Codeman

Is #ScreenshotSaturday a thing over here?!

I started my new project this week. It felt great to reuse all of the components I made in Sword Princess for this new project. In just a few hours I have a new character, with animations (some new/some old) and a bunch of other stuff like hp and stamina. #screenshotSaturday #indieGameDev

I wanna make cool shit. But it is hard to get things done.

Foxtato says start where you're at and do your best 🧡🦊

Love that new project smell. #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

She loves construction and hates following OSHA regulations! 🔨 🐿️ #IndieDevs

About 2 weeks into #ossanjammini and things are starting to come together for KISS/KILL. Needs a little more art and polish, and should be ready in time. #screenshotsaturday

I restarted Sword Princess just over a year ago in Aug '24. I intended the game to take 5-7 yrs. I'm fine with that. But I'm concerned about spending so much time on my first Steam release. So my upcoming plan is to be to clone the project and make a smaller game in 6-8 months. #indiegamedev

Mistakes used to terrify me. I thought they meant I wasn’t cut out for this. But game dev reframed them. Every bug, every bad design choice, every misstep is feedback. Mistakes are part of a guidance system towards the goal. #gamedev #indiedev

I did a trailer for my upcoming visual novel La Fille aux Pommes (The Apple Girl) Hope you like it 🍎 #vndev #indiedev #oc

Fog wall, now its a real Soulslike. This was much more fun than working on the enemy ai. #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev

I finally got my combat system all worked out for my game. Animations are janky(see the snapping), but that is what I like to call a "future me problem"™️ But AI is in a working and mostly complete state, I'm excited to move on to some other things now. #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev

The start of the project vs now #gamedev #probomtine #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart

Pro Tip: when making your Indie Game, make it slightly worse than mine so I don't feel bad about myself! This is the most important rule. Memorize it. #indiedev #gamedev

"Even the haters can't put it down" <- can't ask for a better review tbh 😁

Little bit of collision issues, but my bad guys can attack! Whoo! #indiegamedev

copilot understands me so well #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame

Feels so good being back to working on my enemy AI, I miss everything breaking at the slightest code change. #indiegamedev

dear game devs will it really crash the market if you make your game open at 50% volume instead of ear blasting max volume?

Welcome to v4 of the Blue Sky Game Dev orientation 🧵! Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games! Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!

Okay, had a few bugs, but no worries. A simple pursue script to move toward the player when an enemy sees you shouldn't be any problem! Yay Navmesh! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Spawning enemies works. I checked. Despawning enemies does NOT work. I checked. #indiegamedev

Remember, you don't need AAA money to make a game like the oblivion remaster. If I can do it, anyone can! #indiedev

Midweek dev limbo. Too tired to build, too stubborn to rest. Might just open the engine and stare at particles for a bit. #gamedev #indiedev #devlife #mood #UE

I know, I know. It's just an elevator, but it was fun to make! Moving parts are always a challenge. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #screenshotsaturday

Reaper's Swing is a DMC like that just released a new alpha! Join our discord to download it! Keeping it Stylish! #screenshotsaturday #unrealengine #indiedev #indiegame #demo

It took me almost twice the time I had set aside, but I finally got a working character model into the game! Yuna is animating so good. Her hair clips, which I'll fix later with physics. And her weapon is for some reason absolutely titanic in size, but eh, details. #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

On Mondays I do a showcase of demos and indie games and I'm trying to include my community a bit more in picking out games (and luring devs into letting me play their games). What's something you guys want to see today? #demo #indiegames #varietystreamer #twitch

implemented cutscenes #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev

Game devs! Share your game engine and 3 screenshots of your game! 🦷💎 #indiedev #gamedev

I took my Excel TODO list and turned into Milestone goals in Codecks. Not sure if this is really the proper way use Milestones but whatev. #indiegamedev

First post on BlueSky! Starting off with Nala's transformation sequence #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

I'm just living my truth🖤

Okay, version 3.0 something like that of Yuna. Model is all done, next step is learning how to rig. #screenshotsaturday #blender #indiegamedev

Omg I streamed blender today and the spirit of an actual artist took over body. How am I suppose to make the rest of the character look this good!!! #indiedev #blender

Great insights into what an average indie game publishing contract looks like. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

I took a break from blender these last couple weeks to write a tool that randomizes walls for me so I can quickly build up the town in the editor. Still kinda messy, but its a nice start. #indiedev #screenshotSaturday

When you have AAA aspirations as a solo indie gamedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

It feels like being in a videogame but the game is Frostpunk and the temperature keeps dropping! #gaming #frostpunk #indiegamedev #indiegame #gaminghumor

Showcasing the evolution of the main menu 🌙✨ #art #indiegame 🎮

Quote with a game you've replayed multiple times? Sure! Game I've probably replayed the most would be Ocarina of time when I was a kid, but more recent replays are Witcher 3, Elden Ring, and the Arkham series. Just can't get enough.

I've gone back and forth a lot on how I feel about implementing player character visuals. Finally decided to do it anyway, and I'm convinced I do like it better. Made some sprites for the feminine iteration of the player character and added them in. #screenshotsaturday #visualnovel

I have model progress for #ScreenshotSaturday! My model isn't broken! Just need to redo rigging now. Huge shoutout to @vhlotsgame.bsky.social, @pyonpoly.bsky.social for their advice and support last week. Massive thank you @hubcorrupt.bsky.social for looking chatting and giving a bunch of tips!

So this week is a somber #ScreenshotSaturday for me. I spent January working on a new character model for Yuna. This week I moved her over to Unity, and her mesh just broke. The gems on her crown are crooked, her eyes are in her head. And her cloths clip bad. 😔💔

i can't even #indiegame #gamedev #unity3d

"Game dev: where every task feels easy... until you actually do it. 😅🎮 #GameDev #IndieDev #RelatableDev #CodingStruggles #DevHumor"

So I've been working on Yuna's new look, and I wanted to show some before and after images of her new hair! #screenshotsaturday #Indiedev old one has the white background and new has the grey.

Question for #metroidvania fans. If a game has metroidvania mechanics(i.e. interconnected world, ability gated content etc) and is also a full 3D game; do you still consider it a metroidvania? Like Batman Arkham Asylum or the Metroid Prime series? I don't see many metroidvanias taking this route.