Climbing & Worldbuilding In My Weird Shooter Game - Devlog

Hi and thanks for joining me in this devlog video! In this video I do some level design, I improve climbing for the player creature and I also add a couple new alien animals to the game.
In case anyone is wondering;
the smoke was a motion tracked simulation (my laptop wasn't actually on fire) and you can't actually drag code directly into the amplify shader editor, that was edited.
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[@Codeer]

Hey guys thanks for watching! Subscribe to see more devlogs! Also let me know if you have any feedback on the game or on the video! :)

[@honeycombust8715]

I can wait to play dis boiiiiiii

[@nix3l_]

@@honeycombust8715 ikr it looks sick

[@dragonlord4294]

Me to

[@dragonlord4294]

What's it's name you're planning for it

[@dragonlord4294]

Is it going on steam

[@Miziziziz]

this is some tasty game dev content

[@Codeer]

Thanks Miziziziz!

[@s9k573]

Fr

[@helix9713]

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[@lekiflomaster5013]

Yo is this pog or what

[@helix9713]

@@lekiflomaster5013 mega pog

[@viscous8909]

I am glad there is finally another devlog update

[@eindummkopf2970]

Good to see u advancing mate Game has such a beautiful style

[@leoisracist4909]

You were so calm when you lost 2 weeks of work lol

[@Calvimh10]

Hello! You mention that you were worried about your levels being too focused on just running and shooting. This is just a suggestion that might help make your "indoor/building" level designs more interesting. Players basically have free 360 movent because of your climbing mechanic, so when building your buildings, You might want to take inspiration from the M. C. Escher painting Relativity. Using this painting as inspiration for the buildings would help give that "alien" look and feel to the designs as well as making sure that your walls/ceilings wouldn't just be flat but have variation. Maybe you read this, maybe this comment gets lost in the sea of other comments. either way, This game is looking great! Glad to see this dev-log after a long period of inactivity. Can't wait for more!

[@hjaller7626]

This is a very nimor thing but ,I think having the option to holster the weapon while being in "human-mode" will be a nive addition and will also make the player fit more into the calm and warm looking environment, this could also boost movement speed for exploring or running away

[@Ruzzky_Bly4t]

Nice progress! Not as much as last devlog, but crucial to the game. And the creatures seem interesting.

[@lefanadesbriques]

The game seems very fun reminds me a bit of Risk of Rain 2. I don't if you can add this but a grappling gun would be neat, and the player just stretches his arm to grab

[@free.president]

This was interesting. Thanks for posting!

[@Glightstar]

Those snailephants look cute :D

[@seppeweijters]

Looks so cool!

[@BugsAreFeatures]

I can't get over the little hoppy mens

[@jonahcarter-_-5516]

You should add slippery spots where you can’t climb to improve level navigation

[@werdestconch23]

U could also add consumables or items that make u gain health, move speed, have stronger damage, increased fire rate, or a higher jump.

[@Brob3r]

This game is AWESOME! Add some vehicles and an new animal: Codeer.

[@nicolas6553]

I NEED LONGER DEVLOGS

[@HD-vd8kk]

Been waiting for an another one

[@vizthex]

to me, it looks like the first animal's walk cycle doesn't loop properly. I like the design though.

[@nullsomnus]

I love these videos so much 😍

[@polandsilver3419]

Hi! I'm PolandSilver and I'm going to be the hobbyst gamedev. I thing it is cool for highschool, like you can practice and share full versions of games just after 18 and have that as work for collage. I love to watch people making their games, but there is no such honest person as you, who can admit to mistake, or some things he want to practice more and who is saying only what is important. It's visible how much effort you are putting into that game. I hate that there are still more games that are run of the mill, AAA games are too typhical for me, but saddest thing is that there are more and more indie games that are crippled DayZ clones, packs of paint-by-numbers logical minigames or Minecraft clones. Thats dissapionting for me, because I'm playing only original indie games or really good original games like Dark Souls. Indie games should be made with love and originality, by creators who can and have to risk with original ideas to compete AAAs. I'm delighted looking at your boss design. If you would make it difficult game with that original mechanics, with simple planning, thinking about your all tools and enemy's weak points, like Horizon: Zero Dawn, where you also have sometimes to look at enviorment and plan, observe and experiment with enemies, to find their secrets, it would be total masterpiece. I'm sure that's not only my opinion. I'm waiting your game and as person addicted of getting new and original experiance, I'm declaring to play your game and share your devlogs. Oh and please ad something like enormous creature swimming at the sky at the background in some open location. 😁

[@couchpotat]

i wanna play this already

[@centigames]

Wow, looks already really great! Try to do more backups though, not for you, but for us, so we can see more devlogs :P

[@trymbruset3868]

Snail elephant... *Snailephant* !

[@peakzy]

Epic video

[@jblock9675]

I love what you are doing but why are you still using blender 2.79 and not 2.8 or 2.9? I know it's a different ui but it takes about a week at most to get comfortable with it. And there are many new modeling features and rendering and texturing and sculpting features, is just altogether better.

[@hellcat3719]

At what point you will consider making playable alpha version for ppl to give you more feedback based on experience? I do understand that most likely not in near future but still.. Have you taught about that?

[@LevelTempest]

dunno if you have said the answer to this or not but will this game be free roam or level based?

[@Codeer]

It's mostly free roam though there will be seperate areas that you can travel between using the launch mechanic from devlog 1 :)

[@damiana.9544]

I love how living creatures are basically random animals mixed with a snail. It makes them look simple, nice, and alien at the same time.

[@seradestin9778]

It also adds alot of consistency to it, it feels like they all fit into this world ♡

[@gggg-hq4td]

Snailephant Snox Snolar Bear Snrab Snog Snat Sniger Snark Sneagle Sneasel Snion Snolf Sneindeer Snazelle Sneetah Snrow Snalmon Snostrich Snanta Ray Snonkey Snorilla Yes, i was bored

[@briandoeslife7182]

@@gggg-hq4td Noice

[@dazcarrr]

@@gggg-hq4td snorilla sounds like some secret evolution of snorlax

[@laangrisse]

@@gggg-hq4td *snigga*

[@ryle2814]

This dude can script, draw, do 3d art, you're more talented then you think the new level is looking great

[@nikkiofthevalley]

Yea, best I can do is script and somewhat do 3d art.

[@johnrose411]

You’re criminally underrated.

[@Kholanee]

That's not legal

[@blazicky]

Yes

[@foryurtis6684]

Exactly >:I

[@Kholanee]

@@foryurtis6684 petition to punish all who aren't subscribed to this channel

[@foryurtis6684]

@@Kholanee signed.

[@dheatlyblaze2846]

That thumbnail is quality content

[@MythicLegionDev]

Awesome stuff!

[@selfian_6904]

why no upload >:( also ily

[@Codeer]

Thanks Mythic Legion! :)

[@EpicNick]

I’m calling it: someone will ask for a new devlog

[@z00mm00z_]

HES ALIVE lol

[@evitcAoidaR]

You haven't uploaded in 8 months dude

[@objobjo]

Im so frickin excited for this game!!

[@ofinsmitd3616]

same

[@TMHedgehog]

I like how the edge case for wall climbing was literally an edge case.

[@markoftheland3115]

Damn, with that tracking of your laptop to add smoke I realized how much effort you put into your videos

[@Codeer]

Haha glad you noticed! literally took half a weekend for a 3 second clip lol

[@rem4.r]

@@Codeer yes

[@SariusxX]

was just about to get mad for not seeing any comments about that!

[@oskiebadoskie]

i thought that was real lol. Nice job!

[@ollol4904]

MAN this just keeps getting BETTER and BETTER!!! Love you style!!! Edit: do you have a discord group?

[@Codeer]

Thank you! I don't use discord much but I'll definitely look into it! :)

[@Magnus-we7ch]

@@Codeer I would love it if you could make a discord group but if you have any other place where you got a community then please tell

[@seradestin9778]

People eagerly want a place to discuss this gem. Give them that place and give them sneak peaks every now and then, they will appreciate it :)

[@RedshiftDev]

I have never clicked on a video faster!

[@nix3l_]

Codeer single handedly motivated me to get back into gamedev and coding in general. Love the vids!

[@deadeye7151]

@TheGates same and I really wanna do stuff like making a game

[@ryle2814]

@@deadeye7151 same

[@USBEN.]

@TheGates scold yourself, best yourself up in imagination and do it.

[@not_rev]

Idea: you could add carnivore wild life in to the game that will attack the other creatures and the player. Amazing game BTW I believe this game is going to become something wonderful.

[@GH05T-S0LDI34]

I highly suggest that idea !!

[@Sturdim]

This is awesome, it's only been a couple of months and it's already taking shape love the dedication!

[@everettpatterson1971]

If possible I would love longer videos. But I know that video editing is time consuming

[@KarlismiSN]

whew, i got worried that this was abandoned You continue you to impress every single time

[@ryle2814]

I know it's like every time I get worried he posts, but let's not rush him cause obviously this takes time especially when things like computer crashes happen

[@KarlismiSN]

@@ryle2814 Yeah, of course, Game development is an extremely hard thing to do. I just get worried that he may have lost motivation

[@Awindow]

Bro , can't wait for next devlog!

[@bruhrespecct1967]

Add a co-deer (companion deer), anyway love these devlog!!

[@Thv966]

I was waiting for a new devlog I really like the game!

[@ritvikr6643]

Honestly I've never been this early

[@oddeyesgames]

I don't know why but your devlogs are so inspiring that everytime I finish watching one of them I immediatly rush into Unity and start making stuff... Keep it up man, amazing videos and amazing game :D Oh and by the way, I think the chicken dinosaur is now one of my favourite things in your game

[@Codeer]

Haha that's awesome! Happy to hear that! :)

[@Micon3252]

I want more! These devlogs are so interesting, can't wait to actually be able to play the game one day!

[@blitzmlcom2939]

I would love to see a feature in this game in which you could tame the alien creatures and maybe even train them to fight alongside you or after taming them they fight alongside you by following your orders. I would also love a feature , in which some animals will attack you if you attack them while others would run away if you attack them.

[@USBEN.]

Basically ark

[@EmInSpace]

this all looks amazing, can't wait to see more

[@Scardacay]

alright, this might not work for the plans you have for this game, but how about: you are an AI created to control a harvester robot the point of the game is to collect recources on a planet / in a solar system, after that you go back to some sort of space station / hub were you can buy upgrades, new weapons and gear. with this new equipment you can take on more difficult foes and maybe even go to other places / planets. "recources" could be gathered from hunting, mining, foraging and fighting the big robots. since you are a robot, the equipment system could make a lot of sense. love your work, you are extremely underrated.

[@gabrielxavier2676]

Man, gotta give you props for everything, but the scene on 00:54 onward with the transition and smoke, that was too clean, really well done!!!

[@pyrotech0931]

The game is looking amazing!!! Can’t wait to play it!

[@GoodOldQuestion]

I hope this game will become a large project in next 3-5 years, this is so cool and devlogs are very interesting to watch

[@jordanstuff6973]

Hey, just a suggestion for a friend in the game, like a companion, Robot Ardvark, this idea just came to me and thought it'd be (sorta) funny to comment it

[@galaxywolf2153]

how did to do the transforming stuff because it looks phenomenal. I got a lot of inspiration for my own game, also the sticking is awesome cant wait until its done and I can't wait to check this out. And GET HIM TO 100K ATLEAST :D

[@sample_text9276]

Maybe if you need players to stay on path you can use something like anti-climb paint instead of an invisible wall. I think it would make sense that a company that makes technology has something like that

[@DamiemBlorp]

You should have some absolute massive, and I mean MASSIVE creature (friendly) cus that's cool I guess

[@symongentile6013]

A good trick/hint to resolve level design problems with climbing is stamina. Put a stamina/time to climb! Nice work man, continue like that and I'll buy your game some day (I hope soon).

[@aidanalls1275]

You gotta show off the end results more, man! I love what you're doing, but I didn't get to see enough of those lovely creatures walking around at the end! Also, maybe the wildlife could interact with each other, like the t-rex chicken chases the snow elephants? Just a thought

[@Fuzzleberry]

Just an idea, you might want to add in some sort of surface that the player can't climb on, this will allow you to make certain area's player can't skip through, platforming area's including vertical platforming and maybe even armour for the robots to stop the player climbing all over them till they shoot it off. but its looking good so far.

[@SamPiez]

Huge inspiration for new game developers

[@benvanzweeden5566]

Hi, awesome video. I think it would be sick if the player did half of a slow layout backflip when going from planet to planet, this would mean that he wouldn't land upside down on the next level. and it would look cool

[@priyamaniish]

Really love your content!! I also have an idea for the creature form. when he is a creature, the guy should be able to communicate with animals and this could be used for the plot of the game. you could also ask animals for help.

[@yzgrdyn-WiseGuardian-]

I want air ducts to climb through, the movement just screams to have it. Also maybe some things that can only be accessed from the ceiling. Looking awesome so far.

[@justamanofculture12]

Isn't this what was promised in Cyberpunk2077? 😱😱😱

[@MiguelGonzalez-vx5yz]

Have you also added the ability to jump even if you press the button a couple frames before the player hits the ground? Like coyote time it makes the movement feel a lot more responsive

[@govindg7187]

Can you tell me how you made those low poly player and ebvieonment models. I would like to make some too for my game.

[@nikolasbecker8531]

You should impliment some alien plants that looks cool and do things like when you touch it its shrink ore sprays spores ore Gas that Coud make damag ore do something whith your vision

[@justachillguy197]

This is just a idea but I think it would be cool if he could get other powers? Maybe from interacting with the other aliens

[@rethhuloay7829]

The part with the dot product amazes me. Like, how do you just come up with that, big brain energy

[@Valtremors]

I can't help but think about Gooseworx when seeing that climbing animation.

[@Shubhyduby]

Wow the game looks amazing I can't wait for what is next to come! Thank you and great job!

[@Cooper-Radio]

Sense were adding levels may I suggest that the game starts in one with you breaking out of a tube after sleeping for who knows how long

[@PantheraLeo04]

I'm used to doing level design in hammer so moving to pro builder I was shocked at how much better it was

[@DamiemBlorp]

i think the giltch where youtube unsubs you is back but don't worry I resubbed

[@Jeykit0]

This is cool I want more, i think you should add aliens that trade you better weapons or more levels or areas

[@TheCuteKyuubi]

Could you teach us how to make that third person camera, please?

[@VegaFic]

Is it possible for this game to also be added to Playstore/Appstore?

[@GamesOfVaibhav]

You Gone Too Crazyyyy!!!!🔥🔥

[@onebeets]

oh hey cool, so this can wall ru- SPIDER LEGS?!

[@justamanofculture12]

This guy created a snail with a horse's pace 😂 Bruhhhhh

[@mpasqui228]

Are you goin to add some cosmetics, like different colored spider legs?

[@mangaart3366]

I'm getting strong risk of rain 2 vibes from it. Great job keep going!

[@Clueziey]

IM SO HAPPY YOU'RE POSTING AGAIN!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Kim11412]

Im new, this is my first video and i will see ALL the others. i love this idea

[@saurya_jhbvbiuh]

can i playtest this game? it seems real fun and i would love to try it

[@leonaise7546]

What laptop are u using? Im gonna get a laptop soon & I wanna get one that lets me use unity, VS(visual studio), & record vids like you're doing.

[@Codeer]

I'm using a surface book 2 :)

[@Skurip]

I love the learning process, it shows that with a good amount of effort even if you aren't too confident in your skills you can achieve some amazing results.

[@flakedcorn8567]

I have a slight suggestion, maybe when making your levels you could look at some levels in a game called bone works. The enemy placement and level design is really good in that game.

[@ZygerGFX]

awesome devlog as per usual! game looks amazing :)

[@Codeer]

Thanks Zyger!

[@GH05T-S0LDI34]

I didn't expect to see you here anyway hey how are you and how is the development of the game going soo far ?

[@قهقاع]

Amazing work, amazen if he had team and a patreon.

[@SteveJstone]

That's all looking really great. I love what you've done with the terrain shader. I've been meaning to upgrade my terrain shader for a while, and this is motivating me to try again soon...

[@JeremyChone]

Very cool video and project. That should be a fun game to play.

[@danuvip]

Hey Codeer, i watched your Devlogs and i am hyped on the game release. I got some questions to you about the game and his future features: - do you think about implement Multiplayer? (would be stressful to sync all objects i guess) - will it be possible to play with a controller? - what sort of genre will it be in the final version? - on which platforms you will release it (Pc Only, Playstation, Nintendo, XBox, other third Party) I am hoping that you create a good game. Looking Forward!

[@Codeer]

Hey thanks! the game won't have multiplayer as the scope is already quite large and multiplayer isn't my strong suit haha. Yes I'll actually be showing the controller support in the next devlog! For the genre, it's a semi-open world third person shooter where you can climb, not sure if that genre exists lol. I'm aiming for pc mainly, and perhaps afterwards I can look into consoles.

[@danuvip]

@@Codeer hey thanks for the quick reply! i am happy to hear from you and i am more hyped on the final result I'll keep my fingers crossed

[@UnknownDino]

And as always the editing is great, I just hope it does not take you too much time.

[@flashplays6489]

Hi this is epik, ur a legend I would like to see where this goes

[@Natoursofcourse]

my philosophy for level design is essentialy; Teach a mechanic Test the players’ skills Teach a new mechanic Combine Repeat

[@bearmanthemanbear]

PLS post it on itch.io, ur game is awsome!!