Hal Builds Games

Solo dev working on a number of prototypes in Unity post-call and in between diaper changes. @PailsideGames. #gamedev

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@BeanJuiceStudio First time your controlled character moves through some semblance of your vision

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Which tesla coil arc VFX style should I use?

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@sean_gause i thought this was your game for a sec and i could feel the 1fps from here

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@MjTheHunter Crafting a friend. Cool!

[Tali (A Short Quest ) @wildcraft_games]

That's a tough one, I'd say the toughest thing is moving beyond creative block. I find just brute forcing it is the most effective approach - by putting the time in and experimenting over and over until something clicks. It's time consuming and that's one resource we have very little of as indie developers.

We're just now reaching a point in development where the world almost builds itself, locations inspire lore which inspire gameplay, which inspire locations and it compounds until we have a unique, dense world full of magic for you to explore!

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@wildcraft_games @ArcWillow09 What your lowest point in development, and how did you move beyond it?

[Fabien Weibel - Wishlist Sandcastle @FabienWeibel]

This pattern emerged from a test I was performing in Sandcastle.

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@nocanwin Your waves are 3D?!?! Wish we were a team!

https://t.co/6FDsiZ4Ieb

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Stress testing enemies and preliminary weapon systems. Stress testing something else as well. What if enemies weren't even the real enemy?
#gamedev #unity3d #surfinggame

[Hal Builds Games @halbuildsgames]

Stress testing enemies and preliminary weapon systems. Stress testing something else as well. What if enemies weren't even the real enemy?
#gamedev #unity3d #surfinggame

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@BeanJuiceStudio If you never finish the game loop, there's nothing to validate. Just dozens of elegant systems, waiting for you to hit Play.

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@NullRefEnt Is that a cannon launching your waste at the old employer's castle? take my money

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Ever notice the layer of mist over a breaking wave? Building it in Unity... https://t.co/zAM2Wo4MYD via @YouTube

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omg you're doing in 2d what i'm dreaming of

[nocanwin @nocanwin]

playing in the shorebreak

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@lisyarus Voronoi?

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@nickdiazofnauts thanks, mostly stylized water 3 unity store shaders. the mesh for the wave and having the shader work with it took some doing

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Huge progress on a performant breaking wave to surf

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Prototyping and balancing a mainly electromagnetically-themed defensive lattice of armed crossbars/pegs across a deep chasm, defending a base below.

Music from CapCut: "Beautiful Story" by Vladislav Kumikov

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@aminerehioui @GnioProductions @2a3d very smooth and this sets you apart from most RTS. absolutely keep this feature and have in on your steam page prominently

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sharing a weird little asymmetric prototype called Crater Breach. genuinely nervous about this one. honest reactions welcome, even the brutal ones. Music is my own.

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Analog water shader. Clear cylinder rotating with wavy black lines on surface