Michael Pattison

I've been giving the main menu some TLC. I think this looks a lot better! Just got to redo some of the other UI stuff.

And yes, Hexion Protocol is the name I've decided to call this game. :)

#UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev #HexionProtocol

*Gradients & Compression 😅

Something to remember controls is a good idea. Horizon Forbidden West had the arena things for helping with combat.

A short summary of what you'd done so far could be handled fairly easily with a quest system. Just got to make it retain history so player can see the quests they've previously done.

Which one looks better? Also open to suggestions. :)

This is for my hexagon game where you swap/merge tiles to collect elements. You'll eventually use these to create compounds. (puzzle)

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Naming things is always hard but after a few months of pondering I think I finally know what I want to call my game.

Not sure I'm ready to share though. I need to sit on it for atleast a week to see if I feel the same way. 😅

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Ahh yes, the door that only the number 1's and 2's go through.

Well I guess you can stop pretending. :)

Wow, those images look very dark when viewing on my phone. 😅 Sorry everyone.

I might be the maniac you're looking for. Feel free to drop me a message. I'd love to hear more about what you've got in mind.

Editor Utility Widgets are very useful! I might do a tutorial on how to use them for creating game icons for all your items in a single click.

What are peoples thoughts? Would this be useful?

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So I've been spending some time separating some aspects of my game into their own levels. This also meant I needed to actually start looking at saving some of the data off.

It's slow going but getting there. This is what my compound puzzle is looking like at the moment.

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You could always add an option to have it read out to the player. I don't mind reading but sometimes I'm in relax and veg mode and prefer to just have things read out to me lol.

I might be mentally planning something else. The urge is strong!

I wonder what would happen if all original content creators did an upload blackout.

Where would all the people using AI to effectively steal someone's work get their source from?

Why am i seeing an army of wallets trying to get their cash back? 😅 Great work.

I must resist!!

He's clearly right, just look at this DEI hire!! Washing machines coming in taking our jobs. Terrible!!

On a serious note, congrats on the game. It looks cool.

So last week I did some prep work on a new direction for a secondary gameplay loop. As part of this I was working with some Editor Utility Widgets in #UE5 to help generate the data required more easily.

Has anyone else created some custom editor utility widgets? If so, what for?

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When you've been working on stuff but it's all over the place and you feel its too messy to show. 😅

[Insert awesome screenshot]

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Spent some time working on my current project. I added a mechanic where you can fuse 3 tiles together. Still needs some work but I'm happy with it at the moment.

However, this game needs a name, any suggestions?

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Here's an update of my current project. Whilst based on a decade old project of mine, I'm still not sure what to call it. Any suggestions?

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Thanks for the suggestion. Its currently driven by volumetric fog and exposure settings so i'm not sure how easily it'll be to do.

I might look at faking it using plane though. 🤔

Many years ago I tasked myself with creating a unique icon for each element. At the time I loved them. Yesterday however I decided to redo them as they didn't scale well when using in a game.

I did so using blender and they're probably the cleanest icons I've ever made.

#Blender #GameDev #IndieDev

When my 7 year old is playing Minecraft (java) and she's whipping out the console commands. 😅

It only seems like yesterday when she learnt to read.

#minecraft #proud

Yes because sharing an opinion (through voting) is the same as running a council for tens of thousands of people. 🙄

Texas produces about 25% of its energy from wind and solar, slightly higher than the average across the US.

This however isn't the subject of the post but Texans reliance on oil and gas as an economy. (GDP) Of which includes the gas guzzling automotive industry.

So I just cancelled my 365 subscription. Having to pay £70 a year was bad enough let alone over £100.

£250 for one time purchase is insane. If we actually compare the feature most people use, there's nothing new. Adding to that OneDrive doesn't even work correctly with win11.

#Office365 #Microsoft

Well a few more suggestions that would be either cool or comical. 😅

Lunchbox crab
Kettle hat crab
Great helm crab
Galea crab
Open face crab
Backpack crab
Tincan crab
Plant pot crab

It looks like a crab that is using a hard hat as a shell. I kinda like the idea. You could have variations with different types of hats.

Texas, the largest republican state relies heavily on oil production for its economy. Anything green could impact that.

Riots? Come on, report it properly.

'Citizens retaliate after the president sends the National Guard following failed ICE kidnappings.'