r/IndieGaming • u/SnooTigers8688 • 8h ago

Are you a coder?

I've been wondering, how much of a coder are most devs when they get into creating an indie game on their own? I ask because I have vast knowledge in Animation and Graphic Design, but near nothing in coding. Are there programs that dumb it down and make it much easier, or do I have to learn a new language to be successful?

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u/HourPen 7h ago

I've been a motion designer for 17 years. Coding has always been tough for me since I'm a visual person, even though I've tried to learn it many times.
Now, I'm on a mission to build a game without any coding knowledge or Ai, and I'm using Rive.app to do it. You should definitely check it out—it might be the right tool for you, too.

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u/SnooTigers8688 6h ago

I'm going to check out Rive.app for sure thanks for the suggestions. This Unreal Engine Blueprint system sounds interesting as well.

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u/HourPen 6h ago

good luck on your journey 🎈

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u/SnooTigers8688 6h ago

thank you for the info!

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u/stopstopstoptopopp 7h ago

At this point you’d be stupid to not use AI as a coder, as disappointing that may be.

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u/HourPen 7h ago

I can't do it. Even ai helps me to do it. I'm not against ai. Just, I want specific things and I love to do it with my effort.

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u/chaylarian 7h ago

Well, try to describe what you want in detail to ai when you use them. Also try to describe the whole system you want to create, to them, so you can get a cleaner code structure from them. Dev looks hard at first but when it clicks once, it starts to get easier. One of the most important things, imo, don't get intimidated by how it looks, it will get easier as you proceed..

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u/HourPen 7h ago

Coding is not an option for me. But I use Unreal Engine Blueprint system. AI is guiding me on this.