Can you share nerdy technical details about how you made it? Custom engine? Something like unity? Solo project or big team? Edit: probably Godot from the communities. I know nothing about Godot. How was it?
When I was a kid I thought a lot about making games, but now that I've worked in software and spent hours being like "why the fuck does the font get bigger when I open the date picker?" I have a greater appreciation for how hard it can be.
Whenever I see a word that looks like valid Japanese, I have to look it up because the results can be hilarious sometimes. Don't worry, though; its only native meaning is a variation on "many/a lot", and I've never heard it. Only other meaning is a figure from Rome. Drop the initial 'a', however, and one meaning you get crotch/groin (which is why I thought this one might be amusing). Congrats on your game!
Lmao thank you so much and very good/ amusing etymology! I chose Amata from a sort of synonym for Nirvana in Pali referencing a deathless state:
A synonym widely used for nirvana in early texts is "deathless" or "deathfree" (Pali: amata, sanskrit: amrta) and refers to a condition "where there is no death, because there is also no birth, no coming into existence, nothing made by conditioning, and therefore no time."
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jjjalljs@ttrpg.network · 26 pts · 1y
Can you share nerdy technical details about how you made it? Custom engine? Something like unity? Solo project or big team? Edit: probably Godot from the communities. I know nothing about Godot. How was it?
When I was a kid I thought a lot about making games, but now that I've worked in software and spent hours being like "why the fuck does the font get bigger when I open the date picker?" I have a greater appreciation for how hard it can be.
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y
Absolutely!
ripcord@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
$10.00! That's far too much for this.
Now, something reasonable, like $9.99...
Just kidding, I just noticed you were one of the very rare people not playing the .99 game.
This looks rad and I'm about to buy it.
Edit: bought
Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
but isn't that a bad idea? Steam has a "under 10 bucks" category. Doesn't that mean that it won't show up there?
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
damn you're right I hadn't considered this
Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
I'm glad I could help. best of luck!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
sorry @ripcord I’m playin .99 the game now 🙇
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
I hate it but everyone does it so you have to do it. :(
ripcord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Oh no!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Lmao I gotta get that penny! Thank you so much <333!
Cadeillac@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
Congratulations! I love the look of this game. When I get set back up I hope to give it a shot
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
thank you so much!!
t4r1n@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
Looks cool. I'll check it out :-) Congrats!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
thanks!!
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 1y
Congrats
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
thanks!
UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
What's Amata?
wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Nothin what's amata with you?
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
🤣
almar_quigley@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Looks great! What kinda difficulty would you say it is comparable to? I’ll try to play it after I’m done with black myth.
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Thanks so much! I went a bit softer than something like dark souls but still should still be a decent challenge <33
Mannimarco@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I will for sure check this out, I love games like this
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks I hope you enjoy! <33
Fecundpossum@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
This is right up my alley, so I bought it, congrats on your first release! I have to imagine it’ll play great on my steamdeck, hoping anyways.
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Some icons are a bit squinty but it should play well! Thank you so much!!! <33
Dimantina@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Wishlisted as it looks fun but I don't generally play early access games.
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks so much! I hope you'll like it!
_sideffect@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Looks cool, congrats!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you!
Ransack3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Looks cool, wishlisted.
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
thank you!!
Thcdenton@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Gorgeous. Nice work.
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you!!
ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Looks cool! Oh... it's already on my wishlist!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
lmao hell yeah!
Harvey656@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Top notch work!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
thank you!!
AsudoxDev@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Is it open source
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Maybe eventually but for the foreseeable future I'll be trying to gather funds so I can improve the quality of this and future games <33
tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y
Whenever I see a word that looks like valid Japanese, I have to look it up because the results can be hilarious sometimes. Don't worry, though; its only native meaning is a variation on "many/a lot", and I've never heard it. Only other meaning is a figure from Rome. Drop the initial 'a', however, and one meaning you get crotch/groin (which is why I thought this one might be amusing). Congrats on your game!
zxyyr@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Lmao thank you so much and very good/ amusing etymology! I chose Amata from a sort of synonym for Nirvana in Pali referencing a deathless state:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(Buddhism)