Ork Slayer Gamedev

🎉 Would you join the challenge? 👇

💡 I'm thinking about creating a brand new, cleaner, and more advanced ASCII RPG tutorial — built on everything I’ve learned while working on Ork Slayer v2! Think of it as a "next-gen" version of the 2022 mini-series, with cool new features like proper inventory, skill systems, and more.
(Of course, I’ll show you the progress on the actual game first!)

⚡ New here? Back in 2022, I made a 4-part tutorial series where participants could submit their own versions of the game before a deadline. I even made a video showcasing the entries — playing your games and giving devs a shoutout. It was awesome!

🤔 Would you take part if I brought this back? React or vote below — I’d love to know! 👇

8 months ago | [YT] | 4

Ork Slayer Gamedev

Next up on ASCII Ork Slayer v2 👇

✨ Besides a comprehensive video about the whole game, which feature would you like to see in-depth?

⚡ Speed-based Battles:
This one’s fun! Instead of the classic turn-based system, battles are now speed-based. Each character has a speed stat — for the hero, it's calculated from attributes and items; for enemies, it's fixed. Bigger enemies are slower, smaller ones are faster. A great way to balance the game!

🔮 Passive / Active / Status Skills:
The original game had some basic skills, but they weren’t reusable. The new system is highly scalable — characters can use passive (buffs/debuffs), active (attacks/heals/AoEs), and status-inflicting (burn, stun, poison...) skills.

⚔️ Dynamic Inventory:
Forget fixed slots like main/body/head — now you can carry lots of items and manage them however you like! Each item grants unique bonuses and supports different playstyles.

💰 Merchants who buy and sell:
Traders got a full rework. Got old gear you don’t need? Sell it for gold! You can also upgrade merchants to unlock rarer and more powerful items.

8 months ago | [YT] | 7

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👋🏻 Hey, fellas!

✨ After a long hiatus, it's time to bring this channel back to life! Excited to share new content — let me know which project you'd like to see first! Also if you're interested in a catch-up about me, read below 👇

⚡ 2024 was full of action! I moved to a new home — it took a lot of time and energy, meaning I definitely needed a break from making content, I hope you understand it. Between moving and work, I barely had time for YouTube — but now I'm back! Check out the recent updates on my projects!

👽 Field Trip (pygame space shooter)

It's basically done! A few minor UI and visual tweaks left, but it works. Next up: release strategy (Steam? Itch?), multi-platform support (because why should Windows have all the fun?), and of course, showcasing its coolest features!

⚔️ ASCII Ork Slayer v2 (my first ever project)

Rebuilt from scratch after 5 years — new combat dynamics, 200+ items, 3 classes, better inventory, and dice-roll events. If you love classic RPG mechanics, this one's for you!

🚀 What's next?

First, I'll do my best to make some interesting videos for you guys. While progressing (rapidly!) with OSv2, I'll try to finish up and package Field Trip, then put it up somewhere. When both projects are completed, THEN comes the long anticipated pygame Ork Slayer. The ASCII version serves as a great playground for me to head into such a huge project with a clear mind and actual plans. Fingers crossed!

💡 Final thoughts

It's been a long break, but I'm thrilled to be back. Thanks for all your support — let’s make this a great comeback! Also, huge thanks for all the kind comments! While being inactive I still tried to catch up with all the inquiries and questions - if somehow I missed your comment, apologies!

💚 Thanks again to all of you!

Adrian

8 months ago | [YT] | 5

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🎉 NEW VIDEO AROUND THE CORNER!

👋🏻 Hey guys, just a quick heads-up. My new video will be available within roughly an hour from now.

💦 I've been grinding the whole week, after my 8hrs work another 6hrs editing, so I'd be greatful if you took a look at the new content!

🐍 Since lots of you loved the Python Classes tutorial, I decided to enhance the project with better game structure and add RNG (random number generation) features such as evade, crit, counter.

💻 I also added 5 little coding challenges for you, so you can take part and share your results in the comments! 1 point is already granted if you attend, and you get another 1 point for commenting. So if you got everything correctly, that sets you at 12 points. Go ahead and have fun, I'm curious about your results!

🗓 Apologies for the lack of content and the delayed answers of your questions, I'm deeply buried in everyday tasks and the hassle of moving to a new apartment. Hope that everything settles soon...

💚 Have a nice day, see you at the video!

Adrian

1 year ago | [YT] | 24

Ork Slayer Gamedev

🎉 Hey y'all, hope you're doing good! Bringing you exciting news from the video factory.
I'm working on a NEW TUTORIAL that features RNG elements and builds upon my PYTHON CLASSES VIDEO. Excited? 🚀

1 year ago | [YT] | 14

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✨ Which one is your favourite? 🚀
These are the 3 (+1) areas of my space shooter, Field Trip! 👽

Just to give you some quick updates:

🐛 I'm alive and keep working on the game until all the bugs are squashed.
🎨 In the recent months I focused on UI design and making the ships really fun to play (promise!).
⚡ Besides the bugs, only some minor features and balancing left.
📼 I can't wait to show you the progress in a future video soon!

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

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🎞️ What kind of content do you expect / would like to see on the channel? 🤔🎮
READ BELOW ⬇️


💡 I strive to survey and incorporate the needs of my audience into the channel content, ALTHOUGH the initial focus of my channel is gamedev videos, with some tutorials sprinkled here and there. 🕹️


🚩 I'm sure the core members have gotten used to me postponing stuff continuously - the reason is that I can't evade real-life responsibilities. When I started the channel, content was more frequent, as I only had a part-time job and quite a lot of time to make videos. Now, the full-time job eats up most of my time. Top that with me constantly moving, and you get my current situation.

📰 To bring some good news, it will be over soon. I mean, not the channel but the hassle about my private life. I still think that even with 2.5 years on YouTube, we're just getting started. 📈

Thanks for sticking around,
Take care! 👋🏻✨

1 year ago | [YT] | 11

Ork Slayer Gamedev

🎉 New video just dropped, go ahead and take a look! 🔥

After the long wait I finally managed to bring some content for you guys. Unfortunately I'm inhumanly busy with lots of stuff to manage on daily basis, and on the top of that I even caught a damn cold... 😷

Anyways, let me know if you liked the new video and if there's a specific topic that you'd be interested in!

Take care! 💚

1 year ago | [YT] | 33

Ork Slayer Gamedev

⏩ How fast are my videos for you?

1 year ago | [YT] | 3

Ork Slayer Gamedev

🎞️ While my new video is on the horizon, I'm already planning the next one!

Here comes a bunch of ideas that some of you already seen. Let me know which sounds the best!

Ps. This year started extremely busy for me but I try to keep up as much as possible 🚀

1 year ago | [YT] | 3