How I added Building & Crafting to my game (Indie game devlog #11)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @GiantSlothGames
    @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +14

    Which type of building system do you guys prefer in a sandbox game?
    Do you prefer Minecraft, or a more Valheim style approach?
    Comment down below!

    • @perlinfall
      @perlinfall 2 года назад

      I think for your game in particular the Valheim style would be a better approach. As you said, blocks may not look right with the rest of the game's style. The Valheim style can also have a decent amount of customization too. I recommend in the future you add decoration items, like pottery and house plants to give some more variety.

    • @jcd9456
      @jcd9456 2 года назад +1

      Valheim style is good. If you dont already know, try looking up a game called Unturned. It has same building system except the catalogue. It also has "Barricade" buildings that helps for customization and outdoor protection like fences etc.

    • @darkigg
      @darkigg 2 года назад

      Fortnite grid style..... This works incredibly well in save the world and battle royal, I don't think it would be bad for your game as well

    • @KamranWali
      @KamranWali 2 года назад

      Valheim style for sure. I works well with your game.

    • @thebpz3903
      @thebpz3903 2 года назад +1

      Bro this building system is kinda Perfect but u must add something like a valheim's building physics and something unusual.

  • @Nico-wf7wg
    @Nico-wf7wg 2 года назад +28

    This game looks already so fun to play, i'd love to buy the finished game one day!

  • @Subtweeted
    @Subtweeted 2 года назад +8

    Don’t know why this got recommended to me, but I’m glad it did. Beautiful game! I admire that you take your viewers through some of the processes. I look forward to following your development journey

  • @sechmascm
    @sechmascm 2 года назад +1

    Ah yes, the (also) Ark system. People in that game were stacking a lot of foundations at the same spot to be able to build thicker walls, which meant more time for other players to get inside their bases.
    I'd suggest letting people build floating foundations by snapping to an existing one, then calculate how many foundations would fit between it and the ground, consume that amount of foundation items, and stretch the structure towards the ground. That makes it so that foundations always look grounded.
    Don't know if it made any sense, but you could take inspiration from ark. It has a robust snapping system since it also made tree platforms and dinosaur platforms possible (basically big dinos had a platform you could put on them and have a mobile base) while also using the free-form placing system

    • @sechmascm
      @sechmascm 2 года назад

      I would also argue that please don't make it as similar because the different tiers of materials made it so that players would make a single-material structure because of the durability. More often than not, they'd build a big box. Although it happened primarily on public PVP servers

  • @RichardDaskas
    @RichardDaskas 2 года назад +11

    Great work on the UI so far! I find working on UI to be tedious most of the time :)

  • @G7ue
    @G7ue 2 года назад +4

    I think for this games style, going down the Valheim rout would be best. I am a huge builder in games, so the more materials and shapes to mix and match and build with the better! Along with lots of little things to fill it out, and build around it to better connect it to the surrounding land. Such as fences, rocks, and bushes. Seriously though, if you do end up taking this game all the way, don't doubt how much the little things will affect player builds.
    My favorite building system in a game would probably be Rising World. It has a blocky building system similar to Minecraft, but at 1/4th the size. It also has freeform construction elements such as planks and poles that you can reshape, resize, and change materials on. Letting you build with far more detail. You can create some unbelievable things with that system. The only downside is it takes a long time to make detailed builds (Personally I like that it takes time, it feel more rewarding) and it has a pretty big learning curve with all its controls and modularity.
    Personally I think some freeform basic elements to build with like that would be really nice on top of a Valheim like system. Its not necessary for casual players, but lets builders go crazy and add all the detail they want ontop of the basic system!

  • @KamranWali
    @KamranWali 2 года назад +3

    The progress of the game is looking really good. The snapping feature of the objects is very clever idea and allows for precession placement. Keep it up! :)

  • @NoGlyphGames
    @NoGlyphGames 2 года назад +2

    This game has already come so far and looks amazing, cant wait to try it out in the future

  • @yaaannn8126
    @yaaannn8126 2 года назад

    I'm so proud that you did'nt give up on the project. most people quit a this stage GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @OfficialSFD
    @OfficialSFD 2 года назад +1

    This is incredible. please upload more

  • @softworksstudios
    @softworksstudios 2 года назад +1

    This looks dope man.

  • @dodolab7256
    @dodolab7256 2 года назад +1

    just awesome! Im so jealous lel. I think that maybe some structures with rounded corners would look good!

  • @john1995
    @john1995 2 года назад

    Your video just popped on the home screen and I am surprised about how good it is.

  • @CosmonautCoding
    @CosmonautCoding 2 года назад

    Awesome vid! I'm early in my game dev journey so I really enjoy seeing these vids. Posted one the other day haha

  • @jonas3537
    @jonas3537 2 года назад +1

    The Game is coming along very well. Keep it up

  • @twomur_
    @twomur_ 2 года назад

    genuinely another amazing devlog love all the progress and the building system is awesome and fits your game perfectly! i love the idea of progressing by defeating bosses i love it when other games take inspiration from terraria bc its such and amazing game!!

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Thanks a lot! And yep Terraria is amazing :D

  • @m1chol
    @m1chol 2 года назад +1

    Game looks great! I always wanted to make something like this. I would love to play demo, and I have some things to propose. I would make the game as immersive as possible, it could be achieved by reducing UI elements to minimum (look the forest), I know that developing a game this way is very challenging. Also, I would stick to one perspective, first or third person.

  • @lekoee6078
    @lekoee6078 2 года назад

    This artstyle is beautiful!

  • @davedev27
    @davedev27 2 года назад

    great devlog! love that you explain ur thoughts very detailed!

  • @ukaszduda1398
    @ukaszduda1398 2 года назад +2

    I'm not so excited for the game release as the chance of it ever releasing is slim. That's how most of game devlogs go, it's just an experiment/learning experience for the developer. It's really fun to watch though, RUclips algorithym finally did something right. Subscribed, good luck on the game!

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      I understand your skepticism, but this is for real. It will all depend on whether I’ll be able to get funding for it though, which will depend on.. the crowd.. hint hint.

  • @KiTho06
    @KiTho06 2 года назад

    I don't get anything you say. Im not into programming.
    But i still watched everything. All Episodes. Its always nice to see how much effort it really is for a Game Developer.
    I really wanna try out the Demo once it comes out.

  • @jcd9456
    @jcd9456 2 года назад +2

    Game looks beautiful! I would buy that if you release it rn!

    • @darkigg
      @darkigg 2 года назад

      Bruh you'd probably be very disappointed if you do so, the game doesn't have much content.

    • @jcd9456
      @jcd9456 2 года назад

      @@darkigg I fully understand what the game is right now and I am also using unity to learn how to make games and at some point, I also build rust-like base building system.
      As I mentioned earlier the game Unturned, it is a game that was released in early access and got new constant additions. Its so fun to play a game that has new things almost weekly.
      I don't intend to pressure you tho, dont get me wrong. I simply like to express my support to your work. Keep it comming and enjoy!

    • @darkigg
      @darkigg 2 года назад

      @@jcd9456 okay..... Well my point was that this game is great in it's current state, but I wouldn't think it would worth buying it in this state because besides the mechanics, the game doesn't really have any content - and by that I mean there's nothing but it's mechanics: no way to progress, nothing to unlock, nothing to lead you forward in the game, and a good but empty procedurally generated infinite world. BTW idk if you know, but he's making it using a custom game engine, not Unity (although looking at other videogame devlogs on RUclips, it does look like it).

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Just to be clear, the guy you're responding to isn't me xD I very much appreciate your interest

  • @FMontanari709
    @FMontanari709 2 года назад +6

    My only complaint with rust/valheim style of building is that it's a bit too finicky to place multiple of the same things:
    You finished placing the floor, now you need to go through a menu to find the walls.. now you finished the walls, you need to go through another menu to find the stairs... Oh, forgot a wall or want to change the layout a bit? Another menu.
    I think having a separate hotbar for building and playing would help with this issue, at least for the player keeping a palette of building structures that's going to be used frequently

  • @el_floppo9159
    @el_floppo9159 2 года назад +2

    Hey, late to the video but i have a suggestion that has really bugged me forever with minecraft, when you have building in a game like fortnite the buildings are more there to protect you as temporary building, rust you have them longer but its the same idea. My problem with minecraft is a 3x3 dirt hut works just as good as a mansion for protection, so maybe try working in some way of making the buildings more meaningful for protection and have some kind of thought as to how you build while still encouraging that high detail kind of building like you see in the fortnite promotional pictures. I have no idea how alot of this can be balanced out or done, i write lua code for roblox so somewhat have a grasp of what im suggesting but i hope its something that would be tangible enough to catch your interest. The game is really looking great, its beginning to turn into something really gorgeous and unique and im excited to follow!

  • @MehmetSarkd
    @MehmetSarkd 2 года назад

    I think valheim's system is the best. It gives a lot of freedom. People build really good things in valheim.

  • @ghitagusteru7823
    @ghitagusteru7823 2 года назад +1

    We need a game engine tutorial XD

  • @VEETEEGameStudio
    @VEETEEGameStudio 2 года назад

    Your game is really promising

  • @Fluppr
    @Fluppr 2 года назад

    man I can't wait to play this

  • @termisher5676
    @termisher5676 2 года назад

    You can make just as ypu did but better
    You can make building workbench and it will allow you to allign logs or plans the way you want and save it as wall, window, table or any furmiture. So you have unlimited and unrestricted building parts editor.
    And simply making it use only resourses you use to build will do great like you need plank but you can shorten it but not strech and logs too.
    Simply building parts editor.

  • @tomatematheus13
    @tomatematheus13 2 года назад +1

    Where did you went? I miss your develogs.

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +2

      Hey, I’ve been taking a break due to irl stuff. I’m planning a comeback though!

    • @tomatematheus13
      @tomatematheus13 2 года назад +1

      ​@@GiantSlothGames take your time

  • @darkigg
    @darkigg 2 года назад +3

    I personally like the Fortnite grid style of building..... The main reason for it is the fact that I don't know any survival games that does it that way, which can make it feel pretty unique.

    • @perlinfall
      @perlinfall 2 года назад

      True, it would be good for maybe a more fast past survival action game. Though the issue is the lack of variety, so that's why most survival games don't use it. There's not much you can use to get creative with it.

    • @darkigg
      @darkigg 2 года назад

      @@perlinfall there actually is, you just need to do it right and not copy & paste it from Fortnite, just the core. Because of the editing, there is an option to create advanced stractures, and improving the editing system would make it possible to make even more advanced ones. In addition to it, it will make it easier to switch between the stractures you can build (because in the system he picked it can take some time to find the object you want to build). Also it is possible to still add small placeable objects and place them in a way similar to Fortnite's creative mode's one. Eventually it won't allow less customization then the other system, it would just make it more comfortable and allow you to connect different structures for example - in the current building system, you won't really have a way to connect in the future different buildings you already built, while grid will allow it.

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      I can't argue against the fact that Fortnite's system is very well executed. Maybe I should do a poll on it, if this is what most people want I'm definitely open to it :)

    • @darkigg
      @darkigg 2 года назад

      @@GiantSlothGames I can tell you most people like the current system you are using just by looking at the comments.... I just see that building system in so many games that are currently under development it's starting to be too generic and uninteresting.

  • @MrPyCCkuu1
    @MrPyCCkuu1 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic!
    I've never seen anything like it! What sources do you draw inspiration from to do all these incredible things in your own engine?

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +1

      Oh, tons of different places. Tons of games I played when I was a kid, like PS2-era games like Ratchet & Clank, Rayman, ... Also games like WoW, and obviously, Terraria :D. I'm forgetting a bunch of stuff probably, there are tons more haha.
      For the engine part, I always really liked working on editors and tools for gamedev, and honestly purely from a 'hobby' perspective, I think working on engine code is actually a lot more satisfying than programming gameplay stuff haha.

  • @Ov3rPowered
    @Ov3rPowered 2 года назад +1

    Nice Video.

  • @joyfulfishman5445
    @joyfulfishman5445 2 года назад +2

    Comment for algorithm

  • @m1chol
    @m1chol Год назад

    Hey, I really enjoyed those devlogs! Any updates coming?

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  Год назад +1

      I took a break for a couple of months, channel update vid coming later today :D

  • @7Wolfbrother7
    @7Wolfbrother7 2 года назад

    The fortnite clip you showed is like 1/4 of the speed of the proper hotel builders you're referencing JK :D. Nice video

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      True lmao, it was from a building tutorial so it was “slow” on purpose hahah

  • @glaxtydreams
    @glaxtydreams 2 года назад

    Awesome!

  • @Marzxian
    @Marzxian 2 года назад

    Will there be a toggle for first piston by any chance maybe just to be able to look at the game in another way or your builds for example I feel like you can always get a really cool perspective from first person when looking at stuff like that great video btw the game is looking amazing!

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +1

      If you fully zoom in you actually go into first person mode right now. :P
      Though it’s not very polished, you can’t see your weapon etc.

    • @Marzxian
      @Marzxian 2 года назад

      Oh cool I think it’ll be cool for things like cinematic shots or maybe good for people if they wanna make videos and just wanna show a more up close shot of something it doesn’t have to be super polished just maybe a camera mode or something but I’m sure whatever you decide to do will be great!

  • @Shadowthevampire
    @Shadowthevampire 2 года назад

    Consider this...why not judt combine them and have both. Take planet zoo for example it boths has walls windoes and stuff but also allot of blocks and weird shapey objects so your customization is endles people wanna use building for a way to have fun and make the most cool base. And yes you chose the one that is the most annoyi g everytime ive plade a game with that the snapping points has always been off...it hink dark abd light is the o ly ive tried that was good.
    But i like it i just wish you tought about maby makeing more options or more complexety
    In games where i can build i tend to try and recreate stuff like:
    Elsas frozen tower
    Snowwhites cottage
    Kuzcos palace from the emerors new groove....like i like a challenge i like recreation...and most games dont let you do that planet zoo is the only one that lets you do everything u can even rotate stuff on all 3 axises and lidt it up or sink it down. not even sims is that complex....
    Only thing i dislike with planet zoo its its weird snapping system for walls.
    But if you took this way of builfing that you have combined woth allot of items from planet zoo like weird shapeds and stuff prople ould create new sttuff themselves. Shapes goes along way no need to create a giant strawberry for pleople to place...they can just make their own out of red blobs and yellow shrinkified spwheres and put palm leves as the grenery ontop and stuff like that...
    Also i like to be able to color and change wallpaper on the outaide as well pumpkin days had a nice feature...i also liked carslife whhere you could ckt out stuff and make your own patterns...i also like the color system on clothes from animal crossing.
    What im saying is people looooove customization. Try to make your own system. All games kow days have that "vallheim" way if building idk why valheim is getting recognized for it when every game the last 5 years have use dit but ok.
    Anyways i liek your game so far abd thank you for teaching me about how to make those stuff in pohotoshop! I got photoshop not too long ago and ive been wondering how to"add borders" and stuff around things symetricjally and not by hand so this helped! Feel free to share more game dev secrets im makeing a game of my own or actually ive tried makeing a couple so its good to learn thecniques and i like the grenery and terrain in your game feels like a really cozy woods i hope you keep it. I havent seen any terrain quite like urs. Mavy ita the combo of the mountains/hills and those green leafs never seen similar ones.

  • @shinystick241
    @shinystick241 2 года назад +2

    When is the new video? I miss ur devlogs.

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +1

      I’m working on a comeback! Expect to hear something from me soon(ish) :D

    • @shinystick241
      @shinystick241 Год назад

      @@GiantSlothGames Nice!

  • @svens3722
    @svens3722 Год назад

    this looks great :). one question about your housing/building. are theyre objects or just static meshes if set?

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  Год назад

      Everything in the world (apart from the terrain) is an Entity.
      Once I get around to optimizing I will make most of the objects instanced, because right now they are all separate drawcalls, which can make it laggy sometimes when there's a lot onscreen atm. Oh well, problems for future me :)

    • @svens3722
      @svens3722 Год назад

      @@GiantSlothGames thaanks for your response and good motivation for the rest of the game :)

  • @SpaceDave1337
    @SpaceDave1337 2 года назад

    I've been working on a sandbox/ survival game for a while now, but I struggle to get it to be fun, you got any help? (maybe even a video 😁)

  • @DuckTheFinn
    @DuckTheFinn 2 года назад

    Two words for ui element design: Affinity designer

  • @atu_roblox
    @atu_roblox 2 года назад

    damn it looks stunning, how much time are you working on it?

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      About 8 months now. I started doing devlogs the very week I started this project :D

  • @ToriskAblinsky
    @ToriskAblinsky 2 года назад

    Idk why this reminds me of rust and Ark combined?

  • @Switchup19
    @Switchup19 2 года назад

    Cool

  • @skourge891
    @skourge891 2 года назад

    Man.. I wish their was a RUclips tutorial on how you did the building.. *cough*

  • @slBrelaz
    @slBrelaz 2 года назад

    The thing I hate about the valheim/rust system is making things snap together.
    Please can you make it so that everything is aligned with the closest already placed piece within a large radius unless you hold a hotkey to turn it off.
    I loev building little villages and or huts and joining them together but that often means I need to do silly things like place a bunch of floor tiles only to destroy most of them.

  • @ToriskAblinsky
    @ToriskAblinsky 2 года назад

    Broo youtube thinks this is Fortnite, like bro your game was made so well that RUclips thinks that lmfao

  • @10bokaj
    @10bokaj 2 года назад

    this looks like valhiem

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      I'm gonna try and spice it up with some magicky stuff :D

  • @arroranschwartz3802
    @arroranschwartz3802 2 года назад

    Comment for the almighty algorithm

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Your tribute will not go unnoticed. (Hopefully.)

  • @SizzlingSquiggle
    @SizzlingSquiggle 2 года назад

    Do the stairs work yet? The whole video I’ve been waiting for you to walk up the stairs… but you never did 😭

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Oof, nice catch xD There was a collision bug with hem when I was recording so I avoided them lol

  • @stellar5706
    @stellar5706 2 года назад +1

    Why did you choose to make a custom game engine?

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +1

      I already had it before I even conceived of this game

  • @bongerrs
    @bongerrs Год назад

    whens the next one coming?

  • @SuperMichael996
    @SuperMichael996 2 года назад

    Why is Minecraft under the description? :O

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Because I used a few second clip of it haha. It did this on a couple of my other vids as well lmao

  • @shinystick241
    @shinystick241 2 года назад

    What rendering api does your engine use?

  • @psycode5569
    @psycode5569 2 года назад

    Hi man. I was wondering if you could help with something that isn't about the development. I'm making a game and I want to start making videos about devlogs. My concern is that someone copies my game. That's why I want to know if you did something for people not be able to copy your game or are you just trusting in the people that watch your videos. It would really help me your answer. Thanks in advance. And good luck with your game it looks amazing.

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +1

      Hey! I was worried about this too before I started, but I don't think this is something that happens a lot. It takes a hell of a lot of effort, and atleast some experience to create a game. I think most people who have that kind of dedication would rather just create their own ideas/visions rather than stealing someone elses (unproven) ideas.
      Besides, chances are that your idea (like mine) isn't very unique or "revolutionary" anyway. Most ideas are just variations on existing ideas with some changes/twists. At the end of the day you have to put in the effort. Ideas on their own aren't worth very much. You also can't copyright them so there's simply not much you can do to protect them other than keeping them secret. But imo the publicity you gain from devlogs as a no-name indie developer far outweighs the tiny risk of someone copying you.
      Most cases where I've really seen that happen is with people copying games that are already out and succesful. But at that point, does it really matter if they copy you?

    • @psycode5569
      @psycode5569 2 года назад

      @@GiantSlothGames yeah I agree with what you are saying. It does take a lot of effort. Thank you very much for the response and best wishes with your game

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад +1

      @@psycode5569 Thank you! You too :D

  • @shinystick241
    @shinystick241 2 года назад

    What are your PC specs?

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Not super new: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x / GTX 1070 / 32GB 1600Mhz DDR4

  • @artemonstrick
    @artemonstrick 2 года назад

    Valheim has great system, but not many materials

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      I'm hoping to get some more variety in the final version of the game. The artstyle does make it pretty easy to add new content since I pretty much don't have to worry about texturing or unwrapping :D

  • @SwordMainEXE
    @SwordMainEXE 2 года назад

    pls let macOS players also play :D

    • @GiantSlothGames
      @GiantSlothGames  2 года назад

      Ugh, I wish Apple wouldn't have dropped OpenGL support :(
      I'm going to look for alternatives though :D But this probably won't be until the full release I'm afraid.

    • @SwordMainEXE
      @SwordMainEXE 2 года назад

      @@GiantSlothGamesok :D

  • @greenKac
    @greenKac 2 года назад

    I don't explain that i love the artstyle of this game while i dislike lowpoly