@@kaikun2236 Great advice! I will keep it in mind and add a frame rate selection option in my game's menu :) Cheers

@@xjax8519 Sounds possible as Unreal is rendering a 3D game just with 2D materials and textures as you wrote "2D games". My heart is with Unreal but no engine is perfect. I really hope I will have the chance to get my hands on Unity as well! Cheers!

@@BenskiGameWorks You can try install "Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune" on UE5 its 2d and 3d metroidvania and "looked" how its work ))) 4gb VRAM and 8gb RAM lost in this platformer game ! No its too heavy for this type of games (((

@@BenskiGameWorks And UE5 dont like Ryzen GPU ((((

To be honest this game jam was Unreal only, for students of DruidMechanics community. But if I only knew how to use Godot or Unity, I probably would have gone with them too, especially for game jams where games can be played in the browser. Thank you for the support MrButiier, it means a lot especially coming from you, who I look up to!

@@BenskiGameWorks Aw thank you so much! That makes a lot of sense if it was for Unreal Engine only, would love to see a more in depth video on the process on how it went making the 2D game, I don't see enough content on people creating 2D in UE5 so that would be amazing to see how it went! Overall, I love to see the game and hope you make more in the future, always feel free to drop by in the comment section / reply or discord etc if you release something new!

Yeah! Honestly after just a taste of 2D development I understood how important it is and may be the correct way to learn game development. I started from a 3D course in Unreal, and going down one dimension let me have a lot more control over the game and understand concepts that I couldn't wrap my head around in 3D. It is a must for any developer, even when my dream game is 3D.

Thank you! Yeah I can definitely see that! I also remember that game. You reminded me also of the Tarzan and Hecules 2D action games haha

Hey Matheus! First of all thanks again and again for the continues support! It may sound like I'm exhagurating but it brings me joy and a huge push in motivation. About the puzzles in general, I'm pretty new to designing puzzles and still very limited in understanding what I can do and what I cannot do in the technical perspective. (For example it was my first time trying to create a puzzle with notes as clues that tell the story of the character - Level 3) I would love to hear your opinions in general on the puzzles especially after I'll explain the idea down in this comment. - First puzzle, my hint was that the character says "I can ...hear it..." and then the Piano which has the Guiding light on top of it plays the 4 notes in order and disables any interaction while playing them. So it was supposed to be a hint that it's a "special guiding" object. - I'm glad you enjoyed the crowbatr part, it was really weird for me because I had to learn how to use the "chaos" breakable system in UE5 during the jam. - Haha yeah I added the final Island part just in the last hours before submitting the project for the gamejam, so it was very rushed and I didn't take care of stuff like falling in the water XD. There should have been an ending screen right when the last dialogue ends :(. I will look into it and try to recreate a situation where it won't transition to the ending screen. Thank you for playing and feedback!!!

@@chiaram8686 Thank you!! Will keep updating on the project

@@CoolestPossibleName Oh man I don't think I'll ever feel like it's done, but I will submit it yes. It already has all the mechanics and a mini game loop. Tomorrow I'm gonna wrap up the game loop(hopefully with increasing difficulty etc), add sounds and UI.

@@BenskiGameWorks good luck!

@@IvicaMilaric Hey man! I'm happy you actually took the time and checked out my channel! You made me feel more confident, and I'm glad to have guys like you in the game dev community! Thanks for the support 🍺

Hey man!!! Thank you so much for the continuous support! Soon, I will post a few videos that are more "On the technical side" and in the future completely new adventures and levels. Cheers! 🍺

@@eldarmamedov155 Hahaha that just makes you and my mom, meow 😿

Hey Mussa, Thanks for the support and playing the game! Coming from a gamedev lead, it means a lot. Your tips are on point, I will definitely keep them in mind, and will try to implement them in the future. Talking about technical details (especially in my own game) is never boring! So don't worry about it, I enjoy it very much. - I definitely half assed the tutorial and UI side of things, I haven't had the chance to properly put the time into it, so they are all subject to change. - At the time of making the RolyPoly animation I haven't had experience with control-rigs and more advanced animation tools(As I did for the scales). Making this animation was still a sort of mile-stone for me, so I think I will post two videos showing the process using the sin() function and later on also applying a skeleton and control-rig on the scales actor. This is actually my first ever project, so learning is the main goal.

Thank you very much for the support!

Thank you 🫶🏻

Hey, Thanks for the tips! Of course, without criticism how can I improve :) I have removed the opening, after hearing you out and reviewing my video again it it really seems unnecessary. If you had the chance to check out the game itself, I would love to hear your opinion. Cheers!

​@@BenskiGameWorkshey, just seen your reply! I'll definitely check out the game. That one simple change has made your video much better, just make sure that in the next video you have a short (30 second - 1 minute) opening quickly explaining what your game is, over some footage of it potentially. This way, no new viewers are confused. I'm very humbled that you took my advice so keenly - I'm looking to start my own devlogs soon so I'm taking an interest in many channels to see what I can learn while I come up with some video ideas. 🙂

​@@el1mz930 Your advice is on point, seems you learn quick even if you were just observing other successful channels. I'll wait to see your devlogs too then, Cheers!

Haha gracias aimgooo 🤟

Thanks man! Haha look who's talking, I've checked out your animation videos, amazing stuff!

I wish I knew the secrets behind KZbin's algorithm 😅 hope you found it somewhat interesting :)

Haha wow! Literally the same! That's great, I feel like it should be a road map since it really feels like I needed the GameDevTV course first. Are you going to do the Shooter lesson on the gamedevtv course too?

Haha I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for the positive feedback and support! If you're interesetd, I plan update the game with more levels, enemies, puzzles and new mechanics in the upcoming months. Subscribe if you'd like to stay tuned with this and future projects.

Use the shader complexity and lighting optimization view modes to help see this, both issues come from basically the same problem... every pixel being rendered has to have its brightness determined for every light that is contributing to that pixel (for example it happens to sit in a place with multiple overlapping radius volumes) it has to re-evaluate should it brighten the pixel more.... this can really add up with large volumes / multiple overlaps.

Hey! Thanks for the informative and detailed comment! I heard about spot lights being better for performance, makes sense since the light is a certain direction compared to point lights where the light has to be calculated in all directions? Thanks for the great tips on attenuation radius and not overlapping other lights, as well as disabling the fall-off. I will try to implement your tips next time I open the project!

@@BenskiGameWorks well point lights have larger radius and less control (sphere) for 1 but the 6 times number comes from them having to render on the 6 sides of a cubemap to get 360 degrees of shadows... if you have shadow casting enabled ofcourse

Rectlights also work the same as point lights I believe too

@@shannenmr Thank you again! I apreciate you sharing your knowledge very much! I'm glad I posted this video, I was really hoping for a comment like yours!

Thank you <3

Hey Matheus! Thanks again for your support and time, I appreciate it very much! Your computer sounds like a monster haha, indeed not a great benchmark for the average user. I have a 4060 laptop, and my goal for the game is to run at 2k resolution with min 60 fps on high settings. I will probably upgrade to a Desktop PC with a stronger graphics card in the future. (Hopefully when I see some profits from Gamedev haha).

Thank you ❤️

Hi Amir! First, thanks for your support! I have actually published my first mini game project for a gamejam, you can check it out here and try it yourself if you would like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5jWkmx-jt9gbZIsi=Bd7cpqrw2AW3MQUI Second, I'm a computer engineer so I already have the fundamentals for C++. Other than that, while it's true that it's totally possible to make whole games using just blueprints, I think there is a bigger level of customization when you use C++. I'm still a newbie, but from what I understand it is possible to access more functionality and twick the engine to your needs through the code. Performance-wise, I think that the memory management is better when using C++, because you can directly access different Actors and Components without using the blueprint's methods that include searching for the right reference every time. And again, it's just to the best of my understanding, the real power of Unreal is the combination between the code and it's integration with blueprint. (Everything done in code can be integrated into blueprint and vise versa).

Hi Matheus! Thank you very much for playing and for the constructive feedback. - Great advice about the falling book. I'll definitely try to give a cue. - I will look into the resolution problems, sounds like a headache to fix but that's exactly the type of things I wished to hear! - about releasing the bullet, I guess I went the "band-aid" way. My consideration was that when the bullet can be released it can also be lost if the player throws it somewhere in the level. Then the player would need to kill themself to respawn and reset the roly poly. So since it's a very small puzzle I figured it's not very necessary to keep a release option for the bullet. I could think of two other possible and simple ways to tackle this, 1. Maybe add some invisible or visible borders that the bullet can not pass. 2. Disable physics on the bullet so it can not be thrown or roll around the level. What do you think?

​@@BenskiGameWorks You're right. The mechanic of releasing the bullet doesn't make much sense in a game with such a small scope. Still, it's a cool feature and would be a fun implementation challenge. Maybe you could have the bullet respawn at its default location if it goes out of bounds. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.

Hey! No worries, I'm happy to hear from you :) I have taken your feedback and fixed the resolution(hopefully XD) and added a little funny cue for the falling book. If you find the time to check it out and leave me feedback again I would appreciate it very much! I plan to resume work on this game soon and extend it to another level that will also include new features such as enemies and more puzzles.(The original plan was 4 levels, so hopefully more in the future). When I resume working on the project I will take your advice about the bullet under consideration too. Currently, as far as I have tested the full-screen works along with the extended resolution options, with the exception on a bug where the text for "Windowed Full Screen" slides out of it's text box. Thank you for your support!

Thank you! Woah I'm happy to hear I could inspire you! Good luck and let me know how it goes if you'd like

Thank you!

Great advice! I definitely keep that in mind, I don't expect to be working on my "First profitable" game before I'm in it at least 6 months-year and after I have released a few preparation projects.

Thank a lot! My first (last and very short) role was embedded c engineer. It's encouraging to hear, I'll be happy to hear about your process too!

For sure, the opportunity to invest myself full time into it is a blessing. I am currently unemployed after a very short role as a junior embedded engineer. And fully rely on my parents help. I hope that in the following years it will pay off. If you still manage to find the time and energy I would I love to hear about it too

Sounds great and resembles my situation. My last (first and very short) role was embedded c engineer. I would love to hear about your process and also about your thoughts on Unity