I am from a non- mathematics background do you think I can still develop 2d games using godot? If not what mathematics topics do I need to learn?

The BACKground music in the start is called "Chill Day" by Lakey Inspired

On paper it appears easy to learn - "just follow these steps", but don't be fooled by this as how much you actually need to learn and how much time you need to invest to become even semi-competent as an indie dev can be insane. There are a lot of hats to wear. Watching a tutorial or building a small project is just a tiny drop in the bucket - there are levels to this with how complex. You will suck at first, and this can easily damage one's motivation. If you don't have much going on in your life and you have a lot of time to dedicate with the drive to learn skills with high learning curves, it may be a little easier for you than others, but this may be more difficult for people with a lot of responsibilities. I just want to keep it real.

GREAT VIDEO !! , but m felling a little bit discouraged bcz im useing FRAMEWORKS (like sdl,sfml,raylib) not engines :/

Using Bevy as my engine atm, I really wish they had the editor complete but despite that and despite how hard it is, my thought process is that I want to start with what I am going to use in the endgame, instead of having to refactor amd relearn all over again. The memory safety and speed benefits of Rust are too much to give up. No, it won't be easy, but it will be worth it.

bro ur soo underrated. awesome video

Awesome video! I’m thinking about diving into game development, and your video has truly inspired me to take that step. Thank you for sharing such amazing content-it’s incredibly encouraging. Keep up the fantastic work!

Great video! I personally started wirh a framework because I'm a more code-oriented person (started on libGDX, now on Love2D) and I love it. My first two games are the Simple Game libGDX tutorial with different graphics and mechanics, so they're very different, but that is the base that I started with. But, looking into the future, I will most likely end up using Godot, because I'm a proponent of open-source software. Hell, all my games are open source! Finding community has always been hard for me. Hopefully that changes in the future. (¿También eres full stack? Yo llevo más o menos 15 años con PHP :p)

You're the best gamedev youtuber bro'. For far away. Thx for your's sharing

I wish I could have time traveled and seen these vids when i was first starting. You've always got actually useful advice. But, I will never not panic every time I hit a bug or a snag lol. It always feels like a brick wall , i'm getting used to that feeling lol. Still, that feeling when i finally come up with a solution? That's what I wake up for. And I love how over time finding those solutions gets easier. Usually, lol.

What about Unreal engine blueprints

Gambling ⭐️

Bro U are game designer

If you have been able to finish the game - you've already won. If people leave positive reviews - you rock. Congrats!

Good video! It's nice to see how other devs fare on Steam. I chose to develop mobile games and put ads on them later, so I feel you, it's not about the money, it's about people playing the game. Hell, I get happy whenever I make more than 1 cent a day! xD The feeling that others value what you made is the best feeling in the world. Also, your KZbin community can come in handy for testing games. I'm sure I and others would be interested in testing your deck builder whenever it's ready. Some of us will even do it for free :p Good luck with the sales! (Yo sólo digo que si estuviera en español, lo petaría en España y Latinoamérica)

A.I. is like any other tool. It can make work easier for those who put effort into their work while others will just be lazy with it. As the barrier to entry is lowered, we get many new games from new developers as we had in the past. Some games can be spectacular break out successes while others are just lazy asset flips cobbled together for a quick buck. In this era of AI, we’re going to get a lot more slop, but we’ll also get more creative Indies from those who try. I choose not to give in to despair and look forward to seeing what happens with the new AI tools that are coming out.

Hope it does well.

Just being here if this video blows up! Best of luck!

You're doing great! The proof is that after publishing your first game, instead of getting discouraged, you plan on the next one that will be even better! Lots of game devs publish only one game, and that's their finish line, but in your case, you keep going further. It's a great achievement to cross that line 👍

Here's my recipe for squeezing time: 1. Buy and use an analog clock. 2. Write clear & limited steps planning. 3. Follow sprint-style time blocking.

hey Aidan, what a cool game trailer ! I just won the Indie Game Music Contest with a score made on your game sequences, it was a ton of fun to do :) hope to hear from you

5:18 Just on top of my head: Ultrakill, Metal Hellsinger, DUSK, Mullet Madjack, Forgive me Father :) I'll add Scorn in there too. Narrative / single player FPS indie games still (and will probably always) have a huge audience that's very dedicated and eager for new experiences! Thank you for the research and the video.

What a great video! There's a gold mine of advice in here. The most useful one in my opinion is breaking down big tasks into smaller tasks, it helped me to release my first projects. Right now, the worst obstacle for me is time management. I have a lot of free time (for now), but I'm horrible at managing it. There's also some non-game projects I'm working on that are more long-term, and I'd really like to finish those before I jump back into making the games I want. Also, the "not doing everything by yourself" bit resonated with me as well. My whole life, I've done every personal coding project (including games) by myself. I'm not an artist or a composer, so I used pre-made stuff to help me. But I realize that for the big project I want to make, I can't do it alone. For a while, I felt bad for coming to that conclusion, but I'm getting more and more comfortable with the idea. Looking forward to the Discord launch! (¿Por qué siempre me enrollo como las persianas en los comentarios? xD)

what's the 7:48 game, please?

The biggest problem for me is getting into the right mindset for even starting up a game. I still want to play them, but now that i'm older, my head i always full of brain-fog at the end of the day, so even though i'd like to play something, the mental capacity just isn't there anymore

Yo I need to know the name of the game at 2:37 with the sky island hopping, PLEASE

Great video! I had a long 2 years of not touching games, I played a short hike and it reignited my enjoyment of them. I now look for shorter and more unique indie games instead of the triple A stuff. I think this has helped me keep playing and I love how different each indie game is that I come across

Have you played Baldurs Gate 3?

One concept in regard to this I've thought about lately is, limitation. Create your own artificial limitations. Much like another user posted in the comments, I don't think we were wired to experience the level of choice and consumption present in games and media today. It's important to control your digital environment as much as possible within your power. Making lists, filters, curating your collections and data is important so that you don't get burned out or overwhelmed. Also, so you can maintain some kind of personal connection to the games...it's easy to think you're into something only to realize it's getting caught up in the overall hype or 'wind' of culture and social media at that time. Get an old potato PC, an old handheld, make dynamic collections, hide games, hide news, close feeds, ignore sales; different tactics to stay 'closer' and engaged with the stuff you care about! As a user who has over 1000 games on Steam, I spend more time on my DS playing Tetris lately because of how simple and direct the experience is as opposed to sifting through endless thumbnails deciding what to play...

Preach

Just buy VR. :) Sitting for 12 hours a day was too much for me and with VR you are standing and moving, resulting in both cardio and game enjoyment boost :)

2:10 what game is this?

I felt the same way, but I found a solution. It might not be for everyone, but it’s worth a try. My gaming setup is a Series S and an old netbook. Let me explain: 1. The Series S has limited storage, especially for big games. My strategy is to have only three games on it at a time. One is a story-based game that I can play when I have more time (like Witcher 3, Control, or Jedi Survivor). Another is a quick game that I can play for 10-20 minutes, like some racing games (Forza Horizon 5 is my favorite). The third game is just a chill game, like Cities: Skylines. Basically, it’s like having a digital ant farm after your city starts printing money. With this three-game setup, I always have a choice, so I don’t get stuck deciding what to play. It’s also great that the story-based games are being finished, and it feels like the money I spent on them was worth it. Same with C:S as the cities get bigger and better, and the lap times in Forza are also improving. The other part is the netbook. Yes, it’s an old, slow computer that nobody really likes. But I loved them back then, and the little machine I bought in 2010 still works perfectly. I have an external 4:3 cheap LCD monitor, speakers, mice, and keys, and it runs on XP. I fired up GOG and bought all the games I played as a child on my old 333 MHz Celeron machine. That was a great time to be a gamer! I played Unreal Tournament, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Re-Volt, Age of Empires 2, Knights and Merchants, Heroes 3, and so on. There’s no online (the machine isn’t even connected to the internet, it’s XP…), no achievements, no fancy graphics, but the gameplay is still great and runs perfectly smooth on this little machine. Also, playing games from this era that I never played feels so much more satisfying than some big new releases today. So, that’s my story. If you also feel like gaming is dead for you, maybe this could be a solution for you. Or not, everyone is different.

Earned a like and subscribe for the concise tell.

*there will always be good games and trash games....gotta sift through the trash and find the gold* 🌈

I think the combination of learning game development and the responsibilities of modern life have affected me the most. Now, I don't necessarily have time to play games every day like I used to, and also seeing things like design patterns can really take you out of the zone. But a good game will make it all go away. I played Sea of Stars this year and it was magical, it evoked all of the old feelings I had playing games as a kid. It definitely reminded me, "I want to make something like this someday". Playing with friends helps a lot, too. I mostly play games by myself now, but I used to play a lot of Age of Empires II with my childhood friends. It's harder to notice the intricacies of AoEII development when you're getting your ass handed to you by your friends. (P.S.: Me alegra oír que has salido del LoL, he visto vidas arruinadas por eso xD)

Those are some really good tips. stepping away and giving yourself some space to think is really helpful. This world seems determined to give us all ADHD

Open world hugh map rpg ! : )

Hello, your game looks really cool, but watching the trailer one thing need to be improved to sell it. Sound effects. I would love to here some "miau" sound on killing enemy, also I don't hear saws or other traps.

I like this idea better. If there’s a way I can make the things I’m passionate about come into existence, even if it might not be exactly the way I’d like it, it’s better than trying to work on a project I’m not as passionate about.

Beautiful and smart video! Agreed on most of the things. This video reminds me of the feeling I had while watching how Cup Head was made. Those games that are really successful were made by people who had passion and love for their work and craft. As long as you are passionate in what you are making and apply yourself, you will learn as you go and you can create whatever you imagine. If there is passion in your work, then there will be an audience to see your work. if you work smart and you work hard at it, the scope and size of the game will follow. If you don't push yourself, you won't grow, and as you grow as a developer, the games you make will grow. Whatever you do, be smart and clever about it. Please continue thinking outside of the box, we need more thinkers like you in the world. Thank you for the video!

Actually, it's both: make small but smart games. Make cool games, that are fun and you are passionate about, but don't over scope. You will not be able to make GTA or Baldur's Gate alone in your desk in a year, but you can make a nice roguelike that will be cool and will be finished in a good schedule. The "make small games" advice comes to a simple concept: in order to make a big game, try to make a smaller one first. If you finish it, you will gain knowledge to make a bigger game. I'm not telling about making a Pong clone, a Flappy Bird, but... Maybe a roguelike, a platformer, a micro metroidvania, a Boomer Shooter, something that you like and isn't that time consuming.

So, if we make small games, we risk hating the process and failing to make any attention with a bland result. If we make smart games, we risk doing something experimental for longer period which doesn't guarantee a success either. So, if we make small smart games... Oh...

Yes, I 1MILLION% agree! This is the way I'm developing my Colossus-Like game. Smarter not harder.

I think it's cool that you've already released your first game. I like playing games like this and will definitely buy it in the future. How many months/years did it take you from the time you first got involved with game development and coding to the time the game was finished?

I can see both sides. For me, "make small games" is good advice because you're more likely to finish them, and once you've finished and released one game, you gain momentum and it's easier to release the next. However, I can see where you're coming from. The "small games" may distract you from making the big "dream game" that you want to make, especially if the genres have nothing to do with each other. I've certainly fallen trap to this. I have released two small games, have many ideas for more small games, and then there's the RPG I've wanted to make since I was 18. Which one should I prioritize? I think I should prioritize the small games that have an aspect that will ultimately help me to make the RPG in the end. Like, a game with a smaller story, or a similar theme. But that's just me though. ¡Suscrito! ¿Para cuándo Cat Survivors en español? :P

I don't know the context of this advice, is it for complete beginners, is it for someone who already knows all that is required to make small games, is it for economical survival? One thing squeezes the joy of gamedev out of a beginner much faster than making boring games. It is *BURNOUT* . The advice on this video is speaking to ideals and joy of creation (which is nice). But if you are a dear aspiring new game developer, who saw this while trying to decide how to take your first steps, please take it with a grain of salt (as any other advice on the internet, including mine) . if you do not know the basic skills of creating mechanics that will drive the simplest, smallest games, *you may frustrate the joy out of yourself, trying to build something smart*, if you try to do it before the small game (or some other boring exercise). People may learn from different things. But if you don't have the very basics (small, tiny, stupid, boring games will teach you some of those while you realize that it is not so simple to make them) you will probably come to your senses a bit late and hurtfully. A small game will also allow you to see what you are good at by default (maybe music, maybe art, maybe learning programming) and what you need to improve much more intensely compared to others. If you are alone, it will still be hard to make a small game, due to the huge number of different things you will need to create by yourself. No need to be afraid to try and create something huge and amazing, but learning the basics will make you feel ready to climb the mountain with good climbing gear, instead of barefoot and almost naked (the t-shirt you have on you, is your passion for games). You can still climb a steep mountain if you try hard enough, but you will have less bruises and less frostbite on you, if you learn where to hold on to and what to wear. Good luck. (to the creator of the video, the cat is very cute and awesome)

YES THANK YOU. Finally someone said it. ❤

At first I was like, finally, someone has the same opinion I do. But instead you effectively just told everyone, "Don't make small games, instead, make games that are small, and in fact different than the big huge epic game you wanted to make." My advice would be, don't be discouraged from making that epic game you always wanted to make. You can make small games if you want, but if you wanted to make that huge mmorpg that everyone tells you you shouldn't make, you probably should because even if you fail (and you may certainly fail), you would have learned so much, that you can tackle it later, and you'll finally understand what it takes to make a large game.