loxagos_snake

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loxagos_snake715 karma

Seriously, if you have enough free time for hobbies, you can still do robotics on a hobbyist level.

Shit like Arduinos and Raspberry PIs (if you haven't heard of them, they're basically small circuit platforms that you can program) as well as electronic components are easily available and dirt cheap. There's also a ton of tutorial videos online, and when you start out, you don't have to dive into electronics theory too much.

Some people have also built mechanical prosthetics using those. There are even consumer devices that you can put on like headphones and they read your brainwaves, converting them into electrical signals that can control the circuits you build.

loxagos_snake1 karma

Hi there, fellow solo developer here. I just found out about Colony Survival yesterday and am hoping to get it after exams and if money allows. Here are my questions:

  1. What was your budget for the game, if you'd like to say - not counting man hours? As a solo dev with the help of a newbie friend, I can allocate no money at the moment and I was wondering if it is possible.

  2. When did you guys first begin learning how to make games? What were your roles/interests?

  3. Did you carefully organize the whole idea before beginning to make the game, or was it done organically, through prototypes, seeing what worked and what didn't?

  4. Where there moments when you felt you lost your way/out of hope, and how did you deal with it?

I hope you guys exceed your expectations and do great in the coming days!

loxagos_snake1 karma

Thanks a lot! Well, one-time fees for software aren't that worrisome (although we're mostly working with totally free packages, like Blender and GIMP, we are thinking of saving money for Photoshop because...it's Photoshop!). Starting a company in Greece is a whole different beast though.

2013/2014. My partner was programming, I was working on models and textures.

So, you guys basically just jumped straight in and delivered an acclaimed game? Wow. Much respect.

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, I really appreciate it. It's kind of an honor, actually :)