Making a game in my free time. Sharing the journey.

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Matt Taylor

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Here's another game update. I made a new monster! Lets talk about it.
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Hobby Game Dev Log -02- Making A Monster

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0:00 Intro
0:44 1st Version (Box Prototype)
4:25 2nd Version (Angry AI)
5:40 3rd Version (Items + Abilities)
8:07 4th Version (Start changing the Theme)
15:25 5th Version (Online Multiplayer Test)
17:40 Outro

In this video we'll look back at where the game started. I'll give my reactions to a handful of early builds and you'll get a better idea of how the game developed into what it is today.

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Hobby Game Dev Log -03- Humble beginning

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I started work on a new environment tile set and worked a bit on multiplayer camera code.

Hobby Game Dev Log -04- New Tileset

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This devlog is a bit all over the place. I worked on new weapons, abilities and even a few monsters.

Hobby Game Dev Log -05- Prototyping

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I added a new monster, did some level design, new vfx, and ever a bit of trello work (exciting)

Hobby Game Dev Log -06- Frog Monster

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Interactive grass and roof fading shaders, UI improvements, a dynamic health bar and lots of set dressing for our camp tileset.

[Interactive Grass Reference]
https://forum.unity.com/threads/shader-setglobalvector.5785/

//Important part of the shader

 Properties {
   _bendAmount("BendAmount", Range(0,20)) = 10
   _affectDist("AffectDistance", Range(0,20)) = 10
}

SubShader {
CGPROGRAM
#pragma target 3.0

#pragma surface surf Lambert alphatest:_Cutoff vertex:vert addshadow

half _bendAmount;
half _affectDist;
uniform float3 _obstacle;

void vert (inout appdata_full i) {
float3 worldPos = mul (unity_ObjectToWorld, i.vertex).xyz;

float3 bendDir = normalize (float3(worldPos.x,0,worldPos.z)-float3(_obstacle.x,0,_obstacle.z));
float distLimit = _affectDist;
float distMulti = (distLimit-min(distLimit,distance(float3(worldPos.x,0,worldPos.z),float3(_obstacle.x,0,_obstacle.z))))/distLimit;

i.vertex.xz += bendDir.xz * distMulti * i.texcoord.y * i.texcoord.y * _bendAmount;
}}


Add this to a script on the player object in Update.
Shader.SetGlobalVector("_obstacle", transform.position);

Hobby Game Dev Log -07- Shaders, Grass, N Stuff

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Lots of things. Two new monsters, Shaders, UI, etc.

Hobby Game Dev Log -08- Monsters Everywhere!

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I revamped my main menu and updated the dialog system to support multiple languages and be more future proof.  I also run through how I use JSON to store persistent data for the game.

Hobby Game Dev Log -09- New Menu and Dialog System update.

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I run you through how I made the boss of my game. Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.

**Update**

Use animator.Crossfade("animationName", "transition duration") for 3d projects instead of animator.Play()
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Animator.CrossFade.html


Example:
    public string currentState;

    public void SetAnimationState(string newState, float transitionTime)
    {
        if (currentState == newState) return; 
        if (_animator.IsInTransition(0) && !_animator.GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo(0).loop) return; 

        _animator.CrossFade(newState, transitionTime);  
       currentState=newState; 
   }

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Hobby Game Dev Log -10- BossFight!

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A new Holdout mission type, more weapon models, some AI work and much more.

Hobby Game Dev Log -11- New Mission Type, Weapons and More

The plan right now is to start adding people in bit by bit and see what breaks. Lets see what happens. =)

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Unity Documentation: Combine Meshes
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Mesh.CombineMeshes.html

Hobby Game Dev Log -12- Playtest Signup 'n Stuff

I just made a big batch of new characters for my game. In this video, I go over how I made them and some other things I worked on.

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Nightshaders Devlog 13 - Making Heroes

In this video I'll go over how I made another boss, maybe the final boss, for my game. He's a massive praying mantis monster with all kinds of dangerous abilities.

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0:07 Intro
0:43 Inspiration
1:24 Design Concept
2:15 Zsphere sketch
3:41 Retopo
4:17 Making the Highpoly
5:53 Highpoly done
6:27 Building the rig
7:24 Animations
8:08 Boss In-game
9:19 Beamer
10:44 Tank ability 
11:36 Outro

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Nightshaders Devlog 16 - Final Boss?

In this video I go over how I added a new boss to my game, a new monster, and more.

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Dylan (@Posthaste) Tech Artist Extraordinaire

0:07 Intro
0:41 Sculpting the boss
2:22 Retopo
4:46 Boss Animations
5:46 Boss Fight Overview and Gameplay
9:01 Healer Model
9:34 Healer Animations
9:50 Healer Gameplay
11:06 Outro

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Nightshaders Devlog 15 - Making A Boss

We made some progress on our third environment, the school. I reworked the overall game flow and did a ton of work on weapon progression and feel.

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