How to Stay Organized and Actually Finish Your Games
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Are you struggling to stay organized and finish your games? Today I'll chat about what I do to stay organize, focused, and on track with development my indie games.
If you like my videos and find them helpful, you can support me over my Patreon page here: ✨ / goodgis ✨
┈ Software I use! ┈
● Godot Engine - godotengine.org/
● Pyxel Edit - www.pyxeledit.com/
● LabChirp - labbed.itch.io/labchirp
● Paint.NET - www.getpaint.net/
● Blender- www.blender.org/
┈ Who is Goodgis? ┈
I’m a full time Graphic Designer, Game Dev, & KZfaqr. I specialize in making cute, colorful games in Godot and telling my story through my videos. I also run my own little game studio called Firith. My dream is to hire my friends and make Firith a full-time job. I’m known for games such as The Keeyp, Wizbirds, Snomes, and Dewdrop Dynasty.
✦ Discord - / discord
✦ Twitter - / gooodgis
✦ Games - firith.itch.io/
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 The Story Begins
1:11 Trial & Error Phase
1:36 12 Years of Searching
2:15 Why Do I Like Milanote?
2:23 Boards-within-boards
3:18 Freeform Canvas
4:00 Built-in Templates
4:47 How it's helped BB64
5:15 New Characters
5:38 Almost Done with Phase 1
6:31 Shoutouts
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@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
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@floofywoofles1826 2 жыл бұрын
Poggers
@thebigheartyradish Жыл бұрын
Thanks man, Milanote will be helpful!
@heterotrophic 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a writer and I use milanote to plan my stories, my boards actually do look like a wall of text but with arrows, and those arrows really do help me sort things out plus milanote also has a 'document' card where I can tuck paragraphs into so that my board isn't just full of story details, that's helpful as well :D You're a huge inspiration goodgis! I dream of working together with a group of passionate people like you do with Firith. Keep up the amazing work!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for all the support and encouragement. I wish you the best of luck! :D
@maxrdev703 2 жыл бұрын
I use trello at the moment but this software looks great, I’m a visual and kinaesthetic learner so this is far better for me. I do also have a little obsession of organising my files (hehe) so this looks great!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Same, that's why it works so well for me!
@maxrdev703 2 жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis I really love the way the dewdrop board looks! It so clean!
@Boxply 2 жыл бұрын
I use trello as of now too. This just seems waaaay more professional haha
@deeZee14 2 жыл бұрын
I was watching your view on Godot vs Unity just as this got posted You give me quite the inspiration to follow my own game dev journey on Godot so I thank you for that For everyone who is also starting, I wish you all the best and a successful road!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I'm sure you'll do great :D
@TheBeLuvdTRex 5 ай бұрын
I just started using it and I see what you mean. You can see the step by step and progress. So far I love it. Thank you!
@shindig9000 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing! This might be the kind of tool I was looking for as well to help motivate me and keep me organized more easily.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
:D
@leonardonicoli56 Жыл бұрын
Thank's you so much for letting me know these new super useful free applications
@slBrelaz 2 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy the passion in your voice, it does mean you've found the right tool for you. When I finally found the right tool for me (and even now, 3 years later) I will always talk people's ears off about how it helps me stay organised when developing my side-project.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
You should haha
@DeadDamsel 2 жыл бұрын
I've been on a quest to find a better organization system for the last 4 months or so, this is exactly what I was trying to find, I just didn't have the words for it. Thank you!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Super happy it helped! :D
@complainergamer Жыл бұрын
Milanote is amazing thank you! Organization is so important and this does the job just right!! My favorite option so far is tha ability to click on itmes from webpages and it saves right to your project. Thanks Goodgis for the vid and Milanote for the amazing program!!
@SkidesGames 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect timing for this video, been waiting since Sunday for this 👀
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps. ;)
@eddy86ita Жыл бұрын
It's 3 years that I'm looking for this video, listening to you and your reserch for this software was like listening my own brain talking to me, I used to do my board with paint and photoshop, It is so wonderfull to have finally found this software, finally all the variables will be simply organized, thanks a lot!!!
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@lejodev 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I love your videos, you always explain the stuff I need, and you are really good at game dev and video editing
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks so much! :D
@Ivorforce 2 жыл бұрын
This looks really cool! I've been in the same situation, and finally ran across Craft which makes me super happy now. I'm more of a text braindump kind of guy, which makes it a good fit for me - but I'll definitely give Milanote a try for a future project too!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That sounds sweet, I'll have to check it out!
@centigames 2 жыл бұрын
Milanote reminds me of Miro, they seems very similar (collaborative free form canvas). Personally I like to use Notion though, since it also looks great, you can have pages in pages in pages... And you can also do databases, todo lists, and much more!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@TheKr0ckeR 11 ай бұрын
I also love using Notion but as he mentioned, notion has no free-form canvas which limits my brainstorming etc.
@selagia 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy milanote, I kind of forgot about it for a while until I saw this video. Thanks!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@ollie_r8162 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore Milanote! I feel like it's the first app that really works well for organizing gamedev projects, outside of printing stuff and doing it on your wall.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@microdavid7098 2 жыл бұрын
great video Goodgis! The editing is amazing
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, David!
@SaeybinUnderFire Жыл бұрын
I love Milanote. Using it right now to plan out our first game!
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
Me too! It's awesome!
@bodamat 2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. If you don't organize your game you can even not finish it or lose interest. Would be good to know how you organize your game, what you use (I think you use more than just board), and how you separate ideas from approved ones. How to work with this in a team :)
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the planning part is just as important.
@razorback8300 2 жыл бұрын
Love your content mate ! keep up the good work !
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Ayye, thanks so much!
@razorback8300 2 жыл бұрын
This video made me try out the swoftware I really enjoyed working on it specially when it comes for level design . Thanks for the recommendation !
@wings3Dstudio 2 жыл бұрын
nice really needed software to better organize my work. Will be working on a big project soon thanks goodgis
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@XXX-XX-X-X 7 ай бұрын
This looks insane to me. "I find kanban boards overwhelming" and then you show a different layout on every canvas and flyouts for all sorts of elements. I am really glad there are different tools for different brains. Glad you like this but it looks maybe better for a different kind of thinker than me.
@janthegamedev 2 жыл бұрын
I dont have money to use Milanote anymore. I only have like 20 elements left :( But it is very good and i really enjoyed working with it. I really like the dotted background and every element looks very clean. I really like this software.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the limit is a bit of a shame but it still can be super useful.
@masterlewzilla2116 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I was considering milanote for a long time and im struggeling between notion and milanote.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@deeZee14 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this tool, I was in a similar situation and it does get quite frustrating but thankfully, in a way, you suffered so that we don't 😅
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
haha, yes this is the heavy burden I carry being a game dev elf.
@TheBeLuvdTRex 5 ай бұрын
Im totally jumping on this one!
@Goodgis 5 ай бұрын
:D
@divyanshsh 9 ай бұрын
sweet thanks for sharing
@survival_man7746 2 жыл бұрын
I used obsidian for big ass projects but this seems even better !!!! 😮🎉 Also, yay ! beautiful templates !
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah haha
@Hamox 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video as always!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@DELETED_IDENTIFIER 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this wonder, if it wasn't for this tool, I would be lost to create my games!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@HOSTLESS 2 жыл бұрын
I can't help but feel overwhelmed with your editing, I think you deserve more credit for it
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! :D
@smokeback 2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME THIS IS VERY HELPFUL
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! :D
@fleebertreatise1063 5 ай бұрын
This is a cool video. I was mostly looking to get an idea of what game development organization even looks like, since I’ve never done that or been involved in it. And it did give me a general feel. I wonder how many development teams would benefit from someone who could help organize the ideas and work as part of the team. I like things to be neat personally, and it was just something that popped in my head as I start learning game creation skills.
@Nefarious_Bread Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I never even knew this existed! This is a great tool.
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@hyperfreezegames Жыл бұрын
This really seems like this "one tool to rule them all" situation. Will definitely check it out to maybe replace my net of draw io, trello and so on! :)
@BobbeDev 2 жыл бұрын
Ok yea I’ll definitely make sure to check this out
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
:D
@ghostgone8426 2 жыл бұрын
yeah milanote is really useful I am gonna use it for my next game
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah!
@SirFunnyPerson 2 жыл бұрын
Omg, this will be SO helpful, thank you! I'm beginning Game Dev. and I'm always losing track of what I have to do :/
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! :D
@DragmoraProductions 4 ай бұрын
Nice video. Great help for designers that have Aspbergers and ADD. For me, trello is just too complicated. But this seems like writing your idea on paper.
@lucasgabrielgonsalves9626 6 ай бұрын
I wish Milanote would fuse with Whimsical. Milanote boards inside boards is just... fantastic, but it still has usability issues, like the need to click on "arrow" then selecting both ends. Whimsical makes this way easier but unfortunately, Whimsical doesn't have the board inside board approach, which is something that makes so much sense to me.
@shanggosteen9804 2 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos goodgis :D
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Shanggosteen! :D
@godswilletteh930 2 жыл бұрын
Love your vids 👍
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! :D
@Macabremedia935 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Are you going to stream the great spring game jam games?
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, hopefully today!
@Macabremedia935 2 жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis Yay! I hope you play mine lol
@thephidragon599 2 жыл бұрын
i am starting using milanote now it so easy to note down all the bosses down and their attacks to store them to work on them. I have some very good ideas for bosses you should add.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@thephidragon599 2 жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis I will DM the ideas on discord
@somarandtheastronautape6518 Жыл бұрын
Man... thank you. Finally, I can stop wasting 80% of my dev time looking for a management software.
@NdyyGameDev 4 ай бұрын
Great video
@ComicBoss95 2 жыл бұрын
Hi I love your videos keep up the good work this is so cool
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! :D
@griffinbrooks6748 2 жыл бұрын
I started using Milanote ever since i saw the turn based battler by Brackeys! :D i absolutely love that software.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! :D
@Autumnly24 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a much cleaner version of Miro! Definitely gonna try this one out and see how good the free account stuff is!
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
:D
@ossdemura 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation! I'm using a mix of Miro & Trello.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@PixelMonkeLIVE 2 жыл бұрын
New Goodgis video!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
:D
@BrunodeSouzaLino Жыл бұрын
At least for how I do things, Kanban boards are good for visual projects but horrible for things which require tasks. Much like you do, I did spend about 1 month testing pretty much every task management tool on the market and ended up setting on Quire. And I did set up on it for one particular reason: every single task manager out there seems to always put recurring tasks behind paid plans while that feature is free on Quire.
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@aurealis2041 Жыл бұрын
Thats literally the most fun part of game making
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
;)
@TheShelfman 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a little late to this video, but thanks for the tips! Milanote seems like a great tool😁
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
It really is!
@ElectrifyThunder 7 ай бұрын
this is what i was just looking for! Trello is just no fun and so difficult for me to look at, so i just quit until i found this video... So thanks!
@Goodgis 7 ай бұрын
Glad I could help!
@purplemosasaurus5987 2 жыл бұрын
Goodgis, you have replied to each and every one of my comments so, I just wanted to thank you for that :)
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I appreciate it. :D
@lilrockstar77 2 жыл бұрын
I gave it a shot. Im going back to my tried and true Things 3. Its a great piece of software but I tire of subscriptions. I just want to buy something and have it. I know you said free but there is not nearly enough space.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, no worries! I totally get where you're coming from.
@simonw.1223 6 ай бұрын
Finally I found this video again.
@07jackg 11 ай бұрын
Recommendations for project management systems when it comes to table-top game design?
@Itzame3756 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using trello and notion for a while now, I love them both
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! It always makes me happy when people find what works for them.
@Itzame3756 2 жыл бұрын
😁
@maaz4354 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I have this problem always, if I start a bigger project, and I am around half way through, I am like: yeah lets start another project and I do not finish any of my games
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
It can hard at times! Planning out your games can really save you a lot of heartache.
@maaz4354 2 жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis yeah true, I used trello for a while, but it didnt work out, so I will definitely try this one out
@AndrewGiacomoPinnical 2 жыл бұрын
Aweee man thank you so much for the shoutout! Great video! Keep up the amazing work!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Of course! You and Giacomo have really inspired me, and I'm so grateful for it. :D
@user-cx6ec2kp6u 2 жыл бұрын
You should add that software to the 'software I use' section in your video descriptions
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
LOL, I guess I should have!
@avetitus8665 2 жыл бұрын
cool video i really like this i had actually a problam with planning games so i usally just making stupid things at the end
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Planning is such an important part! :D
@bojanavlahovic5853 2 жыл бұрын
You said 12 years of searching...bro thats my entire existance
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Woah! haha
@nahidwin65 2 жыл бұрын
7th to watch, nice Goodgis. You're always relatable:)
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Ayyye, thanks so much!
@GreenBlueWalkthrough 2 жыл бұрын
I just use Microsoft 365 and normal folders on windows all in a big folder... I do need to get more effecnt with it and add more folders but still it works for me... Millanote seems good though glad you enjoy it!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, that works too! haha
@samijamandak 2 жыл бұрын
hi goodgis you helped me a little while ago I wanna know what engine and map builder did you use for the bird platformer game
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Godot :D
@rodrigopetunio 2 жыл бұрын
Wait till you find about Masterplan!... which come to think of it is better for solodev in one machine. In any case, the level maker on that one is pretty appealing.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
:D
@trumtrum5136 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm using Milanote now, thank you! How do make your game look 64?
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! :D I just design low poly models and use a low res filter.
@Rainder 2 жыл бұрын
Tried this out with my friends! Kind of sad that I don't have money to pay for the monthly fee, but it's such a good way to organize small projects ^_^
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's the only down side to it. It's really nice though. :D
@TheLebonnobel 4 ай бұрын
milanote vs figma figjam board ? which one to chose ?
@donovan3562 Жыл бұрын
I wonder about this software potentially having a trap in how much you can sink into making it “look nice” ultimately I respect that it’s all about conveying information and if pictures make it more efficient then great. My worry would be that at a certain point it’s just looking nicer than a Kanban board rather than actually executing the task better. If you read this, would love to read your thoughts about it
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
You can say the same with a piece of paper and markers. It all comes down to self control haha
@blockify Жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis haha exactly, no matter what I use I try to make it look nice but also straight to the point. That makes it easier for me to understand it. Less of a headache!
@henryzhang464 2 жыл бұрын
Funny thing, I also found milanote by watching his video
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! haha
@djlclopez128 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you've done a video on this or not...but...I am having the worst time finding music software for games. Free would be preferable, but maybe it's a video topic to consider? Something along the lines of: Top Ten Free and Paid Software for Making Music for Your Game? That would be wonderful!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I'll keep that in mind.
@PanMafin Жыл бұрын
lol i just realized that here on the miniature of this film you can see sheerluck forest before you announced it.
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
:D
@dodolab7256 2 жыл бұрын
I use Miro! Still a beginner but I love it
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@Skeffles 2 жыл бұрын
I've been using trello recently but in the past I also used paper. I have reams of ideas partially organised in old folders. 😂
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! haha
@oldfallstorm3064 2 жыл бұрын
Title: How to stay organized and actually finish your games. Me: Well that's a good question! I... Don't... haha?
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
LOL I think we've all be there.
@oldfallstorm3064 2 жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis YES.
@kamjr 2 жыл бұрын
Its great learning to organize your games but I need to learn how to make a game in the first place...
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, just take it one step at a time!
@nathanericschwabenland88888 2 ай бұрын
When I organize I use a circle and divide it by twelve
@aboxonmydesk8596 2 жыл бұрын
You now will be a dewdrop dynasty devlog when he changes his banner , and I’m super hyped for that !
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
;) OH, it's on it's way.
@auliamate 10 ай бұрын
I use Milanote to organise me and my team’s production schedule
@pro_gemer 2 жыл бұрын
obsidian is a GREAT alternative to milanote, the ui is really good and the graph system just gives me dopamine when switching to it
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@UltraGearGamesOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
I generally struggle with what to put on the board. It's just pretty hard to break down tasks, and I especially have a problem updating the board, which is something I do like once per 2 weeks. Often completely forgetting about its existence. Any tips?
@user-cx6ec2kp6u 2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you actually don't need it? The board should help you organize your game so if you find yourself working on your game without it just fine and having a hard time updating your board to reflect that, either you have another way of organizing your thoughts or you just don't need it.
@UltraGearGamesOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-cx6ec2kp6u I did think about that in the past, yeah, but I want to have a way to see how much I've done at the same time. Even though I personally don't get that much motivation from it, it's still great to see that I am actually moving forward.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
I mostly use my boards a daily tasks. You can also make a board where it's a list of all the enemies, locations, or items. Then make a check list for each of them. The most important thing is to make it bite size chunks.
@ImLulutenland 10 ай бұрын
What app do you use to create games?
@Vexed-3 10 ай бұрын
he uses game maker and godot mostly godot
@ImLulutenland 10 ай бұрын
@@Vexed-3 Does it cost money?
@Vexed-3 10 ай бұрын
@@ImLulutenland godot is free game maker i think has a free trial with a subscription but idk
@GabrielSoaresALife 2 жыл бұрын
Milanote is all i ever want to organize my ideas. Thanks very much for this video.
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! :D
@uriellorbenbuhay4214 Жыл бұрын
hi new here which is hard to use unity or milanote and why?
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
They are very different. Unity is a game engine and Milanote is a product organizer.
@Kromyth 2 жыл бұрын
yay
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
YAYY!
@n_d_cisive Жыл бұрын
My favorite part has to be the fact that it automatically gives you an icon based on the name that you give to your boards
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! I love that!
@altnshift1275 2 жыл бұрын
can you make a basic pyxil edit tutorial?
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Like what specifically? It's a pretty basic pixel art software.
@DejaimeNeto 2 жыл бұрын
yes
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@BeardBarians Жыл бұрын
I like Milanote, but I think its not targetted enough at game dev, so I'm making my own :)
@Goodgis Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@BeardBarians Жыл бұрын
@@Goodgis 😀
@karpadorgx5709 2 жыл бұрын
Cool dude
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@nathanericschwabenland88888 2 ай бұрын
I like images in fact I like images of creatures
@eldelgas31 Жыл бұрын
0:23 me with notepad.exe in my pc : 🗿
@VoylinsLife 2 жыл бұрын
Only able to use 100 "notes" is a real downside and the price at 10 dollars a month (If you pre-pay) for a year is kind of expensive in my opinion. :c
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I felt the same way at first. I would be awesome to find an open source version down the road, but until then the is the best software that I could find.
@Ryuu28_voidgames 2 жыл бұрын
TUMBO!
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
;)
@DaydreamStudios_Official 2 жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly disagree with the statement "Project organization is the worst part of developing a game" That is literally what I look forward to every time I make a game. It's a very satisfying procedure
@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome to hear!
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