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Solar
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Solar wrote:
but very cool that u study animation and game development!!!! thats super kewl aaaa
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Date: 22-09-2026 12:57
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devilcake wrote:
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I’ve been learning more html lately n I think I wanna learn more c# soon … let’s learn to make viddy games together solar :3
that would be so so so so cool would love to learn together
Yayyyy are you mostly focused on the writing or do you wanna learn coding as well
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devilcake wrote:
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devilcake wrote:
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i watched a video yesterday on how to kind of get started!! was nice, vid was made by a girl, i love informative yt videos made by women  

guerrilla games (from horizon zero dawn) is dutch it would be so cool if i could work on a game like horizon one day i used 2 be sooo obsessed w the world 

also talked abt it with my mom she thinks it could be a good idea to switch to a job with a little less 'serious' responsibility (bc my job (before i went on sick leave) is mental healthcare worker which i do on my own 90% of the time, i do have a team but i give individual coaching to my clients and always go there on my own so if something is up im the one who has to fix it basically)
I think even if not gamedev ur mom might be rightist having something less serious might be good for brain bc its seems like such a struggle to have to like work with people who are essentially going thru the same stuff you are yourself
yes & also i struggle alot w the unpredictability of it where suddenly a case can go haywire n i have to put in hours n hours of extra work so that person doesn't k themself youknow.... very stressful 
Yes I could not n I’m already in very stressful field 😭maybe it’s worth finding another job game dev stuff aside,,, n like lot have the two things be connected, unless you think you wanna go back to school for it if you can get financial aid n stuff for that idk how that works in dutchieland
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:05
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Hauru wrote:
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Hauru wrote:
i would recommend you to write some stories and maybe release some of them on the internet to get some sort of portfolio if you're serious about it. Even better: make your own game. It's not as hard as it sounds but its time consuming but you can start with simple things like visual novels etc. I wish i could tell everyone to just go for it but I study animation & game development and unfortunately you're right, the market is heavily oversaturated and you might not be able to make it if thats the only thing you want to do. It's rarely the only job they do and they usually help with development and stuff especially if its indie because they don't have the money to spend on writers and its mostly the whole team building the idea together with one vision keeper who manages the idea. If you want a position, i would try my hands in an indie company (maybe try your skills in other areas as well like narrative design in environment art, 3D modeling etc) . Another issue in the game industry is that they don't offer a lot of these positions anymore and its something you might get to do after a while of working within a company and built a good portfolio or showed off your skills. This is not to tell you that you shouldn't try because you can only make it by trying but its unfortunately the reality and i'm currently in the middle of it
yes!!! i'm def gonna build up a portfolio & stuff if i'm serious abt it
thank u thank u for the advice its very much appreciated!!! im expecting it to take a lot of time/never work out so it can only turn out better than expected i think  i wouldn't mind having another job with it too! but yea it would for sure just be a hobby thing until my portfolio (and knowledge bc rn i have 0 lol) is impressive enough to do something with it
i was also thinking about trying out other areas of game development! but i'm not sure if it's something that i can do because i have dyscalculia so anything numbers/maths related is tough for me, so i'll just have to see if it's something i'd like or not :3 
i also cant do math but not everything requires math i barely use it. I'm also not a programmer but its easy to find guides especially for things like visual novels. If anything its mostly logical thinking but this is a skill you learn with time and after you understand that everything has a pattern . I would say the hardest part is studying the programms and understanding how the pipeline works
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:19
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Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
I’ve been learning more html lately n I think I wanna learn more c# soon … let’s learn to make viddy games together solar :3
that would be so so so so cool would love to learn together
Yayyyy are you mostly focused on the writing or do you wanna learn coding as well
depends on if i like coding hhh 
i did like css coding way back when so im thinking i'll defo try and see if i like it! but rn i still need to make a little guide for myself with what i need to learn and what the first step would b, i have a little bit of knowledge know bc i watched the video yesterday but i dont have time yet to get started 

but mooostly writing maybe, because i love to write n i love good quests in games it would b the coolest thing out there to do i think 
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:33
Solar
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Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
I think even if not gamedev ur mom might be rightist having something less serious might be good for brain bc its seems like such a struggle to have to like work with people who are essentially going thru the same stuff you are yourself
yes & also i struggle alot w the unpredictability of it where suddenly a case can go haywire n i have to put in hours n hours of extra work so that person doesn't k themself youknow.... very stressful 
Yes I could not n I’m already in very stressful field 😭maybe it’s worth finding another job game dev stuff aside,,, n like lot have the two things be connected, unless you think you wanna go back to school for it if you can get financial aid n stuff for that idk how that works in dutchieland
yes i think i might look into that, the idea of returning to my current job fills me with so much dread i dont think thats good  i lowk dont wanna go back to school because if ucking hate school hhh but i would probably not get any financial aid for it at this point bc im getting #old and i don't live with my parents and i've already gone to school for 4 years 
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:34
Solar
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Solar wrote:
Hauru wrote:
Solar wrote:
Hauru wrote:
i would recommend you to write some stories and maybe release some of them on the internet to get some sort of portfolio if you're serious about it. Even better: make your own game. It's not as hard as it sounds but its time consuming but you can start with simple things like visual novels etc. I wish i could tell everyone to just go for it but I study animation & game development and unfortunately you're right, the market is heavily oversaturated and you might not be able to make it if thats the only thing you want to do. It's rarely the only job they do and they usually help with development and stuff especially if its indie because they don't have the money to spend on writers and its mostly the whole team building the idea together with one vision keeper who manages the idea. If you want a position, i would try my hands in an indie company (maybe try your skills in other areas as well like narrative design in environment art, 3D modeling etc) . Another issue in the game industry is that they don't offer a lot of these positions anymore and its something you might get to do after a while of working within a company and built a good portfolio or showed off your skills. This is not to tell you that you shouldn't try because you can only make it by trying but its unfortunately the reality and i'm currently in the middle of it
yes!!! i'm def gonna build up a portfolio & stuff if i'm serious abt it
thank u thank u for the advice its very much appreciated!!! im expecting it to take a lot of time/never work out so it can only turn out better than expected i think  i wouldn't mind having another job with it too! but yea it would for sure just be a hobby thing until my portfolio (and knowledge bc rn i have 0 lol) is impressive enough to do something with it
i was also thinking about trying out other areas of game development! but i'm not sure if it's something that i can do because i have dyscalculia so anything numbers/maths related is tough for me, so i'll just have to see if it's something i'd like or not :3 
i also cant do math but not everything requires math i barely use it. I'm also not a programmer but its easy to find guides especially for things like visual novels. If anything its mostly logical thinking but this is a skill you learn with time and after you understand that everything has a pattern . I would say the hardest part is studying the programms and understanding how the pipeline works
thats good to hear aa!!! i think if it's not actual math but logical thinking i could get it, it would probably take a bit longer than usual but i mean im not stoopid so it's probably somewhat doable hhh 
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:35
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devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
that would be so so so so cool would love to learn together
Yayyyy are you mostly focused on the writing or do you wanna learn coding as well
depends on if i like coding hhh 
i did like css coding way back when so im thinking i'll defo try and see if i like it! but rn i still need to make a little guide for myself with what i need to learn and what the first step would b, i have a little bit of knowledge know bc i watched the video yesterday but i dont have time yet to get started 

but mooostly writing maybe, because i love to write n i love good quests in games it would b the coolest thing out there to do i think 
Yes css coding is what I’ve been doing much but not that much use for gamedev, im adding html on top of it n next step is learning some JavaScript but… scary… then im gonna try smth thats more useful for gamedev weee i assume you also did css for character sheets…?

yes fair tho im also partial to the art n design aspects weee but coding is surprisingly fun cos its very satisfying when things work and you just taptaptap type without that much effort at least at beginner level hshdj 
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I know there are like programs specifically for making like visual novels without a bunch of coding know how that might be a good place to start if writing is what ur the most interested in
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devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
yes & also i struggle alot w the unpredictability of it where suddenly a case can go haywire n i have to put in hours n hours of extra work so that person doesn't k themself youknow.... very stressful 
Yes I could not n I’m already in very stressful field 😭maybe it’s worth finding another job game dev stuff aside,,, n like lot have the two things be connected, unless you think you wanna go back to school for it if you can get financial aid n stuff for that idk how that works in dutchieland
yes i think i might look into that, the idea of returning to my current job fills me with so much dread i dont think thats good  i lowk dont wanna go back to school because if ucking hate school hhh but i would probably not get any financial aid for it at this point bc im getting #old and i don't live with my parents and i've already gone to school for 4 years 
Hmm if no financial aid lowk not worth it ngl 😭 cos then that’d be super stressful also….
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:38
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Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Yayyyy are you mostly focused on the writing or do you wanna learn coding as well
depends on if i like coding hhh 
i did like css coding way back when so im thinking i'll defo try and see if i like it! but rn i still need to make a little guide for myself with what i need to learn and what the first step would b, i have a little bit of knowledge know bc i watched the video yesterday but i dont have time yet to get started 

but mooostly writing maybe, because i love to write n i love good quests in games it would b the coolest thing out there to do i think 
Yes css coding is what I’ve been doing much but not that much use for gamedev, im adding html on top of it n next step is learning some JavaScript but… scary… then im gonna try smth thats more useful for gamedev weee i assume you also did css for character sheets…?

yes fair tho im also partial to the art n design aspects weee but coding is surprisingly fun cos its very satisfying when things work and you just taptaptap type without that much effort at least at beginner level hshdj 
well kind of kind of!! on the warrior cats rp site i was on we had signatures and sometimes sheets in which the rp post would go, so that's what i've tried to code myself! i could only do minimal stuff though but i did like it, it was a struggle but so satisfying if it worked hihi 

yes yes i see!! i agree with the coding part a lot that was also my experience : D i do love art n design a lot but i don't think i'm as good with art as i am with words 
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:39
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Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
I know there are like programs specifically for making like visual novels without a bunch of coding know how that might be a good place to start if writing is what ur the most interested in
yess thats what i said in hi thread twine and ink are good for that!! if i understand correctly what u mean : D
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:40
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Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Solar wrote:
devilcake wrote:
Yes I could not n I’m already in very stressful field 😭maybe it’s worth finding another job game dev stuff aside,,, n like lot have the two things be connected, unless you think you wanna go back to school for it if you can get financial aid n stuff for that idk how that works in dutchieland
yes i think i might look into that, the idea of returning to my current job fills me with so much dread i dont think thats good  i lowk dont wanna go back to school because if ucking hate school hhh but i would probably not get any financial aid for it at this point bc im getting #old and i don't live with my parents and i've already gone to school for 4 years 
Hmm if no financial aid lowk not worth it ngl 😭 cos then that’d be super stressful also….
yes blurgghh 
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Date: 22-09-2026 13:41
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Solar wrote:
a lot of redditors say it's not necessary to do a specific course to get into game/narrative design, good portfolio is whats super important

though it would b super helpful i think so you don"t have to figure everything out yourself all the time
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elisia wrote:
I really wanted to do voice acting for video games, if support the decision. Even in a saturated market, the passion in a good game is always found by its audience eventually
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