One of my requirements for this project, and future games, is to create all assets with open source solutions whenever possible. That meant in addition to learning Unity and C#, I needed to take up Inkscape, Musescore, and re-learn Gimp, Blender and Audacity.
While making the brain shift from Creative Suite to Inkscape and Gimp has been a bit of a challenge, on the plus side, I might actually like learning C# thanks to Unity. Unity Carl, if you ever see this, thanks a ton for your beginner Unity Learning series, by far the best on Unity Learn.
We wanted to literally make everything from scratch, but some items were impossible (e.g. train whistle) or super time consuming for us to make with our current resources. Thankfully there are great people out there willing to give noobs a little help! Below are the additional assets that appear in the CatSacks demo from these great creators!
EasySave 3 – wow, just wow. When I realized how big I would need to make my save engine, I was a little panicked. Thankfully I learned of Easy Save on the Unity forums. This is a lifesaver and the main developer is super helpful, responsive and patient. Just a great guy in general.
Additional music clips (level one/world one & map) from John Leonard French. Please check out his music and amazing developer advice!
Extra sound effects and some UI Icons (i.e. white mouse hand/arrow) from the wonderful Kenney!
I’ll keep this list updated and will also have credits in game for any assets that stay in the full game. Thank you so much!
Help from High Places:
Despite all the chaos humanity makes for itself, sometimes the strangers you meet truly want to just bring some joy into the world and become part of your life.
GeekEKitten
I was searching for cat videos one day and happened to stumble upon GeekEKitten’s video about women in gaming. I immediately jumped over to join the Discord and have found a wonderful new community. GeekEKitten herself is an indie dev and creator and offered to stream CatSacks as part of her NextFest demo round up! I cannot stress enough how excellent it is to find her community – please be sure to check out her YouTube & join the Discord!
GeekEKitten Gaming is a safe space for gamers of all types, but especially my gamer girls. We’re here to encourage and support each other, have fun and have a good laugh. Want to be a part of a positive and supportive community of gamers? Come join us!
Gator Company
A wonderful new friend offered to connect me with this great team to stream CatSacks for the first time! I was totally humbled and cannot thank them all enough. Please check out their Twitch and YouTube for some good giggles and quirky game fun!
We are Gator Company! This is Gatorbox! We’re a variety channel focusing on fringe gaming, tat unboxings, and original comedy. Our YouTube channel features recaps of our broadcasts as well as special offline miniseries. You can tune in to us live Friday nights @ 9PM (CST) on https://twitch.tv/gatorbox !