Softbody Physics are a secret game dev topic I dont see other game developers talk about much in their devlogs. It has the potential to completely break your indie game, but if done right has the most satisfiying collisions possible. I gave mysef 2 weeks to develop this overhaul and improve my GMTK Game Jam 2023 Game! The theme of this Jam was 'Roles Reversed', so I made roles reversed cut the rope! Here's what I learned.

🕒 Timestamps:
00:00 - Why you Should(n't) use Softbody Physics in your Indie Game
00:14 - Improving my GMTK Game Jam Game by Breaking it (Role Reversed Cut the Rope)
00:36 - How Softbody Physics Works (Explained the FUN Way)
01:44 - Some of the funniest game breaking bugs I have ever seen...
02:30 - ...and some in extremely unexpected ways
03:26 - Why I am Happy Softbody Physics Broke my Game

Watch the full series!
EP1: How I Made Roles Reversed Cut the Rope | GMTK Devlog:
   • How I Made Roles Reversed Cut the Rop...  EP2:
EP2: How Softbodies Made my Game Better by Breaking it:
   • How Softbodies Made my Game Better by...  
EP3: How Rockets Solved a Secret Issue with my Game:
   • How Rockets Solved a Secret Issue wit...  

🎮 Play the game here! https://theblankdev.itch.io/dont-cut-...

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🎁 All Resources used in this video can be found at the following GitHub repository, with a special thanks to Vecteezy (https://www.vecteezy.com) for most of the art: https://github.com/tobyrcod/GameDevRe...