Making Lots of Collectibles for my Indie Game

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In this episode I create a bunch of unlockable rewards for my physics-based boxing game Punch A Bunch. I also create a full menu for the game, it was hard. :| Just watch it's good i promise 👉👈
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@knucll 2 жыл бұрын

For the avatar customisation menu you could put the background instead of a single blue colour as a gym locker with a pin board with Easter eggs, nice aesthetic stuff and random clothing splattered on the floor!

@wolterwite Жыл бұрын

gym locker with a pin board brilliant

@timelesscatastropheanimati8976 Жыл бұрын

great idea

@DOGEKB_2013 Жыл бұрын

You are PERFECTION

@sakiomam3421 2 жыл бұрын

I think the pegboard in the background of the career menu was a cool idea As you progress and win more fights thing could start to appear on the pegboard (news articles, victory photos , belt pictures)

@fergarram 2 жыл бұрын

Damn that’s a great idea

@nuua5280 2 жыл бұрын

YES! Very good Idea

@joshcornish-barlow5257 2 жыл бұрын

Yes do this idea

@MiniGunTurtle36 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking!

@nikilragav 2 жыл бұрын

Ya knockout screenshots

@Goodgis 2 жыл бұрын

The hardest part about any menu is designing it. You literally have to through a bunch of buttons and text together and hope it looks good. I think you've done a great job though!

@tom_70_ads Жыл бұрын

Hey you here?

@alex.g7317 Жыл бұрын

Hey you here?

@RealEllenDeGeneres 5 ай бұрын

Focus on design fundamentals and you won't have to "hope" as much. Start off by listing out all the content needs for a specific screen and then forming a hierarchy for that content, which can be as simple as writing things down into bullet points with multiple indentations as needed. Hierarchy in UI can be visualized by emphasis, position, and grouping. If you've done the bullet points, you've actually already done a base level of the grouping part. An example of emphasis would be to make a button more vibrant than anything else on the screen. You can also use white space to emphasize certain elements. If I have a black screen with a white dot in the center, your eyes will naturally focus on the white dot due to the contrast and white space (white space doesn't have to be literally white, as it's black in this case). As for position, in western cultures people read from left to right, top to bottom. This is why it's common to see navigational elements on the top of a screen, or on the left, as it ensures users will easily see it. But these rules can be broken if you use proper white space and have a minimalistic UI. Also make sure you're consistent with your use of colors and UI elements. If you use a blue button for all "positive" actions (such as clicking next, or saving changes), then don't suddenly use a pink button on another screen unless it has a specific function. Create rules and stick to them. Lastly, make basic clickable prototypes in Figma or Sketch and ask users to perform a task that's applicable to the UI and have them screen record themselves. Ideally ask them to talk verbally in the video about what they're thinking while trying to navigate the UI, or simply setup a survey to get thoughts from them after the fact. This will help determine if you need to emphasize certain elements better, or maybe you're just using the wrong visual to represent something, etc... As for visuals, that's subjective, but it helps to create mood boards by taking a bunch of inspiration that fits the mood of your brand/game (include visuals from other UI as well as just random imagery). Look up "brand books" on dribbble to get an idea of what elements you should figure out when deciding on the visuals for the UI (colors, fonts, icons, textures, etc.). BUT.... the visual stuff is ultimately subjective and doesn't matter as much as you think if you're following the aforementioned principles. As long as the user experience is good, people won't care if you don't have the prettiest UI on the block.

@bennybar 2 жыл бұрын

I've previously worked on games that feature customizable pieces of clothing. Honestly, I'd suggest looking up the collectible LEGO Minifigure bags. They feature quite a few unique and interesting hats, props, and character designs. Just an idea, it worked well for my previous projects. Good luck

@vladislavmelnikov5452 2 жыл бұрын

1 - Just want to suggest to pick all dressings and stuff from some sort of "gym locker room". It should fit great with main menu with the desk. 2 - Also you can create a coach for a training, he shall screaming out a command and user must figure out quickly which button to press. Keep it up and good luck!

@yoqqen 2 жыл бұрын

i second this

@arievix8744 2 жыл бұрын

great ideas

@thecatbrat42 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@mobagel_ 2 жыл бұрын

i third this

@lvleye316 2 жыл бұрын

I love the locker room idea

@ShortSkys 2 жыл бұрын

I’m working on a 2.5D game, trying to figure out unlockables for more of a story mode game. You did a good job balancing stylized and beautiful 💪

@therealtoomuchdog116 2 жыл бұрын

same.

@korylenkonalumango3970 2 жыл бұрын

One day for me. I wanna make games and I have a unity course set up.

@JeloOW 2 жыл бұрын

@@korylenkonalumango3970 imo its easier to make games in godot and even most of the time in unreal

@JeloOW 2 жыл бұрын

@@piyushguptaji402 it does matter, you would take more time to make one feature in unity than in unreal or godot, unity only made me want to quit game development because it takes so long to do things also, godot is fully free & open source which everyone wants

@muhammadyusufmuhammadibrah5662 2 жыл бұрын

@@korylenkonalumango3970 i suggest unreal

@hubbahu 2 жыл бұрын

I think it would look more in line with the main menu screen if the character customization and career screens took place in the background boxing ring rather than in the blue void.

@j.c.k.8639 2 жыл бұрын

And it would be really really really really nice

@grapewhistle1591 2 жыл бұрын

Those customizeables are looking sick so far, and I think I've got some (maybe too many) ideas for more! Hats/masks: a disco ball, googly eyes, wizard hat, a really ugly 80's style wig, a baby bonnet with a pacifier, a mailbox, super saiyan hair, a simple headband like Ryu, a rubber ducky head, a Lego head, 3D glasses, a VR headset, mad scientist hair, a propeller hat, clown wig with nose, and maybe just making the whole head an eyeball. Belts/small belly accessories: an X-shaped bandage on the belly button, underwear pulled up too high, maybe some chains, and the sewer lid from Punchout Wii Pants: the classic white boxers with red hearts all over, a kilt, a skirt, a tutu, nothing but a black censor bar (front and back), maybe overalls of some sort [Also, an idea for the pants, where you have the basic blue shorts, why not just give us a color wheel in that slot and let us pick whatever color we want for it, just keep the white accents for simplicity.] Gloves: realistic human hands, cubes, a skeleton decal on black gloves like an x-ray, boots, hulk fists, basketballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, and some more disco balls. Sorry if this list is too long I didn't have this many ideas at the start but I kinda just kept typing. I hope you like some of these, it'd be cool to see some of these make it in! Good luck on the rest of the game!

@PhilEdwardsInc 2 жыл бұрын

Go PONTY! Love the cinematic interludes too.

@loading9357 2 жыл бұрын

Ha, didn't know you watched Ponty!

@PhilEdwardsInc 2 жыл бұрын

@@loading9357 Ponty is my hero.

@zaidlacksalastname4905 2 жыл бұрын

Who would've guessed you watched stuff like this lol Love your videos

@LazyAlarm 2 жыл бұрын

I love how polished everything you make is. Even when you say it’s “off” or “mismatched” or incomplete it still looks really good. And a great devlog as per usual!

@GoodBoyElmo Жыл бұрын

I feel like the peg bored could have been something like when you beat a boss a poster or newspaper about the victory, would have been cool

@mohammedzawia1054 2 жыл бұрын

idea: make the arena full of spectators, doing that will give the atmosphere it needs!

@FuckStick 2 жыл бұрын

Careers menu feels like it's missing something yet. Costume menu looking really good. I don't mind the menu vs career being different. Great stuff!!

@jumi6051 2 жыл бұрын

I personally love the "clothing/collectibles" menu, and I absolutely adore the current main menu, the aesthetic with the pictures is just so cool, just like a boxing wardrobe ^^. The career menu tho, I am not that fond of. I think it looks a bit too "amateurish" if that makes sense ^^. The one with the board to the right u scraped I actually liked better. Obviously, the board would need to be something else. Also for collectibles: Fisherman Hat, Nurse Cap, Astronaut helmet, Racing helmet, these pointy/spiky bicycle helmets if u know what I mean ^^ and maybe a robber mask/ski mask. Maybe even a monkey mask ^^. For shorts, I would really like a skirt... I don't know why, it just seems funny. Loved the devlog btw :)

@quackncheese 2 жыл бұрын

Agreeed, I also personally just hate that shade of blue.

@j.c.k.8639 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see chainsaws. Maybe in the head or in the hands. And a armored Shorts

@j.c.k.8639 2 жыл бұрын

@@quackncheese color customisation.

@TyTy-1329 2 жыл бұрын

1. You could make a punching bag and every time you hit it depending on where you hit the punching bag you get a set amount of points. Players get a set amount of time to hit the punching bag and the more points you get the better awards you get. 2. You could also do the same thing but with a person/coach. The coach can move around and block.

@flabybirted4726 2 жыл бұрын

For the health bars you could make it like some other games where the health you just lost from a punch is red for a second before disappearing portraying the damage they just took

@wyett86 2 жыл бұрын

Proposition: Fighters in career mode cold be in toy boxes, kinda like Buzz Lightyear ^^ Then, at the start of fight, there would be enemy unboxing :D

@wcrb15 2 жыл бұрын

It's probably too late now, but it might be cool to have all of the menus move around to a gym scene. For example the circuit select could be a bulletin board with flyers for each circuit. The character customization menu could be a locker room.

@JustAnotherAlex3D 2 жыл бұрын

Im so proud of you for not giving up even with the struggles you went through while making this project. I'm finishing up a video game level design program and your videos inspired me to keep going in each semester I had. Thank you

@Ryan-ll6ow 2 жыл бұрын

I think adding ring walkouts would be a cool feature.. Maybe even allowing the user to place a .mp3 file into a specific folder to use during their walkout

@Ruben98RaptoR 2 жыл бұрын

I think choosing a color scheme would really help tie all the menus together, maybe at the risk of looking too samey but idk. Also, have you tried applying the 60-30-10 rule? Edit: just wanted to congratulate you on the amazing cinematography, really appreciate it!

@micahvlogs2394 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing different body types on bosses would be cool, but honestly your current game is amazing.

@Fred79444 2 жыл бұрын

It's coming together and starting to look like a finished product! I'm proud of you man, keep it up.

@ilikesnow 2 жыл бұрын

Love the blue menu background! Made the overlay work on that menu. great work!

@flankz2950 2 жыл бұрын

when ponty drops a new video you know it's gonna be a good ass day.

@enrajbmeier8691 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see an iron hook glove for the pirate set in game

@anonshrimp8299 Жыл бұрын

This is my first time watching your videos and my goodness, its VERY inspiring. Theres so many ideas I wanna do but just dont have that time or confidence in my self to make. However, I feel so inspired by watching you and still REALLY wanna make em one day. Thank you.

@thevahawk 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ponty, great Dev Log Series for Punch a Bunch! I only recently discovered your project and I kind of marathoned the playlist in my free time. I would like to say that the game is turning on fantastic. It already started so cool and only got better as well as your videos. Keep on the great work, mate! You motivate me so much to keep going with my projects!

@dust195 2 жыл бұрын

You should make a back customization option as well! How awesome would it be to have a comically large foam sword or something else of the sort sitting hilted onto your back.

@iexist6792 2 жыл бұрын

Collectibles I’d like to see: a beanie (with a logo or some other Easter egg) and a chain necklace and maybe seashell necklace to go with the different types of shades with swing physics a bandana or serial killer with chainsaw (I don’t know what to call it) mask A sports jersey and a oddly fancy suit

@ace7148 2 жыл бұрын

Nice idea

@His-Games 2 жыл бұрын

like a jason hockey mask?

@iexist6792 2 жыл бұрын

@@His-Games yeah ,thank you for actually knowing what to call things

@selagia 2 жыл бұрын

Your game looks great. The amount of detail you put into the collectibles and especially the belts is insane. The new menus also look really good!

@jokered1133 2 жыл бұрын

great progress man, honestly the game is looking more and more closer to becoming a full product, lovee the customization system and menus are looking great, I would love to see one or two more arenas being made in the next devlogs.

@andrewdaly5068 2 жыл бұрын

Watched every episode love the series keep it up

@caiobacarvalho1960 2 жыл бұрын

It might be good to have a trainer for the tutorial mode that teaches the moves & combos. The trainer could also make some appearances on the carrer mode after you won a fight, like what EA did in UFC 4.

@mr_indie_fan 2 жыл бұрын

Im super excited for this game!, i get more excited with each devlog, the cosmetics you made are super awesome!

@George-si6iv 2 жыл бұрын

This is insane! Watched the entire series from day one. The game had gotten so far well done!

@cheesestudios2827 2 жыл бұрын

You should make an algorithm juice hat lol

@grizzlycub208 2 жыл бұрын

You should add emotes so at the end of the fight you can do like dances.

@oscarwahl9207 2 жыл бұрын

I’m loving the look of this so far, and I would love to see the menus feel a bit more like super smash. Like having the dramatic music and having the abrasive sounds when you click onto an area would be super cool!

@zaidmermam2524 2 жыл бұрын

fricking finally !! great job ponty, I cant tell you how good you became in devlogs, every second is super fun and chill

@theoddfellow1970 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way the game is looking so far, the plain blue background is kind of boring though. Maybe you could do a moving background with a pattern like dots or stars. I also thought you could add victory dances or emotes after you win. Can’t wait to see more Punch-A-Bunch!

@soup9316 2 жыл бұрын

I'm being as honest as possible, this game looks stupidly fun whilst seemingly looking challenging. The art style also looks unique and helps this game stand out from the crowd, the colours used look so vibrant and bubbley. Can't wait to play this to.

@name36154 Жыл бұрын

I admire your commitment, if I were you I'd never be able to keep switching up the menus until finding the right design.

@Rei_geDo 2 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy watching these devlogs, nice progress

@patasso5454 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, those textures for the items look awesome, especially those belts. How did you learn it so well? I’ve steered clear of modeling because i can’t figure out how to texture these things at all

@pygmalion8952 2 жыл бұрын

Substance painter

@chillbizz74 Жыл бұрын

@@pygmalion8952 I think he means like designing them ya know

@Johnsen290Games Жыл бұрын

late but he worked for years being a vfx artist so that definitely helped

@enkido5159 2 жыл бұрын

@Noah_Kai2 2 жыл бұрын

First

@easygaming455 2 жыл бұрын

Sup

@Pontypants 2 жыл бұрын

1st 👌

@user-sv5kt8qz3v 2 жыл бұрын

@kairu_b 2 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful! What a progress

@psychoninja84 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Pointy! Your game looks awesome. As someone who is planning to make his own indie game soon I gotta say this looks awesome! I think a samurai themed set of cosmetics would be awesome. Looking forward to play your game dude!

@vestaarcadia 2 жыл бұрын

Creating different venues for each of the championships would be a great addition ex: Local Gym, Regional Comp, Stadium, etc., adding more and more audience members as you progress in each championship, Adding crowd noise on really big connections, based on the venue and size of the crowd (that might be too hard idk). Tournament mode might be cool too? Been with you lurking the whole time so this has been a bunch of fun watch and keep up with. Keep up the good work :)

@potatogamerz3421 2 жыл бұрын

I really love that blue background. It’s very unique and goes well with the game.

@therealgreenslime Жыл бұрын

the grim fandango video instantly caught my attention, i love that game to bits and pieces

@MetaCzech 2 жыл бұрын

Holly sh*t, the cosmetic items look soooo goooood!!! Great job!

@jeffbuilds5203 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! saw the Pirate hat and eyepatch unlockable in the thumbnail!

@AnimeLover-et4wt 2 жыл бұрын

Looks so good and menus look cool can’t wait to play this keep up the good work

@Skeffles 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great selection of collectibles! I really like the belts and seeing how you're consolidating the games menu designs is cool. I personally like the collectible menu the most, since some bits of the career menu seem to fade into the background.

@dennismakesgames 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back Ponty. UI is so difficult. You are doing great. I can't wait to see the final thing.

@jaysonbunnell8097 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE!! this is looking so cool!! I’m so excited for this game. Good work!!!!

@silviugeorgian7312 Жыл бұрын

Super cool work man, congrats!

@Herdetzy 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great dev vlog!! I am happy you mentioned about the Menu differences ... my head was going to explode them all being different :D

@CarpathianWasteGroup 2 жыл бұрын

this gives me such inspiration man, I start to think I can do my own as well.

@thetiker9719 2 жыл бұрын

This dev log was amazing!

@misterqartveli3099 2 жыл бұрын

keep up the good work! i love theese devlogs

@Mimr3D 2 жыл бұрын

i absoluty love the "test envrioment" aesthetic like all the grids and placerholder assets not sure its intended but it fits the game so well kinda like Valves The Lab VR Thing really really cool

@Mimr3D 2 жыл бұрын

The thing i love about this look is it lets everything that you show stand out it would allow your charchters to stand grand as "assets" and your menu items could be nice and colorfull

@eboatwright_ 2 жыл бұрын

WOOHOO! I also love adding collectables and cosmetics to my games. :) The menus look great, although you definitely need a fade in and out to black transition between menus and scenes :D

@grunnindieps1-stylesurviva200 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you're still working on this! The dedication :) I'm having a hard time with that right now myself.. overcoming my inability to code is making me struggle. You inspire me to keep at it though :) Love your game, keep it up!

@Mrcool179 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 100k. Been here from the start ;)

@owencalkins6865 2 жыл бұрын

first time seeing this channel/game. Game looks super awesome and polished. That KO effect is so juicy. Nice work!

@owencalkins6865 2 жыл бұрын

Oh and don't forget to update the steam page with the new menus when you settle on a design.

@Nernage 2 жыл бұрын

Simply amazing progress so far

@fluctuatingdev5631 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, your videos inspire and motivate me so much to start along my game dev journey

@cazlindgren 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! And being a part of your livestreams is super cozy

@nagybalint1474 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job as always best of luck with the project :D

@tommyford1301 2 жыл бұрын

Menus look great, you definitely picked the right out of the different menu types

@BossAleks123 2 жыл бұрын

nice! Cant wait to try and play the game

@NULL-lt8qg 2 жыл бұрын

Clean UI High quality assets Etc. I feel light, on how much effort you put into it ;)

@dachr2 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome progress on the menus! I feel like now that you've done so much work on the customization of the character, it would be awesome to display it more. Maybe it could be displayed on if not all then most of the menu screens and then somehow interact with what you're doing in the menus. Like let's say you're in the game mode / career menu it could do some fight moves and in the settings menu it could be watching what you're doing and maybe celebrate when you press save. It's probably too much work but it feels like something that would tie the entire menu experience together.

@rein556 2 жыл бұрын

Been supporting you since u had 10k subs and I am so proud of you!!!

@NexXTSurf 2 жыл бұрын

I think with your menu designs you should commit to the locker room aesthetic. Choosing a tournament is selecting one of three flyers on a Pinboard, "next opponent" screen is a cut out newspaper article with some headline "The Viking sends another Opponent to Valhala", your current outfit selection menu, but the boxer is standing next to his open locker. And swapping between menus would just be a camera pan. Love the series, keep it up :)

@petereriksson6760 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see the progress 👍

@ilyvsha 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos! It makes me so happy to see people so passionate about a project even if things become frustrating. Excellent video!

@jesselee6185 2 жыл бұрын

Love the growth of the game, idk if you really read these but I know you said write what you would like to see in game: after beating all 3 standard leagues, player would unlock 2 more leagues Ironfist or Special league, and a Main event league. Now for main event league to stay unlock you got to have more wins then loses if your loses goes up league will close until your wins gets back up.. for main event it will be one random character that's already in the game just beef up once a month a different character if win get Special gloves and trunks (the gloves increases your punch power a little and trunks increases your speed), different outfits different abilities.

@st4rmetal588 Жыл бұрын

I like this. I do think with the animations brings emoting

@greatstorm3805 Жыл бұрын

this video really makes me appreciate the work indie game devs do to make their game. and the fact that youre just 1 person is amazing. i might not ever be able to make a game one day, but you really make me want to haha 😅

@user-em9su3dd9y 2 жыл бұрын

Belts look great!

@pablitoxcba 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job man!

@beetboy8593 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for the game keep on making great videos and even better games!

@beaufritzsche 2 жыл бұрын

Having a pegboard tile behind the collectibles could be a nice fit

@theamateurartist6079 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait tell it comes out

@rensius4988 2 жыл бұрын

looks great!!

@Ji-mmy23 2 жыл бұрын

The game is really coming together now!

@kikooo9989 2 жыл бұрын

yooo the customization menu is firee🔥

@rawadbahlawan4217 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible work

@DolphinDev 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! It would be cool if you could zoom in towards the player at the character selection menu just to see all the extra details on the items, especially on the belts! You could also add some country specific colors (flag colors) for shorts (this reminds me of Trackmania and their customization of colors, plus it would add a ton of new color variations without thinking about the design too much)

@playfulpottery6399 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree that the career menu looked the best.

@Zypermannan 2 жыл бұрын

Love your game development

@iHaveNoLife226 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! I think that everything is looking great. Idk if this was already an idea, but when you beat a boss, you should get their stuff. Like if a boss had a necklace, when you beat them, you get the necklace. The menu looks great, I really like the detail in it.

@m1x3d 2 жыл бұрын

This video was definitely one of the best devlogs! I don't know why I liked it so much but this is amazing, keep up the great work!

@hesso9214 2 жыл бұрын

Something i would love to see would be gloves with a flame effect like they were on fire. That would be so cool.

@aidn123 2 жыл бұрын

nice to see another devlog!

@konerking4293 2 жыл бұрын

I think adding a street set of sorts would be awesome, with a beanie and a sweater wrapped around as a belt or something. The game looks amazing though and im loving these devlogs!

@Nooely 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you could try to make every menu point its own pegboard. Then it would be okay to have different colour schemes and the menu would look consistent. I really love the game, you made a good job 👍