I ve been developing for 3 years now and I want to tell you something. I was working on a RPG game with my friend, and then out of nowhere he pulls up to me and says :"Yo, can you script this?". It happend to be a simple quiz game with a horror feeling. I put almost 0% in that game and after we released it, it got thousands of views and hundreds of players. If your game is complex it doesn`t mean that it`s gonna blow up. Wish you the best luck and keep your self motivated!
Yes! Always start small too. I had this massive plan to make a catalog-based game years ago when UGC first released - think "avatar catalog creator" if it was made in 2020. Finished it, polished it, released in January 2020 and it didn't get much attention. Last year, I made a similar, season-based outfit idea game to showcase smaller UGC creators and clothing designers, which somehow managed to hit 12M visits a few months ago.
Dude I hate when this happens as a player, seeing solid but overused concepts or just mid games in general get thousands of players, not saying these games are bad or anything, but there’s some games out there that are absolute gems that get like 100 players.
Another tip that iim actively following is, Dont try to be too unique, or in better words, dont feel like everything you do for your game has to be completely new or different. Thats gonna make you want to quit after you realize theres just no way to be 100% unique. Theres millions of games on roblox, youre bound to do something someone has already done, and thats okay. Just focus on your execution of the thing instead of trying to compete.
true but uniqueness it still very important or the game might barely get a dedicated fanbase, like if you want to make a simulator i see soo many people just copying a basic simulator game expecting people to play, but if you changed how it actually worked that makes it different from others then more people would play
I think there's also another important aspect that I don't think was mention: knowing yourself and your own capabilities. Some people might try making large projects right off the start or get too ambitious and become unmotivated or don't know how to do something. It's important to start at a point you can actually handle. Nobody is born smart or strong
I’ve been developing for 0 hours, and I just wanna say when you start out, remember to always start out otherwise you won’t start. Edit: this is somehow good advice, i made this as a joke
for my game idk how to really describe it, so heres what im planning to make the description: “You wake up in a strange room, as you try to leave you discover a long hallway. As you continue walking, you realize that this hallway seems to be going on forever, and you keep hearing a strange voice.. Can you make escape? Even if there is one..” its not finalized yet, but this is kinda explains what the game is.
My personal opinion, I think there should be more gameplay elements to that idea since it could be boring with all the walking and if that was all there was to it.
man if i could tell you how many games i rejected just because they didnt include basic details like their genre and core gameplay elements i would not have enough numbers, just PLEASE include the genre of the game, especially if its descriptive like "Horror-Adventure experience about (and list all of your core gameplay elements and highlights)"
@@viberbreadi'm literally doing in "solo" mode a full game, i think it's cool. Basically the main concept is you are in a post apocaliptic small town, around everywere are enemies (with their own characteristics ofc) theres guns, and threse is probable be small missions, and a boss to when be defeated you go to another map (i plan make 7), the main thing about the maps is that they are big and detailed, telling you the history. I have everything, but i'm struggling with the guns and how to make missions. Because i don't know scripting
i suggest instead of making a game design document make a obsidian vault. that sounds weird to those who dont know but obsidion is a connected note program that allows basically everything that a game design document would but with the addition of markdown, checkboxes, a canvas (witch is basically a spreadsheat) aswell as linking documents and seeing every document you make for the vault in a node graph. it is beautiful for orginization and i highly recommend it.
@@EndlessExpanse_game i mean why not use bolth. notion is a completly seprate thing to obsidian (notion more being a planning thing while obsidion being basically notes)
I like to use google slides with a table of contents for a traditional GDD and then add something later, something such as obsidian, to organize what exactly needs to be done, such as specific models, scripts, etc.
My best advice here to contribute would be organizing all your thoughts. It's really easy to add on something just because it's cool or immediately go onto making things for the hell of it but you have to have some foundations first. Whether that'd be actual scripting knowledge or getting a scripted foundation in or planning it out with something like Google Slides which was most helpful to me.
Thank you for this i started my game around a week ago and this helps me to put what needs to be put into perspective and I hope my game will do well and I will be watching lots of your tutorials lol thank you!
Im working on a game right now, heres my team: Me (only one that knows how to code and has never worked on a game) My friend (has never worked on a game) My other friend (has never worked on a game) And they are also brothers so only one of them at once but there is a big positive thing about our group, we have amazing ideas and we work well together, we will be able to make a good game if we just dont give up
As a verified game owner I like most of what was said here but there is a lot more to game design. This is a brief introduction, but you all will have a lot to learn to lead successful teams or even as a solo dev. Good job on this brief introduction.
Certainly, and this video has what you’ll want to start and I provide a lot more content to help! Also books in the description will help you learn a lot more here!
This was actually helpful for someone like me who’s looking to build a game. Everytime I need help on a Roblox game, I always come to this channel. W Smarty chain ❤
I will say 2 tip having a own studio own group and a own devlop team helps alot in developing game 2nd tip - play devloper hang out games hire devs from there or join a dev team
just to note, in psychology, if you put meaning to something, basically your game concept, if you put meaning and a story to it then you will have a better chance at actually finishing it
Thank you so much. Whenever I tried making a game I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and it became very overwhelming and confusing so I just gave up. I’m definitely going to use your advice so credits to you if I actually make a decent game that gets players ❤😂
I know I am seeing this 2 months late but this video is probably the best video on game development I have seen thanks for the help. You made me realize that I was building my game completely wrong thank you so much
wow i didnt expect this video to be so insightful and well-articulated! i myself just released a new remaster of a game last month and myself have been struggling to expand the concurrent player amounts from max 2-3 players! been a dev for 2 years and through all these years ive really learnt how little i know
Yo, i have been planning to make a game but i was so confused with all the ideas coming and how i can put them to place, but watching this video made me more confident than ever, and i have started the delopment today!
Im subscribed and left bell on since a really long time. I then thought it was anoying to just keep getting videos but then when i watched them it was worth it. You make the best Videos!
Hello lads! Game Designer and Professional in the industry here. Most of what this video says is absolutely correct and very important to remember. Although some of the terms he uses are wrong, it is still a great video. One of the most important things here is not to be over ambitious, from what I've seen from my buds at roblox, most teams tend to dream more than they make, avoid that and keep it simple first. Always have a realistic idea about what you are making instead of just dreaming about it and making it an unachievable goal. Make sure it's something you can actually accomplish!
Ive never scripted before.. Knows notHIN about Studio- but me and my friend have been diving head first into making a game recently and im very excited to see where it goes :D I've also broke off for a bit and started learning on my own time making another. Lot of info but its honestly fun
Well...I am a new developer currently im making a game by watching some of yours and others tutorials but there is still a fear in me that make game will never be famous but this video taught me a lot i literally typed roblox studio and this video showed up. Thanks ❤ ngl 6:47 was really funny 😂
Honestly, as a developer with zero experience this helped alot and for me it isn't about how famous my game will be but seeing my ideas come to life, I'm planning to make a simple red vs blue game but a bit better, itll be like the current game Centaura but modern. There will just be one map but if become experienced enough I could make entire lore with new battles but for now itll just be premade characters with smooth running, walking, and crouching animations fighting on a capture a hill map with rounds. I'm also planning to add tanks and vehicles but I'm not experienced enough so that would have to wait.
I have an idea for a simple horror game. The premise is that you go to the library after work and grab a novel to read, after a bit, you decide to put it back and go home, but as you're walking past the librarian a big black hand apperars behind the librarian and pulls him in. Then a leg comes out and gives you a hard kick that knocks you back. After that, a chase happens where you have to hide in any locker, after that, the Monster walks around the library using waypoints and you need to find 7 pages of a book to exorise the Monster. The Monster is a Tall black humanoid creature with 4 arms, one giant eye on its head, a mouth on its torso and spring like legs.
Bro once again comes out with amazing content! I will say it every time! Thank you so much for everything! You help small developers like us so much! I’m working on a game right now and this will help so much! Have a great day/night dude!!
Me and my friend want to start a game about liminal spaces and this video will help us improve and continue with our project. Thank you for making this video!
I’ve been in Roblox Studio for almost 4 years now, I’ve developed well in terms of construction, but in terms of scripts there’s a complete hole in what I can do with scripts is the mouse click function, lederstats, datastore and animations, can you give me advice on how to improve my knowledge of scripts?
Not the creator, but I've also been a struggling scripter for a long time and I have to say, learn by doing has been wonders for me. I learn and understand concepts mainly from DevForums and Roblox Documentations and try to work from there. I mainly script simple stuff like saving a simple string that gets stored in a database. Trying to copy from Roblox scripting TH-camrs helps at times if they explain what they're talking about and doing the work step by step. Joining a Discord server that has channels for code help has helped me a ton since the people there can fix and explain why a certain block of code isn't working. Hope these tips helped!
Damn man thank you for this. Ive been working on a game for 2 months and ive lost all motivation to finish it, aftrt watching this video gave me the motivation for one last push to get this damn game released.
"we dont see things correctly, we actually delete things from the way that we see things, and in fact we actually as humans cant see things for how they are and can only see things for a limited amount of things, and we cant percieve a lot of things so our brain actually blocks those out" im so happy to finally find a comment pointing out the horrible consistency and redundant words 😭😭😭😭
Focus on the forest, not the trees. Yeah. Long bit, I agree. But that's 2 seconds out of 30 minutes of gold. Be focused on what's important to your goals!
My idea is a car game but it includes cars that are rarely seen on games not just on Roblox. There will be a lot of customisability. There will be a little side story that is a war between brands that will lead to the development of a limited car depending on who wins that will be given to all players that played at the time. Other limiteds will just be in the shops or for events. This is all I’ve planned so far!
Any more recommendations for project organizers? I've heard of obsidian vault and notion. I'm looking for something that's not only friendly in making a projects creation path easy to see but also for showing other people and them being able to understand it clearly
i dont care if my game doesnt get popular i just wanna make a solo player story to play thanks for this video! once i finish my new game i have in mind i will for sure let other people play it and hopefully it wont be dead..
the part where you said you develop games not make games really stuck out to me. it made me think of the word "developer" more. "game developer". you start out small and develop your game and add things to it over time, like jailbreak.
I was watching this and loving all of the product development and incremental delivery notes you're giving. Solid basis for success. Get that MVP and iterate on it. Pivot or persevere. All the right ways to look at this stuff. Well done!
I have a amazing idea of making a 2d platforming game with unique sword animations, and movement animations. There would be different powerup you can get from different levels (double jump, the ability to phase through objects you normally couldn't to get to secret rooms to get items, dash, etc). It would be much like Hollowknight, if you know what that is. The problem being. I don't know how to animate, make a inventory system, or make good items. This idea has just been sitting in my head while I hope someone out there makes it. I feel like 2d platforming games on Roblox or 2d games in general could be a whole new popular genre on Roblox. The standout feature of the game would be the hard boss fights, and combat system. I love this video, and hopefully I can put some of your tips if not all to good use some day. Thanks!
I COULDN'T MAKE A GAME ABOUT 5 YEARS BECAUSE ONLY OF I "GAME MAKER"????!!!!!!! im crying rn 😭😭😭 I GOT ENERGIZED SO MUCH!! I have got MIA every my "game"
Having poorly made a game 3 years ago, this video gave me the motivation to return to it and learn lua and understand studio. Done with bugfixes with code along with code maintainability improvements, but now have to work on refining the physical game itself and eventually relaunching it since there’s no way it can get a player base after 3 years of dormancy lmao
As someone who's almost ready to launch(my first game), should I start marketing my game before release? What are some things that would help people at this stage?
It is up to you. I would. and I’d cultivate community first before release, get those people who are so passionate they’ll share ideas and care about where the games gonna go
@taffysquirts9265 their some TH-cam that'll play it for free for content like robuilder um I think ibemain started his roblox video their a chance well play it and more just ask around
Y'all, i'm kinda planning on making an (Almost) original battlegrounds game with a "Shibuya incident" mode to it, it's like, attackers vs defenders in a very chaotic style with cool magic, i'm not really working on it, its has way more crazy ideas than that, but the bare bones version is just "separate groups of group attackers vs separate groups of attackers with a dash of chaos and magic, and another group of 4 people that got in the middle of the crossfire and have to survive and help as many people as possible."
i feel like that idea would actually work out. people always think of anime (which i assume your game is inspired by) games on roblox as ffa fighting games, but you actually bring a unique spin to it by adding teams and an objective just know that there are always people who will be interested in what you’re making regardless of what it is
terror game isnt a genre, its something you can use in your horror games to make them scary, although it works really well in games that arent centered around being scary such as subnautica
nice, but as some critism from a fellow developer as well: it’s a long ass video. I could guarantee you half the ppl clicked away within the first minute. They want to see the point of the video within 5 minutes, not 30. Don’t make something that’s supposed to be a sentence an essay. Other than that, I’m excited to see what’s next 🔥
yes that's the point of the last vid. I understand. But I LOVE long form content. I do both and will continue to. I appreciate the feedback however. Just,......... see the last vid!!!
Let's go I've been making a game for a year now and I've been expanding the story even though the story has nothing to do with the gameplay or the reason you would play the game in general, I keep adding clues to why my game is a thing a world. This game is on my channel.
Very interesting, definitely an excellent idea to make your game even better for your targeted audience, But we all know Roblox unfortunately doesn’t have every kind of audience, for example.. horror games, like the mimic, it’s has a limited player count due to the limited audience, so how would I know if my game or anybody else’s game would have a limited player count due to the limited audience that they are targeting, and could this limited barrier be broken somehow?
Idk about my idea but tell me your thoughts: • you know those "feed your dog at 3 am" or "get a divorce at 3 am" games? thats the base • it'll be called "feed your frog at 1 am" • there will be many badges with different endings • it will be comedy-adventure game • VERY satire (heavy on the satire part)
just make games for fun y’all u don’t gotta follow these steps if u don’t wanna since like 90 percent of said steps are for people trying to make bank making games!! good luck to everyone starting game development
Hi, im thinking of making an obby game, but its also a zombie apocalypse, like each 10 stages or so you have to kill waves of zombies, and you can buy better melee and ranged weapons. Also pvp is on throughout all of it. What do you think of that idea for my game?
That sounds like a co-op zombie game where you have to go through maps and kill zombies. Look up Zombie Tower. It's a classic game which has the idea you may think of.
Love how i’m watching this but i have no idea about scripting, building etc, i’m just gonna pay somebody to do a game for me (if it works and if i find someone on fiverr)
These were some very helpful and insightful takes! I have a game that I want to make, but I'm worried that it will crash and fall with Roblox and their awful decisions. Fortnite is taking over a lot of the player base, the platform is becoming more and more corporate, and I don't know if making a Roblox game is a good idea in the first place.
Recently started making a game with my and a friend of mine, first game were ever going to make so that means we have to learn scripting, building ect.
I have horrible attention-span and motivation but have huge, great ideas but can NEVER finish them because I lack the energy, want and motivation, and lately it's gotten harder and harder to come up with a game idea. But this video, along with another vid of yours, has inspired me to get me and my friend's development group back up and active and gave me a GREAT idea that's unique and simple, but is also fun and complex with a loved genre, I mapped out the game plan, along with the main systems and functions, messaged my friends (other owners of the group) and am currently awaiting their response. I cannot thank you enough! ❤
Im working on a game where you collect things and fight with those things, theres not really an ending or finish to the game (unless you count collecting everything as one) so it'll be released early and have alot of updates to add items and ways to get them.
Im thinking about creating a game inspired by the anime Demon Slayers, there are some of them already in roblox but i wanna create something better than all of em but i still dont know how to start
Remember you limits though don’t go for big and better than all the other games straight away, you need to aim for a demon slayer game that is simple but nice. Then you can work on that and keep working on it. Starting with something simple doesn’t always mean it’s bad especially if it’s your first time. You could probably try making a sword that you can m1 with, after you have done that you can make a pvp or pve system to fight a demon or you could try make some animations for a breathing style.
Hey smarty! I have just started watching your channel so I can become a dev. But I have a game I want to make but there seems to be no tutorials for it! I want to make a clothing idea game! If you can help please do!
Yeah learn the basics you gotta learn fundamentals and mess with smaller stuff then you’ll know how to make entire games without specific tutorials on them
This is not how you make a game. You assume that what you're trying to make is just gonna work out, but in general that's now how this works. I would suggest looking into how indie game development works. And the management aspect was just too surface level to really take away anything.
this gon b long alright so, I have a crazy ass idea for a roblox game but there are so many complications in the way. 1. the amount of time it would take 2. i doubt my laptop or let alone roblox could handle something as crazy as this 3. plus i have no idea how to script/code 4. making the story line would be literally hell with all the choices that i have physically in my head idk if i could do them all the idea essentially is to create a game like detroit become human a story like game but then also have it like the black mirror movie bandersnatch. i want to create a game that allows you to make your own choices but still keeps the cinematic movie like effect. each choice leads into a subsection that leads into another subsection and so on. for example : “ a guy walks into a store” A1 - looks around walks out B1 - buys an apple C1 - makes a phone call D1 - robs the store A2 - gets stopped by a person (speak to them, ignore) A2 1.1 - if you chose to speak to said person such and such happens A2 1.2 - if you ignore them this happens B2 - goes out to car because he forgets his wallet and so on it’s a lot to write and generate a whole story line which is why i’m sure dude in the movie went crazy trying to replicate the book into a game form. it’s a fascinating concept that i would love to put into a game. and i haven’t seen anyone try to make anything like that yet on Roblox yet at least and have it be like actually great unless im missing something. I’d really appreciate advice or help if possible on how to go about doing this, i’ve had the idea for awhile was just never sure how to execute it and another thing is how to tie all the choices together and have it all be one cohesive story. If anyone had suggestions or if i should quit cause it’s too crazy let me know 😭. but help is desperately needed. I doubt i could do this alone.
I have an idea for a game, and I want to hear others thoughts and maybe get some feedback. It's a simple 3D platformer like game, except the main USP/ unique trait is that you can time travel through the world (Past, present, future) to collect clocks in an attempt to stop the main bad guy from causing a huge where all the three time periods go to war. The game looks really basic in design cause I'm not a good builder, and my scripting is really basic. If anyone has ideas/feedback, please let me know. If it sounds fun, I can release an early demo prior to release.
My current team: Me (Beginner Builder, Scripter, Animator, etc.) My Friend (Intermediate Scripter, Animator) My other friend (Beginner Builder, Animator) Another friend of mine (Designer(?)) A few other fans + friends I have (Contributors) I only have 4 developers, but we work well together and we don't give up! We're releasing our new game Biozenco soon.
I’m planning to make a horror game based on dandy’s world and residence massacre. It’s gonna be callled garden of fate and horrors. There’s gonna be mascots and I’m gonna put myself in the game!
Cool video, I have been studying a lot this months how to program and model thinks, and I think I’m prepared, the only issue is that i dont have ideas😅
I've been trying to make a game that has been resonating in my head for weeks now, and every tine i try to realize it, it just falls apart, its a game around where a bunch of different factions are styled around popular games or other media, like one faction has Ninjago-type attacks, another uses Blox Fruits-type methods, and i am a good modeler and animator but i am awful at scripting, so awful infact that even if i follow a tutorial, i still screw up, so i post this comment here, to maybe as for a helping hand from the community, if this project doesn't seem too big and far-fetched.
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I very much do agree
I ve been developing for 3 years now and I want to tell you something. I was working on a RPG game with my friend, and then out of nowhere he pulls up to me and says :"Yo, can you script this?". It happend to be a simple quiz game with a horror feeling. I put almost 0% in that game and after we released it, it got thousands of views and hundreds of players. If your game is complex it doesn`t mean that it`s gonna blow up. Wish you the best luck and keep your self motivated!
What's the game called?
Yes! Always start small too. I had this massive plan to make a catalog-based game years ago when UGC first released - think "avatar catalog creator" if it was made in 2020. Finished it, polished it, released in January 2020 and it didn't get much attention.
Last year, I made a similar, season-based outfit idea game to showcase smaller UGC creators and clothing designers, which somehow managed to hit 12M visits a few months ago.
Dude I hate when this happens as a player, seeing solid but overused concepts or just mid games in general get thousands of players, not saying these games are bad or anything, but there’s some games out there that are absolute gems that get like 100 players.
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Another tip that iim actively following is, Dont try to be too unique, or in better words, dont feel like everything you do for your game has to be completely new or different. Thats gonna make you want to quit after you realize theres just no way to be 100% unique. Theres millions of games on roblox, youre bound to do something someone has already done, and thats okay. Just focus on your execution of the thing instead of trying to compete.
Yeah and the best part about that, you will almost always find an answer to the problem!
true but uniqueness it still very important or the game might barely get a dedicated fanbase, like if you want to make a simulator i see soo many people just copying a basic simulator game expecting people to play, but if you changed how it actually worked that makes it different from others then more people would play
@@katdoestuffYT oh yeah for sure. Take an opportunity to do something different, but, dont over think it.
I need to hear this, Thank you so much, My head is exploding because trying to think of 100% unique game😂😂❤❤
different doesnt mean better and i think roblox yters need to understand that because "unique" is the only compliment they can give to a game nowadays
I think there's also another important aspect that I don't think was mention: knowing yourself and your own capabilities. Some people might try making large projects right off the start or get too ambitious and become unmotivated or don't know how to do something. It's important to start at a point you can actually handle.
Nobody is born smart or strong
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@@seandorama Apologies, sir 😔
Did u still finish ur rpg tho
@@russanch64 I didn't make an RPG??
My bad wrong dude
I’ve been developing for 0 hours, and I just wanna say when you start out, remember to always start out otherwise you won’t start.
Edit: this is somehow good advice, i made this as a joke
ive have because waht we do when we are happy so we gameing to help each other with the when were not
This is unironically good advice.
some wise words little man
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for my game idk how to really describe it, so heres what im planning to make the description: “You wake up in a strange room, as you try to leave you discover a long hallway. As you continue walking, you realize that this hallway seems to be going on forever, and you keep hearing a strange voice.. Can you make escape? Even if there is one..” its not finalized yet, but this is kinda explains what the game is.
My personal opinion, I think there should be more gameplay elements to that idea since it could be boring with all the walking and if that was all there was to it.
man if i could tell you how many games i rejected just because they didnt include basic details like their genre and core gameplay elements i would not have enough numbers, just PLEASE include the genre of the game, especially if its descriptive like "Horror-Adventure experience about (and list all of your core gameplay elements and highlights)"
@@viberbreadi'm literally doing in "solo" mode a full game, i think it's cool. Basically the main concept is you are in a post apocaliptic small town, around everywere are enemies (with their own characteristics ofc) theres guns, and threse is probable be small missions, and a boss to when be defeated you go to another map (i plan make 7), the main thing about the maps is that they are big and detailed, telling you the history. I have everything, but i'm struggling with the guns and how to make missions. Because i don't know scripting
i think if you tried adding a large comedy aspect, it would make your game more exciting
Make the walk slowly speed up into a full sprint with a quick time event style random key input, that could be fun.
i suggest instead of making a game design document make a obsidian vault. that sounds weird to those who dont know but obsidion is a connected note program that allows basically everything that a game design document would but with the addition of markdown, checkboxes, a canvas (witch is basically a spreadsheat) aswell as linking documents and seeing every document you make for the vault in a node graph. it is beautiful for orginization and i highly recommend it.
Notion works really well as well, but good suggestion!
@@EndlessExpanse_game i mean why not use bolth. notion is a completly seprate thing to obsidian (notion more being a planning thing while obsidion being basically notes)
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I like to use google slides with a table of contents for a traditional GDD and then add something later, something such as obsidian, to organize what exactly needs to be done, such as specific models, scripts, etc.
@@k1ng_chicken that is a great idea too
My best advice here to contribute would be organizing all your thoughts. It's really easy to add on something just because it's cool or immediately go onto making things for the hell of it but you have to have some foundations first. Whether that'd be actual scripting knowledge or getting a scripted foundation in or planning it out with something like Google Slides which was most helpful to me.
im using google docs lol
Thank you for this i started my game around a week ago and this helps me to put what needs to be put into perspective and I hope my game will do well and I will be watching lots of your tutorials lol thank you!
Glad to hear it!
so whats up?
@@aviox3664 my game is going good rn im taking a break from development for the momentbut i plan to come back and make a even better game
Im working on a game right now, heres my team:
Me (only one that knows how to code and has never worked on a game)
My friend (has never worked on a game)
My other friend (has never worked on a game)
And they are also brothers so only one of them at once but there is a big positive thing about our group, we have amazing ideas and we work well together, we will be able to make a good game if we just dont give up
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I'm not working on a game but have started to practice scripting. If only I had friends with me, like in your situation
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What's your progress so far?
Progress check?
As a verified game owner I like most of what was said here but there is a lot more to game design. This is a brief introduction, but you all will have a lot to learn to lead successful teams or even as a solo dev. Good job on this brief introduction.
Certainly, and this video has what you’ll want to start and I provide a lot more content to help! Also books in the description will help you learn a lot more here!
thankfully so far works out for me, not the video, but me as a person with my friends...
if you really are a game designer can help me make a game?
@SgWrldz I am already busy with my own. I own a studio lots of stuff going on I don't have time to help others
@@BestGamerMemesWhat's your game called?
This was actually helpful for someone like me who’s looking to build a game. Everytime I need help on a Roblox game, I always come to this channel. W Smarty chain ❤
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I will say 2 tip having a own studio own group and a own devlop team helps alot in developing game 2nd tip - play devloper hang out games hire devs from there or join a dev team
Definitely! That's covered in an upcoming video so I think you'll find what's next very valuable in building dev teams.
@@SmartyRBX you worked in a team called volts gaming?
yeah, if you can afford to pay them
@@fishfood8711 some devs work for % but its risky
1:55 Arcane odyssey mentioned as I see, +100000 social points.
just to note, in psychology, if you put meaning to something, basically your game concept, if you put meaning and a story to it then you will have a better chance at actually finishing it
I’m a beginner developer and I’m planning to make this game called Builders and this has helped a lot! Thank you 😊
cool, whats it about?
It’s a lot to say..
@@AishPlays-tj8yb JUST THE BASICS
@@Shadowx34 oh oh oh hi there
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Thank you so much. Whenever I tried making a game I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and it became very overwhelming and confusing so I just gave up. I’m definitely going to use your advice so credits to you if I actually make a decent game that gets players ❤😂
I know I am seeing this 2 months late but this video is probably the best video on game development I have seen thanks for the help. You made me realize that I was building my game completely wrong thank you so much
wow i didnt expect this video to be so insightful and well-articulated! i myself just released a new remaster of a game last month and myself have been struggling to expand the concurrent player amounts from max 2-3 players! been a dev for 2 years and through all these years ive really learnt how little i know
Yo, i have been planning to make a game but i was so confused with all the ideas coming and how i can put them to place, but watching this video made me more confident than ever, and i have started the delopment today!
Another tip: It's good to have beta testers ready to test your game so it works perfectly. Seriously, it helps!
Im subscribed and left bell on since a really long time. I then thought it was anoying to just keep getting videos but then when i watched them it was worth it. You make the best Videos!
You're the best!
Hello lads! Game Designer and Professional in the industry here.
Most of what this video says is absolutely correct and very important to remember. Although some of the terms he uses are wrong, it is still a great video. One of the most important things here is not to be over ambitious, from what I've seen from my buds at roblox, most teams tend to dream more than they make, avoid that and keep it simple first. Always have a realistic idea about what you are making instead of just dreaming about it and making it an unachievable goal. Make sure it's something you can actually accomplish!
Great comment. What is wrong specifically in your opinion?
Ive never scripted before.. Knows notHIN about Studio- but me and my friend have been diving head first into making a game recently and im very excited to see where it goes :D I've also broke off for a bit and started learning on my own time making another. Lot of info but its honestly fun
wow, actually having an experience, and quoting from reliable sources?? this video is actually sooo very helpful!! thank you for the insight!!
Well...I am a new developer currently im making a game by watching some of yours and others tutorials but there is still a fear in me that make game will never be famous but this video taught me a lot i literally typed roblox studio and this video showed up. Thanks ❤ ngl 6:47 was really funny 😂
Just got a good pc for christmas and now my dreams of making a good game that many people will play is starting to set in motion.
I love how he talks about uniqueness while showing footage of a game that is a direct clone of bedwars
its not supposed to showcase the topic? its just background gaming
YAY THANKS FOR UPLOADING!
More to come!
@@SmartyRBX I'm looking forward to it!
Love that you put robuilder in your video
Honestly, as a developer with zero experience this helped alot and for me it isn't about how famous my game will be but seeing my ideas come to life, I'm planning to make a simple red vs blue game but a bit better, itll be like the current game Centaura but modern. There will just be one map but if become experienced enough I could make entire lore with new battles but for now itll just be premade characters with smooth running, walking, and crouching animations fighting on a capture a hill map with rounds. I'm also planning to add tanks and vehicles but I'm not experienced enough so that would have to wait.
im making a futuristic figthing game with some friends, ive really been motivated even if we just started! thanks bro
I have an idea for a simple horror game. The premise is that you go to the library after work and grab a novel to read, after a bit, you decide to put it back and go home, but as you're walking past the librarian a big black hand apperars behind the librarian and pulls him in. Then a leg comes out and gives you a hard kick that knocks you back. After that, a chase happens where you have to hide in any locker, after that, the Monster walks around the library using waypoints and you need to find 7 pages of a book to exorise the Monster.
The Monster is a Tall black humanoid creature with 4 arms, one giant eye on its head, a mouth on its torso and spring like legs.
Bro once again comes out with amazing content! I will say it every time! Thank you so much for everything! You help small developers like us so much! I’m working on a game right now and this will help so much! Have a great day/night dude!!
Me and my friend want to start a game about liminal spaces and this video will help us improve and continue with our project. Thank you for making this video!
1:24 and that seed must be good 😼
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I’ve been in Roblox Studio for almost 4 years now, I’ve developed well in terms of construction, but in terms of scripts there’s a complete hole in what I can do with scripts is the mouse click function, lederstats, datastore and animations, can you give me advice on how to improve my knowledge of scripts?
Not the creator, but I've also been a struggling scripter for a long time and I have to say, learn by doing has been wonders for me. I learn and understand concepts mainly from DevForums and Roblox Documentations and try to work from there. I mainly script simple stuff like saving a simple string that gets stored in a database. Trying to copy from Roblox scripting TH-camrs helps at times if they explain what they're talking about and doing the work step by step. Joining a Discord server that has channels for code help has helped me a ton since the people there can fix and explain why a certain block of code isn't working. Hope these tips helped!
What is there to not understand about the mouse click function?
Damn man thank you for this. Ive been working on a game for 2 months and ive lost all motivation to finish it, aftrt watching this video gave me the motivation for one last push to get this damn game released.
For me, I like games with a clear but fun objective, games that are just doing something aren’t fun to me, but Ik it’s not like that for others.
I've had an idea for a while now. It is a fantasy, story-driven roleplay game that slowly evolves into an open world roleplay that has lore
bro did chatgpt extend this essay? "Millions of players play this game. Millions and millions! Millions"
"we dont see things correctly, we actually delete things from the way that we see things, and in fact we actually as humans cant see things for how they are and can only see things for a limited amount of things, and we cant percieve a lot of things so our brain actually blocks those out"
im so happy to finally find a comment pointing out the horrible consistency and redundant words 😭😭😭😭
@@temporaryvr Because I swear bro... ik roblox made for 12 year olds but this a bit much for me.
same vibe as "five shockingly shocking facts that will shock you shockingly"
@@justaguy4575 “Never assume in life. Don’t think that carrot big because carrot big leaf because small leaf carrot big not leaf big size”
Focus on the forest, not the trees.
Yeah. Long bit, I agree. But that's 2 seconds out of 30 minutes of gold.
Be focused on what's important to your goals!
My idea is a car game but it includes cars that are rarely seen on games not just on Roblox. There will be a lot of customisability. There will be a little side story that is a war between brands that will lead to the development of a limited car depending on who wins that will be given to all players that played at the time. Other limiteds will just be in the shops or for events. This is all I’ve planned so far!
lets go......... hit subscribe as this helps you!!
I liked the video. Smarty thanks for your tips. Visualization is the key.
yes sirrr
Hi, How Do I Can Start With Deving? Im New Developer😊
@@SamirDevsSee my guide to starting building
Goated Guide
Developer of Hitman: Reborn. All I can say is that I spent more than 2 years developing it and it turned out pretty good.
Great job!
Not saying to not make complex games - just that for most devs (new especially) starting simple is going to be most effective.
WOAH HIHIHIIHIHII I LOVE YOUR GAME YOUR GAME IS SO GOOD WOWOWOWOWOOW
Any more recommendations for project organizers? I've heard of obsidian vault and notion. I'm looking for something that's not only friendly in making a projects creation path easy to see but also for showing other people and them being able to understand it clearly
I think most use Trello
i dont care if my game doesnt get popular i just wanna make a solo player story to play thanks for this video! once i finish my new game i have in mind i will for sure let other people play it and hopefully it wont be dead..
First learn me how to script 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Scripting ez but build stuff is hard😭
@@Thorfinn_i im good with bulding tho
@@Alok190hnb wow good for us. Well i need 2-3month then can can work together if you want
@@Alok190hnb my account name- kiddo_devo , if you want you can frnd me.
you are? I could need people to help make auras for my game
Hi im a very new dev and im working on two projects right now ( Zero grounds and Death by metal ) and this really helped for starting my games.
the part where you said you develop games not make games really stuck out to me. it made me think of the word "developer" more. "game developer". you start out small and develop your game and add things to it over time, like jailbreak.
Yeah it’s quite the realization in what a game dev actually is!
I was watching this and loving all of the product development and incremental delivery notes you're giving. Solid basis for success. Get that MVP and iterate on it. Pivot or persevere. All the right ways to look at this stuff. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed the guide and those key details. Looking forward to seeing new devs excell - with efficiency, not unnecessary complexity. 🔥
I have a amazing idea of making a 2d platforming game with unique sword animations, and movement animations. There would be different powerup you can get from different levels (double jump, the ability to phase through objects you normally couldn't to get to secret rooms to get items, dash, etc). It would be much like Hollowknight, if you know what that is. The problem being. I don't know how to animate, make a inventory system, or make good items. This idea has just been sitting in my head while I hope someone out there makes it. I feel like 2d platforming games on Roblox or 2d games in general could be a whole new popular genre on Roblox. The standout feature of the game would be the hard boss fights, and combat system.
I love this video, and hopefully I can put some of your tips if not all to good use some day. Thanks!
That would be so cool. Platform games and metrovanias r non existent
Another tip is think of a game genre that you like but there is no popular game of thet genre and try to make one like it and never give up :)
I COULDN'T MAKE A GAME ABOUT 5 YEARS BECAUSE ONLY OF I "GAME MAKER"????!!!!!!! im crying rn 😭😭😭 I GOT ENERGIZED SO MUCH!! I have got MIA every my "game"
this comment feels like im having a stroke
@@sansuusilly same
Having poorly made a game 3 years ago, this video gave me the motivation to return to it and learn lua and understand studio. Done with bugfixes with code along with code maintainability improvements, but now have to work on refining the physical game itself and eventually relaunching it since there’s no way it can get a player base after 3 years of dormancy lmao
As someone who's almost ready to launch(my first game), should I start marketing my game before release? What are some things that would help people at this stage?
It is up to you. I would. and I’d cultivate community first before release, get those people who are so passionate they’ll share ideas and care about where the games gonna go
Get youtubers to play your game and put it all and see what they think :/ it helps with getting a good game and new ideas
@@timetellnolies9425 how will you get TH-camrs to play your game?
@taffysquirts9265 their some TH-cam that'll play it for free for content like robuilder um I think ibemain started his roblox video their a chance well play it and more just ask around
@@taffysquirts9265 donate like 20 bucks on their stream and ask if they can test ur game
Y'all, i'm kinda planning on making an (Almost) original battlegrounds game with a "Shibuya incident" mode to it, it's like, attackers vs defenders in a very chaotic style with cool magic, i'm not really working on it, its has way more crazy ideas than that, but the bare bones version is just "separate groups of group attackers vs separate groups of attackers with a dash of chaos and magic, and another group of 4 people that got in the middle of the crossfire and have to survive and help as many people as possible."
i feel like that idea would actually work out.
people always think of anime (which i assume your game is inspired by) games on roblox as ffa fighting games, but you actually bring a unique spin to it by adding teams and an objective
just know that there are always people who will be interested in what you’re making regardless of what it is
i have noticed that a lot of fighting game or race type of games last longer than other things
its just more fun by human instinct ig
Tip: if you want to make an scary game, make an terror game, not horror, because it will be scarier
Do you have brain damage
terror game isnt a genre, its something you can use in your horror games to make them scary, although it works really well in games that arent centered around being scary such as subnautica
nice, but as some critism from a fellow developer as well: it’s a long ass video. I could guarantee you half the ppl clicked away within the first minute. They want to see the point of the video within 5 minutes, not 30. Don’t make something that’s supposed to be a sentence an essay. Other than that, I’m excited to see what’s next 🔥
yes that's the point of the last vid. I understand. But I LOVE long form content. I do both and will continue to. I appreciate the feedback however. Just,......... see the last vid!!!
i was just listening to it while i was developing a roblox game lol. had some fire vibey tracks and gameplay video. it had me captivated
Let's go I've been making a game for a year now and I've been expanding the story even though the story has nothing to do with the gameplay or the reason you would play the game in general, I keep adding clues to why my game is a thing a world. This game is on my channel.
Very interesting, definitely an excellent idea to make your game even better for your targeted audience,
But we all know Roblox unfortunately doesn’t have every kind of audience, for example.. horror games, like the mimic, it’s has a limited player count due to the limited audience, so how would I know if my game or anybody else’s game would have a limited player count due to the limited audience that they are targeting, and could this limited barrier be broken somehow?
Yes pick the niche and expand it
Ask yourself: how can I make this game idea more general?
@@SmartyRBX LIKE WHAT WAT DO YOU MEEAN BY THAT
Idk about my idea but tell me your thoughts:
• you know those "feed your dog at 3 am" or "get a divorce at 3 am" games? thats the base
• it'll be called "feed your frog at 1 am"
• there will be many badges with different endings
• it will be comedy-adventure game
• VERY satire (heavy on the satire part)
just make games for fun y’all u don’t gotta follow these steps if u don’t wanna since like 90 percent of said steps are for people trying to make bank making games!! good luck to everyone starting game development
most of them will help you be efficient and learn faster as well
awsome ,, thanks for sharing
A sign for anyone: JESUS
What
Amen
Props to this man. He is the reason why all games on roblox existed... Because they watched this first.
**makes a roblox game before watching this video**
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and thy punishment... IS DEATH!!!
You’ve doomed us all
@@felizen uh oh .
w-what have you done… you’ve doomed us all… WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!
Hi, im thinking of making an obby game, but its also a zombie apocalypse, like each 10 stages or so you have to kill waves of zombies, and you can buy better melee and ranged weapons. Also pvp is on throughout all of it. What do you think of that idea for my game?
Sounds good but make a mode where its a team based wave zombie game also for abit more casual players
That sounds like a co-op zombie game where you have to go through maps and kill zombies. Look up Zombie Tower. It's a classic game which has the idea you may think of.
yapper
whats bro yapping about
Love how i’m watching this but i have no idea about scripting, building etc, i’m just gonna pay somebody to do a game for me (if it works and if i find someone on fiverr)
Thanks! adhd was a fuck-up for my development prioritization until i added MVP and pivoting.
This is awesome. I didn’t realize I was already thinking about half of this without knowing what I was really doing
These were some very helpful and insightful takes! I have a game that I want to make, but I'm worried that it will crash and fall with Roblox and their awful decisions. Fortnite is taking over a lot of the player base, the platform is becoming more and more corporate, and I don't know if making a Roblox game is a good idea in the first place.
Good thing im planning a game right now! thanks for the help my guy.
Any time!
Recently started making a game with my and a friend of mine, first game were ever going to make so that means we have to learn scripting, building ect.
Been waiting for this video
I have horrible attention-span and motivation but have huge, great ideas but can NEVER finish them because I lack the energy, want and motivation, and lately it's gotten harder and harder to come up with a game idea. But this video, along with another vid of yours, has inspired me to get me and my friend's development group back up and active and gave me a GREAT idea that's unique and simple, but is also fun and complex with a loved genre, I mapped out the game plan, along with the main systems and functions, messaged my friends (other owners of the group) and am currently awaiting their response. I cannot thank you enough! ❤
are you making it
@@1000-THR Yes!! Me and my two friends however are finishing our Final exams and then we’re all going to finish it up!
Im working on a game where you collect things and fight with those things, theres not really an ending or finish to the game (unless you count collecting everything as one) so it'll be released early and have alot of updates to add items and ways to get them.
like pokemon? thats pretty cool as long as you make these "things" as unique as possible. maybe different variants of these things would also be cool
Im thinking about creating a game inspired by the anime Demon Slayers, there are some of them already in roblox but i wanna create something better than all of em but i still dont know how to start
Remember you limits though don’t go for big and better than all the other games straight away, you need to aim for a demon slayer game that is simple but nice. Then you can work on that and keep working on it. Starting with something simple doesn’t always mean it’s bad especially if it’s your first time. You could probably try making a sword that you can m1 with, after you have done that you can make a pvp or pve system to fight a demon or you could try make some animations for a breathing style.
"What don't they like" Grass lmao. Good Video
Awesome tips for Roblox games! So cool!
Hey smarty! I have just started watching your channel so I can become a dev. But I have a game I want to make but there seems to be no tutorials for it! I want to make a clothing idea game! If you can help please do!
Yeah learn the basics you gotta learn fundamentals and mess with smaller stuff then you’ll know how to make entire games without specific tutorials on them
@@SmartyRBX ok!
This is not how you make a game. You assume that what you're trying to make is just gonna work out, but in general that's now how this works.
I would suggest looking into how indie game development works.
And the management aspect was just too surface level to really take away anything.
On Roblox, it absolutely can. It is not like other platforms. Just start.
Thank you for this,I been thinking lately to create a horror game and your video motivates me!❤
did you make it
this gon b long
alright so, I have a crazy ass idea for a roblox game but there are so many complications in the way.
1. the amount of time it would take
2. i doubt my laptop or let alone roblox could handle something as crazy as this
3. plus i have no idea how to script/code
4. making the story line would be literally hell with all the choices that i have physically in my head idk if i could do them all
the idea essentially is to create a game like detroit become human a story like game but then also have it like the black mirror movie bandersnatch. i want to create a game that allows you to make your own choices but still keeps the cinematic movie like effect.
each choice leads into a subsection that leads into another subsection and so on.
for example : “ a guy walks into a store”
A1 - looks around walks out
B1 - buys an apple
C1 - makes a phone call
D1 - robs the store
A2 - gets stopped by a person
(speak to them, ignore)
A2 1.1 - if you chose to speak to said person such and such happens
A2 1.2 - if you ignore them this happens
B2 - goes out to car because he forgets his wallet
and so on it’s a lot to write and generate a whole story line which is why i’m sure dude in the movie went crazy trying to replicate the book into a game form. it’s a fascinating concept that i would love to put into a game. and i haven’t seen anyone try to make anything like that yet on Roblox yet at least and have it be like actually great unless im missing something. I’d really appreciate advice or help if possible on how to go about doing this, i’ve had the idea for awhile was just never sure how to execute it and another thing is how to tie all the choices together and have it all be one cohesive story. If anyone had suggestions or if i should quit cause it’s too crazy let me know 😭. but help is desperately needed. I doubt i could do this alone.
The most complex part is decide what will be about. I just did a cube game for sculping. Got 2k visits.
took me quite a lot of attempts but I did after years of hard dedication get a game and a running project
I have an idea for a game, and I want to hear others thoughts and maybe get some feedback.
It's a simple 3D platformer like game, except the main USP/ unique trait is that you can time travel through the world (Past, present, future) to collect clocks in an attempt to stop the main bad guy from causing a huge where all the three time periods go to war. The game looks really basic in design cause I'm not a good builder, and my scripting is really basic.
If anyone has ideas/feedback, please let me know. If it sounds fun, I can release an early demo prior to release.
My current team:
Me (Beginner Builder, Scripter, Animator, etc.)
My Friend (Intermediate Scripter, Animator)
My other friend (Beginner Builder, Animator)
Another friend of mine (Designer(?))
A few other fans + friends I have (Contributors)
I only have 4 developers, but we work well together and we don't give up! We're releasing our new game Biozenco soon.
your vids are such a w keep up the good work and keep giving these w ideasa
Yo thanks this was really helpful , might start making a roblox game soon
Game design is what all ROBLOX games is missing...The only one that applied it beautifully is arcane odyssey
I’m planning to make a horror game based on dandy’s world and residence massacre.
It’s gonna be callled garden of fate and horrors.
There’s gonna be mascots and I’m gonna put myself in the game!
Cool video, I have been studying a lot this months how to program and model thinks, and I think I’m prepared, the only issue is that i dont have ideas😅
Thanks
You can do it! Here's my vids on getting game ideas: th-cam.com/video/xqn9AL9RtK0/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/CaJ5BPwQl6k/w-d-xo.html
@@SmartyRBX so useful thank you
great video man. you have planted a seed in me, and soon that seed will grow
I've been trying to make a game that has been resonating in my head for weeks now, and every tine i try to realize it, it just falls apart, its a game around where a bunch of different factions are styled around popular games or other media, like one faction has Ninjago-type attacks, another uses Blox Fruits-type methods, and i am a good modeler and animator but i am awful at scripting, so awful infact that even if i follow a tutorial, i still screw up, so i post this comment here, to maybe as for a helping hand from the community, if this project doesn't seem too big and far-fetched.
start: Talks about your game
7:40 - psycology stuff
1:09 im thinking of making a game like you can vote maps and hide/run from npcs that shoots you
This helped SO MUCH THANK YOU