I'm creating my own Animal Crossing-inspired game!!

[Elias_]

That sounds like a good idea to me! Having more NPCs actually on the island will make it more lively and more buildings will add variety to the scenery.

I have no idea how hard coding something like this is, but I'll be sure to keep an eye on this thread to see how things turn out. I quite enjoy seeing projects like these.​

Great! I hope this helps to make it feel as if you are actually building something like a town or a community. Right now, it feels kinda lonely.

Thanks, I really appreciate that! I've been quite busy for the past few days, but I might be able to work on it some more this weekend. I'll definitely keep sharing my progress here.

 

[Elias_]

Hey everyone, I updated the UI. What do you think?

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

This is soo cute! Honestly if it ever got released I would be son on board with buying it haha.
I think you should develop on the idea of NPC's that sell clothing and hairstyles. Also possibly someone that comes and you can complete quests. Something small like nookmiles or maybe you could have an underground area like in stardew valley. Though possibly not include monsters and just complete the mining quest.

Keep it up! This looks go great and I cant wait until you take it further!

P.s. a follow and a watch coming your way!!

 

[Elias_]

This is soo cute! Honestly if it ever got released I would be son on board with buying it haha.
I think you should develop on the idea of NPC's that sell clothing and hairstyles. Also possibly someone that comes and you can complete quests. Something small like nookmiles or maybe you could have an underground area like in stardew valley. Though possibly not include monsters and just complete the mining quest.

Keep it up! This looks go great and I cant wait until you take it further!

P.s. a follow and a watch coming your way!!

Thank you! Made me extremely happy to read that!
I'm currently working on this NPC! Also, I'm thinking about including an NPC that sells house upgrades, different facades and so on. There are daily tasks, which are smaller quests, and one of the NPCs in the game has a small quest as well. I'd like to include more NPCs like this.
As for the underground area, I thought about something like this and once the base game is done, I will spend some more time thinking about this. The minigame island in New Leaf is one of my favourite aspects of the game, so something like this will end up in the game.
What do you think about this?

 

[Bk1234]

This game looks so cool! I would have also voted for more NPCs as I feel they would add more life to the island.

 

[Elias_]

Thanks! I absolutely agree. Right now, the game feels a little bit lonely. The hardest part about creating NPCs is writing the dialogue. It's relatively easy for characters that only provide a shop, but of course there should also be some NPCs that you can just talk to. I'm still trying to come up with interesting dialogue for those characters.

 

[Bk1234]

Thanks! I absolutely agree. Right now, the game feels a little bit lonely. The hardest part about creating NPCs is writing the dialogue. It's relatively easy for characters that only provide a shop, but of course there should also be some NPCs that you can just talk to. I'm still trying to come up with interesting dialogue for those characters.

Can’t wait to see what you do!

 

[Elias_]

That's nice to hear I hope to make some progress in the coming week that I can show here!

 

[Lynnatchii]

Oh my gosh!! Do you work on this by yourself?? If yes, that's impressive!! I would probably play on my ipad when this comes out, but please make this available for android too! Also, how much does this game finished? Like maybe 45%? And when this finally comes out, will you add more updates too it. (As you can see that I'm really curious lol, i hope my grammar isn't that bad haha)

 

[Elias_]

Oh my gosh!! Do you work on this by yourself?? If yes, that's impressive!! I would probably play on my ipad when this comes out, but please make this available for android too! Also, how much does this game finished? Like maybe 45%? And when this finally comes out, will you add more updates too it. (As you can see that I'm really curious lol, i hope my grammar isn't that bad haha)

Yes, I work on this in my free time Thank you, I'm really happy you like it!!

I definitely want to make an Android version as well. I'm using a game engine that can only export to iOS right now, however the developers of that engine have recently said that exporting to other platforms might be possible in the future. So I'm quite optimistic about it. Also, it's possible to port the game using another game engine that's similar. But it would take quite some time to port it, so I'm focusing on the iOS version right now. Once that is finished, I'd like to bring it to different platforms. I just can't promise right now when that will happen

The game is quite far in development. Most of the gameplay is already in the game and it's more about bringing in more content. For example, the game has NPCs, NPCs with shops and NPCs with smaller quests. However, I need to make more of them, add more dialogue and so on. Other things like changing the position of your tent and getting NPCs to stay permanently on the island are still missing (and there are still quite a few bugs). But theoretically, most of the game is already playable.

I still have so many ideas for the game that I can't put in the game right now because it would take so long, so if enough people like the game, I'd definitely like to update the game

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

Thank you! Made me extremely happy to read that!
I'm currently working on this NPC! Also, I'm thinking about including an NPC that sells house upgrades, different facades and so on. There are daily tasks, which are smaller quests, and one of the NPCs in the game has a small quest as well. I'd like to include more NPCs like this.
As for the underground area, I thought about something like this and once the base game is done, I will spend some more time thinking about this. The minigame island in New Leaf is one of my favourite aspects of the game, so something like this will end up in the game.
What do you think about this?

Oh yes island minigames are such a great idea for the game! It would really give some time to have fun playing while earning quests and rewards. I really cant wait until I see the quest NPC! One more thing- possibly you could incorporate some anthropogenic animals like in zelda. Though I understand you are only working on the base game and this is only a recommendation

 

[Elias_]

Oh yes island minigames are such a great idea for the game! It would really give some time to have fun playing while earning quests and rewards. I really cant wait until I see the quest NPC! One more thing- possibly you could incorporate some anthropogenic animals like in zelda. Though I understand you are only working on the base game and this is only a recommendation

I really want minigames to be part of the game. I'm going to work on them as soon as the 'core' gameplay is fun and there is enough variety. I would also like to try to make the minigames multiplayer. I'm not sure if that's possible, but I will at least give it a try.

Thanks! I think it's important to give the player some goals, so having some smaller quests is really important.

Thanks for the recommendation! My idea was to add pets to the game. I don't know if that's in one of the videos, but you can already get a dog. The dog doesn't have a purpose right now, although I'd like it to run across the island and maybe find rare items and if you talk to it, you receive the item. Would that be okay as well?

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

I really want minigames to be part of the game. I'm going to work on them as soon as the 'core' gameplay is fun and there is enough variety. I would also like to try to make the minigames multiplayer. I'm not sure if that's possible, but I will at least give it a try.

Thanks! I think it's important to give the player some goals, so having some smaller quests is really important.

Thanks for the recommendation! My idea was to add pets to the game. I don't know if that's in one of the videos, but you can already get a dog. The dog doesn't have a purpose right now, although I'd like it to run across the island and maybe find rare items and if you talk to it, you receive the item. Would that be okay as well?

Oh yeah! A dog collecting rare items would fit in the flow of the game, and maybe the dog would be part of the quests! Maybe adding a cat for the cat people would me inclusive and maybe the cat could go on a journey off the island and collect rare items from other places. Maybe ones the player can't visit themselves.

You really dont need to ask me if something is okay or not haha. Really I like this process of creating a game and I love recommending things to add into the game! Love the game ideas so far

 

[Elias_]

Oh yeah! A dog collecting rare items would fit in the flow of the game, and maybe the dog would be part of the quests! Maybe adding a cat for the cat people would me inclusive and maybe the cat could go on a journey off the island and collect rare items from other places. Maybe ones the player can't visit themselves.

You really dont need to ask me if something is okay or not haha. Really I like this process of creating a game and I love recommending things to add into the game! Love the game ideas so far

I've been thinking about a small minigame you could play with the dog. I decided to add this later on because it needs to fit well within in the game and I'm still trying to figure out how it would work. Also, I like the idea of adding a cat! I think that would be pretty cool

Thanks It's great to get feedback and new ideas that I haven't considered before!

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

I've been thinking about a small minigame you could play with the dog. I decided to add this later on because it needs to fit well within in the game and I'm still trying to figure out how it would work. Also, I like the idea of adding a cat! I think that would be pretty cool

Thanks It's great to get feedback and new ideas that I haven't considered before!

Thank you! I really do enjoy being a creative director in games and stories!

I have an idea for the dog in the game! Such as in real life dogs are used to hunt for truffles, and as you might know they are rather expensive and saught after. So possibly the price of truffles can be expensive which would encourage players to get a dog and use them in acquiring money. As dogs are more dependant than cats, maybe rather than going off to another island, they would hunt in the forest of the home island. Maybe you could add an expensive seed/fertilizer that encourages truffle growth.

Also- what language are using to code the game? I am interested as I recently got back into coding. I do like Phython and C++ despite it's difficulty but can be applied to many industries. Sorry if this is too off topic haha

 

[Elias_]

Thank you! I really do enjoy being a creative director in games and stories!

I have an idea for the dog in the game! Such as in real life dogs are used to hunt for truffles, and as you might know they are rather expensive and saught after. So possibly the price of truffles can be expensive which would encourage players to get a dog and use them in acquiring money. As dogs are more dependant than cats, maybe rather than going off to another island, they would hunt in the forest of the home island. Maybe you could add an expensive seed/fertilizer that encourages truffle growth.

Also- what language are using to code the game? I am interested as I recently got back into coding. I do like Phython and C++ despite it's difficulty but can be applied to many industries. Sorry if this is too off topic haha

Me too! It's a lot of fun to have an idea for a game and then actually see it become reality. It's also quite frustrating at times, but when you finally manage to get a new feature working, it's really cool.

That's a really good idea, I really like it! This would give the dog a purpose in terms of gameplay. I added this to my to-do list

I'm using Lua, mostly because it's really easy-to-use and it is also the only language supported by Codea. I also like Python, but don't have too much experience with C++. No problem

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

Me too! It's a lot of fun to have an idea for a game and then actually see it become reality. It's also quite frustrating at times, but when you finally manage to get a new feature working, it's really cool.

That's a really good idea, I really like it! This would give the dog a purpose in terms of gameplay. I added this to my to-do list

I'm using Lua, mostly because it's really easy-to-use and it is also the only language supported by Codea. I also like Python, but don't have too much experience with C++. No problem

Nice! I really do hope you can get the assets and mechanics working! Thanks for letting me give you ideas

If any more come to mind, I will be sure to mention them

 

[Elias_]

Nice! I really do hope you can get the assets and mechanics working! Thanks for letting me give you ideas

If any more come to mind, I will be sure to mention them

Thanks! I'm really thankful for getting your feedback and new ideas, I really appreciate it!

Quick update: I'm about to run the game as a standalone app, outside the engine, for the first time. It's a lot more work than I expected, but I think I'll manage to have a first version running today.

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

Thanks! I'm really thankful for getting your feedback and new ideas, I really appreciate it!

Quick update: I'm about to run the game as a standalone app, outside the engine, for the first time. It's a lot more work than I expected, but I think I'll manage to have a first version running today.

Oh wow I cant wait to see it!! If it ever comes out on Android I will possibly be getting it, and if it comes out on Apple I will buy asap! Thing is I have apple credit so its easier for me to get it on my ipad rather than phone haha.

Thank you for the opportunity for me to help suggest ideas!

I have another idea though Maybe you could put a cute lil parrot or bird in and they can carry messages from npc's or if you have neighbors the bird can give the player messages from them. And also maybe placing fish though please dont abuse the fish tank size like in Animal Crossing

 

[Elias_]

Oh wow I cant wait to see it!! If it ever comes out on Android I will possibly be getting it, and if it comes out on Apple I will buy asap! Thing is I have apple credit so its easier for me to get it on my ipad rather than phone haha.

Thank you for the opportunity for me to help suggest ideas!

I have another idea though Maybe you could put a cute lil parrot or bird in and they can carry messages from npc's or if you have neighbors the bird can give the player messages from them. And also maybe placing fish though please dont abuse the fish tank size like in Animal Crossing

Sorry, I've been quite busy for the past couple of days. But that game is now (almost) running on iOS. There are still quite a few bugs to fix, but it's working quite nicely

Oh, absolutely! I really appreciate it

I like the idea about the bird! I like little details like that!

Edit: I also worked on a better wind animation and much more beautiful lighting at night. I hope I can share something about it soon.