Zeff Dev

@svquintero Yeah that would be one way to do it

@zeff_dev Apart of being engaging. If they drop useful loot people would want to engange

Been prototyping and iterating lately. Now on the third one. This time I'm trying to make combat actually worth engaging in, giving the player a reason to fight. #gamedev #indiedev

Prototype #2 (self) playtest result. Problem from #1: exploration had no cost. You could peek into any room and retreat safely. Every space felt the same. So I tested a bottleneck map where enemy rooms block your path. You have to go through them to progress. And I tested event based threats where exploring more increases the chance of bad things happening, like enemy spawns. It worked really well. Even just knowing something could happen added a lot of tension. But I found there's not much reason to fight enemies. I just ran past all of them. Next prototype will focus on making combat worth the risk. #gamedev #indiedev

@Landry_GD Baldur's Gate 3 and Arkham Horror the card game!

@zeff_dev Haha, yeah that's spot on! What's your favorite game to get really in the zone? 🎮

Making a prototype these days, focused on gameplay. I think a chain of goals is what keeps the player motivated and keeps them exploring. But without the cost of exploration, or restrictions, it'll be too boring and not challenging. #gamedev #indiedev

@Zoroarts We make games to live well, in the end

Some devs might hate this but: I moved from seeing games as a part of me to seeing them as my work and it helped me so much to develop a healthier shedule 🙏 I still love to make Games but I don’t take Everything that personal again and im way happier now 😊🙌 #gamedev

@Case_Portman Just a passing gamedev, love your work

I fucking love my job. #sounddesign #gamedev

@earth__sophie I haven't played that game (but it looks really interesting) For now I'm focusing on mechanical difficulty to push players into more strategic decisions. I think that could lead to psychological pressure too depending on how I set the mood

@zeff_dev Alien Isolation taught me that unpredictable AI creates the best exploration restrictions. I still dread every resource decision. Psychological pressure or mechanical difficulty?

@Landry_GD Yeah and it really makes me focus on what actually matters in the gameplay

@zeff_dev The prototype phase is the perfect time to test exactly where that balance lives...

@TheAspenDev Thanks! I will think about that

@zeff_dev I would speed up the movement. Otherwise looks cool!

A story recap option should be a thing too Haven't played Baldur's Gate 3 in so long and I can barely remember anything

@FabienWeibel Awesome! At a glance I thought it was a tower defense game

This is an early preview of Sandcastle, a new game I am working on. It's a relaxing sandbox (literally) where all you have to do is build the nicest sand castle! 🏖️ You can wishlist it if you want -> store.steampowered.com/app/3216520/Sa… I'll post more dev logs here and on my discord

Not coded for a week. Been filling pages with notes instead, still figuring out the direction and scope. Going to prototype with this

New devlog is up. It's about my first playable version of the game. When I finished it, I felt good for a sec. But then I got really frustrated. I thought it wasn't fun at all and it was going to fail.. youtu.be/kH6NcrtTmeo

@idzikbartosz Thanks! I think I really need to focus on improving the gameplay and creating a Steam page. For the booth, I'm thinking about preparing some small goods and a banner

@zeff_dev Congrats! May's enough time to nail the gameplay if you prioritize ruthlessly. The booth stuff honestly matters less than people think—just having a playable build and genuine enthusiasm goes way further. You got this

My game got selected for an offline indie game fest in May! Excited but also a bit nervous. There's a lot to polish before then (especially the gameplay) and booth prep on top of that. But it'll be great to finally see how people react to my game. #gamedev #indiedev

After a week of intense focus, submitted my game to a Korean indie game festival. Results coming soon - if accepted, I'll be running a booth in May. Excited and nervous at the same time.. #gamedev #indiedev

@GAMEBORO Haha thankfully they focus more on gameplay video than written pitch, so I can just focus on dev. Feels like a one-week game jam

@zeff_dev booth applications are the real final boss of gamedev. fixing bugs while writing about why your game doesnt suck is its own special hell

Skipping gamedev posts this week. Focusing on an indie game fest booth application deadline (this Sunday). If selected, I'll be showcasing my game at an offline event in May. Been working really hard all week. Fixed a lot of old bugs too. Wish me luck!