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| 0s | because looking at the camera will feel |
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| 2s | like kind of yeah like I'm staring hi I |
| 9s | am Nastya Sam and I'm the game director |
| 12s | at posting videos |
| 13s | the initial idea of size factor was |
| 15s | actually a base defense game and we were |
| 18s | I remember it like it was yesterday and |
| 20s | we were like talking about game ideas |
| 22s | what can we do what it was a fun game |
| 24s | because that was in the stages when we |
| 26s | were starting to brainstorm for what |
| 28s | what's to come after go to and this idea |
| 32s | about a base defense game came up and |
| 34s | was like you go and you you have to do |
| 37s | everything from stuff but it's not |
| 40s | crafting like survival craftiness it's |
| 43s | more of Victoria inspired so it's |
| 45s | actually started as a way students game |
| 47s | primarily and then the factory part got |
| 49s | bigger and bigger and the fighting part |
| 51s | cut smaller and smaller so we actually |
| 53s | decided to not have that base defense |
| 56s | aspect in at all I mean obviously we had |
| 58s | a lot of discussions about it because |
| 60s | but it's a very compelling type of |
| 64s | gameplay we felt that it went very |
| 67s | contrary to to the main part of the game |
| 69s | we felt that if part of the game loop is |
| 72s | about counteracting what you're doing |
| 75s | primarily it doesn't really fit the |
| 77s | electricity goes out and suddenly you're |
| 80s | sure you have turrets but they can't do |
| 82s | anything so it's sort of the same |
| 83s | problem that's it's arguably worse |
| 86s | because you actually did everything you |
| 87s | could and then just anyway so |
| 90s | kammath will be it's not a super big |
| 94s | part but it is a part and you can't |
| 96s | really avoid it because when you go out |
| 98s | and explore especially when you find new |
| 101s | resources sometimes there will be nests |
| 103s | of enemies and they live like on top of |
| 105s | the resource you want so you have to get |
| 107s | rid of them to be able to get the |
| 109s | resource it also has us you're exploring |
| 111s | for other stuff they're gonna be around |
| 113s | an environment it's gonna be impossible |
| 115s | to play the game without having to fight |
| 117s | on it I'm |
| 118s | concerned about all of it I mean it's |
| 124s | it's a huge project and and there's so |
| 128s | many things interacting and I mean I'm |
| 131s | still not happy with it we want to not |
| 133s | only create opportunities for players to |
| 136s | ultimate things but well Swannack create |
| 139s | challenges for example there's a |
| 141s | reinforced steel plates to get enough |
| 144s | screws you gotta build one and a half |
| 146s | constructors and that's set up episode |
| 148s | obviously you can't just build one or |
| 150s | you can build one if you overclock it or |
| 153s | you could build several but we want to |
| 154s | find these places where we can make |
| 157s | things a little bit off they go like |
| 159s | they go together if you figure it out |
| 161s | it's sort of like a mini puzzle and if |
| 163s | you play single-player you have to do |
| 165s | everything yourself if you play |
| 166s | multiplayer and maybe you only build and |
| 169s | then you never go out for the score and |
| 171s | that's finding some people like that we |
| 173s | have signs and things planned so you can |
| 176s | the idea so you can mark them it's like |
| 179s | a star and here's the gold oh yeah you |
| 183s | can color things |
| 185s | select whatever color you want paint the |
| 187s | waves and vehicles you know as a |
| 190s | developer you get really hold bind |
| 191s | because you understand it so thoroughly |
| 193s | and and you can really miss obvious |
| 196s | things that are wrong getting people to |
| 198s | play it will first of all we'll find a |
| 200s | million bugs that we never thought that |
| 202s | happen and we'll find a million little |
| 204s | mistakes that we made we'll be able to |
| 206s | tweak and change things to fit better |
| 208s | together the the tasks like the design |
| 212s | tasks to do changes in scope basically |
| 215s | because when he start out in the |
| 218s | beginning of a project he do very very |
| 219s | broad strokes as for game director |
| 222s | verses came to find her it's it's a lot |
| 224s | of I guess administrative work now or |
| 229s | get also review people's work I'm |
| 231s | basically a gatekeeper is this done or |
| 233s | not people will you know they will come |
| 235s | to you and they will tell you like oh I |
| 237s | saw this the one we added this thing I |
| 240s | thought this would be really cool and |
| 241s | sometimes that's absurd it's like no |
| 243s | that's that's a terrible idea |
| 245s | but sometimes it's a really good idea |
| 247s | what's more important is knowing |
| 249s | Tydeus work well together so what you |
| 252s | should do is you should let people |
| 253s | express their ideas to you bad ideas are |
| 256s | not necessarily always bad they just |
| 259s | don't fit in this case so filter out the |
| 261s | things that don't fit and let the things |
| 263s | that fit well go in because you make the |
| 266s | game better and you make that person you |
| 268s | know more excited to work on the game uh |
| 270s | often people don't really know like they |
| 272s | had this idea and they they don't really |
| 274s | know what it is and they're trying to |
| 276s | express it so sometimes you gotta help |
| 277s | them you know get it out it's sort of |
| 279s | fish about time alert so I well coffee |
| 298s | stain right so i lurk forums i find out |
| 303s | what people say feedback ideas like the |
| 306s | Trello board i thought was amazing |
| 307s | not everything works and the game as it |
| 310s | is now some of the things are good and |
| 312s | especially when we see things people are |
| 314s | are others saying oh you should you |
| 316s | should do this like we got that blend it |
| 319s | feels good it's sort of a sign that were |
| 322s | on the right track it's it is exciting |
| 324s | but people have been this responsive i |
| 328s | didn't really expect this much hype i |
| 332s | mean i-i thought the game is good I was |
| 334s | hoping that other people would do as |
| 336s | well but I think the response has been |
| 337s | just massive and I I didn't expect that |
| 340s | that's and obviously that's really fun |
| 343s | it gives us a lot of energy because now |
| 345s | we know that people love it and it's |
| 346s | more people than really thought you know |
| 348s | we've got to make the best game |
| 351s | Thanks |
| 358s | [Music] |
| 361s | I sincerely think are the is if |
| 364s | they only come up with ideas well |
| 366s | then then they feel bad I guess but they |
| 368s | should feel bad because their ideas are |
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