We MADE a monster that can EVOLVE in 32 076 DIFFERENT WAYS!

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In this devlog we create several simulation games about evolution and natural selection, using Unity!

[Blackthornprod]

YO devs! What game should we create next?

[howdyimhowdy]

i think that if you are to develop this idea further it should be in the form or some sort of pikmin-eske rts game, where each map has different environmental hazards and the competing players have to constantly drive their thrives to adapt to the strategies of the other players

[bbrainstormer]

"The studying we did on natural selection was just a launchpad for inspiration and delicious food for thought." That's a beautiful quote.

[marijnkneppers]

I like how Liam has become a bigger part of the channel

[jorgehaswag]

perhaps you could have the enemies be constantly evolving, with the player having to try to direct their evolution by going in and eliminating the stronger members of the species to keep the enemies weak. could encourage a frantic playstyle as any relaxation would inherently allow the enemy to grow stronger, as well as an interesting dynamic with the player having an incentive to target the strongest enemy and leave the weak ones alive.

[Jiminal_]

Wow! Truly amazing work Noah and Liam! It’s always refreshing to see game developers who’s struggle with trying to pinpoint what experience they want the user to have! As always I’m (ex)Gamerworks leaving my lil appreciation for this video!

[luke]

- mom can i have evolution?
- we have evolution at home.
evolution at home:
„All life, from this chameleon to this tree, evolved from this primitive *fish*“

[DanteYewToob]

I think an evolution game could work and be pretty cool!
My idea is this: You play as a scientist working for a company that builds custom armies.
A prompt comes in with a description of what the customer needs, Ex; must survive heavy gravity, have tough skin and high endurance to act as frontline protection during an invasion.
You start with one of a few basic life forms and start altering the habit where they live and introducing predators and hazards to force them to evolve and it happens on a super accelerated scale!
You end up with a final life form to submit for a grade, based on how well you met the needs and if you got any extra points for bonus features like perhaps you found a way to grow massive nearly indestructible crab claws they could use as shields to defend..

So basically you play god and try to form a basic blob into the apex predator or monster that the customer requires!

[mikey_r]

"WELCOME BACK TO I'M NOA"

I'm a big fan of that line 😄

[Noccai]

Ah yes, trees evolved from a fish xD

Great video, tho, gj!

[pixl_.]

i feel like this could be expanded into a multiplayer strategy game involving evolving your creatures to better battle other players. the more you evolve your creatures, the better suited you'll be to attack higher ranked players, similar to clash of clans but with weird monsters that evolve.
maybe that's a terrible idea but i think it's worth a shot ;)

[REDZYD]

Blackthornprod is such an amazingly talented artist and programmer - he is the living definition of those who aspire to be game developers and he's a huge inspiration to me. When you enjoy art and creativity but also excell in academic and coding environments, game design is the greatest career ever to exist and Blackthornprod is the perfect example. You deserve so much more 👍

[Norbingel]

That book "Why Evolution is True" is a flawed book. He started out making a scientific case for evolution but then strangely, his "rebuttal" approach against "intelligent design" was, disappointingly, theological/philosophical (and rather poorly done at that) instead of scientific.

[zod_]

everything you need in life is a friend that will make games with you man

[vkquads]

This is soo cool! I literally just started getting into simulation in Unity this week, and am creating Conway's Game of Life!

[buddyroach]

Perhaps we do live in a simulation but not in the way we think. But rather this is a simulation that started with the first organisms to live and see what happens, and right now is just how far into the simulation we currently are. This is just a huge experiment conducted by beings greater than us which time moves differently for. So our entire existence over time has only been about 5 minutes to them.

[draconis]

I like how one of their prototypes was just Cryptozoo

[Т-ми]

It said 6 seconds ago and 1 view. This channel is going big for real now

[legionarmatay]

I'm so happy every time you upload the game looks really cool to play with friends

[petergriffinroblocks]

What’s the name of the website that lets you add the animals together(talking about the part with a game where you merge animals, the timestamp is at 1:54)