1 hr 4 min
The Next Big RTS You Havn't Heard About - Ep89 - Ignacio Trelles Bored With Nelly
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Igancio is a video game developer based in Uruguay that loves the style of 90s RTS games. So much so that he’s started making his own. Dying Breed is a single player RTS game inspired by classics like Red alert and will be published by the iconic Microprose. The publisher of games like Sid Meier's Civilization, Worms Armageddon, and Rollercoaster Tycoon, just to name a few. To me, his story of how he started making the game and his struggle to find a publisher is just as interesting as the game he’s trying to create. If I had an infinite budget, I’d hire a crew to follow him around for a year and make a documentary on what it’s like making an indie game in Uruguay in 2024. But I don't, so this podcast will do. We talked about why he loves this genre so much, what does a modern day indie developer look like, is he using AI, how hard was it to find a publisher and lots more!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088550/Dying_Breed/
0:00 Intro
2:20 Love for RTS
5:00 Gaming Culture In Uruguay
8:00 Back To RTS Games
9:00 Video Game Design Degree?
9:20 Creating The First Game
12:00 What It's Like Designing a Video Game
14:46 How is funding this
16:20 Hiring a Coder and Engineer
18:34 Game Engine/Expansion Pack
20:50 Game Balance?
21:35 How Ignacio found a Publisher
27:00 Signing with MicroProse
30:00 Not wanting a publisher
32:00 Hiring Employees
33:00 Pressure to release the game
33:34 Dream RTS Game to build
35:00 Working With a Movie Director and Musicians
40:32 Craziness In Game Production
43:40 Resonating With Newer Audience
50:00 Will Your Game Be Fun?
51:30 Office Space
55:00 Working Hours
59:09 Outro
Igancio is a video game developer based in Uruguay that loves the style of 90s RTS games. So much so that he’s started making his own. Dying Breed is a single player RTS game inspired by classics like Red alert and will be published by the iconic Microprose. The publisher of games like Sid Meier's Civilization, Worms Armageddon, and Rollercoaster Tycoon, just to name a few. To me, his story of how he started making the game and his struggle to find a publisher is just as interesting as the game he’s trying to create. If I had an infinite budget, I’d hire a crew to follow him around for a year and make a documentary on what it’s like making an indie game in Uruguay in 2024. But I don't, so this podcast will do. We talked about why he loves this genre so much, what does a modern day indie developer look like, is he using AI, how hard was it to find a publisher and lots more!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088550/Dying_Breed/
0:00 Intro
2:20 Love for RTS
5:00 Gaming Culture In Uruguay
8:00 Back To RTS Games
9:00 Video Game Design Degree?
9:20 Creating The First Game
12:00 What It's Like Designing a Video Game
14:46 How is funding this
16:20 Hiring a Coder and Engineer
18:34 Game Engine/Expansion Pack
20:50 Game Balance?
21:35 How Ignacio found a Publisher
27:00 Signing with MicroProse
30:00 Not wanting a publisher
32:00 Hiring Employees
33:00 Pressure to release the game
33:34 Dream RTS Game to build
35:00 Working With a Movie Director and Musicians
40:32 Craziness In Game Production
43:40 Resonating With Newer Audience
50:00 Will Your Game Be Fun?
51:30 Office Space
55:00 Working Hours
59:09 Outro
1 hr 4 min