Hi all.
My name is Anna and I'm glad to start my jam devlog here. I'll try to create a runner/platformer about... egg who runs from a dining table :)
I'm not sure about the plot but like idea of the main character. Game will have name "Running out of breakfast" or "Breakfast run". For now I'm just getting aquinted with Defold and trying to make a prototype of the hero and make some experiments with physics :)
It's all for now... Keep in touch :)
A bit. I had a Wireless 360 Controller which is not supported by Defold in macos by default. I tried to generate file by gdc for merging but can't find any new files. So I just manually edited default.gamepads and copy paste section for xbox one conroller and rename it (copying of not wireless Microsoft 360 conroller section makes buttons work not as expected).
But I really like that I know which name I should use for my gamepad, because there was a name in error message in Defold: WARNING:INPUT: No gamepad map found for gamepad 0 (Wireless 360 Controller), it will not be used.
1st prototype with 3d model... of course with some physics bugs :)
updated tablecloth with small Belarusian ornament
I'm using 3d object in 2d world with 2d physics because when I use 3d physics, I had a such bug https://itch.io/post/257693
Yellow ball has a 1 shape sphere ; White ball - many shapes of sphere type
I have a bit experience (~ several monthes (some evenings and weekends)) in Unity and I miss some features such as moving and rotating scene and the same about camera objects.
Sometimes it is hard to get what you need to do in Defold because the biggest part of manuals is about 1st Editor and I'm using 2nd edition now. Sometimes I feel that I need to use 1st edition too... Screenshots in manuals is too small and it is hard to get what parameters are set on them. I'm not a programmer and big amount of code examples on Unity made a lot of help for me. Defold has no such huge data base, so sometimes I have no idea what to do and shy to ask :)
What I really like about Defold - it is people. People are great - very positive and helpful community (if I'm brave enough to ask something).
I'm having one more trouble with gamedev - I'm not an artist or modeler, too :) So sometimes I have not enough inspiration to code because I see how disgusting my scene looks like) and after coding disgusting objects make disgusting things on the screen :)
the most time I feel myself like this :)
Haha, nice! Yeah, I feel about the same as you, except I get even more disappointed about the artwork because my brother is an amazing artist who has also been a video game art director for 10+ years, so I'm used to watching him draw perfect pixel graphics in about 10 minutes while I'm spending a whole day just trying to get something that is "ok" (and ignoring coding in the meantime). If the game comes together and is fun to play, after the jam is finished I think he's going to redraw everything for me and I will hopefully expand on the game and make a full length story and mission campaign (you know, in about a year or two.........)
Agree about the defold community, though. Very very friendly people. I'm mostly just a lurker on the forum, but I think I've read every single topic.
about black screen in Chrome https://forum.defold.com/t/black-screen-in-browser/3990
about ferrofluid: there was a requirement that game should be new and created just for jam
my game with ferrofluid was started on Unity (have some code and simple prototype with simple sprites (no real ferrofluid)) - as I understand, if I port this prototype to Defold and continue to develop it, it will not take part in a Jam because of rules
here already was question about submitting several games... and still no answer for 17 days... https://itch.io/t/126733/questionsupdates-awards-prizes-and-rewards
