I got an Assistant! | Punch A Bunch Devlog #13

We make Punch A Bunch better. With the help of my new friend Toby. 👨
💥Punch A Bunch available on Steam NOW🥊 👉store.steampowered.com/app/15...
Punch A Bunch is a physics based boxing game, developed by Pontypants. I'm working in Unreal Engine 4 and Blender. Our dog's name is Zelda, but we call her Ziggy :)
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[@zeroXverse]

when the player start spamming: - lower the hit accuracy - lower the hit damage - &slow the speed movement, so the spammer wont just hit &run (justice)

[@Tomipwl3]

And slow down punch animation speed.

[@tenacity2633]

Hit and run = stick and move

[@doodleplayer4014]

@@Tomipwl3 lol

[@agerty]

To resume, When the player start spamming: - MAKE HIM LOOSE

[@nlaps]

There should just be cooldown

[@jamiepuffe]

Mom: What do you want for christmas Me: Karlson and Punch a bunch

[@petergrant600]

its so true lol

[@jaabuu]

when is Karlson coming out

[@potamation7969]

and Will you snail

[@omerfarukbykl6097]

@@jaabuu no one knows. But don't expect soon

[@edwinkayang5761]

Lol Milk gang would obviously be here

[@chuchi9723]

when his game blows up we will be the OGs

[@joekerr4815]

yup

[@gustavrosgaardsrensen8028]

Yes just like with DANI i had the same feeling

[@chuchi9723]

@@gustavrosgaardsrensen8028 sameeeee i was like 2 or 3 years ago in his channel subbed

[@no1aviator]

Errr what if it doesn’t blow up. I doubt this game will become that popular based upon what it looks like now. The game needs more work and needs to be more unique

[@rudrasingh6354]

Yea

[@lolman4389]

Don’t worry You look way more handsome than Toby

[@jetstreamsamsung1753]

@@1EMM1 shut up

[@anjuyadav-ne1ti]

@@1EMM1 reloads glock* What did you say?

[@playeff479]

@@1EMM1 what the *cocks gun* did u say😡😡😡 *aims gun*

[@Ygyoyu]

Wh- what did zombie puppies say

[@littledumpling5614]

WHAT DID ZOMBIE PUPPIES SAY PLEASE I MUST KNOW

[@seamuskills]

the dog when you self-praise through him: idk what the hell is your problem man, im just a dog on the couch

[@Collin326C]

im really excited to see where this game goes. definitely looks like a fun party game to play with a bunch of friends

[@sunium5814]

lol

[@becauseimtobyfilms3559]

With a “Bunch” of friends

[@sunium5814]

@@becauseimtobyfilms3559 punch a bunch of friends. 😐😐😐

[@becauseimtobyfilms3559]

@@sunium5814 🤣

[@thatonedude4234]

True true

[@greenstonegecko]

C++: *gets mentioned* C++ coders: ITS THE BEST, STOP COMPLAINING

[@chhayanksharma3926]

Lol. But seriously though c++ is very hard. I prefer other languages for that reason only. If it was easier it would have easily been the best programming language.

[@hashvolting]

@@chhayanksharma3926 yes but nothing is perfect in this world

[@chhayanksharma3926]

@@hashvolting yes but nothing should be that imperfect in the world. even assembly is easier than c++. C++ is too hard. The only reason c++ is more prefered is because it has more features built in.

[@athenatorrefiel9322]

Don't skip the ad guys, he quit his job for us and we need to support him.

[@unitysparticlesystem]

Video: plays a 45 minute long ad Me: f**k yeah let's support him

[@Hello-qg4yk]

@@unitysparticlesystem 45?? How??

[@unitysparticlesystem]

@@Hello-qg4yk It actualky exists but it's skippable... I saw a video about crappy ads and there was a 24h long ad ... 24 HOURS!!!!!!

[@Unknown-face]

Me 1hour

[@ThunderStormFortnite]

@@unitysparticlesystem lol liar kid

[@AlphaWasHere]

uh oh im in the comfort zone .. *throws pc out the window .. yay im not in the comfort zone

[@Konitama]

He's going to resort to cutting the heat off in winter and having his girlfriend randomly slap him to keep him out of the comfort zone

[@hm4266]

Ok so now make a game on your phone

[@Nizart]

I just started my Nintendo Playbox and bought your game it’s so fun and perfectly balanced and polished... Great job!

[@MJ-ct4kg]

Dani is an expert on physics, you should try contacting him, warning, he’s a unity dev

[@aadithecool448]

@@ethant8282 It was just a joke tho

[@tatertotboi]

@@ethant8282 No.

[@sirfrog3579]

@@ethant8282 This is a Man who talks about the Drill, and nobody likes it

[@g7chu]

I love how he is very honest and humorous about his failures.

[@CrackerWhacker1]

Do you remember when you said the sledge hammer attack? That should be a real mode where..... well you saw it basically wiggly ragdoll arms

[@ThunderStormFortnite]

i don't think charles' surname is stickmin XD He is not related to henry

[@CrackerWhacker1]

@@ThunderStormFortnite YES OMG I KNOW IM NOT A IDIOT ITS JUST A DAMN NAME

[@soray9108]

Ponty: Post vids Me: *I AM SPEED*

[@user-pg8oc3tz2x]

one more step towards becoming the best gamedev in the world! (I'm a Unity programmer but aw well)

[@farrukhmuratov5042]

Ponty, u could implement UFC's stamina system, in a few words: when u are absolutely running out of stamina, the maximum amount is decreasing too. So any time player is trying to spam he'll have less and less possible endurance. Anyway, you should check it yourself, good luck in making a game :)

[@themore-you-know]

"Why didn't we just make a walking simulator?" Actually, hear me out, I'm serious on this... I would make a Punching Endless Runner... The first-ever "First Person Beat'em Up". I'd be walking forward in a mostly straight line, and punching at all sorts of objects across levels. Punching bags, other boxers, garbage bins, garbage trucks, the ensuing firetrucks, walls, burst into a castle, knock thrones and armor around... it's a TV set, knock the studio equipment and security personal around, etc. I wouldn't even have to make the assets, which would be bought from the asset store. My position determining my access to weak points and the direction of beaten up targets as they're knocked back. I'd add a second lane, third one, fourth one... boom, non and semi-competitive multiplayer that would solve my player-vs-player problem of balancing and keeping players engaged for more than 5 minutes. That's how I would "steal" your concept or build on it, because this just came to mind. If someone cares, feel free to "steal" this from me.

[@brink_nsw6781]

Ok

[@mattontop]

Ok

[@hejshshjejeheh5557]

Because there is already a game with the same name that mock death stranding go check it out on steam

[@mortblox5231]

I read the first paragraph and the second paragraph and the third paragraph until the "..." then read "feel free to steal this idea from me"

[@omerfarukbykl6097]

One Suggestion: I am not sure if this is right but it just came to my mind: You can talk about your future plans or things you plan to do for the next week maybe at the end of the video. Benefits of doing so: -It makes the viewer Wonder about the next video -It arouses curiosity on the view abou- Okay it's just one thing. Oh and, it increases hope for the project. Like let's say you didn't have much to show this week. But talking about the next week's plans adds value to this week's video. So.. Yeah.

[@JasonStorey]

I think you are 100% right, often times it is easy to value the big changes, Visual ones etc but the thing that usually dooms an indie game is not "didn't add enough bounce lighting" etc, it is the much more sinister "finding the fun". Taking the time to make the core mechanic/game loop engaging is far more valuable than literally anything else. Fixing the spam issue and adding more "possibility space" with the dash feature is a huge deal and one you should be super proud of. Entertaining as always, Good luck, looking forward to the next update!

[@marsh8795]

Im so Excited i've been Trying to find a good boxing game these past months now and i didnt enjoy alot of them I cannot wait for this because this Seems genuinly fun and these devlogs have been so fun to watch i cant wait to see more!!!

[@DutchVikingGuy21]

Love your sense of humor, man. Great videos, well edited and most importantly, an awesome project and game! Looking forward to your next videos and progress.

[@blackpilled7810]

You're an inspiration for my attempt to learn unreal engine and c++. You showed me that with dedication anything is possible, and great risks were taken for that to happen. I want you all the success and you're very entertaining along this.

[@potionseller8943]

that little comfort zone graphic was surprisingly motivating.

[@gamedevperson]

pontypants: c# is faster then c++ everyone else: no!!!!!!!!

[@andersmalmgren6528]

Actually NET CLR with its JIT is faster in many tasks. But not unity mono :)

[@lintonfor4035]

its not faster than c++ but its defo faster than blueprints

[@neil7652]

Ah yes the funny youtube comment that we all laugh about

[@chhayanksharma3926]

C and c++ are the fastest programming languages after assembly. They can even be equal to assembly if your compiler properly optimize the code and they can be faster than assembly if you do not have alot of experience and are not very very good at assembly. After c and c++ we have java and then other programming languages. C# is not faster than c and c++. But c# is very much faster than blueprints.

[@andersmalmgren6528]

@@chhayanksharma3926 c# problem is reference types and garbage collection. If you stay away from reference types in tight loops and use structs c# can be faster than cpp thanks to hardware specific optimization. Problem with unity is mono though

[@WesleySales1]

It's great to see all of your path during the development of that game. Getting better and better, I can't wait to play it. I can't wait for the next video!

[@captionburrito6462]

You're my inspiration to make games, I've been learning Blender and your Unity vs Unreal video helped me a lot! Thank you, and I'm glad to see all your progress! Good luck, I cant wait to see when this game releases!

[@bishop999]

I still think stamina and health should be rolled together, taking good hits lowers ur regen cap.

[@foogentog]

Awesome vids man! I love and appreciate this series.

[@TheMarshedMallow]

Just in time for me to watch before work! Loving the Dev logs and you definitely have my money when it comes out!

[@dangonz615]

This is dope bro! I’m definitely stoked for the finished product.

[@ghabrielF]

You are making progress so fast, i'm really impressed!

[@RR19996]

I'd watch a vlog of everything that goes on in the background on this, the good, the bad and the ugly. You're a great creator in general, not just with Punch A Bunch, but your videos are super fun to watch and amazing content! One of my absolute favourites, you're inspiring me to keep going on my various projects!

[@serpnta1267]

You made quite a bit of progress this week! Game looks like it is coming along great. I would love to hear more about your experience getting the game published as well as how the game is coming along. Good luck!!!!

[@tuatec]

Very clean and nice solution for the spamming of the buttons! I really love your videos. Keep going!

[@delt975]

Keep it up man I’m really rooting for you 💪🏾

[@brockfab6520]

You motivate me to start learning the unreal engine and game design! Love these videos

[@chongalia3121]

Man, your videos are so good, congrats

[@houdie1181]

Having emotes right after defeating your opponent would look amazing, but that's for finishing touches

[@limitless3078]

Keep going brother we love ure videos. Never give up ! Thanks for all ure efforts

[@newmagicfilms]

funny and inspirational there are not so many youtubers that can keep you in videos 10+ mins

[@bigmac6710]

I hope you become a famous game dev. I’ve been watching you since the beginning of 2020 (sounds creepy). Just subscribed today. I appreciate your determination, how much you care, and your logic and humor. Thx

[@Furnive]

7:55 Wait so he was not happy, and now he is?! 😮 And more bearded! 😅

[@eboatwright_]

Wow! You've made alot of progress recently! :D The game is looking awesome!

[@Timepav]

Cool bro! Your devlog always great!

[@m-kh3ild734]

ive been watching you since your first video and seeing how the channel has grown and become more big I feel really happy.

[@syt7499]

Don't forget to tie the stamina loss to amount of damage you take and speed you move around . Then tie your amount of health to your max stamina to make you think carefully about taking damage. That'll make conserving your stamina an even more important aspect of the game. Its looking really cool and I stay tuned for more!

[@trippyfella3074]

Love how the game is looking. Good job Ponty!

[@prabhattiwari5089]

Your devlogs are awesome.

[@0ShinigamiDN0]

Omg i love these videos.. I'm literally laughing 24/7, you are great dude.. i wish you the best

[@jazunmunro8106]

I know this is old, but this series of punch a bunch has helped me. Watch the way of problem solving helped me see that I just have to keep trying different ways to make it work.

[@codedecode1498]

there is a long way to go, best of luck to you and your assistant :)

[@eliasgarcia6576]

These videos are very inspiring man!!!!

[@tommallama9663]

I don't know if it helps to hear, but, you've definitely grown to be one of my favorite game development channels. Keep up the amazing work!

[@allanweede2599]

Dude what?!. I just came across you. Game looks cool. Im excited to see this. I want this game. Keep us updated❤️

[@samistube]

Juiceee! All the Best ponty!

[@KrayzieBob2]

Kudos good sir!! Keep it Ponty and punch on!

[@hejshshjejeheh5557]

Hey you are an awesome indie dev and i loooooove your content im 100% sure that your game will be soo popular i wish you all the luck

[@mahmoudshalabi8613]

Personally, I feel like the dashing is a bit weird, like it looks weird how he just jumps from one place to another, a quick animation to cover it up maybe could help. Other than that love the game :)

[@KaspianKronberg]

Wow love to see this Toby guy in your future videos, he seems like a nice guy😂

[@haydenf4562]

You should be able to charge up your punches by holding your hand back. Maybe put a ring around the fist when you hold it for long enough, and when the ring is full your punch is supercharged.

[@Yeta_Gaming]

Good job, hope you expand the team :).

[@parzival.03]

This game looks amazing! Great channel, had some ideas: -best of 3 rounds - a few legendary items that can appear sometimes, eg: chair- which could use a heavy build up to knock the player to the ground and stun them but the chair could only be used once.

[@landennation8201]

You’re taking this in such a good direction!!

[@PhantomBoi-ru9ci]

Hooray for you, Ponty! I like the new anti-SPAM system! Keep it up!

[@BurstTomato]

You should def make a series called "Motivation Monday" or something. Your videos always seem to boost my mood and confidence!

[@rebeccarisk1772]

Great fix for the spamming issue. Awesome job! Thanks for the update.

[@SugarBoxingCom]

It's a logical thing to implement ... when there's clean hit to the stomach ... stamina is drained as well.

[@sethcalliesmusic]

I love Pontys consistent saying of being outside the comfort zone, and staying outside your comfort zone. Keep up the amazing work!

[@dodi6765]

omg yes you just made my day with ur video.I dont know there is just something so nice about ur videos

[@Pontypants]

Thank you!! 🙏🏻😄🥰 I’m glad you enjoy them ^.^

[@GamesBySaul]

Nice to see you got yourself an assistant ;) But yeah that stamina system seems fantastic! Definitely feels like a good reward vs punishment system. One thing I'd suggest though, you need to consider "who is your playerbase" is it players who enjoy different and complex combos, players who want simple controls, and so on for the different mechanics in the game. You are making a lovely couch/party game, you just gotta think how complex do those types of gamers like their games to be! :)

[@gatorjohn90]

I think you could make videos about some of the administrative behind the scenes stuff, like how you went about setting up a business and how to get your steam developer account up and running. Definitely a shortage of these on KZbin for independent game devs!!! Plus your videos are super entertaining, informative, and cleverly edited, so I bet any type of video content you make will be awesome! :D

[@mj.k95]

I'm so excited for this game. I will 1000% buy it when it comes out

[@nkpvg6805]

Yessss New Epik Video and Devlog

[@georgeking2298]

well done well done i'll be here till the end of making this game and when it comes out buy it :)

[@whoatsnew1451]

It would be great to have a "Dash punch" with the new mechanics you have added. Great progress so far!

[@XanderwoodGameDev]

I admire your journey my friend

[@a-j.2002]

Great job with the stamina. Way better this way! I think the last feature (boost) should drain a lot of stamina, so players don't spam that either. Also, perhaps you've done it already, but you could penalize when a player misses punches, more than when you actually hit your opponent. Either that or reward the hits: you could add a new bar that, when filled, sets the player to "on fire" mode and does some cool stuff. Keep it up!!

[@Zaft9]

Love what you're doing with the stamina system! I think a think a reward for the player not spamming/timing their hits is to give an extra damage boost to an attack that's used right after your stamina refills. This way there's a bit of counter play where both players are actively trying to be aware of the other's stamina so they know when they can go in or back off.

[@devattemptinfinite4332]

I used to use unreal engine but i found it to hard so i switched to unity but i still love and watch ur devlogs and am very inspired by u

[@enpeacemusic192]

Love your breakdancing skills :D

[@giorgichubinidze3756]

Always looking forward to upcoming videos, In my opinion boost feature is OP

[@MrScalzinator]

Big fan of the content! Keep chasing

[@moggy_jr]

Wow! This has to be my favorite devlog series! I think you should collab with Dani

[@wellhellotherekyle]

Looking good! Maybe you could incorporate the stamina into the movement speed so that if your stamina is low you can't just run away from the opponent's attacks? The little speed burst thing seems cool but I can see that also getting spammy if you don't limit it enough. Also it'd be cool if you could combine that move with a punch for a super punch of sorts!

[@gustavrosgaardsrensen8028]

Great Editing!

[@islandgames5206]

nice devlog! The little "boost" definitely seems better for gameplay. Maybe try and make it so it affects your stamina?

[@Spamkromite]

It really was a good solution to the "spam your punches until your fingerprints are deleted". The dash is an excellent idea, but remember that walking backwards is always slower than walking forward, and I see that the speed walking backwards is too close to the speed of walking onwards, just my two-cents.

[@greytan3052]

The way you control your arms with one joystick reminds me a lot of the game Fight Night : Round 2 ! I hink you should check it for inspiration :D Your game looks super fun and the way you handled stamina seems to work really well !

[@KLynx]

1 HOUR DEVLOG FOR 50K SPECIAL?!?!??! 😁

[@gamegang6112]

I have been using unity for 2yrs ... sadly I don't have any hardware to make games with right now...I love your channel,keep u the good work ✌️.

[@gonza9467]

so much progress!

[@SteveKisinga]

I love the kurzgesact calendar in the bg

[@axissilver4426]

all i’m saying is, i’d definitely buy this, it looks super fun

[@tobyk5091]

Happy to help out with development!

[@BKing007]

4:45 when you do research and it pays off, exactly as you wanted it to be 🤣 The stamina system looks a lot better now, hope you get the page and patreon up and running before end of December so we can get into an new year with an Epik start ❤️

[@musshroomman4619]

Lets go new dev log!

[@eyakimicki]

Wow you are already almost at 50k!

[@Beengus]

"Why didn't I just make a walking simulator?!" A guy named Steven on KZbin already beat you to it in a video called "How I Learned To Make 3D Games In A Week"

[@timsonss]

It is near... You've come a long time and hopefully it all will be worth it. Good luck, choom!

[@chaosmastermind]

I am happy with the changes to the stamina system, that is probably the way I would have changed it too. Didn't think about the dodging though, but that seems good too. Also the advice I've heard from tons and tons of developers is that you need to set up that steam page as soon as possible to get people interested. And set up some kind of social media presence as well. The sooner the better. Sounds like a pain tho.