1 YEAR of Unity Game Development in 10 Minutes!

[@CodeMonkeyUnity]

Looking great! Factorio in a Forest is certainly a very appealing concept, best of luck!

[@syrenarch251]

This is what true dedication really looks like. The whole series actually helped me get started with being a game developer and I currently work with my middle school friend on godot :)

[@unusuallink7434]

Egg Ify What app are you using to develop it?

[@syrenarch251]

Dangernoodler I use Godot game engine. I chose it over things like unity, gamemaker and unreal engine for things like it being open source, free, compact and make other things.

[@hfhah7908]

I find it hard to use godot can u help me ?

[@unusuallink7434]

Egg Ify Thank you! I’ve been super interested in developing a game of my own but sadly can’t pay for anything, I’ll try and test it out later today! ^^

[@syrenarch251]

Hf Hah I suggest if you want to make a 2D game go to heartbeast and if you want 3D go to Jeremy Bullock

[@smellfish1430]

Cool! What about the rivers? Maybe you could make a water pump/electricity generator to make the machines run or make the machines slightly faster or give other slight advantages?

[@maxteric7855]

A water wheel to generate electricity in early stages and a coal generator (burn wood to get coal or burn wood directly in it with lower efficiency) sounds good!

[@MrPotatoMan]

Maybe they can be other option to transport the logs

[@clajmate69]

a good idea but it's hard to code but it's a nice add on later on the game

[@rititek]

@@maxteric7855 I really like that idea, would make game a lot more complex and interesting

[@wackotomato]

There could also be an underground or mining section unlocked by a building - a mine / a drill. This could unlock metals or a fuel system for transportation

[@gleed7502]

7:35 son of birch. Looks like an amazing name for a comany)

[@RoboSkyrat]

Right? I also love the Goldman saps loan company. That one really got me

[@winthardcastle]

you son of a birch, Im in

[@danisob3633]

its nice

[@lewis9s]

I thought it said “son of a birch”.

[@alecity4877]

@@lewis9s it does

[@TheConnorRoberson]

Really glad that the algorithm grabbed this, I'd love to see a breakdown of your black idea book and how you brainstorm things.

[@RobLang]

Great to see your progress and design decisions over the year. I hope that at the end of my first year I have achieved as much as you have! 👍

[@BWDev]

Thank you!

[@SilverionX]

One day, this will be me, but today, all the glory of a job well done goes to you. I have not taken my first step yet, but this is very inspiring, thank you :)

[@BWDev]

Thank you! I was thinking the same about other youtubers a few days ago!

[@leonardodavinci4259]

I love this comment

[@scottlambie4255]

You've committed so far and lots of people including myself are excited by your project. Thanks for documenting the process, man. Good luck over the coming year, I'm sure you're going to do great.

[@StarlightEquinox]

Random youtube recommendation brought me here.... that's a lovely game you got going on! I'll keep following this!

[@GamerMickey87]

Dude, I love your project! I love the concept of the game itself, it is a very calm, beautiful and curious game. It gives me really good vibes. I have really liked to follow the development during all these months, watching videos regularly to see the updates, and see how it is taking shape. I think you are doing a wonderful job. I'm going to reserve it on Steam now. But take your time to finish it, if you see that you are going to have to delay it, do it without any concerns. Your followers will understand it, it is a massive job and for to get it done properly, it needs dedication. Cheers!

[@BWDev]

Thank you! Comments like this make my day, glad you like the project 😁

[@douglasparkinson4123]

this guy: nice calm devlog. randall: bonking in the head of his clone to explain his friction code

[@SamoeOfficial]

this channel's nice bc i get to see a calm developer make logical decisions after carefully weighing what the future of the game will be meanwhile randall's evil clone just opened a wormhole in his living room and also we have to rework the inventory (again) which leads to the world gen (again) oh wait there's a new update of godot? rework the whole game into a new engine (again)

[@douglasparkinson4123]

@@SamoeOfficial well both work

[@douglasparkinson4123]

@Dottoman 共匪 hes a developer that also uploads his devlogs to youtube. hes pretty chaotic

[@kaedenlivesey1980]

Very well done, good job continuing your idea. Also the feel and menus of the game all are amazing, alot of menus seem to either be to complicated or simple but yours are cool, relaxing, and organized can't wait to play the game

[@chubawaba2863]

This is soo cool, it's also a good insight of just how much work you need to put in and that not everything you use will get used but serves as a good learning experience.

[@stonic6396]

What a journey, glad to see you pull through and I hope to see this in Steam stores soon

[@DavidSanx]

Your game looks awesome, I hope you get to finish it!!

[@sugarbee.]

Congratulations on 1 year of game development! When I first found your devlogs I binged the whole thing because of how amazing your game already looks! I can’t wait to play it on release! On a side-note, here’s a couple of suggestions I thought would be cool. :P I think it would be great if there was an employee you could hire that would automatically replant a specific/random species of tree in a player-specified area. It would allow for more automation so that you can focus on other things instead of constantly worrying about running out of trees. Some other cool ideas would be for activist groups, employee benefits and unions. If you didn’t replant enough trees there could be a chance for activists to target your company, which would decrease the amount of trade offers you would get. Employee benefits could be stuff like holidays, healthcare and retirement funds. While it wouldn’t be necessary for the player to provide all of these to an employee, they would boost an employees happiness, because maybe they’d quit if they weren’t happy enough. Combining employee benefits with a union system would encourage players to run an ethical lumber company, because unions might organise worker strikes if you don’t treat your employees right, and maybe even file lawsuits against you.

[@BWDev]

Cool ideas! Was considering a ‘carbon credit’ system for replanting and the activism thing would really add to that 🤔

[@geyotepilkington2892]

Awesome ideas

[@SydneywithSam]

I only just found this, and I am hooked. Love the idea, love the style, love the dedication. You’ve put a spectacular amount of effort into this game. I’m definitely gonna get this when it’s released! Keep it up! :)

[@rod-abreu]

Awesome job dude. Congrats on making and actually finishing this game. I can't wait to play this one. This is actually the genre that sparked my interest in making games back in the year 2000.

[@BWDev]

Thanks! Not finished yet, but I plan to finish it eventually!

[@ItsxRoryz]

I got not even halfway through this video before I was intrigued by the game and went back to episode 1, to binge every single dev log episode of Lumbermill! The journey you've undergone with your game development is incredible and I really really enjoyed watching every episode. I'm so glad that youtube recommended me your channel, eagerly await your biweekly uploads!

[@fmvlee]

Just discovered this devlog and have since gone over some of your older videos. Not disappointed!

[@tommeh3500]

This looks really awesome. Congrats on your progress & dedication!

[@polojuninho]

Dude that's huge. Such dedication and self control inspired me.

[@HeinousAnusOG]

true inspiration mate, really appreciate the videos :) the game i want to develop is significantly more ambitious and i have considerably less programming skill than you, but watching these makes me feel like I can do it as long as I stay true to myself and the idea. good on ya :D

[@kareemelamin4902]

Nice! I will buy in steam once you released it. Awesome to see indies even showing their progress on yt.

[@joeypecoraro4430]

This game is absolutely stunning, it looks gorgeous and everything I’ve always wanted!! I’m so glad I found you I’ll be watching all of your videos!!!

[@samburch]

This is awesome. What a great insight into indie game development and a great little factory game in the works too. I'll be keeping an eye on this!

[@SpiritofFeanor]

This video and this game encapsulate a beautiful work of art that breaths with passion and determination, stunning!

[@dutchdoggo]

i am currently busy with a lil game myself and i hope truly that within a year i have gotten as far as you, keep up the great work!

[@springnet821]

I just discovered, this channel but I can tell this is a passion project. I like it.

[@vishhalrajesh17]

It was really wholesome to see the dedication you put on it and how a lot of people are liking it

[@damitboy187]

I love this game and im impressed what you have done in 1 year. I cant wait to see how this game turns out.

[@sushii239]

this is the kind of game i’d like to play. something i can space out in but still be creative. super glad i found this!

[@vaevictus4637]

This is so magnificent and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

[@romanmaksimov2024]

Very cool man! I'm a senior level developer (working on enterprise applications), but I have just started working on and learning unity. It's crazy fun, but requires a whole new level of thinking for me - especially in the 3D space.

[@plantinapot9169]

It looks awesome my dude, very solid! A small change that’d really make a lot is making those buttons on the bottom a bit bigger and “fancier”, and maybe a small gif background instead of a black void? I’m sure gifs for things like falling leaves and the river is coming soon, but that too. This is a really promising game, and I love the aesthetic, you’ve done a wonderful job! Very impressive! ^^

[@alienredwolf]

Everything looks amazing, but may I suggest one visual thing? - Slight colour variation within the different types of trees. So with the pines or maple, if it's randomly generates some trees to be 15% greyer, some 10% oranger, some 5% bluer (for example). Those subtle differences would make the whole world have much more depth in my opinion. I'm not a coder though! I'm a designer :) Let me know if this is possible, love seeing the progress!

[@BWDev]

Had this suggestion a lot and am working on a solution!

[@alienredwolf]

BWDev awesome mate! Sorry if it sounded repetitive. I’ll be keeping my eyes on the channel.

[@DanielLochner]

This was an awesome summary video! Congrats on 1 year! :D

[@lost_daemon]

Nice job! Another proof of art skills importance. Most of the solo developers focusing on code, ignoring visual for the first time. Code is quite important, but at the moment's of mental crisis like "I'm tired!", "my game sucks!" good-looking (visually) prototype can stimulate to proceed to develop.

[@SajadDevs]

i am a game developer too. honestly i admire your will. 365 days is not easy for a game developer. everyday you ask yourself is it worth it. now here you are and this thing is definitely worth it

[@clemenss.8641]

Damn, when you saud you had just hit a 1000 subscribers, I couldn't believe it. Your videos have an astonishing quality and this game of yours looks great too!

[@Tudvari]

1 year already has passed? Holy moly. And relatively to me, you've progressed so much :D Congrats mate!

[@christianrasmussen1]

I like the style and music. Best of luck with the game! :)

[@selgesel]

As much as we all hate it, the algorithm does work every now and then. Progress is almost never one way, so thanks for showing what did work and what did! Completely optimistic that only show the positives usually end up selling false hopes. As a more realistic video, yours really motivated me to continue making my game and then move on to a similar sim/tycoon game that I had in mind. So thanks again!

[@josephlouwerse2105]

Wow, this is beautiful! I've never seen your videos before but I subscribed because this is the type of game developer I want to be when I grow up; free to be able to make what I love.

[@Iristhornz]

Videos like this make me think of getting more serious about my projects. Love your pixel art =].

[@colinsmovie467]

BWDev you gave me inspiration to create the game! In a few minutes I wrote the whole plan! Thank you very much: D

[@renasouza8261]

This is my new favorite series on youtube. Thanks!

[@timon7651]

Crazy how I haven't found your Channel earlier. I love Factory Building Games. I made a prototype for one myself about two years ago and just last week I decided to continue with the idea.

[@elijahjns81]

Never heard of it until now. Glad to see how far you've come.

[@GamerMickey87]

Your game looks so much fun! And it looks really beautiful! I've been trying to make my own game for years and never got so far, so I can really tell how much effort you put into this. Please keep working hard!

[@PhantomTissue]

Im glad to hear that Im not the only one that has experienced false starts with making games. Ive tried so many times (something like 8 or more) over the years to get going on a game, but always ended up giving up because I was spending way more time on the art than I ever cared to. A week ago, though, I've finally had a good start. I've gotten further into development with it than I have ever gotten with any other game. But now that I'm this far, I cant NOT think about it.

[@Vince702]

This is literally ideal. I just started my journey in game dev. and I wanted to see what typical issues new devs find when starting out! Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

This is so cool! Awesome to see all the progress you have made over the past year. I love seeing the polish of the art and animation over time. Great work so far, and happy to see you are still going strong!

[@TheVestinius]

Something that could be really cool is adding seasons, where the player has to decide what to do before winter hits, like stocking up on lumber or something like that and milling it in the winter.

[@briancrompton7440]

Beautiful! Your retexturing of the trees made me think of seasonal changes in trees. Maybe a nice graphic feature. Stunning game!

[@TheDuncskunk]

Wow. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@jk0194]

Woah beautiful work. Can't wait to see it finished.

[@zoeythebee1779]

This is pretty inspirational. I've always wanted to make games but I've never, EVER gotten past the technical hurdle. I am an artist at heart, not a programmer. But after watching this... I dunno I am getting the urge to give it another go.

[@PanBober]

I love how much fun you have doing this

[@wontenstudio]

What a progression. Even in your first weeks the progression was already awesome. Our problem is really about the arts, and time of course, because we only do game dev on weekends if we had time. All 3 of us are full time programmers in a company, so no arts background, and have little time to develop our game. Our latest games is using free pictures and sounds. Hope we could be better in the future. >___

[@stazzadev3532]

This game looks amazing! It's been so cool seeing you create it over the year! Can't wait to play it!!!

[@dragonbreaker6111]

this game looks awesome and i need to get this the second it comes out. i love these types of games!

[@Oxmond]

Great video! Amazing work in only one year! Well done! 👍🤓

[@articb]

Awesome stuff bro all the best with the game. I have added it to my wish list and hope you launch the game before 2020 ends cheers mate.

[@twiceplays5353]

I can already see let's game it out playing it! You are doing a great job on making a game, if you ask him to play it, this might give you a huuuge boost in popularity!

[@BWDev]

Hahaha I'm terrified of what he'd do to my poor game

[@Gnejs86]

Looking good there! Best of luck with the project :)

[@CodemasterJamal]

Been watching these devlogs for nearly as long as you've been posting them.

[@RubberTag]

Great to see! Way to go, God bless and good luck with this project and future projects!

[@FlutterExplained]

That is amazing, it is a real inspiration. Thank you for sharing your passion with us!

[@LforLorelai]

Awesome breakdown. Hooked from the start of the video. Well done 👍

[@Kokurorokuko]

I wouldn't say game have interested me, BUT your color and font choices and overall design is amazing!

[@mxmdigital]

That is amazing! I just found your channel. Great work!

[@deadidonnie7635]

Wow man this is incredible, thank you for sharing.

[@GameMaster10K]

Well now im just gonna have to watch all ur videos to see the progress cause this is awesome

[@ashrasmun1]

I wish I could love this craft as much as you do... big kudos man

[@sonisunil]

Nice work, it gives me a motivation as I am trying to develop a game since very long.. very hard work appreciated.

[@drsvenlp]

It´s already been an entire year?!? Wow time passes so fast... Great game, im already looking forward to the next devlog video. Keep up the great work! :D

[@MrFloris]

So cool to see the progress, thanks for making this.

[@zaiohellgren9266]

really cool to see!! defenitly picking up on alot of good information

[@manfredidebernard1671]

I really like this kind of content! Subscribed! Also in love with the graphic look of the game

[@mysingingmonstersfan1023]

This Looks Awesome

[@Metagamingtv]

Wow, no idea how I got here, but you showed up in my recommended! Loved the video, and loved seeing this. Also really dig the idea of showcasing the game development as it progresses through videos and having Patreon as a platform to help fund it. While I can't back you on Patreon, I have subscribed and can't wait to see how this continues to develop. Love management titles and specially the ones you are inspired by. Reminds me of games such as Transport Tycoon Deluxe etc. Keep it up!

[@martinmanhillen239]

I was thinking about finally returning to game programming for like 2 or 3 weeks now and this morning this video recommendation was given to me. I think it´s a sign, nice video =)

[@martinmanhillen239]

May a ask, was one of your inspirations Gnomoria? I thought from the first look and when you mention later the Hybrid Pine- and Maple-Chairs, i had a flashback to Gnomoria =D

[@revoland]

Amazing, looking forward to have it available for purchase on steam

[@DanielTorres-ee4pl]

Amazing work bro best of luck to you!

[@zacks_drums]

This is a really cool project! Came across on my recommended and gave it a click. From one dev to another, keep on going! You've already built something really cool :)

[@bangjey5439]

It's nice to see how you developed this game from scratch! loving the simple style

[@benkallsen7593]

Thanks, Ben for this series. I've been starting to play with Unity but I've been baffled as to where to start, now I think I might try and start simple and work up to a full-blown game

[@mintlou]

Looking good, very impressive work. Keep it up!

[@tyleranders9972]

Love seeing this grow and change

[@nostromer]

Damn dude, You have some serious talent to program all of these functions. Big ups!

[@maxteric7855]

Im working on a game on my own since 1 1/2 month now (not as complicated like yours) and can feel your struggle! Take my subscription!

[@JohnnyHotshot]

Woah, this is really awesome to see! Really makes the task of creating that game idea you've had forever seem achievable. If I might make a super tiny small suggestion though, the forest seems (at least to me) a little too "structured" as all of the trees are evenly spaced apart. Maybe if each tree would generate a random offset within a range of 3/5 pixels from the center of the tile in the X and Y directions, and that's where the trunk of the tree would grow out of rather than the center of the tile for each tree? I think it would make the forest look much more "wild" and lively. The game looks amazing though, and it's come so far in just a year! Wishing you luck on the road to the finished product!

[@JopeliH]

This video just popped into my recommended and I have to say looks Amazing! I follow many game devs' dev logs and tutorials and especially Unity related because i'm interested in all that kind of stuff. Thank you! Subbed, liked and I'm sure I will watch your other videos also and I'm looking forward how your game's doing in the future when it's released!

[@BWDev]

Awesome to hear 😁

[@BDSmithTrucking]

Woo! I'm your 30th Patreon! Can't wait for game release man, have it wishlisted and following.

[@jarnalyrkar]

Inspiring stuff, man! Well done!

[@kirukanya]

This is so extremely inspiring and really really admirable! You did an amazing job!

[@VKSpaz]

I just discovered your channel and must admit that it's amazing.

[@TimersAndMore]

The style and feel of roller coaster tycoon from back in the days is so beautifully done.

[@Riffrefferer]

one fellow learning game dev to another, game development is hard, and this is what hard work and commitment can do, this game looks awesome :)