Speedrunners Broke My Game. I Embraced It.

In this devlog I show all the things I'm doing to make Bloodthief a great speedrunning game.

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This is a devlog for Bloodthief, the indie game I'm working on inspired by Neon White, Ghostrunner, ULTRAKILL, and of course, Quake.

Leave a comment below if you have any feedback on the game or questions about my process!

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:15 Mechanics bugs
5:17 Treating levels like a skatepark
7:31 Incentivizing speedrunning
8:41 Play conditioning
10:52 Reward them for playing the fun way
12:53 Making speedrunning less infuriating
19:05 Unless...? (Increasing Scope)
21:10 Adding Eyeballs
22:07 Cheaters
24:11 Conclusion
24:46 Montage
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Links:
Jonas Tyroller deltaTime video:    • Dear Game Developers, Stop Messing This Up!  



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