How to make a game for indie developers.
in order to make a game that people like , u need to start thinking differently.
here are some steps that may help you achieve your goal !
Start thinking of an idea :
- What should your game be like
- How should the gameplay be like
- What type of a game should it be.......RPG , FPS.......ETC.
- How will you be able to Finish the game.
- Pick the appropriate programs for your game type.
2. Organize your thoughts
- Organize the Gameplay and the Game modes
- Organize the aspects of the game
- think of how will the user be able to enjoy his time
- there's nothing wrong with picking some ideas from other successful games
- but remember DON'T COPY OTHER PEOPLE WORK
3. Putting ideas
- (if u could) , CO-OP or Multiplayer is much better than playing alone ( for some type of games of course )
- Make a storyline or an objective or even a challenge for the user
- Spend some time on the GUI or the interface , people always like the "Cool" / "Weird" animations in the interface
- Don't expect to success , there always gonna be these moments when you fail in writing a script or modeling.....ETC , just dont give up.
4. Building , Compiling and Designing.
- Organize your work time , never work too much that's always bad you might even delete your whole project just out of that.
- Build the basics first , World > Lights > the Hero > Enemies > then the world's details ( im sure you got the point ).
- Don't make a useless scripts or models , that may slow down the performance or even cause glitches and bugs in the final build.
- Its always a good idea to start publishing Beta's and testing builds.
- Always try the game on other computers to make sure the game is working smoothly (unless if you are building a game for a council or a mobile devices )
- Spend some times on the "Environment art" and the textures of the objects the game , also make sure to really take care of lighting and colors
- Always optimize the performance of the game and find a better programing solutions
"The successful game is just straight up you just need to figure it out"