A Day in the Life of an Indie Game Developer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- A packed day of development on my indie game "Equilinox", the nature simulation game that I'm currently developing in Java using OpenGL.
Equilinox on Steam:
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The Equilinox website:
equilinox.com
The bug-fixing was a bit dull this week so I thought I'd save all the interesting tasks for the end of the week and have one exciting gamedev-filled day to show you!
Also, thanks to everyone for your feedback about the logos in the last couple of weeks! It's been really useful for me.
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Equilinox has now finally been released and is available on Steam for $9.99: store.steampowered.com/app/853550/Equilinox/
good job man. Glad to here it. Wish I had money to buy it...
congrats~! this is aspiring!
Great work! I love the style and colors.
Good shit just took a fat bong rip and the game just installed about to play and get really high:)
Hey that Day Plan concept is very helpful thanks
50% Game development, 50% Cooking show :D
Kenyro But it made this so relaxing video!
*"A Day in the Life of an Indie Game Developer"*
But where's the make up tutorial?!
Kevin Tan There's still a lot of cooking (which I don't mind, as I understand that far better than game development).
😂😂😂
this guy really knows how to cook
yeah
I was thinking the same thing lmao his meals look amazing
How is one’s day *this* productive
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@@justiceforsethrichwwg1wga160 XD
JOANY thats one day imagine ones year!!!
I'm currently studying and almost finished learning most of what i need to know in C#. I'm planning 2 games and i want both to use the low poly art style.
You have been my biggest driving force and source of inspiration. I wish to be like you and even one day collab with you.
Oh and I'm a college student too. 1/2 year more and I'll have learnt enough to start my games. Thanks for inspiring and motivating me.
dela vago with development theres never a "perfect" moment to start as the process is iterative, your constantly learning. My advice is to just start now and learn as you go, maybe your first game or two doesn't go to plan but the experience you will have gained is invaluable. Long story short, don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today and good luck!
Started making games before studying programming academically, you should not wait, you should just start now
thats wicked i really want to know how to do all this stuff
Hey guys..Can anyone help me where to start.. am struck...my quest is which site would be the best one to start..I just wanna use unity..so I need to learn c#.. should I learn normal programming or should I start directly with unity API?
Tech InfoMania Start regular.
You should have the world size grow as the player unlocks more species. Sort of like an achievement.
YES it's so satisfying in AOE when u figure out a new path. Maybe have the map "unfold" in a hexagon pattern or something.
Second this. I feel like having to select the world size in the startup menu might overwhelm and restrict a new player.
I am thinking of create a game that restore forest from concretes. Every time player destroys an area of building to plant greens attract differ species. New species will come to live in according to how large forest refund. And players have control mankind revenge.
bump
You are such an inspiration!
man, I envy you. What a beautiful place you live in, what a simple yet beautiful looking game you are making. As others say, you just became an inspiration of me. IDK how, since I saw many other devs videos, but you have something that made me want to open the game engine and keep working on that abandonded-2-year-old game I gave up in making. Gonna go back and do it, you rock it man, lol.
This is lovely
Finally a true "A day in life" video that actually shows actual work and not just eating, lunch breaks and perks like 99% of a day in life vids on yt.
Thank you for the continual motivation you give for game development and TH-cam!! The game looks fantastic!!! I cant wait for the release!!
How about a seed value in the world generator so that people can share their worlds with each other?
I really liked the style of how this video was layed out also I loved the updates and its getting so real how close the release is
Really love this concept of showing an actual day in the life of an Indie game dev. Being a Concept Designer and Digital Artist myself, this really helps as an inspiration to me... All the best man!
I think that you should bring back the circular world. Maybe you could make "world shape" an option in the generation menu. Maybe you could also have an infinite ocean surrounding the land too.
Yeah, I think I'll switch back to the circular world, I prefer it too.
Beautiful m8 i love how the game is coming along and your cooking skills are top notch.
I liked how the old logo version looked with just the wireframe. That, combined with the leaf, would look great, I feel.
I am so going to sign up on Patreon just for you... The game is just so extremely beautiful and I love how you’re doing all this by your self! Insane. Truly one of the best channels I have stumbled upon on youtube.
Thank you very much!
I like a lot the old logo modified
The newest logo with the irregular triangles looks very cool! The color scheme is beautiful and it's more visually engaging than the other two logos. Not to mention it'll look really nice with the leaf!
I love your template of videos, It truly inspires me! How you transitions from days an show off progress, I just started making Devlogs, it is a much easier way to show weekly progress appose to uploading randomly when something happens, thank you keep up the good work man!
im a big fan of your game!
The irregular triangles in the old logo looked really cool. That would look great with the leaf icon as well. Great work
The newest logo design would look awesome with the leaf.
This is the most amazing thing ! As an indie game developper myself I could totally relate. But I wouldn't dare to post it on youtube for I thought it could be boring for a non-developper audience. I wish you the best chance for your game, that looks amazing in its concept !
You always inspire me with how much you are able to work each day, can you please tell, how much time did it take you to achieve that level of productivity?
Denis Smirnov It's really easy when you finally reach a point where you do whatever you love (after school and university/college). He's probably finding this work very interesting and fun, so it's nothing for him.
@@vdns477 It's not /that/ easy. I do what I love and I still can't help but burn 2-3 hours a day just staring off into space.
I've been following you for quite some time now and I am so impressed with your continuation of your project and game! You keep me motivated to continue work on my own content, and it means a lot! Thank you!
In the world generation settings, you should let the player choose the shape of the world (round or square) I would really love for the round world to come back :)
5:31 This is the best looking UI I have ever seen! I'm blown away! Keep up the good work!
Both of the new logos work really well :)
The game looks more polished every week. :) Good job! You can be really proud of yourself when it's released because you've then done something that many game developers never accomplished: actually releasing their game.
I am having a great time following your progress. Can't wait to see the final product!
Bart Willemsen Totally agree!!!
Man why don't u have more subs??? U are so skilled! I love how the game looks and I think you deserve way more followers than you do. Also a question; How can you sit all day and work on this game, when you don't have a job?
Have you lived on your own or with another person that isn't considered family? If this man is developing a game and he's already a few years into it, then most likely he's already well established in terms of finances. His meals are lite and inexpensive, he most likely lives very frugal. Sustaining isn't very difficult if you plan things accordingly
Well, according to his patreon, he's earning at least 2000$ a month
That is VERY much in some countries. Think that in my country the minimum salary is around 450-500Eur.
Wow. Thats freaking load of money. We have real (not official) average sallary of 500$ in Russia. Now am thinking of filming my boring coding process to youtube and creating an account on patreon.
Wouw the game already looks amazing, hope you will be done soon with this amazing game
You should seriously sell this game. It looks really good.
He will its still in developement but you can get a closed beta by being a patreon
well that's nice.
This is sucha a motivation for me to study even more and get better and better at Java which i'm currently learning :3 best of luck to you mate! :3 Such a nice vlog!
bro, your voice sounds so so nice. makes me fall asleep. ngl :0 keep up the good work bro
Recreated that plate and boy, was it delicious. I got an educational video and a great recipe, two in one count me in any time! Thanks!
I've always thought to comment about your food when watching your videos, but never got to it... (probably because I was watching real quality content!). Anyhow, I think the community would appreciate an in-depth "Game developer does cooking" show on this channel! With the quality of your food and cinematography, you should give it a shot!
the space where you code and the sound are really peaceful
Can't wait, You Inspired Me To Make Games!!!!
Do u know what program he uses for the coding aspect of it? Very curious.
Freddie Brumovsky Eclipse IDE, and I think LWJGL
yo thank you so much for showing what a proper work flow looks like!
You are my favorite youtuber
Wow, this video just got randomly recommended to me and I love it! absolutely beautiful game. great work man
quick feedback to the hunting system: it looks kinda akward when the attacked animal dies and the attacker still runs away and then comes back to pick up the meat.
I think it would look much better if the attacker wouldn't run away in that case anymore.
its amazing how organized this guy is, very inspiring! i'm going to try this tomorrow
My man, since you're releasing on Steam, I would like to help you with localisation (Russian), if that is something you're interested in. Also as a guy with a background in audio I would also like to help with your sounds.
P.S. The modified old logo is the best!
Azverin братан, ты это все переводить будешь?
This looks beautiful, great job on the game, these are rhe types of videos that inspire me to learn how to make my own games! Good luck with your game, it looks great!
What made you move to Germany? Are you going to live there permanently? How does it impact on selling your game abroad (when its released)?
What an amazing process and schedule. I am not nearly as healthy. I try really hard to work on my own game but am either busy with a full time job programming or have to stop a lot to help my kids. The position you are in to be able to work on a game like this and look after yourself is a life aspiration.
Make the release on March 24, because that is my birthday, and the release of Equilinox is the best birthday present I could wish for ^_^
EEHH WE ARE TWINS
I'm a designer and producer thats studying an advanced diploma of design and production in games. Im on my last year and have been working with other people in a team making a psychological horror story based game. my life is study and work at home just like you this life has been a huge change.
I don't know why, but I can't help seeing the leaf of the new logo as a green Habanero chilli.
I think you should make it a little flatter/softer. Perhaps by using shades of green, which differ less in brightness? Or reduce the contrast of the leaf overall?
I'm not an illustrating expert, but I hope you understand what I mean ^^
Haha, my mum also told me she thought it looked like a chilli! :P I think it's probably to do with the shading, making it look convex instead of concave. I'll try and fix it!
This seems like a really wholesome and productive day. Even though i'm sure every day doesn't look like this, it makes me long for that life style :')
You've got an interesting game concept. A self containing, sustainable, adapting ecosystem. Ultima Online did something along similar lines when it first came out. You clearly know your way around the keyboard and you're passionate about what you do and want to do it well.
I've gotta ask though; Have you considered any other names for the game? From a Marketing perspective-- Equilinox doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. It doesn't seem to be something that you can easily bring up in conversation. It would be rather tragic if after spending all of this effort in making this game if wasn't well received based on the title not ringing any bells or being said aloud rather than on the gameplay mechanics, graphics, ui, controls and so on.
The name conjures all sorts of things. "Equal, Equinox, Linux?" It might seem like a small point in comparison to the rest of what composes a game experience but the name can make or break whether something is discussed and thus whether it is well received or not.
this is my first time passing by this channel but this is so cool. The stuff you do and the game youre working on is awesome. I would buy
I think the preys turning to meat right away would look more natural. Right now it looks like the wolf just leaves the prey alone then poof they turn to meat from some reason and he comes running back to pick it up.
Good job at 45K! Been following your tutorials in the past few days!
From now on I watch your videos for the food, not the game development.
This is the most serene game dev tutorial video Ive ever seen
You really should make "1 Week Cooking" vidéos
Can't wait for this game to release. Watching your progress has been a treat.
This is the Best Channel On TH-cam
It's looking delicious and man your work look great
You should add an option to completely randomise the world generation.
Thats what it does
nice job staying committed and putting in the work. your game looks great! not having to pay licensing costs for an engine is pretty sweet.
Hey guys..Can anyone help me where to start.. am struck...my quest is which site would be the best one to start..I just wanna use unity..so I need to learn c#.. should I learn normal programming or should I start directly with unity API?
Tech InfoMania search for brackeys on TH-cam and watch his tutorials you should be good
itai shufman I know..but the thing is I kinda wish to start it form scratch.. Like from the very basic thing..am confused whether I should learn designing or programming..
Novaxine Ah.. Thanks for ur suggestion bro!
Just start with Unity and you will learn as you go... :)
IYI NOT REK IYI Okay😊
Awesome! Keep up the good work! It's always nice to see fellow indie devs creating awesome content.
I've been wanting to go into game development for 6 years now. I've got 1 more year and I'll will attend university! PLZ I hope you can answer these questions Cuz u are a big inspiration for me! What exactly did u study in college? And what college did u attend? And what can I do to learn how to make games before I get to college? Thank you so much for your videos kept it up!
Don't bother waiting a year. You can learn to code your first game in less than 2 weeks using Udemy.
College is more theoretical than practical. More thought than function. More planning than action.
Get a course on Python or Java and dive into it.
Zezzreth Vhaorik I've been doing that for some time now. But I still can't get the hang of code... I just hope in university I would have more understanding Cuz if I have any trouble I could just ask the professor.. But right now I can't ask anyone for help if I need. Thnx for the advice anyway!
Hey man hows it going
There are a lot of different coding languages, some easier then others. Easiest I can think of would be Blocks, hardest would be JavaScript. Now in your computer classes in middle school, you learned blocks, didn't you? The next thing I would recommend is Lua. Buy a programming book for it, and you can learn most of the basics. Practice, and attempt to make games with it. An engine that uses Lua is www.roblox.com . Once you get the hang of it, move on to Python, and then Java. Do not switch between them too fast, By doing these languages, you will likely have some more understanding of what code is, and what is does.
this game looks awesome. It has such a nice vibe to it.
Just getting into game development myself (not studying it, I finished school long time ago), so I got this awesome suggested video. Thx for showing this behind the scene, you earned another sub.
Idk if im more jealous of your grind or your cooking skills T____T I'm in college and for me my meals consist of weenies and eggs, weenies and ramen, weenies and bread, weenies and beans, weenies alone (yea lots of weenies cause i can't cook meat and i need meat T____T)
JesusCDev You, I like you haha
didnt expect the game to actually be pretty interesting
i should try it
You should have an easter egg for when you call a fox "Johnny" it starts murdering anything nearby
Just found this channel really like it cool to see how indie games are made
Another enjoyable video
Thanks :)
This is so nice! wow, thanks for taking the time to make this. Subbed
The map would look a lot better in a circle shape. And maybe some particles at the edge of the map which look like its a floating island. So the water flows down as waterfall into clouds.
Circle shape of the island would be an awesome idea! Maybe add it as a world customization option
this, aesthetic af
I love that idea except the circle shape, I think a hexagon or something like that would fit more into the looks of the game
Would be impossible to have a good circle unless he uses some sort of "fog" or prevents the rendering of the pixels outside the radius, which I'm not sure it's possible..
!!
I still can't believe how people made their own engine...
Man I can barely make a game with Unity, and you made your own engine for your game.
Amazing.
Staying healthy I see :)
Good!
dontquestionmyactions
healthy if he can remove that egg too :p
dontquestionmyactions I totally agree! My parents fear that I will sit inside all day and do nothing when I’m older, but seeing his days really inspire me to make plans and stay organized for when I get older!
Wow, that video was so interesting and i think it looks awesome what you are doing. Keep the great work up! :)
I'm curious though, how do you make a living? (since you're working on the game from your apartment and are yet to sell it, how are you making money)
Bea Andre Patreon and youtube give him enought of income.
I'm currently lucky enough to be able to do this full time thanks to the income I get via TH-cam and Patreon :)
He has an income from Patreon which is almost the minimum wage in Germany so I quess it's liveable. But other than that I'm also curious if he has an extra income.
Cleven Lehispuu what is patreon
MeatBag いつまでも一人ぼっち www.patreon.com/thinmatrix A website where people can directly support the creators they like.
BRO we have the same keyboard, rock on, I don't know why I'm this excited about a trivial thing like that though
You should ease all the animations. They really look stiff and unnatural at the moment and animation easing is really easy to do, so why not?
*EDIT:* I'm referring to the UI related animations, not the in-game ones. Sorry for the misunderstanding. :)
I like the animations. They have this unique flair.
I was actually refering to the UI-animations, not the in-game ones. I'm fine with how the in-game ones look like, but the user interface really needs some easing.
Ah, I see.
Looking forward to playing this!
Have you given up on the idea of adding a *world's edge* where the water falls off?
CIRUS MEDIA just add mountains and clouds like in Skyrim xD
"Columbus and his ideas!"
"Any more dumb theories
Columbus?"
And the net to catch all those hopeless little animals, like on every respectable disc world (wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Circumfence)
It looks very nice, you are doing an excellent job, you are quite talented to have built this game only using Java and OpenGL, thanks for sharing, I feel that many independent developers appreciate this type of content.
where are the loot boxes ?
this is as good as it gets as a game dev, all positives, will show to friends, thx
I think the world border would look better if it was circular, rather than boxy
Well, guess it could be one of the options during world creation process
Yeah, I think so too. I'm just using a square world at the moment because it's more convenient seeing as the world is grid based, but it shouldn't be too hard to get it working nicely with a circular world.
You work so hard! You're truly an inspiration!
Dang you stay eating qaulity food xD
Wow great work man. The game looks gorgeous. I also enjoy your type of lifestyle. I'm planning to start a game developer career so i'm definetly subscribing to get insipiration from you. Keep up!
I think the clouds need attention and improvement
I wonder what the clouds would look like if you were to generate them using a noise function.
@@ThePC007 -make them 3d looking
-smooth them out
- generate them
Your life looks very chilled! Good food, walks in the park - with a side of game dev. Award for perfect life balance! 😁👍
I'm so excited for this game i would love to see it on Steam!
I literally just bought this game a couple days ago! Had no idea it was made by one guy. I don't normally play games much but I absolutely love Equilinox.
the best place to eat is infront of your pc
where else do you eat?
When they hop, consider adding a small animation of dirt kicking up or footprints at the feet when they touch the ground. It might add more life to the movement, rather than static hopping around.
How much would this game be?
Thanks
Really fun and enjoyable to watch! Please do more of these kinds of videos! 👍‼️
Like like
I was so frustrated when i woke up and didnt feel good. I sat down with a cup of coffee and watched your video thanks for this relaxing video and your game looks really good and nice implemented. Will try it for sure on steam if there is a demo version and after that buy it if i like it ofcourse :)