i want to make an obby so i was wondering if anyone has good advice. also how do i not get burned out when creating stages?
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Burn out is something you have to deal with yourself, if you have no desire to create, then don’t. There’s no need to push yourself. If you feel like you want to do something bigger or more grand, try and challenge yourself.
I personally have never experienced burn out, until I force myself to do work that I just don’t want to do. However, when completing that job, I feel a sense of completion.
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make. it. original. dont make it like every other obby, difficulty chart obby, or time trial because it will probably flop
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@phantasmability @RaterixRGL do you have any advice for creating unique stages without feeling burned out?
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I would say that in obbys the most importing thing is the name, for exemple escape the sherk, something around thoose lines because its what kids lime, só basicly the name its what will atract the most players, of course you still need to have a good obby, and the goal its to have premium menbers, so you can receive premium payouts
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If you get burnt out building things quicker than scripting things, I would reccomend scripting some sort of random obby, or using your scripting skills to build the uniquety of the game (For example, like custom skills and movement options, or a whole new system). Vice-versa, if you prefer building, use your building skills to build the uniquety of the game (For example, like creating interesting levels that take advantage of advanced building skills and leverage the current movement set that players have to create unique challenges.)
In general, I would reccomend you try out both sides, figure out which one you prefer, and use the one you prefer to build the uniquety of the game.
It doesn’t even have to be just building or scripting (these are just ones that are easy to give examples of), you could build the uniquety of your game off of UI, texturing, modeling, animating, etc. (Although those will require more thought going into them.)
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Try not to make it one of those “200 pop ups in your face” obbys, make the in game purchases balanced, but make the users really feel like they want whatever’s on sale.
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Just take maybe a 10 minute break as soon as you begin to feel the burn out. Maybe watch some youtube videos of people playing obbies to encourage yourself! i cant think of anything else.
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make your game unusual and interesting
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I know I am a little late to reply to this but here are some helpful articles/tutorials that I have personally used:
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Good Advice on how to stay motivated: Developing - Expert developers advice from all around the world
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Very Good guide on staying motivated: How to stay motivated
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Good Article to help you construct and stay motivated: How to construct a game and stay motivated / on task
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I made this for people to think of unique game ideas but it also works for stages
How to Think of Unique Game Ideas
Have fun making your game! If you have any questions you can always ask me as well.
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