Captain Amado

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Does it matter if a game is AI made?

Someone said this game looks AI made, but it has 57 players and 20,000 visits, and AI is a tool like a hammer is for a craftsman, so learn it or stop complaining.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

20 hits just to finish step 3?

I'm on step three of ten and have to land 20 hits on a moving target, so as a kid I'm leaving; give me the pillow, two hits, then drop me in a match. Game: Pillow Battles on Roblox.

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They put Mike Tyson in Zelda and it’s unbelievable 😭😭

[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Give players power, then take it away

Drop the player in with a great bike and the police already chasing, then take it away so they grind back to it, the same trick RPGs use with a level 15 knight.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

The genius trick in Need for Speed

Need for Speed Most Wanted hands you a great car, teaches you everything with it, then rigs the race so you lose it and start with the worst car

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Never make a text tutorial. Do this instead

Someone asked how to teach players without text, so here are movie tutorials, movement tutorials and the two Game Maker's Toolkit videos I always recommend.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

@smartyrbx Its both but you need a 2nd question, which one lasts longer then a month? Longer then the popular streamer who played it? Which allows you to create a real team to update it and make more games? Answer will always be both but how much of each matters?

[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

@NatesManagement GREAT FUCKING POINTS DUDE!! Being a market leader is hard but being adaptable helps. Studying, play testing, learning and adapting are the only ways to truly to hold a throne. WOW is WOW because of its always innovating in some way and the devs are always learning!!

[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Should you copy a popular Roblox game?

Someone asked if I recommend copying games like Steal an Egg, and I never copy games, plus I've played clones that are a thousand times better than the original.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Don't copy a game, do this instead

I always come up with my own stuff like my unreleased witches game, so don't remake a game unless you will dominate it, because you know you can do better. Game: Q&A on Roblox.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Bland game? Do this before you quit

Your game felt so slow I didn't want to continue, so cut the tutorial to under 30 seconds of watching then doing, and I will never tell you to quit your game.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

99% of your game is THIS

If I'm riding a horse let me gallop right away, because players spend almost all their time moving and fun movement keeps them playing. Game: Defeat Hordes for Pets on Roblox.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

This is why kids leave your game instantly

Your game buried me in daily reward and pet shop menus the second I landed, so let players play first and hand them a loaner bow that breaks.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Scared someone will copy your game?

Yes people will copy you, but they copy the mechanic and not your game, so make yours the most fun version and if theirs is better, learn from it. Game: Q&A on Roblox.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Most Roblox games get THIS wrong

Movement and momentum are what most Roblox games get wrong, so learn from Mario 64 and picture a dome arena where you run on the walls and bounce your disc off everything.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

The only AI skill you will ever need

If you make games with AI, get the one skill that turns any book or video into a new skill and save them all in your Obsidian vault so your AI pulls them automatically.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Scared of getting sued over your game?

My free Creator's Rights Library tells you if an IP is public domain, who owns it if not, and even writes the permission request for you. Game: Free Tools on Roblox.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

I'm bad at thumbnails, so I do this

I am bad at thumbnails, so download the famous ones and write notes on them, because when AI makes every game the devs who understand the principles will win.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

Why one battle pass keeps you for years

The more time players sink into a game the more they keep coming back, so keep them in the fun part and make every other system feed back into it.

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[Captain Amado @CaptainAmado]

My players get 15 battles before this

Now when you join my game you are dropped straight into battle, and you only learn the build menu once your soldiers are not strong enough anymore.

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