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[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #320 - 1/6/2017

Need to do a bit more code clean up for tree script. But almost done. Moved a lot of calculations to be done during level build prep stage.

After that, will start on water.

[quantumpotato]

DevLog Update #320 - 1/6/2017

Need to do a bit more code clean up for tree script. But almost done. Moved a lot of calculations to be done during level build prep stage.

After that, will start on water.

Oh yeah! I forgot you showed water earlier how it descends then comes back from the top. Looking forward to seeing what you do!

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #321 - 1/8/2017

Starting to go through the water code to make sure I fully understand it. Progress is a little slow, but it's a fairly complex system.

I'll get there eventually.

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #322 - 1/8/2017

Actually made pretty good progress today on understanding the water code.

Also read a lot about Rome (new hobby!). Currently reading Mary Beard's SPQR. It's quite excellent.

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #323 - 1/11/2017

Started the refactoring process for the water.

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #324 - 1/11/2017

Fixed up the corners of the water

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #325 - 1/12/2017

Water is now in a good place, at least functionally.

Need to do another pass over save system to make sure it all works and is logical.

[Ninety]

Your work ethic is an inspiration.

[William Chyr]

Your work ethic is an inspiration.

Thank you!

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #326 - 1/16/2017

Feeling like I've made some major progress with consolidating all the code for the game.

Refactoring the save system is going well.

Getting really close!

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #327 - 1/17/2017

Switched to using Json utility for serialization instead of binary serialization.

It was having problems with ScriptableObjects.

Using it in a separate thread. It is giving me an error even though the docs say that it is ok to use Json Utility in background threads.

[MrPhil]

Howdy William,

Looking forward to the game, you're almost there! 

Question, if you don't mind, I'm a gamedev and I've been looking into streaming as away to find an audience and build a community of players.  Have you found streaming game development helps build a community around the game?  Reading your devlog and watching your stream (a little) it appears more about maintaining your moral and motivation, not so much about growing a community of players.

Thanks,
Philip

[William Chyr]

Howdy William,

Looking forward to the game, you're almost there! 

Question, if you don't mind, I'm a gamedev and I've been looking into streaming as away to find an audience and build a community of players.  Have you found streaming game development helps build a community around the game?  Reading your devlog and watching your stream (a little) it appears more about maintaining your moral and motivation, not so much about growing a community of players.

Thanks,
Philip

Streaming definitely can be a good way to build a community of players, but it depends on your goal and your game.

I'm making a single player puzzle game, so there's not really a community right now in the way a rougelike in early access would have.

You're absolutely right that a big part of my streaming is to help me keep up motivation, but the community there is also great.

So community will happen, but at the moment, my priority is to finish the game (hence while sometimes when streaming i'll just put on the stream that I'm not looking at chat).

Hope this helps!

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #328 - 1/18/2017

Learned a lot today about deep copy and serialization.

The save system is proving to be quite the challenge.

Turns out open world persistent save with level streaming is quite hard.

Getting close though!

[MrPhil]

Streaming definitely can be a good way to build a community of players, but it depends on your goal and your game.

I'm making a single player puzzle game, so there's not really a community right now in the way a rougelike in early access would have.

You're absolutely right that a big part of my streaming is to help me keep up motivation, but the community there is also great.

So community will happen, but at the moment, my priority is to finish the game (hence while sometimes when streaming i'll just put on the stream that I'm not looking at chat).

Hope this helps!

Thanks!  As an indie, I'm always trying to focus my time and energy because it's so limited and I want to spend it wisely.  But, I've found it difficult to measure.  Thanks again!

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #329 - 1/21/2017

Major breakthrough with Manifold Garden save system today!

Still a bunch of problems, but I think I'm over the hardest part now.

[William Chyr]

DevLog Update #330 - 1/25/2017







Made some major progress with water today. Got water going through portals on a basic level. Still needs a lot of work.

[Fat Pug Studio]

Damn man, i always miss the stream. Any way to view it retroactively (youtube or something)?

[NuSan]

You should be able to see more than a year of streaming here : https://www.twitch.tv/williamchyr/videos/all

[Fat Pug Studio]

Great, thanks!