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We're Remaking Glow

Our current version of Glow was made over five years ago in a little under two months for an exhibit for school. Between the tight schedule, an engine we had trouble working with and our general inexperience at the time, there’s a lot about it we wish we did better. Still, we love this game and were plenty happy about how well-received it was when we showed it off. Personally, I feel like I owe this project for opening doors for me in pursuing game dev as a career after college. We meant to remake this sooner, but had to shelf the project to take care of other priorities like finding jobs after graduating.

We’ve finally settled down a bit and feel we have enough time and experience to give this a proper go now, and we’re rebuilding Glow from the ground up. Our artist Katrina is happy to be getting back into drawing and animating for games after picking up new tricks from her time in studios like Kontrabida, Secret6 and Tose. We loved the original character designs from the first version, but we’re excited to see how she spices things up some more.

Character redesign sketches by Kat

Our lead dev Amiel and my co-designer Allen went on to pursue careers outside of game dev unlike Kat and myself, so the two of them in particular are pretty psyched about working on a game again as well. Per Amiel’s advice, we’ve moved the project over to Game Maker Studio 2, and we’re pretty pleased with it so far. We’ve already built a prototype with most of the basic gameplay elements in place, and Allen’s drafted a couple of levels to test them on already.

As with Version 1, the remake is intended to be short and sweet at an estimated 30 minutes of play time and will be released for free. While we may have gotten a little better over the years, we’ve found through another previous project that our ability to work together on the limited capacity we’re able to commit to still needs fine-tuning. We also hope to finish this within the year, so we want the scope to be as manageable as possible.

All that said, we hope everyone is as excited as we are and we look forward to showing everyone more of the game and we’ll provide regular updates whenever we can. See you all again soon!

We’re Remaking Glow was originally published on Ry Makes Games

#video games #gamedev #game development #indie game

unlibox-blog

Out now: Evergrow, a relaxing casual puzzle game for PC and Mac. Mobile versions coming soon!

unlibox-blog

Save the date! Evergrow is coming out on Steam!

https://www.facebook.com/evergrowthegame/

rymakesgames

We did a thing and it’s almost out!

#gamedev #indiegame #video games

torch60-deactivated20201022

Vote for us on Greenlight!

Soma Spirits Rebalance is now on Steam Greenlight! If you’d like to see this enhanced version of Soma Spirits hit Steam, please consider casting your vote to help us out!

And please give a special thanks to @visitorsfromdreams, developer of @flatwoodsgame for putting this spectacular trailer together!

#gametalk

In-game shots of our first PC game, Evergrow. Vote for us on Steam Greenlight!

We also totally have a demo for it.

#gamedev #unlibox #steam #greenlight #steam greenlight #video games #game development #evergrow

slimetony

lets make a videogame how hard can it be

slimetony

nevermind you have to know shit about computers

hthrthebear

hey!! sorry to hijack this post, but there are a bunch of ways you can make videogames without knowing shit about computers!!

for starters, there’s Twine, which is fucking great for making all kinds of interactive experiences (it’s what Crystal Warrior Ke$ha was made in so you KNOW it’s good) at all skill levels (i picked it up and made a game in two minutes a few nights ago)

if you want a bit more involved experience there’s Inform 7 which is a simple language for text-based adventure games that reads like slightly-weird English and also relatively easy to learn

you can do some pretty fucking cool stuff with Unity (my personal engine of choice) but you may need to dig a bit farther to get at the good stuff. there’s lots of really good presets though (i made an entire game just mixing and matching pre-existing templates and adding in my own art, won an award at a game jam for that one) and if you want help the community’s pretty dang friendly from what i’ve seen!

this is just a taste of what’s out there from what i’ve seen, but there’s so many cool resources out there. if anyone wants help getting started, i’m around to give you a leg up on making something in the coolest, most unexplored art medium around!

auttoton

I’m addin’ to this post because lowering the barrier to entry for making games is super important to me!!!! If y’all have any questions about making games, you’re welcome to come and ask! I made this list a while back with some friends, so it has some of the programs John already mentioned.

2D Editors:

GameMaker : Potential for pure drag-and-drop “programming”. It is recommended to read-up on the program’s functions to make good use of it. Good for prototyping. Uses its own language called Game Maker Language (GML) that is similar to a C language (e.g. C++ or C#). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Construct2 : Drag and drop level editor that uses an “If-Then” event sheet structure for programming. Good for prototyping and for beginners. For PC; free version available.

GameSalad : Drag and drop with no code requirement. Good for programming. For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Solpeo : HTML5 based game engine for 2D and isometric game development. Some programming knowledge needed. Platforms supported: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+. Free version available.

Stencyl : Drag and Drop “programming,” templates you can edit the variables/values for.

Scratch : Lego-block-style coding platform by MIT; totally free and a great intro to thinking in code. Very kid-friendly and comes with a community site. Browser version available.

3D Editors:

Unity : 3D editor that creates 3D games. Can build games for browser, as an app, or for mobile devices (iOS and Android). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

UDK (Unreal Development Kit) : Full-fledged, highly advanced editor. Features a complete set of tools that go from level design to visual scripting to cut-scene creation. Uses it’s own programming language called Unreal Script that can be arranged with Kismet, a visual code editor. For Mac and PC; free.

2D Art/Animation Software:

GIMP : Free photo editing and digital painting software.

Easy Paint Tool SAI : Free digital painting software with a UI similar to Photoshop.

Mischief : Free digital painting software with an endless canvas.

3D Art/Animation Software:

Sculptris : From the company that created Zbrush, this free software is ideal for beginning 3D sculptors.

Maya : Animation, VFX, lighting, and rendering software.

Magical Voxel : Voxel Art (3D Pixel Art). Very intuitive and quick to pick up.

SketchUp : Architectural modeling software, great for creating 3D environments and buildings. Free version available.

Text-Based Games:

Twine : Create interactive text stories using Twine’s visual map system that links your game together. Easy to learn and use. End result is browser-based. For Mac and PC; free.

Quest : Interactive text stories that you can build in-browser.

Ren’Py : Create visual novels using a modified version of Python that reads like a combination of stage directions and a CYOA novel. For PC, Mac, and Linux; free.

Audio Resources/Editors:

Indie Game Music : This site offers free indie music with no need to worry about royalties or licenses.

Audacity : A free, open-source, cross-platform sound editor that allows you to record and arrange sound.

Super Flash Bros. : This site allows you to record theremin-like (8bit) sounds and export them as .wav files for your games.

FL Studio : Free music composition software.

Miscellaneous Tools:

Donjon RPG Tools : Randomly generates maps, items, XP, etc.

W3Schools : Web-code tutorial database: HTML, CSS, Javascript+.

Debut Video Capture : Video screen capture to record Let’s Play videos, showcase your game on Youtube, etc.

Korsakow : Free tool for creating interactive and database films.

Processing : Flexible programming language used for visual and interactive artworks and simulations.

From Student to Designer, Part 2 : Tips for making a well-rounded, solid portfolio

Places to Publish/Share:

Itch.io : Platform for self-publishing games

Philome.la : Place to share Twine Games

nicejewishguy

@slimetony how does it feel to have your shitpost be turned into a helpful resource

slimetony

It feels like a betrayal of every tenant of humor I subscribe to. Helping people is an alien concept to me. It makes me upset.

Visual Novel Interaction Menu

After years of saying I’d get to it, I’ve finally gotten off my ass and coded something. YAY ME. I decided on making this because I remember needing it for one of my older projects and realizing there still doesn’t appear to be anything like it made for RPG Maker VX Ace. This script creates an interaction menu which creates a list of events present in the map that also triggers said events when selected. This script is ideal for anyone looking to build games like visual novels, text adventures, or if you just can’t be assed to map stuff.

Version 1.01 (4/27/2016)

Demo: HERE Script: HERE

<I’ve added a ‘Move’ command as of version 1.01. I still feel there are already plenty of fully functional fast travel menus out (HERE and HERE to name a few) and those are more likely to be more feature-rich than anything I’d care to repeat here. For the sake of having it all ready to go though, I’ve put it on.>

Features:

Creates a command window that lists specified events present in the map and activates the specified event on select.

Events can be classified into three different actions: Move, Talk and Inspect.

Easy to use?

Terms of Use: Free to use for commercial and non-commercial projects. Please credit the authors. Also, tell us about your project so we can try it out! How to Use:

SceneManager.call(Scene_VNMenu) to call the menu.

Add the comment vn_area on any event you want listed under the Move action.

Add the comment vn_npc on any event you want listed under the Talk action.

Add the comment vn_object on any event you want listed under the Inspect action.

The script only checks for note tags on the active page of the event, so if you don’t want the event to show up on the menu, just make a new page of that event without the note tag.

Known Bugs Features Bugs:

Delisted events still show up on the menu! Discovered that if Event A triggered a switch that made Event B go to its second page which is supposed to hide it from the NPC list, Event B will still show up on the menu. My current fix to this is adding a Wait command between Event A triggering the switch and calling the VN Menu. I believe this may be due to the fact that calling the menu suspends activity on the map, preventing Event B from refreshing itself into its non-active state before the menu compiles the event list.

Stuff Left to Do: Advice on how to deal with these would be greatly appreciated!

The blurring and darkening of the screen bothers me. Still figuring out how to fix that.

I wanted an option on the command window that could call the main menu, but SceneManager.call causes crashing.

Darkening/disabling an option if no relevant event is present

Make it prettier

Visual Novel Interaction Menu was originally published on Ry Makes Games

#video games #gamedev #game development #indie game

appleseeddrama

THEY HAVE THE ACE ATTORNEY OFFICIAL MANGA IN MY LAW LIBRARY I AM CRYING.

beamkatanachronicles

Your honor, something is amiss here!

As you are probably aware, library materials are labeled with barcodes as well as a number to determine their location on the shelf, as per the Dewey Decimal System. The books just to the left of the manga are labeled, as are the DVDs just in view on the lower shelf. Look even further behind these shelves and you’ll see that even those books are labeled!

Ladies and gentlemen of the courtroom, I invite you to take a closer look at the volumes that are, allegedly, part of this law library! Something is missing from the spines, isn’t there?

Where are the bar codes?!

This is a blatant contradiction! The OP is lying— these volumes cannot, therefore, be a part of this library at all! I propose that they simply brought these materials in for the sake of the joke!!

japansace

Only focusing on one aspect and not the whole of the issue, are we, Mr. Wright? Typical.

Your honor, if you bring your attention to the books just left of the manga, you’ll notice there’s a book (the second to the left) that also does not have a bar code.

If you examine the picture even closer—particularly the DVDs below—you’ll see that they bear bar codes, but not on the spines. No, they have them on the back and/or front of the DVDs. Of course, this method of labeling and organizing isn’t limited to products of the film industry alone.

Therefore, I’d like to propose that it is entirely possible that the manga books do, in fact, belong to the library!

beamkatanachronicles

Wh-WHAAAAT?! You’re kidding!!

(Shoot, he’s got me there… Better think of something fast! Something about the books that sets them apart from—

…! I’ve got it!)

While that may be true, you’ve also overlooked one critical error: the titles of the books! Whether or not your hypothesis regarding the labeling system is correct, these titles aren’t alphabetized correctly! What kind of self-respecting librarian would misplace such vital books?

Well, Edgeworth?

japansace

While it pains me to have to point out something so obvious, I suppose I’ll make an exception for you, Wright.

Clearly, one look at the titles of the books next to the manga is a tell-all of this certain library’s less-than-stellar organization skills. None of the books are in alphabetical order, I’m afraid.

They could very well be alphabetized by author and not title, but it’s a little difficult to be able to decipher that from this single picture, wouldn’t you say?

Furthermore, the manga books themselves are in numerical order, suggesting some kind of system is in place, albeit not a very good one, if the alphabetizing is off.

At the end of the day, it seems like neither of us can draw a clear conclusion from this evidence alone. Your honor, I strongly suggest a recess in which we could investigate the library itself further.

beamkatanachronicles

I see the issue here very clearly.

Due to the uncertain nature of this case, we’ll have to postpone this decision until more decisive evidence can be obtained. The court will now take a 15-minute recess.

(W-wait, but I’m not—)

ingthing

WAIT!!!

I’ve got some decisive evidence for you, pal!

We investigated further into the photo. Zooming in, you can see a label on the DVD case to the bottom left.

Photo Close-up added to the court record!

As you can see, pal, you can vaguely see the words “Of Toledo Law Library” on the label!

And, considering possibilities of the rest of that label, “University of Toledo" was the first to come to my mind!

A quick search on the University of Toledo’s Online Law Library Database revealed that there ARE the comics pictured in it!

Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations volumes 1-4 and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney volumes 1-5!

And there’s more!

The section these comics are filed under is the “Law in Popular Culture" Section, which matches up with the titles on the rest of the books on that shelf: "Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes & Legal Culture”, “Prime Time Law”, “Lawyers in Your Living Room!" and "Lex Populi”!

Not only is it in the right section, it’s also a documented part of the Law Library’s database!

How’s that for decisive evidence?

contraception-deactivated202011

the goal is to love myself so much it offends other people

lesbian-moon-gf

mysweetcupoftea

HIMYM AU: Barney finds out that Robin works for S.H.I.E.L.D as Agent Hill (Part 1)

jesseejones

They’re mixing two different universes together and yet it still makes waaay more sense than the finale.

onionhighonionandrenown

….you know what, it really does.

trelkez

HIMYM finale headcanon accepted. And then they pretend to get divorced and Robin/Maria distances herself from her friends and a couple years later someone captures footage of Maria Hill during a big superhero battle and she has to come clean to everybody and THEY ALL RESUME BEING FRIENDS AND NONE OF THE REST OF THE FINALE HAPPENS and also, later, the group accidentally meets the Avengers, and Barney spends the entire time convinced Tony is hitting on Robin (which Tony plays into to screw with him) and Lily, Tracy and Natasha disappear somewhere to bond and Steve is both charmed and weirded out by Marshall and Ted is left to try and socialize with Clint, who just sits there quietly letting Ted dig himself a deeper and deeper hole as his questions and overtures get more and more awkward.

And Robin/Maria is all, “I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I KNEW IT. KNOCK THAT OFF RIGHT NOW. YES, YOU.”

So Tony lets Barney off the hook and Barney immediately starts awkwardly fanboying all over him, and Clint lets Ted off the hook and cracks up and Ted is all “wait what you have a facial expression?!"

And Robin/Maria goes to find Natasha and drink until the whole thing is over. Never again. This is never happening ever again. (It happens again.)