea (the player can't swim), then the grappling hook could be used to get to that new area. Maybe there are more interesting resources/craftables in that area, or maybe there is a cool challenge boss to kill. But simply adding a grappling hook to the start of the game would make it too easy.
(Terraria does a really good job of giving you more powerful tools as you defeat bosses, and then gives you more powerful bosses/enemies to fight that are tuned to the power level you have just reached)
Btw a good use for it is to be used on flying enemies that need to be taken down in a certain way or floating platforms out of player reach
@@MattWyndham just make it act like an actual grappling hook. So you have to take into account speed, momentum,hight ,angle of release etc Then it could be something amazing.
Just imaging jumping off a robot you just destroyed, aiming and grappling towards another mechs leg flying under its leg launching you 30ft in to the air then landing on its head and pulling out the battery.
@@crycrcfyhf8862 That's incredibly frustrating as a player because a true grappling hook means you no longer have any control over where you are moving. But if you allow the player to control movement in the air then it's basically a restricted flight mechanic and that's fine.
Risk of Rain 2 has a grappling hook mechanic for the Loader character, but that is a cheat because you can control the character while she is grappling, so it's more like limited flight in game mechanic terms
Magnificent 😍😍 Oh how I love your game style
You are a genius, adept, professional
Dark magic how you put everything together
Sketches
Diagrams
Working flow
etc
Hey coder, I think it would look a lot better if the “thing” on the end of the neck would rotate and maybe even have the eye come out of the triangle a little!
Bros the most under rated game dev ever
For the traversing part you should add the arms that extend to hit the crystal's, it goes with the theme a bit more also a lot cooler to me.
Simplicity is key.
I think you're nailing both the visual style and gameplay.
I wish I could stir my projects into a reasonable direction like that.
Dang, "Spiderman No Way Home" is nice tho in game
You should add some lore elements eventually, that would be awesome. Also, how far into development are you? I would love to play this when it's done.
Edit: I think that the really big enemies should fall slower (if you can do that without messing with gravity), or have puffs of terrain when they hit the ground to really sell the scale. It would also be cool if there were dead astronauts, like you aren't the first one there.
It would also be cool if the robots had a ammo container that you could loot the same way you pull out batteries, and then the box dissapears and gives you ammo. Sorry this is so long lol
You got a real special channel here, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you!
This game is looking really cool! When is it set to release to the public, I would love to play it :D
I just have to say i want to see this game completed. It looks like a really unique, interesting third person shooter, and it isnt even finished yet. It makes me think of shadow of the colossus as a sci fi shooter. Keep up the good work.
The ammo should be energy units and the guns should shoot energy projectiles or lasers.
So cool, your game is so unique! Its a huge inspiration for me!
Personally, I find that the blue grass blends into the sky too well, making it look bland. Compare it to Breath of the Wild and the Pathless, they have green grass and blue sky, showing more contrast.
Maybe purple grass? Maybe even chrome? That would be weird lol
solution: green sky
Cool game, I love all the creative ways of defeating the different robots
Getting massive Risk or Rain vibes from the look, love it.
welcome back man!
for ammo, i always liked the Mass Effect strategy: ammo is "infinite", due to the fact that weapons shoot microscopic shards of metal that effectively take years to deplete (stored in weapon), and the "ammo" is actually heat sinks that are needed to avoid weapon exploding due to too much heat energy from the electromagnetic propulsion it uses to shoot.
Or ammo = energy and bullet = hardlight created matter, so you can explain gathering energy but shooting physical bullets.
So damn good. you've gotta be one of my favorite game dev youtubers. I think having a grappling hook in the game could work really well in terms of the issue you were having with the movement becoming boring at times. If you were going to add it I would reccomend implementing one similar to that of the pathfinder character in apex legends (or titanfall 2 but they are basically the same). If you have ever seen someone use this style of grappling hook, although it takes some skill, with a little practice the player is able to speed around environments and fling themselves through the map. This can make traversing even the most dull places very enjoyable aswell as giving the player a real sense of speed and control over how they move. It could also make for a very interesting mechanic when fighting some of the enemies. It would be awesome to see an enemy that had ungrappleable armor that you had to shoot off in order to be able to grapple ontop or somewhere else on the robot and remove its batteries. Or maybe one robot cannot be grappled onto at all and you have to wait for it to summon drones in order to use the drones to grapple ontop of it. Anyway that's just a suggestion I love what your doing with the game and can't wait to buy it once it's finished!
Can't wait for this!
Grew up playing shadow of the colossus on the PS2, and this game looks so perfect, I'm hyped.
I love your ammo system, hopefully it makes its way into more games
This is... awesome. I look forward to seeing your completed game!
The climbing mechanic looks proper good and seems really slick and controllable. Only just came across your game looking for procedural animation videos. All I can say is instant sub and I can't wait to watch more. Great stuff man!
About shared ammo, one issue that dissuaded me from having that system in my game was that it discourages using different weapons. Players will likely stick to their favourite weapon for most of the time.
Saying that though having weapons filling very specific roles will definitely help. Explosive for groups, short, mid and long range options. Different projectile speeds balanced against damage and rate of fire in addition to unique damage/projectile mechanics like a saw blade boomerang, homing ability or something.
The rest is scope creep I think because the game looks incredible as is.
You could add elemental damage and resistances, though for a robot enemy type you could go for surface type resistances against different weapons (energy damage better on shields, explosive for metal or piercing damage against weak spots like glass eyes or in between joints).
I'll throw some more stuff in case anything resonates. Perhaps have magnets, EMPs, hacking/turncoat weaponry, disabling/destroying/freezing enemy limbs/weapons, enemy buffs, that one annoying enemy type, support class enemy types, player abilities/power-ups, some other Doom Eternal mechanic here, enemy emotions like normal angry, scared or player buffs.
This game looks like it's gonna be a chill time playing
I feel like a simple camera shake when the larger enemies stop could make them feel more impactful and help convey a greater sense of weight
Men, this game is starting to look really good. I can't wait for it to come out.
Your game is coming alone so nicely! Love the hook 🪝 of this game. It’s going to be a good one.
I've loved watching these I recently started my own game and seeing the possibilities just makes me more excited
good luck on your game
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your ammo system sounds very intuitive and I love it!
5:51 Not sure if you noticed, but your speech matched perfectly with the beat right about here.
A tethering weapon seems like it would be really fun in a game like this, either to trip large enemies to access them easier or attaching enemies to each other. It could also be used for more interesting traversal such as slingshotting towards the crystals. Looking forward to hearing about this more
IM SO EXCITED TO PLAY THIS!!! I LOVE THIS DEVLOG!
How did I miss this? Loved the video, and the ammo thing is cool, I see other people talking about energy weapons, and you even agreed to it, so can't wait to see those in the next log ^^
First video from your channel that I see, that game is really impressive
That game looks so cool! I would definitely buy and play it! Keep it up man! :)
This game looks super silly and fun, I quite like it!
One thing I'd do design wise is work on a visual language. Using certain colors or materials to indicate weak points or indestructible armor. That way when people look at this thing, and see that it's invincible to weapons, their first instinct is to think "so how can I defeat it without weapons?"
These procedural animations look so satisfying
My gosh this game is looking amazing. Cant wait.
This is looking super cool! +1 on the idea of energy weapons and batteries
This game is so dope @codeer! Every time I see it it makes me want to make something with procedural animation 😍. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! and if you haven't already, you can check out my procedural animation tutorial to get started :)
@@Codeer will do!
This game is going to be awsome and I can't wait for future updates.
In terms of ammo system, flipping it around may be more intuitive.
Right now, 5 is sometimes less than 5.
Instead, you could make it so that 1 is occasionally 5. Base it off of a "clip" or something, call them ammo blocks that your weapons absorb to create their specific ammo.
But some weapons need 1 block and some need less than that?
Just a thought
I don't usually comment on videos, and I have nfi how I got here but awesome work mate, this looks super fun. Looking forward to playing it!
Change ammo for energy/battery. Then make guns scifi looking and overheating. That way you can balance an op gun by making it overheat fast and it can consume 20 energy for example. Since the game is super scifi future like it would fit perfectly. Also make the ground less flat. Look at the steppes of asia for inspiration.
Game looks promising, waiting foe the next video.
0:21 that laptop's **thing** that holds the keyboard and monitor is Dope!
Universal ammo is a GOOD idea
You have a lot of really creative mechanics and clever methods.
These devlogs are so cool and intresting I am looking forward for this game
This game is amazing and has so much potential! Keep up the good work! 🙂
that enemy is something i was see inside of a waking dream.