🎮 Play the Night Stones Demo Now 🌙👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2300340/Night_Stones
@lucbloom
8 ай бұрын
Ok for sure - the alpha tester feedback videos are the BEST entertainment ever and you should bring them back every video.
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Hahaha. That’s a good idea. Just wait. The stuff these guys do is literally so funny and amazing. Their creativity to break the game is so freakin awesome.
@ouvio
8 ай бұрын
@@advancenine Yes, please show more of that footage. It's amazing to see and really funny. :D
@henningKO
8 ай бұрын
Totally. So funny to watch, and so funny to watch your reaction to them...
@stickguy9109
8 ай бұрын
@@advancenine There's a whole channel dedicated to breaking games and playing them in unusual ways. Check out let's game it out the things he does in games is really funny
@andygeers
8 ай бұрын
Agreed - this was the best bit of the video!
@joaofrugiuele3588
8 ай бұрын
Alright... I've played the entire demo. The immersion in this universe is magical, audio and video are conversing very well. I'm so proud of what this project is becoming... I am following your devlogs since the first one and I'm very anxious to watch what it'll become.
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Yeeeeeeeeeeeah! Thanks for playing the demo and I’m so glad you liked it. I promise the game only gets better from here!
@WaveParadigm
8 ай бұрын
I'm baffled about why you wouldn't have posted a video about the Kickstarter here - this channel has been my sole window into your development, and it seems like I'm far from the only one there. Glad to hear it was funded though! Best of luck with the rest of your development!
@godzillavr
8 ай бұрын
he did a community post about it
@thatfish3951
8 ай бұрын
@@godzillavr I miss community posts pretty much 90% of the time. Videos are still the best way to engage potentials on here
@niuage
8 ай бұрын
I gotta agree, I'm in the same position, that's strange!
@robinj6997
8 ай бұрын
@@godzillavr Community posts doesn't show up in the subscription feed on PC. Only on phones
@Konitama
8 ай бұрын
Yeah I've been watching the videos as they release but totally missed the Kickstarter... felt like a massively missed opportunity.
@ZebulonsPi
8 ай бұрын
Interestingly, I would've totally backed this campaign on Kickstarter IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT IT. I've wishlisted the game on Steam, I've been following your videos, but somehow, the message of a KS campaign never reached me. Worth looking at!
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Yo! Thanks for letting me know. I’m a terrible self promoter and, honestly, I felt like I had pushed the Kickstarter too hard through video mentions, shorts, and community posts. So it’s super helpful to hear that people still didn’t know about it and I should have increased its visibility. I’ll improve in the future thanks to your helpful insight. THANK YOU!
@human-ft3wk
8 ай бұрын
@@advancenine From my pov, I knew the kickstarter was happening eventually but I hadn't registered exactly when. Even if it was mentioned, it's tough to commit that to memory so most people I think need the reminder: "Hey, this is happening right now!"
@navsigda4030
8 ай бұрын
Your collaboration on the zombie car driving game was what put you on my radar. You were the most "human" component of that video, and certainly the most relatable personality. Congrats on your Kickstarter campaign exceeding it's mark! Unfortunate that I missed your Alpha tester phase, but I'm subscribed, watching, and hopeful your dream pans out to put smiles on faces the world over!
@SlothFang
8 ай бұрын
You failed to notify your KZitem audience about the kickstarter. You might have succeeded in your kickstarter but fail to realize you didn't reach in every corner and failed to reach your true potential in the kickstarter. Next time, TELL EVERYONE!
@legendairymilkman6734
8 ай бұрын
He mentioned it in his last yt video doofus. How about PAY ATTENTION!
@godzillavr
8 ай бұрын
he did a community post about it
@izybit
8 ай бұрын
@@godzillavr Literally no one knows those exist.
@AndrewBone
8 ай бұрын
I saw the post 😅
@lucbloom
8 ай бұрын
Is that one of those cards with links in your feed? And he did just the one? Not 9?
@IndieScapeGames
8 ай бұрын
I love the bugs
@datnastysalad5616
8 ай бұрын
Something that I notice is that I CONSTANTLY see communiry posts when watching KZitem on my phone, but hardly see them when in my PC. I don't know why this is, but this may be a reason why there's many people saying they found the kickstarter via YT and people saying they had never heard of it. Gosh, online platforms are weird. Anyways, I was so excited to see it funded! Congrats!!
@hamzahgamedev
8 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved the devlog series for nightstones just like thousands of others and your journey has been super inspirational for a solo game dev like me.! In fact I started posting about my game on YT just after watching you.! Wishing you all the best for the launch. Your success is well deserved. 💜
@lucbloom
8 ай бұрын
Text link?
@canadianqueen6969
6 ай бұрын
just finished the demo and very happy to see where this will go! I really love everything about it!
@advancenine
6 ай бұрын
HECK YEAH! thanks so much for playing the demo and im SO PUMPED you liked it :)
@BrianPirrip
8 ай бұрын
So great to see you making another video!!.. love the trailer to Night Stones!.. Excited to play the demo!!
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
I know you! Forget the demo. Download your alpha key and find some bugs :)
@NemuiJin
8 ай бұрын
I've been following along since the beginning and never heard about the Kickstarter. I think you sadly missed out on a lot of funding. I would have definitely supported it. With that said, I'm really loving how the game is looking and playing. It keeps getting better and better. I noticed when your stamina runs out while flying you plummet a huge distance to the ground. Have you thought about the glider turning into a parachute somehow?
@NoTimeLeft_
8 ай бұрын
As a solo indie developer first and foremost congratulations on meeting your goals. As I am working on my first game and it is far larger than I anticipated your quest gives me hope that someday I could find similar success with my project. Game under my channel.
@DanGameDev
7 ай бұрын
Just watched the trailer - it is amazing! Congrats on the KickStarter campaign!
@YahyaDanboos
8 ай бұрын
Awesome progress, love seeing you reacting to testing finding bugs, always funny how testers find all kinds of stuff that the developer never thought of trying 😆
@BernhardMartinak
8 ай бұрын
I just love how chill u are about the bugs they found anyhow :D
@Duke6598
8 ай бұрын
the parts towards the end where you go through the game without a narration/script is pretty cool! I think you could sprinkle stuff like that in future videos.
@Magicguy33
8 ай бұрын
Dude awesome update and so happy to see that alpha testing is catching those crazy bugs 🐜 lol congrats on the kickstarter!
@JuicyBenji
8 ай бұрын
I've never seen you before, but you are very entertaining to watch and I hope your game succeeds. What I loved the most about this video is actually what happens at the end with the alpha testing showcase. I'm sure this was very useful not only to you but to every aspiring dev out there. Like i would have never thought about the consequences of picking up a box while standing on it before watching this.
@aftnareld
8 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing your insights on the KS campaign, as a fellow dev doing through one right now, it's great insight! And hope you have fun with that yatch you definitely bought 😂
@wasatch_creations
8 ай бұрын
I love how open about your whole process of development you are!
@gamedevgobrr
8 ай бұрын
Congrats on making next fest! Been watching your dev logs and you've done an incredible job!
@jaysol191
8 ай бұрын
This is my first time watching your channel and just wanted to say this devlog was awesome
@wafi5576
8 ай бұрын
every dev makes kickstarter looks like a dream come true, but it turn out to be really hard and require you to be very focused on it. congrat man. well deserved.
@Konitama
8 ай бұрын
The reality is he's gonna end up with like $18,000 after taxes so it's a far cry from the $30k he wanted. This situation really just hurts the developer since now they have to finish and deliver the game to backers while being underfunded.
@wafi5576
8 ай бұрын
@@Konitama i don't understand taxes ( i really don't ) but it feels so unfair. i would understand if he had to pay when the game launch. but tax on a funding money is absurd. contradict the intended goal of funding
@Konitama
8 ай бұрын
@@wafi5576 Yeah, best you can do is report with accrual method. Then you don't pay taxes until you deliver the game/KS merch. So at least you have the funds to make the game, but then you run the risk of the game flopping and now you owe the KS taxes and have no income.
@wafi5576
8 ай бұрын
@@Konitama i don't know if this is worse than before, but it's definitely not better. i hope all of this move towards a successful launch
@maxelized
8 ай бұрын
Wow 8k in advertising for a 30k campaign is wild. Congrats on reaching the goal!
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Yeah I had to acquire more players through advertising than I anticipated. But I was also surprised how profitable the ads were so it worked out. In retrospect, I wish I had spent more on advertising as the ad campaign scaled really well. Live and learn…
@TheFinalGamer92
8 ай бұрын
I love to see my faults and issues you have missed from the testers, it helps showing other people what to check in their own game
@noof7512
8 ай бұрын
i didn't know that demo is out!! i will definitely going to play it in weekend!! honestly, im happy for you! its dream of mine to make a game. your videos are inspiring.
@Rivershield
7 ай бұрын
Dude, this alpha tester content is really fun. I think you should make more of it if you can
@kipporah
8 ай бұрын
Thanks game dev's funny funky stuff to fix! Also thanks for sharing how much it's costing you up front to do this stuff. My Dad and I are trying to publish his book and the upfront advertising is costing us about that same amount so far.
@torempilor
8 ай бұрын
Congrats on the successful Kickstarter! Really interesting to see the Alpha testers go ham on the game. That's some next level play testing haha
@MadstonMagic
8 ай бұрын
8:05 Testing seems like such a fun job not gonna lie, I would be the guy that opens a door like 100 times super fast to see if it breaks anything...
@mevrik223
7 ай бұрын
Watching the reaction to those "darn alpha testers" 😂 Priceless, even worse cause I feel your pain man! Why would you swim up a waterfall?! 🤣🤣🤣
@harpoonlobotomy
8 ай бұрын
I think a video announcing the kickstarter may have helped boost awareness that it was happening; checking the thumbnails/titles of your videos there's no sign of it. Gentle mentions in videos/community posts are great for building up interest for existing fans ahead of time, but a 'Hey, here's my game, and here's the kickstarter for it, link in description' video would likely garner far more eyes, both old and new. I'm glad it succeeded regardless, though, congrats on both that success and the shape of the game so far, it's coming along wonderfully!
@SephirothinLEGO
8 ай бұрын
should have promoted the kickstarter on youtube
@zenn_5251
8 ай бұрын
YOOOO! I just finished the demo and its quite cozy, thou I'm thirsty for more
@josewenzel
8 ай бұрын
As always, amazing content... I'm so happy that the campaign got the funding you were looking for! you should setup a kofi or paetron though so we can support you monthly as well... it will be nice for you and the project to have another source of income
@Ecker00
8 ай бұрын
Love the bugs, most fun part seeing bug reports like that. Fixing them, sometimes less fun
@Lynqoid
8 ай бұрын
Been following along for a little while, keeps looking great! Good luck :)
@gamingpugsstudios7068
8 ай бұрын
Dude that's awesome! Congrats! I have a hard time making KZitem videos and social media posts about my game. It feels like not making progress to the game is really bad even though it would me more useful to grow a bigger audience
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Omg I totally agree. As an engineer, marketing feels so wasteful to spend time on. But I’ve learned the hard way it’s literally just as important… if not more so.
@lucbloom
8 ай бұрын
@@advanceninefor mobile games it’s where 60% of the budget goes and 70% of the cut stays. Self publishing is an adventure and your type of game and your style of developing is a good fit.
@gamingpugsstudios7068
8 ай бұрын
@@advancenine Yeah you are right!
@Pengiiii2
8 ай бұрын
Wow, I've been following you're journey since episode 1, i love this game and I am so happy that it will be coming to steam!!!
@Pixelsoep
8 ай бұрын
What a lovely game! Played the demo and I was hooked from the get go. Not sure what's in the full game, but the tall grass in the demo kind of made me wish I could hide in there from some big baddy patrolling the area. Perhaps more efficiently so during the night ;) Also, the wings made me wish I had some sort of map, to plan my flight a bit more efficiently.
@mandem9319
8 ай бұрын
Love it! Keep up the good work, old man!
@MyaPya
8 ай бұрын
Amazing to see how far it's come! 😄
@kptmaci4979
7 ай бұрын
Love your reactions to alpha testers breaking your game in multiple ways xD Gotta love these people, showing us cracks in our system that we didnt even imagine were there!
@ibrabdo
8 ай бұрын
i want to cross the gate to talk with twilight hollow 😭😭😭 what a great Devlog and great Demo, somehow the first thing i did when the game started i jumped into the campfire and stuck there for like 10 sec but eventually manage to escape, not a big deal but something could be wrong with the collision, or just my bad luck 😅Love your work
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Yo! Thanks for playing the demo. Why the heck are you jumping on fire though!? lol. Honestly that bug used to exist very heavily but I thought I had completely fixed it. Looks like there is more work to be done on my collision detection and i really appreciate you letting me know.
@RealEllenDeGeneres
8 ай бұрын
I love your reaction to the alpha testers lmao. I had to do alpha testing for a software company even though I'm a product designer. You definitely have to adapt a certain mindset to do it. I don't think it'd be too hard to get in that mindset if you already have the knowledge of how things are built though. Something worth thinking about for future projects, since you could potentially lower the amount of alpha testing needed by catching things earlier.
@mastrofamily948
8 ай бұрын
I’d like to watch more of you showing what the alpha testers came up with. That’s great to see!
@Pablo4949
8 ай бұрын
Oof sad to find out I missed out on the kickstarter! I know others have said it but def not enough promotion on yt. I see now the last video mentioned it in the middle, but tbh I did skip that last video. The devlogs have been the mainline content, so if anything I would have done the announcement inside one of these instead of a side video. Devlog 8 mentions it will be coming, and devlog 9 says it's over, so I bet a bunch of people are confused. I know some community posts were made, but I (and seemingly a bunch of others) don't see these in my feed often. best way to reach your core audience is probably through your core content. Doesn't hurt to do the rest (and I'm glad it was still enough!), but definitely wouldn't skip a plug in the devlogs for future projects. Also would love to see more of the alpha footage and your thoughts watching it. As a game dev or engineer it's so much fun (and/or painful lol, I've def experienced both) to watch people interact with what you've built. Love that kind of content.
@user-uk9er5vw4c
8 ай бұрын
as a game dev, this game looks gorgeous. Incredible work man
@LockDownXLS
8 ай бұрын
I'm a bit late to the party, but contrary to what other Creators showcase, launching a Kickstarter Campaign is not an easy task Building a community of people willing to support your project is the defining detail behind a successful launch And I'm peaking from a failed campaign, conversations I've had with other Creators and the ongoing development of my comic series I encourage you to give a shot next time around but solely woring with your audience and making them part of the process Nonetheless congrats! Raising $25K it's not an easy task and you still learned something from the experience 🎉
@SurvivalHorrorUK
8 ай бұрын
Great content! And I second @JoshsBricks comment. It's great fun finding bugs and I'm glad my video made it in 7:56 :)
@henri0515
8 ай бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos here. Keep doing it please it really inspire us to keep going as well. You re really good. I hope someday I can also do my own game thank you
@willgray1090
8 ай бұрын
Missed the kickstarter but, planning on buying day 1! Already Wishlisted!
@gonzalolo
8 ай бұрын
Amazing update, keep it up mate!!
@ShawnChristopher10101
8 ай бұрын
Love that you posted the alpha footage.
@darkomen4343
7 ай бұрын
I like seeing your stuff, it gives me hope lol
@creepercalvin
8 ай бұрын
I am so happy that I funded this game because every video I see of it it looks more and more fun.
@korzeTV
8 ай бұрын
Awesome work mate!
@Nounsi_Dev
8 ай бұрын
woah would love a short video which you react to certain bug tester found and debugging them⛄☃
@CornerstoneMinistry316
8 ай бұрын
You've actually inspired me to make an open world rpg maker mv game. It probably won't be commercial but still
@mikeriderbrasil
8 ай бұрын
Dude, how did you make you're game look so great? Are you using only post processing stuff or maybe some custom shaders would do that to the visuals as well? I'm a real beginner on gamedev and my games don't look that good even with post processing.
@Drakmour666
8 ай бұрын
I'd gladly watch more alpha test videos with your comments. :-) Same as when Devs watch their game being speedrun. Those emotions of Devs faces, like "WHUUUUU!?". :-D
@Konitama
8 ай бұрын
With Kickstarter campaigns, this is how it always goes. Your first 24 hours pull in the largest sum of money and within a few days the campaign funding drops to a few pledges per day. The last couple of days usually see a boost. This is the typical campaign funding curve. I think you probably overpaid on the ads as $8000 to only end up with $35k is not super great. I'm not sure when or where you ran the ads but the best strategy is to run ads a couple of weeks *prior* to rhe launch, directing people to the pre-launch page. Then run ads for the first 48 hours of launch. After that you basically shouldn't bother running ads until the very last few days of launch. Running ads mid-campaign is a waste of money. You're not going to get many pledges for what you're spending. Since the first 24 hours are the most critical, building your pre-launch as large as possible is key. If you launched with a small number of pre-launch followers, your first day funding will be weaker. It's worth it to even delay the KS launch by a month in order to really just build your pre-launch following up. All of those people get notified on the day of launch and are most likely to pledge right away.
@neonswift
8 ай бұрын
Congrats!
@dmca_sucks7000
8 ай бұрын
I would love to see a compilation of bugs and your reactions to them.
@Lamborghini07
8 ай бұрын
I have been watching you since day 1 your channel started for Night Stones. I'm sad to see that I cant try out your demo on steam cause I'm a Linux user. Not sure how but other Windows demos (not all but some) on steam lets me download it and all I have to do use Proton for the Steam Play for the game. Usually if my hardware meets the requirements and don't have insane proprietary requirements that is only for windows they run quite well. About 90% of my game library is "Windows only" games and very much playable! I know most dev's now a days say there is "no market" or "not enough of gamers on Linux to make it worth while" but there is still loads of gamers on Linux (estimated of at least 2 million+) use Steam Play (Proton) to play games, as far as I know Steam Play registers as a "Windows user". I ask and beg you with as much respect as possible please please please support Linux native or at least have the game work as best you can in Steam Play compatibility layer with Proton 8.0. If you cant or don't want to or don't have the time I understand and will still wish you the best. Would love to stream your game one day though. 😄
@Alon_B
8 ай бұрын
There is finally a new video❤🎉🎉😮
@CharDhue
8 ай бұрын
Alpha tester always wild and fun to watch
@fidget2030
8 ай бұрын
Some of the exploits found by the alpha testers may need fixed in these locations, but seem like they might be fun mechanics to explore further in the game. Im thinking especially of the standing on the climbing guy, and some of the hop-and-jump parkour climbing. Maybe not for main content, but little easter eggs hidden away in remote corners?
@CodesmithEvanion
8 ай бұрын
I already have it on my wishlist, and have been following you since the summer, but I never heard of the kickstarter :/
@danieldousek1368
8 ай бұрын
Definitely going to wishlist!!!
@MothFrosty
8 ай бұрын
I’ve been following from the start but recently I’ve seen you posting on the game dev subreddit, I’m interested to hear how that has influenced your decisions going forward and your opinion on the feedback you received
@MrTikoVic
8 ай бұрын
alpha testers are the best and worse at the same time! it's a shame when we're so proud of our baby, and start showing people what you have for minutes later they show us 50+ things you're not supposed to in the game! 😆gladly they also help us iimprove right? love this project man! amazing stuff!😁
@lyss.the.panini
8 ай бұрын
It might be more fun if the fangweeds can move back and forth so you have to catch them when theyre at some point in their walking sequence
@aritztg
8 ай бұрын
I didn't know about the Kickstarter campaign!
@mysterious_monolith_
7 ай бұрын
Those Alpha testers are amazing!
@pabloG3d
8 ай бұрын
another person dissapointed you didnt post a video promoting the kickstarter, wouldve been happy to have joined. wishlisting it for now
@KonParas-p8s
8 ай бұрын
A game similar like yours , or lets say if it had 1-2 systems more (a little more complex I mean), isnt it possible to ask for Kickstarter to fund the whole game? I mean to tell them "I need my expenses for a whole year to make this game , I need 100.000 $" . Isnt it possible? ...or its possible but not probable?
@ReubMann
8 ай бұрын
What waa the ROI for the ad purchase???
@bendordoy4815
8 ай бұрын
I look forward to the next develog too
@yalc-04
8 ай бұрын
🥳 finally another update!
@nixonscherbarth1974
8 ай бұрын
The end was super funny hahahaa
@chill_d1g1t
8 ай бұрын
will it be available on mac and how much will it cost approximately?
@aleksandarstojkoski9871
8 ай бұрын
i cant wait for the release im so hyped
@Quietlyaesthetic
8 ай бұрын
Can't wait to try this game
@enkiimuto1041
8 ай бұрын
Did you have google and facebook ads before backercamp?
@BenFoote
8 ай бұрын
I would've backed your Kickstarter had you mentioned it here.
@ripvanstinkle
8 ай бұрын
Congrats! I was surprised at how much you had to spend on advertising. It was basically a quarter of your earnings! Were you able to see the direct ROI on the ads, or was it more general?
@Konitama
8 ай бұрын
He definitely got burned on ad spend
@robertdavies5139
8 ай бұрын
well done dude :)
@xxsemb
8 ай бұрын
Did you factor the costs in to the funding because 25k is not much at all. I would however always suggest getting 'players' to test the game (like you seem to be in a way) they will by far give the best feedback, better than any paid QA team.
@Tonzma
8 ай бұрын
Like everyone else in the comments section, i'm puzzled why you didn't make a video about the campaign. I've been following the development closely here like most of your follower base that are here but had ZERO info that you even had a Kickstarter going on and after reading the comments section on this video, i see maybe couple comments that you've made a community post about the campaign but those don't even show up for majority of subs on YT especially PC users and hence are mostly meaningless and if i and others had notifications/community messages on for every content creator on YT i/we follow we would be swimming in spam. But nevertheless i'm extremely glad you did hit your campaign goal and will keep following closely the project, just a teeny bit sad because we could've done MUCH better there had we had info about the Kickstarter :(
@Chris_t0
8 ай бұрын
Hi where can i see your other games? on the kickstarter it says you have brought 5 other games to market but I can't find any?
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Hey! Thanks for asking! All my previous games are on mobile and have been removed on stores as I haven’t been updating them with security patches over time. They weren’t profitable so it didn’t make sense to keep supporting them. Hopefully night stones is a different story and I can get enough players to continue making more games. But either way it’s a fun ride and I’m enjoying it!
@ElianeGameDev
8 ай бұрын
OMG your game looks so cute!
@blueberry_5240
8 ай бұрын
Finally, an update! ❤
@corentinguillo5577
8 ай бұрын
This game is going to be soooo good
@jcd9456
8 ай бұрын
4:48 What if you add a Stone golemn that acts as a guard, perhaps to a bridge or cave entrance(s), that dont just block your path but kills you when you dont satisfy some requirements.
@SuperGamersgames
8 ай бұрын
Alpha Playtester Here: I confess that I intentionally initially did not say anything about my ultrawide monitor specifically so I could see if the game still functioned under those parameters. :P
@advancenine
8 ай бұрын
Hahaha. You freakin menace! You reported the first bug and I was honestly like “this isn’t bad”. Then people started jumping on NPCs. Hahahaha. Thanks for being so rad and helpful!
@SuperGamersgames
8 ай бұрын
@@advancenine No problem. :P
@Amaronduk
8 ай бұрын
Is a GOG release planned for the future 'as I'd prefer to purchase there instead of Steam?
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