MWG Indie Game Devlog - Episode 0

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Hey everybody, thanks for watching. This zero episode gives a high level overview of the game and how it developed into what it is today.
Intro music/Level music made by @RareDigsMusic
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[@BlocPanda]

Man. I dont know what makes me happier: The improvements that MWG has gone through, or the fact that Nick's newer content still has the same energy.

[@fiddleriddlediddlediddle]

To be fair, the name is really just people. We're monkeys with guns in a way.

[@NightRunStudio]

Love your content! I teach game dev to high school students, and I often use your videos to help give students into the development and design process. Just started this series as I dig a little deeper in your archives, and looking forward to watching more. Keep up the great work!

[@nemo9396]

Oh you're my courage and inspiration O_O I want to make a 2d game too and have zero XP too haha

[@Vimlark]

The internet is full of tutorials and resources. It's totally possible to make games with no experience. Just have to put in some time and not give up. Good luck!

[@ishouldfindagoodname2416]

You had me at “Monkeys with Guns.” How could that ever go wrong?

[@monke7919]

🔫🐒

[@ahmadtibi7744]

damn that art though.. dude the game looks incredible i wish my drawing was as good as my coding lol

[@topfix_]

i wish my coding was as good as my art

[@astickman2486]

I wish my coding and art were as good as my laziness

[@freshdopegames]

I love how you explain things. I just subscribed.

[@kiddo6393]

Can I just say, 1:13 would be an amazing t-shirt

[@thedudeofthethings8707]

Your game looks fun! Kudos for sticking to the project even when it meant redoing so much!

[@gamedevhq]

This is really awesome! Reminds me of duck game but with monkeys! Keep it up!

[@GabrielAguiarProd]

Looking pretty cool! Good luck!

[@matthewbadger8685]

This has great potential.

[@warreadriaensen9758]

This will be a great devlog series! :D I'm excited to see the behind the scenes of this game!

[@Vimlark]

Thanks, I can't wait to share more!

[@stefdevs]

3:07 The look on my face just then was... interesting.

[@PlabsUnderscore]

I was wondering about your icon! It makes sense now! XD It looks awesome, I'm excited to hear more about your simplification/organization of the code!

[@Vimlark]

Yeah, I realized I have been thinking about making this devlog for a while but never actually had. I've only talked about this game on twitter and in person. Glad you like it.

[@samhblackmore]

Hey KZbin notifications just brought me here out of the blue so that's cool! Man, that was an entertaining devlog. So much packed into a 4 mins! I really like your approach of getting people playing the game as early as possible and just "following the fun". I'm always too scared to show anyone anything I'm working on in case it turns out to be not as great as I think it is (which is almost definitely the case :P) Also seeing the mistakes people make is great in a kind of reassuring way, we've all been there with the unmaintainable code that makes you not want to do it anymore

[@Vimlark]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed. I had the same fear of showing my stuff but forced myself to change that with this project and I think it has been great for me. It has also helped with being open about mistakes and moving forward. Best of luck with your projects!

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

This is going to be awesome! I'm getting Miniclip game vibes and I love it! Best of luck, and can't wait to see more!

[@Vimlark]

Thanks, I used to love Miniclip back in the day.

[@TonsOfHunStudios]

@@Vimlark Me too!

[@Ric_93]

It looks GREAT and so much fun to play!

[@YannickGames]

Yeah this looks like an awesome project! Nice video :D

[@bumastudios2667]

I really loved the art. You just got a new sub. Looking forward for more updates.

[@Marlin-Gamedev]

Not even ONE of my finished projects is the first version of it!! So many restarts (if that makes you feel any better). Can't wait to see your progress on this! Love the devlog style too. Good luck!

[@Vimlark]

Thank you so much. From everyone I have talked to this is pretty common. So just chugging along and hopefully make something entertaining as a game and devlog.

[@Moonz97]

Game looks amazing!

[@cosgunmelihcreation8929]

Had a similar idea so i liked it and want definitely to see more.

[@rathknight0361]

I love the monkeys they look so cute

[@sugar2000galaxy]

Code used to not be an issue for me because I never get to the point of continuing the project past the different coloured-square used as placeholder stage. I just lose interest and start a new project. Now, I limited the amount of games I want to do (it used to be 18, my 9 year old mind somehow thought anything was possible) and I'm currently working on 3 games! 1 planned for next month and 2 for the end of the year as a playble demo and alpha! Since I'm now working on my game projects longer than I originally did, code has became an issue. In my first released game, I had to redo the AI 2 times and it's still not perfect! The dialogue system was a bit clunky too. But now I know to make clean code from the start. I know how to make a proper dialogue system now. I still wanna update that first game, but not now cause I'm quite dissapointed with the amount of downloads compared to the time I worked on it. But anyways, your game looks amazing! It looks like one of those indie games that everyone will like to play!

[@Vimlark]

Thank you very much. I feel you on not wanting to go back and update older games. That's why I like game jams. Something in my brain lets me just walk away when the time limit is up, happy I finished. Good luck on the 3 games you have going. Let me know when they are ready.

[@nanueinmanu1754]

3:10 omg you did not xD Thats one of the first things I learned from a coding youtuber

[@Vimlark]

I knew I wasn't supposed to I just didn't know how to do what I wanted the correct way. So I told myself "it'll be fine." LOL

[@akshaytati]

Why is it wrong tho? I just started making games

[@nanueinmanu1754]

@@akshaytati you would normally make 1 class for the player. And then use this class for all 4 players. This way you dont have to copy and paste everything. You can also make more players with ease

[@akshaytati]

@@nanueinmanu1754 aah okay thanks

[@stevensavoie856]

Been there. I was making a game while learning to code. I started hating the idea of even touching the code for anything. I only wrote things once, but the project was too large and the code too bad. I rewrote it from the ground up so many times I lost count. But near the end I stopped total rewrites and usually only needed to rewrite a module at most. It was totally worth it each time though.

[@awayfromhome8580]

well done keep going on duuuuuuuuuuude!

[@MetalStormGames]

Looks great, subbed.

[@StaredownGames]

Haha, cool game! I like the local multiplayer. Subbed!

[@MichoSchmidt]

Love the gameplay!

[@harleybekker]

amazing works man :D

[@SimonJackson13]

If ghost reaches resurrection crate new life. If player shoots resurrection crate can kill power left in it so life value reduces.

[@SomethingRandom-c1y]

good game

[@animationsbelike]

Cool :)

[@Wrong896]

you had no experience programing yet you made a good game im inspired imago make a game

[@robertonome2448]

Oh my... You made event blocks for each player instead of making a family Bruh

[@arrowheadproductions1267]

What do you use to code? I want to try making my own game!

[@S4LsiCh4]

What game engine are you using? Couldnt figure out from the video.

[@Vimlark]

I use Construct 3

[@shwart5561]

How do you make a game with more then one player

[@nilangbhimani9011]

Which software you use to make this game?

[@Vimlark]

Construct 3

[@pepsicoder]

Your interesting, subbed u m8.

[@Ric_93]

First man! 😎 Already love the art!

[@LOG209]

Any tips to make a good game?

[@MasthaX]

I can imagine the code being garbage if you are not an experienced programmer, I feel the same way with art... I could easily pump out good code for some games, but making it look good is just not my cup of tea.

[@Vimlark]

The fun challenge of trying to learn multiple disciplines. If I can get the coding a bit better I'm sure you can get your art to something that works for you. Good luck!

[@decidev]

If you ever make a sequel you should call it apes with ak47s 😂

[@KnightoftheSorryFace]

Question: how do you get this idea?

[@FlamingleGamesINC]

I have my own KZbin channel where I do Dev Logs. Any suggestions?

[@Vimlark]

Talk about why you did something not just what you did. And make videos you would want to watch. If we don't want to watch our own content then why would anyone else? Best of luck!

[@FlamingleGamesINC]

Vimlark Thanks! This helps so much!

[@FlamingleGamesINC]

Vimlark Do you have any recommendations on how to get good at Unity? Should I watch C Sharp tutorials or should I just do Unity tutorials?

[@cyberra0180]

You made this? Cool. I assume it's for PC? Still miss your Minecraft videos, though... What happened to your Let's Play series playlist? Uh, Vimlark/Durzo, why is there a Dark Souls episode in your Twilight Forest Season 3 playlist?

[@Vimlark]

Thanks, for right now this will be fore mac/PC. Unfortunately I haven't played Minecraft in several years at this point. Not saying I will never play it again but it is unlikely. I deleted a lot of old videos that had really low view counts still after several years. The Let's Play series was one of them. The Dark Souls video was a misclick on my part at some point that I didn't know I did. I removed it. Thanks for letting me know.

[@cyberra0180]

​@@Vimlark :( You were my first introduction to the Twilight Forest mod. I still don't have a computer capable of running Minecraft without lagging to hell and back (current machine is essentially made of spare parts). Loved watching and rewatching your Let's Play series, too. Have to wonder what builds you might have come up with using all the new blocks that have been added XD;;; And had to laugh about you using the gravity gun to throw beehives in season 1... Bees were just added to vanilla Minecraft! There's a Twilight Forest season 4 episode, from your adventures in the goblin knight stronghold, in the Season 2 playlist. Could you slip that one over to where it should be? Then I'll get out of your hair and get back to rewatching season 2 ^_^;;;;;

[@Vimlark]

I will swap the video to the right playlist. Thanks for letting me know.

[@cyberra0180]

Thank you ^_^ Good luck with your game!