Watercalm Showcase

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#1

:coefficients: Hello there fellow devs and players!

I wanted to share with you this showcase I made and see if you like it. :wink: :wink:

Please, let me know what you think about the game and give me some overall feedback about what aspects I could improve about it. Thank you!

Edit: So I have just changed up and added a lot of stuff, Iā€™ll leave the old pictures and the new ones below so you can see the difference and judge them.

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About the game

This is my new showcase that features mountains, caverns and lots of waterfalls. (+some hidden easter eggsā€¦)

I made everything on the game by myself, including building, scripting and GUI design.(excluding textures and assets made by Roblox) Mainly used F3X Building Tools plus the Built-in Studio Terrain Tools and blender for making some new meshes for the game.

Sadly, It took longer than I wanted to complete the entire game (about two months), since I couldnā€™t focus entirely on the development. :disappointed:
(Is it wrong to take this long? (Training on speedbuilds after this) )

Since this is the final release of the game, the next updates will just include minor changes on the map and some small fixes. :hammer_and_wrench: :gear:

Donā€™t forget to leave a like on the game if you like it.
Thank you for reading my post!! :happy1: :happy1:

Note: This is the first showcase I ever made.

Have a nice day!

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#2

The bright lighting and realism added to scene looks interesting otherwise the ā€œsun raysā€ are taking over the image in the first image however I decided to check and out and was impressed with the lighting and overall terrain elevation.

Iā€™m not sure if your going for a more relaxing - calm showcase if so, I would remove the audio since it doesnā€™t seem to the match with the theme. But it could be kept itā€™s not really a big problem.

As looking around the area you should try including rocks on the side of the waterfall so it has something to come out from waterfalls arenā€™t randomly placed in random spots however you developed a nice theme I assume players would have fun collecting- doing quests with other players.

Iā€™d recommend putting vegetation variety of trees into your showcase at the start loving the use of lighting. :slight_smile:

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#3

It looks really nice, But I would add some more particles so it looks more, blur. Also you should add some details to the top of the water fall since. There isnā€™t much details there.

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#4

Hello and thanks for your response

I originally thought about adding more relaxed music but changed my mind. Might also change it in the future.

Oh, I just realized what you meant here, Iā€™ll kinda change up a bit the terrain and add more detail to fix that.

Iā€™m planning make colorful flowers and some other plants on blender to make the surface more interesting.

Iā€™ll find out if changing up the particle rate actually looks nice. If it does not look very well, then I might rework most or the entire particle effect properties.

Thanks for your feedback!

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#6

This looks very good. You have done a good job, but turn the lighting down a bit.

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#7

I also might lower a bit the sunrays and make some lighting adjustments.

Once again, thanks for your comments! :wink: :wink:

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#8

Interesting showcase. Good job!

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#9

Hey there, back again. :smiley: :coefficients:

I have just finished fixing stuff, thanks to the feedback all of you have sent me.

It took so long (sorry) but Itā€™s finally improved.

(After 35 days lol, I really need to learn how to speedrun)

Updated content:

Iā€™ve left the new images up on the original post so that you can compare the result.

Feedback response and changes

I just made the sun rays less agressive and changed the blur a bit.
Now I donā€™t think I will change the effects at all after this changeā€¦ :bulb: :hammer_and_wrench:

Now Iā€™ve made plenty of flowers, mushrooms and weird plants on blender and two more varieties of trees on studio. I have placed trees and flowers on the start as you suggested and lots of trees near the waterfalls. :evergreen_tree: :deciduous_tree: :rose: :hibiscus: :blossom: :mushroom:

Also, I have made two cabins and a small dock next to the sea. :rowing_man: :house:

I have just changed the rocks around the waterfalls so that the rocks work as ā€œtracksā€ for the waterfall, giving a more natural shape. :railway_track: :ocean:

I have raised the particle rate highly for every area with particles without taking away too much visibility from the playerā€™s screen. (Canā€™t be seen at the images)

I will just stick to keep the game with no music at all for now. :speaker: :no_entry_sign:

My final conclusion

Sure, It was nice and fun to make this showcase, but the players neither know what to do in-game or donā€™t even know whatā€™s the point of the game. :roll_eyes:

Iā€™d guess the environment of the game now feels complete. :white_check_mark:

I think I could have done this faster, but I still donā€™t know how. Now I will just stick to making tiny builds and small games for now on, maybe Itā€™s the best practice to become faster over time. Well, I donā€™t want to become YandereDevā€¦

Note: No, I did not take longer due to a messy workspace, I have everything carefully oraganized by categories in folders. :open_file_folder: :file_folder:

I really appreciate all your reactions, feedback and support you all have sent me so that I could make improvements to my game. Thank you. :smiley: :yum:

Please, let me know if I could improve anything for the next time I make a showcase or build anything, and thank you all for your ideas and feedback! :hammer_and_pick:

#10

Looks really nice!!! Maybe lower the SunRay. :))

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#11

Do you mean about the new screenshots or the old ones??

I thought Iā€™ve had already lowered the sun rays effectā€¦ :thinking:
Maybe this has something to do with the color correction effect Iā€™m usingā€¦

But anyway, thanks!

#12

Sorry for the confusion, I ment the old ones. New ones look amazing!

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#13

Good to know. :slightly_smiling_face: :grinning:

I have changed the description to make it somewhat a bit more clear. :coefficients: :memo:

Thanks! Iā€™m using screenshots taken from studio at the max quality level. :camera_flash: :sun_behind_small_cloud:

(With my dead FPS that I get when Iā€™m taking screenshots) :cold_face: :dizzy_face: