Adding A Friendly Companion To My Weird Shooter Game - Devlog

Hi and thanks for joining me in this devlog video! In this video I add a companion to help collect ammo. I also do some level design, and work on the wildlife.
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[@Codeer]

Hey guys! Let me know if you have any feedback on the game or on this devlog, and subscribe to see the future devlogs :)

[@Fl4kFire]

Attachments for guns

[@Fl4kFire]

@@prashil20076 true

[@melvinluner1454]

Will the game have a story to tell

[@Vthoen]

Playable demo😇

[@shoelicker]

btw im not like demanding just asking

[@soflet4826]

for the companion, you should put a little bulb on his head that changes colour based on how much ammo he has, because i think it will be quite hard to see the liquid when it is moving around.

[@Codeer]

That's a really nice idea! yes you're right. Currently there's also some UI to show the ammo, but it'd definitely be nice to see it a bit more clear on the robot aswell

[@prabas8190]

@@Codeer you could make the ammo hard and spongy and call it "reloadstone"

[@prabas8190]

Additionally you could make it so that your buddy drills it

[@bacongaming3659]

@@Codeer Or you could make the liquid glow inside the companion.

[@Nautifyyt]

@@bacongaming3659 this ^^^

[@allavidyakina764]

I dont care how many years it will take to me to play this , i will wait and will look for every devlog! DUDE ITS BECOME COOLER AND COOLER IN EVERY DEVBLOG!

[@Codeer]

Thank you!

[@lechking941]

good patiance is one thing i find rare but when i do have it its a LONG ASS TIME for it like this little game

[@buggy730]

@@Codeer I have a mini gun idea, you can find it on a new robot corpse and just rip it out, It doesn't even NEED ammo, it has its own ammo supply, Problem is, you can't refill it. The only way to get ammo is just to find a new mini gun.

[@defnotfuntime]

​@@buggy730 but what does it do 💀

[@buggy730]

@@defnotfuntime do i have to tell you the things in 1st grade agan?

[@fruitcircuit]

A cool idea: maybe add an area which has merged with the robots, with hybrid biotech enemies, like an abandoned area that has slowly been taken over by nature, with vines creeping through cracks in the walls and robotic plants etc

[@godofportal5905]

he hearted it. i hope that gets put in

[@fruitcircuit]

@@godofportal5905 me too

[@chipfry1550]

Holy crap this is beautiful, this game has such nice graphics and such a nice vibe. The colors are so contrasting and it looks so artistic and cartoony. I love this so much.

[@chipfry1550]

I want to be like you one day Codeer!

[@mathieuschneider4647]

I think Ammonium Blobia would be a cool name for the ammo blobs. Or without the Blobia.

[@SunilNmb]

Ammonium sounds cool.

[@boosaft1622]

Sounds cool, but Ammonium being a real world chemical might not fit the game. Idk

[@lordskull4382]

@@boosaft1622 that makes it even better

[@laszlokortvelyessy1999]

by far the best name!

[@Brinkalski]

Ammo-ite? Energium, Blastium, Blob of blast-ium

[@ThunderStormFortnite]

Something like "Omnium" or "Omnium Jelly" might fit it since it can transform to other types of ammo :>

[@tnieuwenhuizen2708]

Yeah Jelly is cool. Make it a bit transparant and glowing, that would be cool

[@Enderwyvern6450]

Yea that would fit real good

[@Elijah_Yinkledoink]

Not as good as "Boom Boom Goo".

[@polycrack]

Yeah it also sorta sounds like it has multiple purposes so it sounds perfect

[@FasutonemuMyoji]

How about PewTronium Jelly

[@stevenarvizu3602]

Your dev logs are helping me understand solo dev a lot better, thanks m8, I like hearing you talk through your thought process and how you develop and iterate on the fly

[@Mister_Cy]

Suggestions You could have the companion go into a backpack on the back of the player model it could act as a little rider such as having a cord to the weapon your using and storing your ammo this could also give way to some cute companion animations such as riding the player in creature mode like a turret and so forth. This could show that he's your buddy and "helper", you could also add a rescue mission in a new "tutorial" where the player relies solely on the controls acting like a stealth mission to show where the robot came from. the player could also have a weapon progression system in where he could find, buy or trade weapons with some npc´s that could inhabit the world. The weapons could also have some customization options such as damage, rate of fire, sticky bomb damage in where the player could throw an ammo blob at a robot that eats away at the robot's hp a high-cost strategy.

[@selagia]

The menu look very crisp and it really fits the game. The ammo robot looks great! The game is really taking shape!

[@sniper7269]

"My weird shooter game" actually sounds like a good title imo.

[@pqoeuehsnskduxueownwudispwsn]

This is amazing. Beautiful art style. Love how the camera follows the player so well.

[@pazakkattack]

Mate. Amazing work as always. So many unique and fun ideas in this game already and the style is so charming. The quality of your videos is fantastic as well.

[@SuperCaitball]

You could go with what Deep Rock Galactic did and call the ammo material "Nitrite" or some other variant? Maybe "Nitratium"? Idea being that one of the main components of gunpowder is potassium nitrate. Also, it'd be best to also establish that the toxic water somehow disables your climbing arms from being able to be deployed properly, allowing you to then scale up cliffs present on the other side of this water so the player can't just find some way to tank through the damage and get to the other side.

[@gunzalesd8460]

maybe mushing it together into "Potatrate" could be kinda cool? also, i think that the best way to notify the player is with some UI notification from the suit like "WARNING: TOXICITY LEVELS CRITICAL. CLIMBING ARM USAGE DISABLED"

[@trevorx7872]

The issue is that nitrite is a not-too-interesting real world compound.

[@Lunite76]

Nitrox would be a good one

[@Reaper_Lord]

I liked the morphium names, because the idea that the ammo is a similar material to the player seems quite cool, given they both shapeshift into whatever is needed. Rather than just focusing on the fact it's used for ammo. Also the suggestion I saw about it being animal dung, it could also be eaten by animals, kinda like how some animals eat rocks for digestion. It would still tie it to the nature without being organic

[@Ntgaming26]

yeah but i also like alterium because it kinda alters between ammo types

[@briishcabbage568]

-morphine-

[@dheerajc1879]

I love that intro song, i keep repeating 00:13 ❤️❤️

[@aditya95sriram]

First devlog of yours that I'm watching and I'm sold. Super interesting! Subscribed :)

[@dankmeme73]

Call the ammunition snail elephant bile or flying ray droppings to tie everything to the wildlife, this would allow you to have ammo drops from a snail elephant after you kill it, milk it, or feed it and wait for it to pass.

[@Plasmagon99]

Hey Mom! Im gonna milk the ammo snail cow elephant for some more ammo! Want any? Get me enough for my .50 plasma sniper!

[@Codeer]

Oh that's a really cool idea. Tying the ammo to the creatures somehow would definitely bring it all together nicely

[@HaugeBauge]

@@Codeer You could have snail elephant milk be a universal resource. A little bit like whale oil from dishonered

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

@@Codeer All of it also can be neatly tied to how this world is working, like, toxic for us water and the fact that we can use life byproducts of those animals may be explained as life here arosed from water as well, but their water is actually a mixture of useful for us materials and its further transformation while used by plants and wildlife condenses the materials and even fortunately removes unwanted components

[@mollyOS420]

Could also tie it into the robots a bit! Moreso for the bigger ones, prolly.

[@kylebanks]

Another great devlog, I'm so stoked for this game!

[@lonelyfloat2582]

hello color game man

[@Codeer]

Thank you Kyle!

[@thegenesisgame]

you are a great inspiration, i always watch your devlog when i try to motivate myself for my project :)

[@JakeSmout]

This is the most well presented and concise devlog I've ever seen. Plus the game looks fantastic. You're very talented, keep doing exactly what you're doing 👍

[@angelofdeath0203]

I am loving the way everything is coming together. If extra funds makes for even better quality gameplay don't be afraid to add a go fund me. I don't have much but would love to support in any way I can.

[@electhronee]

Your devlogs are amazing! Can't wait to see more and play the game once I have some time :)

[@ashraypai5540]

This is really cool, I am so happy to see that you have progressed so much. I sometimes get bored after developing for a week, but seeing this keeps me motivated 😁.

[@anwendung6205]

For the jumping you should add a jetpack that boosts the player up. When hold the player jumps higher so he charges the jump basically. Great devlog btw!

[@hejshshjejeheh5557]

So kinda like a double jump and a normale jump with the jetpack ? Ok

[@Codeer]

Awesome idea! haha tbh that's pretty much how it works currently, where you can hold down to activate the little boosters on the backpack to jump higher :)

[@ryle2814]

Yes kinda like in destiny 2 or splitgate

[@katteisace4563]

@@Codeer maybe instead of a jet pack, holding down before hitting jump while in creature mode could allow a high launche?

[@beankingbean7699]

I have followed your game’s journey from the start and love how it has evolved keep up the amazing work 🙂

[@cal9203]

Your devblogs are so inspiring! Great job

[@Codeer]

Thank you :)

[@tigeroats913]

Dude this game looks awesome I really hope u make it big cause u really deserve that

[@l-_olvlo_-l]

I genuinely want to see some small spider bots added, maybe they could serve as some type of defense for the really large robot you're working on. Or they can be enemies found in interior locations. Can't wait to see more devlogs.

[@dontkickmychick6076]

how about a carrier-type robot that spawned droves of these smol spiderbot things? afterall when theres a smol theres usually a *lar ge*

[@owenwaters2413]

tribal camps that look destroyed would be cool, as if the robots have decimated a population of alien people

[@doneedanickname3522]

Something like in Enders Game?

[@doneedanickname3522]

@@owenwaters2413 so something like Horizon Zero Dawn?

[@lukeystuff]

The ammo blobs should be called "Ammo-nium" :D

[@bean40]

GENIUS!

[@tasteless_5915]

we think alike brother.

[@ewagonera9571]

Noicd

[@ewagonera9571]

Noice*

[@weegeebro9649]

Hmm, I was thinking that or Ammode

[@yuriaugusto1084]

Theese dev logs are so well made. I hope one day i can do such beautifull work, great job as usual :).

[@sergeantspear4212]

I really like the concept of the game an what you've done so far. I will definitely check it out once you release it!

[@DerRaptor64]

I just had a cool idea for enemies, though it could be hard to implement: How about making for all enemies (Or maybe just the bigger ones) two ways of defeating them. One would be the brute force way, where you just shoot it down and two would be some kind of way, that warries, where you have to analyze the enemy. For example like you did with the one robot, where you have to remove the batteries.

[@Codeer]

Awesome idea, yeah I was thinking something similar for the tripod robot where you could also use guns, however currently I'm not sure how I'd make it so climbing is incentivised. Because I feel like most people would just use the guns and not put in any effort to climb anything.

[@Trombi01]

@@Codeer Maybe you could have limited amount of armor piercing rounds, so you need to do the climbing most of the time, but you can take breaks from it by just using AP-rounds? Or maybe you can eventually aquire blueprints for the enemies that reveal additional weakspots you can just shoot after you have defeated the same type enough of times?

[@DerRaptor64]

@@Codeer You could make it an essential mechanic, by making Ammo Blobs more rare and by defeating Enemies efficiently. Like this, you encourage the player to really investigate each enemy. And it doesn't always have to be the "climbing" way. For example shooting certain weakspots or shooting multiple ones in a certain sequence. And by making enemies more bulky, so the "Brute force" way would really take a bite out of your Ammo. Like this it could be a kind of mix. Defeat the one with little ammo to brute force the other one.

[@doneedanickname3522]

Oooo this could lead to different endings like an ‘Analyse’ route and ‘Genocide’ route.

[@qwertydavid8070]

so basically weakpoints lol.

[@flyingemerald]

Dude, this game looks awesome, can't wait to see how cool it is in its later stages

[@nazubikeart]

Got to say I really enjoy your devlogs. And it gives me a good idea how to start my dev log too.. Wonderful videos, simply wonderful.

[@emidltz5103]

Can't wait to the final version! keep up the good work

[@GamesBySaul]

Great video as always! The acid water is a great alternative to having random world borders. The Witcher does something similar by making it be too hard out of a certain area (if I remember correctly) so kind of making the borders part of the game! Also for the companion, I don't know why, I really liked the blue blob creature it was before being a robot 😅 I feel like the more of the ammo substance is absorbs the more opaque it could be

[@GamesBySaul]

Also alterium is a great name, very fun to say!

[@Codeer]

Thanks Saul! Yeah exactly, haha hopefully the natural borders will make it a bit more immersive. perhaps I should reconsider the companion, maybe some sort of cyborg combination between the two lol

[@GamesBySaul]

@@Codeer Definitely more immersive imo. You could even add large robots which kill you very quickly if you get out of bounds. Like robot watchers. And I think that could work, I mean your character is an alien life form (I think anyways x) ) So maybe something from its own planet?

[@11nephilim]

I love the idea of climbable robots! Going for a Shadow of the Colossus thing where you have to defeat larger enemies this way would be super cool!

[@clanclasher4148]

absolutely sick devlog, love to see it

[@hollowdevelopment1]

Damn, this video is so pretty and well made great job!

[@Alffraido]

just binge watched all the dev blogs, this is dope!!! I really love the style and i really love the wackyness and sci fi bits! im loving this and if you ever put your game in steam ill definitely be playing it.

[@manashortage3805]

I love watching these devlogs and what you have so far look great! My advice would be to make the weapons very unique so they are memorable and recognisable. Keep up the great stuff!

[@heehee456]

I love this series. 100% buying the game when it comes out!

[@blisterfingers8169]

Lovely aesthetic. Especially love the designs of the creatures and robots.

[@Timmax95]

I loooove the artstyle and the design of the animals! Some sheep-like or hog-like animals that appear in groups would be nice.

[@Denomote]

great idea

[@blabedybloop3335]

I have a small idea for a facility(that's what I'm calling the indoor places) there could be one inside a mountain with only one entrance at the side of the mountain, this entrance would be open but there would be a shield keeping the player out. The only way in would be to destroy all the robots the carrier robot carries, then go inside the robot and wait for it to go back to the facility to refill itself with the other robots and that's how the player would get in. This might not work at all depending on what kind of gameplay you do(as in rogue-like, RPG and whatnot I'm not sure what the word is) but I'm more so commenting to support you

[@Codeer]

That's an awesome idea! so I'd almost be like a stealth mission! not sure it currently fits in the game's scope but I'll definitely write that down haha. And thank you for the support comment :)

[@ryle2814]

@@Codeer A stealth mission would be great!

[@bluejay_1518]

Man, Ive watched the intro four times, and I still can’t get over how epic it is. Well done man (:

[@tejaswanve9051]

name/link to intro music?

[@hjorthall]

@@tejaswanve9051 dansez - fasion

[@tejaswanve9051]

@@hjorthall thanks bro

[@sohrabhamza3805]

This game is epic, the devlog is epic and you are epic :)

[@abstractstopcontact953]

The wobbly eyes are the best thing i’ve ever seen!

[@tinkietunky4633]

It's really cool to see the creation of something great right in front of you

[@Eendhoorn]

Looks like a joy to explore this world! Looking forward to what you come up with next

[@Codeer]

Thank you Eendhoorn! really appreciate it :)

[@jonypalmseed]

im really loving your vids keep up the good work

[@Shi.f.t]

This is some of the coolest stuff I’ve ever seen

[@Codeer]

Thanks!

[@miliuskairys6595]

I love how the game is turning out. For me good ammo names are: Unitium and Alterium. Would love to play it when it's fully finished.

[@gishky7316]

This is the second Dev Log ive seen now and I just cant get it out of my head how awesome a battle royale would be with these mechanics. Please tell me I'm not the only one...

[@maru3899]

This looks so cool. Looking forward to it

[@spitfazee2801]

I’ve been following this game like a hawk man, looks extremely interesting, is there any way I could support this project? I think I couldn’t live with myself not seeing this game to completion the idea is just so creative and good

[@ArcaneWorlds]

Support us too !!! 🙏🙏 but I agree this guy has a creative game ! V cool 👍

[@user-sn5bw3gh5f]

@Arcane Worlds begging people is a great way to kill your project, it generally annoys people

[@DropjointDk]

Bulletium

[@dasquid7216]

This seems cool bro keep it up!!

[@CurlyGenius6000]

Been here since 1k subscribers.. Your glow up is insane talent wise and editing wise.

[@ikethompson4850]

Man love ur content man ur definitely going to be big u definitely have a new sub

[@sethmikapremarathne]

6:13 that's a neat little transition.👍

[@XvirusX]

good work man! really cool progress i will totally buy the game when it comes out i wish i had your skills in building games and modeling in blender because i gave up on my game a lot time ago. i'm glad to see you keep working on yours 😃

[@et-eg4yw]

You are really talented the ai of this game seems super good

[@envilonscript]

Love your stuff!

[@hom3r330]

I’m excited for this game. Looks sick

[@feli3d]

I really cant wait for that game to come out!

[@maxit0x]

Wow amazing bro, so much work.

[@ChrisTharpArt]

Looking amazing man!

[@arcanep]

wow i remember when you started with this it looks fricking amazing 🔥

[@breepuskranston1969]

His looks awesome!!! I know it's not even done, but I would love to see the sequel to this.

[@__Rizzler__]

Yea, finally an update from none other than Mr. Codeer

[@pummelweed784]

Taking a cube and cutting it up into pieces is extremely good advice for stylized rocks

[@joelheinze7847]

Great job again, I love your DevLogs! I think the alien-fishes jump to frequently. It kinda looks like they aren't even swimming and jumping up before they dived in deep enough.

[@Codeer]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@jasonkizer3834]

Amazing as always.

[@sciencebeing6134]

I think morpheum would be a good name as it would suggest it can morph into a anything ( like any kind of ammo ) and would give future development opportunities with the already existing subtance seeing its capabilities. Also, the name is pretty clear in what it means unlike other names and also sound good.

[@dragonbot1291]

It's not often you just stumble onto content as high quality as this on KZbin! new here and this channel looks awesome.

[@suj13]

this is actually really good!

[@godofportal5905]

i cannot wait for next devlog :D

[@rotub]

This looks so cool keep it up

[@roboy2593]

I can't wait for the next bit this game is turning out very good

[@lifeisafunnygame]

Interesting... And excellent work, GgggGamer...👍

[@brme2381]

Great devlog. i love to see these. Would call the ammo blob "Amlo"

[@bensjostrom1185]

and it also looks really simple + nice. :)

[@icedfridge529]

This is an interesting game excited to see how far it goes

[@ofeklivny]

Love this devlog

[@joshsheppard6892]

Its like you took risk of rain 2 and slowed it down. With the unique movement added. Very nice man!

[@phinphil1514]

Can't wait to play this game it looks fire 🔥

[@anbagames]

1:07 I know that feel :D Really good devlog!

[@nazubikeart]

You’re so good I subscribed with my two accounts… I’ve been looking to start my dev log too. Your channel has given me a good base to start from.. thank you

[@ttyler333]

I really like this games wildlife! Looks great.

[@seetonnaested6484]

Taking down big robot things gives me halo 3 scarab memories! The feeling of one tiny person creatively plotting out how to beat a robot mid-battle it one of the coolest things I can think of. Looking good!

[@Galileo-mu7um]

Rocking the Mark Rober music in the intro lol

[@ThePavilionWeb]

Great Video, very interesting!

[@chunghokong9335]

As soon as i click this dani is the top vid on the side of my youtube video list

[@omegabaum6520]

This game looks so ood, I like the shaders and graphics but the movement also looks really fun

[@OkMazzy]

I think the coolest part about this game aside from the disturbing main character and how he moves, is the contrast of mystical and technological. There's a lot of contrasting themes in all mediums but one I don't often see is robots and fantasy. The glowing creatures in the sky, the various alien life, aside from more of that, all that's missing is some fauna. I think it'd be really cool to see some robot and alien symbiosis or combinations. Anyways, amazing devlog. Beautiful work. Inspiring Oh and one thing I wanted to mention as well. I think some more variety in robot types would be cool to see. They all look pretty similar at the moment. Different enough, but without outliers they fit in too well. Some cool ideas would be perhaps a robot that is stationed and moves only when it seems safe to do so. A swarm robot that is defended by many miniature robots hiding it's core, perhaps even some more passive robots that make up the scenery depending on whatever the story/atmosphere is. Just some ideas

[@twxtimbot2316]

Let's goo more progress!!

[@Foxuniverso]

I love the robot companion idea! I feel it be neat if it was a small spider bot, that way you feel like a closer unity between it and the player, it would also be cuter!

[@FirstNameLastname-fu5tt]

i think this game has some serious potential