D-Sanct Dev

D-Sanct Dev

@dsanctdev.bsky.social

She/Her 🏳️‍⚧️ Just a video game and Yu-Gi-Oh player trying to stay sane in this world for as long as I can. Also, I don't dig AI. None of that around me, please.

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I don't know if it's humiliating or whatever to admit that I play Pokemon Sleep, but I got an Eevee today, and if you don't think that little bastard is gonna be a glorious, magnificent Sylveon the moment I manage to snooze my way to evolution, you're very mistaken.

RIP. Another legend gone.

Apogee Entertainment@apogeeent.com

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard “Levelord” Gray. From his legendary work on Duke Nukem 3D to the countless players and developers he inspired, Richard leaves behind a lasting legacy. Rest in peace, Levelord.

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Naked #Trump statue goes on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. Titled "The Orange Plague" (also known by the name "King of Injustice"), a gold-coated statue presents #POTUS Donald Trump sitting on the back of a much leaner man who is sinking under the burden. #EU #Art

They're gonna tear down the Kennedy Center because he can't keep his stupid orange name on it? He's really doing it - he's flipping the checkers board over because he can't win. What a toddler.

One of the biggest mysteries to me is how when people think a person is trans (thanks to very creepy, sus beauty standards for women), that somehow gives them a free pass to demand answers from them about their lives and every square inch of their bodies (espcially the state of their genitals).

Raquel 🌈✨@aistear.bsky.social

Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."

For real though - the more I look at the designs in the Ocarina of Time remake, the more I'm getting like the vibe of a colorful, bright version of Jim Henson's Dark Crystal puppets. I don't know if I'm way off with that one, but I'm happy any time I'm reminded of the Dark Crystal.

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

I'll say this about the Ocarina of Time remake I wanna use that new, bigger Megaton Hammer on everything from the moment I get it right to the end of the game. Because I like big ass hammers.

People have already pointed out that puppetry may be a big influence in the design though, so I think being reminded of the Dark Crystal isn't too far off from what they may be trying to invoke in me, visuals-wise.

I'll say this about the Ocarina of Time remake I wanna use that new, bigger Megaton Hammer on everything from the moment I get it right to the end of the game. Because I like big ass hammers.

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I finished this today. I kept adding to it and had to just stop before I drove myself crazy. "Farewell At The Bridge," in honor of all my dogs in my life that I have loved and that I have had to say goodbye to as they crossed the Rainbow Bridge. ❤️ #Art #Painting #AcrylicPainting #RainbowBridge

My only hope is that anyone who reads dialogue in my potential future games will all come to the conclusion of "This is way too stupid to have been made by an AI." #gamedev #indiedev

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

Man it really pisses me off that doing the dash in between two parts of a sentence thing has become synonymous with AI-generated writing. I was doing that for years before AI became a thing, and now I have to worry that people will look what I write as AI slop.

One part of my game's story has two of the main characters miss an important development of the protagonist's abilities because they were in a heated argument about a brick. I promise, there is no AI helping me write this bowl of idiot soup I call a plot.

Man it really pisses me off that doing the dash in between two parts of a sentence thing has become synonymous with AI-generated writing. I was doing that for years before AI became a thing, and now I have to worry that people will look what I write as AI slop.

It's such a strange feeling for me when I catch myself casually writing lines of code for functions that used to completely fry my brain just trying to understand pieces of. I rarely feel like I make progress in my life, but damned if this doesn't do that for me. #gamedev #indiedev

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Trans people wanting to change their own names to feel better? Nope, that's bad, that's evil, strip their rights away. But if dear leader wants to change names to make himself feel better? Well THAT'S okay. That's good, that's patriotic. God, what a joke. I can't wait to vote in the midterms.

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

Yeah, I'm not calling it "Lake America." Nor am I calling the other one the "Gulf of America." Go fuck a cactus.

lol he wants to demolish the Kennedy Center if he can't keep his awful name on it. Yes, I too used to flip the board game over when I would lose. I was five, though.

As shitty as things keep getting, at least I can still listen to Metallica. Now maybe that makes me sound like a basic bitch, but man does a little bit of 'Tallica pick up my spirits when I'm feeling horrible.

I'm getting legitimately and progressvely more pissed off with how much AI slop games/comics/etc. is being advertised to me on Youtube. I have NEVER see anything pushed as hard advertising-wise as AI generation. I'm getting real sick of being told what I'm supposed to think is quality content.

Ahhhh. Much better. Layer is so cool, and she deserved more than just one game to shine (DiVE doesn't count).

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

You know, while I'm at it - I also really hate when bosses are extraordinarily easy other than one move they spam that makes them a pain in the ass, sometimes also involving abusing that instant death hazard. Maybe I should just stop playing Mega Man X5 😮‍💨 #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

You know, while I'm at it - I also really hate when bosses are extraordinarily easy other than one move they spam that makes them a pain in the ass, sometimes also involving abusing that instant death hazard. Maybe I should just stop playing Mega Man X5 😮‍💨 #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

I try not to get too opinionated on what I consider negative game design, because I feel like it isn't my place to speak on it, but I have a DEEP boiling hatred for boss fights that have instant-kill hazards like pits, spikes, and so forth. It feels so cheap to me. #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev

Mega Man X8 is right there, and it even lets me play as the navigators. Why am I putting myself through X5 when I could be kicking ass with Alia and Layer like the good Lord intended us to do with our lives?

I try not to get too opinionated on what I consider negative game design, because I feel like it isn't my place to speak on it, but I have a DEEP boiling hatred for boss fights that have instant-kill hazards like pits, spikes, and so forth. It feels so cheap to me. #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev

You know, for how popular Tour Guide From the Underworld is, to the point of her being the mascot in Duel Links, I'm really surprised Master Duel has done absolutely nothing with her whatsoever. Just try to tell me she wouldn't be an insanely popular field mate. #yugioh #MasterDuel

I think I'm gonna have to get used to the idea that any game I make is going to have an audience of only one - myself. By the time I get anything made, the internet's likely to have been so utterly gutted by corporate overlords and run through the AI meat grinder, no one will be able to use it.

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

The ultra-rich corporate class really will stop at nothing to destroy the internet, huh? If you're reading this, CALL.

The ultra-rich corporate class really will stop at nothing to destroy the internet, huh? If you're reading this, CALL.

Eromancer@eromancer.bsky.social

This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.

Man I'm really glad the AC stoped working in my car while climate change is matching/breaking heat records on a near daily basis. I don't hate any of this even in the slightest, nor am I mad that the cold lime seltzer I bought to help me in the car ride tasted like crap. Everything's just dandy!

Maybe I should focus on just getting the game itself made and set aside the actual story, outside of basic banter for fun/character development. Making games is something I want to do for fun, and it's been anything but that lately with the upsetting things I've been writing. #gamedev #indiedev

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

I'm starting to have doubts on the story of my WIP game. It keeps steering into things that upset me and remind me of painful/uncomfortable stuff throughout my life. I'm starting to think that I'm not in a healthy place mentally to be digging this deep into my own problems right now #indiedev

It hasn't been anything morally questionable, by the way. Nothing like that. It's just been things that bring back bad memories and painful feelings, and I fear this game has become little more than wallowing in the misery when I should be trying to move past it all.

I'm starting to have doubts on the story of my WIP game. It keeps steering into things that upset me and remind me of painful/uncomfortable stuff throughout my life. I'm starting to think that I'm not in a healthy place mentally to be digging this deep into my own problems right now #indiedev

So... Duel Links is just never going to add Lair of Darkness, is it? Snake Eye was just introduced, and yet Lair still isn't in the game. Lair may be my favorite, but for the love of god, it's not some game-breaking deck that'll turn everything upside down. I really just don't get it.

9-0 I should probably be sleeping right now

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

8-0, now. Bear in mind - people ARE using what was meta back then (based on what searches are turning up), and I'm still smoking them, not even just winning. I'm starting to think Lair of Darkness was tragically ahead of its time.

8-0, now. Bear in mind - people ARE using what was meta back then (based on what searches are turning up), and I'm still smoking them, not even just winning. I'm starting to think Lair of Darkness was tragically ahead of its time.

D-Sanct Dev@dsanctdev.bsky.social

I've been playing Master Duel's Time Travel 2019 event, and man I'm telling you - people did NOT know what they had back then with Lair of Darkness releasing in 2018. I'm 7-0 with it in this event so far. If Lair's structure deck was built better, people would have seen how well it brings the pain.

I've been playing Master Duel's Time Travel 2019 event, and man I'm telling you - people did NOT know what they had back then with Lair of Darkness releasing in 2018. I'm 7-0 with it in this event so far. If Lair's structure deck was built better, people would have seen how well it brings the pain.

God, weight-loss pills/injections/whatever else are really being pushed in advertisements these days. Sure, I struggle with weight and have some deeper issues with it, but these things are never good and don't teach self-control. I worry about people's health long term from these fast solutions.

God, I love drawing. Even if I'm still not so good at it, art's one of the few things that gives me any sort of joy and satisfaction in my life. In a million years, I could never understand handing this over to AI to do instead. Giving my satisfaction of self-expression/improvement to another? Nah.