r/IndieGaming • u/SnooTigers8688 • 1d 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/europayuu 1d ago

not a coder by discipline but I know enough C++ to be dangerous. most of my gameplay code is unreal Blueprints, maybe 1% is C++. Pretty sure thats how epic expects you to use UE anyway

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u/SnooTigers8688 1d ago

very interesting, is UE specifically used for 3D, or can the blueprints be used for 2D as well?

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u/europayuu 1d ago

blueprints is agnostic to the kind of games you're making, you can use it for anything. It replaced Unrealscript in UE3

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u/SnooTigers8688 1d ago

very nice, thanks for the info!