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One way to use both optional reward ads and purchasable cosmetics is to have a rare gem spawn in the game that is used to buy cosmetics. You could watch ads to receive small amounts of this gem, or you could pay for large quantities. You could also have certain cosmetics that are purchase only

This is an amazing way to see what you’ve learned as of the first time you built this.

I actually like premium the most, but it can make me not try a game because I'm unsure. So what I actually prefer is a free to play game with ads that allows me to pay once to remove the ads, so in the end, it's a bit like a premium game that I can try first. I don't know how good (moneywise) it is for the dev tho.

I prefer light ads with either grinding or watching ads or microtransactions all as an option so that the player can choose what they prefer

I remember that from your beginning games And I am glad happy you get you success in these years ..

neat - Adds : Light Ad + optional rewards - If I am going to sit and watch an add for a bank I do not use for a product I do not want - I would like something that will make the game easer not change the colour of the drill.

If you go for your favorite just make sure the cosmetic ads are ✨amazing✨ I’m talking super sayan hair, psychedelic background, rainbow costume.

I like light amount of ads and reward ads option over light ads and cosmetic purchases. That way i have the option to watch additional ads for more progress in game then something that jist looks different

I think the game is looking very good but I think you should add somethig unique to the game because it for now just look like an normal digging game, just without the part where you need to collect ores and return to the base to sell them, But overral your game has a lot of potencial and I am very excited about it

Reward ads are better for a developer, because more people want rewards, than just cosmetics, i guess. But as a player i would prefer last, because the game isn't forcing me to watch it, so i want it more, so i can support the dev.

I like rewarded ads because both the player and the developer get something out of it.

If you are going to want a mix between the two styles of ads, you could make the game have the optional bonus ads, and every once in a while - you would get a random chance of it prompting you to "watch an ad to earn this skin" to tie in the cosmetic attributes which you enjoy while not sacrificing a player who is free to play and gatekeeping the content from them. while also making ad revenue.

I’ve only recently stumbled upon your channel and I’m absolutely addicted, pls keep uploading!

I think tkat the reward ads are the best because it's like you put players to pay for stuff but instead of bringing money from theyr oun pocket they will just need to watch an ad.

Cosmetic ads, they don't affect the actual game loop but can add personalization to your game.

The astronaut dude definitely needs cosmetic skins or different colored suits. Some astronauts wear orange.

I like being able to unlock the cosmetics by skill, because then they're kind of like trophies for doing well that you get to wear.

almost 10k nice job wish you the best of luck i love watching your videos

bro ive been hyped for ya next devlog lets goo

So I’ve recently been playing the mobile version of Vampire Survivors. It’s fantastic and, more importantly, totally free. The ads are optional for bonus revives and extra coins. While both feel totally optional, I honestly choose to watch the ads as a way of saying thanks to the developer for making it free to play. The fact that the ads are completely optional and not forced is really important, too, as I’ve definitely deleted apps that forced me to watch way too many ads. And the completely optional microtransactions never really bothered me, because again, they’re optional. Making them purely cosmetic is definitely good, and can be a simple way to breathe some life into a game you’ve been playing for a while/become addicted to (lol).

nice idea! it does seem to get pretty satisfying to break blocks while getting points. I would suggest you make a colored particle for blocks with minerals in them and maybe make it bigger so that it really feels impactful.

I can relate. I am recoding and improving an older game I was working on as well. It can be a lot of fun to make systems and gameplay better.

You could try giving each cosmetic a boost or buff, so that watching ads would give you both!

Great Remake although I have a suggestion. Maybe you should keep the old game camera that keeps going down and this time if the player gets left behind its game over and as you progress the level get faster.

Here's an idea about the effect when breaking the blocks. You could have an effect that 'cracks' the block from where the drill hits. If you hit from above it starts from the top then as the crack goes lower it "branches out". (hmm think of it as a lightning strike). If you hit from the side then it starts on that side and goes to the other side etc.

Amazing work!!

Good way to do ads for me its what "Gold and Goblins" does, they have a perfect balance between ads, extra rewards and gameplay.

Continue making great games! You're our dude

I'm a sucker for cosmetics. It let's me play the full game when I have no money but when I have some extra money I can dump it in flashy digital collections

i gave my opinion on your original poll but now i feel is better time to explain my point. When it comes to cosmetics there are certain games that allow you only to get cosmetic by paying. In my opinion your best option is to put casual adds for playing, watch multiple adds for a skin or a cosmetic, misc etc. and pay a small amount of money for a nice flashy skin. also Adds for light bonuses like more gold and xp next run or even a revive and stuff like that is the best way for the consumer because you can decide on watching more adds every run and you constantly feel like you are choosing to watch ads and not being forced to

Do you have indestructible blocks as you progress deeper to add more challenge? Also a hurry up mode might be interesting. Possibly some kind of a earthquake on a timer or something that forces the player to dig deeper faster and possibly miss some ore in order to stay alive as the area above them closes in or something. Anyways, I really enjoy your work. Keep it up!

I absolutely love your videos. Just amazing to watch everything you create and work with! Recently started getting into Gdevelop and i'm having sooo much fun. I don't really know much about it (yet) - but with time i'm hoping to be able to create something bigger! Yesterday i did my first small project. Really small. A single level inspired by Flappy Bird. Just with several objects to dodge and diamonds to collect. Got to work with: Hitboxes, spawnpoints, air jumps and more! But everything worked as i intended, and it was super fun to create! Thanks for these videos, looking forward to them all!

I love that idea of remaking your first game. Maybe I should try that with my first jam games :)

I prefer to win cosmetics after seeing an add cause if you don't want the cosmetics you don't have to watch an add and it don't feel like "watch this to win", but cosmetics are still cool so people will watch add to get the legendary one

Y’know how it take’s a different amount of strikes to destroy different blocks. what if the screen moves down without you again, so it turns into a interesting decision of going for the points or going for the distance.

The blocks should have the some hit flash when you... well... hit them! Player feedback is VERY important and you should put it anywhere you can. And hit flash is a very easy yet effective way of giving player feedback!

I prefer cosmetics over ads though I don’t mind if I can optionally watch ads to buy cosmetics. It needs to be purely optional in terms of gameplay and there could be a “leaderboard” system that shows off the cosmetics of the high scorers. This would ideally encourage players to show off their cosmetics in their high score.

Honestly, if it's a mobile game with ads (which I totally understand), as long as the ads don't give you anything, people will turn off their mobile data while playing the game. Of course not all, but I think the majority of people around me do that and I believe it is true for all mobile gamers. That's why I think you could implement the gold rush that we could see in the video for ads for example. This way players earn more gold that they can spend on cosmetic items later on

Helper Wesley, you are like a magical creature that brings us humans the divine knowledge of videogame making. Like seriously...who are you? How have you learned so much? Your manner of speech has changed so much, you sound so lively now compared to old videos. I am working my ass off making small prototypes, should I share them somehow? Game developing can be so frustrating when you don't fully grasp what you are doing but it is so satisfying when things work as intended!!

The character should look more iconic (instead of a grey blob in a grey environment). Maybe a bright orange suit with an antenna on top or something?

The problem with ads is that the payout is absolutely minimal, though most games released won't be financial successes either way

why not just use both? light ads with idk a watch a ad for a multiplier at the end of a run + cosmetic suits and maybe drill skins that would cost money and probably as a technique to boost sales on that you could make it so that player no longer gets ads

What about pets such as space dogs and monkeys in spacesuits. They accompany the player in his journey. And they could interact with themselves as well. Like the monkey teasing the dog to chase it. Or throwing a rock as the dog flies through space to fetch it. These kind of things might interest the player in buying cosmetics in a single player game. I don't know if this could actually workout in the game. But I thought of suggesting it anyways.

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Great devlog

yes, you can set reward based programms... inside of google ads, or something...

Great video. It's nice to go back to an original idea and transform it once you have learned more. I really like the evolution of what you are doing with the new version. As for your question, I think that the cosmetic pick is what I would prefer. Probably my own paranoid thinking, but when I see the reward ads I always think that the developers are making it so that even though those are optional they are manipulating the game play loop to push the player towards those. That being said, I've put them in a game without doing that so, I guess it really boils down to the developer and how trustworthy they are.

Preferably only have optional ads. What you can do is make it much harder to play with out ads. This would make it so those who hate ads are not discouraged from playing (they would not play if there where ad's anyway), and the average person will watch the ads, making a far less irritating and more rewarding ad system. Of course this is just a suggestion and if you must make the generally counter intuitive choice of non-essential ads then I would recommend going very easy on them because for the vast majority of players ads are an immediate game breaker

Player feedback would add a ton! I feel like this is a good start, but it needs something more to distinguish it and make it stand out from the thousands of other games.

this will be an interesting new project, hope it goes as well as spent shells :)

As a fellow dev, enjoyed the vid. Nice work

I think the "wind" on the drill goes the wrong way

I already saw some of the art from the discord, so it was kinda spoiled but I still enjoyed the video alot

Motivation to buy cosmetics is not really high when it's not a multiplayer game

cosmetic microtransactions are technically the best and "fairest" way to monetize a F2P game, but they also only really work contextually on certain projects. I don't think this is one of those projects. One major reason people generally pay for cosmetics because they're immediately visible to other players in multiplayer games. Just having a scoreboard doesn't hit that feeling of letting others see your unique style. Another reason people might buy cosmetics is that a game is built around, or has access to, preexisting IPs that they care about. Think about some of the Sonic mobile games; you can pay money to unlock cosmetics for a largely singleplayer experience, but those cosmetics are cool to people because they reference games from their childhood that they already love. Paid cosmetics are also generally only a part of games that people play for years. Players are generally okay with spending money to have an outfit that they can use for the foreseeable future. You tend to make games that are fun in short bursts but aren't necessarily designed to retain people for months at a time. That said, if a leaderboard is going to be important here, I don't necessarily support microtransactions for powerups/boosts either

i think cosmetics should have two ways of getting them, grinding or just buying them with real money

reward ads is better because this isn't a serious game to pay for it. So player just won't pay for game such like this to get something, BUT player is ok to watch ad and get what he wants

I think it would be good to have both ads and microtransactions

Do both? Light ads with reward ads giving a currency to use for cosmetics that you could also purchase with money or save up the ad money?

I like the concept of cosmetic micro transactions, because it's not something you'll need to play and or progress, but it's a nice little way to support the dev if you like the game. Concerning the ads I prefer light use but most important only / mainly in well placed areas like for bonuses or after a level. Few things are more frustrating than ads that seem to be placed at random spots and just interrupt you in between something.

Maybe you could add a thick fog in certain areas to provide more of a challenge

I like cosmetic micro transactions a bit more, it's like a donation that gives you something that doesn't mean unfair advantage, plus I'm not much of a fan of watch ad for 100 points kinda stuff

Oh that movement system rebuild seemed painful! I really hope you're using git or something similiar for version control, just remember to commit and branch out more frequently haha :D

Id make it so there is a hard-to-get premium currency. You can get this currency by grinding the game, completing and achievement or watching an ad/buying it. And you can buy cosmetics with it (see what I did there?).

reward adds mean, youd have to pay or implement a different add network or server... too much hastle... its a scheme i think... but it works... oh... yeah... those are around...

yo it looks very nice

Bro I remember this ad company that let's you have ads just play on a little screen without interrupting the player, I feel like if you figure out how to make it feel like the ads are part of the game like for example Dan or Dan 2 the ads are in the game as crates. so you could implement something like that to make the ads less annoying

really like the idea. most people really dont understand how much goes into making a game. from the art, sound effects, scripts, every and anything needs a function in the game to make it whole. For the "cost" of the game or revenue rather, why not just sell them game for a very low price. $1.99 or .99 cents. Every small game you make will sell a few copies, over time have 5-6 small games bringing in income. without feeling forced to have ads or pay to win features to the game?

well I would say I much prefer light add microtransactions over light add add rewards because then I don't feel like to do any good in the game I have to watch get the rewards and watch adds

I'm not completely familiar with the mobile market but if you do the MTX right it shouldn't hurt your brand in the long term while making you the most money the game is capable of making ethically. I would give a freebee or two for beating the main game just so players feel rewarded and maybe a little more tempted to get certain outfit they've been eyeing. if you do that, I would be sure to make the gameplay reward cosmetics as good as the store bought ones as a low quality free cosmetic may tarnish a players view on cosmetics as a whole in your game. Price the cosmetics reasonably don't make any single item that costs the same amount as Domekeeper. I would always remove ads if a player buys a certain amount of cosmetics like $2 -$5 if that's not already standard practice. finally do not spend too much time making a large amount of cosmetics at first. Get the game working first, then get a couple of sweet looking outfits up for sale and then go from there.

Well, Why one 'Ad' use over the other? I like the Reward add more as I am not that interested in 'showing' off or changing the look of things as long as the default is OKish. On the other hand, I have little time for Games over the past years and if there is a way (not the purchase way) to get a little boost AND support the developer.. I am totally into it. So, In your case. Add a Secondary Currency only for cosmetics which will not boost your like your Drill Strength and such but only show different sprites for the Tools, astronaut etc... Maybe level themes idk. And for the reward 'ad', add an optional one to get you a boost for the game currency. Or maybe a random free upgrade... Such things. I think you could easily go with both as long as they do not interfere with each other. Keep up :)

Cosmetic microtransactions have become largely soured in my mouth because of a CERTAIN EA game, especially when they aren't controlled and are randomized. Moreover, unless my shiny new drill changes something fundamental about how I play (better animations, more dynamic sounds) I'm unlikely to use money to purchase it. This is how League of Legends is successful; it uses player-chosen Skins to drive its success. The LEGENDARY and MYTHIC tier skins provide new voice lines, animations and often complete thematic overhauls while maintaining the spirit of a character. // *KEY EXAMPLE:* [Ezreal is an orphaned Indiana Jones twenty-something who uses magic to fight. His Battle Academia skin takes that to a hyper-real, turning him into Izuku Midoriya fused with Gon Freecs whose innate power is energy manipulation. His animations change to reflect that.] Optional Reward Ads encourage the player to take agency by engaging with the game more. I feel freer to play the game when I can invest time into it (watching an ad) to get better rewards, when I play the game anyway. If I watch 30s and get a new drill bit, I know I'm special because several people won't be as invested as I was. The difference with the above is trading time in a game you already play and trading money for something you already play is often a massive increase in investment which is often too far. It also feels less predatory because of how gamers have been conditioned.

Hi what is that pixel editor that you used to make sprites?

Reward Ads! I think it’s fitting for the game… … but you might not like it what should I guess? Makes sense actually never mind.

Dude just make highlights on drill slide 1-2 pixels down each frame there's your drill animation easy, and a lot of casual games use charge, energy or fuel to integrate ads in gameplay. Like drill won't launch without fuel. And you can make unlockable suites with different memes or heros impersonated in that wears to add overall gameplay time.

Noice

Why didnt you put a sense of urgency by making the camera scroll automatically and if the character gets left behind you lose. Is there even a lose state??

what do you use to make the game and the assets for the game?????

5:08 Using the same joke for the second time? Well, well Mr.Wesley

What game engine do you use?

What Engine is used for the game ?

This might not be a majority opinion, but to me buying cosmetics just feels strange. Not just in mobile/free to play games, either. Quite a few RPGs have outfit DLC, which essentially is just a microtransaction. I have never bought any of those. Now if a DLC adds like 4 bosses, a new area, and new outfits, it starts looking like a free drink in a food order. Like sure, I'll drip out my dudes in the process, but not as the primary goal/intention. Though, if you can use a premium currency that is also available as a F2P to buy cosmetics, that's fine. Of course, I dunno how well that would work out in your game.

I think it’s f there were any micro transactions make sure you can’t just like buy 500 coins and get all the good stuff but rather maybe be able to buy cosmetics.

...So now Imma just remake this but instead Imma use the physics behavior instead...

I like reward ads better because even though your watching an ad your time doesn’t feel wasted because you get rewarded but I don’t think light ads with micro transactions would be bad

isnt this dome keeper ?

Could you make a cricket game!

what engine is this?

what game engine is this?

Use both

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Which engine are you using?

0:43 i wanna know who voted for “heavy ad use”

(: good video

Is that your own engine?

Can you make a Tutorial About How to make Angry Birds in Gdevelop

name idea "asteroid dig deluxe"

Dome Keeper

so its motherlode?