The Karlson bit was actually reasonable

If we don’t start treating Dani right we ain’t ever getting Karlson.

At this point I don’t even want karlson I just want Dani to upload

Everybody should stop threatening Danny. He’s working as hard as he can and something that he’s doing for us.

man just know 90% of your viewers if not more will support you whenever you decide to release and keep the game in their inbox. go at your own pace and own enjoyment, we have all the other games you released too!

forget about karlson - don't care anymore. I'm waiting for muck 2 now.

As a software engineer, I completely understand the pressure and the scale of the task to make a video game. The fact is, very few games, even Indie games with a single developer make it past being a "cool side project" for someone. One person can create a good concept, some good mechanics, or even an arcade-style game, but when it comes to fleshing out a game with a story and levels, and having the polish that people expect, that just normally isn't feasible to achieve with one person. You've done the hard part though. You've made the beginnings of a game which is truly unique, and you've done a stunning job at marketing that game, and clearly many people are willing to pay money for it. That's a fantastic opportunity to seek investment for it, and employ developers to help you realise your game. Having others work on it for you might seem like giving away your project, but bear in mind that anyone you employ will follow your own direction, and seeing progress occur on the game without having to make every single change yourself can be huge in terms of motivation and seeing finishing the game as a realisable goal. The Wikipedia article for Portal suggests that "no more than 10 people" worked on developing it over 2 years and 4 months. Given that may be a game of similar scope, it's worth bearing in mind how much needed to go into making it, and I would definitely say that would be infeasible with a single developer. Just having a couple of developers and an artist makes a huge difference. It's also important to put realistic constraints on what you want to be part of the game, what is out of scope, and to be very aware of feature creep. It's very easy to always want to improve something indefinitely before releasing, especially when it's your pride and joy, but no one ever releases a perfect game. Having deadlines and clear scope requirements are vital if you actually want to see something be released. You'll be very aware of most of the bugs present, but so long as you dial in the core mechanics, many people will very much enjoy the result. And lastly, just be careful what you sign on if seeking investment. Be careful not to give away creative control of your project. Investors may put deadlines in place, or other constraints. You may choose to go down a crowdfunding route, but I think this can also be dangerous to the integrity of your product if scope and deadlines are not strictly managed. Long story short, I think it would be a great decision to seek investment and hire some developers, and I think your fans would be very appreciative of such a decision. I think this route would allow Karlson to be much more than it ever could be with just yourself working on it, but whatever route you choose, I wish you best of luck with it.

take all the time you need dani. i don't care how long it takes, ill always be waiting for karlson.

instead of sending death threats to dani, which pressures and makes him unmotivated, send him milk which speeds up karlson development by 99x, keeps dani healthy, and motivated

Dani just make Karlson the game you want not how people want it. Just relax, and code whatever you want. Take your time and have fun with the process

Dani, if you're burnt out. It's okay . Take as much time as you need. It isn't like there aren't any other games to follow. We can wait

What if when you think you've finished karlson, Billy just frickin transforms into a giga version of himself stronger than willy and drilly(if he becomes a canon boss) (and any other bosses that will be in karlson) and tells you he was the one who trapped karlson in the facility and was the one behind everything? That would be the world's biggest plot twist!

The people who send death threats, thinking it will help, are the same people who will complain that it's too expensive and shit on it to somehow 'prove' that it should be free and not worth the money. The game looks great and should be paid for. Good luck Dani!

People need to calm down and let Dani do what he wants to do. Sending him death threats and making a big deal out of it isn't gonna make it better. Edit: (What have I done)

Don’t worry Dani waiting till 2069 is fine that was really cool will be a hour by then. If you read this thanks Dani very cool 👍

it has been 1 year, and I am happy that you get to relax and think through what you wanted to do, I hope for one of these dani2 videos at least but it is your choice of when you want to return back to the internet:)

Take all the time you need, Dani! You don't have to worry about letting us down, even what you had so far looked more than perfect! Maybe just taking a bit of time to sit back and *not* think or stress about the game for a little bit will help you start working on it again, one little thing at a time. At any rate, just hang in there, and keep being the awesome game dev we all know you are!

You shouldn’t feel bad about disappointing us. What you’ve done is beyond most people’s ideas and expectations of a solo dev, and if you ever feel worried about it, just think about Battlefield 2042

Release date confirmed : 2069

yo guys i was watching some youtube and one of the ads was the karlson trailer and so i watched all of it rare occasion of intentionally not skipping an ad

He actually broke the "Wow, that was really cool" streak 😢

The fact that this actually happens is making me so glad, working on a game is so hard sometimes, you subconsciously open the product and just sit there, even after literal weeks of just planning out what to do next

It's been a year dani we really really miss you

When I came across your channel I instantly fell in love with the creativity and the uniqueness of all the projects you do. Youve inspired so many other devlog or "game making" type of channels. Take all the time you need fam. I know when you're ready and when the games ready its gonna be a good day.

I feel so happy that Dani is defending himself- and also how his community is appreciative of him, which gives me lots of hope that this wont be a cyberpunk situation- (being forced into releasing the game to the point of death threats, and then getting accused for being lazy and making a bad game when they are forced to release it early)

Dani, I feel you man. Make this game for yourself, and yourself only. Also, don’t think about it too much… Let the ideas flow!

One way you could do your dev logs is like another youtuber I'm watching. He's explicitly stated that he doesn't just wanna cover every single detail because he thought it was boring. Instead most of his videos are him showing off a few minor details then going into random aspects about game design. His KZfaq name is garbaj

3:20 A person who talks about the drill

The thing is, we are all memers, we don't expect a gigantic game, we just need a game from the one and only Dani, just do your way and we will be happy

Dani: "guess it means that karlson will never be released" Team cherry: jokes on you, but we have the exact same plan

Karlson will become the next GD 2.2

Yo I feel that so hard, whenever someone TELLS me to work on something, I suddenly feel extremely unmotivated, idk what it is lol. Keep doing u dude, work on what you want to work on and don't let the internet bully you, or anyone in your life for that matter.

The Karlson bit was actually reasonable. I feel bad for you: receiving death threats for not developing a game is just insane. Keep up the good work man 😉!

It's burnout... Been there, done that. Let me know when you figure out how to get out of it.

It has been 23 months (1 year and 11 months) since this Karlson update. We are still waiting on the release of the game to this day.

Bro that's so true, making a game when people pressure you to make it while having high expectations sounds so fricking stressful. It's so much better when you work on a project when not many people are hyped about. Totally understand your situation, more people should too. Anyways, good luck on making it! 👍👍🙏

Anxiety can cause someone to freeze up and not do the thing that they want to do. One way to help with this is to split the project into "bite-sized" chunks. When you decide to work on Karlson. Just choose ONE task to work on. That should be your only goal, doing the one small task you decided on. Don't worry about anything that comes after. Focus only on the small chunk. This approach helped me get over my anxiety lockups. I hope it can help you as well.

i miss this this guy so much and no one watching him in 2024 he still hasn't uploaded

Your videos are really cool and honestly make my day whenever I see them. Hope you're doing well!

So, anyone ever wondered if Karlson has a father named Karldad that went to get milk but failed? Edit: Karlson lore, here we go Many years have passed since that day. A tragic day for two sons and a single chad father. The father, named Karldad one day went out to go get milk for his beloved son, named Karlson. But little do Karlson realize, that was the last time he saw his father, a journey to buy milk for his precious son but to never return. And now, Karlson have train for many years since his father's disappearance to buy mik. Many people who see him would nickname him, Karlson The Milkman. As Karlson was about to start his venture to buy milk for his brother, named Karlbrother, he was kidnapped by a school of robots, blocky and kinda thicc. And when he woke up, he was placed in a chamber to where he has to parkor and shoots gun blazing to nearby blocky robots enemy, to escape, get the milks, and go home to his brother, Karlbrother.

5:30 what a pressure.. Keep strong my man Dani, take your time

I've always felt like the reason Karlson hasn't come out all these years later is because it isn't the #1 most wishlisted in fact it fell to like #30 now i think

Take all the time you need Dani

"It's gotten to the point where I've gotten death threats." but if you want Karlson, you need him to make it...

Dani, you probably won't see this, but if you do, please remember: Karlson is YOUR game. Make it however you want to. We, the Boners™️ promise you, that as long as you put your heart in it, we will appreciate it, no matter the result. I hope you find inspiration to have fun again in making Karlson. Cheers, A subscriber from the start

The sneeze at the end startled me

Take all the time you need

I as a fellow programmer understand the part of literally staring at a project knowing what to do but in actuality doing nothing. Hard to get back into it after breaks

"oh you don't know what karlson is" dumbledore said calmly

Keep coming back to this vid

Dude, that stalling out right when you sit down to get started is the reason I almost failed every course last semester.

With every new episode is another day I'm surprised he's alive lmao

I know this is really late, but I’m glad that you told us about this. I personally know the game will be good, regardless of how finished it is. Maybe, if you think it’s the right choice, you might want to hire another programmer. Just, don’t rush the game. Let’s all just let Dani develop a good game instead of pressuring him into something he can’t do.

Idea: Release Karlson and then make a bunch of hotfixes.

blood is getting death threats

The "wow that was really cool" song should be in the credits of Karlson

I've always wanted to make games ever since I played my first level. After watching your "made in this amount of time" game dev videos I really felt like I could do it. Ever since ive been working on learning how to game dev and the lot, and watching your progress with karlson and other games of the like has really inspired me. With my little experience in the field I know its a lot of work, and i know that whenever it comes time to release karlson it will be how you want it to be, its your dream game, we're just coming on the ride with you -sincerely someone you inspired cheers :D

Take as much time as you need man we will wait as long as it takes

R.I.P Dani 1969-6420

People need to understand that putting pressure on a developer or a creator weighs them down and make them unmotivated, sending death threats and hate comments and emails won't do anything but make things worse, making games are hard and Dani is just trying to be positive and is trying his best to finish it Anyways drink milk, hit billy and beat your willy👍 He broke the streak....i never thought this day would ever happen...

Next devlog should be titled "F* everyone's expectations. Let's do this" and then you proceed to do whatever you want. Also, usually when I feel unmotivated, I find that throwing out the to-do list and working on what you feel like helps you get started.

I wish I could see Dani again 😢

I will sacrifice myself and start talking about the drill to see if Dani is alive

We all understand Dani, this amount of pressure is not easy to deal with i just want you to know me and the rest of the og milk gang are with you

Fun fact: Game development is actually really hard, and takes a lot of time. So stop pressuring Dani

Karlson is gonna be the new 2.2

Album name: milkifyed muck

I bet Karlson was another joke game Dani was going to make, but the hype got out of his hands and he felt like he needed to do a good game this time, but he is scared that he cant with people expectations At the time Dani mentioned 3D karlson for the first time he could barely code things, so he practiced coding with games like Muk and Crab Game Basically if Dani says he won't continue making Karlson i wont be upset because i know things got out of hands for him, and we as his fans should support him because making a good game isn't easy So lets have patience gang, wheteher Karlson is the best game of the century or not, Dani is working hard on it, making a game that we dont deserve honestly Thanks Dani for making really enjoyable games, that was really cool

Dani is still a masterpiece of a gamer and creator everybody give him a break and forget about karlson untill its released so yeah

Maybe the real karlson was the friend we made along the way!

Dani getting death threats to make the game faster also dani "it makes me work less" The people sending him the threats "I've become what i sought out to destroy"

I actually feel kinda bad for what we've done to dani, honestly, keep doing whatever you're doing. we love you

Hey man , I'm a 3d designer , I'm 26 and I've been working on games for 5 years. I know exactly what you're saying. Being pressured into completing your project that you're passionate about just takes away your passion , it can be quite dangerous. Here's hoping people will be nicer to you

i miss you king hope you're doing well

you guys who really want the game to be out, man he is a solo dev working on a sort of big project yall need to be more patient

Just let Dani do what he want to do and we will eventually get karlson

The people waiting for karlson are effectively “Take your time no pressure *loads .45 acp 1911* take your time”

I’ve watched this video 2 many FUCKING times cmon dani pls post

dani, take your time with karlson, the pressure may seem great, and anticipations may be at an all time high, but no matter what you are able to over come the obstacle ahead. You have the power, and you have shown said power in your devlogs for the content. Whatever karlson already is, it's very good, we believe in you. The base for karlson you have layed out is almost perfect for the game you're building here, and whatever karlson becomes, I can guarantee with the amount of effort you are putting into it, it will be great.

Hey Dani ! You might not see this, however, I want to tell you that because of your videos, I have gotten into game dev and programmation and I wanted to thank you for that. Thank you for the inspiration, the motivation and the funny memes. I really hope the best for you and your career as a game dev and a KZfaqr.

ok, I don't know if anyone has pointed this out, but HOW does he manage to keep such a straight face while saying "Its at the point where I am getting death messages in my inbox"

This shit popped up in my fyp and i thought it was a new dani video

Respect bro me too😂 when I’m working on my games, I never get anything done because o’k just sitting there

I feel your pain man, as a game developer I know it's hard. try to ignore the ones who pressure you.

Dani : *doesn’t accept to do the “that was really cool” meme* Me : *Visible Confusion*

ur doing great dani, that is really cool ! ^^

dont worry dani we wont get to many expectations, take your time buddy...

to all those people who sent him death threats if he's dead we will never get karlson

Hey Dani, here's a little advice, I can Imagine how busy you might be but if you work just on the mechanics and have someone make the maps (You don't need to suffer with baking lights) OR You could take a break from EVERYTHING (KZfaq etc,) for like as long as you need then start working on Karlson. Also don't worry, we know it is an indie game (Who is expecting a AAA game?) and will wait as long as you need.

As a legend once said "It's been a very long time since we last checked the subreddit". Some say a second coming is bound.

when Karlson was announced I was a college student with a passion for gamedev I have now finished college and am working as a full stack developer. Dani, you were one of the funniest content creators who always inspired me. I just want you to know that when you come back we will always be there to watch your content

4:37 This is the exact thing i've felt as a gamedev that's extremely hard to explain. There's just countless times where I open up my IDE and i just feel tired and unmotivated. The only solution to that which i've found is just working when you really feel like working on it and aren't pushing yourself to work on it.

10:58 bless you Danny

Maybe The real Jeremy was the friend we made along the way!

The real karlson is the friends we made along the way

Before I thought you kind of gave up on karlson, however then I realised just how difficult game development is, take your time Dani!

Dani, that’s all people have been wanting for the past year. Just some news about the game, even though you haven’t worked on it; that’s at least news to us. So thank you :) Take your time with Karlson, we can wait to play it. Your mental health, and you enjoying the game making process and doing it for yourself is way more important :)

Yo upload if u can, so ngl karlson can go up in the most wishlisted game section

1:18 wow that was really cool song

I agree with everyone else when we say we support you tho i wish people could see how dificult it could be to do something you enjoy when people expect you to do something high and mighty while giving you a'lot of pressure thus not allowing you to do what you love.