Your house/setup seems like a dream! Always wanted to live in the middle of the woods and still have internet. And your progress in the last month is amazing! Really like the floating confetti.
Thank you! So far we’ve lived here for a week. Still getting adjusted to bad sunny days affecting the electricity but I love working around these stuff
Your best video so far! Love to see the mixture of achievements with PaperKlay and your Personal life. Another point: Indie dev living in the middle of woods? I'm so jealous man! 😂
I'll say it 'til I'm blue in the face. 1) I'm so grateful to be a part of this project. 2) You're an inspiration to so many. I've always dreamed of living in the woods and being able to quickly go outside and gain instant inspiration on a whim. You also put so much care into everything you do. Your game, managing your new home, raising Findus. Just, EVERYTHING. You're sorta kinda a big deal, imo. 3) Don't shave your beard. More content like this, please!
Wow, PaperKlay is really coming along. I really like the style of this game. I like your house, really interesting! Cool way to live, away from the city.
Amazing work Kev!! The art is just looking beautiful, like the colours just make everything seem so full of life! And it sounds like forest living is going well!
Hi, I'm new here and the game cardboard look got me instantly hooked in -> liked, subscribed and wish-listed. I'm looking forward to see more of the game :)
It looks so good! Looking at the levels and how theyre designed, I reckon it'd be cool if there was some sort of urgency required, like timed jumps, or enemies chasing the player so that the player has to think quick on there feet!
Hey thank you! I like that idea as well, there is one small area that have some timed platforms that extend for a short time but chasing enemies is a good idea!
Wow when you said you're moving to the woods, I imagined just a reclused normal house, not a total off the grid tire-house. Would definitely love to see more daily life and forest walks in the new environment!
Wow both the demo and the house looks amazing! 🤩 Question: Going forward with the game, are there going to be multiple areas/levels or will the game be sort of open world?
Thank you thank you :D So I was planning on having multiple levels that all had a similar structure where it was one open area with linear paths. Then just have the different levels in new environments (snow mountains, green forest etc) But I’ll try to spice it up so it doesn’t get repetitive :)
It looks amazing. We live in Sweden as well next to the forest (not as much as u 😅). It’s great to take the dog for a walk and play. The game looks amazing. I would love to test the demo and give u my thoughts on it. It looks like I game I definitely would buy!
Thank you so much Isabelle, glad to hear that it's a game you'd buy :) Hehe but still living close to the forest is nice, so fun to see the dogs happy :D I'll write down that you'd be down to test the game!
Amazing work so far 👌🤩 If I may share my thoughts: the game looks really linear for the moment and the mechanics of the red rotating knob (RRK) is too much used compare to the movement/jumps mechanics that looks awesome (really good vibes of a Mario game's jumps mechanics). You could implement and make the distinction between the following: - the RRK is mandatory to progress the level and can't be turned more once it reaches the complete set up; - a second RK could be used to expose a challenge: you hit the 2ndRK which, by one hit only, exposes the complete challenge (plateforms related jumps mechanics) and it slowly goes/rotates back to its off-state, hiding the challenge. This knob could be used as often as the player need it ; - finally, a third RK could be more like the RRK but would act like a switch in different states and can be rotated forever: this could be used for multiple paths area where you have a central point on the map that allows you to go into different directions. The ideas I presented here is just a way to add more variations based on the RRK you already well implemented. You should check some Mario games to see how often and how they implement new mechanics. Keep going the good work 💪
Hey thank you so much Sébastien for sharing your feedback! I agree that I might be using it too much. A part of me think it's not a bad idea to have the first level a little linear while future levels are more open. But we'll see where I end up :D - Having the RRK stop or "pop off" when it reach the end state is something I wanted to do. - Slowly hiding the object is something that's in the game but not shown in the video really that much (I noticed that now) - One part of the cut content use different rotation states and actually in one point (not shown in video) actually used for multiple paths where one is leading to a puzzle for a secret. But overall I should add some new ideas to vary the gameplay in general. Thank you so much :)
I am so jealous of the house wow! The demo also looks great, the big concern I have looking at it is that the gameplay doesn't seem to include too many interesting decisions to make on a small scale, things like "how exactly do I cross this gap? Do I need to time my dive at a specific moment, do I need to wall jump early to get enough height" small considerations like that are what make platformers engaging imo. The spinning switches also look visually incredible but maybe are lacking those kinds of decisions as well. I haven't played it tho obviously, so it's likely I just don't know what the game is actually like! Just an outsider looking in
No but this is perfect feedback, it’s sometimes easy to miss thoughts like that when you have the rest of the project to think about! I’ve looked a bit at Mario Odyssey movement and what you do minute to minute gameplay for inspiration. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts:D
I would absolutely love to play test and share my thoughts on it! It's come a long way and looks amazing! (Edit: im super jealous of that house. i would love to live in something like that.)
Hehe I’ve been wanting to live outside the city or so for the past 3 years and for the past 2 years I’ve wanted to live in an earthship so it’s still new to me that I’m finally here :)
Really like the concept and the gameplay, love this aesthetic for a 3d platformer. Did you considered making the animation more stop-motion like? Its not that hard and I think it would fit the aesthetic pretty well :)
I really appreciate that! I did use some stop motion plugin that worked pretty well, didn't quite like how it turned out. I could try and show it in a future video :)
@@WhyKev Would love to see that! I'm trying to bring that stop-motion/cell animation feel to my animations as well! If your ever have the time, I would recommend watching the "how to spidersefy your animation" video from Dikko, he done it in blender, but it is possible to do it in any 3D animation software with a graph editor :)
Your game shows a lot of potential. Maybe you could take the Mario Odyssey approach, where you can continue exploring even after you reach your goal. Making maps is an incredibly hard task a long with making a platforming playground. I completely understand if you don’t take this approach. I was just thinking of adding something from one of my favorite 3D platformers. Either way, your game so far shows a lot of promise. I’m definitely keeping an eye on this upcoming game.
I really appreciate that! Yeah I think there can be value in allowing the player to keep exploring and leave when they want to :) It's not impossible to go back to this level later for the final game, but for a demo I think the length is pretty good :) Thank you for showing interest!
Awesome devlog and awesome game! Whishlisted :D I have a question about the environment models. How are you making those? I'm exploring making a platformer prototype and I'm having a lot of trouble modeling everything and having it look nice
Hey thank you! I’m very proud of this devlog. So I made them in blender and I found textures from a website called textures.com Hope this helps and best of luck :)
hehe well living in Sweden is something I've been doing my whole life so I'm used to that part. But the house is still new to me so I'm feeding of your jealousy :D
Being honest with you. I just came across your channel. It's my first video im watching and I must say the game seems beautiful with nice mechanics. But in my opinion level design presented in material is lacking. At 2:12 you are presenting "gradually increasing in complexity" design. Although all we get to do as a player is hit couple times the same looking gear. making level harder as a platformer. Then why not making level looking like this from the begining. Solution I see is to make this level like this: 1st part leave as it is. 2nd part add another gear and make them correlate with each other by making them connected with both "towers" diffrently. Example -> to complete this part you need towers to be at height of 2 and 4. Gear "A" elevates both towers by 2 and Gear "B" descends first tower by 2 and second by 1. Solution -> AABBA 3rd part could work as 2nd with not such an obvious solution from the start. Overall the game looks nice and I'll glady see it progress :)
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Your house/setup seems like a dream! Always wanted to live in the middle of the woods and still have internet. And your progress in the last month is amazing! Really like the floating confetti.
Thank you! So far we’ve lived here for a week. Still getting adjusted to bad sunny days affecting the electricity but I love working around these stuff
We can all agree that PaperKlay looks amazing!!
Yes. Yea we can
Your best video so far! Love to see the mixture of achievements with PaperKlay and your Personal life. Another point: Indie dev living in the middle of woods? I'm so jealous man! 😂
Love to hear that! I'll make sure to keep that mix then :D Your jealousy fuels me haha :D
Not only your house looks like the perfect house, but your game looks like the perfect game too. You are incredible
oh wow thank you! This sure boost my ego for a while :D Hope you have a great day!
PaperKlay is coming along so nicely, and I'm loving the behind-the-scenes off-grid housing content!
I really appreciate that Kyle! I'll then keep making some house content :D
I love your earth ship. The woods are calming, keep taking us out there! :))
I plan to go on a walk and do a Q&A next, so will do :D
Great devlog! Forest living rocks! Please keep doing devlogs like this 🙏
And yes I'd love to test the game!
That’s amazing! Thanks Elvis :D
I'll say it 'til I'm blue in the face.
1) I'm so grateful to be a part of this project.
2) You're an inspiration to so many. I've always dreamed of living in the woods and being able to quickly go outside and gain instant inspiration on a whim. You also put so much care into everything you do. Your game, managing your new home, raising Findus. Just, EVERYTHING. You're sorta kinda a big deal, imo.
3) Don't shave your beard.
More content like this, please!
oh wow Nate you're making me blush!
Wow, so many changes! I'm so happy for you. Keep up the awesome content
Hey Biira! Thank you :D Appreciate it!
I love your house, what a dream! - The game is also looking amazing :)
Hey thank you! It's actually quite nice here. Guests have said it's very calm all around here :)
Love your devlogs man :) I live in sweden too and make games, its the mecca of game dev :)
Hehe it really is! Although I think I’ve moved far away from the gamedev hubs. I used to live in Malmö
@@WhyKev That's where I live, I'm not Swedish though, but Danish. But yeah it looks like its not Malmö anymore :)
Wow, PaperKlay is really coming along. I really like the style of this game.
I like your house, really interesting! Cool way to live, away from the city.
I know right?! Thank you Kreese, I'll have to send you a build one day!
It's quite nice to not hear cars every day. Walk in the woods as well.
Amazing progress! Demo looks awesome so far - very nice visuals!
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
Amazing work Kev!! The art is just looking beautiful, like the colours just make everything seem so full of life!
And it sounds like forest living is going well!
The colors made a huge change!
The life in the forest is nice, haven’t run into a wild animal up close yet
@@WhyKev haven't run into any yet, so there's always time 😌
You're making such great progress with the game! It's looking really great and I'm hoping the demo comes together nicely! :)
Thank you James :D it really is, going to fix the small stuff later this week
Yes, please continue taking us to walks into the woods :)
hehe will do :D
damn this video is sick! Your House AND Your Game is just awesome.
Hehe I know right?! Feels surreal to be honest
Demo looks incredible dude, the art direction is awesome man! keep up the amazing work kev!
I appreciate it Rigby! Thank you!
wow! love all the visuals and the ui looks great! cool house too...
Hehe thanks, the UI was going to be temporary because a friend was going to help out with that so I needed it to work
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Du det ska jag göra! :D
This game looks awesome, can't wait to see how it develops further 😁
Thank you so much! I’m also looking forward to that 😄
Hi, I'm new here and the game cardboard look got me instantly hooked in -> liked, subscribed and wish-listed. I'm looking forward to see more of the game :)
Hello, welcome :) Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
Very cute art direction 😍 Feels like you're playing in a kid's toybox. Loving the level design so far
ooh that's a fun idea! Glad to hear you think the level design is good, calms me a little :D
That is some insanely good progress! Great work! I absolutely love the art style you're going for! Also the house setup is really cool ^-^
Many thanks :D I'm also a big fan of the art style :) House is for sure different but I love it.
It looks so good!
Looking at the levels and how theyre designed, I reckon it'd be cool if there was some sort of urgency required, like timed jumps, or enemies chasing the player so that the player has to think quick on there feet!
Hey thank you! I like that idea as well, there is one small area that have some timed platforms that extend for a short time but chasing enemies is a good idea!
It looks so much better now!!
Thank you chicken soda games! :D
Wow when you said you're moving to the woods, I imagined just a reclused normal house, not a total off the grid tire-house. Would definitely love to see more daily life and forest walks in the new environment!
Hehe I sometimes go too far :D I should really do a daily life with forest walks video!
looking forward to next devlog!
It just released :)
Looking great! Would be nice to see some in-engine behind-the-scenes goods :) also hai from Upplands Väsby ✨️
Oh I'll take that with me for the next video! Hello :D
This is a great video! I love your game so much😍 I also like it when you talk about your new house:) You are awesome!
Thank you so much :) it’s very new and exciting so I love talking about it
Wow both the demo and the house looks amazing! 🤩
Question:
Going forward with the game, are there going to be multiple areas/levels or will the game be sort of open world?
Thank you thank you :D So I was planning on having multiple levels that all had a similar structure where it was one open area with linear paths. Then just have the different levels in new environments (snow mountains, green forest etc)
But I’ll try to spice it up so it doesn’t get repetitive :)
It looks amazing. We live in Sweden as well next to the forest (not as much as u 😅). It’s great to take the dog for a walk and play. The game looks amazing. I would love to test the demo and give u my thoughts on it. It looks like I game I definitely would buy!
Thank you so much Isabelle, glad to hear that it's a game you'd buy :) Hehe but still living close to the forest is nice, so fun to see the dogs happy :D I'll write down that you'd be down to test the game!
@@WhyKev yeah please do!! 😍
Great job on the demo
Thank you so much! :D
Awesome ! Will add to my wishlist :)
I really appreciate that!
Amazing work so far 👌🤩
If I may share my thoughts: the game looks really linear for the moment and the mechanics of the red rotating knob (RRK) is too much used compare to the movement/jumps mechanics that looks awesome (really good vibes of a Mario game's jumps mechanics).
You could implement and make the distinction between the following:
- the RRK is mandatory to progress the level and can't be turned more once it reaches the complete set up;
- a second RK could be used to expose a challenge: you hit the 2ndRK which, by one hit only, exposes the complete challenge (plateforms related jumps mechanics) and it slowly goes/rotates back to its off-state, hiding the challenge. This knob could be used as often as the player need it ;
- finally, a third RK could be more like the RRK but would act like a switch in different states and can be rotated forever: this could be used for multiple paths area where you have a central point on the map that allows you to go into different directions.
The ideas I presented here is just a way to add more variations based on the RRK you already well implemented. You should check some Mario games to see how often and how they implement new mechanics.
Keep going the good work 💪
Hey thank you so much Sébastien for sharing your feedback! I agree that I might be using it too much. A part of me think it's not a bad idea to have the first level a little linear while future levels are more open. But we'll see where I end up :D
- Having the RRK stop or "pop off" when it reach the end state is something I wanted to do.
- Slowly hiding the object is something that's in the game but not shown in the video really that much (I noticed that now)
- One part of the cut content use different rotation states and actually in one point (not shown in video) actually used for multiple paths where one is leading to a puzzle for a secret.
But overall I should add some new ideas to vary the gameplay in general.
Thank you so much :)
I am so jealous of the house wow! The demo also looks great, the big concern I have looking at it is that the gameplay doesn't seem to include too many interesting decisions to make on a small scale, things like "how exactly do I cross this gap? Do I need to time my dive at a specific moment, do I need to wall jump early to get enough height" small considerations like that are what make platformers engaging imo. The spinning switches also look visually incredible but maybe are lacking those kinds of decisions as well.
I haven't played it tho obviously, so it's likely I just don't know what the game is actually like! Just an outsider looking in
No but this is perfect feedback, it’s sometimes easy to miss thoughts like that when you have the rest of the project to think about!
I’ve looked a bit at Mario Odyssey movement and what you do minute to minute gameplay for inspiration.
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts:D
I would absolutely love to play test and share my thoughts on it! It's come a long way and looks amazing! (Edit: im super jealous of that house. i would love to live in something like that.)
Great! I hope to make something in the coming months :D
The first 9 seconds are like if 8 year old me lived out their fantasy, hell or even me now
Hehe I’ve been wanting to live outside the city or so for the past 3 years and for the past 2 years I’ve wanted to live in an earthship so it’s still new to me that I’m finally here :)
Love it man
Hey you, thank you so much
Kev I swear i'm going to get you your money i just need a few more days!
HAHA you better be ready when I come over next time!
I dont know why but I fucking love sweedish people like all of your people seem to be doing really impressive things.
haha I'm glad to hear that! It must be that a we stay in most of the year until the summer comes around!
Really like the concept and the gameplay, love this aesthetic for a 3d platformer. Did you considered making the animation more stop-motion like? Its not that hard and I think it would fit the aesthetic pretty well :)
I really appreciate that! I did use some stop motion plugin that worked pretty well, didn't quite like how it turned out. I could try and show it in a future video :)
@@WhyKev Would love to see that! I'm trying to bring that stop-motion/cell animation feel to my animations as well! If your ever have the time, I would recommend watching the "how to spidersefy your animation" video from Dikko, he done it in blender, but it is possible to do it in any 3D animation software with a graph editor :)
@@gatoninjahyaah ooh perfect, will do! :) Thank you!
@@WhyKev Thank you for replying!
Your game shows a lot of potential. Maybe you could take the Mario Odyssey approach, where you can continue exploring even after you reach your goal.
Making maps is an incredibly hard task a long with making a platforming playground. I completely understand if you don’t take this approach. I was just thinking of adding something from one of my favorite 3D platformers.
Either way, your game so far shows a lot of promise. I’m definitely keeping an eye on this upcoming game.
I really appreciate that! Yeah I think there can be value in allowing the player to keep exploring and leave when they want to :)
It's not impossible to go back to this level later for the final game, but for a demo I think the length is pretty good :) Thank you for showing interest!
Awesome devlog and awesome game! Whishlisted :D
I have a question about the environment models. How are you making those? I'm exploring making a platformer prototype and I'm having a lot of trouble modeling everything and having it look nice
Hey thank you! I’m very proud of this devlog.
So I made them in blender and I found textures from a website called textures.com
Hope this helps and best of luck :)
I like that your game has a triple jump. More games need triple jump
hehe thank you :D I'm a big fan of it
have you tried having a well for the water?
Not yet but so far the water haven’t been a problem but I’ll look into this actually
Not gonna lie, your house is so wonderful and you live in sweden xD I am jealous
hehe well living in Sweden is something I've been doing my whole life so I'm used to that part. But the house is still new to me so I'm feeding of your jealousy :D
Insane
hehe I know the title can be a little click-bait but still some progress is made :)
the animations on the character feel a bit floaty and slow. maybe try speeding them up a bit? idk
Appreciate the feedback, I'll make sure to go over the player animation and feel throughout the development. I'll see what I can do :)
Do you use URP or HDRP?
I use URP :)
do you need music for the game?
Hello, no I've got a composer for the game. Thanks for asking :)
@@WhyKev Ahhh gotcha. Very good luck with your devlogs and the game. I hope everything goes swimmingly 👍👍
If you ever want an original score for the game, I could make you one.
Appreciate the offer, I've got a composer for the game already :)
Being honest with you. I just came across your channel. It's my first video im watching and I must say the game seems beautiful with nice mechanics. But in my opinion level design presented in material is lacking. At 2:12 you are presenting "gradually increasing in complexity" design. Although all we get to do as a player is hit couple times the same looking gear. making level harder as a platformer. Then why not making level looking like this from the begining.
Solution I see is to make this level like this:
1st part leave as it is.
2nd part add another gear and make them correlate with each other by making them connected with both "towers" diffrently. Example -> to complete this part you need towers to be at height of 2 and 4. Gear "A" elevates both towers by 2 and Gear "B" descends first tower by 2 and second by 1. Solution -> AABBA
3rd part could work as 2nd with not such an obvious solution from the start.
Overall the game looks nice and I'll glady see it progress :)
Hey I really appreciate the feedback, things can still change so I’ll take another round here and there :) thanks for watching my stuff
"For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son that whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
Dreamlife!
I hope that someone can be inspired :D
@@WhyKev I am!