Top products from r/IndieDev
We found 7 product mentions on r/IndieDev. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Windows Game Programming For Dummies
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
2. The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, Second Edition
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
AK Peters
3. Unity in Action: Multiplatform game development in C#
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
4. VTech Kidizoom Duo Selfie Camera, Amazon Exclusive, Pink
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The Kidizoom duo is a real digital camera that's great for kids and durable enough to handle drops and tumblesFeatures a 2. 4" Color LCD screen and can take photos and videos in addition to a rear-facing camera that's perfect for taking selfiesGet creative using laugh-out-loud photo effects in addit...
5. Flexzion Folding Shovel and Pick - Military Tactical Army Trenching Serrated Shovel Spade Emergency Trench Tool Car Collapsible Survival Shovel for Outdoor Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Gardening
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Military Folding Shovel and Pick - High-carbon steel body and steel handle, it has a good semi-sharp edge, a bottle opener and a saw-tooth edge for cutting branches and such, small but once screwed together it holds tight. When collapsed, this shovel fits into a 8" by 10" black carrying bagFolding C...
6. The Wanderer
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Gather supplies from Canned Food to Rare Candy as well as improving your gear.Trade your Caps with a local MerchantSpeculate on the supplies you have against the dangers of the wastelandFight off bandits in a stats based combat system
Glad my feedback was useful.
Thinking in terms of simplicity doesn't necessarily make for a better game. Fun should probably be more of a focus.
I definitely wouldn't say that I had "fun" or was hooked by your prototype. Creating fun in game design can often mean designing a good game loop. You game loop right now is 5 seconds long, consisting of "press a button for 4 seconds". Not very interesting or rewarding as it stands.
Here's a book I highly recommend:
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Game-Design-Lenses-Second/dp/1466598646/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1537819025&sr=8-3&keywords=game+design
It's all about game design, independent of coding or anything else.
The (I'll assume it's the player character) Player seems kinda off in body proportions: His arms are skinnier than his legs, his torso seems a bit too bulky and the Army Uniform and Armor isn't VeRy AcCuRaTe to real life Uniforms and Armor (I owned one of these Camo Uniforms a while ago so I can help you with references).
The Weapons could use better textures and the guns seem very... Boring? You could mix gun parts to create a new gun in order to train.
The shovel could use another Source as reference, This one should do the trick but there's also This one.
The backpack could come in different varieties, Gall seems like a good source since they have multiple Models. Could be the basic Backpack, Middle Tier Backpack and finally these two for the 'Army' Backpacks: Very big Backpack, Green, Other one or This one.
That drone seems Civilian drone, not the scouting one used by Police forces and rarely by the Army. The police used by the West Midland police force (UK) mention 3 UAVs or Drones: Yuneec Tornado H920 is the biggest one, Normal sized one Yuneec Tornado H520 and the Smallest DJI Mavic Pro (Will see if they look better than yours in a minute)
Overall: Pretty good modeling ( I can't do anything decent lol) but could use more originality.
Will definitely keep an eye out for "END"
You know, right now your games look horrible which is fine since you're just starting. But I had a thought as well-- there are a lot of misc platforms that have a pretty low bar for game quality, but still need games.
Things like the in-air games on planes, the kiosks at restaraunts, or even things you'd never think of, like this pink kids camera which has built in games.
If you've got the business chops, it might be worth looking into providing basic games for platforms like these as a starting point to generate income.
Sorry guys heres the links to the game:
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.JamieParish.TheWanderer
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BRTHBQN
iOS (in review): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-wanderer/id1365548683?ls=1&mt=8
I started by reading this (now obsolete) book back in 1999 or something.
Windows Game Programming for Dummies
Once I knew the basics, I started to learn different technologies over the years: OpenGL, Mobile Java, iOS development and most recently Unity. I personally prefer books, and here is a good one to get you started with Unity, which makes everything easier, but with higher expectations.
Unity in Action
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