Creating Dungeons for my Dream Indie Game | Indie Game Devlog #1 Procedural Generation (a journey) KalechippsDev 2020-06-26 | Hi, y'all! Welcome to the second devlog for my indie game, which is going to be a combination of a farming simulator and a roguelike dungeon crawler. This past week, I took a deep dive into procedural level generation, which was a task and a half.Thank you for the outpouring of support on the last devlog. It really means so much to me that people are engaging with my game, and I'm excited that people seem to like it! I kicked it up a notch this week with the editing for this devlog, so this is a little later than I would like, but hopefully, it was entertaining. Not sure if I'll be able to keep this style up (it took a loooong time) but let me know what you think of it.As promised, why circular rooms didn't work for me: "Circles don’t fit well on rectangular screens. So you can only really see a horizontal slice of the room at a time unless the rooms are very small, which isn’t really desirable either. As an extension of this, the rectangular camera bleeds into other rooms very easily, and there’s not a great way to make a rectangular camera bounding box over a circular room with other circles in close proximity. Moreover, perfectly circular rooms just feel a little too pristine for a dungeon, which is interesting because perfect rectangles don’t really. Maybe this is the result of there being a larger cognitive burden on players to assimilate the idea of circular rooms, which are much less common than rectangular rooms, so the circles stand out as foreign."Music is from: LAKEY INSPIRED - Better Days (youtube.com/watch?v=RXLzvo6kvVQ)
Designing a SPEAR for my RPG Game! + FACE REVEAL! KalechippsDev 2021-09-15 | KalechippsDev face reveal is canon. Nice to meet, y'all, please don't bully me haha. Also, revealing APOTHECARY, my next project!♦ KalechippsDev Official Discord: discord.gg/mhBuURg♦ Play my last game: kalechipps.itch.io/a-forest-walkArt:Ninja Adventure by Pixel Boypixel-boy.itch.io/ninja-adventure-asset-packMusic (I use Chillhop!):Middle School - Chit Chat chll.to/2b721932Middle School - Same Old Circles chll.to/eabcee75#devlog #indiegame #kalechippsdev
3 Things I Wish Id Done Differently Making My Dream Game | Unnamed Indie Game Devlog #8 KalechippsDev 2021-08-08 | What??? A new KalechippsDev video???♦ Play A Forest Walk now: kalechipps.itch.io/a-forest-walk♦ KalechippsDev Official Discord: discord.gg/mhBuURgYep! I'm back with a final devlog to end the chapter of the Unnamed Indie Game. Which, by the way... is no longer unnamed.A message for everyone who's been here since the beginning:If you've stuck through the hiatus, thank you, truly. Knowing I had an audience that really cared about this game was a big reason why I saw it through to its end, and I have y'all to thank for that. I hope this game lived up to your expectations, even if I had to cut it short—and I hope I did well by you and all the love you all poured into this game.Though this is the end for A Forest Walk, this isn't the end for KalechippsDev. I truly don't know when I'll be ready to announce my next project or what it'll be, but it's out there and it's coming. And I can't wait :)Music credits:LAKEY INSPIRED - Overjoyed youtube.com/watch?v=9S4RCAbebxA&ab_channel=LAKEYINSPIRED#devlog #indiegame #kalechippsdev
Making a Virus Game in 48 Hours! | Making Of: Gone Viral KalechippsDev 2021-01-11 | Hey y'all!◆ Check out my jam partner's Youtube! youtube.com/channel/UCdAGVgvmAAR6LXiUhqtWSaQ◆ Play Gone Viral here: kalechipps.itch.io/gone-viral◆ KalechippsDev Official Discord: discord.gg/mhBuURgIt's been a while, but we're back with a game jam video! Last week, I made a game in 48 hours for Discord Jam #5—here's the story of how I did it :)I also give a short update about the channel's upload schedule moving forward. Thanks for all of your understanding—and I hope you're sticking around for the ride! Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
So we need to talk... | Indie Game Devlog #7 (Channel Update & Status Effects) KalechippsDev 2020-10-03 | ♦ KalechippsDev Official Discord: discord.gg/mhBuURgHey y'all! It's been a while!First, I appreciate the patience y'all have had with this devlog. With my going back to school for the fall, I'm getting less time to work on game dev and, consequently, Youtube. I want to make sure each video has a good amount of new content to share, so with less time to work on the game, I won't be able to release a new video as often.That being said, I'm excited to try to incorporate new content into the videos that I DO put out, however often that may be. I want to start sharing my development journey holistically, maybe showing daily progress on the game alongside some updates about what's going on in my life. I feel like I'd like to get to know you all better, and not just share 100% development content. Let me know what you'd all think of a little shift :)All that being said, enjoy the progress I've made over the past month. A new status effect system and an expandable player buff system should open up new avenues for combat bonuses that NPC relationships can give you, as well as make each run fresh and exciting. I hope y'all enjoy it! See you as soon as possible ;DMusic credits:Music by Liles Music - Shopping with Bae - thmatc.co/?l=798573F8Music by HOAX - Grow - thmatc.co/?l=D3793E5ELAKEY INSPIRED - In My Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niypn...#devlog #indiegame #kalechippsdev
Creating NEW Enemies in my Indie Game! | Indie Game Devlog #6 KalechippsDev 2020-09-03 | ♦ Download Core at http://bit.ly/Core-Kalechipps♦ Join the Core Creator Contest at itch.io/jam/ggj-plus-core-game-jam (Until October 7th)♦ KalechippsDev Official Discord: discord.gg/mhBuURgHey, y'all! The Unnamed Indie Game devlog series is back this week with gusto: two new enemies, my pixel art technique, and juicier combat than ever. I had some fun with the editing on this one—hope y'all enjoy, too :)Music by HOAX - Indian Summer - thmatc.co/?l=E0B42051Music by Mark Generous - Meganne - thmatc.co/?l=BF42193D#devlog #indiegame #kalechippsdev
Shopkeepers n Slimes! | Indie Game Devlog #5 KalechippsDev 2020-08-18 | Hey y'all!KalechippsDev Official Discord: discord.gg/mhBuURgUnnamed indie game is BACK! And it STILL doesn't have a name! But it does have a slime enemy and a new shop. :P Stick around to learn about how I made these things, and join the Discord! Link above.Unnamed Indie Game Devlog Series:youtube.com/watch?v=RbwFaoIavCY&list=PLp8edfuXiFb8XDbPlaag54Sa1XJNAfcOwStackOverflow (passing data between scenes):stackoverflow.com/questions/32306704/how-to-pass-data-between-scenes-in-unityA* Pathfinding Project:arongranberg.com/astarMusic is from: LAKEY INSPIRED - Better Days (youtube.com/watch?v=RXLzvo6kvVQ)A note about animating UI with the Unity animator:The way that I've suggested in the video is possibly not the most optimal solution. In short, it updates the UI every frame, which means a hit in performance. A really popular video here (youtube.com/watch?v=Ll3yujn9GVQ) explains it well. However, this may have been patched by the Unity team since that video was published, so it may not even be a concern anymore. (See a comment here: imgur.com/7GnQ3gv.)If you're up for it, you're probably better off using a tweening library, which avoids updating the UI every frame. Otherwise, I imagine for most hobbyist devs performance isn't really a concern, so the solution I suggested offers a convenient workflow that gives great results quickly. Be warned, though: this might have to be refactored if you run into a performance ceiling. Cheers!
Adding a Town Area to my Indie Game! | Indie Game Devlog #4 NPCs, Music, Art, Oh My! KalechippsDev 2020-08-07 | DISCORD LIVE NOW: discord.gg/mhBuURgHey y'all! We're back on the gravy train this week with the Unnamed Indie Game Devlog #4! This week, I'm showing off the progress that I've made in a lot of new domains, including writing music and drawing NPC portraits.Oh, and I implement a whole new town area as well :PDevlog playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp8edfuXiFb8XDbPlaag54Sa1XJNAfcOwLearning new skills has demanded a lot of me both time-wise and motivation-wise so I appreciate your patience with this devlog :) I've been taking stock of my priorities, and have been trying to make good progress on this game my top priority. So if devlogs are being delayed, trust that I'm spending that energy making this game the best it can be.Thanks, y'all. Oh, and let me know which piece was your favorite!Intro music was from LAKEY INSPIRED - Arcade (youtube.com/watch?v=Chh7IleTELM)and the rest of the music was from LAKEY INSPIRED - Blue Boi (youtube.com/watch?v=wAukvwLCVbM)#devlog #indiegame #gamedev
so I coded an inventory for my indie game | Indie Game Devlog #3 Inventory & Items KalechippsDev 2020-07-23 | Hey, y'all! The title's different but this is the same devlog series that you know and love. So, here's Unnamed Indie Game Devlog #3! After the GMTK Game Jam, I hit the ground running with my project again, this week getting an inventory system up and running. Lots of code stuff in this devlog. Hope you enjoy!I'm counting the days until I can get out of the dungeons and start writing up a small town filled with fun characters. But, an inventory system was one of those things that the dungeons definitely needed before I left them for the time being.Stick around to the end for a small message from me about indie game dev and motivation. Appreciate y'all :)Music is from: LAKEY INSPIRED - Days Like These (youtube.com/watch?v=RTGEoh-vPIc)SEO tings:game dev, indie game dev, indie game, indie game devlog#devlog #gamedev #indiegame
Making a [Story] Game in 48 HOURS! | GMTK Game Jam 2020 KalechippsDev 2020-07-15 | Hey y'all! Sorry to put U.I.G. devlogs on hold for a week, but big moves were being for the GMTK Game Jam 2020! This is the Making Of: Mission Control, my submission to the GMTK Game Jam this year—and my second game jam ever, i.e. making a game in 48 hours :PPlay Mission Control here: kalechipps.itch.io/mission-controlFor this jam, I wanted to a) do something out of my comfort zone and b) develop a tool that I could use in U.I.G. One of the tools that's central to my final vision for the project is a dialogue system, so I ran with that idea and created a narrative game for this jam, a kind of interactive fiction.It's a story about a mission control office and its graveyard shift watchman, Colt. Things are put into perspective when he receives a distress call from a young pilot in crisis. I hope you'll check out the game, and I hope you enjoyed learning about the process of making it. 2020 is kind of a crazy year... hope this gives you some respite.Music is from: LAKEY INSPIRED - Better Days (youtube.com/watch?v=9S4RCAbebxA)#gmtkgamejam2020 #gmtk #gamejam
Creating New Art for My Indie Game! | Indie Game Devlog #2 Tying Up Loose Ends KalechippsDev 2020-07-07 | Hey y'all, in this devlog, I fixed a bunch of loose ends in Unnamed Indie Game (U.I.G.) that were leftover from last week. Also, I showcase some new art that I've done, introduce the new weapons system, and talk a bit about some game design issues I had with reconciling a farming game with a roguelike dungeon crawler.I'm going to try to start uploading more concise devlogs weekly, with less fancy editing, so that I can be more consistent. Also, these devlogs have been taking me way too long to edit (^^ゞ. I'm a game developer first, after all, so moving forward, expect shorter devlogs, but more of them!Again, I can't say enough how grateful I am for any and all support you all give me and this indie game. Let's see where it goes :)Also, if you've read this far, I trust you to give me your honest opinion: was I talking too fast in this video? Let me know, I was trying to be engaging, but maybe just went way too fast.Intro music was from: LAKEY INSPIRED - Blossom youtube.com/watch?v=B7ArnZl_zBUAnd the rest of the video's music was from: LAKEY INSPIRED - In My Dreams youtube.com/watch?v=niypn52akHA
My First Indie Game! | Indie Game Devlog #0 Project Showcase and Initial Thoughts KalechippsDev 2020-06-16 | Hey y'all! This is the first devlog for my yet-unnamed indie game which is a mashup of a roguelite and a town managing game, where you get all of the action fun of a dungeon crawler while still getting to make friends and build lives with NPCs. So far, it's just a combat demo, but subscribe to keep up with the development process!Find the artist that made the game's art here: vryell.itch.io/tiny-adventure-pack-plusThe music for this video was LAKEY INSPIRED – Warm Nights: youtube.com/watch?v=rXYm8YLrZwUAnd check out my other video, the making of my first game jam game, Home Before Dark, here: youtube.com/watch?v=zoBXvdxU7u0&t=81s
Making Of: HOME BEFORE DARK | My First Game Jam Game | BenBonk Game Jam #1 KalechippsDev 2020-06-03 | Play the game here: kalechipps.itch.io/home-before-darkI made this game in 72 hours for my first ever game jam, the BenBonk Game Jam #1!I will add credits to the creators whose assets I used in this game, but you can find them on the game page for now!
