Wrapping up 2024! PowerhoofTV 2024-12-31 | Dave here! I made this for @vicek83's Adventure Game Developer Plans for 2025 vid. Though my section ended up as more of a look back/wrap-up of 2024. Thought I'd share it here too! Check out the full video here to see what other adventure game developers have been up to! youtube.com/watch?v=X9VVBPvfYa0Mentioned in the video:- The Drifter: store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Dumb Heist: tomanddad.itch.io/dumb-heist- Terminal City: powerhoof.itch.io/terminal-city- PowerQuest: powerquest.powerhoof.com- Our Discord: discord.gg/powerhoof- Loco Motive: store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/Loco_Motive
TERMINAL CITY Trailer PowerhoofTV 2024-08-20 | Quick Trailer for TERMINAL CITY! Get it here- powerhoof.itch.io/terminal-cityMade real quick for twitter so the quality is baaaaad and there's no audio :P
PowerQuest Intro + Quick Tutorial PowerhoofTV 2024-07-19 | Here's a quick tutorial for my 2d Point 'n Click Adventure tool for Unity, PowerQuest! (This is an updated version of the one I made 5 years ago)- Get PowerQuest here: powerhoof.itch.io/powerquest- Documentation: http://powerquest.powerhoof.comJump to:- Intro (0:00)- New Project Setup (3:26)- Unity / PowerQuest Interface Overview (6:29)- Room Interface Overview (10:46)- Scripting Intro (13:56)- New Character Setup (20:36)- New Room Setup (27:32)- Community / Outro (41:11) Referenced Games: - The Will of Arthur Flabbington (store.steampowered.com/app/2174720/The_Will_of_Arthur_Flabbington)- Loco Motive (store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/Loco_Motive)- Tourist Trap (store.steampowered.com/app/2206660/Tourist_Trap)- The Drifter (store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter)- All the others (itch.io/c/1413555/made-with-powerquest)
The Drifter - Dev Diary 16 (Dialog Trees) PowerhoofTV 2024-05-31 | Dave shows off the new radial inventory gui, and talks about the thoughts behind the unique(ish) dialog tree system in The Drifter!- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Try some of the games mentioned free at powerhoof.itch.ioJump to:Intro (0:00)Drifter Dev Diary (0:12)Controller Inventory Wheel (1:14)Topic (3:46)
PowerQuest Update 0.18 - Text Parser Tutorial PowerhoofTV 2024-04-30 | PowerQuest 0.18 Beta update is out, with a new Text Parser Template. Here's an explanation of how it works!PQ Text Parser Manual: powerquest.powerhoof.com/manual_parser.htmlGet PowerQuest: powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestJump to:Intro to Text Parsers (0:00)Project Setup (2:13)Parser Tab Overview, Ignored words and Synonyms (3:55)Parser Scripting Intro (6:46)Parser Scripting Basic Syntax (8:45)Matching Optional Words (13:40)Matching Wildcard Words (14:11)Matching Rest Of Line (15:28)Matching Quest Objects (16:05)More scripting tips (19:53)
The Drifter - Dev Diary 15 (The Schedule) PowerhoofTV 2024-03-20 | WARNING! Intensely boring subject! :P I ramble for half an hour about the Drifter schedule, how I've been measuring progress so far, where the project started and where it is now. - Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Try some of the games mentioned free at powerhoof.itch.io- Catch the (rare) streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/daveofpowerJump to:Intro (0:00)Drifter Dev Diary (1:10)Topic (4:23)
Dumb Heist Trailer PowerhoofTV 2024-02-27 | Trailer for a game Dave made with his kid Tom (age 8) over a week!Play it here- tomanddad.itch.io/dumb-heist
The Telwynium: Book Three - Launch Trailer PowerhoofTV 2024-01-11 | I've just released the 3nd part of my free cosy 90s fantasy adventure! Play here- powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwynium-book-threeThe Summer King walks! The fellowship from Willows Dene has been split asunder, each a prisoner in grave, tomb or cell. Each faces their own peril, with only their wits to guide them against merciless brigands, the living dead, shadowfell, and the witches of Targoth. The Telwynium: Book Three is an early 90s style point and click, with Sierra SCI0 style graphics, but with a fancy new-fangled point 'n click interface.
The Drifter - Dev Diary 14 (Choosing Your Narrator) PowerhoofTV 2023-11-24 | This time I talk about different narrator style in point 'n clicks! (I'm not talking about how to choose a voice actor to narrate your game, since I always just use our mate Adrian Vaughan :P)- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Try some of the games mentioned free at powerhoof.itch.io- Catch the (rare) streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/daveofpowerJump to:Intro (0:00)Drifter Dev Diary (0:20)Topic (2:19)3rd Person (3:38)2nd Person (7:22)Omniscient vs. Limited (7:58)1st Person Narration Past (9:59)Framing Devices (12:13)1st Person Immediate (12:54)Unreliable Narrators (14:13)Summary (15:28)
The Drifter - Dev Diary 13 (Verbs, who needs em?) PowerhoofTV 2023-11-06 | Catching up on a bit of what I've been up to recently, and then talking about how verbs are used in point 'n click interfaces, and the interface I settled on for The Drifter!- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Try out PowerQuest at powerquest.powerhoof.com- Catch the (rare) streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrumsJump to:Intro (0:00)Drifter Dev Diary (0:20)Verbs: History (5:34)Problems (8:34)Solution- Less verbs! (13:42)Also- More verbs! (21:02)In The Drifter (24:24)Telwynium, etc! (26:05)
The Drifter - Grindhouse Trailer PowerhoofTV 2023-09-07 | Wishlist The Drifter on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_DrifterA murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.Grindhouse trailer made for Feardemic's Fear Fest 2023! It was really fun making a trailer focusing on cheesy horror tropes :D
The Drifter - Dev Diary 12 (Inspiration) PowerhoofTV 2023-02-09 | Been a while since the last dev diary, time to start them up again! More word salad from me today, this time talking about what influences and inspiration I use, both for The Drifter, and in general as a game dev.- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
Speedrun - The Telwynium Book 2 (4:16) PowerhoofTV 2023-01-10 | Warning: Contains spoilers!This is my attempt at the Speedy Adventures short games challenge. Speedrunning Telwynium Book 2.Play here- powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwynium-book-twoJoin the speedy adventures discord- discord.gg/ZQm3X2E
The Telwynium: Book Two - An early chrissy present from us! PowerhoofTV 2022-12-19 | I've just released the 2nd part of my free cosy 90s fantasy adventure! Play here- powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwynium-book-twoYou've been betrayed! The magic wielding Aldor that rescued you from the hands of the shadowfell is dead. Your home town burns, and your only remaining childhood friend is held captive by those monsters, on the way to Targoth, south of the Burning Swamp.But you are not alone. By your side is Drissa and Alethi, the two-headed Raakmiri rogue. The axe-wielding Uplander, Otarr. And of course, your army of skeletons.The Telwynium: Book Two is an early 90s style point and click, with Sierra SCI0 style graphics, but with a fancy new-fangled point 'n click interface.
Crawl - Switch Launch Trailer PowerhoofTV 2022-11-22 | Crawl is finally out on Switch WOO!Twitter: twitter.com/powerhoofBlog: http://www.powerhoof.comSteam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/293780/CrawlMusic:"Off to Osaka" and "Hall of the Mountain King" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
The Drifter - Dev Diary 11 (Investigative Gameplay) PowerhoofTV 2022-11-10 | I've been streaming again, and had a quick chat about using information as inventory items for investigative gameplay!- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
The Drifter - Dev Diary 10 (Controller Input) PowerhoofTV 2022-10-13 | NB: Check out the Limited Time Crawl Kourok Plushie! makeship.com/products/kourok-plushNBB: I've left the old Drifter Demo up for a few more days, so play here- store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_DrifterWith Return to Monkey Island, people have been discussing controller support for Point 'n Clicks, so thought I'd talk about their implementation, and my own for The Drifter!- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
The Drifter - Dev Diary 9 (Planning and Pantsing) PowerhoofTV 2022-09-29 | NB: The Drifter Demo is available on steam for this week only! If you haven't played it yet (it's the same one I've put up in the past), give it a go here- store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_DrifterI've just reached a bit of a milestone in development of The Drifter, finishing the second draft playable mockup. I thought I'd talk about the development stages the Drifter's gone through, and the differences between "Planning" and "Pantsing" as it relates to the design of a game. Rambling ensues!- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
The Drifter - Dev Diary 8 (Player Goals) PowerhoofTV 2022-08-18 | In an adventure game, players need to know what they're supposed to be doing or they get lost, bored and frustrated... But sometimes you have an area that you want them to be able to explore and discover for themselves. This is an issue I've been solving this week, pretty happy with how it's working out.- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
The Drifter - Dev Diary 7 (Why Puzzles?) PowerhoofTV 2022-08-11 | Adventure game puzzles. Why?- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
The Drifter - Dev Diary 6 (Puzzle Dependency Charts) PowerhoofTV 2022-07-21 | Showing off some cool spooky lighting we've been working on, then talking about a great design tool for making adventure games - Puzzle dependency charts!- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums- Ron Gilbert's blog: grumpygamer.com/puzzle_dependency_charts- yEd: yworks.com/products/yed
The Drifter - Dev Diary 5 (An Animation Hack) PowerhoofTV 2022-06-30 | This time I show my favourite animation tip that Barney (Powerhoof's art guru) taught me. Saves time and looks better! And it's one of the secrets behind the snappy, dramatic animation in The Drifter. I'm sure I butcher the explanation Barney, so sorry in advance ;)- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums- The Telwynium: Book Two - powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwynium-book-two
The Drifter - Dev Diary 4 (Game Jam Post Mortem) PowerhoofTV 2022-06-23 | Coming off the back end of Adventure Jam 2022, I show some of the Drifter art Barney's been making, and then talk about how the jam game went.- The Telwynium: Book Two - powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwynium-book-two- Super rare Mix Tape - superraregames.com/products/srg-mixtape-volume-3- Wishlist The Drifter on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter- Catch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
The Drifter - Dev Diary 3 (Freewriting) PowerhoofTV 2022-06-09 | This time I talk about freewriting, a technique I use to generate ideas and work stuff out! Also showing my progress on the gamejam game I'm doing The Telwynium Book II!I'm recording these on-stream here if you want to catch them live and come chat: twitch.tv/duzzondrumsWishlist The Drifter on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_DrifterPlay the Telwynium Book One: powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwynium
The Drifter - Dev Diary 2 (Game Jams) PowerhoofTV 2022-06-02 | Since Adventure Jam is starting next week, I thought I'd have a ramble about Game Jams! Adventure Jam: http://advjam.comOur game jam games: powerhoof.itch.ioWishlist The Drifter on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter
The Drifter - Dev Diary 1 (Non Puzzles) PowerhoofTV 2022-05-26 | I'm trying out something where I give an update on The Drifter, and chat briefly about a random topic. I'm recording these at the start of a dev stream and doing zero editing so they can be minimal effort (because I have no time to spare!). My idea is that doing it the easy way, I'll be able to keep up with it.Today's topic is 'Non Puzzles' in adventure games. Basically, puzzles that are so obvious, you can't really call them a puzzle at all. Is there any value to them? Should they just be streamlined out of the design? If anyone has thoughts on the topic, I'd love to see it in the comments!Wishlist The Drifter on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_DrifterCatch the streams live on twitch: twitch.tv/duzzondrums
Speed Run - The Telwynium (4:55) PowerhoofTV 2022-04-04 | The Telwynium was picked for this months short-challenges on the Speedy Adventures discord, so I had to have a go. I was just aiming for sub 5 mins, so happy with that. Looking forward to seeing what other runners can do! Play The Telwynium here- powerhoof.itch.io/the-telwyniumSee the other runner's times here- youtu.be/B8ZTuvOfZWM
PowerQuest Update 0.15 - Gui System Tutorial PowerhoofTV 2022-02-18 | PowerQuest 0.15 update is out, and one of the big new features is a more integrated Gui System. So this video gives an example of it in action.Get PowerQuest: powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestGui manual: http://powerquest.powerhoof.com/manual_gui.htmlWishlist The Drifter: store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter
Speedrun - Youre Watching ICEBOX (1:56) PowerhoofTV 2021-06-04 | Dave did a speedrun of You're Watching ICEBOX for Speedy Adventures short-challenge. Was aiming for sub 2 mins, and got it! Still came in dead last in the challenge of course, but it was a lot of fun :D Play the game here: powerhoof.itch.io/youre-watching-icebox
PowerQuest Dialogue Tutorial PowerhoofTV 2021-04-18 | Dave goes over a bunch of dialogue features of PowerQuest, various ways to do dialog trees, and even how to add voice and lip-syncing. PowerQuest is a Unity tool for 2d point and click adventures. Get it here: powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestThis is a much slower & longer tutorial than the overview video (youtube.com/watch?v=ZJR85alnGIU), and I cover a lot of random things. In retrospect should have made it shorter. I intended to make more of these, however it took a long time to make this (even rough as it is) so I'm not sure if I will. If it's helpful though, let me know and also what specific topics to cover in future!Jump to:0. 0:00 Intro + Dialog tree examples1. 2:40 What we're going to work on2. 4:13 Unity editor layout3. 5:02 Basic dialogue scripting4. 6:35 Creating a new dialog tree5. 6:58 Dialog tree editor overview6. 8:32 Editing option scripts7. 9:31 Starting dialog trees8. 11:32 Comments9. 12:00 Stopping dialog trees10. 13:10 Turning options on & off11. 15:04 Scripting API (How to find scripting commands yourself)12. 17:27 Mixing code with dialogue13. 19:52 Sub-trees technique 1 (OptionOn/Off/OffForever)14. 25:27 Sub-trees technique 2 (Goto/GotoPrevious)15. 31:30 Sub-trees technique 3 (Inline Dialog Trees)16. 37:14 'Test Dialog' button17. 38:07 Other nifty scripting tips18. 42:40 Exporting Script & CSV19. 47:47 Recording & importing voices20. 51:45 Lip-sync21. 56:24 Editing the dialog tree GUI22. 58:15 Outro
Powerhoof: Hoof Corner 1 (Intro) PowerhoofTV 2020-08-13 | We're hoping to share a little more of our game development process, so I've set up the Hoof Corner, as a place for us to post all kinds of stuff relating to game dev.Animation tips, shader techniques, tools, design process etc :)
PowerQuest Intro + Quick Tutorial (Old) PowerhoofTV 2020-06-12 | There's an updated version of this video here: youtu.be/Mq8MemR_7i4Here's a quick tutorial for my Unity Adventure Game Toolkit, PowerQuest!Get PowerQuest here: powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestView Documentation & Contact Info here: http://powerquest.powerhoof.comJump to:0. Intro- 0:001. Set up new project- 1:342. Unity/PowerQuest interface overview- 3:163. Room interface overview- 7:144. Scripting Intro- 10:095. New Character Setup- 15:196. New Room Setup- 22:28
Meet Powerhoof (2014) PowerhoofTV 2019-12-20 | Dave made this powerhoof profile video in early 2014 and promptly forgot about it. lol
Acid Knife - Sneak Peek PowerhoofTV 2019-10-31 | A very early look at one of our new games under development... more to come soon!
The Drifter - Reveal PowerhoofTV 2019-10-22 | Announcing The Drifter, our upcoming Pulp Adventure Thriller!Website - http://thedriftergame.comWishlist now on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_DrifterA drifter, murdered, finds himself alive again seconds before his death. Struggling to maintain his sanity, can he unravel the conspiracy surrounding his condition and those hunting him?
Regular Human Basketball Launch Trailer PowerhoofTV 2018-08-01 | Our second silly multiplayer game is OUT NOW!Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/661940/Regular_Human_BasketballOr on itch: powerhoof.itch.io/regular-human-basketballTrailer music: twitter.com/paulkopetko
Alluvium Trailer PowerhoofTV 2018-05-23 | Trailer for our Adventure Jam 2018 game Alluvium.Get it free from http://powerhoof.itch.io/alluviumAlluvium is a a pulp adventure thriller that'll have you on the edge of your seat till the final click!After his plane crashes on a remote stretch of Papuan coast, civil engineer Ian Forester is left stranded, hungry, and alone. He must survive the untamed wilderness, wait for rescue... and pray his dark secret doesn't catch up to him.Made in two weeks for #AdvJam2018
Sleepy Orphan Simulator (made for Ludum Dare 39) PowerhoofTV 2017-08-02 | This is going to spoil all the puzzles, so don't watch it all if you still want to play and try to figure them out :)
PowerQuest Development - Part 3: Scripting PowerhoofTV 2017-06-08 | This is a 3 part series showing off the adventure game system I've been making for Unity. This final vid shows my approach for adding dialog, interactions and puzzles to scripts.PowerQuest has evolved a lot since making this video. It's out for free and you can find it at http://powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestOther Links:- Our website: http://powerhoof.com- PowerSprite Animator: http://u3d.as/A1o- Peridium: powerhoof.itch.io/peridium
PowerQuest Development - Part 2: Editor PowerhoofTV 2017-06-07 | This is a 3 part series showing off the adventure game system I've been making for Unity. Part 2 shows how I set up a room, props, characters and inventory using the tools I've made.PowerQuest has evolved a lot since making this video. It's out for free and you can find it at http://powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestLinks:- Our website: http://powerhoof.com- PowerSprite Animator: http://u3d.as/A1o- Peridium: powerhoof.itch.io/peridium
PowerQuest Development - Part 1: Background PowerhoofTV 2017-06-06 | This is a 3 part series showing off the adventure game system I've been making for Unity. In Part 1, I walk you through my history making adventure games using Adventure Game Studio, and the workflow I wanted to build into our system for Unity.PowerQuest has evolved a lot since making this video. It's out for free and you can find it at http://powerhoof.itch.io/powerquestLinks:- Our website and free games mentioned: http://powerhoof.com- Peridium: powerhoof.itch.io/peridium- Murdercide: powerhoof.itch.io/murdercide-2017- My old AGS games: http://wintermutestudiosgames.com- Adventure game studio: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk
Peridium: Dev Logs (Adventure Jam 2017) PowerhoofTV 2017-05-24 | We made a short horror adventure game called Peridium for Adventure Jam 2017!Play it here: gamejolt.com/games/peridium/257024I recorded a bunch of dev logs throughout the week we made it, and I've stitched them together for your enjoyment! Listen to me mumble about design process, planning, some random details of the tools we use, and show how it came together.
Crawl: Behind the Scenes (Animation Process) PowerhoofTV 2017-04-11 | Just a little look at my process for animating a scene from our launch trailer :)Crawl:http://store.steampowered.com/app/293780twitter.com/Powerhoof
Crawl Launch Trailer PowerhoofTV 2017-04-11 | Crawl is OUT NOW for Windows, Mac & Linux, not to mention PS4 and Xbox One!Website http://crawlgame.comSteam http://store.steampowered.com/app/293780music by Alex Yoderhttp://alexyoder.netnarration by Adrian Vaughanhttp://adievaughan.com
Asking Gabe for permission... PowerhoofTV 2017-04-09 | Thought I'd share the pretty silly email I wound up sending to Gabe Newell, to ask permission when we put him in the game :)Music:Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), Exhilarate, & Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
The Maitre D Speedrun - 8:27 PowerhoofTV 2017-04-07 | Everyone knows there's no money in game dev, so Dave has a go at being a speedrunner instead. That's where the big bucks are at. Saw Matire D is on the SGDQ 2017 playlist and was super excited! Had to jump in and try out my own stretch tech and lotion routing skills (and try and get those terms into household speedrunner parlance). You're allowed to speedrun your own games right?Shoutout to nerd_squared for speedrunning our game and giving me incentive to try it! twitch.tv/n3rd_squaredPlay The Maite D here: powerhoof.itch.io
Crawl: Behind the Scenes (Narrator Voice Recording) PowerhoofTV 2017-04-06 | Just a little glimpse at the incredibly professional process behind our ghastly narrator :)Crawl:http://store.steampowered.com/app/293780twitter.com/PowerhoofYe Old Shrimpeyes:http://www.adievaughan.comtwitter.com/YeOldShrimpEyes"Bummin on Tremelo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Crawl Launch Announcement PowerhoofTV 2017-03-15 | Crawl is finally ready, and launching on April 11th, not just for PC, but Xbox One and PS4
Streamlining unity dev with some hacky tools (NotGDC) PowerhoofTV 2017-03-03 | Dave rambles for half an hour about our workflow and creating little tools to make things easier. (For #NotGDC 2017). Things to search for to learn more: - CustomPropertyDrawer: Change how a property looks in the inspector (docs.unity3d.com/Manual/editor-PropertyDrawers.html)- CustomEditor: Change how a component looks in the inspector (docs.unity3d.com/Manual/editor-CustomEditors.html)- EditorWindow: Create a tool with it's own window (docs.unity3d.com/Manual/editor-EditorWindows.html)- PowerSprite Animator: My 2d anim editor on the asset store (http://u3d.as/A1o)I'm pretty bad at talking on camera, words come out all wrong half the time, so feel free to tweet at/email me if you want more info :) @duzzondrums, dave @powerhoof.com
