John

Come and have a chat if you are in the area.

Also doing a fair bit of nuthin till then if anyone is keen for a coffee.

Cheap robot murder the whole family can enjoy!

Our biggest wishlist spikes were when we launched and when the game was featured.

And you'll hit the front page with those numbers. So I'd expect the same for you.

Those numbers are good, you should hit 40k by launch easy.

Everything you've responded makes sense. Are there other story heavy trailers you've seen that go viral? Specifically for a new IP?

But I guess if the main goal was for existing fans, then it probably achieved its goal.

People that have already bought in to the game and not geared towards hooking in new people (which might have been the plan?)

How are your wishlists looking? Is it continuing to grow? Getting front page on launch is really the goal.

A couple of other things.

There's no hashtag usage on here or YouTube. Make use of them if you can.

I wonder if not being in English is a limiting factor too? I wonder if there is a similar indie that did two languages to compare stats to?

The trailer is good but it feels like its made for

Where did you post it to? I didn't see it pop up here, but I'm not the most active.

I think the unfortunate thing is that it takes about 26 seconds to get to gameplay and most people on the internet aren't going to give you that much time to hook them.

Recently been working on some screen and particle effects! Does anyone recognise that swoosh sound?
#indiegames #VFX #screenshotsaturday

Legend, that's the fix, thanks!

yeah, I'm looking to see if there is a way to make this happen by default again. Not a huge issue, but a tedious one ha.

After upgrading to 5.6 in UE5, meshes created in engine no longer have collision turned on by default (Complex). Anyone know if there is a checkbox or something I need to hit to get it to turn collision on on creation?

Not a big issue, just odd it added an extra step.

#unrealengine #UE5 #gamedev

Been trying to add some more interesting combo attacks to CHUNK, man is it hard to make something that doesn't completely suck.

Anyone have any tips for coming up with cool attack ideas? I often find myself trying and throwing away the same ideas over and over.

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indie

Awesome, keen to catch up!

Who else is making the trek down?

Thanks! Will check it out!

Alright, Maya indie hitting $550 a year has made me try out Blender again. Anyone have good recommendations for Maya to Blender tutes, any plug ins to make the UV editor not suck etc.

#gamedev #3d

What's a point & click game without cursors for pointing and clicking?
Figured these should be pre-rendered sprites to fit with the crunchy 90s aesthetic - what do you think?
#indiegame #b3d #retro

Last year I painted this piece of key art even though at that point the game was mostly just some ideas in a document. It's cool to get those ideas into something presentable you can show to people early.
#gamedev #conceptart #adventuregames

Best in Show, not just a movie about dogs!

This ain't QLD weather.

If you've got nothing on, come on down to the QLD games fest! Keen to hear all the feedback!

Hey all, I am looking for 3D Enviro/Prop/Level Design work July onward.

Prev work:
Bears in Space - Directed, level design, 3D art
The Forgotten City - Lead Art, Level Design
Hand of Fate 2 - Prop/Environment Art
Worked with UQ on VR projects.

DM if you have an opening! Thanks!
#gamedev

I've played a couple of hours now, I think it's pretty fun. Scratches the halo itch.

Not a fan of the monetisation but what can ya do about it?

This is what we've been hammering away on. Appreciate some shares if you have them spare!

Introducing the main character of our game!
He's just a little fella who is excited to go out into the big world on his own for the first time and I'm sure nothing will go wrong and traumatise his small developing brain.
#indiegame #gamedev #b3d

That's gotta hurt! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

@closecallsports.bsky.social Any chance of a break down of the out at home in the bottom of the 10th for the Pirates Brewers game?

Looked like the run was called off the path, but have seen similar plays be called safe in the past.

Any plans for an art book?

Anyone having issues rendering out objects in Sequencer in UE5.5? Transforms seem broken for me. I'll key in locations and the objects won't move in the render, they move correctly in the preview. Tried SK and SM and both act the same.

#unrealengine #gamedev

Really good thread of lots of cool indie games.

Really highlights how brutal the market is. Making a good or great game isn't enough to succeed.