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Recent content by Trait

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    Unity Game Engine just exercised their power of control that would destroy Indie Game Scene

    RANT 
    A bit off topic but, are you going to compete with Unreal Engine? or are you guys aiming at some specific Niche of games like Sidescrollers etc?
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    Indie Game Developer, How Can I Make Something People Want?

    IDEA SAAS / APPS QUESTION 
    Am a Solo Developer who is now making a Published game in UE5. It might seem like Video Games do not follow the CENTS rule, but in reality, they are the same as any other product. Need is the most important factor. How to find a need for a Video Game? - The method that worked for me is a...
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    The best things to study in University

    MINDSET 
    My Recommendations - as AI is slowly but surely taking over with OpenAI working on Super-intelligence alignment which they predict might come within 4 years. 1. Mechatronics - the best degree for this AI age, was my one of my picks before I found a problem to solve in the gaming industry. This...
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    Game development - a risky Specialised-Unit?

    EXECUTION 
    Use the CENTS Formula to build the game - Take an existing game with problems and solve them with your own game and make it better to the point where it's a must-buy for the customers of the existing game. I did that and now I got a publisher with a very favorable deal after 1.5 years of pure...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    Unrecord looks crazy!!! I spent an entire day trying to recreate their light effects and failed as they used Photogrammetry to make everything look so real and they even made their own HDRI. About them publishing, not really. Aside from the game I am already building with my Publisher I want...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    The game will release in about 6 months.
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    Update 18 - I just signed a LIFE CHANGING publishing deal Managed to negotiate a deal with terms I haven't heard of in the industry. The deal's terms were very favorable for me and let's just say I am getting an amount of money that I haven't ever seen with my own eyes. I can't be specific with...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    Yeah, I saw what they did with Battlebit, really inspirational. I knew a Battlefield Competitor would make big bucks, but I didn't ever think that a Blocky Looking game would be so successful! Really proves that Gameplay is king at the end of the day. Graphics are always a Plus but it builds...
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    Is THIS a Good Idea?

    QUESTION 
    I got tagged here, so I am going to give a bit of advice, but its great to see you have such big plans at 14! Game development isn't really that fun and easy. It took me 15 months of 12-14 hours a day of work to get contacted by a publisher and I kinda rejected their deal - usually, it's the...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    I don't know anyone like that for Kickstarter. I can also Sell my game through Epic Games Store - they take a 12% cut, but their store isn't really popular for indie games yet. The other developer I was talking to shared some secret sauce strategies to contact YouTubers, other fellow game devs...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    Publishers are a SCAM, for me atleast Total game's revenue = 100% Steam = 30% | Remaining Game's revenue = 70% Publisher with moderate deal (60/40, 40 is my cut) = I get 28% I almost gave up 72% of my game's revenue - for what? Other facts I forgot to take into consideration - My game is about...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    Yeah, should've phrased Update 17 better. One of them is a Multi million game development company. I estimated the 'multi million' part from the sales of the last game they developed which was published by another company and the fact that they are developing their own game and then Reached out...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    I don't trust one of the Companies. Company X has no experience publishing as my game would be the first game Published by them. Publishing Company Y has >10 Games under their belt and 2 of them being fairly popular. So don't want to sign with Company X as they don't have a proven record of...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    300k is the estimated my cut of Profit after the game releases. Starting out I was targeting 400k to 900k from the game. Now looking back I am satisfied with 300k if that means I get all of the hard work of marketing done for me. A deal signed would mean 5k - 15k in advance. With more given as...
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    Bootstrapping a Video Game business from a third-world country

    EXECUTION 
    Giving game publishing a second thought Thinking about it more, there could be major advantages of getting a publisher. One of them was actually foreshadowed in my last post - Marketing. As you know the views are something that have been bothering me. Marketing Even though a game still in...
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