Fixing the Overworld Map in My Medieval Fantasy Game (Indie Game Devlog)

[@mikeanims2006]

keep up the good work i cant wait for the game release

[@and3rs]

Thank you Mike! :D

[@abimbimo8509]

Will it exist in mobile?

[@samuelandrade681]

@@abimbimo8509 yes

[@abrahampoxtan9389]

@@and3rs do you have the name yet? It's starting to look good

[@splitsoul8158]

the mountains might need a bit of work, did not realise you were going up into them until you said it, also making the big city fit the entire island was a great idea, keep up the great work man super excited for the game

[@and3rs]

Thank you! And oh no, I was afraid of that :'-) Appreciate your honesty though, need to figure out why it's not working out visually!

[@Imalilfaggy]

It looks really interesting and cool. Gladihoppers is one of my favorite games. Can't wait for this one to come out.

[@and3rs]

Thank you Vince! :D

[@Ares-vu4kd]

Take your time bro, you're a very special developer, the games you make are amazing.

[@and3rs]

Thanks Ares! :D

[@finalvelocity8k]

To show uplifting land, you can also use different color gradient from lower area to higher

[@and3rs]

Hmm yeah, that's a good idea thanks :D

[@raehen123]

You could always use battle for wesnoth as a template for your game they have amazing designs in my opinion

[@and3rs]

Hmm, I've played BfW but I didn't remember they had seamless mountains like that... But looking at them it still seems like the mountains are high up and the ground is on ground level. What I want to do is to have there be a mountain pass made up of ground tiles that goes through the mountains up to a plateau where there's also ground tiles... And all the mountain sprites will be unwalkable... But yeah, it seems to be difficult to achieve that effect judging by people's impressions of the mountains in this devlog

[@Cooljoe55]

Starting to get pretty excited for this. Gives me old school flash game vibes.

[@ke2nlyvinc3nt84]

😥💔 nostalgia

[@robocast1615]

Gladihoppers is by far the funniest ragdoll game I've ever played, I hope you could add some more secret names with unique items, like if I named my gladiator "Shogun" then I'll get a random piece of samurai armor, it's either a helmet, a body armor, pants, shoes, or a "wakizashi" it's basically a double katana the other one is short while the other one is a regular size katana, I also can't wait for this game to be released, looking forward to it

[@SuperDutchrutter]

This is the first time I’ve seen your channel and project. I really like the overworld! I think you’re doing a good job of insinuating elevation climb, the snow biome will definitely add to that though. Looking forward to more of your progress 👏

[@and3rs]

Thanks Jake! :D

[@3AMaquariums]

I have t say, gladdihoppers is my favorite mobile game ever. Very excited to see how this game turns out!

[@and3rs]

Thanks Jeremy! I hope it won't disappoint... I think the main campaign game mode could be a hit or miss, but I'm pretty confident that the fights will be better than they were in Gladihoppers!

[@leocoffre69420]

2:43 ngl I thought it was just a flat zone between the mountains it doesn't feel like we're going up, maybe if you had some snow in the upper areas it could help idk🤷‍♂️

[@and3rs]

Hmmpf, I was afraid of that :( ... Yeah, I think I'll wait for the snow to be added and see if that changes anything before I'll give it another try... Gonna need to move on to actually adding some gameplay mechanics now xD

[@Alven2]

@@and3rs The problem i think is that the sideways angles dont lend them selves great to height, so, change the map around a little, so you have more movement towards top and bottom.

[@diavolo9177]

this game looks good cant wait to see how it will turn out!

[@Funnymoments-he5ps]

i was a huge fan of gladihoppers and i cant wait for this game

[@toximble]

OMG! This game looks super good I came from gladihoppers I love your work!

[@and3rs]

Thank you! :D

[@CameronAB122]

I was googling how to make a Mount and Blade style tick based map in Unity and happened upon your gladihoppers game. I’ll be sure to download and play it, this successor game looks great!

[@and3rs]

Thanks Cameron! :D

[@aserr]

i love gladihoppers

[@dominicsmith7480]

i can not wait for this game too release good work anders

[@and3rs]

Thanks Dominic! :D

[@nukeitout2042]

i remember almost all of late elementary and early middle school was gladihoppers. glad to know that this is in the works for the rest of highschool

[@and3rs]

Haha nice! Yeah hopefully I'll have it ready before you're out of highschool xD

[@spacecadet0077]

this looks so cool cant wait till release

[@and3rs]

Thanks! :)

[@uptheblueandwhite6708]

Looking forward to play this in the future

[@and3rs]

Thank you! :)

[@v_crosby194]

Really happy to see where this goes.

[@and3rs]

Thanks Crosby! :D

[@fynnfynn1717]

For the mountain part It may look better if you have more flowers or maybe more trees or like darker grass kind of because when you're higher in the mountains there's more plants and more trees

[@and3rs]

Yeah definitely something is needed, because quite a few people have mentioned it doesn't look like you're going up in altitude :-/

[@fynnfynn1717]

@@and3rs Don't get me wrong I still think it looks really good I like your videos but I'm just saying

[@and3rs]

@@fynnfynn1717 Yeah, sure and I appreciate you being honest! I have this weird fixation on the mountains needing to be perfect for some reason xD ... I really like mountains in pixel art games I guess :D

[@fynnfynn1717]

@@and3rs nah you good it's good that you actually care about your game

[@damagamin3716]

Something about spartacus war makes me keep replaying it, it's safe to say when I'm in an offline area, I have played over 30 games in that mode, you have really pefected that mode 👌. That said, I can't wait to see how this game turns out, rootin for you. Side note: I haven't been doing much research on this game, but an open-world like real time strategy game would be very interesting, offline or online.

[@lukees6359]

Looking good. It looks like you are putting care and effort into this project, which will no doubt yield a good result. I obsessed over your previous game so I'm intrigued on how this will turn out. 👍👍👍

[@and3rs]

Thanks Luke! :D

[@maxdon2001]

Everything looks good! At 2:50 to me it doesn't really look like it keeps going up in elevation, it looks like, if the character is going from right to left on the road, he starts off on a raised location then he goes down into a dip and then back out of it. Maybe have a different look for the cliffs that are facing away?

[@and3rs]

Thanks Max! Argh, yeah... I know that there's a "mathematical" solution to it somehow... It has to have something to do with the amount of shadow-side mountain sprites there are vs. the amount of sunlit-side mountain sprites or something like that, but how it all relates to what elevation is perceived is a mess to figure out :(

[@maxdon2001]

@@and3rs That does sound like a pain! Good luck!

[@antonymota1814]

Hi, long time lurker here, I love your devlogs, thank for making them. I'm commenting to give feedback on the mountain zone. To me what's missing to give a sense of elevation is a change in the ground tiles. Having th same grass tiles makes it look like a very low altitude valley surrounded by mountains. Having darker areas, maybe rocky tiles would help imo.

[@and3rs]

Thank you so much Antony! Some people have mentioned the change in ground tiles to another, darker grass color, but to have some rocky ground tiles sprinkled into the mix as well is a really great idea! :D

[@oseaandyuktobania]

Try adding random tribes. And also doing camping and hunting. But the problem thou is that you should code more and more... soo...

[@cuz4238]

1. 2:47 in my opinion,you should make more scattered clifs inside of bushes,and and to also make higher level terrain looks little bit diffrent 2.Will you actually make little boat animations that go to other factions colored with color of faction that sent that boat to "trade" , and if case these two factions are in war,the "trade" stops 3.Will different factions have different types of buildings,and will houses in same factions look different than others? 4.Will villagers have village-looking outfit? 5.if you attack a villager from s certain faction,will they hate/attack you? 6.What if one of factions get defeated? 7.you could make UI when interacting look medieval,sort of like a ripped map with holes in edges 8.when certain number of people in a faction gets killed,will new people be born,or trained,or spawned or something? 9.what if king gets killed straight away in a battle? 10.what if main castle building gets conquered before any other building? (I may ask more,or may i won't) Sorry for too many questuons

[@and3rs]

1) Hmm yeah, not a bad idea 2) Probably not, but it's definitely something that could be added as a nice detail in the future! 3) There will be differences in architecture yeah, that's being worked on... And there will be some slight changes also in buildings depending on where the place is, but I'm not sure how big those changes will be visually. But different places will have different dwellers that would imply there being different buildings (for example a fisherman dweller at a coastal town as opposed to a hunter dweller in a forested area... not sure those will be actual dwellers though, just an example) 4) Yeah, they will have civilian clothing that will also be slightly different depending on culture 5) You will lose relation with a faction if you attack their characters, yeah, and they will all become hostile to you... Attacking characters of a certain faction will also slightly increase your relation with their enemies 6) Not sure... They might not be able to be defeated other than through a questline (i.e their headquarter settlement cannot be attacked by the AI and thus they will always have at least one location)... But if the player defeats them through a questline, then they might just disappear only to be replaced by another faction (similar to world events in Kenshi) 7) Yeah definitely, the parchment-ish UI from Gladihoppers is an option 8) Yep, new characters will be randomly generated and spawned whenever a faction is able to (i.e they can afford the cost and they have a free character slot) 9) The faction leaders will most likely be dwellers and not appear outside settlements... But there will be certain characters that I will set to be "essential", meaning that they will respawn after a while in one of their faction's locations if they are defeated 10) The headquarter location probably won't be able to be conquered as I said in question 6 And no worries, it's good that you ask many questions because you're forcing me to think of scenarios that I might otherwise not think of :D

[@Kodymeh]

Underrated game dev

[@gaymer2698]

Question. Are the ai of the enemies gonna be more advanced or it will be like gladihoppers??

[@and3rs]

Definitely more advanced, that's what I'm aiming for at least!

[@OperatorMax1993]

Keep up the good work Also the mountains look good for now, but they should be worked on (up to you), and i like how the road and river layout looks :)

[@and3rs]

Thanks Max! :D

[@OperatorMax1993]

@@and3rs you're welcome Anders! :D

[@FuzzyTues]

Looks good. Keep it up!

[@and3rs]

Thanks, will do! :D

[@eniogiannini8970]

I CANT WAIT FOR KNIGHTHOPPER! (Proposed name for your new game) You, a really good game developer! +1 SUB +1 LIKE

[@and3rs]

Haha thanks! :)

[@finalvelocity8k]

Your video editing is cool

[@and3rs]

Thanks :D

[@R2-D2...]

Could you add a way to use secret weapons from career in quick fight on gladihoppers (still needing the secret codes)

[@and3rs]

Not working on Gladihoppers anymore :)

[@R2-D2...]

@@and3rs ok Ima stay sad and leave

[@renzp0n907]

Any thoughts on making a 2d boxing game like the style is like gladihoppers anyway love the progress so far

[@and3rs]

I've thought about it... Not specifically boxing, but an MMA game... This here fantasy game is taking up all my time though so another game is not something I'll be doing anytime soon

[@ButtersMeacher]

Baby wake up, another NGH2 Development Video just released… Anyways I love the progress! Maybe an addition for elevation is slowing down movement until you get on top to simulate hiking up?

[@and3rs]

Thanks! And haha yeah, I'd do that if it wouldn't be too much of a pain to add :D

[@atherlawbringer935]

Im so excited for it keep keep up that great job :D. And if it wont take too much time can u bring the code gear from carrier mode to normal mode were u can select the character gear and the map (code gear are the gear that requires codes to use)

[@and3rs]

Thanks man :)

[@acc2927]

Anders Good Job Making this It was very fun and Challenging...It was so much better than Gladdihoppers

[@cuz4238]

Never!

[@and3rs]

Thanks :)

[@boymanchan417]

Will this be free like gladihoppers also incredible work i can not wait

[@and3rs]

Thanks! And yes it's going to be free with a remove ads in app purchase on mobile :)

[@boymanchan417]

@@and3rs thanks for response also will this also be on pc or just mobile

[@and3rs]

@@boymanchan417 most likely also PC yes

[@boymanchan417]

@@and3rs Thanks

[@Dantegarccía]

Gladihoppers es un buen juego, y este seguro también lo será. No puedo esperar para jugar 😁👍

[@and3rs]

Gracias :D

[@370xZip.mp3]

Are we going to get a update on bouncy basketball 2?

[@and3rs]

It was canceled, but there's a tiny tiny chance that I'll re-visit the project in the future

[@eboatwright_]

Looks awesome! Map design is really hard for me

[@and3rs]

Thanks! And yeah, same here :'0

[@eboatwright_]

@@and3rs That's why I like working with procedurally / randomly generated worlds :)

[@iaobilibaomaster7928]

The art looks so good and i cant wait for the game

[@s.r.asocialistalbanianmapp2055]

Will you ever add flags to your game

[@and3rs]

There are faction emblems and probably if there will be a player faction there will be some sort of customization to the player's emblem, yeah :)

[@nukeitout2042]

also please add a zweihander i am begging you i want to run around like a landsknecht chopping away

[@and3rs]

More two-handed swords are coming yeah! :D

[@spino8954]

Good work go on with it.

[@and3rs]

Thank you Spino! :)

[@Rayyyy569]

Great!

[@and3rs]

Thanks Rey! :)

[@Gold_playground]

If it's finished will you release it on mobile or PC only?

[@and3rs]

Probably both, but definitely on mobile

[@Gold_playground]

lets go

[@brojack3571]

Are in there game have more range weapon or not, like javelins or something?

[@and3rs]

There will be throwing axes, throwing knives and maybe some other various throwing weapons

[@TeenagerVietnamese]

This game will have custom fight same gladihopper?

[@and3rs]

That's the plan, yeah!

[@cuz4238]

I expect a long video

[@WallachiaTacos]

This is very nice! although can't you just import the AI from gladihoppers into this game? (I'm sorry if that was a ridiculous idea I know nothing about developing)

[@and3rs]

Haha not a ridiculous idea... I could do that but the Gladihoppers AI is pretty basic and I want to try to create something a lot more advanced now, since I've gotten a lot better at coding... Plus, the combat mechanics are a bit different so I'm not sure the Gladihoppers AI would make that much sense

[@WallachiaTacos]

@@and3rs i see... good luck on developing then!

[@samuelandrade681]

Can't watch With an immense desire to play

[@higherwarrior3534]

hey maybe add a cast shadow for the cliffs? that way i think they would look higher than the ground below 😁 anyways keep it up i cant wait to try the game out 😎

[@and3rs]

Thanks! Yeah that's a good idea, I've noticed too that most other things have drop shadows but not the mountains... It's a bit different with them though, so we might need a different ground tile for "shaded grass" or something like that

[@finalvelocity8k]

Good luck

[@Batman-kx6oy]

So this is gladihoppers 2?(sorry I can't pronounce it😅)when will it be in playstore?

[@youtubename1956]

could i play this on my laptop and what did you use to make the game

[@and3rs]

It's gonna be on PC yes, and I'm using Unity :)

[@youtubename1956]

@@and3rs that will be good

[@EisFanLofficiel]

that look so cool

[@and3rs]

Thanks :D

[@Weezerand...]

How long do you reckon it will take to finish on the track your on now. Very cool looking game so far.

[@and3rs]

I'm really hoping no more than a year, but it depends on how much I think is worth adding... I'm starting to wrap up features now and I'll try to have a functional "minimal viable product" done early next year... And thank you :D

[@fang5891]

I somehow find this video in an game ad💀

[@viscabarca90]

Will it be up for mobile? Good job on the video.

[@and3rs]

Yep! It's mainly a mobile game

[@viscabarca90]

@@and3rs Yes finally a good mobile game!

[@farizsurnaidi6921]

Will this game available on Android?

[@and3rs]

Yep, it's mainly developed for mobile

[@farizsurnaidi6921]

@@and3rs Do you mean Android?

[@farizsurnaidi6921]

@@and3rs I'm an android user and your game looks freakin cool

[@geckoproduction2519]

I don't want to offend you or anything but is that keyboard comfortable?

[@and3rs]

Haha no you're definitely not offending me... Although the keyboard looks weird it's actually more comfortable than a normal one due to it forcing your hands into a more natural position compared to a normal keyboard. There's less strain on your wrists and the most used keys are positioned so that your strongest fingers (the thumb, index and middle finger) do most of the work... So overall you bend, twist, stretch and strain your hands and wrists a lot less

[@notthatguy8372]

I veel like ive bean waiting for a month but its 4 wks i can help but kom back and look a the old vids i can wait hope we can do slave trade im so happy i can stop thinking about this game pls take your time and dont rush I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE ILL WAIT HOW LONG IT TAKES

[@and3rs]

I'm currently updating another game of mine but then I'll be back to working on this game :)

[@cowardlyactionaire4391]

Does your discord work

[@and3rs]

Yep, why?

[@cowardlyactionaire4391]

@@and3rs tried the link it said it expired

[@and3rs]

@@cowardlyactionaire4391 Check the link in the description of this video, it works for me... discord.gg/dreamon

[@ElImndiosolari]

Looks like cereal without milk(I like cereal without milk).

[@and3rs]

Nice!

[@Baconking99991]

Is this gonna be mobile

[@and3rs]

Yep!

[@Baconking99991]

Ty

[@Ekasiss]

@@Baconking99991 Mobile= android and Ios

[@Reniproxd]

Cool

[@biggiemongusmemethief7714]

I N T E R E S T

[@Sam-hj9bt]

Nice

[@and3rs]

Thanks Sam! :D

[@CaBoyGames]

everything is excellent but battle scene not good as should be. you should have three level of details to showing depths, background, midground and foreground. this three details must have enought contrast (in your scene we don't see it. everything in the same level). thank you.

[@and3rs]

Thanks! And yeah you're right, there's some missing fade to sky color in the mid and background, will be fixed!

[@notthatguy8372]

Thise game will be good will you and slaves?

[@notthatguy8372]

Keep up the good wurk ma dud

[@notthatguy8372]

Not and ment add slaves

[@Imalilfaggy]

Wtf?

[@hypermaeonyx4969]

Ugh not that guy again....

[@and3rs]

Thanks and haha, well... There will be enslaved fauns on one of the factions' farms because that's one of the conflicts in the game world, but that won't have much consequence in terms of actual gameplay :)

[@lashakviciani6811]

hello

[@and3rs]

Hi! :)

[@cashluvshash]

let us have wives day 1 one of asking

[@and3rs]

Lol, if you comment on every devlog until the last one before release I'll add it :D

[@cashluvshash]

@@and3rs agreed

[@Moon-th2md]

Can you add wandering traders so it feels more like an rpg like if you agree

[@OperatorMax1993]

I am sure he will add wandering traders, if i remember i did see some of them in his previous dev vlogs

[@and3rs]

Yep that's already in the game

[@shawshank_1317]

Make mobile gaming great again!!

[@DarkN1ghtZ]

Improve the background art pls

[@and3rs]

I'm happy with how it is, but thanks for your feedback

[@crispycoconut77]

JESUS LOVES YOU!