[-COOLIO-]

Fair enough, but on Android the distinction isn't clear. Devices come in basically any size. I think those three would cover most devices pretty well assuming you'd use black bars.

hmm ok, sounds good. thanks!

[flkk]

for mobile development, and assuming my games resolution scales perfectly (flash), would i more or less have all my bases covered with: a 16:9 phone version, a 16:9 tablet version, and a 4:3 tablet version?

I'm pretty sure the iphone resolution is 3:2, not 16:9, not sure about other phones but I suggest just googling them and seeing what you need.

[udivision]

Does anyone know the policy on advertising an Indy Game (through an OT) on GAF?
...if there is one?

[The Friendly Monster]

Does anyone know the policy on advertising an Indy Game (through an OT) on GAF? ...if there is one?

It used to be ok, however I'm pretty sure it's frowned upon now.

[desu]

Does anyone know the policy on advertising an Indy Game (through an OT) on GAF? ...if there is one?

No warrenty for this, but from what I read so far:

If you are the dev of said game, you're not allowed to advertise your game that way. However people are free to make a OT about your game. Obviously you do good not to persuade people to create OTs for you, your PMs might be read too so don't try it that way either.

Otherwise so far it seems posting about the development of your game here, and possibly even say that its out now seems to be fine (until now).

[udivision]

Thanks for the responses.

I guess I'll play it safe and not go through GAF, for now.

[AlphaTwo00]

Thanks for the responses. I guess I'll play it safe and not go through GAF, for now.

Drop a line in here still, just don't make an OT just about advertising the game and nothing else.

[udivision]

I'm actually considering starting a thread asking how various GAF devs go about advertising their work. Would that be helpful?

[hoverX]

Loving this thread.

Is there a good site or sites dedicated to indie gaming for developers?

[Nemo]

Loving this thread. Is there a good site or sites dedicated to indie gaming for developers?

TIGSource is pretty good for devs!

[kodecraft]

So me and Jan Willem (one half of Vlambeer) decided yesterday that we had to make something for our buddies at Ronimo, to celebrate the release of Awesomenauts. We had five hours before the releaseparty started, so in that time we made a little Smash Bros clone featuring four of the six Awesomenauts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQHX6LhcTeg All of this was from scratch. We didn't reuse any old assets or anything.

Too cool.

[-COOLIO-]

I'm pretty sure the iphone resolution is 3:2, not 16:9, not sure about other phones but I suggest just googling them and seeing what you need.

will do

[-COOLIO-]

I'm actually considering starting a thread asking how various GAF devs go about advertising their work. Would that be helpful?

id read it. id also like to hear how gaffers creatively monetize their games

[Crazymoogle]

Alright GAF, this is super early but what the hell. Showed it at the local Montreal Indie meet up in action; may get some vids up at a later date once I figure that out but mostly focused on making shit work(tm).

NeoPOST: The game about trolling posting on forums


Picking threads to post in


Basic stats; this will be improved soon.


The results of making a first post, 500+ posts into a thread

Basically just 3 weekends and some lunch hours of development, almost no art, and still plenty of work to go. Even the text is just off-the-cuff.

[JasoNsider]

So me and Jan Willem (one half of Vlambeer) decided yesterday that we had to make something for our buddies at Ronimo, to celebrate the release of Awesomenauts. We had five hours before the releaseparty started, so in that time we made a little Smash Bros clone featuring four of the six Awesomenauts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQHX6LhcTeg All of this was from scratch. We didn't reuse any old assets or anything.

Just wanted to say: great work on this! Looks fantastic.

[AlphaTwo00]

Alright GAF, this is super early but what the hell. Showed it at the local Montreal Indie meet up in action; may get some vids up at a later date once I figure that out but mostly focused on making shit work(tm). NeoPOST: The game about trolling posting on forums Picking threads to post in Basic stats; this will be improved soon. The results of making a first post, 500+ posts into a thread Basically just 3 weekends and some lunch hours of development, almost no art, and still plenty of work to go. Even the text is just off-the-cuff.

That's awesome.

So, Indie Gaf (does it bother anyone that the thread is called "indy" and not "indie"?). TOJam is coming up this weekend, and I'm thinking of just randomly jamming a second game in. And I might as well open-source this idea: The theme of the jam is "The world is NOT ending".

So, I was toying with a meta idea of "you are a solo team at a game jam, and you've got half an hour deadline, and you still don't have a game, and even though people are telling you that it's not the end of the world, you're still trying slap a game together".

I still can't figure out what kind of idea or a game that is, but I figured I'd toss it out here...

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Alright GAF, this is super early but what the hell. Showed it at the local Montreal Indie meet up in action; may get some vids up at a later date once I figure that out but mostly focused on making shit work(tm). NeoPOST: The game about trolling posting on forums Picking threads to post in Basic stats; this will be improved soon. The results of making a first post, 500+ posts into a thread Basically just 3 weekends and some lunch hours of development, almost no art, and still plenty of work to go. Even the text is just off-the-cuff.

You, sir, are a genius.

[asa]

new video of leveling!

First test of leveling up:

Each level has randomly selected enemy type, collect ten of them and the level clears out and the next level is initialized. Every level is harder than the last, difficulty rises until player fails. (best strategy is to avoid killing the selected enemy type as long as possible)

I tried out different ways to visualize the selected enemy type/ships left till next level, kinda failed :) At the moment the center is way too busy. Oh well, at least things work.

[fin]

new video of leveling! First test of leveling up: Each level has randomly selected enemy type, collect ten of them and the level clears out and the next level is initialized. Every level is harder than the last, difficulty rises until player fails. (best strategy is to avoid killing the selected enemy type as long as possible) I tried out different ways to visualize the selected enemy type/ships left till next level, kinda failed :) At the moment the center is way too busy. Oh well, at least things work.

Can't believe how fast this project is progressing, good job.

[embalm]

new video of leveling! First test of leveling up: Each level has randomly selected enemy type, collect ten of them and the level clears out and the next level is initialized. Every level is harder than the last, difficulty rises until player fails. (best strategy is to avoid killing the selected enemy type as long as possible) I tried out different ways to visualize the selected enemy type/ships left till next level, kinda failed :) At the moment the center is way too busy. Oh well, at least things work.

I would keep the selected enemy type/ships as a simple row of icons along the left. A 2D wire frame for the ship would fit with your art direction and just have them fade away when one is taken out.
I would put it on the left or right, and remove them from the bottom each time one is destroyed, resulting in the other target ships above them to fall down into it's place.

You should also give a bonus of some kind for destroying your target. Give the player that cookie for completing a goal. Like a Bounty reward of sorts.

Keep up the awesome work, I hope this game does incredibly well!

[udivision]

I decided to bite the bullet and join the fun. I started a project on Monday that I want to eventually release as a free game.

It's an RPG inspired by my favorite RPG series: Paper Mario.

Paper Knight's Story

by In-Qu Games

Technical Stuff:
-Engine: RPG Maker XP (Yea, crutches!)
-Ruby Programming Language
-Mode 7 Script by MGC

We don't want to completely ape paper Mario, but just as many look to WoW as an MMORPG to base their MMORGP off, or Doom as an FPS, we're making this game pretending that Paper Mario is the default RPG. That being said, we do want to make PKS distinguishable in it's own right.

Here are rough alpha screenshots of what we have so far: (feel free to laugh at the bear)

Eventually their will be a HUD, and and I'm thinking of implementing something more dynamic than just a list of commands in battle.

What makes PKS different from other RPGs?
We want PKS to be simple and engaging. Simple through the use of low damage values and stats, clean aesthetics, and low use of "number management." Engaging through the player actively participating in battle with button presses/combinations, Zelda-inspired dungeons, and a cheeky story.

I'll continue to post updates if there is interest; feel free to comment!

~UJ of In-Qu Games

[Kalnos]

Don't beat yourself up too much over RPG maker, it looks like you totally converted a ton of it. The bear looks menacing.

[udivision]

Don't beat yourself up too much over RPG maker, it looks like you totally converted a ton of it. The bear looks menacing.

Haha, thanks. We do plan on making this more than just another RM game, and will change up a lot of things from mechanics to menus.

[Xane]

Is there a particular reason you're using RMXP as an Engine for your project?
Seeing how you're not even utilizing its Battle System, why not just use a Ruby Game API and go with that?
I'm asking because I see quite some potential but I don't think you can just put an RMXP game on Steam. :/

[nicoga3000]

Wow, udivision...That's something they should be featuring over at the RPG Maker front page. A+

[udivision]

Is there a particular reason you're using RMXP as an Engine for your project? Seeing how you're not even utilizing its Battle System, why not just use a Ruby Game API and go with that? I'm asking because I see quite some potential but I don't think you can just put an RMXP game on Steam. :/

Basically, it's what I'm familiar with and my knowledge of programming is rather patchy since I only learn/know things that I try to use. For example, I've been able to program DQM's breeding system and a PW case maker, but I had to google what "API" meant.

Wow, udivision...That's something they should be featuring over at the RPG Maker front page. A+

Thanks! Hopefully it'll make it there one day.

[AlphaTwo00]

So, somewhere between halfway of TOJam, my team now have a screen:

[udivision]

You guys nailed the texture effect in that screen. There are random little rips and bends and there doesn't seem to be a discernible pattern which makes it a lot more realistic. I like it!

[Crazymoogle]

So, somewhere between halfway of TOJam, my team now have a screen:

Lookin' pretty cool. I love random (or at least seemingly random) item games. And the UI already looks better than my game. ;)

(TOjam sounds like fun, but pretty much the only company I know that lets you take business time for that is Capy...)

[Raonak]

This thread keeps remining me I should really finish off my Pokemon fangame one of these days :(

[AlphaTwo00]

Lookin' pretty cool. I love random (or at least seemingly random) item games. And the UI already looks better than my game. ;) (TOjam sounds like fun, but pretty much the only company I know that lets you take business time for that is Capy...)

There's a ton of guys here from a whole host of indie studios around here. :P And there's a bunch of them watching Hackers right now.

[-COOLIO-]

making a game is the ultimate vent for creativity, I'm loving it :]

[dragonlife]

What other stuff could I use to make games? Or, at the very least, mess around with? I just discovered Unity, so I'm going to mess around with that for a bit. I seem to recall another one that was mentioned on GAF, but can't remember the name of it for the life of me. It seemed to have a Flash look to it.

I'll look into coding eventually... anyone have any good sites they'd like to recommend?

[Kalnos]

^Unity (C#, JS, Boo) or Construct2 (HTML5) are what I usually see people recommending around here in terms of engines.

[Blizzard]

What other stuff could I use to make games? Or, at the very least, mess around with? I just discovered Unity, so I'm going to mess around with that for a bit. I seem to recall another one that was mentioned on GAF, but can't remember the name of it for the life of me. It seemed to have a Flash look to it. I'll look into coding eventually... anyone have any good sites they'd like to recommend?

Game Maker is another easy to use free one that is good for prototyping things really quickly, or making game jam games.

[asa]

New stuff!
Blog post

New ship design
Ship leaves nice green slime/northern lights type of thing behind as it moves
More particles!
New Alarm system that tells how much damage a sector has taken. Skull for critical damage.
Loads of stuff under the hood.
New video: http://youtu.be/8B7YTP4BTk0

So late... must have some sleeeepp.

[Minamu]

A representative from a console manufacturer is going to stop by my school on Monday :D We're six groups currently doing a game as a school project and three of these groups have been told we're gonna get the chance to pitch the idea and show off our prototype. Can't tell you how exciting it is :)

[lordfroakie]

A representative from a console manufacturer is going to stop by my school on Monday :D We're six groups currently doing a game as a school project and three of these groups have been told we're gonna get the chance to pitch the idea and show off our prototype. Can't tell you how exciting it is :)

Nintendo?

[beril]

A representative from a console manufacturer is going to stop by my school on Monday :D We're six groups currently doing a game as a school project and three of these groups have been told we're gonna get the chance to pitch the idea and show off our prototype. Can't tell you how exciting it is :)

Would that be Skövde University by any chance? I heard Nintendo is coming here, but my company isn't part of the Gotha Science Park so I won't get to meet them. Maybe I should sneak in and do some stealth pitching.

[Bit-Bit]

Found this great tool for sound effects.

http://www.bfxr.net/

You can randomly generate them and then export as a wav format.

Also, I'll be posting concept images of my game pretty soon. Look forward to that!

[Blizzard]

Found this great tool for sound effects. http://www.bfxr.net/ You can randomly generate them and then export as a wav format. Also, I'll be posting concept images of my game pretty soon. Look forward to that!

Yeah, that website and/or the downloadable one(s) are nice for game jams, though my teammates all made fun of/hated my sound effects. But then we like nearly ran out of time and some of them got used anyway! Ha! Ha!

[udivision]

Found this great tool for sound effects. http://www.bfxr.net/ You can randomly generate them and then export as a wav format. Also, I'll be posting concept images of my game pretty soon. Look forward to that!

Made about 12 sounds for my game. Thanks for the link!

Here's an update:

After some feedback, I reworked some of the graphics in the game. Less gradients, more solid colors.

Decided to rework the bear into a possible rival character. Goldy, the kleptomaniacal Bandit Bear shunned from her clan of bandits for breaking the Bandit Bear Golden Rule: never steal from a fellow Bandit Bear. Her goal is to find (steal) the Aurthor's Pen, and rework that bit of irony from her backstory.

While testing out possible puzzle/dungeon solving abilities for the hero, I decided to create this gif even though he won't be doing stuff this epic that often.

[Nemo]

Made about 12 sounds for my game. Thanks for the link! Here's an update: After some feedback, I reworked some of the graphics in the game. Less gradients, more solid colors. Decided to rework the bear into a possible rival character. Goldy, the kleptomaniacal Bandit Bear shunned from her clan of bandits for breaking the Bandit Bear Golden Rule: never steal from a fellow Bandit Bear. Her goal is to find (steal) the Aurthor's Pen, and rework that bit of irony from her backstory. While testing out possible puzzle/dungeon solving abilities for the hero, I decided to create this gif even though he won't be doing stuff this epic that often.

I really love the potential of this!! You ever thought of a handdrawn style?

[AlphaTwo00]

Found this great tool for sound effects. http://www.bfxr.net/ You can randomly generate them and then export as a wav format.

Wait, I'm not seeing any sort of attribute/copyrighting info on that page. Can I actually use that stuff?

[usea]

Wait, I'm not seeing any sort of attribute/copyrighting info on that page. Can I actually use that stuff?

Yes. Even commercially.

[asa]

Wait, I'm not seeing any sort of attribute/copyrighting info on that page. Can I actually use that stuff?

Bfxr is an elaboration of the glorious Sfxr, the program of choice for many people looking to make sound effects for computer games. You're free to use the sounds in whatever form you want, in noncommercial or commercial projects.

I played around with the thing yesterday, scored few interesting sounding effects. nice!

[udivision]

I really love the potential of this!! You ever thought of a handdrawn style?

Thanks. At this point I can still change the art style because I don't have that many assets. On one had, I'd like to get somethings set in stone and work for there, but on the other I'm pretty open to ideas and criticism. I'm more comfortable using digital coloring/drawing than going through the process of scanning and digitizing the assets so that may limit me a bit.

Here's every art asset i have except for character sprites and menu overlays in one gif:


Also, we now have a Kickstarter.com Page for those of you interested.

[Andrex]

Also, we now have a Kickstarter.com Page for those of you interested.

Would help if you listed the game's platform(s.) I assume it's Windows-only?

I'm kicking in $100, wish I could do more, I'd love to be an NPC.

[udivision]

Would help if you listed the game's platform(s.) I assume it's Windows-only? I'm kicking in $100, wish I could do more, I'd love to be an NPC.

Oh wow, thanks for your generosity! You're right; it'll be freeware for the PC.

I have no problems making you an NPC, ignore the reward requirements. Just consider it a Gaf Gold privelage reward. I'm making a note in my game documents to ask you the details about your NPC design and name (I'm assumig "Andrex") if the project gets funded but I could go ahead and make him now if you have an inkling of what he should look like. Again, thanks for the support!

EDIT: I'd be fine with putting in a Paper Barry.

[Andrex]

Oh wow, thanks for your generosity! You're right; it'll be freeware for the PC. I have no problems making you an NPC, ignore the reward requirements. Just consider it a Gaf Gold privelage reward. I'm making a note in my game documents to ask you the details about your NPC design and name (I'm assumig "Andrex") if the project gets funded but I could go ahead and make him now if you have an inkling of what he should look like. Again, thanks for the support! EDIT: I'd be fine with putting in a Paper Barry.

Paper Barry would be awesome! Just look out for any Nintendo C&D's. ;) You probably don't have anything to worry about though, lol.

PM me whenever you want if you want. I'm spreading the word on Twitter/G+/FB/<bizarro GAF>.