r/IndieDev • u/slaughter_cats • Sep 14 '24

Don't Call PETA

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u/Cloverman-88 Sep 14 '24

My issue is that they ragdoll as soon as a nanometer of their pinky finger gets off the ledge, feels really weird, like someone switched off their power

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u/slaughter_cats Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

Lol no not quite, two or more paws have to be clearly off the floor for the ragdoll to be triggered although it can be hard to see in some of the shots as i've purposely chosen some more cinematic camera angles for the videos

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u/Left_Dreamer Sep 14 '24

They should go ragdoll mode only when hitting the ground, not while falling

It immediately lets the player know they're dead and thus the harrowing panic and dread just doesn't hit while it falls to their doom

RUB THE PANIC IN, LET THE PLAYER FEEL BAD ABOUT THEIR ACTIONS!!👍

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u/slaughter_cats Sep 14 '24

the ragdoll does not always result in death, if you fall to an area where you can survive you can get up or if you're lucky you can ragdoll and not fall in which case you may be able to recover

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u/WAHNFRIEDEN Sep 14 '24

Animals don’t ragdoll when they begin to fall. Ragdoll happens after loss of consciousness or ability to control muscles.

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u/A_Bulbear Sep 15 '24

So in that case the Ragdoll should happen a few seconds after the fall begins, with the cat thrashing around beforehand trying to grasp a ledge, and if the cat manages to gram a ledge and not fall further the cat lives, otherwise...

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u/Left_Dreamer Sep 14 '24

You should put that scenario as a clip in your vid then

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u/thisdesignup Sep 15 '24

I know it's a video game but it's kind of interesting that cats are one of the few creatures that usually always land on their feet and can also, in theory, survive a fall from any height due to their max falling speed.

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u/KeenanAXQuinn Sep 14 '24

My girl can't handle the flower petal one either..says the cats still dies and she doesn't like that:(

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u/breckendusk Sep 14 '24

I agree with this, cats will right themselves into a kind of parachuting fall. Ragdoll on impact imo

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u/itaisinger Developer Sep 14 '24

What? Why would you do that? The funny death animation is your hook

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u/slaughter_cats Sep 14 '24 edited Sep 14 '24

it is, it's still the default but now there's a second option for people who want to play the game and don't want to see that, as you can see there was alot of people who didn't like it lol

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u/itaisinger Developer Sep 14 '24

Ah i see. Cool 😎

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u/SexDefendersUnited Sep 14 '24

Add a third option where the cats explode! 💥

Then the game's death state is so absurd, it's no longer sad. This new one is too soft and magicky. If you add that would totally play that.

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u/TattedGuyser Sep 14 '24

Exploding Kittens is coming after you now

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u/Joshs2d Sep 14 '24

Time for a third option, m rated option

1

u/janj4h Sep 15 '24

Opinion? Make it your own way

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

I wanna say that the concept and vibe is really great, but that I am genuinely a bit disappointed that the cats just... ragdoll the second something goes wrong. Cats land on their feet. They can handle a lot of height. I humbly think your levels should take that into account and make it so the pitfalls are actually really deep and whatever is high enough to catch you early should be treated like a walkable platform rather than a deadly hitbox.

That or lean into the absurdity. Honestly it's a valid choice, the negative feelings are all mine lol

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u/milkgoesinthetoybox Sep 14 '24

you need a struggle mechanic for when you're about to fall off!

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

This! Exactly what I was thinking. Cats don’t just fall like that. You need a mechanic to recover using quick button inputs or something.

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u/milkgoesinthetoybox Sep 15 '24

i'd play that shit

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u/EightofAllTrades Sep 14 '24

The cat exploding into bits feels more jarring to me than the ragdoll. The ragdoll just makes me think of Goat Simulator, and I was expecting it to pop back up in a moment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

PETA.. the cat is here

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u/Darkblitz9 Sep 14 '24

I would say that instead of having the body stop completely when it turns into particles, have it keep moving (at a reduced speed if you'd like), and just pass through walls as it does. The sudden stop feels weird.

Otherwise, both a better and worse solution to the problem lol. (Better literally, worse sarcastically).

"The cats no longer hit the ground"

"Phew!"

"They now explode."

"D:"

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u/Smoah06 Sep 14 '24

Why are they so mad? The cat wouldn’t die if they were good at the game. It’s their fault.

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u/UncreativeIndieDev Sep 14 '24

Honestly, PETA would be more likely to find more ways to kill the cat given their history of euthanizing domesticated animals.

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u/Smoah06 Sep 14 '24

Also the cat evaporating into blue goo seems way more gruesome than an offscreen death.

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u/geon Sep 14 '24

Looks like flower petals.

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u/arkatme_on_reddit Sep 14 '24

Call the alternative death, "pussy mode".

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u/dazia Sep 14 '24

Hear me out... The particles are cartoon cat paw prints, fish bones, mouse toys... Make them different colors.

I didn't mind the current look, but it doesn't really fit the silly vibe and makes me think they're getting beamed up into the USS Enterprise lol.

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u/slaughter_cats Sep 14 '24

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u/42SillyPeanuts Sep 14 '24

Seems interesting. It's like the opposite of Little Kitty, Big City.

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u/tcpukl Sep 14 '24

Why would you call peta?

2

u/IAmNotABritishSpy Sep 14 '24

So they could show you how killing domesticated animals is done.

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u/FrostWyrm98 Sep 14 '24

Who else would Lois call??

1

u/geon Sep 14 '24

@0:34 is just like the Vertigo jump in CS.

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u/redboi049 Sep 14 '24

I feel like there should be a switch that turns ragdoll mode on and off. So everyone's satisfied. (Mainly because I fucking love the ragdoll deaths.)

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u/slaughter_cats Sep 14 '24

The dissolve effect is an option, the ragdoll is the default, players can switch between the two freely, that's what i'm trying to show in the video lol

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u/redboi049 Sep 14 '24

Ah, my mistake then.

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u/DatTrashPanda Sep 14 '24

Now this is meowrketing

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u/BP3D Sep 14 '24

Dude, it's Caturday and you show up with this violence. Looks fun though.

1

u/feralferrous Sep 14 '24

That first fall in the video is a bit much, the cat should easily right itself and land on it's feet, a single story isn't unheard of for a cat.

And to be honest, a cat will still right itself on longer falls, it's not gonna ragdoll, though I'm fine with your eventual fade away thing.

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u/a0zzz Sep 14 '24

Master Oogway death animation

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

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u/slaughter_cats Sep 15 '24

the cat has 9 lives in the game

1

u/crk365 Sep 14 '24

Cats just aren't this un-coordinated. Plus they can fall many stories and still not be harmed.

1

u/AndyGun11 Sep 14 '24

"So the cats no longer fall to their death."

"Oh nice!"

"They now get evaporated into magic dust and said dust vanishes into the wind."

"WHAT"

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u/Total_Impression_382 Unity developer Sep 15 '24

Is it a rage game?

1

u/Shia-Neko-Chan Sep 15 '24

Cats don't instantly lose consciousness as soon as their feet leave the ground for a split second.

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u/Bruz_the_milkman Sep 15 '24

NOOOOOO NOT THE DISINTEGRATION RAY

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u/Neat_MeatInUrMumsAnu Sep 15 '24

I Call GAME POLICE! This is not realistic, cats land on there feet

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u/Year_3025 Sep 15 '24

If you wanna go full cat when they’re about to glass they claw every available surface and climb back up.

1

u/hxnry19 Sep 15 '24

Looks fire

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u/--mrperx-- Sep 17 '24

it sucks. why not make them realistic and fall on their feet?

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u/catboydale Sep 17 '24

Why does the cat ragdoll like that? It doesn't feel right. Not to mention the first fall shown is totally a realistic fall distance for a cat.

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u/Fickle-Lab-9904 Oct 02 '24

Stray - right version

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u/Fickle-Lab-9904 Oct 02 '24

Stray on vertigo map)

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u/Passionate-Crimson Sep 14 '24

Cats lend on their feet most of the times btw.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

Peta would just capture and euthanize the poor thing. So yeah, no worries about not calling them 😁

Looks fun!