Mark Kind

I've updated everything that I had put in my steam page trailer, so I rerecorded and recut it this week. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

I've never understood the appeal of mounting a head on the wall, but it's such a classic image I need it to work in my game. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

Losing your brain would make you quite "dumb". Definitely a highly dangerous monster. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

I interpreted zip as zipping from one place to another. Took the opportunity to do a bit more work on the particle system. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

Way more effort went into the game mechanics (the goblin's ability to complain about its fracture and casting a healing spell on it) than the drawing today. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

In my game, I'm trying to make trading work in a naturalistic way. Instead of just a menu the player can pick up and bring the unpaid items to the shopkeeper to negotiate and pay the balance. Or maybe walk away without paying! #sceenshotSaturday #indiedev

I definitely need to get baking working in my game. I'll take this prompt as an opportunity to make some of the assets (bread and oven) I'll need for that. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

I really didn't like this Dapper prompt. Mostly kicking myself for drawing a penguin for the Flightless prompt. Oh well. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

I'm thinking this could be a kind of alchemical device, not sure of what its purpose might be. It should be visible from the region map. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

This statue is of a hero, but I made the plinth a separate object so I can make a statue out of anything. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

The player needed a place to rest, but I don't think they're going to haul a lounge chair through the wilderness. wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/... #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

Started work on a confusion status effect and a kind of confusion monster, it still needs a name. wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/... #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

Flightless. For me, that's obviously penguin. Took the opportunity to clean up some of the creature food seeking behavior. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

Combat works, but it's weighted way too far in favor of the monsters. wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/... #screenshotsaturday #rpg #indiedev

It's so nice to finally have event triggers like pressure plates and arrow traps working. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

I needed a larger spider for my upcoming playtest, and they're pretty gangly, so it was a no brainer. #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

Hooray reminded me of the feeling of getting finding loot! Of course, I'll need to make a mimic… #inktober #pixelart #indiedev

It took a while for me to land on a banshee for the 'lady' prompt. Her voice makes the goblin panic and flee. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

It just felt good to smash a path through the flimsy fence with a war hammer. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

I added alchemist's fire! Toss a pot at a goblin to light the little bugger on fire, and the surrounding environment. I look forward to making the fire spread in the future! #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

Yep, he's a rescue. I drew our oldest dog Edgar, and added a new icon for him in game. The original icon I made for him ended up looking like our younger dog Ada. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

I haven't even started working on any magic yet, but mystical just said spellbook and spellcasting to me. So, I made the Dispell spell. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

I'm adding a lot of new creatures and combat actions this month. That goblin got launched! #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

This stinky boy knocked out that poor goblin with his stench. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

The wraith makes the goblin panic so much he tries to leave the map! #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

I'm very much thinking about the ogres in the first final fantasy for this one. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

Just stand back and watch the goblins smack each other. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

Super obvious and straightforward today. Maybe next year I'd be making some kind of cactus monster, but I'm still filling in basic objects. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

I'm working on the graphical feedback when picking a path to walk on the map. The path shows the danger level, and the ui at the bottom shows how much time will pass, how much food will be eaten, and how much water will be consumed. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

When we play ttrpgs, and we get to a pile of treasure, there always seems to be miniatures, or statuettes in the pile. #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

The obvious thing to make for relic was a skull, but I already had one in game. So, lets make some treasure! #inktober #inktober2026 #indiedev

I'm working on my game, and I want to do inktober this year, so I'm turning the prompts into new objects for my game. #inktober #indiedev

I made some maps for outdoor encounters, one for each biome. These will work as placeholders for playtesting while I work on a full wave function collapse battlemap generation system. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Finished off the monster icons, getting ready for playtesting. Over 50 monsters, most of them tied to specific biomes. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

This week I worked on a retro PC style UI. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #solodev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

I got my game running on the steam deck with gamepad controls. Very excited! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #solodev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

This week I worked on a neat 'animation' for the start of the game. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #solodev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

This week, between refactors and tooling, I worked on improving the combat visuals. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #solodev wislist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Filling the world with monsters lairs and threat ranges. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Working on the transition from the region map to the battle map. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Placing dragons on the world map (these ones are picking the best places up in the mountains and crowding each other out. This will affect where humans will want to settle in the next generation step. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #solodev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Working on the economy. This visualization shows resources that are available to the tile. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #solodev wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Testing effects on tokens. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

River and lake generation. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

While getting region generation working I took a detour into thermal sim a the local map level. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

Devlog: Preparing for Playtest Detailing some of what I'm working on as I try to get the game into player's hands. #solodev #devlog store.steampowered.com/news/app/483...

Working on the 'fog' for World Master's region map mode #screenshotsaturday Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...

World generation for a simulation rpg. Tectonics and sunlight leads deterministically to climate, rivers, vegetation, animal distribution, and settlement. #screenshotsaturday wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4833480/...