How I Started Making Games - 12 YEARS of Progress!

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BWDev

BWDev

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@the0neskater
@the0neskater 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, super cool story! Just wanted to say, in case anyone else gets this feeling, you don't have to start young or early to be good or make games. I started programming when I was at the end of high school (17 or 18) and am now a senior programmer at a AAA game studio. The key is to just get in there and start making things and learn!
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@meve3501
@meve3501 4 жыл бұрын
Wow at which studio do you work?
@Lumberjack_king
@Lumberjack_king 3 жыл бұрын
So it doesn’t matter when just do it when you have the chance
@LiaTheInternetGoober
@LiaTheInternetGoober 3 жыл бұрын
well thats a nice thought
@Reqcore
@Reqcore 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree, although you're still pretty young at 18... lol
@ReeceGeofroy
@ReeceGeofroy 4 жыл бұрын
Super proud of your progress Ben. Can't wait to see where you go in the future! Let's make games for the decades to come 🔥
@tryoxiss
@tryoxiss 4 жыл бұрын
Funny that when I was younger I unknowingly played games from both names you went by, and now Im watching your youtube videos :)
@NKCSS
@NKCSS 4 жыл бұрын
12 years is a long time, but getting started early really helps. I started coding at 12 years old and loved it every since :)
@gold3ngam3s84
@gold3ngam3s84 4 жыл бұрын
I started coding at 12 too! Lumberjack simulators are also something I like keep coding!
@granthawkins88
@granthawkins88 4 жыл бұрын
I started at 31 and I'm 6 months in and loving it. I wish I had started sooner, but it's never too late!
@NKCSS
@NKCSS 4 жыл бұрын
@@granthawkins88 yup, coding is like having a superpower :)
@JeloOW
@JeloOW 4 жыл бұрын
I also started since i was 12 lol
@amberlewis012
@amberlewis012 4 жыл бұрын
I'm 14 and learning how to do it now :)
@Galomortalbr
@Galomortalbr 3 жыл бұрын
00:35 ratched and clank is one of my favorite franchises, nice to see other people also played it
@JulesSchattenberg
@JulesSchattenberg 4 жыл бұрын
I see SimCity 4, I see culture. The same goes for Rollercoaster Tycoon. Brings me a lot of nostalgia.
@Microphunktv-jb3kj
@Microphunktv-jb3kj Жыл бұрын
rollercoaster tycoon ( that version) and transport tycoon deluxe and simcity4 have aged so well , also would add open xcom ;D im literally watching this video, because i wanna create something civ2/alphacentauri inspired wiwth that "golden era graphics" style trying to figure out, where to start... if i should go for godot or unity , both languages use C# ? sadly i actually dont know c,c++ or c# ... would be hard transition from javascript and ruby,python ... but since it has Rust bindings, maybe i'd do ok.. i kind of understand and mesh with Rust better than javascript (JS is such an ugly and messy language.. ) as i've described, you can see that there's not much "power" needed for such type of game im planning on making as a hobby.. godot should be fine? i guess my real question is, how big is the community, how's the support like, if u get stuck with something... i assume godot has severely smaller community than unity, like magnitudes? is gdscript statically typed language?
@ThePoinball
@ThePoinball 4 жыл бұрын
Its awesome too see your GameDev Journey :) We all have this kind of humble start :D
@adamkonig3753
@adamkonig3753 4 жыл бұрын
You're crushing it! Keep up the great work! Proud patreon member!
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support! 😁
@wermaus
@wermaus 4 жыл бұрын
Man this got me tearing up, I can see a lot of it reflected in my own game dev journey. Gives me a little hope for what's to come!
@PandemoniumGameDev
@PandemoniumGameDev 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome story and progress, love the fact that you're making a game in the genre that you love. Best of luck with Lumbermill, it looks great :)
@SoundlessMusic
@SoundlessMusic 4 жыл бұрын
well, if you wonder why, I watch your devlogs because of how dedicated to the project you are. I myself am trying to get to computer science at uni so it's also kind of my thing, keep working man and I really hope to be able to click play on your game's soon :D
@rostovsr6456
@rostovsr6456 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck on your journey! Ive started my gamedev journey 4months ago, struggling big time - so it’s nice to see that other people have been through the struggles too. Peace ✌️
@HardlyBriefDan
@HardlyBriefDan 4 жыл бұрын
Good video. Awesome seeing where you started to where you are now and how you got there.
@SirMrMilo
@SirMrMilo 4 жыл бұрын
you uploaded your first game the day before i was born!
@xzippyzachx
@xzippyzachx 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting to hear about your awesome game dev journey! I loved playing RCT2 as a kid. It was so addictive! :p
@f.r8580
@f.r8580 4 жыл бұрын
Was gonna wishlist lumbermill, never watched this channel before - already on my wishlist lmfao. Subscribed, looking forward to the release.
@WannibeManisha
@WannibeManisha 4 жыл бұрын
Always so interesting watching these game dev journey videos! Really cool that you started so early, those are some really awesome games you've made!
@trey7379
@trey7379 4 жыл бұрын
I'm excited for lumbermill
@TheShelfman
@TheShelfman 4 жыл бұрын
I love this video so much! We apparently played the same games growing up😮 Excited to see your future work :D
@samhblackmore
@samhblackmore 4 жыл бұрын
Would be great to see a "day in the life" type video where you talk about becoming a full time indie dev! Would love to hear about e.g. your daily routine, did you quit your job, how do you pay for things etc. Apologies if this video already exists, I haven't checked!
@infinitenex8165
@infinitenex8165 4 жыл бұрын
your stubbornness to not quit an idea and iterate over it got you far. Dont stop being awesome!
@fakename7423
@fakename7423 4 жыл бұрын
I started in full stack web development. Build quite a few APIs and web based games. Then moved to Godot. Every project I do, I love implementing some sort of cloud save/load game feature using my web dev knowledge. you sign up for an account and all your progress is saved on a server. The best of two worlds
@mrnobody3982
@mrnobody3982 4 жыл бұрын
I spent a half a day trying unity. Altough I am currently learning c# (Console & Windows Forms) in school and I really enjoy watching u doing this, I just can't understand how unity works. Even after many tutorials... I will keep trying and videos like this are motivating me again.
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Half a day isn't long at all really, you'll definitely pick it up with a bit more practice - just keep trying 🙂
@tauheedgamedev2388
@tauheedgamedev2388 4 жыл бұрын
It’s great too see how you’ve progressed over the years, wishing you great success with Lumbermill
@ethaninspired
@ethaninspired 4 жыл бұрын
and to think that now you are my favourite dev with a banger game coming out soon
@SplendidDog
@SplendidDog 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly I love how 'lumbermill' looks as a 3D isometric game- I just love low poly stuff! Of course though, I also love how the game looks now! Pixel art is also nice, and I'm glad you can finally make the game you've wanted to make for so long!
@delta927canadien-francais5
@delta927canadien-francais5 4 жыл бұрын
What a journey! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
@davidbosmans4649
@davidbosmans4649 4 жыл бұрын
Really looking forward to playing lumber mill when it releases :)
@ultralord2889
@ultralord2889 4 жыл бұрын
As a developer myself, I really like your videos! Keep them up, I look forwards to them.
@brandonjacksoon
@brandonjacksoon 4 жыл бұрын
Nice! Wish u all the best! Liked and subscribed for more interesting videos! Good luck!
@runtimus5743
@runtimus5743 4 жыл бұрын
Aww man this brought back memories
@colinobabino8881
@colinobabino8881 4 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I always look forward to the new devlogs, and they always make my day. Thank you very much! I can’t wait to play the game when it comes out! 👍👍👍
@level1gg
@level1gg 4 жыл бұрын
Thats so motivating! Look forward to reach your level one day :)
@brennybren4706
@brennybren4706 4 жыл бұрын
Your the reason i got into Unity C# Thank you
@TheBookDoctor
@TheBookDoctor 4 жыл бұрын
It would be pretty amazing to do a first-person lumberjack game on top of MagicDave's Sapiens engine.
@slxvxck
@slxvxck 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Loved seeing your progress over the years. Keep going!
@bagorolin
@bagorolin 4 жыл бұрын
A behind the scenes video would be super interesting! Do you just record everything you do and cut parts you want to show afterwards? I guess that would be so much work.... How do you decide for and define a script for your videos? What tools do you use for everything? ... Thanks for all your videos and enjoy the holidays!
@bagorolin
@bagorolin 4 жыл бұрын
PS: I actually like the art style of the trees in the later 3D lumber mill version
@bertiegleave7226
@bertiegleave7226 4 жыл бұрын
I feel like we've had the same life haha, about the same age and I played all those games growing up, and motherload was my favorite flash game too. What a game. I sadly didn't figure out I wanted to be a game developer until about a year ago so I'd already graduated with a physics degree but I'm now just working on building my portfolio with Unity and see if I can get a job at a games company somehow but it's bloody hard. Thinking of maybe doing some dev log stuff like you too. Maybe a game jam or something.
@donaldolafaurie7092
@donaldolafaurie7092 4 жыл бұрын
Keep on going ! Seeing this is an inspiration
@zetazimmer4769
@zetazimmer4769 3 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure I played your Ultimate Battle game in high school. Wild!
@ChristianFure
@ChristianFure 4 жыл бұрын
thats cool how you kept everything along the journey
@papasalvo
@papasalvo 4 жыл бұрын
.......IT WAS CALLED MOTHERLOAD OMG. Thank you I have been trying to remember the name if that game for years
@gary-huang
@gary-huang 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic journey!
@aikatheshibainu3994
@aikatheshibainu3994 4 жыл бұрын
first time i commentend on your channel: I love your game and channel!
@bikerscoutproductions1040
@bikerscoutproductions1040 4 жыл бұрын
Man I’m so excited for winter break so I can start working at games again
@NotFaderx
@NotFaderx 4 жыл бұрын
Next vid should probably be adding music to ur game I love the song u add in ur devlogs background I kinda hear it but if u add it as the main music for the game that would be awesome
@tommysenders
@tommysenders 4 жыл бұрын
may brackeys rest in peace! keep it up! its somehow a motiation to finish my batchelor degree in gamedesign!
@USBEN.
@USBEN. 3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious how do you sustain yourself while working on such long project? Do you have a job or do freelance work?
@martin8447
@martin8447 4 жыл бұрын
I started with 8 years on the C64 and developed a number riddle game :D
@thefynn
@thefynn 4 жыл бұрын
realy nice video, currently thinking about making my owen little Game and a Dev Log, but I'm not sure yet.
@Skeffles
@Skeffles 4 жыл бұрын
It's fantastic to hear your story. It's awesome to see you're also inspired by RCT and Theme hospital because those were awesome games.
@bitbraindev
@bitbraindev 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. Nice. I actually should do a video like this as well! I always wondered: that "Lumbermill song" - did you compose that yourself? It is literally your signature tune.
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's from the game soundtrack 🙂
@ronhobbydev8999
@ronhobbydev8999 4 жыл бұрын
Would you make the old versions of lumbermill public? Would be super interesting to play with.
@Steveplays28
@Steveplays28 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice video as always Ben! :D
@hometimemayhem928
@hometimemayhem928 2 жыл бұрын
That sensitive communication thing... I need to try it
@cybermats2004
@cybermats2004 4 жыл бұрын
no way you did that flux games intro thats actually dope
@fluteflies
@fluteflies 2 жыл бұрын
From the start I recommend playing OpenTTD which is a really fun game when you play with lots of friends and AI
@ImilkowskiDev
@ImilkowskiDev 4 жыл бұрын
We learn all lives 😊 Keep it up! ;)
@CodemasterJamal
@CodemasterJamal 4 жыл бұрын
Hey, BWDev, I saw that you made a 3d version of your game? I was wondering if you knew any resources on creating a system similar to the one you used in Unity? I was trying to create a room customization system for my game, and I really liked how the camera and placing system worked in your 3d version.
@KoffiSoturi
@KoffiSoturi 4 жыл бұрын
Hey. What is that planning site on 7:32? I´m starting to learn game development myself and i´ve seen that planning card thingie site used by alot of devs. And great video btw. U can´t progress without failing.
@AAlexDoesStuff
@AAlexDoesStuff 4 жыл бұрын
BWDev using Newgrounds tutorials while I am struggling with the official untiy ones
@nocontexthuman6103
@nocontexthuman6103 4 жыл бұрын
I kinda liked the 3D isometric attempt tho! It was very stylish
@M3mphi
@M3mphi 4 жыл бұрын
Nice journey. I really like what you do and I hope you will finish this project. Did you also finish the university?
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I did indeed, graduated this year with a 1st 😁
@otockian
@otockian 4 жыл бұрын
I think what every developer needs to learn is that, doing a little bit everyday no matter how small adds up overtime to a lot. Just a little bit everyday.
@mattiafalchini1884
@mattiafalchini1884 4 жыл бұрын
Motherload is also my favourite flashgame! Is it still possible to find NWMC?
@anomalina7860
@anomalina7860 4 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah... Flash first, Newgrounds and Motherlode! Same story here, except about 10 years later start... WTG man.
@souvik_saha
@souvik_saha 4 жыл бұрын
Don't know they got the idea from your game or not, but I did play that Ultimate Battle alike game named Armored Strike on my android 2.3.5 in 2015
@spacehooliganzack7429
@spacehooliganzack7429 4 жыл бұрын
Scorpia Studios huh? Yes, I too was a fan of the Alex Rider books, about that same time
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Ayy you got the reference 😂
@Cantfindaname917
@Cantfindaname917 4 жыл бұрын
What do you think a ‘release’ date is? ‘Probably a long time’
@chefboythirdy3998
@chefboythirdy3998 4 жыл бұрын
In computer science what is the requirements a student will need to pass and what type of subjects you will learn during class
@urgalten6203
@urgalten6203 4 жыл бұрын
I started with flash as well. My first ever creation in it was a terrible monstrosity about stick figures. Also, me being a dumb kid, rather than making key frames, I made a new SCENE for every single frame instead. After I had like hundreds of scenes I thought to myself: "hmm.. wait a minute, there must be a better way for doing this...", and luckily there was.
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely sounds like something I would have done too 😂
@samhblackmore
@samhblackmore 4 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of when I used to make animations in PowerPoint where each frame was its own slide 😅
@JohnJohnMackaroni
@JohnJohnMackaroni 3 жыл бұрын
Hungry for another update!
@skepticalfn_
@skepticalfn_ 3 жыл бұрын
1:50 my man made tank stars before it came out.
@barj
@barj 4 жыл бұрын
Inspired.
@oatcube3961
@oatcube3961 4 жыл бұрын
Videos like these are cool. I just started my biggest project so far about 4 months ago and now it's starting to look like a game already. Still have a few systems to implement and polish to do, but I can happily call it a game already. (Vids on my channel).
@kairu_b
@kairu_b 4 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring!
@EnriquePage91
@EnriquePage91 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao I feel u bro. Been trying to build my dream action RPG since like 2011 .... So many restarts lol.
@inkymate
@inkymate 4 жыл бұрын
When I was younger I used to be decent at drawing so I remember drawing all my “game Idea’s” on pieces of paper. I used to draw games that were based off games like Pokemon and a number of other things. These “games” would of had my very own ideas and story. I don’t think I finished anything and I never showed anyone but I still have those pieces of papers. Those were good times. :DDD
@Harry.O
@Harry.O 3 жыл бұрын
Have you tried core if not give it a look its amazing game development software
@ThatNerdGuy0
@ThatNerdGuy0 4 жыл бұрын
1:25 Nudity: Excessive Violence: Excessive Explicit Audio: Excessive Explicit Text: Excessive Adult Themes (sex, drugs): Excessive lmao tf
@Hello-qg4yk
@Hello-qg4yk 4 жыл бұрын
Welllllll....
@Crankpie
@Crankpie 4 жыл бұрын
I really need conveyor belt toturial I couldn't find it anywhere ! Please man !🤗
@NotFaderx
@NotFaderx 4 жыл бұрын
Hope this game goes on top in steam also will it be for free I added it to my wishlist
@abdiel7277
@abdiel7277 4 жыл бұрын
7:32 Page name?
@sniffingpigeon8802
@sniffingpigeon8802 3 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm new to making games and which tutorial should I follow for unity where I can get help?
@theearth8785
@theearth8785 2 жыл бұрын
Im 12 and i want to make games in unity but i can't even make a button so i rage quited Any tips? Also i haven't touched unity in years The only game engine i used recently is scratch I will start when im 13
@nemesisurvivorleon
@nemesisurvivorleon 2 жыл бұрын
5:43 - he magically conjures money into existence for university.
@ConchStreetStories
@ConchStreetStories 4 жыл бұрын
Can i ask a question, maeby its personal, im just wondering for 12 years, how much money do you have earned from the games ?
@DragonGamer-ly3lf
@DragonGamer-ly3lf 3 жыл бұрын
1:49 The game tank stars on mobile copied this, lol!
@treydiaz3633
@treydiaz3633 3 жыл бұрын
How much is the game going to cost because I'm 100% getting it when it releases
@CHEEKYlad_lol
@CHEEKYlad_lol 4 жыл бұрын
this is incredible
@DarkParadice
@DarkParadice 4 жыл бұрын
....wtf man. Describe my growing up much? I literally did things exactly as you did starting with Flash MX. I then went to school for computer science, then moved into Torque Game Engine, but later made the switch to Unity after following Tornado Twins. In fact the only difference between you and I is that you became successful at it and I kind of gave up. Now I do the poopy long grinds as a Welder on nuclear powered combat submarines making okay money and occasionally work on projects in Unity. O_o
@OwlBeats58
@OwlBeats58 3 жыл бұрын
You made me realize that i can actually be good at coding! (Even though i am under beginner level in coding lol)
@teddyclones27
@teddyclones27 4 жыл бұрын
How did you start making games
@David-fq2jm
@David-fq2jm 3 жыл бұрын
Been working on projects in Unity for 6~ Years and never released anything. I just eventually get bored of the project once I have all the "How do I do X?" questions solved. Then I start a new project full of new problems. Now I'm working on a Multiplayer survival crafter and there's a 99% chance I'm never gonna release it. Next video idea, how to actually Release a game? lol
@salat2845
@salat2845 4 жыл бұрын
nice vid
@aluckyshot
@aluckyshot 3 жыл бұрын
Nice story 👍
@luitmeinen1902
@luitmeinen1902 4 жыл бұрын
When can we expect lumbermill 2? ;)
@BWDev
@BWDev 4 жыл бұрын
based on my previous sequels, probably a day or two after Lumbermill 1 😂
@luitmeinen1902
@luitmeinen1902 4 жыл бұрын
@@BWDev haha looking forward to it already
@sloppyninja1395
@sloppyninja1395 2 жыл бұрын
Hi my name is Brian and I was to mak a game wot si the best way to do it
@mr_floax
@mr_floax 4 жыл бұрын
new question? how do you copde
@CraftApan
@CraftApan 4 жыл бұрын
how do you make a factory ?
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