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[Conker534]

Haha I don't think anyone would benefit from the source to this game, its such a mess..

I might sell the game after all, but I really don't know and I'm not really concerned with that idea. Perhaps when its all done I may think its worth something, but as of now its my first game and I don't know if I can be okay with charging people for my learning experience.

I guess it just depends on if I think it'll be cool enough.

Also I haven't really worked on it, as I've been really working on my art skills lately but Witch Princess no where near dead. I will complete it eventually. I will probably make more games after too.

[qwertyhim513]

I've been quietly examining this project for a while, but your last comment was beautiful .A dilemma you have there. If you worry about charging it, you could always have two versions. Maybe have the paid version that maybe has I don't know, a pet chicken little, to reward those who wish to support your project, while having a free version so others can experience it and maybe spread the word.Just my cup of tea dear sir.

[Leon Fook]

I might sell the game after all, but I really don't know and I'm not really concerned with that idea. Perhaps when its all done I may think its worth something, but as of now its my first game and I don't know if I can be okay with charging people for my learning experience.

Fez is Fish first game. he learn stuff by making Fez, and went on making 2(3?) other game while working on Fez. Fez might not be his 1st released game, but it's the first to start.
Gunpoint is Tom Francis first.

edit:
i'm not saying that they make the game without prior experience with it, but you know, just sayin.

[gimymblert]

Learn to charge people is also a learning experience (i don't have it) sell it to learn!

[mike_w]

Haha I don't think anyone would benefit from the source to this game, its such a mess..

I might sell the game after all, but I really don't know and I'm not really concerned with that idea. Perhaps when its all done I may think its worth something, but as of now its my first game and I don't know if I can be okay with charging people for my learning experience.

I guess it just depends on if I think it'll be cool enough.

Also I haven't really worked on it, as I've been really working on my art skills lately but Witch Princess no where near dead. I will complete it eventually. I will probably make more games after too.

Every single game from a triple-A game with a multi-million dollar budget to yours to the crappy pong clone I wrote like 10 years ago was a learning experience. By making stuff you learn things. The most difficult thing about making a game is finishing it, and I think any game that's been finished by someone is worth charging for. Even if it's only a buck, but also it's probably worth way more. Don't sell yourself short!

[Conker534]

Hm, maybe you're all onto something. Thanks everyone.

[Conker534]

honestly its been a long time since i started this project and i haven't gotten anywhere with it.

i dont want to say its dead, but im officially not working on it for now. its quite a mess to work with. for example i didn't learn about scripts in game maker until i was deep into development, and my inventory system was over 300 lines of code or something.

i haven't made a game in so long because of this burden, and thats what it is right now. i know for a fact i will come back to this game but i dont really know when, its kinda a childhood dream for me to make a harvest moon like.

i'm sorry if i let anyone down but i want to make games again, and i can't do it anymore with witch princess. one day witch princess will be completed but today is not this day.

thank you so much for the support! you're posts kept me going this far, and i learned so much from this project. hopefully you will enjoy my new projects, which will hopefully be smaller and more focuses around one mechanic, not 5 or something lol..

thank you everyone!

[danieru]

You know your limits and it sounds like you have a good plan. I haven't been following development but it is clear you've put a lot of work into this. I hope you achieve the level of programming you need to tackle Witch Princess again.

[SolarLune]

Hope you find something you can work with effectively - I know GM's language is rather primitive and, from what I remember, awkward, even if you get a grasp on it. You might want to look into something more friendly, like Lua + Love2D, MonkeyX, Python + PyGame/PySDL2/PySFML/Pyglet, or even ActionScript and Flixel/FlashPunk.

[Pemanent]

It sounds like this game is really holding you back. Maybe just drop it and work on something fun again.

[Leon Fook]

aww man, i know the feeling of dropping something that has been in dev for a long time, though mine is no longer than yours.

lets look forward for your next project i say. (make a harvest moon-like short arcade game  )

[baconman]

ITERATE! Take what you've learned, refine it. Redesign it - see where you can cut fat out and keep it punchy. Believe me, I know the pain.

Go PLAY some Harvest Moon. Really scrap it down and find what elements of the game you find REALLY appealing, and focus on that part without all of the extraneous grind tacked on. Maybe it's the interpersonal elements? Maybe it's the space management? Really find how to mainstream this project, and go with that.

[Lexonite]

Maybe you could try removing all the parts that don't interest you one bit. Take some time to re-imagine the game without those parts influencing your thoughts, and then adapt it with your new ideas. Sometimes you just have to discover something new and interesting about it that you didn't notice before because things were preventing you from seeing them.

[Gregg Williams]

Ah sorry to hear this :/ Good luck man!

Also 300 lines for an inventory system is nothing honestly

[ink.inc]

rip

[BomberTREE]

Enjoy doing other things Conker! I'm sure you learned A LOT from this project!

[ANtY]

did conkur delete his acc? how will i follow his new gams?

[Jondog]

Yeah looks like he deleted his account and is only on twitter now https://twitter.com/Conker534/

[Kyle O]

Sad. This thread makes me sad. I am sad.

[Donutttt]

Just found this log, real shame to see that it's not in development anymore. Harvest Moon was a favourite of mine. I've been working on a game for the last few months which is also inspired by Harvest Moon. In my game though there is less focus on story and characters, more focus on farming, weather, and plant dynamics. I plan to do a devlog for it when it's presentable, maybe people will be interested.

Maybe this will get picked up again, I'm interested to see how it progresses.