I added a FREEZE ability to my multiplayer skiing game - Indie Game Devlog 3

This month we’ll be working on handling latency in multiplayer, drawing ski trails, adding a couple items and modeling the first characters. Subscribe for more ✌️
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Comments and Input
0:50 Network conditions - the problem
2:10 Halo 2 standby switch story
3:09 Server / Client Authority
4:15 Character movement in C++
5:45 Ski trails
7:15 New Item - Full body freeze
8:04 New Item - Hot chocolate
8:41 Modeling the walrus
10:13 Modeling the wolf
11:30 Outro
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[@bannanadude4017]

You should add a penguin with sunglasses as a character

[@solomon-gumball]

😎

[@minipig780]

Man, do it as a boss it would be mad. Give it a top hat so he can use it like a shell😂

[@whannabi]

Klub pingwins!!

[@GokuDOne]

A penguin that shoots penguins 🤣🤣

[@Akuma813]

Three penguins in a trench coat

[@NickSquaredTV]

The characters look phenomenal! They both have a sense of “cool” about them too- which is fun

[@nathanrey]

You are really good at improving fast! One tip: The movement is really important! Its the most important part that keeps players playing. I would really focus on it, it should feel fast and responsive. You have alot of talent mate!

[@solomon-gumball]

Thanks man, this month I'm definitely gonna be continuing to fine tune movement and some core movement mechanics like crouching and maybe hopping. Agree with you that movement is priority #1

[@WasatchWind]

Thanks for adding my suggestion!

[@solomon-gumball]

Thank *you* dude!

[@justpeter5690]

as someone who is currently in a vfx program with hopes to eventually enter the game industry- watching how much self learning you're doing is truly inspiring. I love the updates man and look forward to more!! Everything looks amazing

[@solomon-gumball]

Hey dude- this comment made my day :). I've been inspired by a number of other devlogs and I'm just glad I can give some of that back to other people. Good luck man I'm rooting for you!

[@JacksonBLee]

I have been using blender for about 10 years and you already model characters better than me

[@solomon-gumball]

that's nice of you to say. But like I mentioned I had a lot of failed attempts that I kept out of the video haha

[@cloodheegamedev]

Man, your editing is a new level. Watched with much enjoyment

[@bortolag7679]

It's coming together really nicely! Keep up the good work!

[@JXLK1]

cant wait to see this game develop ! a cool but maybe tricky character could be have a normal body but have a glass bowl as a head and have a fish/eel in it (similar to the boss from umbrella academy)

[@newtforgegames]

I love how in-depth and informational your Devlogs are! Really good job!

[@Hippoman19]

Wow! Great video! I love the characters and the ideas for their personalities. Keep up the good work!

[@snaker4642]

The wolf's jacket looks amazing, well done brother!

[@ThomasChessLion]

amazing series watching all from the top after seeing the latest one today!

[@vasco407]

i think its very memorable your idea for the characters. to all be dark in some way. be there for different reasons. flaws are a good way to characterize. also. walrus looks super cute. not sure about the green glove but his face with the blue hat looks super cute. like fisher men vibs

[@CNR_ADMS]

I've really enjoyed seeing this one come together! Keep at it man.

[@elitefusion750]

In love with your progression with this game. Keep it up!

[@imdrnickriviera]

Great job with the character designs/sculpts!

[@brunoharari6454]

You have to add snowboard and sled! that would be so cool! it is gonna be a really fun multiplayer game! you have to add speed racing to the game too

[@ohmyguigs2]

I started studying and testing online server physics last week, thats some pretty dope knowledge thanks for sharing!

[@TurdyTree33]

Maybe you could add something like the blue shell in Mariokart, so you can hit the person in the lead. You could make the penguin fly to the person in the lead and attack him. Also you could do something like the ink, where you partially blind the other players, it could be called “blizzard” or something, and that’s exactly what it would be, a blizzard.

[@TOBEtastic]

This is my favourite snowboarding game for sure!

[@TOBEtastic]

But seriously, Loving the direction this is going. Loving those character designs so far!

[@wagyubeans1399]

bro it's skiing not snowboarding

[@TOBEtastic]

@@wagyubeans1399 r/woosh

[@wagyubeans1399]

@@TOBEtastic wtf is that even mean

[@TOBEtastic]

@@wagyubeans1399 google it :)

[@FlotzOnYou]

Great stuff! Thanks for the inspiration 😊

[@pokemon1659]

8:01 call it frost-bite

[@alltidtratt3564]

10:52 It really shows, the Walrus char is amazing! Great work

[@RKIOrbMage]

Super awesome devlog! I love the new characters :)

[@GabrielObolari]

Your job is awesome!! I wish you the best

[@Ghossteffect]

Characters look awesome, keep going that direction

[@isaacsnowcarini4808]

looks absolutely awesome, keep going!!

[@Simon_Laserna]

Well done on the characters, they came out great!

[@nathanh755]

Oh I am so HYPED for this game! I've been waiting for another good ski game since grand mountain adventure :)

[@dixonmatt7235]

just found your channel, enjoying the content keep it up !!

[@miauw8762]

This is such an interesting series. Something unique and fun to watch.

[@kcodydansereau3441]

Even though you have a penguin attack, I would love a penguin character too! Maybe like a math nerd penguin, who's so good at trig and physics that it naturally translates into his skiing skills? Love how this game is coming together! Always looking forward to your updates.

[@flareneegamdev]

Wow nice dev log! Looking forward to what you have next

[@johnmanardiii3308]

I love the content! I think you are beginning to have a really good game on your hands.

[@lel7531]

Amazing devlog, can't wait for the next one

[@lucidvoid2528]

LOVE this series!! i've been thinking about ideas for characters, and i think it might be cool to do something similar to the game "human fall flat". In the game they have outfits and costumes and all that, but something a bit more interesting and one of my favorite parts of the customization, is how you can paint your own character however you want. It has led to some hilarious skins when playing with friends. you can also upload photos of yourself to wrap around the model (which is perfectly jank). another game that does something similar is this game called Diabotical, but instead of drawing your own faces, they're all decals (kind of like the mii creator), less crazy, but a bit more cohesive. anyway, might be fun to mess around with later down the track! keen to see where this goes!!

[@SpikeStudio]

Those ski trails look incredible!

[@samyam]

Love the editing!

[@Reall]

I would actually play this! This is awesome 🙏🏼

[@the_RCB_films]

Yo the story idea is great LOL I can't wait! I',m so hyped for this LOL

[@alangregoryvitek]

Awesome devlog and congrats on your net code work! Multiplayer is no easy feat and your results look great

[@solomon-gumball]

Thanks Alan, I'm learning how much complexity networked multiplayer adds to every feature, so I'm glad I started on this early

[@lyxolax2194]

love the work!!

[@GenaroDev]

loved the new characters. wow. I reallty want to practice some blender sculpt studies now!!

[@NoahDot]

You're doing great man can't wait for the next one

[@BeatDiazMusic]

You might make a shy crow with glasses, the background story: his parents threw him out of the house at a young age and an old childless woman raised him, he passed the time by reading books and helping the old woman. By the way, I really like your videos and the progress in the development of the game

[@solomon-gumball]

This is the kind of weird backstory I'm looking for! Also a crow sounds like a unique character I might have to try drawing this

[@BeatDiazMusic]

​@@solomon-gumballI'm glad you liked it. I am a screenwriter and I like to create unique characters with an interesting background story so that the construction of the story later on is interesting and logical. I liked that you give personality and life to the characters of the game. If you want more ideas like this I'd be happy to help.

[@GoGo-ze1mq]

Great video man! Can't wait to see what comes next. Hey what about an item that creates a ramp for you with a boost, but every one else that uses It later goes flying? Think banana from Mario kart, but it's a ramp, lol. That could be cool.

[@solomon-gumball]

I like the idea. Implementation could be pretty tricky but it might be worth it!

[@internetexplorer1593]

I think a yeti/abominable snowman boss character would be cool. Also, snow leopard snowboarding, a ram with curled ski tips. A ‘catch the snow hare’ mini game/time trial, or race against it, like TT from diddy Kong racing, to unlock the hare, which is the fastest skier. Sand Dunes, for a whole other biome/side game.

[@_Nxme]

finally I've been waiting..

[@PotatoClips]

potential balance option for the freeze effect is you have to freeze yourself for a second and tap into other players. a chain reaction with that might be fair because youre giving up control and could end up throwing yourself off a ledge

[@apizza7]

I am soo excited to play it it looks so good

[@IceChomp]

you have inspired me to pick coding back up. this was an incredible video. informative, entertaining and relaxing

[@nuggetsandclide]

This is a great series, and I can't wait to try out the game. It would be amazing if you could try and get it onto Nintendo Switch at launch, couch coop is such an important part of these mariokart style racing games and I hope it's not overlooked in favour of an exclusively online approach. Keep it up, proud of you!

[@solomon-gumball]

Yeah I need to apply for a nintendo developer account ASAP. As far as couch co-op, I'll keep that in mind I agree that it's overlooked too often nowadays

[@yonatanshinhar1573]

An item that makes a hole and you go inside it and you will appear back up, maybe if someone else went into the hole he will be gone for a couple of seconds (trap), you can call it “hole road”? Love your videos and hope to see the game finished 😁

[@jj9599]

Each character could have their own ability, walrus could have a fish slap: pushing another racer to the side and the wolf could have a howling field, giving him immunity form items for a short time. Something like that anyways

[@tanver3d982]

Awesome work

[@blueboytube]

You probably thought of that already but a polar bear maybe with a scarf would be pretty cool

[@rotemzoe]

the characters look amazing and the gameplay looks really fun you could add an animal (I was thinking a chicken maybe) who is a small scared guy/girl with big fluffy clothes cuz they're scared of the cold

[@directedbystal]

loving this !

[@Spy-re9ee]

Im looking forward to the game! Idea: What if you make something like a squid from mario kart. Something that blinds the player, maybe like snow in the eyes or if they are wearing googles, their googles get smudged, idk. Just a thought.

[@dannyl5771]

This game will be so fun !

[@Toupetit2_]

You are so good at blender

[@Jayayaay]

Imagine a pair of skis that fling snow into the opponents camera lol

[@GGFTV]

You should create a playlist of this series :)

[@krowven]

Did you ever play the game called RC Revenge? Sometimes I think about the music in that game, and how cool the track creation is/was. Your game reminds me of that too. Can't wait to see the final game! You might consider as you get closer to your end visual making a trailer/screenshots and creating a page on steam for us to wishlist. That can help build the hype train for when you do release, because it's really looking like something myself and others would certainly buy!

[@Giligann93]

I see a lot of comments who want a penguin character despite the penguin rockets. This made me think maybe each of the powerups could tie into the different characters, this could help build the lore. Maybe the penguin guy has a bunch of minions. And to earn this power up you have to defeat him.

[@Owen221]

ive never seen my comment in those montages before. so cool!

[@idontlikethis980]

A sloth-themed character in your game could be interesting. The animal's long and lanky limbs would add to the skiing aspect and create a humorous contrast to the fast-paced nature of the sport due to the slow reaction time of the animal. It might be helpful to check out the anime Seton Academy: Welcome to the Pack for some animal character ideas.

[@juicebox9279]

great vid

[@lukehurr]

Good job 👏 👍

[@Jtatumlover0]

This looks really good! Could you maybe add a free roam mode with different slopes, but no race or challenge, just riding around

[@croaky-wader]

one character could be a bear, bears being mostly northern animals would fit the aesthetic well. another northern animal are moose's which would also go great with the surroundings.

[@GokuDOne]

You can add an ability similar to Mario's bullet that consists of dogs pulling and it destroys everything in their way. An ultimate ability (rare ability for the last player) avalanche.

[@bazyt1]

Love this series - and how the game is developing. Your Blender skills are already 10x mine :/ As for characters, hmmmm, a big *fat* polar bear or yeti. Extra weight to contend with, but you don't wanna mess with him. Yeti could throw snowballs.

[@casperdecrook2612]

looks so nice, and can't wait to play this with other people :) will it be playable on Mac or PS4?

[@jardasramek3813]

characters look great

[@KookyBone]

A snake on one Ski would be cool 😊 and by the way: maybe making the wolf white on snow is a bad idea, because of contrast and character recognition. Another 8dea for a weapons: Maybe a huge snow wave that shoots out in front of you and gets all players

[@KookyBone]

Forgot to mention, every item should have a counter defense item or move... Maybe add two item slots, you can save one, for later use... Makes it more strategic

[@CalvinArt]

You should add different “vehicles” like a snowboard and maybe a snow mobile etc. Kind of like the different vehicles in Mario kart. idk just an idea :)

[@michaeldyck2824]

NPC character Idea: A snowman starting out with 3 snowballs he is build with and when too far behind he sacrifices a part of his body to start one of those big snowballs rolling downhill. After 3 uses he dies.

[@Uniwun]

INSPIRING SERIES I LOVE THIS

[@solomon-gumball]

THANK YOU

[@kylebanks]

Definitely took advantage of the modem standby hack in the halo 2 days 😅

[@Extner4]

You should add a snowstorm/fog and have a ski goggle powerup to see trough the fog. You could also add a secret shortcut on the cliff the AI would always fall off in the second devlog.

[@kaogaroo]

You should add different skis, and maybe even snowboards/snowmobiles!

[@joewheeler4548]

Hey i don't know if you've seen grand mountain adventure, it's a mobile game that has a very similar style. Always thought it would be a good multiplayer game so very excited for this!

[@3OHT.]

Here is an idea. 🥶 With full body freeze, the orange jacket looks pretty normal. You could apply a blue tint to the rest of the character model. Okay that is all.

[@StereoTyp0]

Hot chocolate could be abbreviated to "Hot Cocoa" or even just "Cocoa" for effective labels

[@spaacen3247]

You should add a ski resort village area where you can meet the characters buy cosmetics and even chill in your ski condo.

[@RegularBiscuit]

maybe a rockhopper penguin, snowman and Ibex / mountain goat would look cool as characters!

[@vasco407]

if the freeze ability is instant, its gonna break a lot of friendships. needs more skill to pull off, to balance out its power. maybe fix the player on the path and then freeze later. like it takes time for him to freeze himself up to then freeze others. or lock him in that path for a good while to let players predict his gonna do it on a straight coming area. if it is instant then maybe have it not last long. Give the victim a chance to get back quickly. it does excite me the idea of a race game where u can bother others but u quickly get back to it. like u can mess others up a lot but with skill u can quickly get back on track or it sometimes even helps others. Be chaotic. that would be great to watch and stupidly fun to play cuz of all the madness and dumb things happening. Tho I will say. Too much excitement dies off quick. Maybe its cuz i'm older idk. Multiplayer games with too much happening tier me very fast. Got a few games we quicly got tiered cuz it was tooo stimulation. Was constant reflex reactions with no breaks game was tanknarock. fun but very tiering. our group still plays tricky towers. Cuz of how funny it can be. its not as overly stimulating

[@breadshark5527]

i feel like the name chaos in the alps may be nice

[@jpkan3873]

Your walrus model looks like the ODD TAXI anime protagonist (it's identical)

[@snowyy304]

I love the character you model they are great! Not gonna lie, I am way worst at 3D modeling 😂

[@idlemonk5117]

Just an idea to make the full body freeze like the lightning cloud in Mario. Activate the ability and you have to pass on the freeze to someone else

[@StigDesign]

Maby snowboard too and mini ski, and other Animals too different dogs and cats snowman, yeti look at ssx series for inspiration too maybe :D

[@e_buffturtle2037]

I’m not really familiar with Unity but I think you should make the scarf has less gravity so it looks more “flowy” rather than a wet noodle being flung around.

[@DannyDeer]

VERY cool

[@weetomatoball2181]

Could you maybe share how exactly you did the trail thing? Maybe a tutorial?

[@dieolive7877]

You should add that if you drink the hot Shocklete while youre frozen the ice cube goes away.

[@WeAreCameron]

I'm afraid the anthropomorphic wolf might never be liberated from its modern implications.

[@ariewylie9916]

Snowman character? Maybe like a dirty old angry Frosty?