Making FlyKnight has been a very humbling experience in the sense that I originally though I could make it good and fast and also bug free but even 2 weeks after release there is still a pile of things to fix, fortunately this week I fixed the worst of it and have been taking it easy since. - ThreadSky

wabbaboy.dev • 13 days ago

Making FlyKnight has been a very humbling experience in the sense that I originally though I could make it good and fast and also bug free but even 2 weeks after release there is still a pile of things to fix, fortunately this week I fixed the worst of it and have been taking it easy since.

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heckteck.dev•12 days ago

Bug-free? So it's just Knight then...

In all seriousness, incredible work. Absolutely adore the game, and it can be scary when a project flies (hah) out of your hands due to popularity.

But the game is amazing, we'll all be ready to eat it up when you're ready for it to grow.

gatadata.bsky.social•12 days ago

Oh you're the creator? Nice, I've played it some, it's fun. Even better that I'm a veteran RS2 player, so it really plays on my nostalgia lol

dominictarason.com•13 days ago

I hope its been inspiring too, on account of it being almost universally loved and selling like hotcakes.

wabbaboy.dev•13 days ago

There is a lot to chew on this. I feel like I can only claim about 10% of its success, the rest of it lies in the hunger of the masses for this type of genre and how the low barrier of entry made is accessible for people to grab it in groups even on poorer countries.

wonkyskeleton.bsky.social•13 days ago

You can absolutely claim a lot of the success, even on the price front as it was your choice to price it accessibly. Even with the bugs you've been fighting it's an incredibly well put together dungeon crawler with functional online co-op which is a niche you accurately targeted and delivered on.

zealot.bsky.social•10 days ago

just played it, awesome game very excited to see everything else you do

brooksatz-haderach.bsky.social•12 days ago

Luckily for me the only bugs I ran into were hornets, wasps, maggots, and ants, the game was great, and exactly what I was expecting from the price and trailers, thanks for an awesome game

sagata.bsky.social•6 days ago

Great experience; but now I want more of it. Haven't tried it multiplayer, but would imagine that it would be a blast.

wabbaboy.dev•13 days ago

A lot of devs tell you to not start with your dream game and do shorter games first, I kinda get it now.
Once you release a game, you're not done with it, not by a long shot, and even simple games can take a lot out of you to get them to the finish line.

wabbaboy.dev•13 days ago

I say simple games but in hindsight FlyKnight is super complex. I thought that it would be simple compared to Sorceress since instead of being a highly dynamic and interactive game, it's a game where you swing your mace to bonk. But online and inventory complicated everything tenfold.

wabbaboy.dev•13 days ago

Anyway, I feel relief now, I feel like I can finally lower my guard and celebrate it. The attention it has received has gone beyond imaginable for me, so, even if it released buggy I'm proud of the things we did right, it's really capturing peoples imagination and thats a magical thing to witness.

barryherbers.bsky.social•12 days ago

You did an awesome job! The game feel is so solid

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