I casually chat about things with my games on Discord, so I wanted to do this mini series where I summarize that stuff in a dev vlog so that everyone can see it. This is a bit of an experimental series, so let me know what you think. #indiedev #solodev #gamedev jackitk.itch.io/soulful-slid...
jackitk-dev.bsky.social
jackitk-dev.bsky.social
@jackitk-dev.bsky.social
Ran by solo indie game developer @jackitk.bsky.social Current projects include Soulful Slide and Firebrand Dash: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5149770/Soulful_Slide
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That being said, my Discord is open to anyone curious about the things I create. From videos, stream, and of course, game dev. Feel free to join the conversation. There's a channel for game feedback and to hear me talk about things behind the scene, and for casual talk. discord.com/invite/Bmm9G...
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Enjoy a sketch I made on my other account of these little goobers having fun. I think at one point I was going to color it in and use it as an art aset. But I definitely forgot about that. I suppose it's not too late if I really want to, but I definitely got other things to prioritize. #solodev
Working on the Soulful Slide Steam page got me in the mood to sketch the two girls doing some more snowman building. I feel like I'm going to run out of collectable ideas pretty quick. So maybe having some concept art would be a decent backup plans. #art #oc #ocart
As someone constantly working towards "making a real game" even little stuff like this is incredibly validating.
Breaking news that probably only breaking for me. But Soulful Slide actually comes up as a game category over on Youtube. Aka, Youtube actually recognizes something I made as a video game. That's freaking incredible. www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_... #Solodev #indiegame
Work on the Sol Spirit trailer has taken a bit longer than expected. For one, I decided to prioritize finishing work on a new demo for Steam before making any new trailers and that has been taking longer than expected. I'm still hoping to get both done before the end of the month. #solodev #gamedev
In the world of Soulful Slide, you'll come across helpful Sol Spirits that will help you get through various puzzles scattered among the ice you slide. A couple of them being variants I made specifically for Soulful Slide. I'm looking forward to sharing more detail soon. #indiegame #solodev
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Oh hey. I found the first ever post I made about Soulful Slide. This was literally the very first thing I made for it, even before a single line of code was made, and yet this single sprite played so much of a factor in what the game is today. #indiedev #solodev
Welp. Game jam starts today and I got no idea where to even start when it comes to brainstorming/planning. All I got is this place holder sprite I put together that I may or may not use. I still got to figure out what I can make that fits the theme. #indiedev
Still working hard on things behind the scene... But in the meantime, enjoy this little sketch I've done on the side to bid some time until my next update. #solodev #indiegame #oc #ocart
Day 12: Pallet Challenge 1 It's the part of the month were we start getting palette prompts. As badly as I want to, no promises I'll be making something every day this year. But at least for now, here's a Sole sketch with the green vibe. #oc #ocart #pallet #bweirdOctober
Enjoy a sketch I made on my other account of these little goobers having fun. I think at one point I was going to color it in and use it as an art aset. But I definitely forgot about that. I suppose it's not too late if I really want to, but I definitely got other things to prioritize. #solodev
Working on the Soulful Slide Steam page got me in the mood to sketch the two girls doing some more snowman building. I feel like I'm going to run out of collectable ideas pretty quick. So maybe having some concept art would be a decent backup plans. #art #oc #ocart
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Also, I've just realized it's been a hot mintute since I last plugged my Steam page. I'm working on getting the steam edition of this game out by the end of the year. So any support you can share is appreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/5149770/... #indiedev #solodev
Looking forward to when I can get back to messing around with this. The burn combo mechanic alone does feel like it has potential to really make this game stand out.
Update on progress with the flame slide. Things are going well. I've ironed out just about every issue I've previously had with it. Now it's just a matter of refining it but even if I leave it as is, I think it feels pretty good. #indiedev #solodev #gamedesign
Oh hey. I found the first ever post I made about Soulful Slide. This was literally the very first thing I made for it, even before a single line of code was made, and yet this single sprite played so much of a factor in what the game is today. #indiedev #solodev
Welp. Game jam starts today and I got no idea where to even start when it comes to brainstorming/planning. All I got is this place holder sprite I put together that I may or may not use. I still got to figure out what I can make that fits the theme. #indiedev
While I'm still prepping for the next cool thing I want to show, how about I reshare some old game dev posts from before I decided to make a game dev specific BlueSky? #indiedev #solodev
Still in the thick of phase 1 of the retail retool. But here's a cool improvement I recently did... In the past, the cursor could go over walls and you could waste snow via throwing it on a wall... 🧵 (You can see me briefly hover over the wall in this clip.) #indiedev #solodev #gamedev
Also, I've just realized it's been a hot mintute since I last plugged my Steam page. I'm working on getting the steam edition of this game out by the end of the year. So any support you can share is appreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/5149770/... #indiedev #solodev
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Through this together last night (with some last minute edits this morning) so I figured I might as well share it here. jackitk.itch.io/soulful-slid... #gamedev #solodev #indiedev
So hey. The save bug is fixed now. jackitk.itch.io/soulful-slid...
Snuck some time in after work to fix some of the bugs and other issues I noticed after uploading yesterday. Like the photo button for the snowman builder now works on web browser. Or how I adjusted the code so that the ice slipping animations will actually play now. #solodev #indiedev #gamedev
Phase 1 is nearly complete. Mostly just have to go back and patch up a few bugs I didn't noticed until after I pushed the new update. Speaking of, new update. No new levels yet but everything else I've been working on for the past month is now live. jackitk.itch.io/soulful-slide
Snuck some time in after work to fix some of the bugs and other issues I noticed after uploading yesterday. Like the photo button for the snowman builder now works on web browser. Or how I adjusted the code so that the ice slipping animations will actually play now. #solodev #indiedev #gamedev
Phase 1 is nearly complete. Mostly just have to go back and patch up a few bugs I didn't noticed until after I pushed the new update. Speaking of, new update. No new levels yet but everything else I've been working on for the past month is now live. jackitk.itch.io/soulful-slide
Phase 1 is nearly complete. Mostly just have to go back and patch up a few bugs I didn't noticed until after I pushed the new update. Speaking of, new update. No new levels yet but everything else I've been working on for the past month is now live. jackitk.itch.io/soulful-slide
Might as well plug this Youtube channel that I may or may not use for videos related to my games and their development. I've been going back and forward about whether to actually use it or keep uploading on the main channel for a year now. But just in case, here ya go. www.youtube.com/@JackitKDev
Welcome to my game developer channel that I intend to use to spread the word on upcoming games I'm working on and news relating to them. Feel free to keep following me at @jackitk.bsky.social for more casual posts. #indiedev #solodev
Speaking of. Shameless plug for Soulful Slide. Long story short. I made this for a game jam back in January but I decided to revisit it to refine it for a Steam edition to get familiar with the ins and outs of selling a video game. Check it out here. store.steampowered.com/app/5149770/...
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