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do I know any freelance Chinese localizers/translators? looking to work with someone who loves indie games on some upcoming fun projects. ideally I'd be directly paying the person doing the translating, not an agency/corporation/manager/etc.

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

Hey bluesky! We're hiring for a few positions! Come work with us on Project D :) -> halfmermaid.co/jobs 🌟 Senior Character Artist 🌟 Cinematic Manager 🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones) 🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

Oh hey the lovely folks on @eggplantshow.bsky.social had me over for a chat with @jfg.land @robdubbin.bsky.social and @doougle.net about the midgame of Caves of Qud!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Hey what's up. I'm Caelyn. I wrote some stuff for Caves of Qud, but did you know I did so as a contractor? I'm struggling to keep my other projects going during crisis, but it's very important that I keep up work on things that aren't for Freehold Games too.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

How the fuck are devs supposed to survive if making a successful, beloved live service game isn’t enough to keep them employed

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

This is a Good One

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I need game devs and gamers alike to understand that procedural generation is not genAI.

submitted 11 days ago • 32 comments

Boyfriend Dungeon Valentine's Day post? Cute but expected. Dwarf Fortress Valentine's Day post on the other hand...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Cheering tonight for Caves of Qud! They are up for best Strategy/Simulation Game. 🎉

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Otome Jam & Josei Jam are returning this May! Make an otome game within 2 months 💜 General Rules: - May 1st-June 30th - 18+ OK - no specific theme, any otome OK - visual novels & hybrids OK - finishing previously started games & starting new games OK ✨ Sign up: itch.io/jam/otome-ja...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

The more tea I drink, the faster winter goes away right?

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

Big news for fans of Bluesky. I asked Valve to add it to the Marketing/External Website breakdown and they did! You can see the results here for Forbidden Solitaire. Thanks Valve! Also @pcgamer.com nice! Thanks :-) Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

submitted 16 days ago • 10 comments

On the #GameMakersNotebook Podcast, @trentkusters.bsky.social chats with @unormal.bsky.social and @jfg.land about their roguelike, @cavesofqud.com, the 17 year dev journey to 1.0, thoughts on modular design, bespoke and procedural content, lessons learned over the years, and more! Links below🎙️🎮👇

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

My 2024 GotY is without a doubt Caves of Qud. So i sat down with @unormal.bsky.social & @jfg.land to chat about the game’s 17 year (!!) dev journey, their design philosophies, obscure RPGs, water ritual history, and more. I wanted to chat for 5 more hours. Live and drink. youtu.be/DEZsByFC6gA?...

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

Yes, even the sea sponge will have a hat!

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

It's 9:45 am and someone just ordered an Aperol Spritz at the cafe. Winter is officially over.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

I'll be at GDC talking on this Very Cool panel!

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

There is a whole GDC talk on Doctor Strange's portal in Marvel Rivals 👀 schedule.gdconf.com/session/adva...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

10 years ago this week, I started work on Tunic. The game wouldn't have been the success it was without LGBTQ+ folks, both devs and players. So, I'm matching donations to Trans Lifeline. If you can spare $5 (or more!) reply with your donation and I'll X2 it. Thank you! 💕 give.translifeline.org

submitted 23 days ago • 143 comments

[setting aside the incandescent anger, trying to, just for a moment] 💧 Tomorrow I'm doing a "for your consideration" Caves of Qud stream for the scifi writing award season (Nebula, Hugo) 💧

submitted 24 days ago • 6 comments

Glad to see @pcgamer.com giving gamers good advice

submitted 27 days ago • 13 comments

we passed the number-of-review threshholds on metacritic so now show up in their major lists; #8 game of 2024

submitted 28 days ago • 20 comments

also like. for every caves of qud or dwarf fortress there are a dozen or more teams who took out second mortgages, worked themselves to the bone... and sold like 1000 copies of their game. people still buy into this lottery narrative of indie dev

submitted 28 days ago • 7 comments

If you're going to put an AI image for your video game article, (please god, don't) at least make it specific to the content and not just "gamer room" or "person sitting at computer".

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

per @catacalypto.bsky.social suggestion & good idea, I'm going to do a Caves of Qud nebula stream next Monday! come join while I talk about writing for the big, layered, narrative simulation labyrinth that is Caves of Qud

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Indie devs - this is a legitimately great offer to get your game at GDC for very cheap, considering the usual costs of the event. Submit your game! 🔥 (About $300 or so I think, after that promo).

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Here to report that this morning I finally got frustrated enough to contact Google support so they would let me turn off Gemini and it was very easy and took three minutes, they're clearly used to this by now I used this comment as a template btw: www.reddit.com/r/GMail/comm...

submitted 32 days ago • 14 comments

Blind has helped us create a complete series of beginner tutorials for Fortress and Adventure Mode which you can check out in this handy playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Adventure Mode is finally out of beta! Make a cool party of dwarves, elves, goblins, all sorts of animal people and explore your generated worlds!

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Adventure Mode is Dwarf Fortress' weird little sandbox RPG brother. It's very cool and makes room for a lot of creativity within the simulation.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

something happening on reddit

submitted 36 days ago • 80 comments

the bratz tribute to david lynch is so moving

submitted 36 days ago • 22 comments

aloha, tiktok users! just a heads up, here on bluesky, we keep it a little chiller! so if you're having a mental breakdown, don't make a big fuss, just quietly signal the mods by beginning and ending an otherwise unrelated post with the same word. any word will do, even something silly like aloha

submitted 39 days ago • 258 comments

i have faith soulja boy will end this once and for all

submitted 39 days ago • 8 comments

It remains to be said.

submitted 102 days ago • 2 comments

Ok these are the cutest pancakes

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

What a great honor! Caves of Qud nominated at the IGFs for: The Seumas McNally Grand Prize Excellence in Design AND Excellence in Narrative

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

whoah

submitted 42 days ago • 13 comments

this is so good. this is so so so good. i'm running around my office screaming the lev manovich quote about how software is ideology

submitted 43 days ago • 48 comments