Wishlist VELKYN on Steam and support the development of the project: store.steampowered.com/app/2728320/VELKYN/ Also, the first devlog is out! Go check it out
This seems like a lot of progress for a devlog 0. I've been thinking about trying to make a 3D open world survival game and I don't know whether seeing this devlog has scared me about how much there is to do or inspired me to get started
Well if nobody else gives you the push to give it a go... TAKE A CHANCE AND GO FOR IT! Keep a big picture of the Final Game in your head, but don't rush the process. Break down each system into easy enough to understand chunks and take it step by step. I've been learning more and more as I go and I realized you sometimes just need to be okay with the level you're at and work on what you can until the breakthrough reveals itself naturally. Then one day you wake up and realize that HUGE Mountain of a System you wanted to make in the first place was made up of a bunch of cute lil Rock Solid Components. Now you've got a cool game and one hell of a journey to remember
L3GITEnt has already said it very well in my opinion :) I agree, I also believe that breaking down a highly ambitious project into numerous small work packages yields the best effect
Oh, wow, thank you very much! I'm also eagerly following the progress of your project - there have been some great advancements, especially in the past few weeks
Loving the "World won't be gigantic" part of the open world. Some of the stuff talked about here are very technical (like combat systems, combos), but this idea is a great hook for me :) Best of luck on the project!
Hey dude, looks great, keep it up! Finding the perfect controls for the game is indeed a challenging task. I can relate since I am now struggling with the same :D Looking forward for the next devlog
Hey, thank you very much! Yeah, definitely - and especially when it comes to the character controller and controls, one should definitely not skimp on investing enough time - it saves so much time in the later process! Your channel also looks very interesting, will definitely check it out :)
Awesome stuff man, lots of progress for your first devlog. You have a lot of talent and I think your process is solid, especially with the experience you have. Some unsolicited advice (because I learned this myself), is be careful how much you lean on your inspirations. Its always a good starting point. But you will need to figure out how your game differentiates itself from Zelda game design concepts. What is going to make your game special? Rather than trying to make a Zelda copy-cat. Because ALOT of people are trying to do the same thing you are right now. If you want it to be successful and to stand on its own, explore that ideology as you continue to develop. Stoked to see how this turns out man!
I hope you're consistent with your project. In my experience keeping motivated to finish a project is very hard, my wish is that you completed your game in whatever state it is either early access or complete best of luck - Random subscribers
Hehe, I hope so too! I worked consistently on my last game over a longer period of time. Devlogs definitely help to stay motivated, especially when the response is very positive :)
i have been trying to learn game dev to make a game that sounds super similar to this project, i find it kinda funny to see someone clearly inspired by the same games and aspects as me. im excited to see where this project goes and how your ideas shape up good luck :)
man if you finish this game with all the mechanics you want to have in it. This is going to be insane! for the glider, maybe something like the hoverboard the green goblin uses in spider man 😅 If you sadly don't finish it, well I'm sure you'd have learnt a lot from the experience. New sub, definitely gonna be following this
Congrats with a successful 0th devlog! Here's an unsolicited advice to consider: Are the devlogs meant for other game devs? Or for your potential audience? When you spoke of the story/setting of the game, you still talked about the functions and roles of things, like saying The Isle of the Ancients will "serve as a tutorial", and next you talk about "learning the basics" and "finding the core items". These things are interesting to a game designer, or people who hold those interests, but not necessarily to a player. It's a good idea to consider if this is intentional, or if you want to change your video wording style (when talking about story or what's going to be fun about the game) towards something more like "you will face increasingly difficult challenges and gather equipment to help you discover the secrets of the Isle of the Ancients", without being explicit about "tutorials", "basics" and "core items". A lot of people who watch your devlogs may be your first wishlists, so consider appealing more to the players in your viewer base as well! /unsolicited-advice-over
That's a very good point that I haven't actively thought about so far. Devlogs have primarily had the individual effect of providing me with motivation, but I also enjoy talking about the progress of my projects. It makes sense that I should consider the target audience and different roles, although I haven't actually done so yet - so thank you very much for the suggestion. I follow 1-2 larger German channels that have found a good balance between being technical and appealing to the "player" audience. I think I need to give this more thought and adjust the script accordingly before a devlog.
@@anbagames just so you are aware, there is also a large subset of people who enjoy watching these kinds of videos. People who are interested in game dev and the technical aspects, but they don't actually make games themselves and still enjoy the other aspects of the story/setting
I'm anxious for an update. 99% of indies are 2D or shooters, glad to see an action game. I started my journey about 3 months ago, I'm first concentrated just on modeling now, I will open a channel when have more to show.
Tears Of The Kingdom also wasn't the first game or story to have a city in the sky. So, don't worry about what others have done and make YOUR vision a reality. :) This sounds extremely interesting. I love open world games such as what you're describing. I will be following your journey. :)
Thank you, I'm really glad to hear that! And yes, you're right about the other games. The devlog came out just shortly before TOTK, so I thought that needed to be said :D
This looks great! Definitely will be following. Could you tell me where you found out how to make that responsive ground fog/smoke effect that parts when the player runs through it? I can't find a tutorial for that kind of thing anywhere!
Thank you! :) I'm using a 2.5D fluid simulator called FluXY. It's a paid asset that that lets you create and customize fluid (and smoke) simulations inside the game engine
I loved some aspects you are using here, the smoke and refraction on water,the underwater is something i was talking with my brother today: ''hey the new zelda is adding verticality like floating lands and caves with dungeons but not deep dive water'' So you surprised me,you are making great things here. i cant wait to see more my sugestions:craft,survival elements and coop are great things... coop is something i wish to have on zelda botw and totk, i love the elements colors and shadings and cellshade style we have on botw..i am also developing an game but it is on unreal,im still learning all the basics stuffs Have an great week and sucess on your game,i will be following here on channel.
Great Devlog! Are going into detail in the devlogs on how your mechanics work? Like the climbing - is it procedural or with fixed points? I would love to hear how you tackel stuff like climbing, movement, combat, etc. Are you giving an insight on what assets you are using?
Thank you! :) The next devlogs will definitely be more technical and focused on a few topics. There's definitely more to come regarding the movement and combat system! Currently, climbing is achieved using raycasts, taking into account the character's viewing angle in relation to the wall, the height of the target platform, and whether there's enough space for climbing. So, no fixed points :)
I will stay subscribed due to i have learned to respect what it takes really now to even make a game and wish and hate to admit i was such a hater of Dev's mostly due to not seeing the amount of work done but in this also found that most are just lazy and are not putting in the 100% effort to make a good game and that most do not even hear the real reason for such bad reviews posted due to we need more of this posted to give us both the right experience to respect each other that is the Developers and customers. Thanks for reading this post! Note: This post was sent to another Devlog that i have subscribed to and hope this will help both of us learn from past game issue that have been going on for a long time with dev's not fully understanding what we want this type of interaction will help address game getting bad reviews and make for both good games and great sales a win, win situation.
neato out of curiosity, how're you doing the fog, and how're you doing the grass? Even just on a high level - I have an idea, but I've been out of gamedev for some years now so the mind's rusted lol. also aware that different folks may use different methods for the same thing, so would be curious to see if it's what I'm expecting or a different approach
Hello, I am doing a school project about programming and game development, and your protect caught my attention, so I would like to ask you this 3 questions: What is the thing that inspires you to make video games? Do you think visual programming is a valid option? In your opinion is it valid to use other people’s code in your project? Thank you.
Hi, you've chosen a cool topic there ;) I'll try to answer your questions: 1. It's fulfilling and fun to express my creativity and create things that evoke a certain fascination, which I myself have experienced as a player in other games. 2. Visual scripting is, in my opinion, a valid option. Blueprints in Unreal Engine demonstrate well what can be achieved. However, other engines have also developed good solutions for it. If I have the freedom to choose and can also code, I would always prefer coding - but that's just my personal opinion. 3. If I am allowed to use the mentioned code legally, it works well, fits my project, and saves time, then definitely, yes!
Having raw build with simple place holder is not easy job. But worth trying out the good game play and combat which is important before moving forward.
Wishlist VELKYN on Steam and support the development of the project: store.steampowered.com/app/2728320/VELKYN/
Also, the first devlog is out! Go check it out
HOW IN THE FLOOPERDY DOODLE DID YOU MAKE THAT INTERACTIVE FOG ON THE GROUND
Heightmap like terrain, look for grass and snow shader
I'm using a fluid simulator for this effect. Changed a lot of settings and parameters so it acts like fog and not fluids
@@anbagames Thank you! Did you use Fluxy by any chance? Because I found that one, and I heard it was pretty good :)
@@silashughesmusiclooks similar to fluid ninja.
What in the oppression does flooperdy doodle mean?
This seems like a lot of progress for a devlog 0. I've been thinking about trying to make a 3D open world survival game and I don't know whether seeing this devlog has scared me about how much there is to do or inspired me to get started
Well if nobody else gives you the push to give it a go... TAKE A CHANCE AND GO FOR IT! Keep a big picture of the Final Game in your head, but don't rush the process. Break down each system into easy enough to understand chunks and take it step by step. I've been learning more and more as I go and I realized you sometimes just need to be okay with the level you're at and work on what you can until the breakthrough reveals itself naturally. Then one day you wake up and realize that HUGE Mountain of a System you wanted to make in the first place was made up of a bunch of cute lil Rock Solid Components. Now you've got a cool game and one hell of a journey to remember
JUST DO IT!
L3GITEnt has already said it very well in my opinion :)
I agree, I also believe that breaking down a highly ambitious project into numerous small work packages yields the best effect
i know right the controls just scare me
Good luck!
Thank you Thomas! Love your content :)
Been keeping up with you on Threads, really awesome to watch a Devlog! Keep em comin!
Dream games hardly any releases, but I wish you luck and passion to complete your dream project
Those visuals 😍😍 Great work dude! Looking forward to seeing more
Oh, wow, thank you very much! I'm also eagerly following the progress of your project - there have been some great advancements, especially in the past few weeks
I like that you showed the best three zelda games at the start of the video💪
This is looking so goog!! The fog, the animation system, On Devlog 0!
So goog
Thanks buddy, I'm glad you liked it! :)
this is so cool. Keep it up!!!
I like what you've shown so far. I'm looking forward to seeing more progress on it in the future. Best of luck with it!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it :)
Naw, the goosebumps style music at the beginning sold me from the start! Hoping this video is as good as I impinge!
Incredible! Already making great progress and this concept looks super fun. Good luck, can't wait for more
This looks beautiful. Hope the progress is going well!
Congrats on starting up the devlog adventure. Looking great and promising. Wish you all the success. The fog is cool!
Loving the "World won't be gigantic" part of the open world. Some of the stuff talked about here are very technical (like combat systems, combos), but this idea is a great hook for me :)
Best of luck on the project!
Thank you! Yeah, a game like that is already huge. A gigantic open world would be too large for a solo developer.
This is looking really good. I'm exited to see the progress!
Looks very promising and enticing, take your time. Sub earned can’t wait to see updates in the future👍
Hey dude, looks great, keep it up!
Finding the perfect controls for the game is indeed a challenging task. I can relate since I am now struggling with the same :D
Looking forward for the next devlog
Hey, thank you very much! Yeah, definitely - and especially when it comes to the character controller and controls, one should definitely not skimp on investing enough time - it saves so much time in the later process!
Your channel also looks very interesting, will definitely check it out :)
Thanks :D
Looks amazing - love your ideas 👍
I'm excited to watch you along the way!
Thank you very much! :) It's great to see that you've supported my videos for such a long time!
Good luck dude!
LEZ GO SIR ! WAITING FOR MORE CONTENT
BRO! THE WATER LOOKS AMAZING!!!!
Awesome stuff man, lots of progress for your first devlog. You have a lot of talent and I think your process is solid, especially with the experience you have. Some unsolicited advice (because I learned this myself), is be careful how much you lean on your inspirations. Its always a good starting point. But you will need to figure out how your game differentiates itself from Zelda game design concepts. What is going to make your game special? Rather than trying to make a Zelda copy-cat. Because ALOT of people are trying to do the same thing you are right now. If you want it to be successful and to stand on its own, explore that ideology as you continue to develop. Stoked to see how this turns out man!
I hope you're consistent with your project. In my experience keeping motivated to finish a project is very hard, my wish is that you completed your game in whatever state it is either early access or complete best of luck
- Random subscribers
Hehe, I hope so too! I worked consistently on my last game over a longer period of time. Devlogs definitely help to stay motivated, especially when the response is very positive :)
Looks like a good start! I'll keep an eye out for updates. Good luck and a lot of fun with the development!
Yeeees, can't wait to see more
hey man good luck on your project
I feel like this is the start of a legendary game. Only time will tell...
Super legendary
Aww, thanks man
will be rooting for you and look forward to the next devlog! youre making my favorite type of game 🎮
i have been trying to learn game dev to make a game that sounds super similar to this project, i find it kinda funny to see someone clearly inspired by the same games and aspects as me. im excited to see where this project goes and how your ideas shape up good luck :)
Thank you very much! It's never too late to start a project like this :)
Oh wow, this game looks amazing!
Looks great - good luck!
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to see all the game progress over time
Congrats and All the best!
good luck
seems exciting to experience
Big hype🎉 looking forward to the next devlog
This was an excellent intro to the start of your devlog!! I am looking forward to future updates!
Thanks so much!
Looks great!
Hey! Looks rly good, just leaving a comment for that algorithm boost! gl with the game
Best of luck in your game dev journey!
Inspiring :)
I can't wait till I'm ready for the #Dev 0 :D
man if you finish this game with all the mechanics you want to have in it. This is going to be insane! for the glider, maybe something like the hoverboard the green goblin uses in spider man 😅
If you sadly don't finish it, well I'm sure you'd have learnt a lot from the experience.
New sub, definitely gonna be following this
Thanks for the encouraging comment! Hoverboard does sound fun indeed :) Let's see what unfolds!
Awesome bro, keep up the grind. Can't wait to see more🤟🤟
Thanks man, glad you liked it!
it looks fun! i'm looking forward to the next devlog
Still on devlog 0 and you've made this much progress. Keep it up man, can't wait to try it out!
1:45 is prime for a bonk meme gif
*bonk*
Looking really good so far!! Best of luck as you continue, and I look forward to seeing more!
Looking forward to it. Keep up a good work!
Excited to see this progress further, good luck!
good luck man, i recently started learning game desing as well! the pillar system is a really good idea taht i will implement as well!
Sounds like a great plan, good luck!
Looks great :)
Congrats with a successful 0th devlog! Here's an unsolicited advice to consider: Are the devlogs meant for other game devs? Or for your potential audience? When you spoke of the story/setting of the game, you still talked about the functions and roles of things, like saying The Isle of the Ancients will "serve as a tutorial", and next you talk about "learning the basics" and "finding the core items". These things are interesting to a game designer, or people who hold those interests, but not necessarily to a player. It's a good idea to consider if this is intentional, or if you want to change your video wording style (when talking about story or what's going to be fun about the game) towards something more like "you will face increasingly difficult challenges and gather equipment to help you discover the secrets of the Isle of the Ancients", without being explicit about "tutorials", "basics" and "core items". A lot of people who watch your devlogs may be your first wishlists, so consider appealing more to the players in your viewer base as well! /unsolicited-advice-over
That's a very good point that I haven't actively thought about so far. Devlogs have primarily had the individual effect of providing me with motivation, but I also enjoy talking about the progress of my projects. It makes sense that I should consider the target audience and different roles, although I haven't actually done so yet - so thank you very much for the suggestion.
I follow 1-2 larger German channels that have found a good balance between being technical and appealing to the "player" audience. I think I need to give this more thought and adjust the script accordingly before a devlog.
@@anbagames just so you are aware, there is also a large subset of people who enjoy watching these kinds of videos. People who are interested in game dev and the technical aspects, but they don't actually make games themselves and still enjoy the other aspects of the story/setting
Subbed. Looking forward to next devlog :)
This looks is fucking incredible
I'm anxious for an update. 99% of indies are 2D or shooters, glad to see an action game. I started my journey about 3 months ago, I'm first concentrated just on modeling now, I will open a channel when have more to show.
Tears Of The Kingdom also wasn't the first game or story to have a city in the sky. So, don't worry about what others have done and make YOUR vision a reality. :) This sounds extremely interesting. I love open world games such as what you're describing. I will be following your journey. :)
Thank you, I'm really glad to hear that!
And yes, you're right about the other games. The devlog came out just shortly before TOTK, so I thought that needed to be said :D
AWESOME KEEP IT UP
Nice. I am also making a zelda like. Aparently many are going this route. Is a truly inspiration. Good work with you project. Sounds nice
Great job. Keep doing!
Your work so far for the new project looks awesome 🙂
Good luck on building your dream game 💪
Looks promising! Clear goals and direction. What software do you make 3d model there?
Hey, thanks a lot! I'm using Blender for all my 3d modeling stuff :)
Imagine asking when the game will be finished on devblog #0
I really like the look of this nice work
Nice. Dreaming to ditch my job and start out on a similar adventure as well. Love that there are people who feel the same :)
i'm actaully just about to start work on my first game and this has inspired me even more
That makes me happy. I wish you good luck and joy on your gamedev journey! :)
@@anbagames thanks for the support and I hope your game goes well to :)
Love this. I’ll be following along!!
keep it up man incarnate that vision you have into reality and let humanity feast upon it for what it becomes, what else you gonna do!?!?!?!
This looks great! Definitely will be following. Could you tell me where you found out how to make that responsive ground fog/smoke effect that parts when the player runs through it? I can't find a tutorial for that kind of thing anywhere!
Thank you! :)
I'm using a 2.5D fluid simulator called FluXY. It's a paid asset that that lets you create and customize fluid (and smoke) simulations inside the game engine
I loved some aspects you are using here, the smoke and refraction on water,the underwater is something i was talking with my brother today: ''hey the new zelda is adding verticality like floating lands and caves with dungeons but not deep dive water''
So you surprised me,you are making great things here. i cant wait to see more
my sugestions:craft,survival elements and coop are great things... coop is something i wish to have on zelda botw and totk, i love the elements colors and shadings and cellshade style we have on botw..i am also developing an game but it is on unreal,im still learning all the basics stuffs
Have an great week and sucess on your game,i will be following here on channel.
Looks amazing
Its funny that I am currently starting my own Game Dev journey and also wanted to do a game where the main land is a flying island... xD
Hehe, sounds like a great game! 8)
And thank you!
Tolles Video! Ich bin schon gespannt wie es weiter geht 🎮
Vielen Dank :) Ich auch! :D
Looks promising
Waiting
I hope you will survive the dream game open world trial of devlog death.
Great Devlog!
Are going into detail in the devlogs on how your mechanics work? Like the climbing - is it procedural or with fixed points? I would love to hear how you tackel stuff like climbing, movement, combat, etc.
Are you giving an insight on what assets you are using?
Thank you! :)
The next devlogs will definitely be more technical and focused on a few topics. There's definitely more to come regarding the movement and combat system! Currently, climbing is achieved using raycasts, taking into account the character's viewing angle in relation to the wall, the height of the target platform, and whether there's enough space for climbing. So, no fixed points :)
Best of luck. I'm watching others make their dream game while I -procrastinate- ... I mean, do research on making my dream game.
We all have those phases, I think :) It's gonna be fine!
Yoo this looks so cool
Very inspiring, it sounds good to me
good luck and make it modding friendly
modding is always a plus in any game
Thank you! That would be awesome, of course! I haven't delved into the topic of modding support so far, but I will take a closer look at it.
cool ❣
yo dude nice game but i have a question how did you make the precision jump
Epic 🔥
Welcome to Starforge 2.0
Will believe it after full release not before.
. We need games creation teams, lets make :)
Seems very fun
I will stay subscribed due to i have learned to respect what it takes really now to even make a game and wish and hate to admit i was such a hater of Dev's mostly due to not seeing the amount of work done but in this also found that most are just lazy and are not putting in the 100% effort to make a good game and that most do not even hear the real reason for such bad reviews posted due to we need more of this posted to give us both the right experience to respect each other that is the Developers and customers. Thanks for reading this post!
Note: This post was sent to another Devlog that i have subscribed to and hope this will help both of us learn from past game issue that have been going on for a long time with dev's not fully understanding what we want this type of interaction will help address game getting bad reviews and make for both good games and great sales a win, win situation.
Awesome stuff, do you also plan on making the game music yourself?
Thanks! I'll probably commission the music, but not right away
the climbing animation looks pretty good, but it's not perfect.
neato
out of curiosity, how're you doing the fog, and how're you doing the grass? Even just on a high level - I have an idea, but I've been out of gamedev for some years now so the mind's rusted lol. also aware that different folks may use different methods for the same thing, so would be curious to see if it's what I'm expecting or a different approach
Hello,
I am doing a school project about programming and game development, and your protect caught my attention, so I would like to ask you this 3 questions:
What is the thing that inspires you to make video games?
Do you think visual programming is a valid option?
In your opinion is it valid to use other people’s code in your project?
Thank you.
Hi, you've chosen a cool topic there ;)
I'll try to answer your questions:
1. It's fulfilling and fun to express my creativity and create things that evoke a certain fascination, which I myself have experienced as a player in other games.
2. Visual scripting is, in my opinion, a valid option. Blueprints in Unreal Engine demonstrate well what can be achieved. However, other engines have also developed good solutions for it. If I have the freedom to choose and can also code, I would always prefer coding - but that's just my personal opinion.
3. If I am allowed to use the mentioned code legally, it works well, fits my project, and saves time, then definitely, yes!
a elemental system is always a good addition^^
*so, his quest began, to make goty *
goodluck!
Looks good but worried at the big scope you have set yourself
Having raw build with simple place holder is not easy job. But worth trying out the good game play and combat which is important before moving forward.
Definitely! Gameplay should always be prioritized
Thats good man i likes It
Blud is making my dream game
Hope it goes well
Nice