i honestly don't think it's even that much of a meta, there's like <10 accounts that do it on my posts. but dude it's annoying as hell to see those accounts EVERY time. I'd rather have zero likes
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i honestly don't think it's even that much of a meta, there's like <10 accounts that do it on my posts. but dude it's annoying as hell to see those accounts EVERY time. I'd rather have zero likes
I would absolutely understand trying to emulate the style as practice or something, and the op did a good job at it. but for a paid game? dude that's bold. too bold.
like op wanted to sell their game, it was one of those thinly-veiled ads that get spammed out to every gamedev subreddit. so WHY would you spend all that time trying to copy someone else's art style in your commercial product??? i don't get it at all, am i missing something
saw a game on gamedev reddit that copied balatros presentation near EXACTLY, they just didnt do the shader in the bg. but buttons, fonts, pulsing anims, everything was spot on which is cool! and I'm sure it took a lot of time+effort. but wouldn't that time be better spent making a unique art style?
it's surprising how smooth it looks with such a drastic sudden color change, that's REALLY cool omg
wait the bots can still like my posts??? they're blocked, why can they see my posts. I have achieved nothing
is that only on desktop? i don't get any drop down on the mobile app
you can view the hashtags on an account? that's just like Tumblr functionality, that's kinda really solid. how do you do that on here
kind of severely based actually. no more hashtags on my posts. the gamedev feeds will pick em up anyways, I'm sure i miss Tumblr when tags were for self-categorization instead of algorithm engagement bait
the steam page for my first solo game is up now!!! it'll be out for FREE right after steam next fest (with a next fest demo too) more info about the game in the quotes thread~ #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame
#gamedev I decided to be the change I wanted to see in the world. block this list if you also hate this dystopian dead internet bullshit
fixed bsky.app/profile/badg...
(reposted bc I originally made it a normal list instead of a moderation list. thank you @idleresearcher.bsky.social)
made a list of accounts that I see spamming out engagement on every post tagged #gamedev! now you can block them all and reduce the amount of fake low-effort engagement on your posts
tysm!!! totally fixed, reposting it now
YOU WERE COMPLETELY RIGHT, hold on im fixing it now
oh dang okay. I'll check on that real quick
noooooo, I have no idea what's up with it, that sucks! maybe it'll fix itself with a bit of time/waiting. i love technology
fighting might feel fruitless but we gotta do it. the way I see it is that on the other side of all this, I'll be able to be proud of the fact that I kept making these calls and kept trying
Payment processors are doubling down after all the calls, letters, emails, etc. Things are going to get rough for a lot of creators. We might feel it's hopeless but that's what they want! Let's keep fighting for our right to create freely anyway we can! #SaveSpeech
dude the game dev spam list got me to break 200 followers. this is a sign to do what you believe in and chase your truth and success will probably always find you in the end
it definitely isn't empty on my end, maybe a refresh will fix it for you?
I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org
right??? like I feel so weird about it because they're genuinely not hurting anyone but it's just annoying and feels so fake. especially when it's getting them thousands of followers, like fuck that go make a video game instead
someone should make a gamedev like-bot block list please. if you know of one please pass it my way
if you agree with me and want to click a heart icon you can safely like this reply, I won't block you for that,,, the honeypot is the main post above
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame hey!!! DONT LIKE THIS POST I'm gonna block everyone who likes it since I'm assuming they're bots. I'm sick of the game dev like-bots on this site and I want them off my posts. my feed is for REAL PEOPLE ONLY consider this a honeypot for catching robots
I'm sure those students can reference their features and traits extremely easily during combat
I'm thinking I'll just add all the stuff they did today to their dnd beyond sheets, and re-print em for next sesh with all the updated stuff
it's gonna become an absolute mess when they have to start using all their abilities in combat, like holy fuck these sheets are hard to reference. sections are split up mid-WORD and it continues on a separate page, it's nuts
switched from laptops to paper sheets for dnd this week and suddenly we have 1000% more table space and everybody is so much more engaged. like they're talking weight of coins and asking shopkeepers how much oil they'll need for new lanterns... it's so awesome??? what the fuck
oh this is sick, I'm sad I missed the original posts you made and this is the first I'm hearing about it
They were never going to stop at what was "legal" or not. They didnt to begin with! All art/media is on the chopping block. You have to fight this NOW. keep calling, contact your reps. Make some noise!
The paypros and fake "banks" all seem to be getting pretty vindictive & retaliatory atp. This was inevitable. They want to discourage & demoralize us, but they're only pissing us off. Let them know how pissed off you are.
one of my hotter takes is that if a streamer or content creator is using their in-game-name to advertise their stuff, they DESERVE to get stream sniped (and honestly, I would be fine with it being bannable) this random halo match is not a platform for you to advertise on, 3 viewer andy
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
"these posts are useless hes probably not really dead"
i like both of em a lot. long games though, I doubt I'd have time for them at this point in my life but they were great in college
schrodinger's president
grok did he die
it sucks that the moderation team on here isn't seeming like the best stewards of the site. now i feel apprehensive about commenting on the current news so i have to say something like "wow!!! i sure hope something wonderful is happening in the white house right now ;))))"
thanks for reading, and enjoy the long weekend!
i've already started work on my SECOND game, so if you want to support / follow my work, joining the patreon (even as a free member!) is the best way to do that. if patreon and email newsletters arent your thing, you can check my linktree to join the discord or follow me on steam/itch:
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev the game will be free on release, so join my patreon for FREE to get announcements when it releases! (or, join my early access tier and play it RIGHT NOW)
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev there's also 30 minutes of developer commentary that's unlocked after you beat the game, with a bunch of commentary tracks about accessible game design, specific game design choices in THIS game, and more!!!
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev and some screenshots!
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev and the gameplay trailer:
happy #screenshotsaturday! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev i made "an unplayable game?!", a short game about accessibility settings! it's got a very... unique... control scheme that pushes players to explore accessibility settings and learn how helpful they are here's the teaser trailer:
got my first solo game coming out in October and I'm already started on my second one!
hey!!! if there's room I'd love to get added in there~
they'll run away
Look at this question. These motherfuckers. FUCK YOU YES IF YOU WANT MY MONEY THEN YOU BETTER GODDAMN BE WILLING TO FOOT THE COST OF COLLECTING IT. Assholes just set a quarter of a billion on fire to make a concentration camp they only used for 60 days YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD PAY FOR TAXES
they're just trying to outlast us, I guess. and they've outlasted the widespread attention, that's for sure. i just hope that doesn't mean it's over. keep calling
and like, yeah yeah you're supposed to publish the steam page as early as you can, whatever. I'm not even marketing the damn game, I'm letting next fest do that. save that for devs who care about money I'm just sad. i thought it would be over by now
...but now we're actually coming up on steam next fest, a little over a month away. and I am REQUIRED to post the steam page 2 weeks before release so like, end of September. if the censorship doesn't stop by then, that's the hard cutoff and i have to cave and post it.
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame man. i wanted to wait to post the pages for my first game until the censorship stops on steam and itchio... but nothing's changing. fucking nothing it was meant to be a kind of celebratory thing, like "we won, here's a new game"...
oh this would look sick. Minecraft looks boring anyway
only value I be studying is my bank account
made a tutorial for u
Wavefunction Collapse xkcd.com/3134/
![4-panel Comic. (1) STUDENT: If the wavefunction only collapses when I observe it, does that mean my consciousness affects the universe? (2) [Bad:] PROFESSOR: Yes, quantum entanglement proves that we all have souls. (3) [Good:] PROFESSOR: No, consciousness plays no role here. It’s just physical measurement. (4) [Chaotic:] PROFESSOR: No. The wavefunction collapses when *I* look at it because I’m a full professor. It won’t collapse for an undergraduate.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic2mhmdvsftki6qe275hycolgt22msekbwzdyqoujt56qzpcbm3hm@jpeg "Click to view full size")
Next week!
that's not an excuse for being ignorant though, I'll try to be more in-touch with the horrors of the world going forward
i promise I don't like, ignore news so my online presence is more marketable, I couldn't give less of a shit abt that. I just genuinely only hear about stuff through bluesky because I'm so unplugged everywhere else, and I've been sick recently and NOT on bsky.
I just read the news. what the fuck stay safe trans friends holy shit.
Evan Dorkin was right
your fault
this looks good!!! you should probably offset the animation start times just a bit so it's not obvious they're playing the exact same anim though. the animation is really good and looks natural, I don't want the multiple bodies to take away from it in the full game
I don't think enough people are across just how catastrophic an entire generation being raised on roblox and fortnite is going to be for the ENTIRE video game industry, not just the AAA end these kids have no interest in playing or paying for anything else. and they're not "growing out of it".
GAME 2 IS IN PRODUCTION
do the thing
picture from first person pov holding a rat like an ice cream cone you know the one
design doc is up on patreon nowwwww if anyone's interested in supporting me financially (irresponsible decision)
though to be fair, *i* would personally use the 4-button diagram in all my games regardless because checking for the TYPE of gamepad is horribly obnoxious and I don't think my games will get big enough to be anyone's first video game
Need a little help from anyone out there. If you were to see this appear on your screen, what do you think it's telling you to do?
so I'd say if your game is something simple and approachable, like a platformer or walking sim, it's better to do controller specific button prompts to help new or inexperienced players but if it's something complex, like an fps or movement shooter, then the 4-button diagram is fine imo
so i actually think this is kind of interesting. the "bottom face button" diagram is super readable to people who play video games on controllers, and it's controller agnostic so it's nice BUT it's way more confusing for new gamers or non-gamers because there's no indication that it means buttons
your landlord (foolishly thinking he is stronger than indie game developers): i will collect rent silksong (destroyer of landlords):
and DONT be afraid to say no if their style doesn't match your vision or their work isn't quite up to the level of quality you want. there WILL be someone else out there who is perfect for the project
lots of ai peddlers out there nowadays unfortunately so you've gotta be pretty thorough in investigating potential artists
so in terms of finding someone, you'll PROBABLY get bombarded by people from this post alone. BUT there's also the "i need a team" subreddit, i think it's r/inat, and also r/gamedevclassifieds, which is more specifically job postings. just make sure to choose your person carefully and get samples
this is a very neat idea honestly, can't wait to see how it turns out
design doc for my next solo game is done, at least the first draft. this one should be done real goddamn quick! got lots of content too, fair bit of replay value... might actually charge one (1) United states USD dollar $ for this one
also wishlist demonschool
see the silksong shadowdrop fucking sucks for fellow indie devs. no more of that shit please
is it a typo that option 1 says heart = 2hp?
didn't snoop also say like "idk how to answer that" or something??? like dude just say that women can love women and the kids gonna get it, it's not hard to understand
maybe be 5'9 next time
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev hey, #screenshotsaturday!!! i've spent ~2 months making a short game about accessibility settings, and why they're so damn important. it's called "an unplayable game?!" and it's finally DONE!!!
yooooo this is stylish
I actually thought of a better response this morning- "you really don't think it's fair to call them inconsiderate for... not *considering* other indie studios?"
sick with something, the pressure in my head is immense
I'm preaching to the choir here, but family should have to earn your respect and place in your life just the same as anybody else. They don't get a free pass or more grace just because you happen to be born into the same group of people.
hey i remember that one
Weekends are a PERFECT time to call your overlords because wait times are low Don't let them have a break just because it's Saturday. KEEP CALLING. KEEP YOUR VOICE LOUD.
this is misrepresenting the movie. he was going to SHARE seven hotdogs but a weird woman appear
the attention to detail that the door quickly slides shut, but the other one hitches a little as it pulls open????? thats some beautiful polish right there
