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Master realistic spaceflight in my aptly titled, orbital mechanics puzzle game, Orbital Mechanic! Wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3395150 Otherwise, give a follow if you're into spaceflight, physics, general space stuff, and indie games!
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Hey, folks! I've been silent on here for awhile, but fear not! I'm still cranking away on Orbital Mechanics, promise. Worthy visuals to share soon.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Goodness, team. It's hard enough to will myself to write UI code without my country absolutely falling apart and my wife's livelihood as a scientist at the EPA going to hell.. stay strong, friends. #indiedev #indiegamedev

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments

My favorite fact about the NYC subway is that there are way more daily riders (about 4 million) than the number of people who fly in the US out of all airports every day (~2.5 million). The scale is hard to get a grasp on.

submitted 116 days ago • 57 comments

Max capacity passengers per hour: * Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500 * NYC subway 6 train: 105,000

submitted 116 days ago • 148 comments

Just some highly elliptical spacecraft trajectories for #screenshotsaturday. As always, if you like the idea of learning about orbital mechanics in a fun puzzle setting, wishlist Orbital Mechanic: store.steampowered.com/app/3395150/... #indiedev #indiegamedev

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

oh no.

submitted 119 days ago • 1 comment

Doing that thing everyone said never to do ever, under any circumstances - ever - don't even think about it, and updating my #Unity version mid-project. Will report back. #indiegamedev #indiedev

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

submitted 120 days ago • 2496 comments

I concur. I've known Jonathan for many years, and his reports are mandatory reading. If you can help, please do!

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

For those who don’t know, Jonathan is *the* person who keeps track of stuff in space, a key part of the information ecosystem for anyone who studies or writes about satellites. He now needs some help to keep doing this. (1/2)

submitted 121 days ago • 3 comments

Well, big news. I am planning to move the Space Library to a new home. And I need some help - in 35 years I've never asked for funding, donations or subscriptions for my Space Report, to keep it independent, but now I need to raise some additional funds. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-jonat...

submitted 122 days ago • 25 comments

Regrettably, I decided to opt out of entry into Steam's NextFest - instead targeting the June event. Here's a conciliatory #ScreenshotSaturday, messing around with larger systems. At a certain system scale, I'll hit float precision issues. Ought to go double long term.. #indiedev #indiegamedev

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments

50 years of space exploration in one infographic. Hopefully, in the next 50 years, there'll be too many lines to count.

submitted 125 days ago • 2 comments

Belated, illegal #ScreenshotSaturday on Sunday 💀 Progress through levels completing challenges - typically by rendezvousing with a target, or, in this case, achieving a trajectory passing through two regions. A ship's satisfying the objective by entering the bottom zone now #indiedev #indiegamedev

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

Late to the discount here, but this course is worth it with or without it - as all things Chris DeLeon produces are! He tends to make challenging problems, like delivering a game on time 💀, quite approachable.

submitted 132 days ago • 1 comment

Alter your trajectories through manual burns or by pre-planned maneuvers - the former is on display here, ultimately sending a ship on a hyperbolic escape trajectory #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

submitted 133 days ago • 1 comment

Take a look at this Zen garden I made for a game I'm working on right now😍 If you're interested, check it out on Steam ➡️s.team/a/3367600 Sharing helps a lot💚 #gaming #indiegame #game #gamedev #videogame #indiedev #games #indiegaming #indiegamedev

submitted 136 days ago • 0 comments

Incredibly excited to announce my Steam store page is live for Orbital Mechanic - an orbital mechanics puzzle game. Plot trajectories, coordinate rendezvous, even warp time! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3395150 #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

submitted 137 days ago • 1 comment

I've learned to plan ahead as much as humanly possible for UI. Then redoing it again anyways, cause it still wasn't enough. #indiedev #gamedev

submitted 137 days ago • 3 comments

Using the "patched conic approximation," a many-body system is divided into several two-body systems, simplifying trajectories into deterministic ones. This is often pretty darn physically accurate - plus it allows for reliable time warp, or rewind even! #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegamedev #indiegames

submitted 139 days ago • 1 comment

Happy new year! First #promosky of 2025.. Please give a share/follow if you're a fan of: 🪐 Physics & Astronomy 🪐 Spaceflight 🪐 Kerbal Space Program!! 🪐 Puzzles 🪐 Space 🪐 2/2.5D games 🪐 Flight sims 🪐 Vector graphics 🪐 Indie game dev Sharing a Steam store page for my game, Orbital Mechanic, soon!

submitted 141 days ago • 0 comments

Plotting a future maneuver to coordinate a rendezvous #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiegames

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

Quick preview of a small solar system in my first upcoming title, Orbital Mechanic! #ScreenshotSaturday #Unity #IndieDev #GameDev

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