HStudiosDev

FNAFN codebase re-write/AMA

Added 2021-04-29 10:28:02 +0000 UTC

Hi!

I know I said I wouldn't really post Patreon updates as I said I wouldn't really do that here, but I have a major thing I'm wanting to talk about that I'd like to let some people know about before I go and post on Gamejolt and receive a lot of negative responses about.

...I'm re-writing the game's code from scratch. Its easier, it'll probably be more efficient, it'll be more organized and easier to work with - having things like delta timing and other really important things in the code from the get-go instead of how it was before, where I had to somehow put that into the whole game's code. Its a re-write using the knowledge I now have on things like optimization, compression, etc that will hopefully lead to a better experience for me, the team and players.

Unfortunately I don't have much in the way of gameplay so far aside from debug menus and basic office navigation, but its better, more-readable code overall, and is also why this is on Patreon instead of Gamejolt: If I'm going to announce I re-wrote the whole game from scratch, I should have a lot of progress to show so it looks more finished and complete.

In terms of office navigation, you can use the mouse to 'pan' around a segment of the office, then use A or D to rotate from one segment to the other, sorta like the system seen in games like Those Nights at Rachels. I plan on having the ability to rotate with A and D, but also with the mouse itself by swiping to the left or right of the screen.

I recently received a report from someone saying they couldn't run the game, and found out their PC only had 64mb of video memory. To be clear, 64mb of video memory cannot even run DOOM 3 - a 2004 game - on higher settings, and most GPUs from the past decade have around 4GB of video memory. While I'm working with a friend to benchmark builds of FNAFN on hardware as far back as 2012 to ensure it runs well, I can only do so much optimization and compression, so a PC with more than 1GB of video memory is needed.

I guess I'm just getting this off my chest to you guys to let you know the game is still going on - and hopefully by the time I break the news to followers on Gamejolt I will have much more progress to show (progress can also be tracked via my Trello board). Your support over the years, and financially, means a ton to me!

Have a good morning or evening!

-H.Studios~

P.S feel free to ask me anything about the game in the comments :3