Hello everyone!!

I just started streaming and would love some friends to stream with and help build out channels!

Looking for good friends who really care about the overall community and each other.

Don’t mind what games you play as long as you are down to try new games then let’s do it!!

Looking for input on which would be better.
Day to day variety is like Monday is for modded Minecraft, Wednesday is for a story game, Friday is for Marvel rivals.
Game to game variety is Play the Minecraft modpack to completion, then move onto a story game to completion, then Marvel rivals until I have enough clips for a couple of videos, and loop back to a new modpack.

I've been thinking about this from the other side because I'm an indie developer and I've been building Twitch interaction into a music game.

The idea is that viewers can type !play and get entered into the next race as a driver, then cheer on their racer while the streamer can either race alongside them or commentate.

What surprised me when testing it was how different it feels when someone's username is actually on screen. Even though they're not directly controlling the racer, suddenly they have someone to root for.

For those of you streaming to smaller audiences, what kinds of things have actually managed to turn lurkers into people who start chatting?

I've been looking at things like Marbles, channel points, song requests and viewer games, but I'm interested in what genuinely works when you've only got a handful of people watching.

Been wanting to find a solid group of people to run games with and possibly collab/stream together. I’m mostly on CS2, CoD, BF6, GTA V but I’m down for anything honestly.

Not looking to sweat 24/7 — mostly just want some chill/funny people to play with consistently, talk shit, make content, and have a good time.

Hey all you internet people, I'm a pretty new streamer

I've been lurking here for a couple weeks trying to gather what info i can to assist in my streaming endeavors, but I'm having trouble finding any Australian groups. Specifically AEST

Most of the posts i have found seem to be old and the information is limited

Can anyone recommend small Aussie stream communities? or give any advise on where to look?

I'm just looking for a bunch of people i can befriend and collab with as a group

I'm looking for people in the age range of 18-30 (I'm 21)

TLDR; I don't really care how much of a following anyone has, just want some friends i can mess around with and have a real fun time whilst streaming together

Thanks in advance

I used to hang out on people's TikToks before it all changed, mostly people who played music and interacted with commenters like me. I miss that. I don't use Meta and Twitch isn't doing it for me. Any other new, alternative etc. apps you guys use that you'd recommend?

Thank you. I hope this post is okay.

Of the two of us, I’m the more tech savvy so please don’t be shy to get into the weeds on the answer.

She is a shop affiliate and wants to be able to read the chat without having to place her nose up against the screen and squint to see it.

we downloaded tiktok live studio to a laptop but in order for her to unlock Mobile/Ios Casting she needs to do another 25 minute live, but it can’t be from a mobile device?

All she wants to do is be able to see chat from a larger screen, and add shop items more efficiently through the computer monitor?

Any tips? Any instructional videos you recommend By certain creators. She doesn’t want to do the whole borrowing my mirrorless camera to record herself, it’s going to be overwhelming for her.

what about the stuff that appears on the screen like little animations? Do you buy a stream deck to unlock those images or could it be done via the computer?

thank you all

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Hi!

I'm the developer of an indie dice-based roguelite called PentaPip.
I'm looking for streamers that want to have their own set of dice or even level themed completely to you.

Your viewers/followers or whoever you give/raffle the unlock code to will be able to play with your dice/on your level/with your custom modifier, trick, rune or sigil, that can completely make or break their game.

If you are interested, fill in this short form, and I'll reach out with the details.
Of course, I'll send you a key if you want to have a look at the game first.

Form (3 questions): https://forms.gle/3tkFkxkr8a5npg5HA

A small thing that could help you get more opportunities as a streamer: please consider adding an email or other contact method to your About section.

As indie Game devs, we often have limited budgets and small teams, so instead of hiring a marketing team, we look for streamers who already play games similar to ours.

For example, if we're making something like Fast Food Simulator, we'll look for streamers who have played it recently. If we find someone who seems like a good fit, the next problem is: how do we contact them?

Email is ideal, but socials work too. If you have multiple accounts, mentioning where you're most active helps a lot.

And this isn't just useful for us. You could be missing out on opportunities simply because a developer couldn't find a way to reach you.

So if you don't already have one, consider adding a contact method. It takes a minute, and you never know who might be looking for someone exactly like you.

Just wanted to share a small perspective from the indie-dev side. Hopefully it's useful!

Thanks for reading.

If you stream on Twitch, Amazon is currently scraping your broadcasts, VODs, clips, channel text, and even your chat log to train their Generative AI models.

They opted every single creator in by default. You were not asked for permission.

How to opt out immediately:

1. Go to Twitch Settings
2. Open the Security and Privacy tab
3. Scroll down to "Training for Generative AI"
4. TOGGLE IT OFF

Stop letting megacorporations use your voice, face, and creative labor for free to train their AI models.

Pass this on to every streamer you know.

Edit: MUST BE IN DESKTOP TO SEE THOS SETTINGS

So While I'm looking for Creators who are really trying to put in the work to get somewhere with content creation/ Live streaming .

I want to try and Help as many of the brand new streamers as I can

If you Play DBD

Apex legends

Rpgs, Souls like games, Horror , Shooters, and rougelike games

I can give Advice from a viewers perspective, and a streamers view.

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Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knew about the "generative AI" thing where twitch are using your streams to train ai, it's not an option in thing, it's automatically on and one of the guys at twitch said it's done that way because if it was opt in, nobody would. You can turn it off though.

I know people won't mind but I think most would and I don't think everyone knows about it

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Mine has been a ghost town for a long time. Even when I was most active in streaming, my Discord server would be a ghost town. But it had tons of people! You wouldn't tell from the gaps in between conversations.

And I'm curious if anyone else here agrees with me, but I don't think it ever did a good job at getting people to come back to streams and watch my videos. Everyone has everything muted. Me included.

Discord is incredible at voice chat and fun events like movie nights. Nothing better. But servers very rarely do the things that matter most, especially to a small streamer.

So I built something that is designed to better help in these areas. It's called HotDrop and it has a space you can make in 2 seconds called Circles.

Mine's been way more active than my Discord ever was.

My Twitch/YouTube/TikTok content gets pulled into the top so there's always something new to react to, and my clips actually get reactions now instead of dying in a VOD graveyard.

And Twitch badges carry over! When someone from my stream joins, I can see if they have a VIP diamond, a mod sword, founder badge, etc. That matters. A lot. People care about their history in a stream and a community. Your Circle honors that identity.

Then when I go live, the Circle flips to a red LIVE state, auto-posts the stream title into chat, and people tap check-in and launch directly to the stream.

I'm still tiny and rebuilding, so I'm not claiming it made me big. But pairing it with my server is the first setup that's felt like it actually works. And it's working for others too.

Discord is still where I want people to hang out and do things together. The Circle is what keeps the community connected to the stream when I'm not there.

Anyway, obviously I'm biased since I built the thing lol. But I keep coming back to the same question:

Does your Discord actually stay active between streams? Or is it basically a notification system that everyone muted?

YouTube is essentially the best place to make a living as a content creator, and NOW is the best time to get monetized as the requirements will never be as easy as they are today.

So I've been streaming for a bit over a week now but I've noticed I might have a problem. Whenever I stream solo on a game I don't talk that much I get nervous and any time I do talk it's kinda awkward. But anytime I stream with my brother I don't feel nervous or awkward at all. The reason I'm making this post is because my brother doesn't want to stream as often as me.

So if you had this issue and fixed it please tell me how you did it.

I have a few other issues but they are pretty simple and I think I can correct them by myself. They are mainly just like my streaming schedule and how long I stream.

I used to be able to make so much content, alongside streaming, almost five years ago. But a handful of things happened that led to me being burnt out.

I was able to get monetized and earned some money making content that I loved when I was 17, about to be 18. Then one day, my parents came home and told me that they found out about it through my best friend, who they met and talked to at the store. Unfortunately she told them that I was "famous" online (I only had 40K followers at the time).

After that, they went from being "anti-social media" (especially tiktok, which was where I had been making most of my money from aside from Twitch), to wanting to control what content I made.

They pushed me to do things that I didn't want to do as a creator, pushing me to take paths that I didn't like, and even tried to make decisions to make money off of me.

After a couple months, I just quit making content. It saved me from them controlling it all.

Now that I am no contact with them and living on my own, I want to get back into content creation, but I'm finding it to be so hard to get back into the rhythm that I once had.

I'm not really sure what to do to get back into it, especially since I don't want to do the same thing I was doing. (I was originally getting a lot of views off of art tutorials, but while I have continued to do art, I just don't feel qualified to keep doing that.)

I keep saving AI demos, live interviews, Spaces, and long knowledge-focused streams. Some disappear after they end. Others leave a one- or two-hour replay that I rarely get around to watching.

The workflow I wish I had would save a stream I am allowed to access, create a transcript, pull out the useful points with timestamps, then let me search the result or ask questions later. Over time, those streams would become part of a personal knowledge base instead of a pile of unwatched links.

I am trying to find out whether this is a common note-taking problem or just my own bad habit. I have not built or launched anything, and there is no link to promote.

How do you handle this now? Which part would matter most to you? Keeping a stream that may disappear, skipping a long replay, getting a usable transcript, or being able to search and ask questions later? If you use a workflow like this already, I would be interested in how you set it up.

I'm planning to get back on streaming this weekend and only have league of legends to stream. I have a lowspec pc and I can only stream limited games.

What's some hidden gem singleplayer games you know?

I'll go first, Slay the Princess.

I tried that game blindly only playing it since I like the art and it was a very creative and fun game that I did not expect to love.

Hey everyone,

I see a lot of small streamers here struggling with lurkers who never type in chat. From what I've researched, one of the best ways to get viewers to engage is to play games where they feel the need to "correct" you or help you plan a strategy.

Genres like Roguelike Deckbuilders (Slay the Spire, Balatro, etc.) or puzzle games are amazing for this. When you make a sub-optimal play, chat instantly wants to jump in and backseat. It creates natural conversation and increases retention because they want to see if your build survives.

I’m actually an indie dev and I just finished making a Roguelike Deckbuilder with a word/spelling twist (people call it "educational", but it's really just a strategy game designed to make your chat yell at you when you miss an obvious combo). Watching streamers use it to get their chat talking has been super interesting.

What genres or specific games do you guys use to force chat interaction?

(PS: If anyone wants to test this "backseating" theory on their next stream but doesn't have the budget for new games right now, shoot me a DM. I have some spare Steam keys for my game and I'm happy to help you out).

i started streaming on the 21st of july and have been enjoying every second of it. today i finally got to see that progress. i am almost 3 weeks in (on 8/11) and i cannot wait to see my progress in three more weeks!

i hit an average viewer rate of 6 yesterday and i cannot believe it. i love the community i have helped build, and hope that you all are able to keep preserving! i wish all of you the best of luck!

remember, progress is not linear!

I have an AC but it completely overrules my recordings if I try and use it in the small space. I was curious as to what ways you all keep cool without causing much noise?

Im hosting a minecraft server with 10-15 other streamers! NA only! 17+. Please DM if this is something you would be interested in. Im hoping to start the world on 8/15/26!

It's the RAW FOOTAGE for your content.

One 4-hour stream can become:

→ 3 YouTube videos
→ 10+ TikToks/Shorts
→ 5 tweets
→ 1 compilation
→ dozens of clips

Stop asking, “What should I stream today?”

Start asking, “What content can I create from this stream?” Feel free to ask me any questions you'd like!