Terry Cavanagh 🎲Ok, here we go! I'm going to make an FPS this week
Technically this doesn't start for another couple of days, but I'm starting early to work around a busy holiday schedule. I checked the rules and they seem to say it's ok
Game jam thread time! Ok. I don't have it all worked out yet, but here is my vague plan:
I'm interested in doing some first person platforming, doing something a little bit masocore. I know a lot of people really hate first person platforming, but yaknow, it's 2022, it's time to try again
Here are some things I'm inspired by at the moment, and am hoping to draw from for this:
Been playing some old DOS games recently. In particular, I've rediscovered this old maze game Get Lost!, which came out in 1996 (but got rereleased as freeware a few years back!). I really love how evocative the huge open spaces are, and how it does so much with really simple mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O_waoEhd0I
Get Lost! | 1996 DOS Game | Level 33
Another old DOS game I've rediscovered, 1992's Clyde's Adventure, which I just 100% completed for the first time a few days ago. It has this almost Kaizo Mario thing going on with the level design, and it's another game that's doing a lot with very little:
Have you seen those TikTok videos that are like, a robot voice reads out a reddit post while somebody does minecraft parkour in the background? Fascinating! https://www.tiktok.com/@the.vault.of.reddit/video/7113716800696651014
Since I've been trying to get better at 3D lately, I went back and looked at 3D Construction Kit, which I had a tattered copy of for my Commodore 64 when I was a kid.
The old VHS instructional video is still on youtube and is worth watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_RuvDoyypk
3D Construction Kit (VHS, 1991)
Finally, a couple of Roblox inspirations too - I've really been enjoying the genre of liminal space/"dreamcore" games on the platform. It's kind of a backrooms adjacent thing, but less about Horror. This is a good example: https://www.roblox.com/games/7688194227/EXPLORE-Dreamcore-Weirdcore-Doors
❓👁🚪 EXPLORE 🌈☁️✨ Dreamcore Weirdcore Doors
Check out ❓👁🚪 EXPLORE 🌈☁️✨ Dreamcore Weirdcore Doors. It’s one of the millions of unique, user-generated 3D experiences created on Roblox. ❓ Vibe, Hangout, Roleplay, Explore! No jumpscares. 5+ graphics recommended! 🚪 Game is still WIP. Like, Fav, Fallow for updates! Join the Server and group ALNDN: https://www.roblox.com/groups/12976405/ALNDN 🔨 UPDATES: (Full list on the Server) - Rain Storm Cloud Room. TV Stack. Dreamy Window. Mushroom Art Exhibit. - Rainbow Ocean Eyes, Wooden Playground, Mushroom Cave, Static Room. - Sand Sky Office Building, Sparkling Rainbow Door Room - Living room, Sky Clocks, ToiletFlowers, Original MUSIC by JxstR3Y - EscapeThisSimulation, OrbsRoom, ChildrensHospital. - Dream Trains, effects and graphics update. 260+ Hours developtment. TAGS E❓X👁P🚪L🌈O☁️R✨E dreamcore drmcr dremcor dremcore dreamcor dramcoredreamcr oddcore odcore weirdcore wierdcore werdcore wirdcore space nostalgia nostalgiacore dereality unreality lucid dream surreal explore exploration mushroom backrooms void playground kidcore antfarm cats doors
I was also really into Sky of Secrets, which I posted about on my free game of the week blog a while back: https://terrysfreegameoftheweek.com/sky-of-secrets/
So, yeah! That's what's in my head right now; let's see what comes out of that this week!
progress: got some nice floaty jumps working
Ok, got a bit distracted and had a think about how I'm going to do graphics for this thing. I came up with this: the Omnicube
I discovered that if I colour individual faces in Blender and import the model into Godot, it will create these individual material files - so, I found a palette I liked, and imported them all at once!
Abdou Bouam@terry If you make gradients with those colors you can play with the UV's and get some interesting results using only one material. It's a neat trick!