1 Week of Game Dev = ???

[@Danidev]

Guess ill just have to buy the game to hear that ai and human joke huh? Clever man

[@hoo1320]

Yup you are right dude! By the way it's so cool to see you here Dani the master of game devlogs😃!

[@joaquimschaeverbeke9468]

Make 4D game

[@nebulaayt]

Yes

[@babypupa3]

Yes

[@theothetorch8016]

That may or may not be the only reason I'll buy this game.

[@mohammadmad]

there is a problem at 12:20 Voice: This is THE most important and powerful... Text: this most important and MOST powerful... I like the newer levels btw

[@JonasTyroller]

You have good eyes. Should be resolved now. Thanks a lot. :)

[@Blackthornprod]

10:30 epic moment :DD Great video Jonas! And really loved the new intro levels. The more we see that AI, the better, he's awesome. Perhaps make him even more mocking and condescending from the start ? Not sure - it's already cool! Indeed, progress can feel very slow at times. But as you said, just stay consistent ! Slow progress is better than no progress :D Cheers mate. Oh and did I catch that right ? More than 200K copies of Islanders sold ?! Crazy stuff, good for you and team Grizzly Games :)

[@sosasees]

I think some of the viocelines will become memes.

[@JonasTyroller]

Definitely hope so. :P

[@YaenGamedev]

@@JonasTyroller BRUBRUBRUBRUBRUBRUBRUBRU.....

[@JonasTyroller]

@@YaenGamedev Almost forgot about that one. :D

[@YaenGamedev]

@@JonasTyroller definitely need that as an easter egg somewhere in the final game ;)

[@sosasees]

Maybe the AI should have s small chance of it saying a few references of memes being made about it, as a small patch that's specifically only made for adding these references after a significant amount of AI memes being made. But you can always say you did bugfixes, if somebody asks what changed in that patch.

[@Obeu]

15:17 | just so you know - there is a spelling mistake there, it says “sais” instead of “says”. :)

[@JonasTyroller]

Ah. Thanks a lot for pointing that out. Should be fixed now. :)

[@CasperA]

That race in the tutorial is really cool.

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you. I like it as well. Adds a pretty cool action heavy moment pretty early in the game. :)

[@xuanhungdo7285]

Hi, good job on the progress ;). For feedback: the stream of comments in the first level is too constant which makes him feel quite annoying. Also I think it would feel awesome if he reacted instantly when he's talking something and you show it to him before he finishes. For example stopping the talk about the double jump when you double jump and reacting in this fashion "oh, exactly this, so you can learn". Keep up the work and I'm looking forward to seeing the game finished.

[@JonasTyroller]

That's very good advice. I found the first level a bit annoying as well but it was hard for me to pinpoint why exactly. That's a very good idea. Thank you. :)

[@fy8798]

@@JonasTyroller Have to agree with Xuan. One thing you COULD do to make it funner for someone that knows games a lot is to skip voicelines for things you previously completed already. And if you complete too many already switch to a "Oh you think you're such a clever snail" and spawn a bunch of spikes around the character and skip the rest of the initial tutorial entirely. A player that's already doublejumping and zooming through the room probably will have a good laugh at that!

[@marino1805]

And one extra thing if you want to go the extra mile, make him get angry if you constantly interupt him and not let him finish.

[@zhejabello658]

@@JonasTyroller Also agreed with Xuan. That intro felt very long for a player who doesn't need to be told what to do. Can't wait to see the rest! And thank you for the inspiration!

[@Simon-xl1yz]

YES! That’d be amazing, I agree with Marino.

[@JasonLothamer]

LOL I loved the automated condescension! It really seemed to react to whats going on so well! I really like the new beginning too. Great changes this week!

[@Zilo_Josh2006boom]

Love these type of videos can you plz do more of them ??? And I love the channel and the videos

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you, thank you. I'll definitely try to keep making one of these every now and then :)

[@dmytrykarpov]

The talking ai is brilliant. Makes the game super fun to watch.

[@ReeceGeofroy]

This was a fantastic devlog! I can tell that you really push yourself to consistently produce polished, well thought out content. I definitely have to give Will You Snail a try when it comes out, looks like a good time haha 🙂

[@MrSanemon]

Good thing you waited until 2022 to put it out, rarely do I play an indie game as polished as Will You Snail, let alone a game maker game that doesn't crash constantly.

[@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa]

Hi, thank you for the video. I found it very interesting despite knowing nothing about game development. Much of what you described i.e. changes occurring at an imperceptibly slow rate and questioning whether you have actually made any progress after a week's work, reminds me of working on my thesis, which I am currently doing.

[@JonasTyroller]

Haha. Sure thing. Thanks for watching and best of luck with your thesis! :)

[@CodeGaff]

It's so easy to underestimate your progress when you observe it on a per-week basis. It seems you actually got lots done in just one week Jonas, well done! I need to reflect on like at least three to notice a difference in my game :D

[@svono1]

I agree. Sometimes you put in a lot of work, but almost nothing to show for it. I feel like the brain keeps on working the entire day though. Ever went running in the rain while stuck on a programming problem, returning and just knowing the answer to the problem immediately? That's what I love about creating mediacontent. You are always working even when you're not working. Just started game development and I feel like it happens to me so much with programming. Maybe that's because I still have a lot to learn on that front.

[@JonasTyroller]

Oh yeah, that happens a lot. The fact that you're thinking about it all the time is a blessing and a curse, though... :D

[@MaxPicAxe]

I really loved that first level at the end! The dynamic audio is amazing!!

[@welton.king.v]

6:57 beautifully said Jonas, I agree completely - I think one of the most rewarding parts about being a game developer is getting to look back at the end of development and take it all in great video btw, it's kinda embarrassing how much the AI's "hehe"s and "haha"s make me laugh and I'm really excited about the new tutorial levels you've done an amazing job building the AI personality and it's incredible seeing the amount of work you put into making the different scenarios. I feel like the game really rewards players for trying all sorts of things and that's something I love to see in games sorry for rambling but you're one of my favorite indie devs - I'll continue to wish you the best of luck as you continue to grow and it's been an absolute pleasure working with you

[@JonasTyroller]

Aw. Thanks for the encouragement, Welton. Did you already make it through the game? :D

[@welton.king.v]

@@JonasTyroller hehe, not yet but I'm gonna play some more today!! ;3

[@JonasTyroller]

@@welton.king.v It gets pretty tough in the later stages... Did you get stuck on the disco boss as well? :D

[@badwolf2828]

Wow, that’s a lot of voice lines! The game looks really cool and I can’t wait for it to come out! I had an idea that maybe for one level you could try program an AI that has an array of short phrases that it patches together depending on what the player is doing, so the sentences are really messed up but still sort of make sense, maybe you damage the AI in some way and so it’s computer-brains are messed up. Anyway, the aesthetic of this game looks so bright and neon, and it definitely attracts any player’s attention. Also the platformer controls look really smooth and satisfying to use, I am definitely playing this when it comes out! I also can’t wait to see the overall storyline of this game unfold, can’t wait for release!

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks a lot for all of the encouraging words and your feedback. Patching together sentences is quite an interesting idea. I wonder how exactly that could be used in game... I'll think about it and see if I can come up with something. :)

[@negate1930]

Nice video! BTW got some feedback: I feel like the voice-lines at the start of the game are a bit to fast (as in they need more time between each one) About the AI, I feel like he kinda just appears out of nowhere, I know he explains about how you are in his simulation, but maybe some more backstory at the start??? Also the AI does not feel quite like he's mouth is moving quite in sync with the audio. But a very nice game, love the level design and graphics! :)

[@fawazaljohani8447]

15:18, im going to buy the game to hear the rest of the joke joking, going to buy it anyway, but really THIS IS AMAZING, you are the most creative game dev i know in youtube. KEEP UP

[@JonasTyroller]

Let's hope it is worth it for that stupid joke... Haha. :D Thank you. :)

[@crazyfingers619]

Can relate to so much of this right now. Gret video. Productive week AND you got this video done, pretty impressive.

[@Usual_User]

I love you video SO MUCH! you voice it's just amazing!

[@JonasTyroller]

Aww. Thanks. Glad to hear that the work I pot into these pays off. :)

[@officialvigilantchannel8085]

Very Nice work... thanks for your videos, you inspire Indie solo devs like me to keep going...

[@JonasTyroller]

Very glad to hear that! Definitely keep going then. :)

[@ghostly_zsh9609]

Great video, just like all of them!

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you. :)

[@bart3580]

I've been working on my game for over 1.5 year now and it will probably take me another 3 to finish it. But I'm OK with it, it's just a hobby :) I definitely agree on the consistency part, I work on the game pretty much every day, it's slow but steady.

[@JonasTyroller]

Seems like you're making a huge game and it already looks awesome. Really hope it'll pay off for you even though it's just a hobby. :)

[@bart3580]

@@JonasTyroller thanks! Yeah, it's super big, but I don't really like simple games, so no point in making one :)

[@hoo1320]

Really your game is so awesome Jonas! and I want to thank you for sharing your days with us this was a super cool video 🤩👏

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks for the encouragement. You're welcome. :D

[@Glooberloob]

the writing of the voice lines is so good

[@Avidi]

Awesome video, I feel like I go backwards on some weeks lol

[@kamichan127]

Love the progress and love getting to see your process I'm struggling with my little bit but like I over plan everything also I agree that's beginning tutorial has too many lines of dialogue it would almost be awesome to have surprise dialogue like fiddle around with controls trying to see what's going on and suddenly the AI talks

[@kamichan127]

It would be awesome **

[@futurescotsreloaded3716]

This motivates me to finally start my first commercial game watching blackthorn, Dani and you really motivates me.

[@JonasTyroller]

Super glad to hear that! Wish you the best of luck!! :)

[@Denzilb55]

Yes, sometimes I tell myself I'm not working hard, because I took a half an hour break to watch some youtube. Probably not the case though because I work about 12 hours a day. Not healthy at all. Crunching for the next 2 months then hopefully I can take a break and work reasonable hours. Great video by the way. Can't wait to play will you snail!

[@JonasTyroller]

Ah, I get that. Don't ever feel bad for taking a break, though, cause overall it increases your productivity a lot more than it slows you down. So taking breaks is pretty productive.

[@brownricestudio1447]

Amazing progress! But I feel like the first level’s AI’s dialogue is little too long. AI should be able to interrupt his own talk to talk about another thing. Just a suggestion!

[@JonasTyroller]

Excellent idea. I think that would help a lot. Thank you. :)

[@sosasees]

An arbitrary menu is not a good way to adjust the difficulty. How is the player supposed to know how easy is easy, how medium is medium or how hard is hard? They just have to guess. Because there are games where easy is medium, medium is hard and hard is extra hard. And for other games, easy is impossible to lose, medium is extra easy and hard is easy. Also, how easy should be easy, how medium should be medium and how hard should be hard, are different to each player. The developers' and players' definitions of easy, normal and hard almost never line up. A much better way to manage difficulty, is by making the game harder for those who want it to be harder, by including optional challenges (take the Star Coins in New Super Mario Bros. games as an example), that players who don't want any additional challenges, can simply ignore.

[@JonasTyroller]

Unfortunately I think only making the game harder with additional challenges is not an option for this game as the game is designed as a bit of a rage game so I want everybody to play on a difficulty where it's possible but tough to beat the levels. Finding that difficulty is obviously a very tough challenge as well, especially for players. That's why I decided to go for dynamic difficulty at first where you can't choose it yourself and the game adjusts it depending on your performance. However that felt frustrating to some people as well as they noticed how the game became easier and easier over time... :D It's a tricky problem. What I'm trying now is basically dynamic difficulty at the beginning of the game so you don't have to select it yourself and the game will probably pick a good one for you (and even adjust it if need be) but the player is still in control of it via the menu. I feel like that might be a good middleground but I'll have to explore... :) In general I'd totally agree with your statement.

[@CrazyGamesMinecraft]

@@JonasTyroller Maybe find another name? Like instead of normal use "recommended" and instead of easy you could use something along the lines of "relaxed". So it's clear, what's the intended way of playing your game and players have at least a grasp of what the difficulty could be like

[@enderspirit5238]

​@@JonasTyroller As a player, I don't like the concept of dynamic difficulty, especially for challenging games because it remove one of the core aspect of these games : the sentiment of accomplishment. But if we introduce dynamic difficulty, it nullify that : I didn't win because I became better but because the game just became easier. I am huge fan of games like Celeste or Super Meat Boy and I don't think that multiple levels of difficulty are the answer, when I play these types of game, I trust the game designers and I want to experience the game exactly as they intended it. For example, Hollow Knight don't have any difficulty setting, but the difficulty setting is in the game itself, if you are stuck against a boss, you go for health or offensive upgrades, you try different charms combos or just become better. However I'm comparing a metroidvania to a platformer which is not fair here. But why not the Celeste approach ? Celeste is a really challenging platformer game without any difficulty setting however they have an amazing "assist mode" that you can activate in the options. When you want to activate it, the game warns you that it will break the experience as the designers originally intended it and that you should use it only if the difficulty is too daunting for you. It is just an idea, I don't know if it could fit in this game but it worked for Celeste. We can also take a look to Super Meat Boy, there is no difficulty setting but every level has a dark side which is a harder version, if you feel that the dark levels are too hard for you, then you just stick to the original experience : the normal mode, this is like a new game plus, this could also lead to another bonus ending for people who want to do that. Multiple difficulty levels can also set some problems for speedrunners : which one the should use ? Should they make three different categories for every difficulty level (Easy/Normal/Hard) ? But then they will need to multiply this number by 2 or more (Any%, 100%...). Which one is the "real" experience ? Anyway, these are just some thoughts I have as a player, I want your game to succeed, good luck with With You Snail. :)

[@aydrienrod4998]

I'm buying this game, awesome work, keep it up.

[@teddypfander5642]

6 month ago you had 3000 to 4000 subsribers NOW YOU HAVE 16000...

[@JonasTyroller]

Hmm. Pretty decent growth rate if you put it like that. :P

[@BeerfootBandit]

17k now. You rising up like a rapper or rock star boi

[@davidmikan7925]

i love everything about this, but i wouldn’t use words like „dumdum“ or „cause“ for an AI voice, it just gives it a bit too much of a human element!

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you very much for the feedback. I personally feel like these words help to make the AI feel less generic and less like other AI characters. I'm trying to make it feel like an AI that is already past the barriers of mastering language and I'm trying to give it a bit of a crazy internet troll persona (Let's just assume it learned how to talk from comments it read on the internet for example). I can see why this feels a bit strange to you and I'm not sure if my approach will end up working out... Fingers crossed and feel free to let me know what you think. :)

[@victusmaestro]

I agree that it's not what you'd expect from an AI, but I like it. I feel like it's an AI programmed by someone really snarky and cynical and it inherited that personality.

[@bluegoodev2085]

I liked dumdum instead of saying something like dumbass :)

[@aadityantr3113]

wow its neat .and the voice

[@JonasTyroller]

Awesome. Thanks a lot for the feedback. Makes sense.

[@andro_king]

I REALLY like Islanders, And till the Godot episode I didnt know you made it. Good to know how good you are, even if its a simple game

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks a lot. Appreciate it. Of course for Islanders I had an awesome team. This time it'll be a bit harder... :P

[@spiritlamp6324]

the music in the game is gonna' be a bop, I can tell.

[@jessemauritz1]

your videos are my motivation

[@oddballExtraordinaire]

I actually prefer the old tutorial better than the new one. It's much more faster for speedrunners and waiting for the AI to finish talking can get onto some people's nerves. Atleast add a transition to the first stage somewhere, like an exit for the snail that gets blocked off as the AI introduces itself.

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks a lot for your feedback. You can actually rush it extremely quickly as there is a button for canceling voice lines. Is that your only concern or is there something else you liked better about the old one? :)

[@oddballExtraordinaire]

@@JonasTyroller I'm kinda curious if the package delivery joke will still appear in the game, along with the older hub, because I actually find that part funny.

[@JonasTyroller]

@@oddballExtraordinaire Thanks for your feedback. I think I can definitely recycle that part of the game. I liked that button as well. :D

[@YaenGamedev]

So you're getting rid of the dynamic difficulty? Why? Last time we talked about it you were super confident in this system. (Starting to see a pattern here, the first dynamic difficulty system was also scrapped :D) About the new introduction: I think it'd be kind of cool if the AI was introduced a little more slowly so it feels more impactful once it appears. Also, right now it seems to babble nonstop. It's very hard to keep track of what it says. Add some pauses in between lines. It feels really cool that the AI is conversing so much with the player now though. That's really cool, can't wait to try it again. I laughed at the recommendation to make you feel as dumb as possible, that was funny :D

[@JonasTyroller]

I didn't really explain the current approach that well in the video. I'm taking a route in between now. The difficulty is a tricky problem in this game because it is so essential to the experience. I want everybody to be quite challenged while also making sure almost everybody can complete the game. Dynamic difficulty feels frustrating when you notice how it reduces the difficulty for you. Picking the difficulty yourself at the beginning of the game is a dumb idea as well as there is no way to tell what means what. My next experiment (the route in between) is: Dynamic difficulty at the beginning of the game and in extreme scenarios where the player is stuck for a long time or rushes through levels way too quickly BUT also allowing the player to change the difficulty as well. So if you disagree with a change the AI makes to your difficulty you can change it back. I renamed the difficulties to Easy, Very Easy, Extremely Easy and Infinitely Easy to obscure their actual difficulty as much as possible so people don't have to feel bad switching between them or feel as bad when the AI switches for them. The difficulties feel more like an ironic joke now which I think is probably good. I hope the pattern you're seeing is that I'm getting closer to the solution and not that I'm going insane. ha.. .Hahahaha....

[@bluegoodev2085]

I liked the way Call of duty did it (modern warfare 2 and probably more) with a training level. Depending on the time it took you to complete it, it recommends a level and you can choose a higher one or play it again until you are ”an expert” :)

[@chaos3d940]

never been a fan of 2d games, but this one just looks awesome! added to wishlist

[@opulentcargo25]

dude i started off in game maker! how the HECK did you make it look SO FLIPPING COOL!?

[@JonasTyroller]

With a simple bloom shader. :P

[@Lugmillord]

Oh boy. I can so relate to the beginning of the video. I wanted to have a little piece playable for friends who'll visit tomorrow and the stuff I wanted to complete took twice as long as I intended. It's a bit frustrating to know that the scale I envision for my game will take yeeeears to finish. I think I need to come up with a plan of how to put a lot of stuff into the game without much work or to phrase it better: Pump out the easy stuff that feels like a lot even when it isn't. It's usually the most time-consuming things that feel like you get the least done, i.e. implementing core systems. 10:38 I love these tiny bits where you "go crazy" and then cut off early. Exactly my kind of humor :D 11:27 Yeah, how much "porogress" did you make? :D I like how the AI keeps in the background when not talking. The talking however, isn't the easiest on the ears. Maybe have a filter option to make it sound a little smoother? I don't know how much work that is though. I guess if the effects are already made in the DAW, that'll be too much of a time sink.

[@JonasTyroller]

Haha. Thanks a lot for your feedback on the video and the game. Glad you can relate and enjoyed watching. I admit that the AI's voice is not super easy on the ears at the moment. I'll experiment a bit more in the daw. Reexporting all those voice lines is just one button anyways. :D

[@johnbeuck587]

I like the new intro idea more. Very funny also :D BUT the AI seems to be lacking behind quite a bit. You can already move and jump while the AI is introducing itself and the game. Maybe lock the controls until the AI says what you have to do (Press Left, Right, Up etc.) Also the buffer for testing if you've jumped very high is to big. 13:02 You do nothing and it still counts.

[@JonasTyroller]

All of that is true. Will try to fix it. Thanks a lot for the feedback. Highly appreciated. :)

[@minegunvany]

Oh cool i had the same orange pillow guy when i was a kid

[@jonathankirkpatrick9493]

The tutorial is really good, and i think you should add a secret level in it, like at the top left corner, that would be cool

[@JonasTyroller]

Good idea. I might do that. Saving that for a bit later in the development.

[@m.pravin4503]

voice lines are so funny and cool. I think the A.I looks big which is distracting. its just my opinion. I think it will be cool if it goes behind platform. keep doing you are the best

[@JonasTyroller]

Yeah, true. Maybe it should stay behind the platforms. Good point.

[@olon1993]

God damn it, I cant wait for this game

[@aidenvxsen_]

I need help on my game but I cannot figure anything out in Gamemaker I need help on stuff like this. :( I really need help on just getting to know Gamemaker and the Gamemaker tutorials are really confusing.

[@aidenvxsen_]

If any can help please leave it below.

[@Astoaria]

Great progress Jonas!! I can recognize the AI voice, is that you? 🤣 Keep it up!

[@jonahdevs]

I think its really impressive how many voicelines you got in here. For some feedback, building on what others have said, I think the robot effect is cool but hearing it without breaks makes it a bit monotonous and kind of grinds you down a bit. Also maybe you could consider having some slight tone variations within your voicelines. Some could be slow and serious, others maybe sound a bit higher-pitched if that makes sense. So that its still a robots voice but a robot that talks in a slightly more human way I reckon would make it heaps more effective to listen to.

[@JonasTyroller]

That makes sense. Thanks a lot for the input. Appreciate it.

[@jonahdevs]

@@JonasTyroller no worries

[@itsQuilow]

Awesome tutorial. I would create a little pause between different voice lines because its a bit tedious to focus for that long time without any time for break

[@JonasTyroller]

Good point. Thanks a lot for your feedback. I'll do that. :)

[@_GhostMiner]

It depends what you are doing. Are you working just on another game or Learning how to use the engine or make different type of game?

[@DoomOfCave]

Ads are getting smarter.. The game looks really neat tho.

[@Alzter0]

Damn, usually game assistants don't feel this flexible

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you. :3

[@youraverageinternetuser8105]

The To-Do List just *do* get any smaller Me: brug

[@dijjidog]

He knew! He was using zoom before the pandemic ( 8:27 )

[@nkusters]

For the start area, you can complete the desired action well bedroeg the audio acknowledges it, if you add a checklist om screen, you can provide clear directions and instant feedback when a user does what you ask. In addition, (stupid) people that play without sound (your lines are genius) will still be able to play and complete the game.

[@JonasTyroller]

Excellent idea. You're definitely right that I need some sort of visual cue on the screen as well. Perhaps even something more visual than a checklist. Thank you! :)

[@nkusters]

Jonas Tyroller you’re welcome :) love the content, keep it up :)

[@JonasTyroller]

@@nkusters I'll try my best. Thanks. :)

[@MechazoidApocalypse]

At the beginning of the tutorial, there's a mismatch between what you say and what the subtitles say. The subtitles say "This is the most important and most powerful simulation you'll ever be in", when you say "This is the most important and powerful simulation you'll ever be in"

[@JonasTyroller]

Ah. Thanks. That is an easy fix but one that is hard to notice. Appreciate it. :)

[@MechazoidApocalypse]

@@JonasTyroller no problem, good luck with the game!

[@feidry]

Jonas, how is GameMaker coping under your fairly large game? Is it keeping up alright? Is there anything you wish it made easier?

[@jimmyyaeger8494]

Voice recommendations from a normal KZbin critique: faster, and more robot reverb or setting that makes it not sound like a high man recorded it Voice quieter and maybe less voice commands if possible (although I know this is the primary idea for your game)

[@theothetorch8016]

OMG this was in 2019???? It's 2021 here and it feels like this video was updated yesterday!!!

[@CGIadviser]

0:00 very relatable

[@JonasTyroller]

Haha. I knew I'm not the only one... :D

[@mowztouch4873]

"Do not overscope." Heard this 1000 times. Still not clear. x)

[@muhamedgalal3093]

Ha I just subscribed You re now 17k sunscriber😊❤️❤️

[@JonasTyroller]

Ohhh. Thank you. Welcome to the channel.

[@muhamedgalal3093]

@@JonasTyroller Your channel is awesome I find u creative😊❤️

[@fahren1884]

1:17, AAAhhhhh shit, here we go again.

[@abdo9390]

Ok one suggestion, the robot voice is very like, how can I explain?? Umm like something in it's audio is too high like something is a bit weird in the robot voice other than that the game is freaking awesome really great job 👌🏼

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you. Hmm. Maybe it has a bit too many high frequencies which makes it sound a bit annoying. I know what you mean...

[@FuryRex09]

I learned a lot of LUA scripting language. (Because I develop games in Roblox, if you know what that is.) But I wanna learn c# now so I can make a real game. It’ll be easier now bc I already learning lua and I’m programming a robot with a few more people.

[@wreckingdan4157]

The new voicelines and the speed test are pretty cool because it's much more engaging but at the very beginning maybe it should be dark for a short moment and then the AI appears lighting the room because the sudden beginning can be a bit overwhelming. Btw the original design of the AI was so good why did you change it?

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks for your feedback. This AI design creates less visual clutter on the screen and allows you to focus more on the actual gameplay plus I think it blends in a lot better stylistically speaking. Hopefully you'll fall in love with it when the new facial animations are in. :P I agree with you. The AI appears a bit too suddenly. I'll have to find a bit of a different solution for that. :)

[@wreckingdan4157]

@@JonasTyroller New facial animations? Now that's pretty good :D

[@JonasTyroller]

@@wreckingdan4157 We'll see. :P

[@ely1333]

Will you be able to change how loud the AIs voice is?

[@JonasTyroller]

Yes, already possible. :)

[@Marvin7-4-96]

How do you created this colored cards on your trello board? :)

[@SirToastedTheBakery]

Game looks dope, just don't forget to make the text and the voice lines the same, otherwise it could be confusing for the player if the AI is saying something a little bit different than the text

[@JonasTyroller]

Oh yes, absolutely. We'll have to do a lot of hunting for that in the end. Thank you. :D

[@BobbitWizard]

I love the tutorial but it does seem a little weird for the AI to be helping you. Maybe throw in a line about how ‘he wants to get to the part where you die’ or something.

[@JonasTyroller]

Good point. My explanation for it would be that the AI wants to play the game (aka killing you) but also wants to make sure it's a bit of a challenge. That's why it's teaching you. Otherwise it would be too easy. You're right that that doesn't really come across that well so far. Thanks a lot for your useful feedback. :)

[@Daitli]

Will that joke be like Tyrion's joke in GoT? Always start but never finish? xD

[@JonasTyroller]

Not quite. :P

[@dylancurry5499]

Also will there be w a s d controls

[@rdoetjes]

Why are there so incredibly many if then else trees in that voice over script? Personally I always get very itchy when I have that because it would suggest me that I haven’t found a good algorithm, yet. But perhaps this system you are using is that limited and in that case the question: “why no do it in C#?”

[@abdo9390]

Hell yah I am wishlisting the game dawg

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks a lot. Appreciated.

[@dylancurry5499]

How much?

[@konstipoweryt4461]

Man this game is awesome!!

[@JonasTyroller]

Aw. Thank you. :3

[@nikotheboss6524]

one tiny thing - maybe add a larger pause between the voice lines because sometimes it feels like the AI is just saying loads of stuff not separate messages

[@JonasTyroller]

Yeah, good point. I'll do that. I agree. Thank you.

[@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa]

Random question: Do devs tend to make FPS shooters and games that require precision platforming easier on console than on PC? I would have thought that if the difficulty of the console and pc version were the same this would, in effect, result in the pc version being easier because it's easier to aim with a mouse than a controller.

[@JonasTyroller]

That probably depends on the game. I think for percision based platformers like Celeste or Super Meat Boy it's probably not necessary as that becomes only slightly harder with gamepad. For shooters it's probably more of a concern but I've never worked on so I can't tell you for sure how that is handled. For single player shooters there are often different difficulty settings anyways and sometimes console players get a bit of aiming assistance from the game... Hmm

[@nickgames1392]

Maybe it will be more interesting if u add some light 2d for blocks (actually blocks with black inside) p.s sorry for my English

[@danicopic5267]

Very cooool!

[@JonasTyroller]

No u. Thanks. :)

[@darkmaster7699]

Damn, the AI is fucking good !

[@WangleLine]

I have this feeling of not having done anything all the time, even when I actually got a lot done on that day. It's weird!

[@matthewbadger8685]

Maybe we compare our current progress to our earlier progress, as in programming we seem to learn and implement the initial things very quickly compared to the later things.

[@WangleLine]

@@matthewbadger8685 That's a nice way of thinking about it, but I kind of feel like this feeling also applies to other fields I work with (Sound Design, Animation) o:

[@magg1magg54]

Try changing the backround from something else than black?

[@MJ-dv8jj]

Salut! What kind of software are you using to track your progress in your tasks? Thanks a lot in advance! Cheers

[@JonasTyroller]

Trello and Google Sheets. Cheers. :)

[@Mega-yv2oo]

Nice

[@JonasTyroller]

Thank you. :)

[@Evolver83]

Wenn ich es richtig gesehen habe: Rechtschreibfehler "Sher leicht" - nur so, weil ja jeder kleine Fehler irgendwann gefixt werden muss ;-)

[@JonasTyroller]

Oh, vielen Dank. Were ich direkt mal schnell beheben. :)

[@max5czgames535]

If you want I can translate the game in to Czech, of course for free. Just hit me up with the things you want to translate (if any) and I'll translate it.

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks a lot for the offer. I'll worry about that at a later point of development once I know how many voice lines there will be etc. If you're around then we can definitely talk about it.. :)

[@max5czgames535]

@@JonasTyroller Ok. Will do my best.

[@Will-ei2jz]

The tutorial looks great, I think you may have spent a little too much time in the first room. Maybe cutting that into two separate rooms would be beneficial.

[@JonasTyroller]

Yeah, good idea. I might do that. :)

[@mirazzle]

Hello, what do you use for your schedule? Thank you, i really need some way to get myself organised

[@JonasTyroller]

At the moment Trello for keeping track of tasks and Google Sheets for my production plan / timeline. Highly recommend sorting tasks by priority and effort and then working your way from "low effort, high priority" towards "low priority, high effort". Also put the important tasks directly into your timeline. Hope that helps. :)

[@mirazzle]

@@JonasTyroller Thanks, i am currently working on my personal project while waiting for the rest of the team to get their stuff done.

[@JonasTyroller]

@@mirazzle Haha. Awesome. Will You Snail is basically the same. Also waiting for the Grizzly boys. :D

[@GigaStaff]

Great gameeeee

[@dijjidog]

When you see someone using zoom before the pandemic

[@ooga60]

At the start when the AI is explaining the controls there might be a small little problem. What if a person didnt quite catch a line what was being said? Will the text stay up until they figured it out? Not that people don't know what to do, for example the small jump, and get stuck in the tutorial

[@JonasTyroller]

I've already partially considered these issues. If you don't follow a command the AI will repeat it till you do or if it's not that important (like the low jump) eventually drop it and move on. Then the basic controls are also repeated in the race in room 2. Still I think you're absolutely spot on. The least thing I should do is putting some big and permanent button prompts onto the screen. Thank you. :)

[@romainchataigner1927]

I got an idea! you can make a MULTIPLAYER mode if you want! :)

[@MaxPicAxe]

Just to let you know a couple of people I showed your WYS trailer to just stopped watching after a couple of seconds. People with low attention span these days. They didn't even get to see the best parts. So I suggest you see if you can make the first few seconds draw more attention... although that's a very hard thing to do Good luck!

[@JonasTyroller]

Thanks a lot for your valuable feedback. I agree that I absolutely need to work on that. Thanks. :)

[@rat4289]

Amazing game!

[@JonasTyroller]

Well see what you think after you've played it... glp... :D Thank you. :)