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I complained for so many years about games that didn't have duel wielding weapons...
But now that I'm making my OWN game I realize how incredibly difficult it can be to implement! It's craziness...
But oh so satisfying to play with when it works :)
Excuse my sloppy set decorating and the derp enemy stuck on the wall... ;)
And here's me fighting super sloppy with a dagger and battleaxe... I get pwned xD
Upvote for a tired solo indie dev? :D
My little game is called Warcube :) I'm working hard on it.
Got the Steam 'Coming Soon' page up a couple weeks back, things are getting so real! :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/505060/
Goodnight! :D
*FP EDIT*AHH!!! :) freaking out! You guys are the best! I feel so smiley! :D :D
Send me your FAVORITE moments from games! Or the tiny details you love!
Or just say hi! :D
CAT TAX
This is one of my cats, her name is MaeMae. She likes to play games too! :D
http://i.imgur.com/KlvHKDL.png
*CAT TAX SUPPLIMENT
Some people have been saying my cat is NOT a cat. I give you... PROOF! ;)
http://i.imgur.com/tMkxmVm.gifv
EDIT: Added tags! :D
#Warcube #Gaming
creiij
You got yourself a sale =)
thatscraigz
AHH! Thank you so much! :D I can't wait for you to play it :D been working so hard on it :D
GTimgur
Eh? Dual wielding is basically a cliché in gaming. Polearms, especially spears, are something I'd like to see more of! Neat work though. :)
thatscraigz
Right?! And yes! I've got plans for Polearms! :D :D
CapnDuckioo
@op never give up. And never skimp on the quality of your code because you are tired. Your game looks awesome.
thatscraigz
Thank you so much :) it really means a ton to me :) Wise words indeed :D
TheGeckoGamer
thatscraigz
hahah that final chair slap down to the ground, so good lolol :P
Williciousness
HEY WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S NT A CAT!
thatscraigz
:D :D :D ;)
Dramacian
[╯°□°]╯︵ ☐
thatscraigz
OH MY GOSH! THE SLANTED BRACKETS! Ummm... I'm going to be copy/pasting this.. thank you for this gift :) :D
Dramacian
Gift ? It's on your Steam page !!
Fraidieponge
Added to Wishlist! it looks like a shitton of fun, congratz @Op
thatscraigz
AHH! :) Thank you so much, it really means a lot to me :)
Fraidieponge
Lookin forward the release. And if it's really cool I might talk about it in a very local magazine ^^
thatscraigz
AHH! Heck yes! I hope to not disappoint then! :D that would be so cool! :D :D
morkorson
Looking awesome, can't wait for finished item. Well done o.p.
thatscraigz
Thank you so much :) it really means a lot to me :) AHHH! :D
Fleder
If you want ones serious opinion, i would gladly trade it for a beta key.
thatscraigz
AHA! ;) I see what you did there :)
potatoetatie
Your cat is a dog
thatscraigz
LIES!
thatscraigz
:D :D
CapnDuckioo
Dude how is your game coming along. I was pretty inspired by this post when i saw it way back when. I hope you aew still going Strong.
thatscraigz
Sorry for crazy late response! :D its coming along really well! :D actually just decided to push release to January though :) had the >
thatscraigz
awesome opportunity to go to Steam Dev Days, and after getting advice there that basically was "dont' launch from Oct-Dec" I decided to >
thatscraigz
listen :D but seriously, thanks for sticking with me since the beginning! :D it means a lot to me :)
snailmore
@thatscraigz Sorry for being a n00b, but how does one buy and play the alpha? Steam doesn't appear to have the option
thatscraigz
Oh no worries! It's not actually out yet :D I'm planning on releasing the alpha into Steam Early Access in October :D if you add it to you >
thatscraigz
r wishlist on steam you should get a reminder email when it comes out! :D or I KNOW I have a sign up form on my site for a reminder :D
thatscraigz
http://www.warcubegame.com sorry for the confusion! I'm pumped for you to play it! :D :D
snailmore
Thanks man! I'm pumped from all your enthusiasm! You da real MVP
snailmore
Also I'm subscribed now
L3M0NSHARK
This game is for squares
thatscraigz
I feel like I need to acknowledge this, TAKE MY UPVOTE! :D
L3M0NSHARK
Yay! My first upvote from an OP!
thatscraigz
WAHHHT?!? What kinda OP's you hang out with?! ;) Gladly shall I give! :D
biglongandgirthyusername
now im curious about why dual wielding is hard to implement
thatscraigz
Right?! So was I before diving into it haha :D basically the first level of complexity is making the system that makes equipping weapons to>
thatscraigz
either hand a completely relative/modular thing, so that it works the same way under either hand :) this can USUALLY be sidestepped by just>
thatscraigz
making them do the same thing on each hand :) but where it got complex, especially for me, was with animation :) so when you have a bow in>
thatscraigz
your left hand, and a dagger in your right, when you attack with your left (bow) you have to holster the dagger etc, but push this out to>
thatscraigz
ALL the different possibilities! Like my base ended up being the player equipping, L-Mele R-Mele, L-Ranged R-Mele, L-Ranged R-Ranged, >
Eweaselbeth
That's awesome :D I was just thinking about this game recently. Wooo! Go you!
LukeyCastro
I'm actually going to try this game out when it's out. Looks awesome!
thatscraigz
AH! That means SO much to me :) seriously :) I've been in SUPER hermit mode these past few weeks :) that makes me smile so big hahah :D
Eweaselbeth
I bet you were a hermit cause Jerry was a jerk to you. Screw Jerry. Hope you killed Jerry.
thatscraigz
JERRY! That bastard!! :D :D haha oh yes. He takes center stage in the combat tutorial still haha ;)
Cnky
Question, are you using navmesh agents for the enemies? or just force?
thatscraigz
I'm using navmesh :) then when they get hit disabling it, adding explosion force and then after they land their physics 'sleep', enabling >
Wynrel
Awesome concept, pretty visuals and gameplay, funny dev. Will buy this day 1 of Early access.
thatscraigz
hahah AH! YOU crack me up :D seriously though, thank you so much :) that's the best kind of compliment :D
Dra9onslayer
The jumping bow shot sold it for me. i love you, OP
thatscraigz
AHH! :D :D and you can BARREL ROLL while doing it! :D :D
thatscraigz
almost forgot... I LOVE YOU TOO FAM! :P :P
Dra9onslayer
YO SICK, BARREL ROLLS? IM GETTING IT
thatscraigz
hahah it's the little things in life, right? ;D
Dra9onslayer
anything can be important to the right person
kojenk
Great job! how are things now?
thatscraigz
So far so good! :D Sorry for the crazy late response xD I had to take a pretty intense freelance job for November so playing catchup on >
thatscraigz
lots of dev work :D super stoked to (hopefully) get people playing Early Access in January! :D
NakedPolitician
Only for Windows
thatscraigz
For now! ;) I've got a stable Mac build of it working too :) I just hate it when people make promises too early for platforms :D
thatscraigz
what platform would you WANT it on? :)
NakedPolitician
Linux would be awesome ☺️
thatscraigz
AHA! ;) I've gotta reinstall Linus on my new box :D but I agree! I'd like to add it during Early Access at some point :D
SocratesOnDrugs
@OP I know this comment is a few days late but I'm on mobile so I can't message. I was wondering if you were making a mobile app of this?
thatscraigz
No worries! :D :D and I AM thinking about it :) I have a mobile prototype of it working, but if I did make a mobile version it would >
thatscraigz
definitely have a way different type of gameplay loop. Something more fitting to mobile :) like just a horde mode ;)
SocratesOnDrugs
Sounds awesome. If you do make a mobile version, I'll definitely buy it. :)
thatscraigz
Deal! :D thank you so much!! :D
SocratesOnDrugs
How long did it take you to learn to code? How did you learn? Also, what language was used for making this game?(sorry about the questions
slidewhistlesymphony
Dual wielding in WoW has always been a thing. /shrug
Turbz
Skyrim has it as well
thatscraigz
but Oblivion and Morrowind didnt ;) :D
CrazyCatLad
Hopefully Bannerlord will have it though I'll stick with my sword and board thank you very much.
thatscraigz
YOU RHODOK YOU! :D but seriously... I'm SO pumped for Bannerlord :D :D
CrazyCatLad
My allegiance is to the Nords...well, not Ragnar but the culture. Just exited the game <3
thatscraigz
Oooo! I'm partial to the Vaegirs ;) but only because the Nords were originally in the first one! :D So I'm for them TOO! :D yeah did you >
veanm
@OP how old are you?
thatscraigz
9,236 years old. Rounding down. Why do you ask?!
veanm
looks really good is all and im working my own game development skills so i just want to compare
TerraformTrent
Why does that matter?
thatscraigz
what if I had said something like 8 or 9? ;)
TerraformTrent
Why would that matter?
thatscraigz
It wouldn't at all! Ageism is terrible! :D some people get upset when people are younger than they are, which is silly :)
thatscraigz
People either get along as humans, or they don't! :) age should NEVER have to do with most everything :)
Merco
COD has dual wielding weapons every year.
thatscraigz
hahah I laughed out loud reading this :P :D take my upvote! :P
FurMissile
He's not saying that there aren't any games that don't have dual wielding, just that he complains when a games doesn't when it should.
thatscraigz
*clarity* you are correct! :D
B3holder
But OP wants duel wielding weapons. Not the same thing.
thatscraigz
The shame! The SHAME! Of a FP spelling mistake!! :P :P :D
FranciscoBarros5685
Dark souls. Dark souls 2. Dark souls 3.
KankerFrog
minecraft has dual wielding :D
FishOnTheInternetz
You are right but i can tell from Dark Souls 2, it did not offer a weapon's full potential on left hand. I hated that you could not decide!
Hetzer
Powerstancing tho.
FishOnTheInternetz
I know, but i meant more the fact that you could not backstab with left-handed weapons. A "mirror-option" in a menu would have been GREAT!
Wynrel
Awesome concept, pretty visuals and gameplay, funny dev. Will buy this day 1 of Early access.
thatscraigz
AHH! I am SO sorry for the late response! :D thank you for making me smile, even two months later :D
Wynrel
No problem, you just remembered me to watch your progress and discover that it is coming. Soon :D
thatscraigz
HA! ;) you crack me up! TOO TRUE! :D
MobinAmanzai
I've been trying to learn C#, and wanna make a game for UWP (maybe Xbox one day). Any tips on how to get started with this kinda stuff?
thatscraigz
Oh absolutely! Download Unity tonight and start going through their tutorials/documentation :D they natively use C# and have AWESOME >
thatscraigz
documentation :D literally within 5 hours you'll be able to have some sort of a Marble Madness style game together! :D Here's the sauce! >
thatscraigz
Unity (free version!) - https://store.unity.com/front-page
thatscraigz
Tutorials! :D (there's some fun ones!) - https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials :D let me know when you dig into it! :D
MobinAmanzai
Ooohhh, thank you so much. School's starting again so I'll probably be doing this when I have free time, and defiantly during winter break
ArcanistMMXIV
When is early access available to us? This game looks fun.
thatscraigz
Thinking early October! :D want to make sure there's a good amount of content to play with! :D
Dudesteful
Dual*
whyexactly
I was gonna say, technically most games let you wield weapons for a duel.
thatscraigz
touche ;)
DoyleMcPoyle
jewel
thatscraigz
bool
thatscraigz
BAHH! >< it was like 3 am!! My braiiiinnnn was failing! :D and gosh... can't seem to edit titles, is that a thing?!?
Dudesteful
No worries. Im not trying to be a dick, just farming those comment upvotes. Game looks sweet.
thatscraigz
hahah oh dude of course! ;D and farm you did ;) got a nice haul! :D look at that! It's your #2 best comment! :D
RelativeVelocity
Roxas at the end of 358/2 days dual wielded keyblades. It was awesome.
ThisIsThePlaceWhereIBelong
*Dual duel, I want to wield a dual wielding duellist in each hand!
Ayxu22
bruh
ThePowerToKillAYakFrom200YardsAway
Meta af
WWisLife
I'm embarrassed to admit I couldn't figure out what this post was about until i saw your comment. I think i need more coffee.
thatscraigz
right?! My coffee had ran out 6 hours earlier when I posted... :) grrr :)
WWisLife
It happens... I know the difference between your and you're and still mess it up when I'm typing.
NotYourAverageCakeSlice
Hey! I remember seeing this! This is awesome! Is there any info on couch co-op?
thatscraigz
Wahoo! :D and yeah I'm planning on having SOME form of co-op, trying to see if I can get in the main campaign mode, if else I'd do >
thatscraigz
something like having MEGA SIEGES or something, where it's co op in these big challenge missions :)
thatscraigz
what would you want to see in co-op? :)
NotYourAverageCakeSlice
Huh, that's a good question. Maybe something that makes Co-op a little unique outside of just having a second player. Like enemies that 1/2
NotYourAverageCakeSlice
Require both players to take it down (one distracts and one hits it's exposed weakness?) Or just challenges that make co-op 2/3
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
I thought there were a lot of dual weapons using games... but still though I like what you're working on.
Thornaxe
It's hard to implement in a balanced way is what I think OP means. DW is either necessary or worthless unless done right.
thatscraigz
"DW is either necessary or worthless unless done right." literally NAILED it :D
DukeDarkwood
1) You gotta know how to do it. From balancing to animating, it's more complicated than I will ever pretend to know. But I know people who
thatscraigz
YES! Like the animating even gets complex! Like weapons get HELD different, and holstered different, and then swapping hands inverts that...
thatscraigz
DukeDarkwood
2) program for a living, and can say it is not a magic do-everything wand. It's WORK.
CompulsiveCat
OP what tools are you using to build your game ?
CustardCream95
dare or truth
thatscraigz
truth, truth!! :)
CustardCream95
Your truth is, what tools you be using to build your game, @pacpec would love to know ;)
thatscraigz
Using Unity for the engine! :D and just a lot of other 3D stuff for the models :) PS mainly for texturing :) feel free to message me if >
thatscraigz
you want to know any specifics :D more than happy to help :)
tinyhat
He uses Unity. Source : http://www.indiedb.com/games/warcube
thatscraigz
can confirm that source ;) :D
dremth
Unity3D, if I had to guess
Marchyello
My guess also
Mathdex
Try @OP.
thatscraigz
@Mathdex to the rescue ;) :D
TheLastSpanishInquisitor
As someone who works with Unity on a daily basis, that's Unity alright. Check it out - very easy to use and flexible enough.
thatscraigz
heck yeah :D right though?! like the perfect amount of flexibility?! :D
LordAdamz
@OP what tools are you using to build your game? (Fixed your message as per mathdex' instructions)
JessieJanson
I use UE4, can ship to any platform. Ive tested android and PC. They have demo levels so you can see how *everything* works. VR too.
404OCNotFound
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boobpicsinbox
Op not found.
thatscraigz
WAS SLEEPING! :D :D :)
thatscraigz
Delivered up above! :D SORRY I WAS SLEEEEEPING! :D :D
andyn922
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thatscraigz
confirmed! UNITY! :D
thatscraigz
@pacpec (ty @LordAdamz :D) yeppers! Good 'ol Unity :D absolutely love it! I came from an art background and first used UDK/UE4 which was 1/#
thatscraigz
awesome!! Except when it came to actually SHIPPING something it was crazy overwhelming >< then when I hopped into Unity... it was 2/#
thatscraigz
love at first build. Like seriously. The PERFECT amount of freedom/complexity :D :D :D I may or may not own a pair of Unity socks... ;)
PistonMiner
Ew, Unity. You're missing out on so much performance and power.
thatscraigz
What would you recommend then?! ;)
JessieJanson
I went through and setup a test build and built for android, didnt take but an hour to figure it out(the how to page is out of date). 1/2
JessieJanson
had to update a few things... Anyway i don't imagine shipping would be that much harder if you have the apk. What did you have trouble with?
thatscraigz
oh definitely, I've shipped a couple ios/android titles :) it's more having to optimize some parts of the game for mobile that I feel >
thatscraigz
so little desire to do :D but I DO have plans for a possible mobile port, but more accessible gameplay loop for mobile :D