#game dev things

[apostaterevolutionary]

Okay can I be a bitter Anders fan for like. Just 2 minutes here lmao

Cause bioware released some game stats for veilguard and apparently 72% of players redeemed Solas which is like. Okay yeah the game kinda pushes you towards that. But when I think of all the shit I used to have to put up with just for enjoying Anders like at all and…

(This is not me being anti-Solas, I do not care if you love or hate him, but I am gonna say what he’s done is like. Objectively worse than literally every other companion so lmao. And that’s fine! You can still enjoy him! I’m not saying you can’t and it’s important to me that people understand that! I’m just saying he did in fact do objectively morally worse things in game than Anders did and I don’t think that’s really debatable. And I can’t really make my point here without saying that but I do want to make it clear this is not some moral condemnation of Solas enjoyers cause it’s not)

Getting anon hate on the regular, being told “oh you’re allowed to like Anders as long as you regularly talk about how much he sucks”, people gleefully describing how much fun they have killing him ON your posts about the fact that you like him, the devs making jokes about shitty fates for him when fans asked innocent questions about him, the absolute audacity of his writer to say half the shit she did in interviews (about bisexuality and mental illness, most critically), and then being beaten over the head again in inquisition about how Anders is the worst character to ever exist and there’s no redemption for terrorists who lie to you one time in the entire game and he deserves death or worse and that’s it

And now… 72% of people are down to redeem the guy who lies to you for 2 games straight and who did a lot of questionable things that includes creating the fucking blight and. Like. I guess I’m glad that Solas fans can live in a world where they aren’t constantly harassed and can give their ship like. A pretty damn good ending all things considered. And that the devs love Solas and actually give the option for that happy ending and have characters go to bat for Solas throughout the game and the most annoying thing they have to see are people making scrambled egg memes. I would not wish anyone to have to deal with the shit Anders fans had to put up with back then cause it sucked. It really sucked. And I’m glad it’s not being repeated with a different character, if nothing else

But like. Man there really is a difference when the writers actually like the character who does the thing, huh

[lapinlunaire-games]

Leonora is a UI template for use with the Sugarcube story format in Twine.

Inspired by an imaginary cathedral by the sea and the distorted, sacred devotions of a woman who was once a girl there.

Did this template need three stories for its demo? No, but here they are anyway: there's flash fiction, a petite novelette, and a branching interactive adventure to show off everything Leonora can do. All lovingly written, coded, and styled by hand.

Features:

Mannerism-inspired design

3 built-in themes (dark, light, sepia)

Customisable title screen

Matching settings & save menus

Optional built-in Character Profile

Annotated passage guide, CSS stylesheet, and Story Javascript for easy customisation

Responsive design for desktop, tablets, and mobile devices

Includes both portrait and landscape styling for small screens

Download + play the demo on itch:

[mohntilyet]

actually sorry dav reads like a game that was written by people who think da2 is about found family. in every other game my ending feels earned and my choices are my own and then veilguard asks the bold question what if we could bring the hr mandatory team bonding experience into a video game?

[katrinafaire]

You know, I was told once that the best way to learn to do something was to aim out of your current ability. Not because anyone wants to have to wait to do something, or realize they don't have the skills, but because it can be used as a motivator. You don't have the skills yet. You're not there yet. But by using this as your goal post -- by continuing to set more and more ambitious projects as you meet the one prior -- you set this mix of thirst to learn to meet your objectives and glee as you see progress into motion and it's so good.

Sometimes reframing thoughts is all you need. And that may not be easy, but it's worth it. Remember: your feelings are always valid. That does not necessarily make them true. Being unable to do the thing now doesn't mean you can't do it in the future.

Take the Big Goal, chop it into Little Goals, and set to work puzzle piecing it together as you go. You got this. Promise.

[taffywabbit]

so like. at what point are we going to stop listening to game companies saying "the game was poorly received and didn't meet our sales targets, and that's why we're removing it from storefronts and taking down all the servers mere months or even weeks after release" for titles that had a long expensive development, were barely marketed, and nobody knew they'd even released until after they heard they were getting shut down and couldn't be played/purchased anymore?

I feel like the prevailing takeaway for anyone who doesn't just conclude "yeah, game was pretty mid, makes sense to me" has usually been "this company just has unreasonably impossible sales expectations and treats every project like a failure if it doesn't print a trillion dollars". but these ARE allegedly experienced business execs who aren't complete idiots, and after this most recent debacle with Concord I'm starting to wonder if a bunch of these "games getting wiped out of existence when they underperform instead of just being allowed to persist as they are and maybe improve with time" cases in recent years might be more of a Warner-Discovery type situation, like nuking an entire animated series or film that was worked on for years and preventing it from being sold because it has to be officially unprofitable for the company to use it as a tax write-off. I look at a game that was worked on for 8 years and only made available for 2 weeks, and it's hard not to see the parallels.

great work, AAA games industry, really normal and sustainable stuff you're doing over there as usual

[carpathian-skies]

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What does it mean to be a person when up until fairly recently you didn't exist in the first place? When you are made of minds and bones harvested from the unwilling? What do you do when the life you didn't ask for is seen as an abomination by others and you are loved despite that? In Carpathian Skies you are a stitched together creation made up of the bodies of countless people. You're sheltered by the crew of a sky ship known as The Carpathia, who have taken up the bounty to retrieve the eyes of a beloved member of Elsewhere's ruling council after their vicious mutilation. Unfortunately, those eyes now belong to you.

[adobe-outdesign]

Typhlosion fans: I can't believe people are being gross about my fav!!

Vaporeon, Gardevoir, Hypno, Salazzle, Goodra, and Lopunny fans:

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Dungeon Meshi: Delicious in RPG!

(Sprites + bonus art here!)

[priceofreedom]

Advent Children vs. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

[bunabi]

Prepping myself for the absolute worst takes on this entire situation as though it’s fans or grifters or devs at fault and not people higher up the production chain strangling the absolute shit out of Dragon Age with bad call after bad call.

Follow ex-BW staff to their next projects. Keep an eye on the Motive team. Check out Exodus. Try out Eternal Strands and Nightingale. And support RPGs like Avowed.

[deerspherestudios]

Hello! I wonder if it's okay to make fan merch of Mychael?

Since I plan on making my own soon, I only allow it for personal use but don't allow it for commercial/selling purposes!

To clarify since the question was vague, I'm perfectly okay with people making their own keychain or standee to keep for themselves, meaning no profit was made.

However, I'm not okay with people selling merch of my games in their online or offline shops. Please respect my decision and not make any to sell online or at cons, etc; since I've received another ask about it so far!

Extra info below for people interested:

So this is where I ramble a little about the merch plans I have.

First off, I still have moving shenanigans to deal with, plus an upcoming birthday for a loved one, plus drawing art I owe for my Patreons, then I'll be able to start working on the merch designs.

I'll be making prototypes first to ensure quality (which will possibly take another week or so) before opening pre-orders, then I'll be able to post the catalogue in the shop! I'm planning to do wood charms, acrylic standees and keychains, badges, sticker sheets; I've been pent up for this side project for sure haha.

Also,,, I have some Glamrock stickers and DCA double-sided keychains I wasn't able to sell for a con since they arrived LATE so I'll probably add them onto the shop too!

I feel like I should state now that since I'm not in the US where I assume most players are from, shipping might be a little pricey, but I'll do more research on a cost friendly alternative!

[andarateiacantori]

am i crazy or has very little of what bioware has revealed so far been actual "spoilers" and not just very typical game marketing to get people interested in the story... like i get wanting to go in blind of course but then you shouldnt be watching this marketing stuff to start with lol

[bubblebaath]

somewhat unnerving looking wip of her head for the ortho ref i traced over both spyro and embers models (ripped models from here) i have embers mesh in another window to use as a ref, the weird tri above the eyesocket was on the original as well ok

i was wondering why the eyeball mesh had chunks missing from it on embers model until i did the mouth and it was completely clipping thru the back of it sdjfhsdkjh

[villainous-things]

I can't believe that the day has come when I feel more safe and comfortable with Vere than with Leander.

[limonnitsa]

MUDBLOOD

[dandylilah]

Doodle of the new guy... I'm sure he's going to be very normal and well-adjusted