Then some random player who didn't know this story would be like: "cheese? Oh god, shouldn't have bred this guacamolant with fish'n'chips looking corndog"
I have to say, I love the freaks that come out from the "faulty" breeding. I think in a monster sim you should get abominations! Especially when crossbreeding between multiple species, I would keep the limbs and eyes if it was me.
There's a fine line between "interesting freaks" and "obvious glitches," and I'd say most of the bugs fixed this episode were the latter. The bug hybrids at the end seemed pretty freaky, though.
I agree that cross breeder X is too "radical" for the chill vibes of the game a 90s game named like that would have a shirtless dude with a space gun on the cover lol
If you wanted to implement the third gender as an actual gameplay feature, I could imagine this being a rare mutation where the cheese monster loses the ability to breed directly, but gains the ability to interfere in the breeding of other monsters, resulting in a monster with far more mutations than average. In this way, cheese monsters could help you farm for rare traits that might otherwise be hard to get, but those desirable traits might also get tied up with a bunch of new undesirable ones.
Intersex lifeforms aren't sterile though. You're thinking of species mixing. Which, ironically, would make every child monster in this game sterile if it was realistic. There's no reason to make it so that any gender outside of male/female cannot have healthy offspring, pal.
Perhaps they could breed with both male and female monsters! But the cheese/third gender wouldn’t necessarily be passed away, only rarely appear as a random mutation
I think a cool thing to have would be to have super super rare “mutations” that basically recreated those little bugs of where it had some monsters have more or less eyes than intended
Critter Crosser sounds like a dope name, i like the alliteration and it just rolls off the tongue. Alternatively, I'd like to propose X-breeder (cuz you know X = cross)
critter crosser is perfect or maybe critter crossing could be good but a bit too close to animal crossing, or it it could be a fun nod because they are very different after all idk X breeder is way too dirty for my dirty mind I'm sorry
I feel Critter Crosser is a much better suggestion. When figuring out what "Cross Breeder X" could be about, there are a few very unsavory things coming to mind. "Cross Breed" to me (while I know it's used in mundane situations like talking about dog breeds etc.) just feels like a racist slur. Then "Breeder X" make me wonder if this is going to have a sexual element to it... Again, it's a first impression thing, and perhaps my impression is uncommon, but Critter Crosser seems to side step all of that and accomplish the goals you mentioned in the video.
I don’t really like the name “cross breader X” it sounds pretty generic to me. I do like “critter crosser” way more, though; it has a nice alliteration
Gotta say “critter crosser” is pretty cute. This is awesome to discover, as a kid I dreamed of infinite unique monsters in a game. Something beyond a limited number of designs and personalities. It’d be cool if there was a way to make extra or weirder mutations. That six eyed critter was actually pretty cool too. Great work.
Could just make it an extremely low chance that the breeding algorithm ignores the locks on leg/eye/ear number. Make it something very special, and something for the neurotics who engage in hunting for visual rarities (shinies) In this case though you would have to find a way to make sure second-generation on monsters cannot bypass these locks with that chance. Otherwise you end up with a chance for an absolutely ridiculous number of body parts if people keep breeding for that bypass chance. But then again millipedes exist irl, so.
To add to this if you make such a bypass exclusive to first-generation pairs it would highly discourage inbreeding imo. and maybe making it so a selected pair can only produce this once. I think it would be great to be able to see your monster's lineage- not so great if you got it from a guy who just continually inbreeds because of some in-game mechanic that encourages it. I just think it's weird
I'm actually a huge fan of Critter Crosser. Cross Breeder X sounds a bit like a sequel and is a little long for a name. Totally loving these videos btw!! ❤️
Critter Crosser is the most catchy I think but people might confuse it with animal crossing. Maybe “Critter Crosser X” or “Critter Crossbreeder”? idk I’m also bad with names
Sorry, “Beast Socket” is WAY better than any of the other options. As a child I would buy Beast Socket 100%. Cross Breeder X sounds… like a creepy knock off lmao
@@Hugh_Jas Almost there! He should change "Creature" to "Animal" to make it sound more friendly. And then, to make it sound a bit more active and less sacrosanct, change "Cross" to "Crossing". "Animal Crossing"! Sounds perfect to me. Very old school, very Nintendo.
what about something along the lines of “CROSSBEAST X” for the name? also, I love the dedication to making genuinely unique, crossbreedable monsters but think to really get attached to the species and monsters you create they also need unique characterisation - to not feel like every species and monster blend together or are too random and directionless. maybe giving them individual and/or species traits (like using certain techniques or tools and acting certain ways) or traits that have more staying power than others could be a way to achieve this? absolutely love your work!
we could call these traits genes And they could come in dominant and recessive varieties These genes could control aspects like colour, size or propensity for muscle growth etc. ;)
@@RujiKtheComatose Or just XBeasts, X can be read as cross, or ex, and an X implies the multiplication of the beasts. Feel like the arguments of whether is CrossBeasts or XBeasts is a very 90s thing too somehow.
Cheese Gender my beloved On a serious note, a third gender could be utilized in-game as special "universal breeders" that can produce offspring with any monster of any gender. "Cheese" could have a chance to crop up rarely in any monster but produce normal male/female offspring when bred even if both parents are cheesy (in the name of balance).
Yeah, the Dragon Quest Monsters series does something similar. Rather than genders, the monsters are either Positive +, Negative -, or Neutral +-. I want to say neutrals popped up about 10% of the time. It's always fun when you suddenly have a chance to mix with every monster you have rather than just the other half.
Every now and then i come across an obscure channel that contains rare jaw-dropping, priceless information ... essentially hidden gems. In keeping with that analogy, your channel is a flawless diamond. I've learnt a lot from your 4 videos. Your practical step-by-step-and-result approach to explaining stuff is the reason behind this. Thank you.
Critter Crosser or Cross Beasts sound good. I would also keep the third gender (breeds with all three) and the extra eyes and legs as rare mutations. Inverted colors also make nice rare mutation. Other things that could look neat would be eye stalks (antennas with eyes), large dextrous ears (based on wings - and functioning as such) and maybe tail clubs or thagomizers (stegosaurus spikes).
Absolutely love the system here. One thing that might be interesting could be to add a very small chance of a "special" mutation each generation that could make the offspring actually have a trait outside the bounds of either parental trait, like, for example, a child with one more pair of legs than the leggier parent. This wouldn't happen often but I feel like it could both increase the potential for unique monster combinations and give players the ability to select for a trait over generations to make it more and more extreme (until it reaches a cap probably, like 16 legs or whatever would stop the game from breaking). This breeding system is one of the coolest game mechanic implementations I've seen, though I'm concerned that monsters could wind up looking more and more "average" each generation if most traits are clamped within the values of the parents.
@@RujiKtheComatose A trick that I've learned for making rare procedural things that feel unique and special is to unexpectedly break the implicit rules that the "common" things establish; one of the ways I've been thinking of doing this is with "category violation" - putting something in an improper role. Like, as a toy example imagine you're digging through a bunch of procedural items and you find "a spherical wooden object", "a cubic metal object", "a flat paper object", and then you dig up "a spherical cubic object". You'll notice that a lot more than you would "a toroidal golden object", even if gold is a very rare material.
@@RujiKtheComatose you could keep the third gender and have the possibility of breeding 3 monsters together using the new gender, maybe gender X like the title
CROSS X BREED With a stylized X between them. Using "BREED" instead of "BREEDER" gives you 5 letters on each side so it makes it easier for balancing your eventual title logo on screen. Plus you also get the the benefit of people arguing online on if the game should be pronounced "Cross X Breed" or if the X is silent and it should be "Cross Breed".
*The title could just be "X Breeder".* You're breeding multiple creatures, hence the all inclusive "X". "X" also stands for "Cross", as in "Cross Breeding". It's easier to say. And the best part is, the name is currently not copyrighted/trademarked.
Problem is "X-Breeder" immediately sounds like something VERY NSFW. If I saw that in a random list of steam games or something, I'd immediately assume it's an NSFW adult game.
I just discovered this channel, and I can tell you, I have NEVER been this excited about a games art style before in my life. The art is so good I'm going to pre order this no matter what the game play looms like
I only have 2 questions: 1. Why did this get into my recommended? 2. When can I play it? Like, damn this looks cool. Like the kind of game I'd want to make, compared to a new Fifa or Call of Duty. It's so damn unique and interesting. If you play your cards right, this game could be amazing and blow up. As someone who has seen games get abandoned and abandoned several game concepts myself, I know it may be difficult, but honestly, keep doing what you're doing. I simply cannot live in a world where a game concept this cool doesn't work out in the end.
Probably at least half a decade from formal 1.0 release, yeah. But even after nine years in development, surely, it'll have been worth the wait. I won't be over-hyping myself for its release, but when it gets to a playable stage, I'd throw money at it and play it to exhaustion in a matter of... well, who knows how long that'd take.
I'm gonna be honest, with a game that has so many weird creatures and features, *CHEESEGENDER* wouldnt be all that out of place, though perhaps itd be better as a sort of easteregg?
agreed, like some wild critter havign cheese gender and it can be also quite a visual MESS as a nod to other bugs. but ill say it as nul breeding unique find or just breed with any bonding. hell the cheese item could have a referances to this bug instead.
"Chimera Quest"? 🤷♂️ Cross Breeder X sounds to me like a name for a monster breeding engine rather than a branded game. Is the entire game only about breeding? What about the adventure or fighting? Great work and thanks for sharing. I love how fluid the movement is combined with the pixel retro style.
I honestly really like the idea of a monster suddenly getting 6 eyes. I don’t know if that’s out of art style, but it would really give a whole “monster” or alien vibe even.
The style of the game is so charming and cute! Critter Crosser is probably my favorite of all the names, rolls off the tongue and the alliteration tickles my brain in a good way.
Honestly, a rare weird third gender that is compatible with male and females for breeding would be a fun addition. ALSO agree with some other comments on the name Crossbeasts. Also congrats on the near 15k subs. Just cound this channel and im interested to see how this game develops since these are my favorite types of games.
Nah. That would give the third gender more value over the other two for being compatible with both. Also, that would raise the question of “why don’t every creature have the third gender with the ability to breed with any?”-which would completely eliminate the gameplay mechanic of finding a specific gender of a creature in order to breed.
@@KenLinx i know it would be a game breaking mechanic, but i would still love if cheese was kept with a 10% chance of happening (low but not too low) when cross-breeding. Like, its a cool easter egg (or should i say cheesetersegg?) And the reasoning could be that due to mutations that happen when forcing a cross breed, the genetic code for biological sex gets shaken up and sometimes, it ends up as hermafrodite, and can breed with both sexes. And we could say that ingame, the sex is called cheese because of Doctor Ken Cheese, who discovered this weird genetic mutation ;)
I feel like having a mutation chance for extra eyes or legs (or lack thereof) on a monster if you really want that would be a nice thing to add additionally, there could be some special item you could use on a monster to give their offspring an increased mutation chance
This is my first thought, too. There should be at least some chance of crazy outcomes, it's much more interesting/fun, especially with the awesome procedural generation.
I really hope your still working on this game because it is one of the coolest ideas I’ve seen for a game in awhile. I love the style as well. I really hope this game ends up with a full release.
This is genuinely the coolest thing I have ever seen, you can not possibly comprehend how much I adore this, I now know I will never experience true, lasting joy until I can play this game
I dreamed about a game with true procedural breeding in it for twenty years, for real. And i see how this is finally becomin a reality thanks to your work! Thank you, this is awesome!
Fittingly, dragon quest monsters games have a rare third polarity that lets you breed the monster with anything. You could bring the cheese back if you really wanted.
If you ever end up with some gender neutral/nongendered monsters (like gender unkown in Pokemon), how about a yellow triangle for an icon as a throwback to the cheese?
Ahh yes my favorite gender: swiss cheese. This is super cool though! Your videos inspired me to try some procedural 3-d modeling and wow it is so hard to make things look natural. These cross breeds look really good!
Clearly Swiss Cheese is Dr Sam Beckett's gender. Jokes aside though yeah, this does look super cool! (Though I do, jokes aside, find myself liking the idea of a low chance of a third gender popping up in there, given that intersex births are a real- but rare- thing IRL).
Jeez, going from almost 3k to 90k+ in half a year without a single upload in that span of time, I'm glad to see it!! I'm hoping this helps get more eyes on this project, it's wildly inventive and inspiring to see the way you've gone about it, and I'm far too eager to see the final product!!! ^U^
Would love to see some minor chance here and there of things where the "mixing" does kinda work like the bugs you fixed. 8 legs vs 4 legs becoming 12 is strange, but possibly becoming 4,6,8, or 10 would be very interesting. And that creature where the back half was still the snake would also add some interesting variety as a rare chance. Probably hard to code, but having some distinctly unique looking creatures who then would also be very enticing to breed with is a cool concept. Only taking the average of features over and over might lead to late-generation creatures ending up kinda same-y.
Overjoyed to see you pop up in a notification. I love the concepts you're going for in this game. I grew up on Sonic Adventure 2's Chao garden, and I got a lot of inspiration from the procedural evolution you did in previous videos for my own personal project. Cheers
I feel like it’d be interesting if instead of the range of numbers of legs being between the numbers of both parents, you made it be between lower number-2 and higher number+2, so that players could selectively breed creatures to have more or fewer limbs than past generations, but only with an extremely small chance each time they do breeding
As a recommendation for the title, I wouldn’t go with “Cross Breeder X”. Reason being, if you decide that you wish to produce a sequel, you’re going to have an “Xbox conundrum” on your hand in terms of sequel naming conventions. Also, it’s just kind of a long name. Also, and this is a stretch, it also gives it kind of sexual connotations with the combination of “Breeder” and “X” at the end (usually signifying something that is “X-rated”) I personally would recommend “X-Breed”, “X-Breeder” etc. Not only would sequels be simple to name (X-Breed 2, 3, etc.) but it also gives it the same sound you’re going for, shortens the name and makes it stand out, and “X” also signifies “Cross” (thus why there are “X-ing” signs on the freeway)
i did think of the breeder and X in the title problem not to rat on myself to much but ive seen some similar title on _p_ orn games its not super bad also if you want to make those scumbad ads thst pretend to be porn games ive seen a ad on youtube for a hustler kingdom or something kingdom and it implied that the goal of the game was running your own prositution ring i was watching A HOI 4 youtuber too nothing spicy needless to say i didnt click on it i never click on an ad it would just show you more if it figures out what works on you i also saw a similar ad on kids fish game that. i had on my phone for my niece i went to report it because porn game advertising to children but when i got the page it was just enother grindy kingdom builder like those facebook games that used to be popular
nonono, it's not a stretch, crossbreeder X definitely gives it unnecessary sexual connotations. Honestly I don't think the Name is really anything he wanted the name to be in the first place and it just sounds extremely unmarkatble and very unprofessional.
Cool idea. Although I kinda like the name "beast socket" more. It has WAY more punch to it. Also I don't think you should be afraid of ending up with monsters with just a crazy amount of limbs/eyes/etc. In fact I think people would enjoy more and more extreme monsters coming out, rather than just an average between the parents.
The breeding system adding and subtracting eyes and legs was actually really cool! Maybe you could add them as mutations? Probably want to keep them capped somehow though also the new name kinda sounds like a nsfw game lol
This seems really promising. Have you considered assigning favorable qualities to certain mutations while others, being more common, are less desirable? For example: horns have a higher attack but are less likely to spawn on offspring. I think this would make the entire mechanic much more rewarding beyond the aesthetics. Just a thought!
Wouldn’t “X-Breeder” make more sense? After all an X is a cross. Seems like it could be a fun in-joke people can wink at ;). Also the x can be the algebraic form, where it is a stands in for any input value, kinda like your code generating new values from inputs. Also X-Breeders is short and snappy branding leaving room for a fun follow up like “X-Breeders: Revenge of the n-Droids” or “X-Breeders: integer-mentional” I don’t know. Loving this fun concept and interested to see where it goes
He's back!! While the point of the game is the crossbreeding, a big part of the game's personality to me is the colorful graphics and peaceful arcadey feeling there is to it. (I like names like "Earthbound" / "Cave Story" etc.) Therefore, I personally prefer "Beast Acre" or "Critter Crosser"
Critter Crosser is golden, absolutely. While 90s nostalgia is a wonderful thing, 'crossbreeder X' and 'beast socket' are a little bit too on the edgelordy side of things to not get made fun of. Honestly they sound a little too much like h-games, beyond that.
Well, I'm glad this randomly popped into my Twitter feed I freaking love monster designs and I love creating hybrids of creatures such as pokefusions. This idea of a truly randomized and procedurally generated monster breeding game is so cool I'll have to keep an eye out for this game when it comes out in the future
that was always a limitation that bothered me in games, though I understand now why there couldn't be infinite variations of monsters in the GBA/DS era lmao. to see this mechanic finally being taken to its full potential is REALLY exciting!!
I absolutely loved Dragon Warrior Monsters as a child for its cross-breeding system. This looks absolutely amazing and right up my alley! Thank you to the algorithm for sending me here, this looks so cool!
I'll be real, I think Beast Socket is a much better and unique name than Cross Breeder X Crazy good work though! Looking forward to seeing how this goes in the future!
Thanks, after hearing a bunch of comments I'm starting to think so too. I may switch it around to "Socket Beast" though, just because it's easier to say out loud.
@@RujiKtheComatose If you want campy 90s and 00s naming, Beast Socket honestly hits the nail on the head. Especially that considering any two nouns, the prefixed one counts as an adjective; therefore, socket beast as the title makes the game seem centered around a singular monster who can be upgraded with sockets, while beast socket implies some form of "socket" device (in your case, breeding) that affects beasts
I... i want to play this. Most of the time when i see a devlog on youtube, i just think "damn thats creative" or "this mustve been so much work", and most of the games look nice, but theyre never something where id say "i'm gonna play that once it comes out" but this one - i grew up with pokemon, digimon world, dinosaur king, dragon quest monsters.. all these monster collecting games, and i went on to even win nationals in pokemons case - i love this genre, and i wanted a game where you could actually create completely new monsters by breeding - the closest thing i ever found was dragon quest monsters, but same problem as you had, its pre-existing monsters - and they overlap. I'm really looking forward to future devlogs, you won yourself a new subscriber ^^
This is really fascinating I love the Swiss Cheese Gender, classic off by 1 because 0 is a number case I've made many times. Although none were as funny of an outcome as this one
I think that there being a random chance to get more eyes or legs than they should would be amazing. Random mutations and all that. Plus, for the absolutely dedicated, they can make eldritch monstrosities with 18 eyes after spending days for the RNG to kick in multiple times over. Just imagine how fun that'd be!
I’ve been following this project since around the beginning of 2022, and it’s quite impressive honestly, good to see you’re still at it after an entire year. male ants don’t have stingers and have wings, it would also be pretty nice to have more arthropods and especially more mollusks (maybe some crabs and pillbugs alongside more flying insects, mollusks such as snails and octopus, worms would be extremely easy to add as well, perhaps even a few plants though that might be quite strange).
Dear lord, this is exactly my dream, right down to it being inspired by Dragon Warrior Monsters! My favorite part of that game was always breeding two monsters together and trying to see what I'd get. It didn't take long before I was disappointed for the same reasons you were, though. This project looks amazing and I can't wait to see more!
This looks fantastic! One thing that might be interesting is for random mutations unrelated to either of the parents to potentially pop up, like rare colors or different body parts. Nothing that feels like outlandish compared to their parents, but something like a tail fin/spike coming out of no where or the coloration gaining a sort of metallic sheen, and these rare mutations making those crossbreeds something akin to shiny pokemon
Im gonna be that one saying that I like "Beast Socket" as a name. I found it somehow cozzy and artisticly fitting. But Ive never been good at naming things so... keep the hard work Riujk 🐉
I just randomly came across this, and let me say, I've been dreaming for the same thing since about the same time! I guess my passion wasn't as strong as yours (got diluted with RPGs, strategy games, evolution simulators, avionics, etc), but this looks awesome! Keep it up!
This so cool! I actually wanted to do something almost exactly like this years ago, but I had literally no idea how to do it. I'm so glad someone had the same idea but actually knows how to do it! Looking forward to seeing more updates!
Oh this looks so cool! Glad I stumbled here! Gotta say that having a crazy amount of eyes or legs doesn't sound so bad for a monster. I'd be thrilled to get one very weird baby with a small chance. Also Critter Crosser sounds wonderful and very fitting! But ofc you do you, man!
a nice system if there were to be an ingame currency would be that the more random mutations and un-normal features a creature has the rarer the quality, common for nothing special, uncommon for one mutation, rare for a few, super rare for a creature with tons of mutations and that would keep going, the rarer the creatures the more you could sell the creature for!
Subbed immediately. You're creating what everyone wants, but big developers are seemingly too lazy to make. We will watch your career with great interest
The cheese gender could be the "mule" from donkey and a horse preventing the 3rd generation while cheese gender could get higher stats as a result for more strategy
Now imagine a generational system, where the things breed automatically, with a chance of mutation. Then they breed, so on and so forth. Imagine 2 creatures of the same species breed, the family tree keeps on breeding until they look quite different from the original. But, the family tree has branched out, meaning that new species have come from this singular one. Now These ones crossbreed and fulfil the purpose of the game.
I love this project and cannot wait to see more. This is 10 year old me's dream game. Keep the third gender! There are non-binary breeding systems all over the animal kingdom and it creates a level of complexity and biological interest over and above a stock-standard breeding game. Not a big fan of the new name. Is crossbreeding the main goal of the game? What was it before you explored crossbreeding mechanics in this dev cycle? Is it collecting, battling, hunting? Cross Beasts (cooler) & Critter Crosser (cuter) are great alternatives. Congratulations on your HUGE subscriber increase! I'm truly awed by the procedural creature system. Can't wait to buy the game.
1:55 In this part, you are talking indirectly about HOX genes. Basically, these genes define where goes our parts of the body. And there are curious experiments wih flys where they put legs in the head XD Leaving genetics aside, your work looks pretty cool :D
I do want the game, but man I just want an update to know you're doing good and to see (even just) a little progression on this gorgeous idea and execution!
The breeding reminds me of the old Petz games, particularly the bugs remind me of when modders would wildly deviate from the normal body shape to create custom animals like horses or rabbits, which when bred created terrifying elongated messes of creatures lol Keep up the good work! Will be looking for this on release
Hey man, just leaving you this comment to let you know that I hope you're doing well! I really enjoy this video series and come back to it every now and then just because it's so fun to watch, you really did a great job with the presentation. I'll be patiently awaiting the next Devlog video, whenever that's gonna be. And if there's not gonna be another video then that's ok, too. I just hope you're doing well with whatever you've got going on right now. I don't expect any kind of response, I just hope you read this and smile a bit cause some random stranger form the internet left a nice little message. Best wishes for the rest of this year and the next one to come!
Incredibly glad you're uploading again, this stuff is seriously awesome. Great job dude
dude you're here !
Oh my god it’s the real furry fundy are you gonna shout out this Indy dev?
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Cheese gender is hilarious and has a fun backstory behind it.
Definitely give it some 1 in 500 chance for it to happen.
Then some random player who didn't know this story would be like:
"cheese? Oh god, shouldn't have bred this guacamolant with fish'n'chips looking corndog"
And then make it so that if you breed a monster with a cheese regardless of other gender something special happens
Monster: My pronouns are brie/blue
Monster : and mine are camembert/roquefort
@@mixedbaggamer like they have holes in them that are full of eyes and limbs like a turtle
I have to say, I love the freaks that come out from the "faulty" breeding. I think in a monster sim you should get abominations! Especially when crossbreeding between multiple species, I would keep the limbs and eyes if it was me.
Yea, that 6 eyed thing was remarkably cute, it should be possible to mutate some truly whacko types like that too!
could always make it a feature, make the no eyes creatures act blind etc.
There's a fine line between "interesting freaks" and "obvious glitches," and I'd say most of the bugs fixed this episode were the latter.
The bug hybrids at the end seemed pretty freaky, though.
I would say it should be very rare, but still possible!
Should be an item you can collect to add to the breeding process to produce these abominations!
Honestly, I like "Critter Crosser" better as a name
Also, cheese gender is potential easter egg material
agree and agree. and I am too tired to elaborate.
Same
I'd call it "Customosome" or "Town Syndrome"
Following the same formula of Pokemon coming from Pocket Monster, Critter Crosser could become something like Critcros idk
I agree that cross breeder X is too "radical" for the chill vibes of the game
a 90s game named like that would have a shirtless dude with a space gun on the cover lol
If you wanted to implement the third gender as an actual gameplay feature, I could imagine this being a rare mutation where the cheese monster loses the ability to breed directly, but gains the ability to interfere in the breeding of other monsters, resulting in a monster with far more mutations than average. In this way, cheese monsters could help you farm for rare traits that might otherwise be hard to get, but those desirable traits might also get tied up with a bunch of new undesirable ones.
Fantastic idea
Could be similar to finding a shiny in Pokemon.
Intersex lifeforms aren't sterile though. You're thinking of species mixing. Which, ironically, would make every child monster in this game sterile if it was realistic. There's no reason to make it so that any gender outside of male/female cannot have healthy offspring, pal.
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Perhaps they could breed with both male and female monsters! But the cheese/third gender wouldn’t necessarily be passed away, only rarely appear as a random mutation
Someone else recommended this name but I really like "Crossbeasts" it's simple, memorable, and eye catching, also rolls off the tongue pretty well
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the three genders: male, female, and C H E E S E. great video, I'm very interested in this project!
There should be a special tier monster, only capable of breeding with other special tiers, with the gender of cheese
Finally, Non binary representation
I expected atleast a 1:9 ratio of likes:replies considering how sensetive people are
@@WinterNox lmfao, do you mean LGBTQ+ people? Because that’s the sort of joke we’d make lmao
@@ThylineTheGayNo, some other people 'defend' LGBTQ more than itself
I think a cool thing to have would be to have super super rare “mutations” that basically recreated those little bugs of where it had some monsters have more or less eyes than intended
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X Breed
Yes! This! I think that monster that had six eyes was actually pretty cool!
Yes! Some beautiful mutation monstrosity lol
Honestly I think keeping male/female/cheese would be really funny, imagine the lore
Critter Crosser sounds like a dope name, i like the alliteration and it just rolls off the tongue. Alternatively, I'd like to propose X-breeder (cuz you know X = cross)
critter crosser is perfect or maybe critter crossing could be good but a bit too close to animal crossing, or it it could be a fun nod because they are very different after all idk
X breeder is way too dirty for my dirty mind I'm sorry
I also love Critter Crosser. I'd personally change x-breeder to breeder-x, but I love the idea anyways.
I feel Critter Crosser is a much better suggestion. When figuring out what "Cross Breeder X" could be about, there are a few very unsavory things coming to mind. "Cross Breed" to me (while I know it's used in mundane situations like talking about dog breeds etc.) just feels like a racist slur. Then "Breeder X" make me wonder if this is going to have a sexual element to it... Again, it's a first impression thing, and perhaps my impression is uncommon, but Critter Crosser seems to side step all of that and accomplish the goals you mentioned in the video.
i definitely think critter crosser is the best out of these
Critter Crosser sounds fun but not directly obvious to non-natives like me
I don’t really like the name “cross breader X” it sounds pretty generic to me. I do like “critter crosser” way more, though; it has a nice alliteration
generic is so 90s
Critter crosser is awesome
it's way more in the spirit of 90s games I feel
yeah Critter Crosser sounds dope I hope it will be the final name
I think "Critter Crosser X" is the best option :D
im crying how badly i want this. AND I LOOOVED DWM! And I agree!!!! Spore, Niche, Faunasphere, and Sims cats and dogs was the closest thing.
I probably shouldn’t be shocked to see you here whatever there are monsters you are always short behind
@Noodlekdoodle yep
Gotta say “critter crosser” is pretty cute. This is awesome to discover, as a kid I dreamed of infinite unique monsters in a game. Something beyond a limited number of designs and personalities. It’d be cool if there was a way to make extra or weirder mutations. That six eyed critter was actually pretty cool too. Great work.
6 eyed creature is definitely something I wish stayed in. Let the weirdos stay, they make it fun.
Could just make it an extremely low chance that the breeding algorithm ignores the locks on leg/eye/ear number. Make it something very special, and something for the neurotics who engage in hunting for visual rarities (shinies)
In this case though you would have to find a way to make sure second-generation on monsters cannot bypass these locks with that chance. Otherwise you end up with a chance for an absolutely ridiculous number of body parts if people keep breeding for that bypass chance.
But then again millipedes exist irl, so.
To add to this if you make such a bypass exclusive to first-generation pairs it would highly discourage inbreeding imo. and maybe making it so a selected pair can only produce this once. I think it would be great to be able to see your monster's lineage- not so great if you got it from a guy who just continually inbreeds because of some in-game mechanic that encourages it. I just think it's weird
I liked "critter crosser" too
Definitely the best of the bunch
I'm actually a huge fan of Critter Crosser. Cross Breeder X sounds a bit like a sequel and is a little long for a name. Totally loving these videos btw!! ❤️
THIS! Critter Crosser sounds SO 90s, and fits so well.
Ya thats pretty dope
Love the name Critter Crosser
Critter Crosser is the most catchy I think but people might confuse it with animal crossing. Maybe “Critter Crosser X” or “Critter Crossbreeder”? idk I’m also bad with names
critter crosser makes it so much more campy too
Sorry, “Beast Socket” is WAY better than any of the other options. As a child I would buy Beast Socket 100%.
Cross Breeder X sounds… like a creepy knock off lmao
I second that Cross Breeder X sounds like a bootleg game
What is a socket of beasts
@@Kanvereb or like some non-binary porn site.
I definitely want it to be something silly like beast socket
True, Cross Breeder X sounds underwhelmingly bland for something with this unique idea. So for now "Beast Socket" seems more of a fitting name imo
I love the cheese gender and I love the extra eyes even if not intended. Having a dragon with 6 eyes would be cool.
Agreed! The six-eyed monster was sooo cool!
I loved the six eyed-monster😅
I love “Critter Crosser” as a name for the game, sounds perfect to me, very Nintendo-ish, and just sounds right
Not to be confused with Animal Crossing
Kinda dangerous with how litigious Ninty can be...
I'd change out "critter" for "creature." Creature Crosser or maybe the slightly shorter Creature Cross sounds good to me.
@@Hugh_Jas Almost there! He should change "Creature" to "Animal" to make it sound more friendly. And then, to make it sound a bit more active and less sacrosanct, change "Cross" to "Crossing". "Animal Crossing"! Sounds perfect to me. Very old school, very Nintendo.
I think you can even just cut it to Critter Cross
what about something along the lines of “CROSSBEAST X” for the name?
also, I love the dedication to making genuinely unique, crossbreedable monsters but think to really get attached to the species and monsters you create they also need unique characterisation - to not feel like every species and monster blend together or are too random and directionless. maybe giving them individual and/or species traits (like using certain techniques or tools and acting certain ways) or traits that have more staying power than others could be a way to achieve this?
absolutely love your work!
That is a good name. Thanks for your comment.
+1 for "Crossbeasts"
I personally prefer the name "Animal Crossing"
we could call these traits genes
And they could come in dominant and recessive varieties
These genes could control aspects like colour, size or propensity for muscle growth etc.
;)
@@RujiKtheComatose Or just XBeasts, X can be read as cross, or ex, and an X implies the multiplication of the beasts. Feel like the arguments of whether is CrossBeasts or XBeasts is a very 90s thing too somehow.
Cheese Gender my beloved
On a serious note, a third gender could be utilized in-game as special "universal breeders" that can produce offspring with any monster of any gender. "Cheese" could have a chance to crop up rarely in any monster but produce normal male/female offspring when bred even if both parents are cheesy (in the name of balance).
So a "no" to cheesing any combinations? xD
Yeah, the Dragon Quest Monsters series does something similar. Rather than genders, the monsters are either Positive +, Negative -, or Neutral +-. I want to say neutrals popped up about 10% of the time. It's always fun when you suddenly have a chance to mix with every monster you have rather than just the other half.
yes please keep cheese gender in some way we love it so
Third gender should not be able to breed
@@tynj4173 Not exactly. Hermaphrodite would be closer.
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In keeping with that analogy, your channel is a flawless diamond.
I've learnt a lot from your 4 videos. Your practical step-by-step-and-result approach to explaining stuff is the reason behind this.
Thank you.
Critter Crosser or Cross Beasts sound good. I would also keep the third gender (breeds with all three) and the extra eyes and legs as rare mutations. Inverted colors also make nice rare mutation. Other things that could look neat would be eye stalks (antennas with eyes), large dextrous ears (based on wings - and functioning as such) and maybe tail clubs or thagomizers (stegosaurus spikes).
Could be X3 because X is cross and 3 is ascii for breasts.
@@thentheric6361 thanks for noticing the typo
@@Rakaziel Typo? No, my friend, every epic title needs a genuine horny mod!
Absolutely love the system here. One thing that might be interesting could be to add a very small chance of a "special" mutation each generation that could make the offspring actually have a trait outside the bounds of either parental trait, like, for example, a child with one more pair of legs than the leggier parent. This wouldn't happen often but I feel like it could both increase the potential for unique monster combinations and give players the ability to select for a trait over generations to make it more and more extreme (until it reaches a cap probably, like 16 legs or whatever would stop the game from breaking). This breeding system is one of the coolest game mechanic implementations I've seen, though I'm concerned that monsters could wind up looking more and more "average" each generation if most traits are clamped within the values of the parents.
yes! And recessive genes!
Rare/Special mutations will definitely be a thing. I'm also planning on having items that can affect the breeding outcomes. Thanks for your comment!
@@RujiKtheComatose A trick that I've learned for making rare procedural things that feel unique and special is to unexpectedly break the implicit rules that the "common" things establish; one of the ways I've been thinking of doing this is with "category violation" - putting something in an improper role. Like, as a toy example imagine you're digging through a bunch of procedural items and you find "a spherical wooden object", "a cubic metal object", "a flat paper object", and then you dig up "a spherical cubic object". You'll notice that a lot more than you would "a toroidal golden object", even if gold is a very rare material.
@@RujiKtheComatose you could keep the third gender and have the possibility of breeding 3 monsters together using the new gender, maybe gender X like the title
Agreed, I think having a monster with 6 eyes would be dope.
The mix between meme and actual "How I made this game" is incredibly funny. Love the content so far. Hope more people will notice you
CROSS X BREED
With a stylized X between them. Using "BREED" instead of "BREEDER" gives you 5 letters on each side so it makes it easier for balancing your eventual title logo on screen.
Plus you also get the the benefit of people arguing online on if the game should be pronounced "Cross X Breed" or if the X is silent and it should be "Cross Breed".
The title font is black, but the x is red. And small. With no spaces on either side. CROSS×BREED
I can confirm that the x is silent
I can confirm that the x is pronounced
this
I can confirm that the X is one of the ideas ever had.
Awesome to see that you are back.
Cross Breeder X seems kind of amazing so far.
Socket beast
Beast socket is better
@@ramendampfen yes
“cheese breeder”
makes slight amounts of sense, perfectly ominous for a 90’s title
cheebree
@@Sirsipeed cheeki breeki
*cheese brieder
*The title could just be "X Breeder".*
You're breeding multiple creatures, hence the all inclusive "X".
"X" also stands for "Cross", as in "Cross Breeding".
It's easier to say.
And the best part is, the name is currently not copyrighted/trademarked.
Oh that is really smart i like that
For what it's worth, X was such a 90s thing (X-tremely so!) which he distinctly said he was aiming for. Def worth consideration.
^^^^^^^^^^
Take my like
Problem is "X-Breeder" immediately sounds like something VERY NSFW. If I saw that in a random list of steam games or something, I'd immediately assume it's an NSFW adult game.
I just discovered this channel, and I can tell you, I have NEVER been this excited about a games art style before in my life. The art is so good I'm going to pre order this no matter what the game play looms like
I only have 2 questions:
1. Why did this get into my recommended?
2. When can I play it? Like, damn this looks cool. Like the kind of game I'd want to make, compared to a new Fifa or Call of Duty.
It's so damn unique and interesting. If you play your cards right, this game could be amazing and blow up. As someone who has seen games get abandoned and abandoned several game concepts myself, I know it may be difficult, but honestly, keep doing what you're doing. I simply cannot live in a world where a game concept this cool doesn't work out in the end.
i dont expect it to be soon, he's a solo dev and games take a lot of work. looks very cool though so def gonna play it when he's finished
Probably at least half a decade from formal 1.0 release, yeah. But even after nine years in development, surely, it'll have been worth the wait. I won't be over-hyping myself for its release, but when it gets to a playable stage, I'd throw money at it and play it to exhaustion in a matter of... well, who knows how long that'd take.
I'm gonna be honest, with a game that has so many weird creatures and features, *CHEESEGENDER* wouldnt be all that out of place, though perhaps itd be better as a sort of easteregg?
agreed, like some wild critter havign cheese gender and it can be also quite a visual MESS as a nod to other bugs. but ill say it as nul breeding unique find or just breed with any bonding. hell the cheese item could have a referances to this bug instead.
Would be cool if you got a Rare cheesegender, you could do three-way breeding, or it could bone all other genders…
@@lechking941 An intentional cheese Missingno would be amazing
"Chimera Quest"? 🤷♂️ Cross Breeder X sounds to me like a name for a monster breeding engine rather than a branded game. Is the entire game only about breeding? What about the adventure or fighting? Great work and thanks for sharing. I love how fluid the movement is combined with the pixel retro style.
Chimera Quest is a great name, I second this!
Put my vote in for Chimera Quest too, the other names just sound weird.
Or what about "Chimera Cross"?
Chimera Quest X??
Chimera Quest sounds amazing! Brilliant idea!
I honestly really like the idea of a monster suddenly getting 6 eyes. I don’t know if that’s out of art style, but it would really give a whole “monster” or alien vibe even.
The style of the game is so charming and cute! Critter Crosser is probably my favorite of all the names, rolls off the tongue and the alliteration tickles my brain in a good way.
Honestly, a rare weird third gender that is compatible with male and females for breeding would be a fun addition. ALSO agree with some other comments on the name Crossbeasts.
Also congrats on the near 15k subs. Just cound this channel and im interested to see how this game develops since these are my favorite types of games.
A Hermaphrodite?
ngl i really liked the addition of a third gender hahah
@@capuchinosofia4771 plus they had this in DQM with pluses minuses and a third that could reproduce with both
Nah. That would give the third gender more value over the other two for being compatible with both. Also, that would raise the question of “why don’t every creature have the third gender with the ability to breed with any?”-which would completely eliminate the gameplay mechanic of finding a specific gender of a creature in order to breed.
@@KenLinx i know it would be a game breaking mechanic, but i would still love if cheese was kept with a 10% chance of happening (low but not too low) when cross-breeding. Like, its a cool easter egg (or should i say cheesetersegg?)
And the reasoning could be that due to mutations that happen when forcing a cross breed, the genetic code for biological sex gets shaken up and sometimes, it ends up as hermafrodite, and can breed with both sexes.
And we could say that ingame, the sex is called cheese because of Doctor Ken Cheese, who discovered this weird genetic mutation ;)
I feel like having a mutation chance for extra eyes or legs (or lack thereof) on a monster if you really want that would be a nice thing to add
additionally, there could be some special item you could use on a monster to give their offspring an increased mutation chance
Yeah! The creature that he showed with eight eyes looked really cool.
This is my first thought, too. There should be at least some chance of crazy outcomes, it's much more interesting/fun, especially with the awesome procedural generation.
I really hope your still working on this game because it is one of the coolest ideas I’ve seen for a game in awhile. I love the style as well. I really hope this game ends up with a full release.
This literally woke up a child in me, and I'm grateful for it.
This is genuinely the coolest thing I have ever seen, you can not possibly comprehend how much I adore this, I now know I will never experience true, lasting joy until I can play this game
I dreamed about a game with true procedural breeding in it for twenty years, for real. And i see how this is finally becomin a reality thanks to your work! Thank you, this is awesome!
Fittingly, dragon quest monsters games have a rare third polarity that lets you breed the monster with anything. You could bring the cheese back if you really wanted.
If you ever end up with some gender neutral/nongendered monsters (like gender unkown in Pokemon), how about a yellow triangle for an icon as a throwback to the cheese?
YES
second this lmao
Lmao thats perfect
That’s a good idea!
Perfect
1:32 Concept: Chance of hermaphroditism, with the symbol being yellow in memory of The Cheese
Ahh yes my favorite gender: swiss cheese.
This is super cool though! Your videos inspired me to try some procedural 3-d modeling and wow it is so hard to make things look natural. These cross breeds look really good!
Clearly Swiss Cheese is Dr Sam Beckett's gender.
Jokes aside though yeah, this does look super cool! (Though I do, jokes aside, find myself liking the idea of a low chance of a third gender popping up in there, given that intersex births are a real- but rare- thing IRL).
More eyes look awesome tho
He should add a 0.01% chance for a generated monster's gender to be cheese.
Finally, nonbinary representation
@@RhizometricReality I don't see the helicopter anywhere >:(
Jeez, going from almost 3k to 90k+ in half a year without a single upload in that span of time, I'm glad to see it!! I'm hoping this helps get more eyes on this project, it's wildly inventive and inspiring to see the way you've gone about it, and I'm far too eager to see the final product!!! ^U^
Would love to see some minor chance here and there of things where the "mixing" does kinda work like the bugs you fixed. 8 legs vs 4 legs becoming 12 is strange, but possibly becoming 4,6,8, or 10 would be very interesting. And that creature where the back half was still the snake would also add some interesting variety as a rare chance. Probably hard to code, but having some distinctly unique looking creatures who then would also be very enticing to breed with is a cool concept. Only taking the average of features over and over might lead to late-generation creatures ending up kinda same-y.
Overjoyed to see you pop up in a notification. I love the concepts you're going for in this game. I grew up on Sonic Adventure 2's Chao garden, and I got a lot of inspiration from the procedural evolution you did in previous videos for my own personal project. Cheers
oh now the knowing THAT some of me wonders now
I feel like it’d be interesting if instead of the range of numbers of legs being between the numbers of both parents, you made it be between lower number-2 and higher number+2, so that players could selectively breed creatures to have more or fewer limbs than past generations, but only with an extremely small chance each time they do breeding
As a recommendation for the title, I wouldn’t go with “Cross Breeder X”. Reason being, if you decide that you wish to produce a sequel, you’re going to have an “Xbox conundrum” on your hand in terms of sequel naming conventions. Also, it’s just kind of a long name. Also, and this is a stretch, it also gives it kind of sexual connotations with the combination of “Breeder” and “X” at the end (usually signifying something that is “X-rated”)
I personally would recommend “X-Breed”, “X-Breeder” etc. Not only would sequels be simple to name (X-Breed 2, 3, etc.) but it also gives it the same sound you’re going for, shortens the name and makes it stand out, and “X” also signifies “Cross” (thus why there are “X-ing” signs on the freeway)
i did think of the breeder and X in the title problem
not to rat on myself to much but ive seen some similar title on _p_ orn games its not super bad also if you want to make those scumbad ads thst pretend to be porn games ive seen a ad on youtube for a hustler kingdom or something kingdom and it implied that the goal of the game was running your own prositution ring
i was watching A HOI 4 youtuber too nothing spicy
needless to say i didnt click on it i never click on an ad it would just show you more if it figures out what works on you
i also saw a similar ad on kids fish game that. i had on my phone for my niece i went to report it because porn game advertising to children but when i got the page it was just enother grindy kingdom builder like those facebook games that used to be popular
Cross Breeder Xrd
Let's Rock
nonono, it's not a stretch, crossbreeder X definitely gives it unnecessary sexual connotations. Honestly I don't think the Name is really anything he wanted the name to be in the first place and it just sounds extremely unmarkatble and very unprofessional.
Cool idea. Although I kinda like the name "beast socket" more. It has WAY more punch to it.
Also I don't think you should be afraid of ending up with monsters with just a crazy amount of limbs/eyes/etc. In fact I think people would enjoy more and more extreme monsters coming out, rather than just an average between the parents.
This.
The breeding system adding and subtracting eyes and legs was actually really cool! Maybe you could add them as mutations? Probably want to keep them capped somehow though also the new name kinda sounds like a nsfw game lol
Mutations is a neat idea. A random chance to basically ignore one or more of the "breeding rules" that have been defined in code.
I really like the names "Critter Crosser" and "Beast Arce" IMO, those are my favorites.
Critter Crosser for sure.
This seems really promising. Have you considered assigning favorable qualities to certain mutations while others, being more common, are less desirable? For example: horns have a higher attack but are less likely to spawn on offspring. I think this would make the entire mechanic much more rewarding beyond the aesthetics. Just a thought!
Wouldn’t “X-Breeder” make more sense? After all an X is a cross. Seems like it could be a fun in-joke people can wink at ;).
Also the x can be the algebraic form, where it is a stands in for any input value, kinda like your code generating new values from inputs.
Also X-Breeders is short and snappy branding leaving room for a fun follow up like “X-Breeders: Revenge of the n-Droids” or “X-Breeders: integer-mentional”
I don’t know. Loving this fun concept and interested to see where it goes
Cheese is not a bug, it is a feature. 🧀 IS WHAT GOD INTENDED!!!
He's back!!
While the point of the game is the crossbreeding, a big part of the game's personality to me is the colorful graphics and peaceful arcadey feeling there is to it. (I like names like "Earthbound" / "Cave Story" etc.)
Therefore, I personally prefer "Beast Acre" or "Critter Crosser"
+ to Critter Crosser
Critter Crosser sounds sick
Critter or Creature Crosser sounds way better than Beast ___anything____. IMO
@@Cipher_8 We can't choose the best name, though, or it won't be campy enough :P
Critter Crosser is golden, absolutely. While 90s nostalgia is a wonderful thing, 'crossbreeder X' and 'beast socket' are a little bit too on the edgelordy side of things to not get made fun of. Honestly they sound a little too much like h-games, beyond that.
I hope this gets realeased. this looks better than those e3 trailers
Well, I'm glad this randomly popped into my Twitter feed
I freaking love monster designs and I love creating hybrids of creatures such as pokefusions. This idea of a truly randomized and procedurally generated monster breeding game is so cool
I'll have to keep an eye out for this game when it comes out in the future
the eye trait being near random actually is extremely cool i love that and would love something to be in the final game like this.
that was always a limitation that bothered me in games, though I understand now why there couldn't be infinite variations of monsters in the GBA/DS era lmao. to see this mechanic finally being taken to its full potential is REALLY exciting!!
There totally could, the code and file sizes to run something like this is fundamentally quite simple, if you coded it in C I'm sure it would work.
@@abowden556 you sure it could run on an ancient gameboy though?
I absolutely loved Dragon Warrior Monsters as a child for its cross-breeding system. This looks absolutely amazing and right up my alley! Thank you to the algorithm for sending me here, this looks so cool!
I'll be real, I think Beast Socket is a much better and unique name than Cross Breeder X
Crazy good work though! Looking forward to seeing how this goes in the future!
Thanks, after hearing a bunch of comments I'm starting to think so too. I may switch it around to "Socket Beast" though, just because it's easier to say out loud.
@@RujiKtheComatose If you want campy 90s and 00s naming, Beast Socket honestly hits the nail on the head. Especially that considering any two nouns, the prefixed one counts as an adjective; therefore, socket beast as the title makes the game seem centered around a singular monster who can be upgraded with sockets, while beast socket implies some form of "socket" device (in your case, breeding) that affects beasts
@@RujiKtheComatose do you have a release schedule, what more needs to be done, are we gonna wait another year, BETA TESTING? DISCORD?!?
@@aiacfrosti1772 we all know what the Sockets are for ;)
@@RujiKtheComatose I'd go for "Socket monsters" but Nintendo might hunt you down if they catch on.
I...
i want to play this.
Most of the time when i see a devlog on youtube, i just think "damn thats creative" or "this mustve been so much work", and most of the games look nice, but theyre never something where id say "i'm gonna play that once it comes out"
but this one - i grew up with pokemon, digimon world, dinosaur king, dragon quest monsters.. all these monster collecting games, and i went on to even win nationals in pokemons case - i love this genre, and i wanted a game where you could actually create completely new monsters by breeding - the closest thing i ever found was dragon quest monsters, but same problem as you had, its pre-existing monsters - and they overlap.
I'm really looking forward to future devlogs, you won yourself a new subscriber ^^
This is really fascinating
I love the Swiss Cheese Gender, classic off by 1 because 0 is a number case I've made many times. Although none were as funny of an outcome as this one
Hey, i love the art on your profile picture! Do you remember where you got it from?
I think that there being a random chance to get more eyes or legs than they should would be amazing. Random mutations and all that. Plus, for the absolutely dedicated, they can make eldritch monstrosities with 18 eyes after spending days for the RNG to kick in multiple times over. Just imagine how fun that'd be!
I’ve been following this project since around the beginning of 2022, and it’s quite impressive honestly, good to see you’re still at it after an entire year. male ants don’t have stingers and have wings, it would also be pretty nice to have more arthropods and especially more mollusks (maybe some crabs and pillbugs alongside more flying insects, mollusks such as snails and octopus, worms would be extremely easy to add as well, perhaps even a few plants though that might be quite strange).
Return of the king, lets go!! This project was so cool, good to see it hasn't been completely swept under the rug since the last update
Dear lord, this is exactly my dream, right down to it being inspired by Dragon Warrior Monsters! My favorite part of that game was always breeding two monsters together and trying to see what I'd get. It didn't take long before I was disappointed for the same reasons you were, though.
This project looks amazing and I can't wait to see more!
This is, how do you say, AMAZING!
This looks fantastic! One thing that might be interesting is for random mutations unrelated to either of the parents to potentially pop up, like rare colors or different body parts. Nothing that feels like outlandish compared to their parents, but something like a tail fin/spike coming out of no where or the coloration gaining a sort of metallic sheen, and these rare mutations making those crossbreeds something akin to shiny pokemon
Seeing those stats have me excited to see how the combat will work!
Im gonna be that one saying that I like "Beast Socket" as a name. I found it somehow cozzy and artisticly fitting. But Ive never been good at naming things so... keep the hard work Riujk 🐉
I just randomly came across this, and let me say, I've been dreaming for the same thing since about the same time! I guess my passion wasn't as strong as yours (got diluted with RPGs, strategy games, evolution simulators, avionics, etc), but this looks awesome!
Keep it up!
This so cool! I actually wanted to do something almost exactly like this years ago, but I had literally no idea how to do it. I'm so glad someone had the same idea but actually knows how to do it!
Looking forward to seeing more updates!
For a name, I kinda like Beast Breeder X just for the alliteration, but Cross Breeder X is good too!
The movement on these creatures is amazing. Bravo, sir.
You are the kind of developer this industry needs. I hope you get a bazillion dollars and become world famous for your efforts.
Oh this looks so cool! Glad I stumbled here!
Gotta say that having a crazy amount of eyes or legs doesn't sound so bad for a monster. I'd be thrilled to get one very weird baby with a small chance. Also Critter Crosser sounds wonderful and very fitting!
But ofc you do you, man!
a nice system if there were to be an ingame currency would be that the more random mutations and un-normal features a creature has the rarer the quality, common for nothing special, uncommon for one mutation, rare for a few, super rare for a creature with tons of mutations and that would keep going, the rarer the creatures the more you could sell the creature for!
@@asti5052 inb4 the illegal black market crops up creating artificial mutations by throwing them into Chernobyl
This game looks so interesting and unique! I also have to say that the name “Critter Crosser” is my favorite :)
Like that name
You could also shorten it, like "Cross Critter". 🧀
Subbed immediately. You're creating what everyone wants, but big developers are seemingly too lazy to make. We will watch your career with great interest
i come back to this video almost daily, I want this so much lol.
i literally cant express how cool i think this is, ive never seen anything like it please keep making dev logs
I really like the art and animation style. I would seriously buy and play the crap out of this. Well done
The cheese gender could be the "mule" from donkey and a horse preventing the 3rd generation
while
cheese gender could get higher stats as a result for more strategy
This game is so smooth and well animated. I like how much thought is going in to make the breeding match the expectation
i realy hope this game is still in development i love this i have wanted a true breader game forever aswell
So much talent going on here, wishing you all the best!
Having "cross" at the start and an "x" (Cross) at the end seens a little redundant.
The game looks great!!! Can't wait to play it
Not that redundant but I get what you mean
Nah, Crossbeast "Cross" is intended
the 6 eyes thing is pretty cool and seeing as people wouldnt know how it happens its even cooler.
Now imagine a generational system, where the things breed automatically, with a chance of mutation. Then they breed, so on and so forth.
Imagine 2 creatures of the same species breed, the family tree keeps on breeding until they look quite different from the original. But, the family tree has branched out, meaning that new species have come from this singular one.
Now These ones crossbreed and fulfil the purpose of the game.
I love this project and cannot wait to see more. This is 10 year old me's dream game.
Keep the third gender! There are non-binary breeding systems all over the animal kingdom and it creates a level of complexity and biological interest over and above a stock-standard breeding game.
Not a big fan of the new name. Is crossbreeding the main goal of the game? What was it before you explored crossbreeding mechanics in this dev cycle? Is it collecting, battling, hunting?
Cross Beasts (cooler) & Critter Crosser (cuter) are great alternatives.
Congratulations on your HUGE subscriber increase! I'm truly awed by the procedural creature system. Can't wait to buy the game.
1:55 In this part, you are talking indirectly about HOX genes. Basically, these genes define where goes our parts of the body. And there are curious experiments wih flys where they put legs in the head XD
Leaving genetics aside, your work looks pretty cool :D
Art really does imitate life!
@@jcrosenkreuz5213 pretty much scripts are like genes and physics, so yeah, when you make a game you are making potential life
THIS is magic
also thanks for including aquatic monsters, i'll solely focus on them
It would be so cool if this game could be modded so the community can make their own creatures using your engine!
I do want the game, but man I just want an update to know you're doing good and to see (even just) a little progression on this gorgeous idea and execution!
The breeding reminds me of the old Petz games, particularly the bugs remind me of when modders would wildly deviate from the normal body shape to create custom animals like horses or rabbits, which when bred created terrifying elongated messes of creatures lol
Keep up the good work! Will be looking for this on release
Most thing i love there - you can make something ABSOLUTELY unholy and it still will be "alive"
still waiting for you my man hope to see you more
Hey man, just leaving you this comment to let you know that I hope you're doing well!
I really enjoy this video series and come back to it every now and then just because it's so fun to watch, you really did a great job with the presentation.
I'll be patiently awaiting the next Devlog video, whenever that's gonna be. And if there's not gonna be another video then that's ok, too.
I just hope you're doing well with whatever you've got going on right now.
I don't expect any kind of response, I just hope you read this and smile a bit cause some random stranger form the internet left a nice little message.
Best wishes for the rest of this year and the next one to come!
Only 2 more months untill the bi-anual devlog :)
Every video is 10x more amazing than the last. And the last one was already peak youtube