John IV

Solo game dev experimenting with AI tools.

Confluence: a Spellbreak inspired game on @spawn (coming soon)

[John IV @J4GameDev]

I have been messing around in @spawn for the past week now, and started creating a game inspired by Spellbreak.

Spellbreak had a really cool concept with its magic system that allowed players to mix magic together for some really cool combinations, but the game was shut down.

This is my spin on that concept. I intend on building it out to be an arena where players can fight each other, there will be a leaderboard, and I will continually work on adding more content.

Here is glimpse of my starting point with a standard fire and wind combo.

[John IV @J4GameDev]

@handlebardev This is a super creative idea for a roguelike. I am intrigued.

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@IndieGameJoe 15,000 hand drawn frames is insane dedication. That kind of craft shows in every frame. Bone app the teeth 🤌

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@jsnnsa Taste is the whole game now. The tools can build almost anything, but it takes a really special kind of mind to make a game from the perspective of a fern. Good luck getting AI to come up with some shit like that.

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@Pirat_Nation Decompiling someone else’s game isn’t AI game dev, it’s copying with extra steps. The people actually building their own ideas with AI want this stopped too.

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@luxinity64

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@jsnnsa @MinistryOvTrvth Fantastic. This should increase my ability to ship different parts of my game. I appreciate everyone keeping me well informed.

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@MinistryOvTrvth Wow, good to know. I can start delegating a bit more and hopefully be more efficient.

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@sorenxet This is the whole secret. Ask for “a fishing game” and you get garbage. Ask for one piece at a time and you can build out an idea.

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@challacade Stretching the lunge when you’re close is such a smart way to make hits feel good without the player ever noticing.

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@ninza_game Culling is no joke. I had to shrink my whole world because the grass was about to cook my laptop.

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@Haddicus More than I’d like to admit. My mage spent a long time looking like he was about to karate chop someone instead of cast a spell.

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@ug0tpwn3d @DogParkSandbox Bro I'm trying 😭

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@cequalll @IndieGameJoe

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@IrisEdgeStudios Turning every solved word into a card you keep is a great hook. Gives people a reason to come back every day.

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@Smallzero Looksmaxxing on Owlgram was not a concept my brain was prepared for.

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@Phosphoester @NikTek That's true, no one could have foreseen that.