How long does it generally take you to complete a game in GameSalad

Braydon_SFX

Hey guys,

Just a poll i wanted to start to see how long it takes you all to finish a game.
Maybe post how many hours you work on your game every week.
Just for fun

IsabelleK

The Train episode 01 - about 16 hours a day, everyday. Finished in 7 months.
The Train episode 02 - like before, but finished in 9 months.

Braydon_SFX

So tables and arrays will be in a update?

Braydon_SFX

Ah, more creativity on the way! Can't wait!

HoneyTribeStudios

Part time it's taken 7-8 months part time to do HoneyTribe Although it's our first GS game so the next one I'll know how to plan better.

steve86

When do you guys think that we will be able to make games that connect to a server? For instances a multiplayer poker game or smurf village or pet zoo stuff like that?

JohnPapiomitis

Multiplayer is on the roadmap as well. Pretty sure that's for fall as well.

Mammoth

Can't wait for tables and arrays. It will speed things up so much.

Also the GS editor isn't exactly built for speed. I could probably make my games 33.3 (repeating of course) percent faster if the editor was built a little differently. For example hot keys to specific areas like attributes. And I wish I could organize the actors into folders. By the end of my games Im searching for a specific actor and it takes time.

1 thing that you can do to speed up your games is first plan your games from start to end and then batch all of the work.

For example you plan you game. Then you make all of the art at once, do all of the programming at once, make the levels at once and so on (and test along the way). If you do this your game will come out faster. Make sure you set the scope of your project. I have learned first hand about this rule. The further you go outside of your scope the more chance you have of your game failing.

Remember for every hour of work you put in you have to test it for about 1/3 of that time. I test every level as I make it (again I learned this the hard way).

www.mammothinteractive.net

777ideas.com

tshirtbooth said:
Most of my games take 2-3 months because there 80 level games. However once tables and arrays get here ill be doing a lot of picked up and play type games that will only take 1-2 weeks to make.

cheers

what are tables and arrays
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what are tables and arrays

Mammoth

Basically tables and arrays are a different way of storing data.

Asobu_Games

I started about 2 or 3 weeks ago on my first game. Probably about 95% done now so should be done within a few days. It's a pretty simple pick up and play style game though. I didn't want to get in over my head on my first project. Next one will probably be more epic (in other words more time consuming) :P

Braydon_SFX

@Asobu_Games

Be sure to post your game when you done ;-)

MagoNicolas

For me is Between 1 and 2 month Full Time. (Generally 2, lol)

calvin9403

I always plan to make the game in a long time, because I can make the game in 10 days, but they just drag longer

the big one I am working on will be lunch this summer

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@ Braydon_SFX

Indeed I will! Just working through a few little glitches and tweaking some stuff.