u/Ayden-Blade

So I started working on a 3D game a few weeks ago. I have made a lot of progress so I thought I should share what it is about. It's basically a survival horror ... which is also an action shooter.

To put it simply, it's a survival horror by night and an action shooter by day. It's heavily inspired by the chaotic combat of Deep Rock Galactic and the stealth mechanics of Alien Isolation. The character has certain bionic powers with a suit that amplifies them. The suit only works during the day because of a malfunction (connected to the story, upgrades are basically you fixing the suit) so the character is very weak during the night. He's also stranded on an alien planet.

I'm planning on making it very story oriented as well. I'm really good at creative writing so expect an awesome story. Voice acting is in the roadmap. Will release a demo in October or November which will basically be the first chapter. How good is the idea, if executed properly?

I have read so much on so many websites that many top colleges look for students who have done the best they can with what they had access to. How true is that statement? If I apply to Yale and I am competing against students who have attended IB schools or done AP courses, how can I not be at a disadvantage?

I have spent most of my life perfecting the skills that would be important to my dream career. I am better than most at creative writing (Ik CW is a very vast category so I do have certain fortes in that) but I have never really participated in any national or international writing competition. I also starting learning game development when I was in 7th grade - so I can convert some of my stories into another format of media that I love - and have made some demos but, I have no way of making anything on a large scale and marketing it.

I have participated in almost every CW related competition in my school and I have some certificates but that isn't even that impressive as these are just school level. I have also done special needs care volunteering for some time at a local NGO. I have also given many English Olympiads and I got silver (top 5%) in a national Olympiad for 10th grade students (it's not as big as a SOF Olympiad, the organization behind it is much much smaller)

None of this seems that impressive. I feel like I could've done a lot more.

I have always focused more on my personal projects (that would be helpful in my career) but I still managed to get 81.2% in 10th. I was facing some issues in 11th grade so I didn't have good grades. However I have had a really good upward trend in some subjects in this year's first exam and I am 100% sure I will have that upward trend in every subject in my next exam in September. I am pretty sure I will excel in my SAT as well. I am easily getting around 750 in R&W section of the practice tests which many people struggle with.

Also, I worked my ass off in 11th to get a 25/30 in my P.E practicals at the end of the year which wasn't easy since I was diagnosed with an auto immune disease around the time I started 11th grade.

I am also working on my biggest project yet, right now. It's a 3D game with a really unique concept that, I am sure, has not been explored before. I hope I have a demo ready by the time I apply for college.

Have I done enough? I have some things I can show (like my manuscripts and my game demos) but I don't have any big certificates to prove that I am really good at something. I am 100% sure I can write an amazing personal essay but how can I compete against those who had a lot more funds to devote towards their personal projects and had access to more opportunities than me?

I need good ground textures to match the stylized look of this asset pack. I have searched everywhere and I can only find realistic ground textures which ruin the entire look. I also need them to be royalty free textures. Anyone got a website where I can look? Thanks in advance.

I switched to Omen, wanted to switch to a good controller for a while now. Ik Clove is a more aggressive controller but I like Omen's kit.

I am a chill guy, need someone chill who doesn't smash monitors on losing a damn game. Need someone I can duo with in Valorant but I also play many other games (that I can run). My favourite game is Alien Isolation and Skyrim. Usually only free around 5:30 EST to 8:30 EST but on weekends, I am also free from 1:30 EST to 3:30 EST.

I usually don't trust people online (but I will be nice if u are) so no asking for discord ID. I will share when I want to and I will ban any creeps. Also, I don't play with people who are relatively much older (25+).