"May the Force be with you..." - Unity Indie Game Devlog #12

[@DanielLochner]

Hey everyone! I've decided to start uploading bi-weekly devlogs (every two weeks) during these holidays. I'll still be posting regular short game-play clips to my Twitter ( twitter.com/daniellochner ) though, so make sure to follow me there! :)

[@MichaelKTaylor]

"Looter shooter mobile game," that's a combination. Need to learn terrain one of these days. Glad to see another multi discipline tasker. Keep it up.

[@MichaelKTaylor]

@Luner Link From where?

[@bip_studios]

Great job! You handled the terrain problem gracefully.

[@DanielLochner]

Thanks bro! :)

[@xvtitanbane2349]

Yay, excited for new vid

[@DanielLochner]

Thanks for the support! I really appreciate it! :D

[@GMGuru]

Great work! Your constant updates are really showing keep at it sir!

[@DanielLochner]

Thanks! :)

[@indieprogress7170]

Nice work on all including the new weapons!

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

Lightsabers! Think the AI improvements for ranged enemies is also a smart idea. The low poly work flow is really interesting, and the Polaris asset looks cool as well. Whatever it is, hope you find a convenient solution. Can't wait for the demo/discord server in the future as well!

[@DanielLochner]

Thanks Garrett! I can’t wait to let everyone test it out! 😁

[@_danny_idk]

The idea to add a melee weapon is very good

[@JonasBroman]

Damn that's a lot of melee weapons. You work really fast! xD

[@DanielLochner]

Thanks Jonas :P

[@_danny_idk]

Would be cool if the player can throw the melee weapons(axes and maybe knifes). I hope to see a discord server very soon, I have a lot to ask and a lot to suggest:)

[@DanielLochner]

Nice idea! :) How do you think it should work? Maybe when the player angles up more than 45 degrees, the trajectory shows, and they start to throw it? I don’t want to clutter the screen with too much UI, but I could also add a button to toggle between throwing and swinging! :)

[@coolTag-lb3fn]

Where’s the review of the monster sound pack?

[@neolynxer]

You can load the heightmap of your crater as a height data for unity terrain in *.raw format.

[@DanielLochner]

Yes! This however does still lose the low-poly effect. I've come up with a solution though! I'll talk about it in my next devlog! :)

[@_danny_idk]

I didn't expected to be so hard to find out how to make the low poly crater. I would like to see how you use the low poly pack that you just bought.

[@DanielLochner]

Same here! I thought it would be much more straight forward! Hopefully the Polaris asset is on sale, because it might be exactly what I need! :)

[@c0d3d85]

Great video as always, but wheres the discord link, can't find it in your description.

[@DanielLochner]

I’m going to be working on the discord server this week! Thanks for the support! :)

[@MetaCzech]

You can change Unity terrain polygon density to achieve low poly look. It so easy...

[@DanielLochner]

Hmm really? Unity terrain system uses height maps and always smoothes out the normals? Always looking to learn though, so if you have any resources I can read, I’d really appreciate it! 😊

[@MetaCzech]

@@DanielLochner Read Unity docs docs.unity3d.com/Manual/terrain-OtherSettings.html Play with values "Terrain Width"/Length + "Heightmap Resolution". I suggest you to set "Terrain Width"/Length to what you need (be sure to have Terrain.Transform.Scale = 1), then set "Heightmap Resolution" to smallest possible value, and slowly increase it to what you need. I would give you screenshots, but that's not possible in YT comments.

[@flarra]

I have ip 7 and the phone on there looks likd it

[@kenlinasobirionwu5776]

Please tell me you are planning to make the game playable both in landscape and portrait mode because it seriously looks original (even if unconventional) in portrait

[@DanielLochner]

You already can! 😁 Check out my devlog on “Layout Customization”! I go into detail how I implemented the customization system (including switching orientation)!

[@OutrageGames]

The melee weapon is a very nice touch! Also, where can I find the discord server link?

[@DanielLochner]

Thanks! I’m going to be working on the discord server this week! :)

[@packlimo]

Dc link?

[@DanielLochner]

I’m going to work on creating the discord server this week! :)

[@TheCommunalSandwich]

Make it block projectiles

[@DanielLochner]

That's a great idea! Thanks! :D