I genuinely have been looking forward to this game coming out! I have had it on my wish list for quite a while now. You are doing amazing with the development of this game, and I know I will be getting it as soon as you publish it! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to such a beautifully drawn and thought out game.
Hi! I'd recommend making it so the non-hand-drawn animations (rigged sprites and models like the trees and presumably the character) are at a lower frame rate, like 12fps. It'd make them fit in better with the hand-drawn animations and make the game lean better into its hand-drawn aesthetic
Courtney your game looks so polished already! Your devlog series has inspired me to make my own cozy game and I am so happy YT recommended your channel.! Can't wait for the game to release! All the best! 🔥🔥
I would love to see a video about testing the gameplay loop for fun. So far its the most beautiful indie game on RUclips, but we haven't seen any gameplay besides walking and talking. What is the loop that players actually play?
@@MarcosCodas That's why a fun gameplay loop needs to be the first thing you focus on. You can always change the story and the art to get your desired vibe, but you can't make an unfun game fun.
@@anarchoyeasty3908 I wouldn't say it needs to be done a certain way, otherwise it doesn't work. But certainly, I found it a lot harder to do, to add fun, than to add anything else.
What a wholesome video and what a pretty game! I'm just starting out to make my own game and you inspired me to try and keep track of whatever I do, hopping to be at least half as good as you are! Congrats for bringing Crimson Hollow to life, I'll wishlist it even if it doesn't seem my type of game, I'm sure it will be awesome!
I remember when I stumbled across your first upload in relation to your game what feels like ages ago. I was super intrigued and excited then and moreso now with each update I see from you. I'm especially excited as someone who is so keyed into illustrative components so it's wonderful to see someone else who shares the love. Keep up the fab work but don't burn yourself out. Take all the time you need and don't rush. Cheers.
Thank you so much for a second shout-out! Your kindness is heartwarming! As I said previously, I love your style and your idea with this game. My video was a way to send you my best wishes for a project which is bound to be successful. Since the awesomely positive feedback received from your community, I'd love to make another video in the near future. Let me know if you have suggestions! Once again, thank you! Best regards!
Dude it's crazy that everything's hand drawn. I thought for sure you were doing 3D with some insane shaders. Would be cool to see more dev logs. This might be one of the best looking games of this genre I've seen. Keen to see more updates.
Holy freakin amazing. This was fun to watch. I've been wanting to get an insight into your design process for awhile and now I'm even more blown away by your insane talent. I can't wait to play this game!
Such an inspiration. I too am working on my own game and have decided to go the hand drawn route. I'm a visual person and being able to see how something is done is a huge help. Thank you for putting this out and I wish you the best as you continue in your game development journey! 😊 Looking forward to the release!
Currently making my own game and whenever I hit a rough patch I go back to your videos and it inspires me to keep going. Can't wait for the game to come out! Amazing work! :)
Ok, so i'm a seasoned professional app dev and am making my first unity 2d game for fun and making my own art w ipad/procreate. Lady you are an absolute wizard! holy s%* I am really struggling w finding a streamlined workflow to output art assets. I feel like it will take me 30 years to make my game. You are an inspiration , even if I get little depressed/jealous seeing how good you are. Can't wait to play it!!
If possible, when mining or farming etc, I like the flow of when you water a plant you can go right to the next one, if possible to be able to hold button to do an action is a lot nicer on my hands that having to click however, you do you! You have a great foundation, it’s on,y a suggestion . Your work looks beautiful as always, definitely going to make the house for dnd, it is really a cool design, excited to see your progress further, I got this!
This game has been on my Steam wishlist since July of last year! Thank you for taking the time to update us on your progress! The game looks absolutely beautiful!
I love your design process and drawings, and you talk in a well structured way, immediately after seeing this i felt like grabbing my wacom and start designing my own things
Loving the progress you're making. Everything looks gorgeous. One thing to note, which you might have already fixed by now, is at the base of the waterfall, it would help to see more ripples in the river itself to help make it feel more alive. Anyways, keep up the awesome work.
Amazing work. Its good to have pipelines that allow easy customisation with colours and shapes from the get go. Btw, if you aren't already aware, Adobe have changed their terms of service (TOS), everything created within their products, including photoshop, can be used by them with a free unlimited world wide license to take your work, change it, use it how they want, and a bunch of other scary stuff. If you are worry about this, I suggest spreading the word, and finding alternatives to photoshop.
I love the feel and look of your world. I enjoy cozy games alot and from the moment i saw you were making this game i knew i had to add this to my collection. Looking forward to showing the world how nice this one is!
Every update you do has me more and more excited! The art being hand drawn and so beautiful really just sets this game apart from a lot of the cozy games on the market. I really am so excited and fyi the cottage options look amazing!! I do one request for the windows, if possible, could we get some colorful stained glass options? I love the look of stained glass windows and the way the light passes thru them! Especially when you see them on a cute little cottage! Anyways, looking forward to the next update! All the best, Courtney! ❤
I can’t guarantee it will happen but is certainly possible. The window glass color is currently kept as a separate game object so that the lights in home turn on at night. Which means I can change the window color pretty easily 💜
@@crimsonhollowgame Thank you for always hearing out our suggestions. Even if you don't do stained glass this is still such a super beautiful game and the houses are just so cute!!
What would make the home customization even more interesting is if the town NPC's react to your choices. Have a dark or light home? Some NPC are more wary wile others are more welcoming. Depending on there alignment.
i commented this on your last devlog, but i thought i'd say it here too, because i think it's really important! my one criticism of this incredibly beautiful game (that i'm super excited for!!), is the lack of body types. i know very little about game development lol but i think adding just one larger body type option for character customization would do a world of difference, as well as having some plus-size or even just not quite as skinny NPCs. thanks!
You're so impressive! All the effort and organization being rolled up into this exquisite game...thank you for being you. I'm looking forward to the next update! Keep going! You got this!!
I just got your video recommended and I love cozy games like yours! Instantly added to my Wishlist. Really looking forward to this and wish you the best journey in creating the game with hopefully no major issues :)
The art in this game so polished and cozy :D I especially loved how you showed your process for animating the foliage and waterfalls, it looks amazing >:)
the art makes something inside me fuzzy idk what to say but i feel very calm and comfy whenever i see ur art, i swear if the sound and ambience if correctly done this will be the best cozy game
Your work looks great! You are correct that you can change how the SpriteRenderer color is applied to the base image, but it requires some shader knowledge. There's several ways to combine two colors (in this case, the base image color and the SpriteRenderer color), which is called the "blending mode". If you make a custom shader with Unity's ShaderGraph (no coding required), throw it on a custom material, and use that for your sprite, you can change the blend mode completely. Some examples of other blending modes are Overwrite (completely replace the sprite's color with the other color), additive (add the two RGB values), multiply (multiply the RGB values), etc. I noticed you have a hover effect that applies an outline and an overlay color to the hovered object. Is this not implemented with a shader? If you are manually drawing the texture for these for every object, you could consider switching that approach and saving some time! LMK if I can help with anything :)
You are amazing! Your single-mindedness inspires me with determination and I stop being afraid of doing a lot of work on projects alone. Hello from Russia!
You have made lots of progress there. I love doing assets with no saturation to recolor in unity. Only problem was i usually needed another layer for highlights if i wanted to keep white highlights but recolor the rest. Unity can do overlays with screen and additive and multiply using the shader graph but i havent figured it out properly as yet.
Been following your journey for some time now, and I get more and more excited with each new update--will most deff purchase upon release!! Sending all my love and support to your dedication to create something wonderful and incredible. As far as I'm aware, game development is not entirely linear, so I hope you are in awe of your abilities as I am :D
I've just been getting into Game Dev-ing to help me find a creative outlet and your videos have been really motivating. Am pumped to play your game when you release
Great job! Your game looks wonderfully good! Your art pipeline thought me a lot. one thing I would like to mention is I think there is an inconsistency with your animations. I'm talking about the seamless wind animations of the tree and plants vs the hand drawn waterfall animation. I would recommend changing one of them with the other to make the game aesthetics seem seamless and more consistent, but it's just my opinion :)
This is so inspiring! I've always wanted to create something like Crimson Hollow, but with a classic medieval fantasy theme (like very old fantasy). It must be incredibly time-consuming (which is why I'm sticking with animation only 😁 ). I absolutely love watching your process videos - they're incredibly inspiring. Awesome work! Wishlisted! 😍😍
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I genuinely have been looking forward to this game coming out! I have had it on my wish list for quite a while now. You are doing amazing with the development of this game, and I know I will be getting it as soon as you publish it! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to such a beautifully drawn and thought out game.
Thank you so much for your support!
Hi! I'd recommend making it so the non-hand-drawn animations (rigged sprites and models like the trees and presumably the character) are at a lower frame rate, like 12fps. It'd make them fit in better with the hand-drawn animations and make the game lean better into its hand-drawn aesthetic
Every time you do an update, I am more and more blown away. This looks so good!
I love the customizable homes!! So many options! 😮
Thanks Tony! ❤
Courtney your game looks so polished already!
Your devlog series has inspired me to make my own cozy game and I am so happy YT recommended your channel.! Can't wait for the game to release! All the best! 🔥🔥
Thank you! I'm so happy you are inspired. Best of luck on your cozy game. We got this!
I would love to see a video about testing the gameplay loop for fun. So far its the most beautiful indie game on RUclips, but we haven't seen any gameplay besides walking and talking. What is the loop that players actually play?
Thank you! Gameplay is a work in progress but centers around collection, crafting, and questing. Stay tuned for updates on this 💜
I totally agree. Fun is the thing I struggle with the most and I’ve had to let projects go because I could not achieve playable fun.
@@MarcosCodas That's why a fun gameplay loop needs to be the first thing you focus on. You can always change the story and the art to get your desired vibe, but you can't make an unfun game fun.
@@anarchoyeasty3908 I wouldn't say it needs to be done a certain way, otherwise it doesn't work. But certainly, I found it a lot harder to do, to add fun, than to add anything else.
on point, so far this is mostly an "art" channel
I don't know how this sounds but seeing your art makes it feel like I am eating chocolate.
It's looking so good! can't wait.
This is so exciting to watch unfold!!!!
You're literally making the game I've been dreaming of for a while, I cannot wait to play this! I love everything about it already
What a wholesome video and what a pretty game!
I'm just starting out to make my own game and you inspired me to try and keep track of whatever I do, hopping to be at least half as good as you are!
Congrats for bringing Crimson Hollow to life, I'll wishlist it even if it doesn't seem my type of game, I'm sure it will be awesome!
I remember when I stumbled across your first upload in relation to your game what feels like ages ago. I was super intrigued and excited then and moreso now with each update I see from you. I'm especially excited as someone who is so keyed into illustrative components so it's wonderful to see someone else who shares the love. Keep up the fab work but don't burn yourself out. Take all the time you need and don't rush. Cheers.
Thank you so much for a second shout-out! Your kindness is heartwarming!
As I said previously, I love your style and your idea with this game. My video was a way to send you my best wishes for a project which is bound to be successful.
Since the awesomely positive feedback received from your community, I'd love to make another video in the near future. Let me know if you have suggestions!
Once again, thank you! Best regards!
i can't wait this game looks so cool 🤩
Dude it's crazy that everything's hand drawn. I thought for sure you were doing 3D with some insane shaders. Would be cool to see more dev logs. This might be one of the best looking games of this genre I've seen. Keen to see more updates.
I want more devlogs!!!! I can't wait!
Your environmental design is genuinely so beautiful and lively. I can’t wait to play it, thank you for creating something with so much passion.
Every new devlog you upload there is always something new and mind-blowing, especially compared to your first one to this new one.
I'm so glad I found this channel
Holy freakin amazing. This was fun to watch. I've been wanting to get an insight into your design process for awhile and now I'm even more blown away by your insane talent. I can't wait to play this game!
Thank you Ryan! I’m loving Nightstones 💜
honestly i'm excited for this
In my wishlist immediately.
This game looks o GOOD AWRGH I need it now, sooner, please!! Love it!!
So cool that you've been committed to this project for so long
I work for a game publisher and we've released games that don't even look half as good as this - well done Courtney! I'm so excited to see more! :)
This looks amazing! I saw a post about it on reddit and skipped right over it. Seeing it in video though, completely spun me. Wish listed.
Such an inspiration. I too am working on my own game and have decided to go the hand drawn route. I'm a visual person and being able to see how something is done is a huge help. Thank you for putting this out and I wish you the best as you continue in your game development journey! 😊 Looking forward to the release!
Currently making my own game and whenever I hit a rough patch I go back to your videos and it inspires me to keep going. Can't wait for the game to come out! Amazing work! :)
Your game looks so beautiful! I would love to visit a world like that! 😊
Your game took a breath of life when you added the movement to the environment! I'm looking forward to the day I can play this!
I love this so much the cozy feels are so nice. I love the idea of sitting in a soft winter park or going fishing
Customizing your house, YES! This looks so incredible and detailed. Can't wait for more!
This looks sick
Wishlisted!
Thank you for your support!
Ok, so i'm a seasoned professional app dev and am making my first unity 2d game for fun and making my own art w ipad/procreate. Lady you are an absolute wizard! holy s%* I am really struggling w finding a streamlined workflow to output art assets. I feel like it will take me 30 years to make my game. You are an inspiration , even if I get little depressed/jealous seeing how good you are. Can't wait to play it!!
If possible, when mining or farming etc, I like the flow of when you water a plant you can go right to the next one, if possible to be able to hold button to do an action is a lot nicer on my hands that having to click however, you do you! You have a great foundation, it’s on,y a suggestion . Your work looks beautiful as always, definitely going to make the house for dnd, it is really a cool design, excited to see your progress further, I got this!
This game has been on my Steam wishlist since July of last year! Thank you for taking the time to update us on your progress! The game looks absolutely beautiful!
Looks good, cant wait to see some gameplay
Lovely aesthetic you have going for your game. It's interesting to see how other GD work. Fantastic job with the game design so far!
the art for your game is already so beautiful, holy crap!
I love your design process and drawings, and you talk in a well structured way, immediately after seeing this i felt like grabbing my wacom and start designing my own things
Loving the progress you're making. Everything looks gorgeous. One thing to note, which you might have already fixed by now, is at the base of the waterfall, it would help to see more ripples in the river itself to help make it feel more alive. Anyways, keep up the awesome work.
love this game, thank you for showing the progress u have made. Hope see more stuff ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wishlisted, very excited for this ^_^
Amazing work. Its good to have pipelines that allow easy customisation with colours and shapes from the get go.
Btw, if you aren't already aware, Adobe have changed their terms of service (TOS), everything created within their products, including photoshop, can be used by them with a free unlimited world wide license to take your work, change it, use it how they want, and a bunch of other scary stuff. If you are worry about this, I suggest spreading the word, and finding alternatives to photoshop.
Your game looks great!
And thanks for sharing this. 👍
Been following the journey, motivated me to jump in and stop just writing ideas 🌑
It looks gorgeous, and your development of it is fascinating to watch! Thank you. Definitely will wishlist
I love the feel and look of your world. I enjoy cozy games alot and from the moment i saw you were making this game i knew i had to add this to my collection. Looking forward to showing the world how nice this one is!
Dang, it's looking absolutely beautiful and atmospheric!
Every update you do has me more and more excited! The art being hand drawn and so beautiful really just sets this game apart from a lot of the cozy games on the market. I really am so excited and fyi the cottage options look amazing!! I do one request for the windows, if possible, could we get some colorful stained glass options? I love the look of stained glass windows and the way the light passes thru them! Especially when you see them on a cute little cottage! Anyways, looking forward to the next update! All the best, Courtney! ❤
I can’t guarantee it will happen but is certainly possible. The window glass color is currently kept as a separate game object so that the lights in home turn on at night. Which means I can change the window color pretty easily 💜
@@crimsonhollowgame Thank you for always hearing out our suggestions. Even if you don't do stained glass this is still such a super beautiful game and the houses are just so cute!!
What would make the home customization even more interesting is if the town NPC's react to your choices. Have a dark or light home? Some NPC are more wary wile others are more welcoming. Depending on there alignment.
You are a real artist🔥
This is beyond stunning, I cannot wait to play this game... just take my money!
Your devlogs got me inspired to learn game development!! Loved seeing this one especially for the behind the scenes.
your art style is sooo beautiful
i commented this on your last devlog, but i thought i'd say it here too, because i think it's really important!
my one criticism of this incredibly beautiful game (that i'm super excited for!!), is the lack of body types. i know very little about game development lol but i think adding just one larger body type option for character customization would do a world of difference, as well as having some plus-size or even just not quite as skinny NPCs. thanks!
You're so impressive! All the effort and organization being rolled up into this exquisite game...thank you for being you. I'm looking forward to the next update! Keep going! You got this!!
The game looks so 🔥
I just got your video recommended and I love cozy games like yours! Instantly added to my Wishlist. Really looking forward to this and wish you the best journey in creating the game with hopefully no major issues :)
The art in this game so polished and cozy :D
I especially loved how you showed your process for animating the foliage and waterfalls, it looks amazing >:)
Hey Courtney, thanks for the update, we are all rooting for you, best of luck
sooo cool looking art
This is a masterpiece, can't wait for more devlogs!
wowww! This is looking incredibly gorgeous! New subscriber and wishlister here 💖💖💖
i'm so excited to play your game!!!! it looks amazing and so cozy, and I specially enjoy seeing the behind the scenes
This entire thing is gorgeous!
The video got you a new watcher, and player too.
Love the detail your putting in!! the game is looking stunning already~ genuinely love seeing your process through everything
Wow you've really mastered your art pipeline! Very impressive stuff on the cottage customisation!! 😍
Dude I can't wait to spend soooo many hours of my life playing this! It's so pretty :)
the art makes something inside me fuzzy idk what to say but i feel very calm and comfy whenever i see ur art, i swear if the sound and ambience if correctly done this will be the best cozy game
Awe this comment made ME feel fuzzy! Thank you!
This is incredibly impressive! Keep going, but dont forget to take breaks too. Patience is important ♡♡♡
I’ve been watching since the first video came out! Keep up the good work!
Your work looks great! You are correct that you can change how the SpriteRenderer color is applied to the base image, but it requires some shader knowledge. There's several ways to combine two colors (in this case, the base image color and the SpriteRenderer color), which is called the "blending mode".
If you make a custom shader with Unity's ShaderGraph (no coding required), throw it on a custom material, and use that for your sprite, you can change the blend mode completely. Some examples of other blending modes are Overwrite (completely replace the sprite's color with the other color), additive (add the two RGB values), multiply (multiply the RGB values), etc.
I noticed you have a hover effect that applies an outline and an overlay color to the hovered object. Is this not implemented with a shader? If you are manually drawing the texture for these for every object, you could consider switching that approach and saving some time! LMK if I can help with anything :)
You are doing such a great job! I love how you are showing us every single step😊 I'm sure this game will win over many players once it's released.🤩
Looks amazing!
Amazing work! I'm so proud to see how much work you've done!
You are amazing! Your single-mindedness inspires me with determination and I stop being afraid of doing a lot of work on projects alone. Hello from Russia!
This is so impressive!
YOU are impressive! Thank you so much for allowing me to use your incredible music in the video.
@@crimsonhollowgame anytime :)
This is already one of my favorite games! Love love love the work so far ❤
This is so impressive. I love the cottage designs. Your videos are inspiring. ☺️
this looks so awesome, wishing you all the success
So great to see your progress, look forward to the game.
You have made lots of progress there. I love doing assets with no saturation to recolor in unity. Only problem was i usually needed another layer for highlights if i wanted to keep white highlights but recolor the rest. Unity can do overlays with screen and additive and multiply using the shader graph but i havent figured it out properly as yet.
Been following your journey for some time now, and I get more and more excited with each new update--will most deff purchase upon release!! Sending all my love and support to your dedication to create something wonderful and incredible. As far as I'm aware, game development is not entirely linear, so I hope you are in awe of your abilities as I am :D
Been following since nearly the beginning, and each new video makes me more excited! Your art is soooooo beautiful
The fan animations going to be crazy!
Comment for visibility. Great work as always
I've just been getting into Game Dev-ing to help me find a creative outlet and your videos have been really motivating. Am pumped to play your game when you release
OH MY GOSH ITS LOOKING AMAZINGGG
the lanterns light could flicker to add more movement like the wind for the plants and trees
I’m so hypped for this game 😍😍😍
Great job! Your game looks wonderfully good! Your art pipeline thought me a lot. one thing I would like to mention is I think there is an inconsistency with your animations. I'm talking about the seamless wind animations of the tree and plants vs the hand drawn waterfall animation. I would recommend changing one of them with the other to make the game aesthetics seem seamless and more consistent, but it's just my opinion :)
When this releases, this would probably be the first game I'll purchase
just waneted to say I love the devlogs, keep up the good work!
hey this is pretty cool, keep up the good work!
This is so inspiring! I've always wanted to create something like Crimson Hollow, but with a classic medieval fantasy theme (like very old fantasy). It must be incredibly time-consuming (which is why I'm sticking with animation only 😁 ). I absolutely love watching your process videos - they're incredibly inspiring. Awesome work! Wishlisted! 😍😍
Whoa looks great!
Thanks Matthew!
i love learning about your process. i hope you do more of these style videos!
I've been following this since day one. Keep up the great work! This is looking awesome!!!