How We Added Our Most Advanced BOSS Yet! | Roguelike Devlog #37
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2021
- In today's devlog, we're taking a look at a new boss that we have added to Billy's Nightmare!
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Billy's Nightmare is a fast paced roguelike game set in the nightmares of the pyjamas wearing boy Billy. Find powerful abilities, explore with your mount and fight your way deeper into the nightmare to find Mr Sandman's stolen Dream Catcher. Unlock cool outfits, face the nightmares alone or together with a friend in local & online co-op!
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What do you think about or new boss for Billy's Nightmare?
It fits really well and i like the design a lot too. Great job!
@@skelecats1701 Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
@@rajaisgreen7663 The third boss is already finished and will be shown in a future devlog, but it won't be a doll. A doll enemy could perhaps be possible. What kind of attacks would the doll have?
I love the new boss! It looks good and fun to play against, i have an idea for an attack(maybe not for the jester) a shot that divides into multiple other shots like a firework
Very cool
Haha, that last ending where he gets decapitated by his moon wand was cool :) Was wondering why he kept twitching after being killed :)
Haha :)
Really enjoyed the devlog. Although, I think my dreams will be haunted by that Jester!
Haha thank you, Danny Peet! Sweet dreams x)
Could have him say: "Hey, I have a friend here that would like to see you" and then let the revived character appear from behind Mr. Sandman, but not sure if that's too much extra work.
Yeah, we didn't want to add to much extra stuff.
The new boss is looking really good! Great job! Love the details in the animations! :D
Thanks, I'm glad you like it! :D
I love how at the start of the boss fight the people get brutally killed and Thier bloody remains are scattered across the room!
Haha I'm glad you like it!
So glad these devlogs are back :)
Thanks, it means a lot! :)
Me too
I like how you solved that arms problem :) Looks great!
Thanks, we think it looks pretty cool too :)
This is just an idea, but it would be cool when the boss goes down in the box and jumps that it jumps on to the player, so that the boss feels more alive. But it looks super cool
Thanks for the feedback!
I think your hard work definitely paid off here. He seems to be the aesthetically most appealing boss to me. I also think that the difficulty is spot on for a first level boss. Im glad you are back with more devlogs. All this progress makes me really hyped for the final release.
Thank you for the feedback, Die Mülltonnen Crew!
It looks super good! It has so much character in the animation and attacks :)
Thanks, I'm glad you like it! :)
I love the new boss a thing you could add is when he jumps out of the box he spawns a circle of bullets around him to make it a bit harder
Thanks for the feedback!
Amazing content and amazing boss 👍
Thank you, milo verreijt . I'm glad you like it!
New boss is so badass, everything looks so great together
Thank you, BKing. I'm glad you like it!
Great job ! So creative and unique keep up the good work
Thank you, Oussama Berri!
Amazing video keep on going
Thank you, defaultbenjii! I'm glad you liked it
I think it would be cool if you made a leprechaun ally who would give you buffs like health or damage.
Thanks for the suggestion, griffinisagryphon!
I would really like if instead of a projectile shaped like a star, it could be a star shape skirting the room that moves inwards after some time, maybe even using his moon attacks at the same time
Thanks for the suggestion, Danilo!
My favorite boss so far! This game just keeps getting better!
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Really cool boss! It doesn't seem like there are very many stationary fights in the game so far so I think this boss will stand out from the rest quite a bit. The unique bullet shapes will help with that as well.
Thank you, ilPrinny!
This boss is really cool! Moon projectiles remembers me boomerangs
Thank you, Gauthier Ruberti!
Maybe you could make an attack where the Jester moves into his box making him invulnerable, and then spawning some enemies around him. I think this could spice up the attack system of the game a little!
Thanks for the suggestion, Hunter lollel!
the new boss is epic! maybe another attack could be he hops towards you in his box and tries to crush you. I think that would make the fight a bit more interesting as he currently only has projectile attacks.
Thanks for the suggestion, OneEgg42!
For the boss maybe make is so when he jumps up and down he jumps around the room to give him some more variety instead of just keep repeating the attacks. There is probably a strategy that you could repeat to cheese the boss, so moving around might get rid of that.
Thanks for the feedback, Chubeh Gorillas!
Wow... Great job! Best Boss so far
Thank you, Mads. I'm glad you like it!
I think you should add a new type of enemy much different from the rest of yours (I’m thinking like a teleporting enemy) for example: this enemy has low health but when it takes damage, it teleports to a different area new by where it has line of sight with the player and will shoot. I think this type of enemy would really change the dynamic of combat and would change the players priority. I think the A.i should be similar to the Skelton mages in terraria. Or instead of a teleporting enemy, you can have an enemy go “invisible “ (lower the image alpha so it’s a little harder to see) and then become fully visible when it’s ready to shoot, this could be a cool elusive enemy that the player has to watch out for and be careful around. I love this game project and it has really inspired a lot of my own indie games, keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback, E_BuffTurtle 20!
Nice devlog keep up the work
Thanks!
Woah! Animations look great!
Thank, Gus Burback. I'm glad you like it!
Probably the most traumatizing part of my childhood 😂😂 great work 👌
Haha thank you, Lakeview Games! :D
It's so cool, good job!
Thank you, Shark_ 25!
omg more projectiles was my idea!!! i love u man
Haha thanks for suggesting it!
I loved the death animation good work
Thank you, Emre Crump!
I already have a room and boss in my head by the inspiration, imagine there was a room with animals, like rodents and insects, like that if Billy didn't like small rodents and insects, and the Boss was a Rat King
like the one in Hilda on Netflix, which is made up of other rats, I love imagination
Hmm I don't know if insects will fit our toy level theme, but thanks for the suggestion!
This new boss is so cool, good work!
Thank you, Augusto Scheffler!
Looks good!
Thank you, Skizmo!
This boss is my favorite so far!
Thanks, Jamón Games Studio. I'm glad you like it!
Might be cool if the bosses had some non-bullet attacks. Like jumps around the scene to smash the player, or throws spinning weapons, etc.
Thanks for the feedback, Neat Games!
Ideas: make a evil version of billy that follow your move (like when you shoot the evil billy shoot at you)
Thanks for the suggestion, widia pasha!
Like the original Prince of Persia Shadowman you mean? ;)
@@NKCSS yes
i love the idea! and it's executed pretty well, but maybe make the circles he spawns when jumping spin?
Thanks for the suggestion, lorde ventos!
Great video , a suggestion from me is probably to make the jester regenerate his hp every time he go inside the box the player than have to spin lever by attacking them
Thanks for the suggestion, IK Farnesium! But that might be too advanced for a boss on the first level.
@@JonasBroman on a second thought that is probably right
Probably the coolest looking boss so far, love how unique its attacks are :)
Thank you, XVTitanbane. It means a lot! :)
Awesome work! I played the demo on itch.io and the game is looking fantastic! GOTY nominee for sure :)
Haha thanks, it means a lot! :)
I think that there should be some consequences when one player die. For now, after the boss he is back at a full health, without any consequences. Also I think that new boss fight is awsome. The bullets in new shapes really adds tp it
Thanks for the feedback! Both players will actually get full health after a boss fight, but I will talk more about that in the next video.
What about a train boss or enemy who spawn circle from the funnel. Also what about a cashier table boss. Maybe billy got his finger stuck. It would charge forwardjump down and release coins and have a charge signaled by The money storage opening. Also maybe a boss themed after a singer. He would summon a star around him throw stars at you and shout loud noises at you. Then maybe a painter who flings shapes and drawings at you. These could all be bosses representing different levels of the game which you fight. Then after you beat them you are in your room with you mom but it turns out it’s the boogeyman who you have to fight
Thanks for the suggestions, Ottergaming 2!
Maybe in the first level there would be a room with some videogame related stuff like game consoles and game cartridge's
Sounds like a fun idea, thanks for the suggestion!
I think u should add a jester/clown skin for billy the ability would be a horn that knocks back enemies and the gun would be a boxing glove gun I think this is a good idea cuz billy hasn’t gotten a new skin in ages
Thanks for the suggestion, Donut man! We will add more outfits later when all the necessary stuff is finished.
The only thing I have to say is Amazing
Thank you, it means a lot!
Very cool boss ;)
Thanks, Brani_Dev!
The next boss could be a dinosuor with a boyon on the back that makes it roar, those strange plastik dinos that dont look like dinos
Our third boss is actually already finished. But thanks for the suggestion, Marco Morales!
This boss is brilliant! The aesthetics of the jack in the box is amazing and those attacks look like good fun to avoid.
Thank you, Skeffles. I'm glad you like it :)
i just thought of a new type of enemy in the toy level which is basically a toy train the acts like a snake and moves pretty fast
Thanks for the suggestion, Malek Elsady!
Najs!
Tack!
It might be a bit late for enemy suggestions, but what if you had a shapeshifter type thing that would disguise itself as a prop in the level?
Thanks for the suggestion, Lawson Robinson!
You guys really outdone yourselves with this boss.
But it seems variety in enemy attacks is still an issue.
Thank you, Mr Lee! Yeah, we might have to go back and change some attacks later on.
@@JonasBroman No,I meant the variety of attacks with the enemies,not the bosses yet,though the boss attack variety is an issue,but not for the Jester though.
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maybe you could make the next boss like a football or a stuffed animal or a remote control car or drone
Thanks for the suggestions, Malek Elsady!
How do you guys create your bullet patterns and handle them? Is it a custom library or something like BulletML? They look awesome
Thanks, I program the patterns myself. Any particular pattern you had in mind?
This really reminds me enter the gungeon holy smack the pixel art in this game is freakin awesome,did you draw the pixel art?Is there an artist on your team?
Thank you, Saucy Box! My friend is the artist and he also makes the music for the game.
wow just found this looks intersting im gonna sub
Thank you, That One Virus!
I love it new boss can be a giant dinosaur toy plzzzz is so cool
Thank you, Halo Dark boy!
What about the chead codes from last devlog?
What about them?
Can u add a clown or a spikey monster for the nex Boos?
The bosses for this level are already finished, but thanks for the suggestions!
Hello, what kind of pathfinding are you using for the enemies?
Hey! We're using Game Maker's own pathinding code.
Hey, last time i checked the game it was i think a year ago and i really like the concept, and now im seeing this game again. But i just realized that this game misses some roguelike elements that i love the most- The chests and new items you get each every stage! Could you guys add some chests that includes new weapons or new passive abilities just for one run? i mean i played the binding of isaac and the games concept is pretty close to it and also i didn't really checked the game out soo i dont really know whats in the game but i'll check it out! also are you guys thinking about adding this game to steam? because with those constantly updates i think lots of people will love to play this.
Hey! Instead of chests, you can find the Easter Bunny who will give you an egg with a free ability. You also get a free ability after the boss fights and we also have a shop. And yes, our plan is to add the game to Steam.
@@JonasBroman This is soo great! hope you guys just dont leave the game like others do because i already am in love with this game!
Will you add multiplayer?
The game has both local and online Co-Op, but it won't have PvP.
@@JonasBromangood i dont like PVP.
Can you make this is a boss a robotic spider leg with a baby head
Thanks for the suggestion, Trinity Games!
You should have buried the jesters' death animation.
How do you mean?
@@JonasBroman Spoilers. I now know how the first final poss dies which you said in an earlier video this first stage will be the best.
I've noticed most DEVLOGS on other channels that are succesfull is around 12 minutes long. I think if you want the RUclips algorithm to pick up your videos more you will have to make a bit longer vids. Just an idea!
I don't have that much to talk about for 12 minutes, so I try to make the videos shorter and more interesting instead. But thanks for the idea though!
The box looks like reversed turkish flag🇹🇷
Haha I guess. Perhaps it's a Turkish jester ;)
Hey, I played the demo and I realized that I cant change the controls so i can do actions with the side mouse buttons
Yeah, Game Maker is pretty weird when it comes to changing controls. It only works with the left and right mouse button and the scroll wheel.