Creating a Unique Visual Style | Devlog

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[@marksalvadalena5877]

"Nice characters can be interesting just as easily as mean ones can" - I love the positivity of this game and I can't wait for my kids to try it out!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

awe shucks thank you Mark! And thanks for watching!

[@joshhoffman7811]

It's so great to see a studio doing something truly unique. I'm a fledgeling indie dev and you give me a lot of hope that this industry can still give rise to creative ideas that go so far beyond the existing formulas. Thanks for all that you do, and for putting these videos together!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you for the kind words! Wishing you the best in your own creative endeavors!

[@kaicastle.]

Not just the game. Even your devlogs are relaxing..

[@Beardqt]

and create a unique style you did! The illustrations are very well thought out. The tilt you mentioned on the objects from an outside perspective looks like the 'correct' viewpoint you get from an illustration similar to how a pop-up book works and KZbin interviews is 100% the way to be discovered in this landscape now (imo)

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Cheers!

[@hi-im-kerri]

It is remarkable how well you two are able to collaborate on something like this, the unique nature of glimmerwood speaks loudly to the passion and reinforcement you share with each other. I am so eager to see more. You're also incredibly eloquent, you explain yourself and your creative decisions so well, demonstrate great problem solving skills and are just an over all joy to listen too. This might be my most anticipated project I'm following at the moment.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Wow thank you so much for such incredibly kind words! It means a lot to us! I can't tell you how much we appreciate the support!

[@powergannon]

I like hearing the note about “nobody notices the sun doesn’t move”. My project also has a fixed camera and I don’t move the shadow angle at different times of day either.

[@kettenotter]

Random fact: Did you know Borderlands 3 did the same thing?

[@Seedzification]

And if they do notice, they'll be dismissing it

[@AlenaFenomena]

Absolutely love the wholesomeness, can't wait to play this game. I love getting these peeks behind the scenes. Fascinating about the sunlight/movement. I am old enough to remember Perils of Rosella, KQ IV, the first game that came out with a visible day/night cycle. It was mindblowing at the time!

[@waichin88]

I'm not in game dev or anything close, so seeing all this behind the scene look at games is always interesting. For example, seeing all the foliage and assets actually placed at an angle, but from the player's POV, they look like they're standing straight up. Thanks for sharing!

[@SammalAskel]

I just wanted to drop by and express my admiration for the incredible work you're doing with this game. It's truly refreshing to see game developers like you putting your creativity into non-violent games that not only entertain but also contribute positively to the gaming landscape. Your commitment to crafting a gaming experience that focuses on storytelling, creativity, and non-violent gameplay is truly commendable. It's a testament to the fact that games have the power to bring joy, inspire, and connect us in ways beyond just action and competition. Can't wait to see Songs of Glimmerwick come to life. Sending all the positive vibes your way! 🚀✨ Keep up the fantastic work! 👏

[@yokitosyosko]

The art of this game..I am so inspired.

[@niklasnieminen3097]

I cannot describe with words how excited I am to play this. I will make sure to brew up some nice tea and play it to unwind during less work intense periods, or perhaps to unwind during those stressful periods even! Eastshade was so relaxing. I've even considered one day getting the architect of Lyndow or Bojan tattooed on me, when my finances allow for it. Keep it up Danny, you absolute legend. (and your team as well, of course, your wife especially!)

[@dirtstump]

I'm glad I got suggested the first devlog! I didn't end up leaving any questions on it, but I'll be looking forward to following along with the development :)

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Cheers! Thanks so much!

[@parnwahdyong]

Your voice is very calm and soothing. I feel like listening a to bedtime story😴🎶 Can't wait to play this game!

[@AdrilesSTUDIO]

I loved Eastshade and I really appreciate your approach of game design. I look forward to play this new game and whish you the best !

[@CogWorks-ne1eg]

Wow this game looks absolutely gorgeous, and it has a really interesting gameplay core. I cannot wait for this to be on the market, great job so far!

[@jemsyago7163]

I've never heard of your previous game nor this game before you released the first devlog. But now I really want to play both of them since they seem such interesting games that have a lot of passion in them. This game's one that I'm excited to learn more about!

[@nathaliecarluccio7559]

preordered this one "Songs of Glimmerwick", what a lovely cozy game, I like it

[@eggplantontoast]

I just wanted to say Eastshade is my most favorite game I have ever played. I've played it countless times, and it has helped me through a lot. Thank you so much to the devs and everyone who worked on the game. I am so so excited for Songs of Glimmerwick, and more to come :)

[@Miniike]

thank you so much for answering my question! it makes me wonder if there was a bit of unquestioned cynicism in the way i phrased it...i frame nice npcs as "idealistic", but it really is more true to life!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Aaaah it's possible I misunderstood you a bit then! If so I'm sorry about that!

[@Miniike]

nah you got it perfectly fine, just gave me a realization :) thank you again!

[@harrasika]

Wowowowo this game is growing on me so much. At first I brushed this game kinda off since I'm personally more of a fan of subjectively more immersive 3D 1st person games; and I've found the 2d farming sims to be repetitive and boring rather than relaxing. But now seeing this devlog and then watching the 1st one, I'm just in love with the artstyle and very happy to hear about, and see, how quality over quantity this game is; and that the gametime is more focused on questing rather than mindless farming. This game looks like it has a lot of love and effort poured into it.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Hey I hear you everyone has their cup. And rock on! Thanks for watching the devlogs and I'm so happy to hear the game is growing on you!

[@niklasnieminen3097]

Oh, and also! I've worked quite a bit with animation, and I've used alot of 2D and 3D crossover work. I've used Blender Grease pencil for alot of my work, much for reasons you mention. It's also very interesting to be able to do certain objects in actual 3D with a sketch look, and the rest of the world in actual 2D. Very useful for certain types of scenes and surroundings to be able to combine the two techniques. ( I just came to the part in the video where you discussed this, heh)

[@CactousMan639]

Wow, just WOW 🤯

[@amaryllis0]

The interiors are so beautiful! What a wonderful collaboration of talent :)

[@cxdfdsfdsfdd3898]

Love it ! Your game looks '"refined'", like the scene on the coast reminded me of a summer day on Animal Crossing. The amount of little work and details looks astonishing

[@rebekahmarinos2260]

It’s interesting to learn about some of the ways you are doing things!!

[@brieoshiro]

I loved Eastshade! I like games that encourage exploration and just enjoying the ride more than the grind and killing a bunch of stuff. Sometimes I just want to relax. This looks so sweet and cozy!

[@JuliaZinyk]

God, this game is sooo beautiful. Your wife did absolutely excelent job with illustration, I love it so much. That hand drawn effect is absolutely enchanting and I love it so much. And what you do with it, adding depth and proportion with 3D elements, it´s really beautiful. Whole world looks really beautiful, I can´t wait to play. I played your first game, Eastshade, not knowing it has the same developer like this game. I have this game in my wishlist on steam maybe a year or so and when I see your devlogs and how it looks, gameplay and such.. I can´t wait, it will be absolutely amazing game for cozy playing.

[@JoyviaI]

Man, the low poly mesh buildings are so subtle, but so cool! I don’t think this game would feel the same without it! I think this game feels like a pop up book. I’ve always wanted to start a game, so I was wondering-cozy games are so abundant these days. So many farms and nature exploration mechanics. How did you go about deciding what would make your game stand out? I know you mentioned the farming system is different, but is there anything else you wanted to make different?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

When Jaclyn had the idea for this game in 2017, and we decided it would be our next, everything was totally different. Farming Sim was a super tiny genre with only a handful of titles. Even in 2019 when we started production proper, things were different. I guess everyone had the same idea. We couldn't have known that. Unfortunately we spend a lot of time on our games so we don't know what the landscape will be like by the time we ship. There are a lot of small design things that make this game different, but more than anything we just have to let our unique tone, sense of place, and world building set us apart!

[@hamzahgamedev]

I LOOOOOVED the Eastshade and so happy to see this new ambitious game you are making. The art looks so gorgeous and overall theme is fresh and cozy. Exactly the type of game I would love to make myself haha. Wishlisted instantly! 🧡

[@gmananimations]

Man, this looks cool.

[@artasinjennifer]

great video! love to see more 😊

[@inkyfrog]

This game looks beautiful! I love the animation style. Thanks for sharing the process. I’ve had this on wishlist for a while and I can’t wait to play.

[@andrea_granieri]

I just love the visuals of this game. I'm an artist and would like to learn how to do the same (to make animated illustrations). I can draw, but I'm a noob with 3D. Could you recommend me some resources from which I can learn this mix? In particular, I liked that 2D to 3D mapping (which felt like wizardry to me) and the way you implemented day/night cycle. Will definitely follow these devlogs, keep it up!

[@mrcroco5121]

This is a materclass , not a devlog . Thanks for this !

[@aloner_wolf8733]

Another banger of a Devlog. 10/10, no notes! :)

[@robproductionsgames]

Hey Danny, the game is looking amazing and thank you so much for answering my question! It’s a crazy coincidence but with the recent success of Palworld and Helldivers I was trying so hard to understand how they became so insanely popular seemingly out of nowhere, and I came to basically the same conclusion you suggested: the premise and core idea is pulling a ton of the weight. Will definitely keep that in mind for my future projects but it’s tough when you can’t undo what’s already been made, i.e. for my previous games 😅 In that sense little marketing wins like what you mentioned might be the best way forward! I highly appreciate your insight (on marketing & your technical workflow) especially as someone who relied on your dev blogs on day/night cycles and forest design back in the day 😂 It’s great that you’re still willing to share your process after all this time. Looking forward to the next update!

[@EZHNO]

Hello Matt, I took a little look at your games too. I would say your prices on the first few games were too ambitious for what they appear to be, and changing the price would be effective for retroactively improving marketing/sales. When I look at Iron Reckoning or Skyway, I see a games that have some cool mechanics that pull me in, but I can also see what appears to be inconsistency and a bit of jank. Which on its own is something that doesn't bother me, but I'm not going to bother paying 15$/6$ for them, when I could pay that same amount or less and get a really polished similar product that has already "proved itself" to the market. Also a word on your Game trailers. All that I watched were fun to watch, but didn't do the best job at conveying the key points of the gameplay in a timely manner. For Shinogi 2, your first trailer doesn't even show any of the interaction/chats with characters, which appears to be a huge part of the game from my understanding. Also it doesn't really show enough of the unique chess mechanics in an obvious way, its easy to not even notice it, so I would put more emphasis into that too. People generally don't give each game a very long look, so you can't really assume people are gonna take the time to watch the second trailer or read through descriptions. So you really want to pack those essential gameplay elements into the area where they will get the most eyes and make them abundantly obvious. You want everyone to be able to easily understand what your game / gameplay is, and what your unique selling points are, in a very short amount of time. Hope that helps.

[@robproductionsgames]

@@EZHNO Thanks for the feedback! Will definitely try to better understand audience expectations for both of those aspects but it's definitely tough to find a good balance for the kinds of games I typically make. On one hand I want my games to be affordable but also don't want to undervalue my projects. Between Steam's cut, regional pricing, and sale periods it's already down to earning pennies at times and they're not too far off from similar titles with similar scope based on my research, but I totally understand that it's tough for people to recognize that when they quickly glance at it. My earlier games were not too pretty to look at which didn't help either. As for trailers, SCC2 was mainly marketed towards players of the first game and I didn't try too hard to pull in new players but that in itself was probably a mistake. It was also really hard to explain chess in a way that was interesting for players; I also struggle knowing which parts of my games people actually care the most about because they specifically use hybrid genre to provide some variety haha. Regardless, still more to learn there for sure and I'm just a little frustrated as I've been at this for 8+ years and not seeing as much progress as I'd like, but that's on me. Appreciate you taking a look!

[@EZHNO]

​@@robproductionsgames yeah I completely understand not wanting to undervalue your projects, but lowering their value can also increase the net revenue in many cases. And yeah I would say marketing to the existing audience is a mistake, since your existing audience is always going to be smaller than the potential audience you can pull in. As for struggling to know which parts of the game people will care about, I suggest you try to plan that out for the next project. Take the time to understand why you enjoy the things you enjoy from the games that inspire you. And then apply that to your game design and try to really keep it in mind while making the game. I also suggest trying to work with other people if you haven't tried, its good for learning quickly, takes some weight off your shoulders, easier to stay motivated, and you'll be able to get extra information that will help you make crucial decisions for your game. For example when working alone I have a tendency to shrug off certain things that I quickly adapt to, such as weird controls or difficult gameplay, etc. When working with other people, that sort of thing gets shut down instantly, and its for the better, because the game isn't made for me. That sort of thing can happen with almost any element from the music used, to the art, etc. I certainly understand the frustration of putting in a bunch of effort for minimal results. But between being able to acknowledge your own faults, and your willpower to stay dedicated, success is basically guaranteed. Keep chipping away at it

[@unspi554]

Very interesting devlog, i learned things ! love it, and love the concept and art style of the game !

[@prateekyadav203]

Just in love with this type of game because this game have less download size❤

[@g.m.fernandes3579]

Well, one thing is sure: game looks gorgeous.

[@DillonBoucherDesigns]

How you’ve accomplished your aesthetic is amazing. Very inspiring!

[@fatalvampire]

Enthusiastically following the progress of this game and devlogs. Thanks for making these!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank YOU for watching them! And for the support!

[@ChristinaCreatesGames]

Amazing devlog. The part about projecting textures onto shapes gave me a major light bulb moment, I'd never heard of that before. Your project looks absolutely stunning!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Rock on! Glad to have helped invoke the light bulb haha. Thank you for the kind words!

[@Astralklinge]

I love this game, looks great !

[@stijnd.6320]

The workflow is amazing and the result looks insane good! Keep up the good work

[@Its_Just_Shane]

Great insight. Thank you for the well put together dev logs.

[@davesantleman8948]

I am mesmerized with just how stunning this game looks. I've only discovered you guys now and I've already wishlisted on Steam... cannot wait to play it, keep up the good work!

[@misxa6344]

This looks so cool! Love the mix of 2d and 3d. Also love that you went into the more technical aspects. ❤

[@oyeedraw8407]

These devlogs are amazing and I'm just in love with your studio's games. I def have a hankering now to try out Eastshade and keep tabs on Glimmerwick!

[@Nighthearted]

Eastshade looks and sounds like such a charming experience. I've read about it some years ago and watched some channels I follow review it (like Cannot Be Tamed). I'm sad that I won't ever be playing it because of the first person perspective. I could never get used to that camera perspective in any game I tried, it takes me out of the experience completely (contrary to what most people seem to feel). I'm lucky motion sickness isn't an issue for me though, and I even enjoy first person conversation with NPCs, but it's just not my thing for exploration. I'd love a TPP toggle in that game, but I know when something's made in first person it's a hassle to do anything else with the camera because of the level design. Glimmerwick though... I can already see I'm gonna spend MONTHS playing this one! It looks so unique and mesmerizing. Everything about this game sounds like it's right down my alley, even though it will be a first experience with a non violent game for me. I'm sure it'll be remarkable. I have a question about it: are relationship with NPCs friendships only or will we be able to romance classmates or other NPCs?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Well glad to hear you'll be able to enjoy this one! No romance in Glimmerwick. Unfortunately no chance of 3rd person for Eastshade. I'd say it's more than a hassle and a bit more toward the "developing a second game entirely" category. Camera behavior in small interiors is notoriously impossible. And there is no avatar by design in Eastshade, so we'd have to sort of break our vision and lore to make one. Then there's the problem of authoring an entire animation set. This is a game where you can steer multiple kinds of boats, ride zip lines, and ride a bicycle, so that's tons of animations including all new logic for mounting/dismounting. We'd even have to redesign a new interaction system since it's aim and click.

[@moonstar_connor]

Wishlisted! Love your unique style of focusing on setting and non-combat mechanics

[@thelawgameplaywithcommenta2654]

Gotta admit the artwork is really pulling me in.

[@mehface]

Gorgeous work.

[@Cat-fz2wb]

this is absolutely STUNNING

[@everythingandthetardiscons7850]

I already edited this into my comment on the previous devlog, but since it wasn't brought up in this one I'll bring up again: Could you tell us a bit about character creation and customization? In eastshade, you just picked a name and then you could make some choses about how play the character through dialogue options. With Songs of Glimmerwick being third person there's obviously gonna be a bit more than that in this, but I'm curios to hear some details about what kind of options we will have.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

hey hey! We will definitely have a devlog dedicated to this! But for now I'll just say that the character customization is reasonably robust for this kind of game. There's a lot of hair styles (30 atm), multiple options for each facial feature, skin tone, freckles, wrinkles, glasses, beards etc etc.

[@JenniferTijssen]

It's hard to describe how much I've learned from this video as well as your previous devlog. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with us! I'm beyond excited for the upcoming game.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Wooo glad you were able to get some takeaways! Thanks for the support!

[@unclejacksimulations9423]

It looks STUNNING

[@martindagenais2043]

Ill been messing in unity trying to make a old school 2D game into 2.5D and a lot of testing and i really liked that you take time to explain so many tricky stuff to us. Btw really impressive project you guys have, the arts are simply incredible.

[@MrsGordonFreeman]

Wow. This is incredibly beautiful. Very excited to see more.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you so much! Cheers!

[@neetfreek9921]

I’d love to see you guys make a mushishi-esque game someday. You guys seem perfect for something like that. The conflict loop in mushishi is so good at making entrancing worlds.

[@oxffffffather]

Thank you very much for sharing your dev pipeline. please continue to do your great work! Btw why you are using Unity 2019 not latest one with URP?

[@7fantasy7]

Thanks for the explanation and the expiration. Qustion: what does you shader? it can draw sand, grass, roads, whatever on your "world" mesh? From what I see in a video, it's pure magic!

[@voodles3]

Hey Danny! Amazing work you, your wife, and your team are doing; the game looks incredible and the mechanics look really immersive and fun. I love the art style, and the environment and setting look so warm and relaxing. Your narration is also very well-spoken and easy to listen to, great job. Your unique design philosophy as a whole is really cool and intrigues me. I'm curious how you/your studio originally came to be focused on non-combat game design? What underlying inspiration or passion did it stem from? I've read your website's devblog, but I'm just interested how your motivation came to be. I look forward to more devlogs! I've wishlisted already and will definitely be playing when it releases. - Vaughn from TT

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Yo Vaughn! Hah thanks so much for checking out our devlogs! And thank you for the kind words! That's a great question, will include that one in the next devlog!

[@britterlie]

Thank you, this is really informative

[@KoeGames]

Looks amazing, great video. Cannot wait to play this game. Eastshade was such a great experience. Question: When working with a small team, how much detail goes into things like a game development document? What was the approach for those kind of things to keep track of the project and scope correctly without over scope?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you so much! And this is such a great question! I'm going to try to answer it in next devlog!

[@MrVirusDi]

The game has a very good visual style!

[@TurnDev]

I love your game!

[@eleonorahackman6779]

This is so cool! I’d love more videos like this, explaining and showing workflow! Thank you for sharing the creative solutions with us! 😊 Question: Could you dive a little deeper into how you do animations? Set up, implementation, triggering - I’m so intimidated by this, but I’d love to learn more!

[@JackOfGears]

Lovely vibes in this game. Wonderful job. My question is: What system are you using for dialog and quest tracking? I've been using Ink, and it's excellent, but it has it's own idiosyncrasies. I'm always interested to hear what other developers are using to solve this problem.

[@fatbrittalking5578]

first of all congratulations on coming this far, I know game development can be extremely difficult work and want to praise how far you all have come. have you ever thought about adding a Minecraft narrator style text to speech you are reader to any of your games? I love to play games with my elderly family members, but half of the time neither of us can read the fonts as they’re too small or the style is too fancy with a Minecraft narrator style text speech reader it makes it easier for a wide range of people to play the game and know what each item or button is/does.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Our game will have full voice acting for every character!

[@modernsolutions6631]

More power to you. You = the team

[@eastshadestudios8335]

I am not the team! I am not even the creative director! That's Jaclyn! We have two other full-timers other than myself + contractors. But I am certainly 100% the blabber mouth.

[@Devydon]

1) This game looks beautiful. Wow. 2) Your advice about marketing is 100% correct! It's such an important lesson in any art form: make something people want and attention will come. I was a journalist for years and no amount of begging and advertising beat artists who make excellent stuff. I was way more likely to cover something that made me say "that's cool," as opposed to getting bombarded by PR. I know reality is more gray and complicated than my simple observation. Still, I think it's solid advice in general for artists to focus on making excellent work that people want rather than getting caught up trying to build hype.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you for the kind words! Means a lot to us! One still has to grind on the marketing unfortunately. You still DO have to bombard people with PR, do press releases, reach out to people, and pour resources into building a "hype train". My point was not to skip all that stuff, but that none of it will work unless you have a product that is highly competitive with the top of your genre.

[@Devydon]

Absolutely! Completely agree @@eastshadestudios8335

[@AlekseyLoykuts]

Love the 09:45 production solution

[@MaxVinopalDev]

This looks amazing! A question - why are you not using an orthographic camera? Seems more fitting for this style then perspective, would love to know your thoughts. Thanks!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you so much! Like I mentioned at 6:39 we just love the little bit of parallax from a perspective camera!

[@Mittzys]

The music in these videos is wonderful - I could listen to it for hours and hours. Is there anywhere I can hear it? If not, will it be available on release?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you that's the game soundtrack! Yes the soundtrack will be for purchase! Not sure if you played Eastshade, but you can hear more of our composer Phoenix Glendinnings work on that game, or just buy the soundtrack and not the game ;)

[@Ghost_Pig]

Hi, Very interesting video and game! I loved getting some actual insight in your technical and artistic approach. It's a bit weird, but it works - and it's unique (which I think is getting more and more important in a world where Ai exists) Do you have some tips on creating devlog videos? I am planning on releasing my first one soon, but I rewrote the script like 4 times because I don't know what to include /prioritise.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Hey thanks for watching! Hah I've only made two now but yeah it's tough. What I do is just write down topics I have things to say about, then write a few paragraphs for each. Then I sort of mix and match the topics to create a video. One thing that helped me a lot is to completely detatch from the notion of showing actual recent dev progress. Traditionally a devlog is like a changelog of what's being worked on, but that's not a great style for youtube content. Think of the devlog as more like little essays about things that go into the game, at times even almost like pitching your game to people.

[@Ghost_Pig]

​@@eastshadestudios8335 Thank you for the advice! I think "essay" is the keyword for me. I do in fact want to document a kind of month to month progress - if that's not perfect for KZbin, so be it. But I now see that each video has to be a more entertaining and coherent "story" instead of just me rambling about features and the work I've done.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

@@Ghost_Pig hey progress can totally work too! ThinMatrix makes it work really well! I can't imagine how much work he puts into those videos though oh man it must be like having 3 full-time jobs!

[@Spitbat1]

looks very much like wytchwood. did you guys take inspiration from that? cause that was the first game that i can think of that features such a unique style that you guys seem to also be leaning toward.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

We love Wytchwood! Can't say it was an inspiration. Development for Glimmerwick started in 2018. We do use skeletal 2d animation and pop-up 2d in a 3d world, which I think puts us in small company that includes Wytchwood.

[@HamiltonIsLife]

Jaqueline has my dream job.❤

[@telateeaa]

Thank you for sharing so much details about the development! Eastshade is one of my favorite games and the most comforting one, so I'm really looking forward for Songs of Glimmerwick. However, I'm not the biggest fan of farming mechanics and try to avoid them in most games. How essential is farming in Glimmerwick? Can you beat the game without participating in it completely, or, perhaps, farming looks different, than in similar games? Wish you all the best with development!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Hey we've got the perfect thing to answer your question about farming! Devlog #1 has a section on it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4fIgpqlr7qMjdEfeature=shared&t=296

[@crismotionproduction3519]

Damn i wish have a pc to play this , as a console player We need games like this

[@NoName-jg1ub]

Hey @Eastshade Studios I been interested in game dev for awhile now and Im trying to figure out what type of game was developed in the video as I try to find tutorials on it to enhance my skills

[@Paulzilla3000]

I have an important question are you working on eastshade for the PlayStation 5? I love playing this game on ps4 & loved speed running this too. If you do a remaster for ps5 that would be super awesome. 😎👍🏼

[@astro_case]

With your assets, do you use native Blender and Photoshop files in Unity? Or do you export FBX/PNG?

[@design_and_decor]

Hi Danny! The game is so whimsically beautifully! I wanted to ask, as someone with bad Carpal Tunnel, where hand pain constantly prevents me from playing so many games; I was wondering if we will be able to use custom keybinds, and particularly in regards to movement mechanics and actions, and will they be rekeybindable to both keyboard and mouse? (such as being able to hold R/Lmouse click for walking rather than wasd, or changing interact buttons or other things) Since keyboard movement and spread out button placements can be really painful for those of us with pain in our hands or other hand injuries, I know for me, it makes it so I cannot play quite a lot of games I'd like because the option just isnt there. Either because those buttons are locked or restricted to only the keyboard, or the mouse buttons are pre locked to abilities so they can't be remapped. Being able to rekeybind everything with use of the whole keyboard and mouse, makes gaming much less painful and just far more enjoyable since I'm not having to hold down multiple buttons, or stretch my fingers constantly to try and perform certain actions. I hope it will be an option, as I'm really looking forward to playing this, it just looks so magical! Thankyou for sharing this video with us! watching this evolve is wonderful!

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Yes it will have remappable input!

[@design_and_decor]

@@eastshadestudios8335 oh awesome!! I can't wait to play!

[@ourteammate]

I am a huge fan of indie games, especially the ones with unique art styles. I have a question about the clean look of your game. I know you can achieve some good lightning with baked GI and added post processing but most of the time, lightning in Unity turns out to be very harsh, boring, and not so clean. I prefer soft lighting, do you have any tips on how to achieve good lighting or can you talk with the example of Songs of Glimmerwick. Even a basic workflow explanation would help.

[@resullus1]

This reminds me so much of 'The Mystwick School of Musicraft' YA book series. More of a prequel from the looks of the era, kind of like the new Harry Potter game is to those books. Not a criticism btw, I'll be playing this one. Off to wishlist...

[@TUKMAK]

OH YOU MADE EASTSHADE?!

[@criminechen]

question: how did you come up with ideas for the game, that people really want

[@hatray4540]

ll be in Early Access or full release? do u plan any demo comming out in this year? What games do you think are similar to yours? The first that comes to mind for me is Wytchwood

[@eastshadestudios8335]

We don't plan on doing early access. I feel that would ruin a game like this for a lot of players. We're very much ivory tower style developers haha. We haven't announced any dates on demos or festivals. I absolutely loved Wytchwood! Not sure about similar games! I haven't found anything I thought was too similar!

[@Nezul]

Just have to make a game people want, looks at Palworld, yes, yes you do.

[@chrissiemilnarskii]

Hey, this video is a few months old so I’m not sure if you’re still replying to comments on here, but I have a question regarding scale/resolution of game assets. Wondering the approximate resolution you had to draw those massive buildings at? Love how detailed they look! Been trying to get more into pixel art to develop game assets as a lil project while I recover from a concussion. The thing is that I feel WAY more creative working in larger scales resolution but don’t want to have to manage thousands of pixels for every asset unless it’s needed to get this sort of detail. Thanks❤

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Well our game isn't pixel art so I don't know how useful our benchmarks will be. Basically we always want more pixels than what the camera is rendering at. So if an interior fills up the screen left edge to right edge at the closest zoom level, we need that texture to be at least 1920 wide (or 2048). But it's more complicated than that. Our very large interiors use a lot of 3d parts and tiling textures (like we went into depth about in the interiors section). So the interior texture ends up being an atlas of different parts. So the required resolution just depends on how large the parts are in the interior. If it's helpful, our library atlas is 4096x2048, but only because the floors, walls, and trims are mostly 3d models with tiling textures. Some interiors have multiple atlases.

[@chrissiemilnarskii]

@@eastshadestudios8335 that makes sense, thanks so much for the reply!

[@darkomen4343]

Do you know of any good tutorials or would you be willing to make a tutorial showing exactly how you do the projection in blender? I am slightly familiar with the process in blender but have not seen any updated tutorials.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

There are definitely no tutorials for what I'm doing. It's a super weird niche thing. This video is kind of a tutorial on how to do it though. Just model a bit and then project UVs from camera. See how it goes then move stuff and reproject.

[@seanbohan7543]

Impressive, are you using any addons in Blender for the mesh editing?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thanks! No just vanilla blender 2.79. I did write a custom exporter to speed up the export process to Unity.

[@seanbohan7543]

@@eastshadestudios8335 Oh ok, I still don't understand how did you edit the mesh and texture automatically updated.

[@eastshadestudios8335]

@@seanbohan7543 that's the exporter I wrote. I just press a hotkey and it exports from blender and overwrites the mesh in the Unity project.

[@LunarcomplexMain]

Some games will eventually lose all their peril, I remember thinking mobs in games like Minecraft or Terraria were a threat, but now-a-days I hardly ever think of them as anything but some more clicking I gotta do.

[@creepy3858]

Choices matter? Multiple endings?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

We have a few but not a ton of branching quests at the moment. There is a "true" ending but not multiple endings.

[@argylemanni280]

I'll give you the toughest question a game dev could ever face. What will you do if Songs of Glimmerwick fails to fund the next game?

[@eastshadestudios8335]

We are very fortunate in that: With 85 thousand wishlists at this early stage of our marketing campaign it's highly unlikely to fail to that level. Our prelaunch statistical trajectory for this game is ten times Eastshade's. It would take something remarkable to defy the odds that much. But in that unlikely scenario we'd seek to partner with a publisher.

[@nickdevprod3667]

reminds me hades cuz of style. this game is so cool

[@criminechen]

question: do you have a main target group for this game?

[@graf_fridula3981]

Looks really cute! The only thing that I need an answer for is probably WHY YOU STILL USE BLENDER 2.7 OR STH??!😂

[@eastshadestudios8335]

Thank you! Hah I use 2.79 because I wrote a custom exporter for it that I can't work without. 2.8 changed a bunch of APIs for the scripting and it's really not worth it for me to upgrade if I have to spend x work days rewriting my exporter.

[@graf_fridula3981]

@@eastshadestudios8335 Ah, I imagined so. 😅 We have some custom addons in our studio as well. Luckily nothing big regarding those broke on upgrades however which means I can work with the newest versions of Blender😄

[@teambrodcast7118]

I like ur game ☺️

[@raskolnikov6443]

Weird. Twitter is much bigger than it ever was. Has more users than ever.