The Castle Dwellers | Devlog

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[@thewheezingdead2492]

The Castle, not yet a game, stood by itself against its skybox, holding polygons within

[@TimeTravelingFetus]

4:47 What a completely normal looking piano, I'm sure approaching it wouldn't traumatize me for life or anything.

[@yourcommander3412]

I was just about to comment about it. Mario64.

[@gabrielsolon8491]

i dont get the joke, its not like its a monster or anything

[@olliveraira6122]

@@gabrielsolon8491 Google "mario 64 evil piano"

[@Seancstudiogames]

For those that don't get the reference. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4SbaWSlbbdsgqssi=XWHg9VrvvnBudv5d

[@volcryndarkstar]

​@@SeancstudiogamesYou're a real one for that

[@shbeebo1176]

You should make the NPCs much taller than the player, to give a sense of childhood wonder.

[@merccc1]

I could see that. If I recalled, with link being so short, you could get some of that vibe in oot. Been a while though. I suppose it also depends on what he is going for. Being small has downsides for gameplay, but like in oot, some benefits to immersion as well.

[@Jose-ue3bu]

that's some thoughts right there!

[@user-lq7do5zl5l]

Agreed

[@bigmanontheinternet3824]

It also makes enemies more intimidating

[@MrCompassionate01]

4:46 The trauma room. N64 kids know what I'm talking about.

[@Rihcterwilker]

Games with day-night cycle and npc schedules are an obsession of mine. This hyped me to high levels.

[@stray1239]

seeing the low-poly mansion with all the retro graphics and then just default player model is hilarious

[@memeckiy]

That's because it's only prototype of the game

[@unrealnepty3356]

I was literally thinking about this project yesterday "It's been a long time since the last video" lmaooo

[@CrabQueen]

The idea of a haunted castle that is both the hub town and the lair of evil gives way to some REALLY interesting design space

[@zakkiblakk]

I am beyond excited to play this someday! Love seeing these dev logs, thank you for sharing!

[@manashieldmedia]

PLEASE let me purchase a course on how to make this. from models to textures to the text boxes to the targeting.... its all so good

[@mistahchad220]

Really hoping that Vinny Vinesauce plays this once it comes out LOL, the OOT/MM vibes are off the charts! Moreover, I absolutely love the amount of detail you've put into the environments shown here-- the gloomy ambience, the lighting, the texture work for the wallpaper and Forest Temple-esque carpeting, this is all coming together nicely! ❤

[@AngelzWings]

Watched through all of your devlogs, subscribed & I'm ready for more! This is a great inspiration, I can't wait to dive into game development myself!

[@Legend64Project]

Thanks a lot! Start now :D

[@johntravolta8389]

Fam I aint trusting that piano

[@jumpingman6612]

What a treat! Instant click, thank you for all the vlogs. Edit: Oof impossible architecture is what I'm going for with my project. Stanley Kubrick did an amazing job with Overlook Hotel.

[@msmeraglia]

Stanley?

[@jumpingman6612]

@@msmeraglia haha yeah I typed the wrong name

[@nicorasu0]

you enticed my curiosity have you considered making vlogs of your project?

[@kakes_]

I would highly advise against measuring anything directly against frames. If you ever change the FPS, you'll need to go back and rewrite all that code. Anywhere you would use frames, you should instead use (frames * deltaTime), with deltaTime being the time it takes to perform each frame. This will give you a consistent mapping to real-world time, so instead of measuring in-game seconds against frames, you can map them to real-world time directly. In any case, I love the project! I've wanted to see a game like this since, well, Majora's Mask - keep up the great work!

[@AstralEye5389]

A few doors that open to a solid wall or they open up to the outside with a drop off might help add to the confusion of the castle, also some castles have been known to have just enough space to walk between the walls or to trap people in the walls for torture. Just a few ideas. Although if you add to many dynamics it may become too confusing to navigate which is less then ideal.

[@ThisChannelBlows]

This is awesome, we definitely get a lot of Zelda-influenced indie games but very few are brave enough to take a stab at the time mechanics in Majora's Mask. It's a shame because its my favorite Zelda game by a long shot and nothing else really scratches that same itch. Keep up the good work!

[@Angery_Octoling]

Gotta say, I don’t have a PC but you’ve inspired me to make my own game! I actively look forward to your dev logs! Keep up the great work!

[@PixelPicklez]

FINNALLY, you are litterally my favorite game dev youtuber there ever will be. keep on going!

[@tiroforeal]

Wow, great job so far! Can’t wait for the next update. Love how you explain the new features you implemented in an easy to understand way. Please don’t hold back from going into more detail when some things get more complex! It’s all incredibly interesting and I’m sure others like myself could take inspiration from your creative solutions for our own endeavors! Keep going!

[@LucasStraub]

Great progress as always. Man, your gaming is looking awesome. I love how you go through your development process

[@caiguycrafter]

I been waiting for the next devlog for so long! I'm so happy 😭

[@thrashmash]

Its awesome how well done these devlogs are. The fact that you are both making a game and documenting the process is so cool. I one day would like to make my own game. I know very little about making games (I can't code). But when I see these videos I am always impressed and inspired by the fact that you are doing this by yourself. This game looks amazing. I love the atmosphere. I'm super excited to play it!

[@zach.0]

Yes! I love Majora's Mask. I also really like nonsensical spaces. I've done stuff in the Tomb Raider level editor and had fun making a bunch of overlapping rooms that are just corners, so you enter, and run around in an impossible square like 4 times with changing scenery, then come out the other side.

[@itstowersss443]

Wow, I totally forgot I subbed to this channel. And now I’m super excited for the project again! can’t wait to see more

[@grexsaurus]

I'm proud that you're still working on your game, I would love to play it when it releases!

[@lasersphinx5707]

This is absolutely amazing! I'm currently looking into getting into game level design but I'm not sure where to start. You have put in so much work, it's an inspiration.

[@VraccasVII]

This is so well edited, great video once again. Can't wait to one day play it and/or steal some ideas

[@merccc1]

Lol. Asked where you were, then I missed the video by 9 days because I been busy deving as well and missed the alert. xD Absolutely fantastic. My favorite series to see pop up on youtube whenever it does.

[@Wagtangaparemagisipkanaman]

This is awesome man! So much potential in this game keep going!!

[@MarathonGuy1337]

Wow the project is shaping it so nicely, I love these videos and the progress is really great

[@MichiKazuma]

I have watched all your videos, a few times for some, and absolutely am in love with this game and can not wait to play it, it also spurred me to work on an actual 64 based project myself and im absolutely baffled at the level of quality and detail you are pumping out, keep up the excellent work!

[@Legend64Project]

Thank you so much

[@phoenix-heartentertainment7293]

I love what you're creating! It's something I'm aiming to achieve in my own way, with a stronger focus on detailed pixel art, aiming for a style reminiscent of the N64 or PSone era but more like N128 and PS1.5, so to speak. I'm still figuring it all out, but I think I've got the style down. I'm super excited to see how your game turns out, and I'll be the first in line to buy it. Your work brings back the exhilarating feeling of getting a new N64 game. As someone who collects N64 and PSone games, your project makes me feel that same nostalgia when I sit down at my setup in the living room. It's truly a treasure to see what you're doing, and you're doing it incredibly well. I hope I can capture even a fraction of that magic in my own project. The way you manage the collision between characters made me smile because I know exactly what you mean. So awesome! Haha, the collision by default seems to work like it does in 2D games. I don't work in Unreal, so I'm not fully familiar with how the engine works. Everyone tells me it's complicated compared to Unity, but I don't know. Unity seems to be a headache at times, but other than that, I've been following your progress for a while, from the art style and environments to the gameplay. This really feels like a dream project coming to life.

[@mr.porkington7727]

You forgot to add this video to the playlist.

[@The_quiet_kid63]

Your game so far is inspiring and amazing I must say I just don't understand how you are not as noticed. However good work, I wish to see how this will develop in the future : )

[@saithvenomdrone]

Always love seeing how your project is shaping up. I hope to play it one day!

[@pretzel1313]

God every time you make an update video it's so cool to see what you've created. I hope I can create something as cool as this someday.

[@Affected333]

soo amazing i just love these updates so much. cant wait til next devlog! :3

[@Orbeus2]

Amazing update! Looks like you've been BUSY. I enjoyed the earthbound music in there as well

[@Macalaka]

wow amazing progress, this is really coming along! seems like such a massive tasks but you're getting there.

[@chimeraxz6345]

I’m glad to see this project is still going strong after a few years!

[@DeusVult838]

Hey man I've been looking forward to your project for a long time!!!! Very happy to see another awesome devlog!

[@Legend64Project]

Thanks, sorry for the wait

[@MrDannyWright]

Maybe it's just because I haven't slept, but the whole time/npc schedule section was like gibberish to me.

[@davkrnk]

Thankful whenever you post a video! Its always very entertaining and nostalgic! I quite enjoy it!

[@rebekahmarinos2260]

I can’t tell you how excited I am about this game! You are doing an amazing job!

[@Morraak]

Wow, that's looking great so far! Really love the huge windows on the one room. The switching rooms sounds like it could be interesting.

[@bj0urne]

Maybe you could also add so that when an NPC perfectly pushes you (you get infinitely pushed until he turns) you start getting pushed in an angle so you just get pushed off to the side immediately😁 Then if you're creative, make some "pushed out of the way" animation that triggers when an NPC walks into you

[@Raymond13557]

That is brilliant on how you made all this. the magic door thing is pretty neato!

[@syeo501]

As someone working on a Zelda romhack and hoping to make my own N64 styled game at some point, this is very motivating and awesome to see what you pull off!

[@livanbard]

lovely, this reminded me of my childhood days messing up with rpg maker 2k event variables to make npcs look like they actually walk to different rooms.

[@HEROGETSU-ALT]

I'm glad you're back i was wondering what happened now i haven't finished watching the video yet but I'm excited for it

[@bj0urne]

Bro I CAN'T WAIT to play this! Can already tell it's a masterpiece.

[@erichbauer3991]

Usually tying any game logically to frame rate isn't desired nowadays but I could see it adding some old school charm haha

[@RonaldMcDonald-nf9jj]

i never even noticed that narrative thread in little nightmares and i absolutely loved that game

[@Germanunkol]

Love the magic door! :) (And really cool how you showed the principle using the top-down view!)

[@KingDylanT]

I really loved this one. One of my favorite devlog series ever

[@cupofdirtfordinner]

the scope you're looking at is wild. I hope you can pull it off!

[@aranokchildofarkan]

The more I see, the more I want to play the game. Great work so far! It's looking fantastic.

[@radius0262]

yes, finally. I was waiting for the next episode of this series, you are returned

[@evanchilson9829]

The gasp I gusped when this was on my recommended - we are so back

[@mahkhardy8588]

Great to hear from you again. The game is looking authentic, great work!

[@theelusivera1der575]

NPC's with a schedule? Oh man, I love little stuff like this in games. I remember playing Kameo back in the day and just following the NPCs around.

[@philltheotherguy1868]

Sounds like you made a lot of progress!

[@frogosplayer1]

Dude i have been following u on and off but I am SUPER invested in ur Zelda-like and I've made up my mind I want to buy ur game once its ready 🎉 you've put a LOT of love and passion into this! Im *obsessed* with everything Legend of Zelda and I only wish I could do what you do, so thank God for you I guess 😅

[@PortlyPete]

thanks for this. keep up the great work!

[@kkrup5395]

Friend, I watch a lot of devlogs being game dev myself and I am really hard to impress type of person. That's the resean why I write this just now despite following your project from the day 1. But I've noticed that from all that masive list of devlogs I follow only yours is the one I'm thinking about on my own, without KZbin reminding me and I'm always looking forward to updates! So I thought I should share it! Good job!

[@Legend64Project]

Thanks a lot for the kind words. I really appreciate that :)

[@DigitalinDaniel]

Day and Night Cycles are cool! Can't wait to see what new spawns go bump in the night!

[@nilssonschmillson5395]

Looks amazing, these videos are such a treat.

[@nilssonschmillson5395]

The art is amazing, you clearly have a great understanding of the N64 aesthetic

[@Uhfgood]

Looking to start my own devlog here soon. Looks like you got a decent number of Subs and views on this particular one. Very informative. Your voice must be very soothing, as I found myself falling asleep. It's not because you were boring though, but I tend to doze off, unless it's just like rapidfire with loud noises and funny memes 😛

[@FoxerTails]

Yooo, I was just thinking that it's been a while since you've uploaded an update! I eagerly await the coming vlogs on this project.

[@albertwalderhaug2601]

I love the idea of non-Euclidean spaces. I’ve always wanted to program that element into my games. This is getting good. Looking forward to see how it all works out.

[@Prosecutor_justice]

This project is getting really interesting really quick

[@Fighter05]

You are so talented it crazy.

[@RedGhost2BlueToast]

Crazy! I was just watching your videos earlier and suddenly you upload

[@secretsecret7475]

I was waiting for you to drop!

[@SpringySpring04]

This is so cool, I love games that implement a realtime schedule like this. There's a huge potential for time loop shenanigans with that mechanic

[@AtelicDev]

6:09 another idea would be to match the ingame time with the real world time. In the evening more npc's might be eating in the dining room. At night less people are outside... etc. This would make the world much more lively and connected to our world!

[@Yyrriuimttmt]

Finally, i’ve been waiting for weeks!

[@SociallyAwkwardRem]

I honestly have to stop being lazy and start my game Dev journey, but I don't know where to start. I have a game idea in mind that's guaranteed to be peoples forever game.

[@ndog1234765]

Just start. Fail forward.

[@UCfvFxl5fVfTuA9DH353dJzQ]

God I've been missing this, nice to see another vid

[@zackbryans4982]

Yooo it's been months, let's goooooo!

[@dontcallmebrian5125]

I’m in love with this game and its progress, every new dev log is like Christmas except better

[@lazengames6107]

Awwww yiss another devlog

[@xraymone]

ur game will be so epic i can feel it

[@ScribbyNerd]

Looks wonderful! Can't wait to see more

[@MadamLava094]

The Luigi's Mansion 2 music immediately sent me back and is a perfect choice to kick in with the haunted random doors section

[@Badguy292]

Loving this all so far!

[@fracta1eyes]

Finally this is progressing along well

[@Mireneye]

I don't know if you looked into it. But Unreal Provides Characters with Avoidance systems. They sort of come in two flavors. RVO and the detour Crowd Manager. I think there's still some space for implementing a push back manually especially when it's the player getting in the way. It's been a while since I tested this from a more default project.. But I also can hardly believe that the teleportation behavior is the default. Especially if you are just using regular Move-to AI Behavior Tree commands. I recon the AI will just detour around you neatly. This is in part a problem if you keep telling the AI to go to a moving cube. It's better to have static targets along the spline. That way with fewer go-to updates the AI will be able to make an intelligent choice about how to get to that point without recieving a new MoveTo command.

[@jonradcowboy]

I keep thinking about this game and how cool it would be if you had a big maze part with a minotaur boss. Thought that would fit really well i n this games style

[@Bleargghhhh]

Can we get random ghosts at the end of the hallways that disappear if you get too close? :D that would be creepy. Damn every time you upload I am torn because I just want to play the game without spoilers but it's SO cool getting to see your process along the way. I love the light you brought into the gallery. Keep up the great stuff

[@HateSonneillon]

Good work. I'm sure I've had NPCs push each other out of the way with the default system in my past projects so there should be a way to do it without needing a custom method.

[@SovereignVis]

It has been way too long since your last Devlog video. Glad to see you are still working on this project. 😅

[@FrogmanDev]

Best devlog on KZbin 🔥

[@boukew]

I haven’t seen this said anywhere, but I think Majora’s Mask repurposed much of the cut content from Ocarina of Time and weaved it together in a story. That could explain the short exposure time of relatively high quality assets in gameplay. The assets can also be quite random (thinking of the beaver race and Tingle). I find it a nice perspective to take, since it means that Majora’s Mask gives a peak at the creative process. Then there is also this rawness, likely due to the short development time.

[@spoof_egypt9321]

I can’t wait for this to be done

[@DanPos]

Looks amazing as usual! For the collisions id suggest a capsule or cylinder so the player gets pushed to the side instead of just dragged along if they're perpendicular to the enemy Also, i know it's a stylistic choice going for 30fps but if you wanted to add 60fps for when pc players complain its not an option, or if someone is playing on a potato and cant hit 30, you mah want to rethink the time system and make it frame rate independent by scaling it with deltaTime

[@nintyminja]

Wonderful progress

[@007e7_]

i was just thinking about this series the other day glad to see a new devlog update. You should look at Castlevania 64 for maybe some inspiration too because it has a pretty castle interior and day/night cycle too.

[@isoito5927]

This game is really starting to shape up!