Working on a Tomb Raider in Unity // learning visual script . . .

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Hi,

A few years ago tried to learn Unity, and it failed badly bec. there was no visual script, it was very, very difficult to learn C#, however now that Unity has ’ Bolt ’ think can comfortably use the engine, and make also full use of the engine . . .

Currently working on some stuff in Blender, the idea is to download Unity in a few hours, and get started on making my first level, perhaps also a few puzzles // write details, or then lore . . .

Right now looking for the best resources to learn visual script, and also moving my 3D content to the engine . . .

Link, to 3D models . . .
3D models by charlesmercyhilllamb - Sketchfab

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Also, need to be honest, it was very, very difficult to learn Unity because there was no visual script, and ended up annoying the moderators by asking a ton of questions, over learning code, it was just too difficult, for someone that has never even written code, or it was many years ago . . .

Now that Unity has visual script very much like to try and learn the engine, and if someone could perhaps tell me a few places to learn won’t ask perhaps questions, or otherwise bother the moderators, bec. of a learning disability simply can’t learn written code, or it’s very difficult, and #sry for any also inconvenience . . . .

If it’s alright, really want to try again, have also made stuff in visual script in a few other engines, and think can learn, and also be very productive in Unity, and no need to ask a ton of questions, for instance have made movement, and also AI in visual script in other engines, and don’t need any help, more perhaps a few tutorials, etc etc . . . .

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Here’s some early design // references, type a bit funny because of OCD, and also because it looks cool, or ’ artistic ', etc etc . . .

The idea has been to make something over the ’ riders of the apocalypse ', similar to the video - game series Darksiders, by THQ Nordic, think both the art - style, and perhaps also succes of that series is a good place to learn for indie - devs, or that the slightly ’ Disney ’ graphics are impressive . . .

That’s more pre - design // early production, hoping to get feedback, also learning resources, won’t need any more assistance, other than where to learn visual script . . .

As for the art, not sure if it’s going to be monolithic over perhaps sci - fi content, or perhaps more retro - intense, bit over stylized art - presentation . . . .

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Think only post one images for each post, the goal is to make something like this . . .

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This morning have done bit thinking over my favorite // personal-ever genres of video - games, perhaps the word is style - tropes, or genre - definitions, overall find to want to work on these four types of game - play, or perhaps quality, right now goal is to make PS2 - PS3 // modest indie - quality . . .

Also, bit sorry if it looks weird how currently typing, it’s a bit simply because it looks cool, but also over having bit OCD, or more so dealing with also PTSD, my goal is to relax, learn to make video - games, and learn perhaps also from what others are doing, last, Unity - engine is amazing, and can’t wait to see what the future is . . . .

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Having spend a few years thinking what classic, or museum - standard art is perhaps having a bit ’ phase ’ over the classic masters, or ’ modernist avantgarde ’ content, then perhaps da Vinci, van Gogh, or Dali // Botticelli, it’s bit interesting to explore those topics in electronic media, or various design . . . .

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Right now have been learning Godot for a few years, and want to perhaps move to Unity, as someone that doesn’t want to learn how to code, at least written code for a while the new ’ visual scripting ’ system is a very nice help, and already know how to code a bunch of stuff from other engines, not sure what to make in Unity right now, have been working on something like a spec - ops setting, perhaps something over sci - fi, or a new Tomb Raider - classic . . .

The goal is to move from Godot to Unity over a few months, and get a few test - levels done // overall happy with Godot, however the freedom perhaps need to be more truly creative is also important, and overall look forward to having fun, exploring both art, and excellence, and also classic // vintage - savvy writing, and of course effects, and code - stuff . . . .

Thanks for making this engine, can’t wait to get started // have a ton of ideas, and also #sry if write bit funny, it’s explained in the first post, and also need to start looking for the ( better ) learning resources . . . .

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i’ll tell you something. I’m an 3d artist, graphic designer and musician, as you can see i’m more in the creative side and i hated to code, back then unity did not have an visual script tool but i wanted to make a game without wasting time learning to code before, so, i made my game while learning c#, of course my first game was very basic but i released on android. Learning c# looks more scary than it is -.-" in fact for me, learning c# is easier than visual scripting (also visual scriptting is limited)… You check a code and looks like an incoherent wall of text but is not. Trust me on this, go with the code, in a couple of days you will be able to write your on lines of code without any tutorial or looking on internet.
Also, one thing i always do is to save lines of code that i always use on games, for example, the code for score or the code for changing a skin, so i just copy and paste those lines and i know how it works :slight_smile:

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Have an idea how code works from Godot, the individual boxes are just the ’ words ', in the code, or almost the same, so in perhaps #theory know how to write code, or at least how it works, and there are also good tutorials here, however over a few months goal is just to move stuff from Godot, and also copy the code, not sure the visual script here also has the option to make visual script - boxes into written code, then it’d be easy to learn written code, in #theory an autist can learn an entire language in a five - ten minutes if it’s a consistent system // simple code, or symbol - stuff . . . .

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Thanks for the answer, visual script also now can make stuff very fast, and also learn code more slowly // it’s not that important, however goal is also to learn code, more start over visual script, think know how to make the four type of video - games in the above picture, and don’t even need help, or it’s at least something could learn in a few months . . . .

Going to be looking for ( simple ) youtube - tutorials, very also thank you for your answer, a high - func autist from Denmark, just want to make bit fun content, not to learn written code, however now also going to make it important priority . . . .

#thx, need to also get now food . . .

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see you #later, need to figure how to get 3D - stuff over also Unity . . . .

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Not sure, perhaps to make a tribute, or at least reference to the classic DOS title ’ Alone in the Dark : The New Nightmare ', not sure any people today have played it, think was from 1998, or perhaps 2000 . . .

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It’s an adventure - horror, then either puzzle, or mystery title, it has the fixed - camera that’s known from the Resident Evil series, and also the surprise - title ’ Until Dawn ', atm that’s what want to make, and goal is either PS2 - PS3 quality, or limit resolution to 720p, also over not making advanced stuff as a novice - indie . . . .

Not sure it’s a good idea, or if one could also make a 360p, or retro - PS2 appeal, however right now taking a break, also need to download Unity, and because there’s now visual scripting don’t need to ask ton of questions, and think could have a playable demo - stuff in a few weeks, or perhaps some months . . . .

Alright, going to download Unity in a few hours, and start looking for youtube - tutorials // also enjoy talking art, perhaps bit modestly, learning either engine, or various creativity, however mostly my strengths are these, it’s taken me several years, and also quite a study, or reflection over art, or modern theater to figure what my strengths are, and what want to work on, this it’s a good idea to have perhaps a list like this, also to have an overview of either a career - direction, or then where one’s passions, or personal goals are, took me a few years to figure all this stuff, not sure it makes sense to post it here, however it’s a short list of what either find to be strengths, or then what it most fun, or last rewarding . . . .

Also if someone wants to work // get bit help, or education, these are perhaps the things could help bit with . . . .

what are my strengths // interest in game - dev

strengths ++++

story - telling // setting - details
effects // creature - design
world - design
code

strengths ++

3D - modelling
level - design

strengths

music - production // audio; UI // on-screen HUD
project - review // bugs; sound - effects

weaknesses

art - direction // design
2D
marketing // publishing-endorsing
done-for-effect // professional-theater

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Downloading Unity . . . .


Going to try and follow a few youtube - tutorials, and see if get started, also know how Godot works, or how to make 3D in Blender, let’s see what happens . . .

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Right now, know how to make a simple TPS controller, a raycast environment scanner, and an inventory - system, the idea is to use the code - ideas from Godot, and make some stuff in Unity, think it should take a few days // won’t need anyone to help me teach code, or how Unity works . . . .

That’s a 4 x 4 grid raycast scanner for simple navigation // object detection, with a bit of luck, and perhaps support should be able to have something that can be a demo - level in a few days, or perhaps months . . .

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First image of a character, one of four ’ White Witches ’ been working on, or ’ blessed ’ voodoo heroines . . . .

Last time was here got into some trouble, over not being able to learn C#, and was perhaps told to leave, the problem was a learning disability, or also various - PTSD, the PTSD is gone, and now that there’s also visual script won’t cause any problems, also going to be mostly learning from youtube, instead of asking questions here . . .

All the problems were caused by me not being able to learn written code, not sure how to contact the moderators to ask for help // support, however in case one of them sees this might need to talk to one, had a really bad break - down because couldn’t learn written code, and the moderators had to help me leave, it was because there wasn’t a visual script, anyway might need bit help to explain stuff to the moderators, perhaps also apologize over having a weird // ’ bad ’ PTSD breakdown, also over mostly a learning disability . . .

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the problem the last time was here was kept asking weird // no-answer questions, over how to learn C#, it was going nowhere and the moderators correctly helped me leave the forum, since then have learned also Godot engine, and understand how code, and also visual script works, the problem was kept asking very intense, or weird questions over trying to learn written code, to this day probably never going to learn it, or rather get right to make fun content, or levels

however, think by now three, or four years ago got into a ton of trouble here, and the moderators had to help me leave the forum, because there was no way to use the engine, and also not know how to code C#, it wasn’t going to happen, it got weird, and the moderators helped me leave . . .

now that there’s is visual script there are no more problems, and won’t even need this page to learn how to make content, or levels in Unity, or also code, etc etc . . .

going to be learning mostly from youtube, or ask more rarely questions here, know it was ( very ) annoying for the mods, even if it was a learning - disability situation, also at the time over mental problems, PTSD, that are also now gone, or in basically 100 % recovery . . . .

to avoid causing any problems at all, or asking way too many questions // high - func autist stuff, going to be more learning from youtube, and posting at best dev - logs here, not sure anyone could help me get the moderators to look at this, and realize the problems are now 100 % gone, over Unity now having a visual script - system, or a way for non - coders to make content, that’s all . . . .

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Here are some early sketches // pre - viz design for the characters working on, they are a group of spec - ops witches, that specialize in taking down cults, meta - reality demons, or also ’ evil ’ sorcerers, or spell - casters . . . .

Right now not sure what to do with the idea // early writing . . .

The above image is an example of how currently paint, it was made in Samsung Notes app, and is more an idea of how currently make early - design // production - sketches, the goal is to make it into 3D, not per se 2D art, or for sprite - animation, or also content . . .

The 3D model is on my sketchfab, think link is in the first post // overall trying to master, or learn the perhaps classic ink-and-wash, or line-and-wash sketch, or art - direction . . .

Also, taking it bit easy for a few days, finally downloaded Unity, and want to try and make a character - controller, and a few interactables, or perhaps pre - viz, etc etc

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Last, a few sketches of the soldiers, or perhaps Navy SEAL units of the setting // trope - direction . . .

These are the spec - ops units // Knights of St. Arthur, or the Defenders of Cosmic Order, Wisdom, or Time . . .

And, that’s the early - design, or work over the setting - details, not sure what type of content to make, perhaps an RTS, or an isometric - ARPG, either require a ton of knowledge, mechanics, and also various design, not sure . . . .

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Today, have a few big decisions, however also need to figure the music for an entire day of indie - dev . . .

Not sure, it’s either . . .

  1. Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman - Stumblin’ In (Dj Danceman Remix Edit) - YouTube

Or, it’s bit more . . .

  1. Starship We Built This City Extended Club Remix - YouTube

It’s one of the more important decisions, before of course making indie - content // retro - vintage arcade . . .

Anyway, it’s of course important to be productive, and make sure the day is well spent, however half the journey is having fun, and the other is perhaps also making a few friends // feeling bit extra - wise here this morning, having a bit phase over oriental wisdom - classics, the books called ’ Journey to the West ’ . . .

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Making my first code // player - movement in Unity, had no way of using the engine before, now at least can make simple game - stuff, and more slowly learn C#, or there’s no hurry, there should be no problem with a learning - disability // PTSD situation, that’s now also gone, and also won’t be asking the moderators a ton of question, think also learn from perhaps youtube - channels, or the more official learning content here at also Unity . . . .

#thx, for adding this feature, goal is to learn C#, however it’s going to take years, even decades, it’s simply too difficult, might be able to learn a bit of it over a few years, think know how to use the engine, not going to need help . . . .

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Got my first character - movement, need to find the right ’ nodes ', then can make a camera - follow TPS character - controller, there’s a problem, right after starting the test - level, there’s a ’ jitter ', or the movement isn’t steady, then it goes somewhat steady, think it’s an engine - bug // not sure how to make the code run more better . . .

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The code is working // there are no bugs, however the engine itself looks to ’ run ’ the code poorly, there’s weird jitter, or weird movement - errors . . .

It looks like perhaps a problem more how the engine works, not sure all titles made in Unity have this ’ stutter ’ as the level starts, going to also try and fix the stuff // test the various settings . . . .

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Going to test this stuff // need to build a character controller, and early demo - level . . . .

Unity looks amazing, need to test the stuff for a few minutes, not sure it’s an engine bug // my HP laptop isn’t the best for running advanced software, or also 3D . . .

#thx, for adding visual script, think at least can make the ideas have in mind, and won’t be asking a bunch of question all the time, think nearly drove the moderators insane, or there was nothing to do to answer the questions, basically had to leave, and was also politely helped to do that, now there’s visual script won’t be any more problems, not sure if a moderator sees this could at least look at it, was removed from the forum years ago, however now there’s no problem . . .