My Weekend as a Hobbyist Indie Game Dev

[@theothetorch8016]

I found that the greatest value I get from your videos is the calm vibe. You're inviting me to take my time, relax, and your progress still remains impressive. Lean into this tranquilness, never stop. Thank you.

[@Aarimous]

I'd love to see more Dauphin Deep Dives! As a fellow Godoter they will help a ton. I also appreciate your honesty about burn out and time management. I too am struggling to find this sort balance. Congrats on the new role!

[@cybeartron]

Hey! Great to see you here! I like your videos and they have helped me a lot! Thanks!

[@InstrumentManiac]

Legendary time management skills 👏

[@NikoRescueZoo]

I actually liked the fact that it was a good mix of the technical and a more general overview of everything going on. For me, it was the combination of both that created a nice flow. But it's not a bad idea for the deep dive also.

[@matangoldstien5922]

Thank you for being straight with us! I am glad you shared the reason for the slower content, and the idea of a “deep dive” series would be awesome! I won’t watch that series since I am here for the game and not for the code, which is why I think it’s brilliant

[@boxbrain]

The UI looks really nice! I also love your desk aquarium--that's so cool!

[@iamkingaimz]

Love the progress of your game thus far. Also love your computer set up. Keep up the great work. Bless. 🙂🙏

[@Hovrawl]

I am super excited about your new view structure, the technical dives are always valuable to me and I enjoy them for sure, but having them come out separately to the Dev Log can mean more content between or easier visibility of the tutorial/deep dives. The Dev Logs are still effectively the same vibe which is super important about your content; it is such a great and relaxing time to watch. Keep up the excellent work mate.

[@catcactus1234]

Loving the progress as usual! One thing that would be a relatively small but helpful change would be darkening the text color on the logs. Right now the white-on-tan color could be difficult for people with visual impairments to read.

[@samhblackmore]

Was about to say the same thing!

[@tahaabid5036]

Great cant wait to play it.

[@paratroid]

Really like the idea of having separate videos for the deep dive topics! I'm looking at Godot as a potential game engine to use, so seeing from a technical perspective how you've been using it and the challenges you've solved sounds really interesting

[@johnmarshallyt]

love your desk layout with the fish tank would love to see a desk tour

[@GamesBySaul]

Fantastic work as always! It's definitely hard balancing devlogs/game Dev when you have a full time job, not to mention a puppy. So this video felt very insightful. Looking forward to more but only when you have the time!

[@rey_bastardo]

Huge inspiration! I'm getting started in game development while working at my full time job. Wish me luck!

[@Paryszek]

Very good progress! I appreciate how you introduce as most customization as possible for the player even for simple fishing rot.

[@CarlosRodela]

Totally understand that having to reclaim time somewhere, thing! Just started working at a FT gig that is also creative and uses not only my analytical brain but my creative one. That's the part I need to make my weird comedy videos. So yeah, just now slowly getting back to finding that mindspace to do them again. so totally get your sitch and also digging the game - will mention it on my podcast too!

[@niksatan]

Dude, youtube sent me here, your game is just what I was looking for! Subscribed!

[@Zettabit7]

Nice work. Looking forward to the future devlogs and deep dives.

[@GameDevInAVan]

AeroPress high-five! Personally don’t mind losing the tech sections as I mostly watch at night for relaxation. If I need a tutorial I just search for the specific thing… Keep it up!

[@DonRawling]

Awesome stuff! As a fellow hobbiest gamedev working in tech, it's great to hear you talk about managing your mental health and avoiding burnout. Really looking forward to playing Dauphin one day :)

[@chadzulu4328]

"Dauphin deep dive"...punny! Everything is looking great man. Keep crushing it!

[@zachariahm.kemper7406]

Here for the techical content, I didn't get notified on yt, because yt doesn't like different content on channels, but will watch soon

[@EpicPineapple12]

Loving the new format! Congrats on the new role. Keep it up!

[@Grimm-hb7ek]

I really like the new approach to the devlogs, this one really kept me hooked

[@mercai]

I'm a hobbyist indie dev, too, and am currently thinking about getting the dog. Thank you for talking on the lifestyle (and indiedev time) impact that would have, as well as warning about that "early demonic" part of their lives. Very valuable info!

[@TheKelvinPerez]

Keep up the amazing work, i really enjoy these and i'm glad you are finding balance in the middle of a busy schedule and responsibilities 💪

[@Krevz]

Great video, the new icons look so much better, good luck in your new role!

[@webredraptors]

Always love seeing progress on this game. By the way, not that you asked, but it would be cool to see the little micro bubbles that form and stick to your diving equipment before quickly disappearing. Adding those to the dive watch UI element while the player character is diving would be a neat little polishing feature.

[@GustafLindqvist]

Damn good coffee! Love my Aero Press. Always nice to have short break to make coffee with the Aero Press setup.

[@Syeno]

Your time management is something i find very impressive. I look up to you in that way, and hope to become better with mine.

[@tenserebel]

Really love the vibe in your videos..

[@fabian0null28]

im so super excited to play your game.

[@AdmiralBeslan]

Loving hearing you're managing to balance your three jobs(?), amazingly healthy attitude and I love seeing the progress you're making! (In Dauphin and in real life!)

[@heliosgames6665]

In the Keep / Release Dialog screen it would be nice to see information about the fish? Length, Weight, Type, etc which would help make the decision of keeping and releasing

[@typhereus]

Keep it up man, love the passion for game dev.

[@AYoutubeHandleThatIsNotTaken]

Man your room is so relaxing, just watching this is like taking a hot bath 🤤

[@zachariahm.kemper7406]

You could have the mini items stay mini on the ground til you hover the mouse other them, I think that would look neat, getting a little tip about x while it pops up a bit larger til you move your mouse off of them

[@Onkruid]

It feels like watching a baby grow up you know, this Dauphin project growing its wings. A beautiful journey for us to embark upon together with you.

[@cryptidcrafts666]

I watch these to see your aquariums and B roll of the shrimp:) Id love to know all the types you keep!

[@AlienXtream1]

you seem to have your work-life balance well in hand. something you might consider is less frequent cinimatic devlogs and perhaps using the "shorts" format. outlining "hey, i made fishing work! here's what it looks like and here's a funny problem i had making it". then once every so often when you have time to do so comfortably making a longer recap devlog like this one to catch people up. that way you are still focusing on the game but not being forced to go "radio silent" for extended periods. just a though on how you could go about it. as always your mental and physical health come above any and all entertainment or productivity. never push yourself to burn out in any job unless peoples lives literally depend on it (e.g in medical fields). we aren't going to die of boredom if you aren't able to post a video for a couple of months :P

[@Patrick1985McMahon]

12:58 you don't need a , on the last item of a list. line 12. while you do have the option to not put in ; at the end of lines. it's nice to do as many think it helps with readability as it gives the programmer a subtle hint of the end of an action. This also helps if you by accident delete a new line that would then concatenate two lines together breaking your code. But with a ; you would have an easier time seeing the error and fixing it.

[@Skeffles]

Great progress on the game!

[@yutdevmahmoud5271]

Dude I stopped watching you for a while but now I am back strong and that beard is awesooome btw 🔥🔥🔥

[@dakotadorn6247]

Switching things up with the aeropress I see! 🤙

[@dmontenegro]

It really is crazy how getting a puppy will drastically change how you manage you’re time! I also just got a new puppy to take care of with my partner and it’s been hard trying to train the pup while juggling work and hobbies.

[@TobiasSample]

On the subject of Dauphin Deep Dives, it would be good to also have a list of the older videos that also have tutorial-like parts! :0 maybe in the same playlist, maybe a separate one? 🤔 hmm

[@lunkums]

Can't wait to play this game!

[@geekworthy7938]

You have been able to continue because you are having fun.

[@longdongsilver3267]

Nothing really to say, but I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making and sharing it.

[@theothetorch8016]

Cool devlog, I like your beard.

[@rafshkim]

Nice video!

[@newosso]

Nice video! One thing: I think the white font in the notes is a bit hard to read, changing it to a darker color might help and it would also look more like it was written with a pencil :)

[@michaelrobinson4266]

Good progress. You may want to change the text color in the notebook for higher contrast. White on a light tan is a little hard to read.

[@Leandro-xk3co]

I think the waves would look better with more animated frames, and is the fish could turn to the bait like animal crossing. Keep the good work

[@shoeman256]

These tend to be very relaxing, so dont change that!

[@Menji_x]

we got our dogs around the same time. I totally hear you about all the dog stuff. Not a fan when my dog wants to go out at 6am on a weekend. I would never get a puppy again. but a already trained, older dog, sure haha.

[@michaellese3604]

great video!

[@_stephenhubbard]

Looking jacked bruh. ✊

[@ItsMrHowTo]

As someone who understands french, hearing Dauphin as Doffin, surprised me haha. In French we would pronounce it as "Doofon" and the n would almost be silent.

[@Maewfof]

bro I watched you 2 years ago, that's crazy.

[@MisterValiant]

5:49 Is that a bear on the tree behind?

[@ScroofMakesGames]

Like the beard bro! 🧔‍♂️

[@MarkIsAsleep]

I have an UX idea for your fishing, what if you make the fish scale down when the player is holding it and only scale it bigger if its in the air (being Catch or release) for illusion that the fish is closer to the camera. Basically make it larger it its "closer to the camera" and smaller is its "far" or "closer to the ground"

[@blancfilms]

Awesome beard!

[@neozoid7009]

Awesome

[@strayferal]

Damn this hexa-lamp! Love it. But if this was my room and this changes the colors I would go mad lol. What do you have along the ghost shrimps? They usually go with a beta fish (unless they get killed lol). Not a game dev here (I am into python backend usually), but Godot seems interesting. By the way as a dev and youtuber, I also hit the youtube burnout and take time away from videos. So I can relate here.

[@craino308]

Please add a link to your desktop cube aquarium to your gear list

[@benixmaximus]

I was wondering what are the dimensions your study room? I like that you can fit a couch and your desk in there

[@OfficialGhostUk]

Dauphin Deep Dives all day.

[@generrosity]

Love your updates 💚 KZbin algorithm could penalize you if your videos split your community of that matters. My big question is.... How is your desk, lounge, and garage so empty of stuff? 😆 Particular lifestyle choices?

[@hyuuga82]

I would like to know your process to learn pixel art, I am struggling with this part of game dev. Love your videos ❤

[@dandymcgee]

Your game looks almost as nice as your beard. Good work on both. :D

[@akitaropiquet7580]

11:45 why did you choose powers of 2 for the values in enum?

[@tiger-bee]

I suggest releasing the game in a small group and getting feedback. Maybe on patreon.

[@sanchezcarlos1986]

The game looks fantastic! Do you have any course teaching Godot?

[@devoiddude]

Came across your channel randomly and I've subbed, really cool video, I'm not familiar with godot engine, what language do you use?

[@deekshithr862]

Got it in the first half hour

[@Warpgatez]

You should research how Jagex does RuneScape 3s islands and the good / bad feedback. It will make your game highly playable.

[@ProperSnake]

woo!

[@ezrakornfeld8436]

Do those sunglasses happen to be polarized? If so, thank you for using my suggestion! If not, day I stopped counting of asking you to add polarized sunglasses.

[@melomancheto2761]

Love your vlogs man, keep it up. One day I will make a chanel too :P

[@Rhys510]

The small icons look great but make the equipment slot show full size so you can see what it looks like on your player

[@xcoder2205]

How is the fishing rod wire connected?

[@chris_gamedev]

Deep dives will be interesting indeed! On another note, I remember you talked about your monitor before, what model is is that you got and are you still satisfied with it? 😊

[@kyledoesdev]

This is really random but I like your coffee table a lot, whered u get it lol

[@Thomas_Lo]

Interesting, I happened to just reject a role at work to have enough energy and time to continue working on game dev in private. There were other factors, of course.

[@DevAmateur]

Where did you bought that black "carpet" that you have below your desk chair?

[@broganking9830]

What is the monitor? My god I want that so bad

[@7projected]

Godot 4 is swaggy

[@papafhill9126]

Love following this game. I heard a statistic the other day, was wondering if it was accurate. "Software Engineers code on average 100 lines of code per day, some days doing up to 1,000 lines, and some days only doing about 5 or 10." DevDuck, you do software development, what's your thought on this?

[@geschichtenausjohanland2988]

I am not DevDuck, but with many years experience writing software to me the 100 lines sound about right. The 5 or 10 lines might be the final result of a lot of iteration whereas the 1000 lines might be some easy stuff. However measuring software in lines of code is somewhat questionable. Good code is oftentimes shorter. It might be possible 100 lines perform the same task as 1000 lines.

[@PDF4711]

Can't help but wonder... how the devil does he manage to get up those early mornings without waking up the rest of the household ...

[@slyblood85]

where'd you get that desk fella?

[@BrandonWingerAir]

I have the same keyboard but a 60% size

[@FullCitris]

What is the game play loop so far?

[@franziee8779]

Hello u have tutorial how to import the game to android?

[@TurovodSPB]

Do you work on a project on weekends or do you have enough energy after work?

[@marcpanther7924]

Is the code open for us newbies to follow along?

[@robotpainter7159]

Dog depends on a breed buy a berneese mountain dog they are perfect for gamedev

[@mariorous]

Hi, what is the font you use on the code editor?

[@adamkonig3753]

That headphone stand is $180 :0