1 Year MAKING an OPEN-WORLD game

I spent 1 year developing an open world RPG game. What kind of progress did I make and how much more is left in development?
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[@Korreltjuh]

Polymars blocking you is some next level developer drama 🍿

[@AIAdev]

lolllllll

[@thatpigboss]

@@AIAdev rip mur- I mean polymars yeah

[@rmcoutinho]

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[@thatpigboss]

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[@Zer0cip]

ikr lmao

[@CodeMonkeyUnity]

Impressive progress for 1 year! 6000 wishlists is great, keep it up!

[@thatpigboss]

shut

[@1actose]

If you listen closely, you'll hear AIA say "slice" at 6:13, which is secretly inferring that he will add a pizza making minigame to Mana Valley.

[@AIAdev]

leaks

[@corwinsoto7816]

I can't tolerate this

[@Maplew1rz]

After he said slices he shows a wall where it says the cake is a lie so maybe he is adding a cake?

[@donflymoor2767]

@@AIAdev And a salad making minigame? Very nice

[@Zer0cip]

BRO SPOILERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@valentineDev]

It's absolutely incredible to see how far you've come in just one year!

[@AIAdev]

thanks valentine!

[@Hatmix]

@@AIAdev hello

[@sebastiangelverio1331]

@@Hatmix hi

[@corpusarmatae8541]

Just a wild idea that might have gone unnoticed: now that you have shortcuts using stuff in UI slots, you could manage that differently depending on "modes". The "new evasion tactic" it allows could actually be a preset move different from the normal flight feature, once player enter "battle mode". Different brooms could even have different moves, not only evading with a dash or a quick take off, but even stuff like a burst of air to push enemies. Making up for a new progress axis for the player, who then get to 'upgrade' their broom or simply manage their inventory to adapt according to situations they're facing. And the same thing could be introduced for different kind of items, like wands, wizard hats.. you name it. (Also, a water-y spell could be use as a watering can in one context, and as a rain of water bullets in another) Not allowing the player to simply run away from enemies that easily, by locking them into battle mode as long as there are enemies onto them, seems pretty fundamental to me.

[@Ashbobah07]

Nice thumbnail..

[@AIAdev]

Thanks Ash! You're in this! Did you see?!!?!?!?!

[@thatpigboss]

​@@AIAdev frick off aia

[@naejelangelogonzales6623]

Who ash

[@yaiki1]

​@@naejelangelogonzales6623 ash deez nuts

[@BanditDev]

Great video for a beginner dev! Keep up the great work! -Banditoes

[@AIAdev]

thank you bandit.

[@WozzaDekon]

Man really just signed his comment

[@whitedovedown5266]

@@WozzaDekon lmfao

[@zaba_dev]

Awesome recap! Enjoyed seeing the realization for the need for modularity in enemy features, since that's a big one every game dev eventually realizes. With your new modularity mindset, it makes it easier to break the barrier between pomplu and the player character, and create abilities that allow you to transform into pomplus etc. All new possibilities!

[@takaw.d8486]

im loving your progress man, ive been struglling hard to even start with my game

[@noahoowada]

Your work has been really good so far and I like that you show your problem solving behind the fighting and open world mechanics. What I really love, though, is how you structured your video. It made me laugh and sympathize with you and your work and I'm really excited for what's about to come - very well made, instantly subscribed :)

[@lukasbrophy6120]

I recommend that you only make the broom consume mana while in combat, which could be detected by checking if the player has dealt damage to something recently, or maybe if an enemy is alerted to the player's presence.

[@qwart22]

I think it would be better if it was if an enemy had attempted an attack so if ur flying past them you don’t get screwed by mana randomly being used

[@StarStalker28]

Been supporting and watching you this whole time, keep it up! :D

[@AIAdev]

That's dope! Thank you

[@BobsiTutorial]

Great video as always! You just keep on impressing

[@Theweirdguy28]

I've just started to game dev on my off days myself and seeing your work is inspiring! Its really wanting to drive the fact home I wanna make a game and will! Keep it up! Can't wait to play this!

[@dizzydial8081]

This is so cool. I'm really hoping I can get my pc fixed in time for this games release. Watching the progress is so fascinating.

[@cmh1755]

Love it, keep up the great work! Looking forward to seeing your project progress, wishlisted on steam.

[@lb8384]

You've been a huge help to me and my own project, I'm not doing nearly as much progress as you do but I am pretty inexperienced. Still, it's good to get some ideas of how to do something from someone who knows what he does. I'm sure my Gecko Game project won't really be finished at all but who knows. Keep up the great videos!

[@AIAdev]

Thanks! I've been learning a lot too! I do things one way and then realize they should be different and have to fix them later. The most important thing is progress!

[@Lunarstate]

that is incredibly a lot of work!! great job love it, cant wait.

[@coconazca]

I love your dev logs dude, its inspiring

[@gdevstan]

Love the vids. You've been a great inspiration to me. Keep up the great work!

[@AIAdev]

Thanks Stan! Keep it up!

[@s4bishii]

Lots of progress in just one year, great work dude, keep it up!

[@AIAdev]

Thank you! I feel like gamers have a hard time seeing the progress so I appreciate devs lol

[@PocketPanduh99]

this video was recommended to me I haven't seen the first ones but this game you're working on already looks great and very cute!

[@user-cr5xl4iu3w]

You are doing a wonderful job! I am just starting my journey with GDD, and doing a boat load of research on what engine I plan to park my code into. With my new found career circumstances it is affording me the time I need to dive into developing my childhood dream into a reality.

[@ei-chan8929]

Okay you popped up in my feed randomly and I'm gonna wait patiently for your game ☺️

[@realgreenglitch3689]

Man, just discovered ur game and this channel. Looks nice!! Keep up the good stuff dude.

[@samyam]

Definitely should be proud of your progress, it's come a long way!

[@AIAdev]

Thanks Sam!

[@johnuary16]

I waited till dinner so I could watch this on my favourite time of the day. I got so excited when this video came out and It did not dissapoint, I love ur content

[@sasquatchbgames]

Time flies man holy crap... Game is looking great, can't wait to play it someday. Cheers man and keep up the awesome work

[@AIAdev]

so weird Brandon... your icon is Floky's icon lol. I was so confused. Just KZbin things. Thank you! Time does fly... maybe I can watch it with a fast broom.

[@CowsDaBest]

The game looks so much fun 😩. Can't wait to play it!

[@Kikolek]

You've been my favourite gamedev youtuber while i was watching other youtubers colab with you, and seeing you struggle with different things makes me believe in myself lmao

[@krieduh]

take your time bro this is cool

[@Floky]

Can't believe it's been a year already... Time flies :O

[@AIAdev]

FR FR

[@I_CANSPEAK_IN_CAPS]

ye

[@devinmilazzo1888]

AIA this is absolutely incredible bro.... Keep it up!

[@goodbyejinsei]

such a nice progress! keep it up!

[@WanderfromSOTC]

Good luck, I am sure your game will be sucessful.

[@user-hp7eq8jq3m]

i cannot wait to play this, the art style is unique and funky, the mechanics take strategy and skill and don't even get me STARTED on how good flying on a broom probably feels from those breef shots

[@user-hp7eq8jq3m]

that's not even mentioning the devlog itself, which has great editing and some very *funi joeks*

[@advancenine]

Rad video. Super cool to get an insight into your workflow and journey. Congrats on the upcoming demo! That's a big deal 😀

[@AIAdev]

Thanks mate :) Love ur series!

[@advancenine]

@@AIAdev I learned from cool dudes like you

[@bettercrystal2827]

I think if you start flying midair, there should be an animation with the broom bcz it looks rly weird just teleporting to different frames.

[@ByteOfMichael]

Great vid man!

[@teemocrusher8289]

This game looks promising ill continue to support you and wishlist the game :)

[@AlienScribble]

So far it looks cute, colorful, & fun / stimulating with lots of things to try out & achieve. [ Wishlisted - take your time perfecting it - I'm patient ;) ]

[@moogmush4436]

I like the video format!

[@FabiulousGames]

Can’t believe it’s already been 1 year! Keep up the good work man! Sending Fabiulous Love❤️

[@AIAdev]

[@katerlad]

Boom! Another great devlog AIA, keep at it you are inspiring :)

[@AIAdev]

thank you katerlad :) I appreciate it. I'm excited to see how your game develops too.

[@OfficialGless]

W Dev. W Game. Can't wait to see where you're at in another year!

[@AIAdev]

thanks gless for always being a supportive person in my life

[@thatpigboss]

@@AIAdev Hello?

[@thatpigboss]

​@@AIAdev I exist too

[@169ru]

This editing floored me. subbed a minute in 🤣

[@iciukas]

the fan art is amazing D:

[@Hero99970]

can't wait to start playing this awesome game

[@VaibhavShewale]

oh yeahh i rememeber watching your earlier dev vlog randomly! lol now also it is randomly only!

[@ninjago86Gaming]

First time watching a video from you! I subscribed can’t wait for this game to finish!

[@noelgourdin81]

Great stuff! Get ‘em!!!!!

[@mikeohc]

Great video! I feel this completely. I have a prototype scene to contain all core features just to test functionality.

[@gamingandchess]

This editing is amazing!

[@maximeherve2450]

This game looks awesome keep grinding !!

[@ChrisPerrault]

This is really impressive and inspiring, especially for other people like me who want to get into indie development. Keep this up man, good stuff.

[@wolfsmaul-ger8318]

this game is so adorable, definitely looking forward to it

[@mexarrinha]

What a change from the first few movies!! Congrats. I like the style of the WOW for the mana/health bar plus the spells at the bottom. It is easier to see when you don't need to look up. But that is the last of your concerns ahah Visual scripting can be a pain in the ..... use multiple scripts and you can derive what you need from them. Keep it up!!

[@skultheundead9295]

....... just incredible i would never think of making a game al by myself just amazing and your doing an amazing job to i like how it looks alredea can't wait to play it

[@MinChansGames]

Will be waiting for this game❤

[@kiyokumabear]

This makes me feel a lot better about my progress. im solo deving my first game and it's been a couple months, so Im seeing that my expectations are a bit unrealistic. Maybe by the end of the year I will have something made for combat as well, but I have a different system im focusing on atm :D

[@carolinelabbott2451]

This is looking more and more awesome with each update video. I don't mind how long it takes to make and finish this, I am just really keen to play this game. I can't afford patron right now, but hopefully in the future I can. I do feel a tad envious of those currently play testing the battle arena though. 😁😊

[@The-EJ-Factor]

You have made a lot more progress in your game in a year, than I have in my game with a year. Good job man 👍

[@AIAdev]

thanks EJ!

[@ringo2715]

It's a good idea to have fresh eyes on the project after some development time has past but vertical slices aren't always the best route as long as you can look at your game and honestly think. "I would buy this game." Then you've got something if you wouldn't then just ask yourself what is missing what would make it better? If you can't pinpoint that then maybe a playtest will help get the creative juices flowing.

[@uhavemooface]

The game looks epic so far. Hope you get it finished and just work on updating it. I might get the game when its launched. I will wishlist it on steam. New Subscriber here.

[@Villabuild]

I liked and subbed in the first 5 seconds cuz I saw how few subs you had and how good the Video was

[@hideonusgaming5225]

Bro you are one of the people that keeps inspiring me to pursue my own goals

[@Nippiy]

LOOKS FUN!

[@Luluskuy]

2:44 relate broo.. it's may looks the same, but looking at the come, so much mas changed, and a lot optimization.

[@Mei_mcz]

This was super interesting to watch!🫶🏼 I loved where you placed sound and visual effects☺️. Mana 0:49 😂😂🤣 Why did this make me laugh so hard? 1:19 Ai doesn’t recognize objects placed in terrain= walk through objects 1:51 Beautiful fall themes 2:09 Visual scripting for attack development in game developing 4:41 Love the trees 5:43 Magic themed game with cute people 6:25 😂 Looking scary but struggling to move through the pit/hole 7:34 working on broom mechanics

[@fraddyfrezbare2843]

I’m loving this game!! IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!! I couldn’t never make something like this!!

[@gabrielbarclay9541]

Wow look how far you’ve come

[@AIAdev]

Thank you!

[@woutervanduin7415]

The game is growing so much

[@AIAdev]

It's great to hear this because I'm in it so much it can feel like I'm not going anywhere.

[@ManuOromithDevs]

This is some amazing progress for one year! 😍😍

[@benyoungblade]

Love it!

[@passivestar]

I ended up switching from visual scripting (I used UVS) to C# in the end too. Good progress on the game, keep it up! 👍

[@AIAdev]

I think it was really good and fast for prototyping. Thank you!

[@stickfigure9465]

Goood luck man im definitely looking forward to this may god bless you🙏✝️👍

[@TimersAndMore]

The game looks so much fun to play, the graphics look very nice too. Keep up the good work. Is there a release date yet ?

[@DanPos]

Good stuff AIA, great video

[@AIAdev]

Thank you Dan!

[@bobjob113]

this looks great. i like the directions you are taking. im also working on an open world RPG myself. i need so much help.

[@petrajuraskova883]

New but amazed nonetheless. Keep up the good work! Subscribed to see how u progress with this. Good luck :)

[@Senpai_Kunn]

Omg whos saying there no progress?! Like omg its so coooool, I can’t wait to get to play it!!! I think it would also be really fun if u add arenas with bosses in it. May i ask what devices its going to be on? OMG I can’t wait it looks so gooood

[@IndieDevSam]

Good luck dude! Always remember that scope is like the _Deadites from Evil Dead!_ once you poke it with a stick its always going to be a problem LOL

[@AIAdev]

If you ever need to over scope something just give me a DM.

[@tomkarpati7743]

I can't wait to play this!

[@MaxMakesGames]

Hey AIA, that's really good for a first game ! We all start somewhere :)

[@Tylzr9]

Looking great!

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

I really hope theres a focus on the combat, i know these types of games are chill, but id really like to see something that gets your adrenaline going! Maybe a horror aspect, or just something very difficult. Also there should be unique armor, weapons, and they should all visually make a difference.

[@austinhunt6545]

For the flying away during combat make a speed variable and give that variable to all enemies making some fast some slow and make special variants of monsters giving them buffs such as x2 hp .05x armor (tanky variant) or 2-3x faster (speedy variant) etc that is what seems to be the most suited for your game if you don't want to do all that just simply making a combat restriction if you cast a spell or take dmg you can't get on your broom for 2-5 seconds.

[@stopmotionnoob5053]

Cant wait till this is released 😊

[@cocoakodawari4192]

Aaaaa I love this progress!!! One thing I've been thinking about for a while tho is the spells... If you just spam the same button whenever killing something I can already feel my wrists break xD Maybe a player can have three or two skills already up? The spammy one already therr and maybe a small aoe with cooldown? All in all tho, can't wait! It looks so cozy and bright! ✨✨✨🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️

[@Zer0cip]

thats a nice little update on the game, i honestly forgot it existed, wishing you luck but you should really make some more content on it

[@AIAdev]

I really wish it was that easy. Making videos, even at the pace that I do, while also developing a full-size game is a lot of work. I really could use a whole team but the funds just aren't there to do that RN.

[@Zer0cip]

@@AIAdev no need for long videos, just small funny shorts documenting development would be nice.

[@pandaengine]

Really cool game and a lot of progress! I’m making my own solo indie game too and it’s great to see others. I was wondering what you are using for the visual scripting, since it looks so pretty on the inspector side. I like coding, but some inspector stuff looks cool, like displaying icons next to fields.

[@artoflife6093]

looks awesome

[@kuro_kurta]

And open world, rpg, that has a skill tree?!? Thats right up my alley def gonna try it

[@Gb484]

Having features not incorporated can be a good thing. If you have a cool looking item with some strange/mysterious description it can get people hype about what that item is going to do.

[@MrWolfuo]

Damn! This has a lot of potential!!!

[@williamoliveira8123]

Esse jogo fica cada vez mais incrível.

[@thatpigboss]

wait a minute

[@AIAdev]

thank you!

[@Inexistente02]

Olha mais um br

[@DonQYT81]

I cant wait to release it

[@yastube]

Woah this video was very good !!

[@thatpigboss]

HES A MANIAC DONT LISTEN

[@Yami_Oni]

Really excited to see this game finished! I am a big magic user in every game possible. Usually a hybrid (Typically a Dark Knight.) Curious are you are going to add Dark Magic (like Final Fantasy’s Dark, Darkga, Darkra, Soul Eater etc.)

[@BlueDogXL]

i'm going to college for game programming and seeing this video is really inspiring! let's do our best, and i can't wait to see more!

[@thatpigboss]

awe, good luck❤