Making a Survival Game [FINISHED DEVLOG] (gimkit_h4ck3r)

[twofoursixeight]

[Thanks to @twofoursixeight for making this wiki I requested after I found out that TL1 users can only edit a post for one day. Maybe, I will be able to create my own wiki and replace this one someday.]

My Devlog

So, I’ve decided randomly at like, 10 o’clock at night to create a Minecraft-esque survivial game called Gimcraft. This is the place where I will post about my progress. I will try to work on it as much as I can. Wish me good luck!

Progress Bar:

This progress bar is based on how far I feel I am on this project.

Day 0

Did nothing but make the post today.

Day 1

I just added a simple dashing system and got out some props I wanted.

Day 2

What type of survival game should I make it?

• A sectional, village building game (more tycoon-esque)
• An open world survival game

Day 3

Made a starting area:

and also,

Should I work on…

• Random prop generation
• Item harvesting

Alright, did a lot today. First, I added collection of wood, logs, and blueberries. I also added a small early stage crafting system and a simple game start popup.

I also tried to make a day/night cycle but failed. If anyone has any idea on how to do this, please notify me, it would be a great help and I might feature you in the credits.

Day 4

I made a day/night cycle for the starting area.

I also made a new area, the dark forest:

Day 5

IT’S MY B-DAY

I made a better Day/Night cycle system that is easily expandable to other areas:

What should I do tomorrow?

• Try to implement hunger and sanity
• Work on more items/crafting

Day 6

Sorry, but I got distracted with different projects, I was only able to add the crafting of toys.

Day 7

Did nothing today, BECAUSE IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE

Day 8

It’s CHRISTMAS, gosh darnit. I promise I’ll do something tomorrow.

Day 9

ok… I admit it. I’ve been slacking. HOWEVER I did do something. I made it so that you have to wait 3 seconds between chopping trees. Sadly, that’s it.

Day 10

Okay, guess what! I DID SOMETHING! I completely revamped the Dark Forest and also added a cooldown and vfx to item gathering:

Days 11 and 12

I went on a trip with family and couldn’t work on the map.

Day 13

Did a LOT to make up for my recent laziness.

• Added a new area: The Lake

• Added Fishing
• Added Hunger

Day 14

HAPPY NEW YEARS! IT’S 2024 ALREADY! FEELING OLD?

Day 15 (SPECIAL DAY)

I added sanity and dangerous hallucinations.

Happiness...

I THINK I'M FINISHED! Now, all I have to do is work up the courage to spend 1000 gimbucks on it...

Should I post Gimcraft v1.0 it to discovery?

• Yes
• No

Extra

I am SO happy I finished this project. I probably wouldn’t have finished if I hadn’t made my first post about it. Everyone has been so kind and welcoming to me. It has also felt so rewarding to deliver to the community through guides/posts. I think that’s what really spurred me on here.

[StacheIsTaken]

Nice! Hope you finish it!

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

@twofoursixeight could you replace the title with the OG one: Making a Survival Game (DEVLOG)?

[twofoursixeight]

The title change has been made.

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Does the poll in day 2 work?

[twofoursixeight]

Your poll failed, I can fix it.

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

thank you… I couldn’t figure out how to fix it.

[twofoursixeight]

I just fixed your poll so you should be good now.

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Also, could you tell me what I did wrong so I don’t have to bother you next time?

[twofoursixeight]

Polls don’t work in BBcode details sections.
I can try to use HTML to get the poll in the details section. Would you like me to do that instead?

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Yes, and how would the HTML work?
(so that I don’t have to bother you next time)

[twofoursixeight]

Polls within Hide details

Here is a post explaining how it’s done. I’m gonna make the edits.

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Thanks, you’ve been a big help.

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Bump! I’M DONE WITH VERSION ONE!

I need help. So, check the poll in day 15.

[twofoursixeight]

Would you like me to disable the wiki for this topic so nobody can edit it anymore?

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Yes, until I tell you to enable it again. I might use this as an update log too.

Thanks so much for supporting me throughout this, @twofoursixeight.

[twofoursixeight]

I can only re-enable the wiki 30 days after the topic was created so it would be best we use another topic.

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Ok, but can you really quick remove the second poll in day 15? Idk why it’s there but I don’t want it there.

Edit: Nvm, it was a glitch. I reloaded and now it’s fine.

[T_Sonic54]

I playtested it and I my hunger reached to -15 and nothing really happened for some reason. (I don’t know if fishing was the cause of this)

[gimkit_h4ck3r]

Dang it, I have to bug fix already.