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I recently released an open world RPG game I wrote completely from scratch while in high school (I only used OpenGL) to Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app

I recently released an open world RPG game I wrote completely from scratch while in high school (I only used OpenGL) to Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1009960/Project_Hedra/?l=latam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1009960/Project_Hedra/?l=... And now I am currently working in a few other prototypes and tools. Would be interested in joining

jackling 4y ago
Looks cool, was the terrain procedurally generated?
- maxilevi 4y ago
  Yes! Actually the entire world is a infinite voxel grid
  - jackling 4y ago
    Very impressive! I'm 3 years in Software Engineering, and can't build simple stuff in OpenGL. Really impressive for someone in HS.
DontchaKnowit 4y ago
That looks incredibly good for a solo high school project. I mean it looks great period, but you must be a pretty special programmer to have made that solo as a high schooler. props!
- maxilevi 4y ago
  Thanks. To be transparent, I started it in high school but finished recently (started it at 16 and I am 22 now) Personally I wouldn’t recommend anyone rolling their own engine
  - harph 4y ago
    On the contrary, I would recommend everyone to try and make a game engine. Through my teens and university years I tried many types (3D, 2D, visual novel...) and it's an awesome learning experience. Of course, for a real project that you want to actually finish, that's a different story
    - maxilevi 4y ago
      Hahaha well yes, for learning it’s great but for shipping something it’s awful. It’s not even the time it takes, there is a lot of compatibility issues that need to be dealt with that are overwhelming
  - DontchaKnowit 4y ago
    lol I sorta figured as much. That level of dedication to a single project is completely beyond my comprehension, very impressive.
fwsgonzo 4y ago
Looks like a lot of work, and very well done! Procedural too!
david422 4y ago
That looks great! That's the sort of thing I have in my head and never ever would complete. Congrats to you :)

jackling 4y ago

Looks cool, was the terrain procedurally generated?

maxilevi 4y ago
Yes! Actually the entire world is a infinite voxel grid
- jackling 4y ago
  Very impressive! I'm 3 years in Software Engineering, and can't build simple stuff in OpenGL. Really impressive for someone in HS.

DontchaKnowit 4y ago

That looks incredibly good for a solo high school project. I mean it looks great period, but you must be a pretty special programmer to have made that solo as a high schooler. props!

maxilevi 4y ago
Thanks. To be transparent, I started it in high school but finished recently (started it at 16 and I am 22 now) Personally I wouldn’t recommend anyone rolling their own engine
- harph 4y ago
  On the contrary, I would recommend everyone to try and make a game engine. Through my teens and university years I tried many types (3D, 2D, visual novel...) and it's an awesome learning experience. Of course, for a real project that you want to actually finish, that's a different story
  - maxilevi 4y ago
    Hahaha well yes, for learning it’s great but for shipping something it’s awful. It’s not even the time it takes, there is a lot of compatibility issues that need to be dealt with that are overwhelming
- DontchaKnowit 4y ago
  lol I sorta figured as much. That level of dedication to a single project is completely beyond my comprehension, very impressive.

fwsgonzo 4y ago

Looks like a lot of work, and very well done! Procedural too!

david422 4y ago

That looks great! That's the sort of thing I have in my head and never ever would complete. Congrats to you :)