Wow, I totally forgot about your lovely game for a whole year. And there has been quite some development since when I last checked. I couldn't resist any longer and had to buy it today. :) By the way, it's a pleasure to see how passionately dedicated you are to your game and how you constantly improve it. And it's great to see that you update it regularly here on itch too (not only on Steam like some other devs do).
I love itch as a platform, so I always make it a priority to include a standalone version of all my games and keep them in sync with the latest Steam builds. Glad to hear that that doesn't go unappreciated. 😊
Hey! I don't have any plans for a Mac build since Apple have started requiring notarization on software. It's a relatively extensive process and unfortunately Mac sales are typically a very low percentage of all my other games sales, making it difficult for me to support. 😕
The graphics look really good, how did you do the flat shading? Are these sprite sheets that are hand painted or are these modifying through a shader? I cannot get this look for the life of me, is there a place that has a tutorial on it?
The characters are all simple sprites which are 'billboarded' (they face the camera at all times).
The scenery is all using Unlit shaders with hand-drawn pixel art textures.
The camera has a low-resolution PS1 pixel filter applied to it (called Flashback 94, although it's deprecated from the Asset Store now but you can find many alternatives including Unity's own Pixel Perfect package).
It's also important to set all the textures and sprites to be using Point filtering and no Compression in their import settings.
I have no solid plans just yet but there's a good chance it will. I've ported all my other games to Switch. But right now I'm focused on just getting the game finished on PC. Switch will come afterwards if it happens. 😊
Not sure I think you have the mechanic down yet. I like the artwork and music, and the premise - but the fun factor isn't quite there yet, I don't think. I also don't think it feels much like a sport yet. Anyways, I'll be following. Thanks for making this.
Hey thanks for the feedback! I agree on not feeling much like a sport. I intend to add some bells and whistles (not literally (although maybe literally)), but what do you think it's lacking for the fun factor, in your opinion?
Well, first off, simple is good. I like that it doesn't have too many options and the mechanics are simple. BUT I think it could use just one more layer of complexity. Maybe this doesn't have to do with the combat at all; maybe this has to do with the geography of the dungeon playspace? Not sure. Let me think on this.
Adding +1 action each turn helped *so much*! Really love where this is going so far. :)
Also, I have a bit of feedback if you don't mind:
- It would be great to have some sort of hp indicator on enemies. Right now, I'm not sure how exactly they work, how many hits they have to take etc.
- since it's possible to cheese madlads and trick them into attacking each other, it'd be probably good to know their turn order, similar to how ItB does it
- this is subjective, but to me, the stun effect looks like they're about to die. As if, you need to punch them one more time to kill them, which ofc doesn't have to be the case.
Hey, thank you for this, it's super helpful! I'm glad you like the new change as well.
You'll be happy to know that I already have plans to address your first 2 points.
The 3rd one is not something anyone else has mentioned... Do you think this would still be the case if you could see the enemies' HP? My feeling is that if I put in a health bar, you might not think that you just need to hit them 1 more time any more. Not sure until I try it I guess!
Yeah no problem, glad to help! Back to the stun thing - yeah, it would probably help if the player could see the HP. Although, what I meant was really about the specific effect and animation :) Like, if it wasn't smoke, but let's say stars circling around the poor guy's head, it would probably convey the stun state better...? Doesn't have to be stars of course, but that immediately came to mind since it's a common way to deliver that kind of information in games/cartoons/comics. It's really more of a visual language thing, you know?
Loving the direction the game has right now! Feels fun and simple with plenty of layers for complexity. Looking forward to more difficulty and challenges!
Ah thank you, that means a lot to me! I'm especially proud of that game. I'm really happy that you enjoyed it and that people are still playing it. I have an update coming in the near future which overhauls the codebase and makes it run a lot smoother.
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Oh, yes! I was just pondering today, that there were not enough turn based "sports" games. Would love to play this on the switch.
Thanks! 😊 I'm hoping to work on a Switch version in 2022, but no solid plans just yet.
Wow, I totally forgot about your lovely game for a whole year. And there has been quite some development since when I last checked. I couldn't resist any longer and had to buy it today. :) By the way, it's a pleasure to see how passionately dedicated you are to your game and how you constantly improve it. And it's great to see that you update it regularly here on itch too (not only on Steam like some other devs do).
Woah, thank you so much! 😄
I love itch as a platform, so I always make it a priority to include a standalone version of all my games and keep them in sync with the latest Steam builds. Glad to hear that that doesn't go unappreciated. 😊
Any hope to have a Mac build? :-I
Hey! I don't have any plans for a Mac build since Apple have started requiring notarization on software. It's a relatively extensive process and unfortunately Mac sales are typically a very low percentage of all my other games sales, making it difficult for me to support. 😕
The graphics look really good, how did you do the flat shading? Are these sprite sheets that are hand painted or are these modifying through a shader? I cannot get this look for the life of me, is there a place that has a tutorial on it?
Thank you so much!
Thank you! 🙂 It's all pretty simple actually.
It's also important to set all the textures and sprites to be using Point filtering and no Compression in their import settings.
Hope that helps you achieve the look you want!
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Dang! Will this ever release on the Switch by chance?
I have no solid plans just yet but there's a good chance it will. I've ported all my other games to Switch. But right now I'm focused on just getting the game finished on PC. Switch will come afterwards if it happens. 😊
Do I see some Into the Breach inspirations?
Absolutely! I love that game and some of its ingenious mechanics have certainly found their way into this game.
Played a bit of this on my channel! I am real bad at it.
Awesome, thanks for sharing this! Much appreciated! :D
Is there anything you'd like to see added to the game?
Not sure I think you have the mechanic down yet. I like the artwork and music, and the premise - but the fun factor isn't quite there yet, I don't think. I also don't think it feels much like a sport yet. Anyways, I'll be following. Thanks for making this.
Hey thanks for the feedback! I agree on not feeling much like a sport. I intend to add some bells and whistles (not literally (although maybe literally)), but what do you think it's lacking for the fun factor, in your opinion?
Well, first off, simple is good. I like that it doesn't have too many options and the mechanics are simple. BUT I think it could use just one more layer of complexity. Maybe this doesn't have to do with the combat at all; maybe this has to do with the geography of the dungeon playspace? Not sure. Let me think on this.
I have a few ideas for ways to expand in that direction actually! :)
Adding +1 action each turn helped *so much*! Really love where this is going so far. :)
Also, I have a bit of feedback if you don't mind:
- It would be great to have some sort of hp indicator on enemies. Right now, I'm not sure how exactly they work, how many hits they have to take etc.
- since it's possible to cheese madlads and trick them into attacking each other, it'd be probably good to know their turn order, similar to how ItB does it
- this is subjective, but to me, the stun effect looks like they're about to die. As if, you need to punch them one more time to kill them, which ofc doesn't have to be the case.
Hey, thank you for this, it's super helpful! I'm glad you like the new change as well.
You'll be happy to know that I already have plans to address your first 2 points.
The 3rd one is not something anyone else has mentioned... Do you think this would still be the case if you could see the enemies' HP? My feeling is that if I put in a health bar, you might not think that you just need to hit them 1 more time any more. Not sure until I try it I guess!
Thanks again for the very constructive feedback.
Yeah no problem, glad to help!
Back to the stun thing - yeah, it would probably help if the player could see the HP. Although, what I meant was really about the specific effect and animation :) Like, if it wasn't smoke, but let's say stars circling around the poor guy's head, it would probably convey the stun state better...? Doesn't have to be stars of course, but that immediately came to mind since it's a common way to deliver that kind of information in games/cartoons/comics. It's really more of a visual language thing, you know?
Ohhh, gotcha! Yeah, good shout. I really just cut a corner and reused an existing effect so that serves me right for being lazy XD
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Loving the direction the game has right now! Feels fun and simple with plenty of layers for complexity. Looking forward to more difficulty and challenges!
Thank you!! Difficulty and challenge is definitely something it needs more of. Watch this space :D
By the way, your Switch 'N' Shoot game is AMAZING! Got it in April and have been hooked on it!
Ah thank you, that means a lot to me! I'm especially proud of that game. I'm really happy that you enjoyed it and that people are still playing it. I have an update coming in the near future which overhauls the codebase and makes it run a lot smoother.
Nice!
The game's design is definitely solid. I appreciate the constant interplay between high-risk / low reward and low-risk / high reward.
Wait are we talking about Switch 'N' Shoot or Dungeon Deathball? XD
Oh yus!!