I want to make a game as someone with zero experience and low technical skill
Hey everyone! So I have literally zero coding or game development experience but I keep having the urge to make my own game. But the truth is that I do not have the time to learn how to code a whole game from scratch (Although I've been learning a bit of Lua) and I'm really not a techy person in general.
However, every time I've looked for advice online, the top answer is always how easy Unity or Unreal Engine is. However, I've tried Unity and S&box and it was far too difficult to get my footing. So then I tried even simpler systems.
I tried to make a prototype in Gary's mod. Too difficult, didn't know which way was up. I downloaded Gdevelop and researched Godot. Even with tutorials, they weren't very intuitive.
Perhaps I could try ROBLOX but I dislike the art style and you can't publish games externally like to steam. (I'm the kind of person that likes to go all the way with a project rather than just settling on a prototype.) Then I tried Coppercube 6 which looked super simple, but I couldn't even get an npc to walk straight.
The engine that has come very close to exactly what I wanted was Gameguru MAX. However, it has very limited NPC capability and the dev team is neglectful of the community's needs.
Is there any game engine or program/engine add on out there that has the ease of Gameguru MAX but with a higher ceiling?
Especially in terms of dialogue trees and NPC behavior triggers? Which is where Gameguru really lacks for me.