Making My Dream Game - DEVLOG #1

Embark on a journey with me as I dive into the exciting world of game development! Have you ever dreamed of creating your own game but struggled to find the motivation? Or perhaps you're like me, constantly searching for that perfect game to play but coming up short. Well, I've decided enough is enough, and I'm taking matters into my own hands. Join me as I bring my dream game to life, sharing every step of the process with you. Let's turn our gaming fantasies into reality together!
#GameDevelopmentJourney #IndieGameDev #DreamGame #devlog

[@RandomIndieDev]

I just made a discord for those who want to ask questions and/or suggest idea's I will also keep you guys updated discord.gg/xRSSuM7T96 discord.gg/xRSSuM7T96

[@tanver3d982]

Invite expired :(

[@RandomIndieDev]

@@tanver3d982 oh my bad, I made a new one. try it again

[@jamal_youtube_og5570]

bros gonna be the best youtube dev ever

[@RandomIndieDev]

I wishh

[@Belucops]

Danidev is the best (yet)

[@NotMeAgain001]

​​@@Belucops @Codeer is very underrated.... He has made an awesome game🦌

[@RandomIndieDev]

Absolutely true but he hasn’t uploaded in a long while

[@cachorroquente17]

The hype is real 🙏🙏🙏🙏😍

[@illshowyougames3605]

I'm working on a game right now and only giving myself two weeks. The point is to make somthing simple and cool and learn a bunch along the way. I've been procrastinating on making games but the 2 week time limit is really helping and I plan on making a dev log about it

[@ItzASecretBoi]

Dude, you made SO much progress for one video, and also became better than me in blender in one day.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I'm not that good in blender, kind of just got lucky

[@Z_E_D001]

I compleatly agree! I was Stunned by the excessive amount of progress, in such a small video, and also not making a big deal of it. Damn you are either super talented and have realy progressed extreamly fast, or just just not letting us know that this progress was made over the course of several months.

[@RandomIndieDev]

@@Z_E_D001 Im not talanted😭😭 and I Didn’t lie about the time either

[@Amoz-Dev]

Suggestion: Give the frog some clothes depending on the class. The original skin matches the bow and arrow, for the mage give it a witch hat and for the barbarian give it some armour. I think it'll look cool. Good game and great video by the way!

[@RandomIndieDev]

I was definitly thinking about doing that, played around with a cape for the mage and everything but I haven't gotten that far yet, I first want to make it playable. And this is only after a week and a half of development

[@M3gooo]

We all gotta respect the efforts broski put into this game so far cant wait to see final results

[@Manthis]

damn bro made so much progress already I'm excited to see what you keep making

[@RandomIndieDev]

as am I ngl

[@takaw.d8486]

Yo dude, im a aspiring game dev too man, this is awesome as heck!! Keep it up dude!!, you got this!!!

[@NeatGames]

That's a neat frog character :D

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you 🫡

[@Uhfgood]

I like your sort of casual attitude, and even though it's a talking head, you keep enough footage of your game up enough for it not to turn boring. Good Job!

[@ForgeAndFortuneVR]

Good luck with the game and with your KZbin channel :) subscribed and looking forward to the next devlog!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thankss

[@DeviTheGoat]

This is soo fricking cool man ,im glad to see how fast ur making progress,and can't wait to see the next video!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you bro

[@raeestheviewer224]

after I saw the drawing of the frog in the first 15 seconds I knew where this video was heading

[@knowingbadger]

Damn bro this video is the quality of someone with thousands of subs. Keep it up and you will continue to grow and inspire

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you !

[@studiologixgames]

Yo, how do you casually make assets like these, this project is definitely on my indie radar from hence forth totally awesome stuff

[@VinyxStudios]

Great first video! I hope you finish your Journey, because you have so much potential to create a loyal community with your style of video. Extraordinary conversion rate of views to subscribers, comments and likes. I hope you use that skill, because you will definitely have a community who buys the game if you publish it. Keep it going!!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much, I will do my best

[@squishybluecat]

You learned a good amount of game art fast! The art style looks pretty good so far.

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you, I'm still trying to improve a lot

[@StaryText]

I can't wait to see the next devlog!

[@RandomIndieDev]

can't wait to make a new one :)

[@sabuthebadguy]

It's gonna be a long journey so remember me too as your first supporters 🎉

[@RandomIndieDev]

I shall try 🫡

[@GL1TCH_DOCTOR]

well for one fuck you for learning blender so fast im a month in and still dont know how to completely make a character and for two this looks really good man continue the good work and keep uploading i wanna see it finished :3

[@RandomIndieDev]

lmaoaooa, don't worry I just got lucky I think, and I will continue on it for sure!

[@LANMEE2]

Hahah crazy man, I saw thumbnail of your video and I was like wait a minute who made my game, since your frogman looks sooo much like my main char in my game, although mine is 2d. And then I saw the cherry trees and I was like someone is shitting me right, since I have those as well :D. Gl with the project man, great video!

[@RandomIndieDev]

that's an insane coincidence, could you dm me on discord I'm curious now and want to see you're art

[@Bluestone0001]

Im ur 400th subscriber lets go!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much!

[@ThePresidentOfNorthDakota]

Bro is makin' Cube-less Cubeworld lol. Gets a sub from me, keep it up man!

[@ItsChairr]

This is already looking amazing 🤩 i can’t wait for these years to pass by sp i van play it

[@RandomIndieDev]

so do I

[@blakespangler3111]

Dude this is awesome! I can’t wait to see more!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you ! will try to deliver more soon :)

[@shiriko.9981]

as a user myself thats been modelling with blender for a good while already that frog first character is really well made

[@RandomIndieDev]

I really appreciate it, thanks!

[@twix7711]

This looks cool! Good luck!!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you!

[@stopmotionnoob5053]

The game looks great looking forward to seeing more devlogs 😊

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thanks, same for me ;)

[@motololo]

From Gamer to developer , by the way cool start .

[@davkrnk]

Looking great! Keep it up!

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thanks, will do!

[@Sage-GD]

as a game dev i know how hard it is to make games (new sub :D)

[@RandomIndieDev]

appreciated :)

[@henningKO]

I will join you on this journey! I love the excitement of a first devlog. Keep in mind that feeling you had of browsing through steam and not finding anything... that is the same way everyone feels. What is gonna make those casual browsers stop and desire YOUR game? Since it's a frog, maybe hopping is a main mechanic? Mostly aerial-based combat as you come down from a really high jump? That could be fun. You already know this, but you should really "find the fun" and nail whatever unique mechanic it's gonna be before going too far on nice-looking asset creation... Nice looking assets, tho, lol. And v impressive picking up Blender and Unreal so quick.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I am still looking for that one mechanic that will make it special, as for the assets creation, I don't think I've made anything that impressive yet but thank you so much

[@EZduzziteh]

really cool looking! cant wait to see where this goes

[@RandomIndieDev]

You and me both!

[@rinow1]

Actually stoked to see a new dev, especially one from the critical ops scene. Idk how the heck you made the character in blender for the first time🔥

[@RandomIndieDev]

neither do I to be completely honest

[@JiKayPh]

Wish your channel development

[@noahzoic4762]

Pretty cool stuff! I’m starting on a new project currently! Always inspiring to see others work!

[@RandomIndieDev]

You can always share your work in my discord server! And I wish you the best of luck with it ;)

[@geofroggo]

Really cool looking game! I am looking forward to the devlogs!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you

[@Kirbo76]

I'm rooting for you man

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you !

[@Ibraghim]

Good stuff, keep up the grind

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thanks, will do!

[@devinweidinger3812]

Nice, good luck on your journey!

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thank you!

[@mariouibu2205]

sheeesh, that looks amazing, good job

[@RandomIndieDev]

Glad you think so!

[@jemmyjam_]

Pop off, king, we love to see it

[@RandomIndieDev]

thanks!

[@MacGamer-rl7pn]

This is such a good devlog. I love the graphics of your games. idk why but many games graphics these days look too dead or generic but yours are looking so alive. i think it might be due to the theme and vibrant colors but it looks so great. All the best for your game, i am sure it will turn out awesome. I have some suggestions you could try (i am sorry if the comment turns out too long) 1) You could give each individual class a different clothes setup (like robes for wizards) also if you have some time, maybe change a little bit details on frog like some scratch injury on swordsman and some fire burns or something on wizard. 2)You can maybe try to make the enemies from the food web of frogs like flies, snakes, etc. things that frogs eat could be small monsters and predators as boss monsters, you could also mess with their design to make them more fantasy-like. 3)You can also scatter some leaves below the trees as fallen leaves. Like those old leaves that fall off. i hope you found these helpful. I am also making a horror game but my progress is super slow due to college and other stuff. I am planning to start my own devlog after making a proper channel on yt. All the best to you and i would love to connect if you also want to!! I am sure you will grow big, once again, all the best and may shiv-shiva bless you. :)

[@RandomIndieDev]

I will write it all down in my idea book, thank you so much for the kind words and wish you the bests of luck with your horror game

[@PolandLetsPlay___]

The frog looks so funny 😂😂😂

[@pinguinpengu9902]

That looks really cool :D

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thanks you!

[@leafisgreen]

this it dope man love to see the creativity.

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much

[@piyushjoshi9512]

I am 109th subscriber :)... Congrats on 100 subscribers 👍... Next 1k subscribers👍

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much

[@srisair]

bro just woke up and learnt more game dev than i have all of last year

[@RandomIndieDev]

lmaoao

[@BunyipHutch]

The slimes are adorable 10/10 game already 🌟

[@RandomIndieDev]

Ikrrrrr

[@MilkIsYum]

This game is looking really cool! You're really good at blender if that was your first model by the way.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I think I was just lucky there

[@Arzet-1]

Ngl this looks dope 🔥🔥

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much

[@frostyops138]

Yo the movement is actually insane

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thanks, I put in a lot of effort to get it this far. It’s no where near where I want it to be but it’s already a start

[@Guyberg]

want to see more videos like this, wish good luck

[@RandomIndieDev]

there will definitely come more of these, thank you

[@EE22807]

This looks awesome dude!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you!

[@Jackmax-ku1zo4mo5j]

Good luck and God speed

[@merrickkelley9414]

I'm here for the journey

[@RandomIndieDev]

thanks man!

[@CandyTroll]

Just subscribe again bro,good luck with the game ❤

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much

[@HarishGamingWorld-ob2me]

good work and good luck for your future bro

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank youuu

[@milantiquestudios7460]

Looks good. Keep it up

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thank you

[@VoidHeat]

Yo, fellow Unreal Engine dev! With such main character it would be funny if you posted devlogs on wednesdays, my dude. I really like the idea of the game! If you don't know about distance fields feature, I recommend to check it. You could try to use distance fields for your slimes to make them like metaballs.

[@RandomIndieDev]

you mean distance fields in shaders?

[@VoidHeat]

​@@RandomIndieDev Yeah yeah, distance fields in shaders. UE has DistanceToNearestSurface node in material graph that could be useful for you.

[@RandomIndieDev]

@@VoidHeat and for what would I use it? I just learned about it when I was using it for a water shader but I'm not that used to shaders yet so yeah

[@Avis_Vultus]

Frog character from DomE? Don't claim as yours, at least give credit 🤨

[@RandomIndieDev]

I had seen his lizard character a couple of months ago but completely forgot about it, thought I had the design completely from myself but now that I look back on it I notice that I might have taken some from him without even realising. I will set it right in the next video.

[@Avis_Vultus]

@@RandomIndieDev its alright, just always remember to give credit, keep the good work 👊

[@sykxi474]

awesome ideas and v entertaining dev log

[@sykxi474]

did you have any experience in gamedev before? ive enjoyed watching game dev logs for years but have finally decided its time i started myself : )

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thank you! And no not in game dev. Been watching videos for years tho, and I am studying game development in university but that mostly talks about gamedesign

[@ratatata6611]

Very cool froggo

[@Zeefski]

this looks awesone

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you

[@dameeit]

Nice!! I'm doing this too right now actually, but in Unity. Race you! lol

[@RandomIndieDev]

I hope you will succeed! Mine ill take a couple of years before I get to where I really want so I think you will win the race :(

[@itsafish4600]

looks cool

[@VerticalThird]

Some nostalgia on your character - search Frogloks from Everquest (newer models). Always love frog characters - Chrono Trigger Frog too!

[@RandomIndieDev]

I also love frog characters that's why its the first one I added :)

[@diwakar_tsn]

Keep it up bro I'm 58th subscriber

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you!

[@Asp1ration]

Im subbed this is awsome

[@RandomIndieDev]

thanks aspi :)

[@Jackmax-ku1zo4mo5j]

Waiting for end result let's go

[@crixus88-]

Nice man

[@oDaxy]

As a Cybersecurity Enthusiast I CANT WAIT TO TEST YOUR GAME’S ANTICHEAT😭 jk This is a refreshing thing to see :)

[@RandomIndieDev]

LMAOAOAOOA

[@el1mz930]

Amazing, good job! One tip for the videos though - try filming all the cips of yourself all at once. Throughout the video it just gets darker😆

[@RandomIndieDev]

I did so, but I stutter a lot so I had to redo the takes 😭

[@amarkumarbarnwal913]

great job brother I tried too it takes way too much time and when something stops working its very annoying I hope someday i will make my own dream game tooo.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I hope you will start again, you can do it!

[@maxtres764]

I used to be a game developer trying to make a 3D Gun Game. It failed miserably. Nice video. And nice game.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I hope you will try again

[@maxtres764]

@@RandomIndieDev thx

[@procatgamer13]

this video is amazing

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you so much

[@tknight1990]

Alright let's hop on the train

[@RandomIndieDev]

👀

[@wouttahon6138]

Like the frog character :D

[@alin5573]

Your game looks great, i think you should go for a breath of the wild like game for gameplay. Like the combat, progression, bosses and items would be like in botw, with different human like animals as enemys. I also really love how the slime looks.

[@RandomIndieDev]

that's kind of the gameplay I'm going for

[@alin5573]

Nice

[@patypotato5522]

I love how you just made the video completely straight with no filler but i think you should try to push for at least 10 minutes for a more enjoyable experience for the viewers, also game looks cool so far :]

[@RandomIndieDev]

it takes a lot of effort and time to make a video like this and I want to focus more on the development side, but I will try to make my next one longer :) and thank you

[@patypotato5522]

@@RandomIndieDev I totally understand that and focusing on development is important to get videos out without a long gap period or even just get a game out at all, but i think it would be beneficial to help build an audience to build traction for your gamedev carrer :]

[@johnlock807]

Good stuff

[@RandomIndieDev]

Appreciate it

[@MinecraftRedsome]

dunnoo if u said it, bbut when do u started? thats already insane bro :o

[@RandomIndieDev]

What do u mean with start?

[@kacast-]

I really think its going to be a really cool game

[@RandomIndieDev]

I sure hope it will be :)

[@Smir-jo4rj]

I guess im one of the first subscribers, cool vid, remember me when you get popular!

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you for subscribing 🥹

[@hellfirehunt4430]

i am honestly rly curious how this is gonna continue

[@RandomIndieDev]

thanks

[@Jackmax-ku1zo4mo5j]

Bro Your are built different

[@kityoung03]

cool

[@Xindrooo]

❤❤

[@BN3TRUNN3R]

very cool

[@RandomIndieDev]

thank you!

[@Jojo13371]

fire dudde

[@RprtBak]

frog 🐸🐸🐸🐸

[@tanver3d982]

add cell shading to the character make frog animation grounded :) good progress

[@RandomIndieDev]

there is already cellshading on it, I just hadn't said so since I don't like the shader I made. working on a new one

[@ceopotato5712]

noice

[@Shadowthevampire]

I saw frog man on thumbnail I clicked video and hit like instantly.

[@RandomIndieDev]

understandable

[@cachorroquente17]

Try disable cast shadow in the grass.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I had it disabled but just noticed that for some reason it got enabled again

[@LORDSofCHAOS333]

hope you can make it to the end thaw

[@RandomIndieDev]

you and me both

[@lanefaulhaber1824]

Did you actually do all this yourself in a couple weeks? Or have you been working on it for some time? This is a lot of progress for never making a game or using Blender.

[@RandomIndieDev]

Yeah, I made everything in under a week. I am a fast learner tho tbh 🫡

[@cloodheegamedev]

try cascadeur for animations, its very easy for beginners and could make a very good quality animations for dude who not experienced with animations at all.

[@RandomIndieDev]

I wanted to but the starting price is 99euros and I don't have that kind of money right now

[@JetAce07]

when is your next dev log, I need to know

[@RandomIndieDev]

I'm planning on releasing at leas one every month but trying to have one every two weeks. I'm still in university so I don't have that much free time

[@deviiancee765]

Good

[@RandomIndieDev]

Thanks