Development Info Them Indie Developer Blues

[Naked Ninja]

Because I'm not as smart as you J1M, isn't that obvious?

 

[Azrael the cat]

Yes, if you want to do a kickass first-person 3D RPG you're going to need art-resources. Who would have thought.

Oh will you be nice? What does it take to melt the Codex's icy heart?

We need a warm island song to melt its icy heart!
NO we need a breezy island song to cool his fiery heart!
NO we need a warm island song...

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Can't u just some some royalty-free stuff that,s out there

 

[Naked Ninja]

Same issue, in fact more so. Not enough for complete environments of consistent and decent quality.

 

[denizsi]

Can't you just find yourself some partners to handle the majority of assets?

 

[Naked Ninja]

Easier said than done, I'm afraid.

 

[Sceptic]

I’ve taken the pruning sheers to SoW. What that entails is attempting to cut planned locations/environment types and shifting quests/plot to other locations (places where I already have much of the environment artwork needed).

That's a shame. I would've by far preferred more content with a lower graphic quality, but I guess at this stage cutting content or moving it is far more efficient than reducing artwork quality. Anyway keep up the good work

 

[Elhoim]

Even at a lower graphical quality it's very time consuming (not even counting graphic inconsistency, which is worse than lower graphical quality).

 

[Jaesun]

Forgive my ignorance, but is Gareth's game also being developed by ITS? I really have not read up on it that much, other than I am interested.

 

[shihonage]

Procedural environment generation and palette swapping! You can do it!

... well, if you rename the game into PacmanLand, at least.

 

[SimpleComplexity]

Hey at least he is working on a RPG instead of a shooter.

 

[shihonage]

2/10

 

[bhlaab]

Consolidating locations is fine, but cutting out race selection... Yeeesh.

 

[Jim Cojones]

Forgive my ignorance, but is Gareth's game also being developed by ITS? I really have not read up on it that much, other than I am interested.

No, he's working alone now although he used to have another guy (an artist I think) helping him. As I understand ITS provides him a forum, probably serves with advice and will help with publishing and marketing when the game is closer to completion.

 

[EvilIndie]

Noooooooo!

Banalia, Shitton and Borington are cut and all that's left is Genericasia and Samplepackton? You prick!

And I thought Jay Bramson himself was the enemy of good games, amirite? No fear of perfection of any kind from anything he makes.

I know it makes me a dick but I find this very amusing since it follows on the heels of looking into hiring some artwork. So what can I get for 2200 dolla? What, some packs and 2 custom houses and a tree? What about for fully rigged animated character? Holy fuck! Er, uh, hay guise there's gonna be one character model and all the scenes will be outdoors or persian themed now mmkay?

 

[rpgcodexusername]

just make all the artwork crap and pimp the game play aspects

 

[Jaesun]

Forgive my ignorance, but is Gareth's game also being developed by ITS? I really have not read up on it that much, other than I am interested.

No, he's working alone now although he used to have another guy (an artist I think) helping him. As I understand ITS provides him a forum, probably serves with advice and will help with publishing and marketing when the game is closer to completion.

ok thank you kind sir.

 

[bhlaab]

Tell cyclopean i said hi

 

[tarkin]

 

[Forest Dweller]

So why is this game still in first person?

 

[Naked Ninja]

So why is this game still in first person?

Because I like first person and I'm the one spending his free time and money on making it.

 

[Forest Dweller]

So in other words, you'll allow your game to get significantly streamlined, cut down, and simplified in order for it to be first person because you "like it." Okay.

 

[EvilIndie]

So in other words, you'll allow your game to get significantly streamlined, cut down, and simplified in order for it to be first person because you "like it." Okay.

There was never any gameplay there to streamline.

 

[Naked Ninja]

No, cutting down the game had nothing to do with the first person perspective.

 

[Lomm Cuz]

Noooooooo!

Banalia, Shitton and Borington are cut and all that's left is Genericasia and Samplepackton? You prick!

And I thought Jay Bramson himself was the enemy of good games, amirite? No fear of perfection of any kind from anything he makes.

I know it makes me a dick but I find this very amusing since it follows on the heels of looking into hiring some artwork. So what can I get for 2200 dolla? What, some packs and 2 custom houses and a tree? What about for fully rigged animated character? Holy fuck! Er, uh, hay guise there's gonna be one character model and all the scenes will be outdoors or persian themed now mmkay?

So in other words, you'll allow your game to get significantly streamlined, cut down, and simplified in order for it to be first person because you "like it." Okay.