That's some really awesome advice, thank you! I think a part of our problem is that we've been using Twitter more to try and sell the game and less to express being humans making a game that we want you to know about as well, and I think that is the right way to go.
None of your images show for me.Hello! I'm the head of a loose, up-and-coming video game development circle tentatively called By Jove! Games. We're currently at the heart of two projects, one of which is short-term and worked on in collaboration with a school-based organization and is still in planning. The other, longer-term project is entirely our own. Spoilers with information on the project included below.
We're looking for volunteer artists who can do concept art for and model game environments. We're a loose, informal team; work will be done entirely on an as-needed or as-you-see-fit basis, but you will regularly be consulted and talked with in the development server on the Discord so that even when you're not working the environmental structure can be such that you can work with.
We'd like someone happy to work in an informal environment who doesn't mind workflow at an uneven pace, working under loose, tentative schedules. Also, as we're a small team, ideas and feedback for every station flow between members, even those outside of that station, so if you're happy to have a say in where the game goes, we're also looking for you!
The longer-term project and my personal passion project is a witch-themed 3D platformer. Featuring Agatha, half-sitcom-and-snackfood-lover, half-HEIRESS TO THE VERYDARK THRONE AND FUTURE SUBJUGATER OF ALL HUMANITY, players will join her as she attempts to collect her lost spell-book pages in order to earn entry back into her father's home in the deep, dank world of the Verydark. She's assisted by a cat-like spirit that is able to platform on top of the shadows on walls in cross-2D/3D puzzle-solving challenges.
Child of the Dark Lord that once led siege against humanity before falling in love with a human woman, Agatha is now only able to visit her father in the hellscape of the Verydark on long weekends and holiday vacations. Thanks to her dark heritage she is able to call upon and manipulate spiritual forces in the forms of spells and hexes, an ability her father tries to bring her up on in order for her to succeed him as Lordess of the Verydark. She, however, just wants to watch demon television and snack on Lizard's Tails.
When a mysterious force evicts her from her room at the top of the tallest spire in her father's home at the center of the Verydark, Agatha attempts to cast a spell to save herself, but to no avail..! Her being out of practice, the spell fizzles out, causing her spell-book to explode, sending the pages scattering to various corners of the world. Now locked out of her father's house by a talking door that doesn't recognize her without it, Agatha is forced to rely on a Catesque, a cat-like spirit that haunts the shadows of black cats, giving them a bad name by getting up to mischief while tailing them on moon-lit nights.
EDIT: Concept art and model outside of spoiler! c:
Hello! I'm the head of a loose, up-and-coming video game development circle tentatively called By Jove! Games. We're currently at the heart of two projects, one of which is short-term and worked on in collaboration with a school-based organization and is still in planning. The other, longer-term project is entirely our own. Spoilers with information on the project included below.
We're looking for volunteer artists who can do concept art for and model game environments. We're a loose, informal team; work will be done entirely on an as-needed or as-you-see-fit basis, but you will regularly be consulted and talked with in the development server on the Discord so that even when you're not working the environmental structure can be such that you can work with.
We'd like someone happy to work in an informal environment who doesn't mind workflow at an uneven pace, working under loose, tentative schedules. Also, as we're a small team, ideas and feedback for every station flow between members, even those outside of that station, so if you're happy to have a say in where the game goes, we're also looking for you!
My bad, I just figure out that i forgot to parent the arms and legs, lol.
It's originally from the 1969 film, "Venere in pelliccia". Solid soundtrack :D
Thanks! I was going for something between Goldeneye and Counter-Strike :)
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class Player : MonoBehaviour
{
//OBJECTS
[Header("Object Links")]
public Transform cam;
CharacterController mover;
private Animator anim;
//CAMERA
Vector3 camF;
Vector3 camR;
//INPUT
Vector2 input;
//PHYSICS
Vector3 intent;
Vector3 velocityXZ;
Vector3 velocity;
[Header("Physics")]
public float speed = 6;
public float accel = 10;
private bool playerMoving;
private Vector2 lastMove;
//GRAVITY
public float grav = 15;
public float jumpSpeed = 15;
public float fallClamp = -20;
public float jumpClamp = 100;
public float fallMultiplier = 2.5f;
public float lowFallMultiplier = 4f;
public bool grounded = false;
public bool jumpKeyHeld = false;
private void Start()
{
mover = GetComponent<CharacterController>();
anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
}
void Update()
{
DoInput();
CalculateCamera();
CalculateGround();
DoIntent();
DoGravity();
DoJump();
DoMove();
DoAnimation();
}
void DoInput()
{
input = new Vector2(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), Input.GetAxis("Vertical"));
input = Vector2.ClampMagnitude(input, 1);
}
void CalculateCamera()
{
camF = cam.forward;
camR = cam.right;
camF.y = 0;
camR.y = 0;
camF = camF.normalized;
camR = camR.normalized;
}
void CalculateGround()
{
RaycastHit hit;
if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position+Vector3.up*0.1f, -Vector3.up, out hit, 0.2f))
{
grounded = true;
}
else
grounded = false;
}
void DoIntent()
{
intent = camF * input.y + camR * input.x;
velocityXZ = velocity;
velocityXZ.y = 0;
velocityXZ = Vector3.Lerp(velocityXZ, intent * speed, accel * Time.deltaTime);
velocity = new Vector3(velocityXZ.x, velocity.y, velocityXZ.z);
}
void DoGravity()
{
if (grounded)
velocity.y = -0.5f;
else
{
if (jumpKeyHeld)
{
velocity.y -= grav * fallMultiplier * Time.deltaTime;
velocity.y = Mathf.Clamp(velocity.y, fallClamp, jumpClamp);
}
else
{
velocity.y -= grav * lowFallMultiplier * Time.deltaTime;
velocity.y = Mathf.Clamp(velocity.y, fallClamp, jumpClamp);
}
}
}
void DoJump()
{
if (grounded)
{
if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump"))
{
velocity.y = jumpSpeed;
jumpKeyHeld = true;
}
}
else if (Input.GetButtonUp("Jump"))
{
jumpKeyHeld = false;
}
}
void DoMove()
{
mover.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime);
}
void DoAnimation()
{
playerMoving = false;
if (Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal") > 0.5f || Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal") < -0.5f )
{
playerMoving = true;
}
if (Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical") > 0.5f || Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical") < -0.5f)
{
playerMoving = true;
}
if (playerMoving)
{
lastMove = new Vector2(Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal"), Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical"));
}
anim.SetFloat("MoveX", Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal"));
anim.SetFloat("MoveY", Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical"));
anim.SetFloat("Magnitude", input.magnitude);
anim.SetBool("PlayerMoving", playerMoving);
anim.SetBool("isGrounded", grounded);
anim.SetFloat("LastMoveX", lastMove.x);
anim.SetFloat("LastMoveY", lastMove.y);
}
}
I inquire your help for what I understand to be a common problem that i haven't found a suitable solution for.
I'm using a character controller, and it uses a capsule shaped collider. The rounded bottom part of the capsule sticks to the edges like this.
or here in video form:
I'm trying to find a way to check if the player is stuck to an edge and push him off.
I thought I could change the capsule collider for a cube or a cylinder, but the character controller is stuck with a capsule as far as I know. All the solutions I've found suggests changing the character controller for a rigidbody, but I do not have the skill to program a controller from scratch and I want to use features form the character controller.
Here's my player code for now:
C#:using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using UnityEngine; public class Player : MonoBehaviour { //OBJECTS [Header("Object Links")] public Transform cam; CharacterController mover; private Animator anim; //CAMERA Vector3 camF; Vector3 camR; //INPUT Vector2 input; //PHYSICS Vector3 intent; Vector3 velocityXZ; Vector3 velocity; [Header("Physics")] public float speed = 6; public float accel = 10; private bool playerMoving; private Vector2 lastMove; //GRAVITY public float grav = 15; public float jumpSpeed = 15; public float fallClamp = -20; public float jumpClamp = 100; public float fallMultiplier = 2.5f; public float lowFallMultiplier = 4f; public bool grounded = false; public bool jumpKeyHeld = false; private void Start() { mover = GetComponent<CharacterController>(); anim = GetComponent<Animator>(); } void Update() { DoInput(); CalculateCamera(); CalculateGround(); DoIntent(); DoGravity(); DoJump(); DoMove(); DoAnimation(); } void DoInput() { input = new Vector2(Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"), Input.GetAxis("Vertical")); input = Vector2.ClampMagnitude(input, 1); } void CalculateCamera() { camF = cam.forward; camR = cam.right; camF.y = 0; camR.y = 0; camF = camF.normalized; camR = camR.normalized; } void CalculateGround() { RaycastHit hit; if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position+Vector3.up*0.1f, -Vector3.up, out hit, 0.2f)) { grounded = true; } else grounded = false; } void DoIntent() { intent = camF * input.y + camR * input.x; velocityXZ = velocity; velocityXZ.y = 0; velocityXZ = Vector3.Lerp(velocityXZ, intent * speed, accel * Time.deltaTime); velocity = new Vector3(velocityXZ.x, velocity.y, velocityXZ.z); } void DoGravity() { if (grounded) velocity.y = -0.5f; else { if (jumpKeyHeld) { velocity.y -= grav * fallMultiplier * Time.deltaTime; velocity.y = Mathf.Clamp(velocity.y, fallClamp, jumpClamp); } else { velocity.y -= grav * lowFallMultiplier * Time.deltaTime; velocity.y = Mathf.Clamp(velocity.y, fallClamp, jumpClamp); } } } void DoJump() { if (grounded) { if (Input.GetButtonDown("Jump")) { velocity.y = jumpSpeed; jumpKeyHeld = true; } } else if (Input.GetButtonUp("Jump")) { jumpKeyHeld = false; } } void DoMove() { mover.Move(velocity * Time.deltaTime); } void DoAnimation() { playerMoving = false; if (Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal") > 0.5f || Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal") < -0.5f ) { playerMoving = true; } if (Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical") > 0.5f || Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical") < -0.5f) { playerMoving = true; } if (playerMoving) { lastMove = new Vector2(Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal"), Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical")); } anim.SetFloat("MoveX", Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal")); anim.SetFloat("MoveY", Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical")); anim.SetFloat("Magnitude", input.magnitude); anim.SetBool("PlayerMoving", playerMoving); anim.SetBool("isGrounded", grounded); anim.SetFloat("LastMoveX", lastMove.x); anim.SetFloat("LastMoveY", lastMove.y); } }
Thanks for you help!
If check the player has collided with something while isGrounded is false, then I apply a force opposite of the hit point, that seems to work, but hitting a wall now gives a push back too which isn't desired.
CharacterController charachterController;
float noSlipDistance=.1f;
void LateUpdate()
{
RaycastHit hitInfo;
if(Physics.SphereCast(transform.position+charachterController.center, charachterController.radius-charachterController.skinWidth, Vector3.down, out hitInfo, charachterController.height)){
Vector3 relativeHitPoint=hitInfo.point-(transform.position+charachterController.center);
float hitHeight=relativeHitPoint.y;
relativeHitPoint.y=0;
//check if the ground point is far enough away to cause us to slip
if(relativeHitPoint.magnitude>noSlipDistance){
// apply force to push the charachter back, using the relative hit point as the force
//AddForce(-relativeHitPoint);
}
}
} private void LateUpdate()
{
RaycastHit hitInfo;
if (Physics.SphereCast(transform.position + mover.center, mover.radius - mover.skinWidth, Vector3.down, out hitInfo, mover.height*0.7f))
{
Vector3 relativeHitPoint = hitInfo.point - (transform.position + mover.center);
float hitHeight = relativeHitPoint.y;
relativeHitPoint.y = 0;
if (relativeHitPoint.magnitude > noSlipDistance)
{
Vector3 edgeFallMovement = transform.position - hitInfo.point;
edgeFallMovement.y = 0;
velocity += (edgeFallMovement * Time.deltaTime * edgeFallFactor);
}
}
}Is it the same for Unreal? I would prefer to work on Unreal
I would appreciate even if you guys/girls can give me some feedback about the code itself alongside the game, it will really help me to become a better programmer :)
Thanks!
Ok I just wanted to make sure I was not aware of some issue I did not know of, that would come down the line
As a regular Gamescom visitor, I do not think tutorials have a place in that setting. The best solution from my experience is also a difficult one, the "Nintendo solution": Teach the player the mechanics on the go without tutorials, but by level design and button prompts showing what you can do to interact in the intended way. Also, having people around (as an Indie: yourself) to explain things if people get into trouble is a good safety measure. Nobody has time or nerve for tutorials at a convention, as good as a tutorial would be, in principle.
