I sent 5 pages of feedback to this game and they fixed it all

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[@AsmonTV]

Wishlist Atomic Picnic on Steam - otk.to/Asmon

[@Narinjas]

If it can play on 40-60 fps on 1080p minimum settings on an integrated intel gpu on the laptop... that should be the minimum for any game, for the students with "work computers" bought by their parents. (16gb ram)

[@Icewind007]

For a game dev, having a concise list of issues is like gold. They usually have to mine that stuff from scattered feedback amidst less valuable feedback.

[@3nertia]

And then sort out the legitimate complaints from the whiners lol

[@teck1756]

@@3nertia Typically bug trackers don't contain the whining that you see on see on social media. I'm not a game dev, but I am a dev, and I leave social media to the PR department. If they find a legitimate bug instead of whining, they can submit it to the tracker (or confirm its status, etc.). I would imagine a lot of games are the same way, since whiny forum posts tend to miss both accurate information on the problem and on the platform from which it was run.

[@harambe3363]

literally idk if people realize so much more time goes into design that having an exact todo list speeds development up like triple fold

[@MaxAngor]

That's why I include my notes in the descriptions of my accessibility review videos. Devs are busy.

[@laurentitolledo1838]

game devs like these live ling and prosper

[@clamsoup25]

dev calling him Mr Gold as if his full name is Ass Mon Gold 😂

[@IcyBlaze616]

It is.

[@kiel71092]

I keep hearing it as has gone bald..

[@DCR94]

It's Sir Ass Mon Gold the III to you.

[@fuchnorris6277]

the best part

[@Rhodair]

reminds me of when Internet Historian referred to Joe Rogan as Joseph Experience

[@mmmhhhwaffles4785]

It is nice to see a developer take the criticism and use it, instead of pivoting into excuses.

[@tsuki_moon.1]

Only big company do excuses. Indie do what people like

[@cubiss1273]

It's not even rare. You just focus on the wrong developers

[@szysi3k]

@@tsuki_moon.1 Not the rule. Of course there are indies that are stuck up in their own ass and don't want to change their "vision" for the game.

[@tsuki_moon.1]

@@szysi3k i know. Because i made small game too . Market is hard for newcomer you know

[@RSL29]

@@tsuki_moon.1 That's so true if you sent your criticism to Ubisoft, EA or Bethesda about one of their game they would laugh on your face.

[@SirBranDon24]

This is how developers should respond to feedback instead of trying to insult the players.

[@MarkDeSade100]

Indie devs do, just look at the patch notes for Palworld. They made tons of changes that players requested.

[@_Beezul]

Most devs around the world don't insult players. Don't believe twitter is the majority. It's not. It's the vocal minority.

[@sakidodi4640]

​@@_Beezulvocal minority but with biggest volume 😢, drama sell afterall

[@halo3isawsome321]

​​@@sakidodi4640 no one is going to notice devs NOT responding to hate and death threats and just chilling

[@jom1718]

Yea indies listen, sometimes even a bit too much, compromising their vision to make the game accessible for all players.

[@Gone_rogue]

Look at those eyes. There's not a ounce if sleep in there. I hope this game is worth it.

[@LuckyLiarK]

Agree, I think he and maybe the dev team need more sleep. Feel like they dont do that for long time.

[@fronatomy6280]

The amount of fixes they showcased here are already a milestone, they should get a well deserved break, they actually fucking did it.

[@overlord1995]

Those are called software engineer eyes. Sleep is for the weak

[@halo3isawsome321]

Probably not like most games 😂😂😂

[@adgd]

Hey, Edu here! I actually am a bit of a workaholic myself 🤣 But rest assured the entire company hasn't crunched in years. Every time someone is working outside of normal hours, we ask them to stop and take some rest; no one works on the weekends as well. There's no need to crunch when you have good producers that knows how to schedule tasks well.

[@arslanabner572]

This already looks like a Quadriple A game compared to Suicide Squad 😂

[@laurentitolledo1838]

10 Trillion percent 👍

[@kaz_50]

That's not a hard thing to achieve

[@kiel71092]

When you listen to the players and understand whats wrong the game gets better.

[@carlosgonzalezfernandez3806]

Triple A studios: WHAT!?!?

[@janterri3539]

@@carlosgonzalezfernandez3806 "Did somebody say $80 king glove cosmetic?! On it." -Activision

[@dr_nerdrage]

To be fair, this isn't a typical "listen to the players" situation, it's a very asymmetric business relationship.

[@dondahighhh12]

"If you listen to the fans, you'll be sitting up there with them.” - NFL Coach Buddy Ryan

[@Prushka]

You need to be firm on what you want your game to be like though. You won't be able to please everyone and some things just make the game worse. Haven't played this game though so don't really know in this case but these mostly seemed like good additions

[@Kallapryy]

"...so we fixed it." on repeat has me wish listing this game on principal alone.

[@Maplefoxx-vl2ew]

honestly this is a good thing. too many devs don't play enough variety of games and they just don't know these things. i'm starting to realize this as I have been studying to become a indy dev music composer , i play a ton of variety of games. i just notice some devs don't at all and it's holding back their innovative creative abilities

[@TacticalDimples]

Yup and what’s worse is the people in charge aren’t even gamers or have little experience as you said and you can tell just by looking at the end product.

[@blue-ringoctopus]

I think it’s really cool you want be a music composer and I hope everything works out 👍

[@MrFreyze]

Game definitely needs a Map Editor for creating custom Maps, if they add it let the community participate in a "tournament" for "best map" every e.g. 4 month - the best map gets added to the general map pool. Also some sort Surfer Map as in CounterStrike would be cool.

[@tamashuszar8289]

This should be a suggestion after the playtest

[@MrFreyze]

​@@tamashuszar8289 don't really have time anymore - gaming, is at this point in my life, something I just can't afford anymore. Too much of a time investment, that's why I wrote a comment. If ppl like the idea, someone will suggest it.

[@justhaku9240]

Feel like it would be a LOT of work but almost necessary for a game like this, feels like the final form of what this could be having a big custom map scene

[@tamashuszar8289]

@@MrFreyze i didn't say you have to suggest this, I meant that you( if you have time) or someone else that seen this comment can suggest it.

[@MrFreyze]

​@@tamashuszar8289 Sorry then I misunderstood u

[@Lucasxd331]

Your dev is 100% Brazilian, I can hear it in his accent. the "Tchu" is the dead giveaway 😂

[@kiraa780]

YES, we are

[@albertoHammyer]

Explosivo aéreo "rojo" kkkk

[@adgd]

Claro que eu sou BR :) O jogo e a equipe são 100% BRs do país todo. Todos os Devices tem nomes em portugues (ate na versao em ingles). Estalo, Chamusca, Friaca e Rojo

[@gabrielnuness1421]

@@adgd OMG, Edu from bitcake studio

[@Lucasxd331]

@@gabrielnuness1421 Tu também fala português que eu sei, malandro Gabriel Nunes kkkkk

[@dmitriyrasskazov8858]

Mr. Gold sounds like a Bond villain.

[@illitaret8780]

Goldbond

[@adgd]

Yes

[@baderaqw]

Pretty sure Mr Goldfinger is the name of an actual bond villain.

[@georgetrinc]

Can we talk about all the shirt changes? He has a new shirt in almost every new video. What happened?

[@nightcupsncups8278]

girl i think

[@Stevo.100]

He's been replaced with AI. The real asmon only wears dirty white shirts, AI isn't at that level yet where it can be that accurate.

[@Nik_Igroder]

Yeah he's got a gf

[@cindervendrick5334]

@@Nik_Igroder curious, who?

[@alphaomega154]

he is a narc. he did that for something. dont mind it. i will say one color i will ditch soon. he will wear it. thats what narc do.

[@markhedley8345]

i cant see picnic without the well used IT acronym "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer"

[@antares3030]

the acronym is pebcac

[@GabeSweetMan]

​@@antares3030 I thought it was PIBCAC: problem is between chair and computer. Though I think I like picnic better.

[@antares3030]

@@GabeSweetMan it's "problem exists between chair and computer "

[@markhedley8345]

​@@antares3030 I have heard and used pebcac as well, another good one indeed!

[@markhedley8345]

​@@iCortex1 I love this one!

[@Axel-wo6qu]

This is the kind of thing I want game devs to be focused on when making a game. It's really weird when people talk about games in such a superficial way, I swear you could tell them that game mechanics are people who fix games, and they'd believe you.

[@Boxxyfan298]

this is funny

[@_Beezul]

On stream you said several time that you weren't going to tell your devs what to do. Glad to see you are actually stepping into a real developer role and not just a bag of money for these teams. Being a dev himself if going to be a great story arc and learning experience for Asmon. Really looking forward to seeing his growth in this realm. Also looking forward to seeing how he deals with people either liking or NOT liking a game they feel he's responsible for. Being on the other end of his own type of criticism I'm sure will be a really interesting learning experience.

[@seanheller3335]

Asmongold isn’t a developer in this situation, he is literally the publisher.

[@_Beezul]

@@seanheller3335 A developer is literally anyone that works on the production of a game. that includes playtesting and giving feedback on changes that need to be made. Asmond Gold is a developer by definition. Literally

[@Technoanima]

This is awesome that a publisher cares about their project this much.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

it's a game by Asmond's company, Mad Mushroom

[@Nubodir]

It should be a standard procedure really. 😊

[@overlord1995]

@@Boss_Fight_Index_muki No I just checked out their website, basically they're a publisher now. The game isn't BY them, the developer enters this agreement basically as a way to promote their game, seeing as Asmon has reach. The game is by "Bitcake Studio"

[@Knight3434]

I am very interested to see how Asmon’s team does in their first 5-10 publications. I assume they will do very well, but the numbers will tell the story. Update in 5 years, see you soon.

[@Elrog3]

I mean, having Asmongold to market it already makes it have a massive advantage over other games made by small teams.

[@Knight3434]

@@Elrog3 you are clueless. Go to bed, kid.

[@Elrog3]

@@Knight3434 What did I do to provoke that?

[@tachi5408]

​@@Elrog3 Guy seems like a kid coming home from a long day of getting bullied

[@everlastiny]

Just wanted to let you know that on steam each game you are publishing on steam has different instances of your mad mush mushroom with one being "mad mushroom" and the other being "mad mushroom media inc" which might affect how much your games get browsed and viewed

[@Leiriel]

I'm so happy y'all are publishing a Brazilian made game. BR devs are full of talent and creativity but often we feel ignored so this is amazing to see. Thank you!

[@PBRatLord]

I really hope Mr Gold sticks lmao

[@adgd]

That's my hope when I called him that on the video 🤣

[@MegaStrega]

I dont remember if this was a thing but I liked vampire survivors mechanism where once you max a curio it gets bonus effects or even a system that incentives you to combine some curios max them and they turn into a legendary

[@fishster5069]

i think the hades duo boon system might fit the game better, still i agree having some intended combos and different benefits for using them is a good idea

[@codylawson1257]

They need to have a map editor and custom challenges

[@human840]

Asmond was like a real boss in this video lol

[@valleyard8674]

6:23 WAIT IS THAT A REFERENCE TO THE "Alô diabo" THAT "WAS WRITEN IN THE COKE BOTTLES MEANING COCA COLA IS A "DRINK MADE BY THE DEVIL"? THAT'S FREAKING GENIUS I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen any Brazilian comment about this ngl (or maybe we're just not getting enough likes, who knows)

[@fadoashura2867]

I only noticed because you pointed it out, really cool reference

[@kizuhara]

Wishlisted. Definitely getting on release.

[@xaniso6955]

I'd love to see some flair with the ghost curio. Right now it appears to just circle around you. It'd be great if those ghosts had a slightly randomized pathing within a circle around your character, as opposed to just circling.

[@konaqua122]

Legit feedback regarding the air control. If I were in their team, I would probably suggest an extra dash while in the air because if you use that grapple thing, it's easy to predict where you land making it useless in combat. Adding a dash would be better like you air grapple on hte left then mid fall you dash right. It gives a mind game to players which makes it more hard for you to get hit........ hard but not impossible since the falling is kinda slow.

[@MrBongie]

7:48 God please make it Asmon head slam.

[@Texansfan59]

Add some cool final bosses to each world it seems pretty fun

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

So this is the 1st game made by Asmond's game publishing company (Mad Mushroom). i normally don't like the look of Americ-anime however, in this specific case, it looks really good. Kinda like anime Looney Toons. It'll still look good 10 years later.

[@NezumiiroGray]

I really appreciate the transparency from the dev and how they are open to criticism and worked hard to maintain the game.

[@koktszfung]

Reload buff need an upgrade that shrink the target area but double the damage gain

[@Omagadam1]

Yeah, make the skill harder and the reward greater. When you fail, you really feel the sting.

[@justinmaddox4134]

You guys should change the font of the damage numbers

[@zackmarkham4240]

The dash-charge thing Bunny has in The First Descendant, Volt in Warframe has had it for years. I LOVE it! I wish more electric-element characters had it in games! "Do the same game but with swords and melee" That's like 3 steps from Warframe.

[@diegoaragao6618]

Asmon discovered his new life long vocation - being the boss Ordering people around and have them obey him

[@hairzilla]

The new deposit type should have been called Baldium

[@bladerun1235]

Where can you play the demo on

[@evilashxero]

I feel like the strafing and running animation could be tweaked. The leg moves sorta look "off".

[@sumoobear]

Yeah I have been loving atomic picnic. I am not as active as some of the others on discord, but a few of us def brought up some of these issue as well. The community and dev team are supportive and active on the discord. Waiting impatiently for full release of the game lol.

[@MegaDuke4life]

Glad to see people performance test with Steam Deck in mind. I would buy it just for that

[@marcoscorreiamarcos7393]

Men that is really cool when u get to see things really happen , im with game ideas for so long and cannot make shit about it , just drives me insane . This game will be great

[@jcsteele7012]

When asmon forgot he asked for garlic 😂

[@avalancherelapse]

huge props to the develeopers. this is a lot of stuff to make and fix.

[@BattlewarPenguin]

What a wholesome dev. The most important thing is not having a game without issues, the most important thing is being there for the community and trying to fix the problems rather to demonize them. Kudos to him!

[@Warlock8ZERO]

Would actually totally play this if it had a sword with smooth combat, would be so nice to play.

[@quickstep2408]

big boss publisher. good onya

[@ShinobiTactics101]

100% they've gotta add a buff bald warrior with a greatsword

[@zeuscliff9676]

Doesn't look like the dudes' getting any sleep

[@sudamatsuda3477]

Oh I think I played this on itch io, was pretty good. Didn't like the close spawning enemies. I would spinr around constantly killing enemies.

[@wytchhunter8448]

That actually looks really good! Looking forward to playing it when it comes out!

[@newp0rt]

honestly i feel like publishing under asmons name is insane. i wouldve 100% ignored this game but now ive seen asmon and soda play it, they keep talking about it, now ill probably end up playing it. im 100% being influenced to play a game i never would have due to media coverage. this is like a golden ticket to any dev, having an immediate audience of millions that can upstart growth and spread to people outside the OTK sphere.

[@Heihachi_Joestar]

Im hoping it's gonna succeed just because of the humbleness and effort he's showing

[@dhruvstar13]

Call the curio the bald maker because it'll clear out the area

[@HyruleWanderer]

I didn't know it was a brazilian game. Nice to see Asmon covering it! I wish the best for the dev and appreciate for being so open for feedback.

[@MegaGetowned]

Add new curio-Bald Mans Rage Sacrifice that which is most important *disable helm and hair* for an on kill stacking damage buff😂

[@mlodyowiec5683]

"You headbutt your enemy loosing 5% of your hp, dealing it as damage and stunning the enemy for 0.5s"

[@X862go]

wow it is nice to see a developer take the criticism and use it!

[@halfblue2678]

As someone who is trying to make an action RPG, implementing melee combat is really difficult. I feel like melee combat requires at least 2 or 3 times more work than implementing shooting mechanics, animation alone requires more work

[@kronho25]

i guess that is a bit confusing when there is a lot of ability on screen, too much bullets flying around too many colors and lights

[@ObiAlmighty]

Yeah, I feel the same. Splatoon does a great job at remedying this. There are 2 main ink colors, and the maps are typically grayed out so you don’t confuse the colors. Plus the shape of the ink trail left by a weapon is a dead giveaway of what weapon was just used. You’ll never confuse a pink Trizooka with a pink Wavebreaker

[@RandySavag]

I hate this crutch in games so much, just throw a bunch of obnoxious spastic colors and effects to cover up the lazy barebones combat and basic weightless animations. Oldest and laziest trick in the book.

[@brooksgunn5235]

Added to Wishlist immediately

[@carsonrandolph7911]

Are you play testing this week?

[@newguytourist7018]

Never seen him this happy before 😭

[@-Kailinn-]

He looks like he went through read it all himself.

[@xSmRtness]

Is this the first game since gears to have a time based interactive reload that actually has a benefit?

[@MrFlejon]

This game is basically just Risk of Rain 2 plagiarised

[@Spudinske]

Looks like a brother to the wooting 60he guy

[@andreaskvaloy]

This is basically a love letter to mr Ass Mon Gold himself

[@techno_viking2609]

Just becuze how they responded to the communitys feedback I would buy it even if I never would play it just to support it.

[@cilantoranone5933]

7:24 No no no no rhino passive rhino passive RHINO PASSIVE IM HAVING FLASHBACKS FUCK-

[@taylon5200]

This is actually sick. After watching, I'm now extremely interested in this game, where I wasn't before and forgot it existed fairly quickly. It's now wishlisted, and I will be buying this just to support good game dev practice! And the game being fun and interesting will just be a bonus! Especially since I see the pricing being realistic for what it is, and for that I'll be hoping for a steam 4pack so I can gift my homies to have fun with as well. Good job all around from the devs, and from asmon&community for having the focus on good gameplay above all else! I'll play a game with a bad story and ok graphics 100% of the time if it's fun to play, vs a game with a great story and great graphics but is boring to play!!

[@TheOriginalJAX]

Well iv added to the Wishlist looks like it's shaped up to be a fun game. cool.

[@cabbage_cat]

reload mechanic from gears of war pog

[@EverydayTJ]

The gameplay was nice. My biggest feedback is to add more enemies spawning behind the player because it feels like i can just run backward forever and kite the enemies without being needing to be aware of the rest of my surroundings.

[@derago-dev]

Brazil getting recognized, so proud...

[@MercyfulKing13]

O cara meteu um ALO DIABO como arma?! Que referencia brasileira.

[@ValentineNTT]

im gonna play/buy this game because of this guy alone, any dev thats open and listen to the community will have a good game

[@HerbalNehru]

This looks so good honestly about to run and go play this ✌

[@S4m4_]

Dawn that guy looks Dead inside with literals pockets down his eyes 😂

[@BigGuy1]

Good to see more developers actually passionate about their games.

[@lilbladeknight]

Its like having some sort social fame gives you some sort of pull hmmm

[@Samuelt0125]

my own problem is the grass. its one block of green.

[@arsontheaverage8821]

I entirely forgot that i had this on my wishlist! It looks really fun to play tbh

[@DirewolfMemento]

Okay so this heavily reminds me of risk of rain 2

[@ferdgerbeler8494]

Really looks like more cartoony Tower of Fantasy

[@IcemanCT]

This is what makes a good developer.

[@CALISTYLE4LIFEOG]

Wait for it...2 months to do it

[@Mantosasto]

I haven't seen more than a minute or two of this game before, so I have a question: is this a Risk of Rain 2 like? If so, I'm interested. Hmm not exactly, but yes maybe in some aspects?

[@briandstephmoore4910]

Calling it asmon found him another temporary play mate. He’s been looking extra clean and humanish lately lol

[@Chili_Bass]

I tried it and it was fun and has a lot of potential, I will play it when it comes out

[@fronatomy6280]

Thank god, an actual developer that understands the importance of getting problems sovled. Making sure your game plays well goes a very long way in making sure players keep playing your game.

[@SlimeFanBoi]

The map names are generic AF Loners camp, Twilight dam

[@ignis2638]

This is actually really good, I think "Mr. Gold" made some good calls and I think those abilities will balance out into some good new stuff

[@joshuaprivett3552]

I’ve played it and it’s fun, but the power scaling doesn’t feel as substantive as something like Risk of Rain 2

[@degeneratewilson]

giving good feedback and almost immediately changes get made is a sign of a pretty good game!

[@TheKarenWars]

I didn't know Hornswoggle was into making games. Good for the lil guy!

[@Nex_2B]

This is what the gaming community need developers that actually listen.

[@iloverice6784]

This is people that should be making TRIPLE AA games with passion and commitment

[@yagomarinho396]

i'm brazilian and instatly knew hes an brazilian develover due to his "carioca" accent even in english

[@andyfibb]

"we had to prototype alot" that means they were putting in random numbers into the air acceleration/control and testing it every time. lmao.

[@MikeSmith-sm4ru]

Maybe this will humble asmon on how long it can take to actually change and test all of these changes.