Visions MindTested some #art ideas during the weekend. Nothing final - far from final yet! This is basically a Look-Dev room for testing art style and brainstorm ideas. 🎨🖌️ #UE4 #UnrealEngine #UE4Study #gamedev #IndieGameDev #indiedev #3D #stylized #retrogames
Taking a break from 3D and started to work on Sound Design and Music for the thing. Here's a small little funny teaser of the process for one of the Sound Effects. #UE4 #UnrealEngine #UE4Study #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #sound #sounddesign #sfx #soundeffects #process #wip
I guess it has a title now! Lol. I just enjoy creating random album art, and had fun making some more sound stuff, so why not?! #teaser #gamedev #indiedev #WIP #prototype #MastoArt #itsjustaprototypebutikeepmakingstuffcantstopplshelp
Yes! I did end up making a small three-part soundtrack for the prototype! 🎶🥁🎺🎻🎶 Now, on to sound implementation! https://visions-mind.bandcamp.com/album/inexorable-dungeon
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Inexorable Dungeon, by Visions Mind
3 track album
With client work and some health stuff progress on the project has been slow, but it's going, whenever there's free time and energy. Here's a quick screenshot of some tests while I work on the 3D assets. Again, nothing final - just experimenting with looks and planning the assets. #gamedev #indiedev #CreativeToots #wip #3d #games #fantasy #retro
Making some level design decisions! Things are unlocking and progress can continue! Need more time, though! #workinprogress #gamedev #leveldesign
I'm probably not going to use BSP workflows for much longer...🤔 But here is the blockout for the first level. Simple and straight forward, the main goal is to teach/practice basic movement. #leveldesign #indiegame #gamedev #3d #indiedev
Lots to do, but starting to look like something. Sooner or later I'll have to find a better solution for the 3rd person camera collision system🤔. But for now work on #leveldesign and environment art continues. #screenshotsaturday #UnrealEngine #gamedev #IndieGameDev #Blender3d
Quick update: most of the base structure of the space if filled in - BSPs have been swapped by the modular kit and the fun part is about to begin with some detail meshes/etc, storytelling VFX and lighting! #ue4 #MastoArt #mastodev #UnrealEngine #gamedev #indiegame #leveldesign #3d
Just published a #Itchio page for the prototype! Your feedback is welcome! :D #indiegame #UnrealEngine #3D #gamedev #indiedev #UE4 #MastoArt #mastodev https://visionsmind.itch.io/inexorable-dungeon
Back from a break and started implementing basic sound stuff to ease back into it. Goopy-goops now makes sounds when it moves! :) Interesting how being used to do Sound Design for linear media has me re-think a lot of things when doing it for interactive. Every sound has to be super self-contained and "modular". I'll record some progress video as soon as I have something! Still need to adjust somethings in regards to the core gameplay as well.
Alright! First Sound 🔊🎶🎚️ implementation ever! Far from finished yet! Either way, happy that I've managed to make a more or less flexible system. Plug in your headphones! #ue4 #gamedev #GameAudio #WIP #indiedev #indiegame #UnrealEngine #madewithunreal #MastoArt #mastodev
Having some fun trying some ideas for the Button - both 3D and Sound. Really like this idea of having mechanisms inside the walls/floor/etc that trigger the door 🙂 #ue4 #UnrealEngine #madewithunreal #3d #sounddesign #gameaudio #gameart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev
I've recorded bits of the recording 🎙️ for the button SFX. So here is a small montage. This audio is from the phone, not the recording itself. #sounddesign #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegame #soundrecording #MastoArt
Made a new SFX Loop for when the goop enters the no-gravity fields! 😁 🔊🛸 #GameAudio #gamedev #sounddesign #UE4 #UnrealEngine #madewithunreal #indiegame #IndieGameDev #prototype #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev
Using samples from the last recording session (above in thread) I've designed and implemented the sound for the physics objects! 2 types of impacts, scraping SFX, and modulation for objects with size above a threshold. #GameAudio #gamedev #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev
More SFX recorded, designed and implemented! Now for wooden physics objects! :D #GameAudio #gamedev #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev
Alright! And with this update, SFX for the physics objects are done for now! 🎙️🔊 there are still a few things left to do in regards to Sound, but it's almost at a "prototype-ready" point! #GameAudio #gamedev #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev
Got most of the sound stuff done for now. Shifted back to art for a bit. Started to make the first variations for the limbs. Goopy-goops can now assimilate arms 💪! #GameAudio #blender3d #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev
Alright! Limbs 🦵💪 are done for now as well! Quite happy with how it turned out! 😃 #gamedev #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev #3d
Started working on some VFX. I've recorded this clip to show the first version of the Goop slime trail. Not perfect, but happy with it for now. #realtimeVFX #gamedev #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev #3d
Another effect!I's a basic jump vfx for visual feedback. It's subtle, but has to be so, because I'll be making a more "popping" for the charged jump! #realtimevfx #gamedev #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #WIP #MastoArt #mastodev #3d
Alright! VFX for the base player mechanics done for now! Might do some tweaking/adjustments, but for now I'll move on to the rest of the needed vfx. #GameDev #UnrealEngine #IndieGame #WIP #MastoArt
Finally back to working on this! After some struggle to create a Blueprint that helps manage Water Leaks type VFX through the levels, here's the result for now! :) This allows me to easily have water dripping (from small few drips to rain-like stuff), toggle running water (water-fall type of thing), and the splashes effects can also be toggled and are automatically positioned at the end of the waterfall with the correct scaling, etc. #gamedev #realtimevfx #unrealengine #IndieGame #MastoArt
I think I might add a short narrated intro to this dumb prototype. 80's Sword&Sorcery movie style 🤣
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eishiya@visionsmind Would it hurt performance a lot to leave the trails in place permanently and have them change colour slowly? Trails like that can be tremendous navigation aids, and it's fun to see the mess you make in solving puzzles and exploring a location :D (Of course, that's not useful/appropriate for every game.)
@eishiya Hah! Although I think it would be interesting (I've spent my share amount of time just "scribbling around" with the effect while working on the thing). I agree it be a fun extra thing, but i the other hand, beyond performance there's the possibility that it could make the space visually too noise and distracting from other things that would be more important to focus on as you play.
@visionsmind Aye, that's a risk too. Permanent marks have to be designed carefully to be subtle enough to not distract, and a big glowing trail is definitely not subtle :'D
@eishiya Yes! Exactly! It has to strike some sort of balance there
@eishiya There is still lots to be done that will add up visually. Especially when I start implementing vfx for the rest of the mechanics of the came and detail the environment. It could be an interesting idea to save for later, though. Maybe a specific map that would use that in a way, or a setting/mode that can be turned on/off. But for now the project is just a prototype for learning/practice purposes so we'll see 😀