Daniel Fowler - WideCode (he/him)

17 May

Working on a new project inspired by my nostalgic memories of Space Trader from the Palm Pilot. I have decided to build almost everything from the free assets provided by @kenney.nl A great resource for Game Devs

23 Apr

Playing with #PicoCAD2

23 Apr

31 Mar

Not yet ready for a new demo but I have eaten a few frogs and scoped down my expectations for the next couple months. Mostly working on UI and how to filter a lot of tactical info into something usable.

16 Mar

Getting back in the saddle after long burnout. Decided to make some minor alterations to these models using pro-builder and that ate my entire day But the true reward is the spaceships we made along the way... Models by SkyPyreStudios

16 Mar

To be clear, I did not make these models originally, I just needed to change some external (on another ship) features and thought Probuilder was my best bet. I didn't think to record my work until later. I went ahead and convert all of them for consistency.

19 Jan

I was up till 2 this morning, trying to set up a (mostly) new laptop for future gamedev...

4 Jan

First attempt at an "overland" map for the campaign

4 Jan

Still in holiday mode so there is no big update this week. I have changed around some of the UI, made the cards bigger and more readable and fixed a lot of bugs. I have also started to build the campain / strategic view where your fleet travels before entering an encounter scene.

4 Jan

I spent most of today figuring out various methods of saving your fleet and deck configurations so I can save your progress and load persistant fleets into different scenes.

28 Dec 2025

Enjoying the holidays so I do not have a big update for #ScreenshotSaturday Mostly just some UI improvements and feedback. I need to figure out how to show a lot of information about the ships without cluttering the screen with health bars.

28 Dec 2025

I also need to show the battle order without a big que of icons at the top. There might be dozens of identical ships spread out across the battlefield so the Icons are of limited value. Currently thinking is that I will highlight the enemy ships that will act before your next ship.

25 Dec 2025

This weeks update will also be delayed. Merry Christmas yall.

danielfowler.itch.ioTorn Space by DF_WideCodeA small space nation must gain allies and grow its strength to defend against clashing empires

22 Dec 2025

danielfowler.itch.io/tornspace I ran out of time but said I would post something each week. Also I messed up and left both sides switched to AI. This makes it very easy to test my code but the demo is not technically playable. Cant fix it now but will fix it later. #GameDev

22 Dec 2025

Fixed

21 Dec 2025

Welp, I am admitting defeat at 3 am Sunday. I wanted to put out a small scope, playable demo for #ScreenshotSaturday but it was not ment to be. I will finnish up and post again after eight or eight hundred hours of sleep... #GameDev?

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Spriter Gors

@gors.bsky.social

5 Nov 2025

AI PIXEL ART AND HOW TO DETECT THEM I have updated the link for the write-up and added more paragraphs with new findings. Please click the link to read it. Share it with your friends who also dislike AI! Thanks to everyone who helped. drive.google.com/file/d/1bxDm...

14 Dec 2025

I am going to make a real effort to start Posting regular updates for this project (TS2026). Feel free to give me shit about it when I fall behind. I think I need more accountability to push through my tendency to drop projects. #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev

14 Dec 2025

Note: the fighters are being controlled by the computer and this mostly works. The frigates have some unsupported card types so I am controlling them. The reason ships are moving even when they might shoot is because moving makes you harder to hit.

14 Dec 2025

Also, the fighters have no missile defense and will not be a valid target in real gameplay.

danielfowler.itch.ioDuck Survivor by DF_WideCode, Henyx, OzysandliasA twist on the classic Duck Hunt made for ShroomJam 2025

15 Nov 2025

danielfowler.itch.io/duck-survivor Final submission to #ShroomJam25

youtu.beShroomJam2025 110925YouTube video by Daniel Fowler

9 Nov 2025

youtu.be/-hMkOsLdCOM?... A few nights in... #ShroomJam25

Daniel Fowler - WideCode (he/him) reposted

Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon!

@johanpeitz.com

8 Nov 2025

picoCAD sale ends this weekend - make tiny models for a tiny price! store.steampowered.com/app/2800590/... #screenshotSaturday #pixelArt

youtu.beShroomJam2025 110625YouTube video by Daniel Fowler

7 Nov 2025

youtu.be/BJgt4g4lai4?... First night of a new Game Jam. #ShroomJam25

12 July 2025

Spent today at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. #HMNS #Dinos

12 July 2025

Some Scratch-built trucks for #InboundShovelJam2025. The theme is getting started and I am going with a game inspired by Oregon Trail. I have imported a font asset and some editor tools but otherwise I will try to keep things minimal and build everything myself #GameDev #GameJam

9 July 2025

Revisiting an old idea, trying to procedurally generate an Ecsher-type Structure. Gameplay to follow... Old Version: danielfowler.itch.io/realization

25 June 2025

Working on a pinball demo. Surprisingly difficult to work out all the kinks. #Unity #GameDev

18 Feb 2025

Rekindling an old love. #Dinotopia

youtu.beBigMode1YouTube video by Daniel Fowler

25 Jan 2025

Working on a game for BigMode Game Jam 2025 First 4 hours of progress. #GameDev #GameJam youtu.be/W-g6eYQwTYo

Game design question: I want a system like daily quests but I think Fomo is criminal... * Quests can be found in game but I want the system to help you out a bit if you cant find them.

Right now the quest system is based on cargo contracts. you can buy, sell, steal, harvest cargo in the game but these quests give you a bonus for selling a specific cargo in bulk at a specific place.

Game design question: I want a system like daily quests but I think Fomo is criminal... * Quests can be found in game but I want the system to help you out a bit if you cant find them.

* I do not want people to feel that they must log in and grind or they are missing something. * I do not want them to be able to endlessly complete quests or reject them untill an easy one shows up. Any good alternative systems for this?

27 Dec 2024

Just started a big space game project with the expectation of getting something playable by the end of 2025... Now with less then a week of 2024 left, the pressure is suddenly on...

16 Dec 2024

Just got some books from Paperback Paradise along with some cool free swag. I have not been carded in a while but I put the red one in my wallet just in case

1 Dec 2024

Random notebook at target, 100% my style.

29 Nov 2024

Eating Porkchops in an old bank

29 Nov 2024

29 Nov 2024

Best porkchop ever and not bad at all for $20 friday lunch special. Perry's on 6th street in Austin Tx

24 Nov 2024

A bit of a different demo this week. Might actually finnish this one. Sorry my video editing skills are so poor, but i played around for about 14 mins before remembering what I was doing...

danielfowler.itch.ioRealization by DF_WideCodePlay in your browser

25 Nov 2024

Forgot the hash tads #GameDev #UnityGameDev danielfowler.itch.io/realization Still planning to add portals and the ability to change your orientation. No win condition yet. Its just a play till your done sort of game.

18 Nov 2024

Working on a sort of Rockem-Sockem style prototype. Fighting my own street duel with the Unity animatior. I think I am winning. #Gamedev #Unity #Mech

15 Nov 2024

I am eyeballing some cool robot models on the unity asset store. Really wish I had a better way to predict when the next big sale was going to happen. #Unity #Gamedev

15 Nov 2024

20 mins later they announced the Black Friday sale! 4+ days out.

12 Nov 2024

11 year old me once had a dream. But I had not thought about it for almost three decades till visiting the ren fair last month... But now it keeps poping up in my feeds. I think the algorithm smells weekness and rearly wants me to buy the sword from Conan.

8 Nov 2024

Working on a demo for a space trading game. Been at it about two weeks. Models by MSGDI. #gamedev