Building a Weather System for my Marine Biologist RPG!

[@jakepiz]

It's crazy how far this has come since I started watching.

[@DevDuck]

Slow but steady!

[@tiroforeal]

beast@@DevDuck

[@AayushChaudharyGames]

Yess, I was thinking the same

[@dandymcgee]

having 10 gallons of water in an open top container sitting on your desk directly about your PC is a bold move 😅

[@vadeka]

@devduck, little remark for your water system. Now it looks like your ocean is about as deep as a foot bath. I would add some form of gradient to gradually obscure the view the further it gets from the shore. This will add a lot of realism! You can even use this system similar to how pokemon ruby/saph did and only allow "diving" over dark blue spots because they indicate a "deep" part of the ocean

[@angelorondini5835]

I think it would be nice to blur out a bit the edges of the clouds' shadows, so they feel a bit less like a giant cardboard cutout in the sky

[@Kaenguruu]

I haven't watched the full vid yet but one thing I'd like to suggest is that you use Noise for the clouds as it makes them more organic and unique. Great devlog as always!

[@theblckbird]

yes, definitly

[@DevDuck]

That did not cross my mind! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@NikolasH123]

oh i just commented the same thing and then scrolled down and saw this :D, imma delete my coment

[@fluresent]

Your desk setup is simply perfect

[@Pontypants]

Love the video! Game is coming along nicely! Would love an overall update on how much is left on the game, what the scope is, if you’re going for full release, early access etc! Keep it up man!

[@GamesBySaul]

That weather system looks fantastic! I'm wondering if you'll make travelling between islands more difficult / different based on weather? Maybe during a hurricane you can't travel or you can but risk losing stuff or getting ship damage?

[@flynsarmy]

Had some thoughts while watching this devlog. Firstly the clouds seem a bit too smooth compared to the more pixelated style of the rest of the game. Secondly when it's raining I feel like the surface of the water should be far more rippley with lessened visibility below. Perhaps visibility from the surface could also lessen a bit under cloud cover too? That gives the weather a bit of gameplay impact. Anyway great devlog as always! Looking forward to the next one.

[@SDGGames]

11:43 The first thing that I noticed during the thunderstorm is that the tides are still extremely gentle. Even if you don't want to manage multiple animation sets (bigger and smaller waves), I would love to see the animation speed linked to the wind to indicate a more choppy surf.

[@CloudyGamingCG]

love watching ur devlogs buddy!😄👍🏻 godot is expanding too big...

[@stupidmonkey089]

One thing I noticed, particularly at 6:20 is that now that you can see underwater it might make sense to make an anchor visual for the boat since the rope just seems to disappear under the water's surface

[@DevDuck]

Good catch! Something I forgot to refactor with the new water.

[@_wooshplanet7727]

such a big monitor! does anybody know what the brand and type of the monitor?

[@DevDuck]

LG C1 48!

[@tjertsen5506]

Another great video. Combing my 3 favorite things programming, videogames and aquariums!

[@kinghendrie]

Something that might be cool is to have the corruption particles change with the wind conditions too. For instance, if it's very windy the particles could start skewing off. And this could even go further to increase the spread of the corruption to neighbouring plants. This could also introduce adding wind directions.

[@Fifut]

When the character is in the cloud's shadow, should his own shadow disappear or be less prominent? 👍

[@jjophoven]

I dont think those ponds in the middle of the island should have their water borders changing. 12:39

[@infinitenex8165]

The effects look great. But the new aquarium is even better!

[@MCPCStudios]

When I see "No Views" on one of my favorite Godot gamedev-ers, you know I have to watch this video instantly! Anyways I really love this system! I've usually seen people something similar in regards to rain but they always forget the little splash effect, so I'm glad it's here - it makes the ambience of the game 10x better! Great work as always

[@alienbeardogmonkey]

why are the trees purple

[@plato.]

cool another devlog :) your videos inspired me to start using godot and making videos.

[@JC-jz6rx]

the realtime gusts is crazy cool. one variable influences so much.

[@VationCrypton]

This is unacceptable, I'd like to speak to the WeatherManager!

[@do_it_like_rei]

The tank looks sick!! Also, thank you for giving us insight into your creative process. As a newbie, the way you explain your thinking behind your systems is so easy to understand. The game looks great and I can tell your passion for marine life in your devlogs. Thank you as always, keep up the amazing work!!

[@Skeffles]

This weather system looks fantastic. It'd be cool to see leaves blowing off trees when it's very windy.

[@MooNDesigns]

7:18 Dude, with all love, this code looks like hell, the toggle for the current rain, the function in line 32 looks like a helluva spaghetti code, I recommend you rebuild it in a more modular way, for example your clean, shower, raining and pouting will be created from abstract rain objects, and they will all have toggle functions, etc. with their own implementations, and you just need to call the function of the rain object, now you can extend your rain and debug it more easily.

[@DustedAsh3]

Love it! Please remember to add on option for toggling lightning for players who have seizures!

[@codeloch]

honestly hearing you were working in xcode for day job kinda was awesome to hear. I expected you to be in web for some reason

[@InfiniteDistraction]

Have you had any issues with the player being able to "outrun" the weather? I did my weather system a bit back and it's basically a particle generator that follows the player just above the screen. Rain falls fast enough that it isn't a problem, but if the player runs fast enough in one direction, they can outrun the snow (the generator can't make it fast enough in the new locations). The only solution I've found so far is just making the generator bigger.

[@sometimes1]

I'd love a video about how you started you career as a Software Developer, what you studied/used and etc... Love your vids!

[@camerxnn]

Hopefully the SFX are nice and satisfying, like Minecraft. Keep up the amazing work!

[@雨听-o9b]

Hi, Could you give more explanation on rain splash effect? It's awesome!!!

[@kc-me6wl]

8:46 - finally!!! some aquarium love! Thank you! More please (red cherry shrimp owner here!) PS will you put your game into early access? And get feedback from people?

[@IOSALive]

DevDuck, You're so cool! Let's be friends and have fun!

[@szenosdev]

I think the smartwatch should be on the bottom left or right, like in fps games you see the items in big (i dont say items should be vidible but if the watch was down then I think it could resemble it beein at your arm

[@olson5000]

If you really want your aquarium to be like a river, you could use a tiny wave maker? The smallest I can find is the SCO-50 cross flow pump by Jebao. I’m planning to get one for my 67L / 20gal. I don’t know if it’s over powered for your little guy, but could create a neat flowing effect

[@6Pope9]

Please make a video on how to make a "common" reusable assets! That would be really helpful

[@adamkonig3753]

Didn't know you were at GDC! Would have loved to say hello!

[@Netryon]

While it's some nissan past nobody would play 2d game now, but you try to swear you be good at that 16/32 bits history again so please have me swimming in Nazmir pond again with more coffee and not so much VR VSCode.

[@JameishLestray]

I love the way you made a part of yourself built in the game. I believe this is what gamedev should be. I cant wait till Dauphin is finally out :)

[@moonsternine5286]

Maybe it's me being unrealistic, but the trees swayed by gusts of wind don't seem to match the strength that the effects display? Like I get that it's a tree, not supposed to sway insanely, but those big swoosh of winds (during gusty) look stronger than what little the tree moves... 🤔 Same for the rain+gusty, the rain seems violently shaken, but the tree barely moves... I get the difference in weight (and anchor point) and I imagine balance between movement and stillness is key, just thought I'd point it out.

[@SlowDev-zf4np]

I gotta say, I was wasn't sure about this game when I started watching this series a while back... but wow, it's starting to look really good! My one big request would be that you natively support Linux when this game is released (which I believe is easy to do with godot?).

[@nickrounsville]

I really wish you would get a steam page posted, to my understanding as somebody else working on a game solo its very important to get Wishlist's. You already have the amazing KZbin channel to build those wish lists up to a successful number before launch, I just want to help by adding to that number.

[@sambazeley5366]

Dude no way. I saw the very first Dauphin devlog!!! Back when it was nothing like this! That seems like so long ago now, I swear I was just a kid.

[@Eyad-xz8vk]

Hey DevDuck, I have been trying to figure out how to do a fishing action in Godot, where the player casts and a line goes out into the water. This would also include reeling in the line as well. Can you recommend any tutorials or give me some advice on how I would do this? Thanks!

[@coreymusicman1]

Liking the updates! Also, I am a sound designer and would love to help on your project if you are looking. I figure its a bit of a longshot since this is likely a solo dev situation, but wanted to throw it out there on the chance you needed one. Also, you may have inspired me to put an aquarium on my desk Haha

[@Mudtek]

Love your videos man! It inspires me as a fellow developer.

[@Lordofcookiejars]

Rain drops should definitely have different splash effects based on the surface they hit (i.e., ocean vs land).

[@richslonaker2768]

For your fishing line is it pixel art or are you using pin joints to create rope? I guess I’m asking how you create your fishing line…

[@tdombui]

love the content but fishtank is dangerously close to all of your electronics. Looks like it's above the tower?

[@ianbent0n]

I can't be the first to ask if you're pronouncing "dauphin" wrong on purpose

[@-mr-mustachio-851]

Cool! Can't wait for the game to come out. I think I'll end up using godot for my game.

[@pengurrito7136]

On average, how many hours do estimate you work on Dauphin on a weekly basis?

[@iamdrewidraw]

Hey, would you suggest gamemaker or godot for an absolute beginner looking to get into 2d dev?

[@phillipsmith5234]

Will the weather effect the types of fish that spawn as well as frequency? Because that would be so cool!

[@korzen4183]

I love all the tiny baby shrimp floating around lol.

[@kc-me6wl]

can you record the fishtank setup please ;)

[@SpaceTost]

Could you share the laptop holder you use? It looks great!

[@tyata.1999]

How long have you been working on this game?

[@sukaina4978]

are you planning on adding any other NPC's ?

[@Rafix]

aawesooome

[@NeonKodiak]

wow this is really cool and so inspiring!

[@aidantilanus]

How did you make the tree wind shader?

[@SirLich]

Nice progress! I recently made a tutorial on godot autoloads, and I used 'Weather Manager' as the example. I got clowned on a bit for my choice, as apparently I picked "the worst possible example of a singleton". Nice to see my example validated a bit here 😎

[@FakeGingersAdventures]

It's super interesting to watch your progress. There are a lot takeaways for other aspiring gamedevs. :)

[@Tazzik]

What iPad stand is that?

[@cocoakodawari4192]

I JUST REALIZED THAT THE OPENING SCREEN HAS A TINY BOAT THAT'S SO CUTE 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ Can't wait to see more stuff soon! Thanks! c:

[@deadhunter_dev8622]

I'm gonna have a look at GoDot at some point. I'm an old skool coder tho, I use straight C# Monogame (well .. .XNA lol) - I just love building something from nothing! I've been working with procedural generation, making random terrain using perlin noise :D Keep up the great work! Love the chilled atmosphere of your Videos.

[@poexix9263]

How large is your monitor?

[@DannyArchive]

Is there a steam page for this game?

[@gadoosher]

I want to play Dauphin SOOO bad. The progress looks amazing!

[@anispinner]

0:45 Missis This Is the gigachad

[@theouterbrackets]

I just wanted to say it has been a while since I checked in with this channel, this is going so well! Congrats on making so much progress on Dauphin! Honestly, I can't wait until this is up on steam because I would love to preorder it. You are an inspiration to my development goals! P.S. In general I think its cool that you are making weather a singleton, but what if you want to create different areas in dauphin that have different weather for region. I only mention this because in Stardew Valley there is an island that was created that had different weather patterns(it was additional content to continue to generate player interest), just be careful creating a singleton because its will be hard to untangle that.... anyway...I am happy things are going well!

[@TyZo]

So much progress. Loving the game changes and the new weather system is great!

[@mahmoudarsalen1244]

I've been following Dolphin since 2020, and every detail, every vlog about you or Dolphin has been a source of joy and tranquility for me. Your videos have evolved beyond just showing progress; they now represent the essence of our favorite content creator,We need more videos on KZbin because whenever I receive a notification from your channel, I drop everything and watch your video. Keep up the great work, and I sincerely hope the game is released as soon as possible.

[@redpandacreations]

Weather system is looking good - would be interesting to see it affect the corruption - blowing corrupted particles to other trees and animals. Not sure how as a player you would influence that and also be fun and not frustrating, maybe an accompanying wind waker style wind direction mechanic?

[@VernaFeq]

you handled that topic with such grace and professionalism.

[@gabiedubin]

honestly the rain particles look good , however I would try to add a way for the raindrops to collide with the ground when they reach it and not go down diagonally inifinitely. for example if your game would be from a side viewpoint (for exmaple like terraria) if the raindrops hit the ground they would splash and not keep going, I think it would add to the immersion of the game, and not make it feel like you just put on a visual effect on the the screen.

[@sakuba_gaming3509]

it would be cool if the fishing rod is affected by the wind! For example if you cast the rod against the direction of the wind, you can not throw it that far - it may even come back to you depending on the strength of the wind...

[@mkrichey1]

If you know the direction of the wind, could you use the weather to spread the corruption over the island? Could be a trash idea but I thought it might be cool 😊 awesome effort as always on the game!!

[@Xen0gears515]

I recently stumbled upon your channel again. I'm a fan. Watching your other videos has motivated me to do better and pursue the same dream of developing video games. Gotta stick with it.

[@monkeysarestinky3106]

This is so cool 😎. This game has improved a lot. A few ideas I have to make the weather have more effects are, downpours where the rain will be a lot heavier than it was in the video, maybe making climbing harder. Fog, maybe it will block most of your screen, and you could use a lantern or a light to help see through it. Maybe if wind is blowing in the opposite direction of you it would slow you down.

[@rohitrana2312idk]

Hats off buddy ! The weather system looks fab. I'm really happy with how this development is going !

[@MSEmissary1]

I honestly cant wait for you to finish the basic mechanics and start working on smaller stuff like fish varietie, enemies, islands and all that.

[@chris_devlog]

Nice weather! I always appreciate a weather system. Subscribing to see where this game takes you!

[@Jrcarmello]

I feel that something magical is taking shape everytime i watch a devlog. Keep up the good work!

[@Forcemaster2000]

Your weather system looks like a cool addition to the game!

[@StaredownGames]

Does this mean the gusts can take my sailboat hostage now?

[@jakubdthomas]

Very nice, I was always intrigued by the idea of adding weather into my future game :)

[@befrey]

Dude puts an aquarium above his pc 👀

[@DevDuck]

Gotta risk it for the perfect setup!

[@smallbag123]

DevDuck looks and sounds like the nicest person alive

[@2dorkstv]

I look forward to these videos so much. I love the chill vibes and watching all the progress. This game is really shaping up!

[@coffee_bean__]

another devduck vid.. It's a good day

[@M1nxy_]

Lightning

[@moethegamingbro9017]

Heck yeah, your dedication is inspiring

[@pawots6448]

I just love seing this game progress makes me so happy!

[@vibewithryan]

Could gusts spread the corruption?

[@CODEDSTUDIO]

Is that Apple Vesion Pro

[@venizz5112]

Your desk set up and general routine is life goals for me

[@gareth2021]

👍