I have spent the last 100 days of game development making an indie video game called "Endeavor", Here is the first update on my progress so far.
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Inspiration
01:04 Story of the game
01:24 The player
01:44 Creating the menu system
02:23 Creating the look of the world
03:43 Thought process for making the game
04:36 Adding player functionality and look
06:04 What's Next?
07:38 Conclusion
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So awesome. Really enjoying the journey. I don't know what you're talking about, this looks amazing, especially as a solo dev on evenings and weekends! I'm so impressed. But I also have so many questions! What's your gaming industry day job? Which did you learn first, programming or art? Why did you choose roguelike? Why did you choose the Civil War? Is Endeavor the final title? The assets look so good and the concepts sound really fun and like a really unique blend. I'm personally not a fan of roguelikes or Poker, but the combination sounds like a real uncompromised passion project and I'm excited to see where it goes.
Haha thanks! I currently work as an artist at a game dev company, I've been with them for a few years. I learned art first technically, I spent several years in the film/VFX industry where I learned a lot of the art stuff, but I've always loved making/playing video games so I slowly but steadily transitioned to coding so that I could combine the two I chose rogue-like because they are some of my favorite styles of games to play. I especially like ones that fit more into "rogue-lite" where I don't feel extremely punished for losing in the game. I chose civil war, because of the story for the game. There are very specific story beats that lend itself well to that era. Plus I feel like most indie devs make games that are based around a "fantasy" genre, and I wanted to try and stick out a little more. Endeavor is currently the working title, but who knows it could change in the future :)
As I said, underrated. I don't even think I need to tell you to keep going. You will be unstoppable.
Thanks for the vote of confidence! Here's to hoping I can make it happen.
Can't wait to play, Zeb! It's looking really good so far.
Loving the journey, Z. Keep it gong!
Progress like this, next to a full time job and especially next to a family is insane! Hats off mate, don't give up and this is a succes story in the making. Very fun setting, clearly based on personal passion for a particular game type. Can't wait to see more!
Thanks I appreciate the compliment! I just want to make a good game, whether it’s a success or not (or even if it’s good or not) is yet to be seen haha. My hopes is that I can build a small community of likeminded people to help me make it good, through feedback and play testing :)
Love watching devlogs and seeing game developers bring their ideas to life. This is looking promising already, I’m intrigued to see where this goes.
Welcome!
Thanks for posting the video to show off your process and progress. Looking great so far. ❤
Thanks Bob! Hope you are doing well!
That looks cool, Zeb! Can't wait to try it out! I'd be happy to try that vertical slice. Love the idea for the setting too, I haven't heard of many games with that setting, and certainly not an RPG style game. Keep it up!
Alex! Thanks a ton, I defintiely want to have a bunch of my friends try it out when it's ready. Fun fact, this idea spawned from the game nights we used to have!
Best of luck on your game!
You did really good for only 100 days keep up the great work man
Thanks! Its really easy for me to feel like I haven't done enough in the time that I've been working. These kinds of videos help me realize that I've actually done a lot haha
Hey this is coming along great! I'm in the same boat when it comes to limited time after work and on weekends to get my game done, and I think you're doing fantastic. keep it up! And good job on the video.
Looks brilliant so far! Love that Zelda art style! Can't wait to see it on Steam!
This is awesome! Lotsa creative ideas. Really enjoyed following along and will continue ;)
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Nice work!
Thanks! Still a long way to go!
Dope concept. Will definitely purchase to show support.
Thanks! I hope to make something that honors that purchase!
@@LastEmberGames in case you're unfamiliar - TUNIC would be a great source of inspiration, in my humble opinion.
Love Tunic! Great game
you deserve more subs
I just started! :D
Very Cool stuff! I love the look of the game. I like the ambition to put a bunch of unlikely features into a roguelike. I am excited to see where this goes as a dev myself!
Thanks! I want to make a game very familiar to LoZ fans, but I also really care about making something that can stand on it's own two feet.
GG on the progress! I'll totally get this, but only if one of the upgrades available is unlocking T posing, orb shooting ghost mode!
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You are NAILING aesthetics! I like the camera view. I feel like I'm looking at toys. I want to play with them. Questions.... will there be horses? More importantly, can we FISH?
Thanks! Horses are definitely something I've thought about, they were so important in that era that it would feel near criminal to not include them. Still working out how that would affect the overall game, but it's something I definitely want to do. and yes, 100% there will be fishing :D
Hey Zeb! Sure, I'll hop on this journey with ya! Interesting point about doing things contrary from what every dev tells you in 2024. The game does look way too good for a prototype, but on the other hand, the game looks damn good! Good luck with that, dude. Looking forward to the procedural dungeon generation especially...
I appreciate you joining in on the ride! Haha yeah, they all have valid points, I would say in general making nearly 100% of your own assets on a game as a solo developer is seen as a bad idea, but I really have a vision for the style of graphics that the game needs among other things
This looks really awesome! Are you planning on creating a discord server for this project? I’d love to hangout and chat.
Hey I actually already have a small one, where I put out smaller updates to the game. Sometimes daily/weekly depending on how busy I am. In the future it is also where I'll hold play tests :) discord.gg/4QGkcPjqpG
Plz make the MC a not happy guy but in a cute way. Maybe with facial hair too.
Haha yeah he won’t always be so happy, I’ll add facial animations soon. There will also be facial hair options you can add to your character eventually.
Wishlist wer?
Probably soon! (Within a month or so)
Looks great! Needs buzzards
Dude yes! Buzzards, and crows and dead animals for sure
nice work man. love it. keep up the good work. i love to beta test this game when the time comes. and to buy this too.
I will definitely invite people when it’s ready to do some testing :)
Yeah I think people need to calm down, he's motivated and has a vision to follow. Don't trip him up or weigh him down with your expectations. 🫤 He's doing great.