Development Phases Guide [ver 1.4.3]

How-to focus your games development phases - The simple way.

The simple way

Hi guys!

This is the simple guide to develop good games based on raw data from the Game Dev Tycoon Wikia.

Have a look to the following data. When developing a game, simply adjust your time allocation sliders to get something like that.

FEW TIPS BEFORE CONTINUE
Developing games isn't just by adjusting sliders.These data are a part of "the good way", but please follow these instructions before continue reading :
- Don't develop two games in a row with the same Topic / Genre combination.
- Large games should be developped with 2D Graphics V4+ and 3D Graphic V3+.
- AAA games should be developped with 3D Graphics V5+.
- AAA games should be developped with 3 specialists allocated to important phases of your game's genre.
- Don't develop the sequel of a game with the same custom engine.

Action

• Phase 1 Engine : 100% - Gameplay : 80% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 80% - AI : 100%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 0% - Graphic : 100% - Sound : 80%

Adventure

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : 0% - Story : 100%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 100% - Level Design : 0% - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 100% - Graphic : 80% - Sound : 0%

RPG

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : 80% - Story : 100%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 100% - Level Design : 80% - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 100% - Graphic : 80% - Sound : 0%

SImulation

• Phase 1 Engine : 80% - Gameplay : 100% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 80% - AI : 100%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 0% - Graphic : 100% - Sound : 80%

Strategy

• Phase 1 Engine : 80% - Gameplay : 100% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 100% - AI : 80%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 100% - Graphic : 0% - Sound : 80%

Casual

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : 100% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 100% - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 0% - Graphic : 100% - Sound : 80%

By this way, I always produce 8+ rated games at the Office 2, and 7+ rated games at the Office level 1.

Have a good game!

Updates :
- 04/09/13 : Update for 1.4.3

Multi-genres

DC : Don't care.

Action / Adventure

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 80% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 80%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 100% - Sound : 80%

Action / RPG

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 80% - Story : DC
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 100% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 100% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 80%

Action / Simulation

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 80%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 100% - Sound : 80%

Action / Strategy

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Action / Casual

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 0% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Adventure / Action

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : DC - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : DC - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Adventure / RPG

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : DC - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : DC - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Adventure / Simulation

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : DC - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : DC - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Adventure / Strategy

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : DC - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : DC - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Adventure / Casual

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : DC - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : DC - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

RPG / Action

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

RPG / Adventure

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : DC - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : DC - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

RPG / Simulation

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

RPG / Strategy

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

RPG / Casual

• Phase 1 Engine : 0% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 50%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 50% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 0%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 50% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Simulation / Action

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Simulation / Adventure

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : DC
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : DC - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Simulation / RPG

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : DC
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Simulation / Strategy

• Phase 1 Engine : 80% - Gameplay : 100% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 80%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Simulation / Casual

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 100% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 0% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Strategy / Action

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Strategy / Adventure

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : DC
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Strategy / RPG

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : DC
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

Strategy / Simulation

• Phase 1 Engine : 50% - Gameplay : 80% - Story : DC
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
  
• Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

Strategy / Casual

• Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : 0%
  
• Phase 2 Dialogues : 0% - Level Design : 50% - AI : DC
  
• Phase 3 World Design : 0% - Graphic : 50% - Sound : 50%

[IMHO]

Как это должно выглядеть?
Simulation / RPG
Phase 1 Engine : DC - Gameplay : 50% - Story : DC
Phase 2 Dialogues : DC - Level Design : 50% - AI : 50%
Phase 3 World Design : DC - Graphic : 50% - Sound : DC

[_teostarz]

Thanks

[GianluPlay]

is Dont Care

[Preston_god999]

what does dc mean

[Jackeloppe]

it still does work, but you have to find another guide on which topic/genres go together

[Meistermime]

The guide is fine and all... but not really working anymore?
There have a lot more things to be considered. Not just the sliders also the Audience is very important as well as the platform... so this guide fulfills only about 50% of everything you need right now.

[Bonteski]

does this still works?

[No Interest]

Adventure - RPG: 10, 10, 10, 9.

[DangerKandy]

@Persanic Your first games will have average review. You will need to develop more games consistently before you start seeing 10/10 reviews

[Sprite]

I got 7.25 on my 2nd game...