Nick West

Another repost from when I was working on cutscenes. The backgrounds (and some of the animations) aren't final. #godot #blender #gamedev #indiedev

I haven't posted much but I've been working on level graphics. Lots and lots of tiles. My thoughts are going to be grid aligned by the end of this.

I don't highlight my old work here. Mostly because I'm harsh on myself and see the flaws in it. But every time someone discovers my old projects they ask me to open source them. Using my ancient work is not a good idea. I didn't know what I was doing back then. But it's still cool that people care.

It's called an alarmpogo for a reason. #godot #gamedev #indiedev

It's called an alarmpogo for a reason. #godot #gamedev #indiedev

Boss 3 is finished. Not going to show it just yet but I really like how it turned out.

You ever get the feeling that others just don't like the things you like for the reasons you do? That's me right now.

Most environment art I've shown is from level1. There's a reason for that. Starting out I needed to learn how to make maps. After level1 I built tools to make the process faster. This room took a week and most of it was time spent making modular tiles #godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Reach for the stars and you might just hit the moon. Reach for the moon and I dunno man...

Most environment art I've shown is from level1. There's a reason for that. Starting out I needed to learn how to make maps. After level1 I built tools to make the process faster. This room took a week and most of it was time spent making modular tiles #godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Time attack is a big part of my game, and I found a problem. If this boss does not use a certain move, you're not getting the best time. So you can now bait it into charging by running away. Then you can use the boom box weapon (it's weakness!) and knock it over #godot #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Years ago I built a skybox tool in blender, and it's still what I use. But it was locked in an older version, because blender updates broke the cloud shader. But now that I've decided to use Blender 3 instead of 4 again, all of my art is on the same version. Clouds included. Silver lining I guess.

MegaMan Network Transmission is one of my favorite games. But there are some things it never tells you that you need to know: You can slide under the legs of bosses. Cannons can be a standin for the megabuster until its powered up. Get 30 and make it a regular chip. The penguins drop double jumps.

Time attack is a big part of my game, and I found a problem. If this boss does not use a certain move, you're not getting the best time. So you can now bait it into charging by running away. Then you can use the boom box weapon (it's weakness!) and knock it over #godot #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

I think steel boils at about this temperature.

I think steel boils at about this temperature.

I'm at that point where the gizmos stop looking intimidating and just look like the coolest thing ever.

I probably shouldn't be staring at the sun like this. But look at that lensflare! #godot #gamedev #indiedev

I probably shouldn't be staring at the sun like this. But look at that lensflare! #godot #gamedev #indiedev

I added an attract mode to the the game. I think this is really underrated teaching tool. There are so many tricks I've learned about games just by watching demos on the title screen. Also, the game has a physical sun now with a lensflare shader. #godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

I guess the attract mode works. That's a lot more attention than I usually get.

I added an attract mode to the the game. I think this is really underrated teaching tool. There are so many tricks I've learned about games just by watching demos on the title screen. Also, the game has a physical sun now with a lensflare shader. #godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

PUT THAT THING BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME-

Andross from Starfox. Back when I was first learning 3D modeling I made this by eyeballing footage from the SNES game. It's one of my first models in Blender. #blender #art #StarFox

Only Multimedia Fusion veterans will understand what this comment means. Also, if you do get it, don't worry. This is code is for a minigame. Not the main one. I'm not that weird.

Only Multimedia Fusion veterans will understand what this comment means. Also, if you do get it, don't worry. This is code is for a minigame. Not the main one. I'm not that weird.

Getting the old invalid handle bug. I know how to fix it, but why are we still doing this?

I logged on and saw 30+ notifications waiting for me. None of them were new. Bluesky, are you ok?

I logged on and saw 30+ notifications waiting for me. None of them were new. Bluesky, are you ok?

And the day goes on, goes on, goes on. Goes on. And the day goes on.

All over the game world you can find figure tokens. If you spend them at a figure machine, you can unlock characters in the model viewer. It's just a fun extra I wanted to add. Collectibles never gate progression. #godot #gamedev #indiedev

All over the game world you can find figure tokens. If you spend them at a figure machine, you can unlock characters in the model viewer. It's just a fun extra I wanted to add. Collectibles never gate progression. #godot #gamedev #indiedev

I discovered that the pocket watch I keep on my desk is over a century old. You'd never guess just by looking at it.