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For #screenshotsaturday, we're trying this 15 second thing, here's Tactichord: Glam Strategy's gameplay loop in 15 seconds! #indiedev #gamedev #unity #lowpoly

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A little asset reuse with this one, the animation and SFX is from Backbeat's saxophone player, Chaz, but applied to Joey from Tactichord. Follow the instruction here; buff.ly/40HHu3N #indiegame #wishlist #steam

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Hey y'all, it's #wishlistwednesday! Give our game, Tactichord: Glam Strategy, a wishlist on Steam! And check out our trailer below;

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And today is Diane, the last member of the band and the main character of Tactichord: Glam Strategy. Originally the least rock looking band member, Diane's final look is the most dramatic change. All art done by @mcbrau.bsky.social, give her a look! #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #concepts

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Today is Joey, the preening vocalist of the band! He's self-centered and vain but loyal to the dream of taking him and his band members all the way to rock legend status! All art done by @mcbrau.bsky.social, give her a look! #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #concepts

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next up is Lance, the fiery guitarist of the band! His beginning look is quite tame compared to the glam rock look he'll take on later but we love and care for all versions of him. All art was done by @mcbrau.bsky.social, give her a look! #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #concepts

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Over the next few days we're going to post some of the earliest concepts for the band's members, including some ideas for their evolution from ragtag to rock legend! First up is Ricky, the band's drummer! All art done by @mcbrau.bsky.social, give her a look! #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #concepting

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One of my faves, these are colour tests of our robotic drumming buddy, one of the potential band members you can encounter during Tactichord: Glam Strategy. We went with number 3, mustard yellow, but which one do you prefer? #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly

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This is from our animator, working on the walk cycle for one of the child NPCs and using the walk cycle of Backbeat's protagonist, Watts, as a reference. To me though, this looks like the child is being pursued by a grey monster... #indiedev #gamedev #animation #unity

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Another gif from the early stages of Tactichord: Glam Strategy, once again of Lance's power move. This one features the debug menu, the tool we use to be able to test things, capture specific footage and if someone made a level that's too hard for us. #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #development

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We've been experimenting with exactly how to show off the character's power moves for a while now, the idea is to emphasise the power of rock and the character's stage persona, but the exact visuals have taken some time to nail down. Which version do you prefer? #gamedev #indiedev #lowpoly

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There are large objects in some levels that the player needs to be able to see around so (after some discussion) we added the ability to rotate the camera. It makes sure there's no inaccessible areas of the level and let's you examine the little details too. #gamedev #indiedev #unity #lowpoly

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This is a silly one, a very early bit of messing around while making a model for a pet cat and someone referenced the classic cat headbopping gif. It's nice to save these little in-jokes to look back at when we're further along with the game. #lowpoly #gamedev #indiedev #officepet

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In Tactichord: Glam Strategy, you cannot #petthedog so far, we'll see what we can do before it comes out. However, you can already rock out with the cat. Does that balance it out? #indiedev #gamedev #unity #unity

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It's #wishlistwednesday so take a look at Tactichord: Glam Strategy, it's a mashup of turn-based tactics and music games. Rock on turning foes into fans while making lyrical and audio choices during battle to create your own glam metal anthems! https://buff.ly/40HHu3N #gamedev #indiedev #turnbased

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Here's a test for one of the band's power moves before the animation was finished and in a blank void. Without the animation, it's not quite a kneeslide, more slidy floor but the idea is there. #indiegame #gamedev #unity #lowpoly

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Earlier in Tactichord's creation, we experimented with different range markers for abilities. The line on the left was the first draft but wasn't very precise, the jagged line on the right is what we settled on, it's more readable and much more metal. What do you think? #indiedev #gamedev #unity

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Monday got me like this.

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Now that Tactichord: Glam Strategy has been announced, we can show some of #gamedev! For example, it takes a lot of work to get hips to pop like this, hours ánd hours of work to get the gyrations just right. But looking at the end result... it was all worth it.

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It's official! We're working on an all new turn-based tactics 👨‍🎤 #HeavyMetal 🎸 #indiegame Wishlist ⭐️Tactichord: Glam Strategy⭐️ on Steam now! tactichord.com #glam #TBT #StrategyGames #80s

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Game dev secret #834: hand-crafted kerning settings in your CTA. These are the things that make all the difference on #indiegame wishlist rates.

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Tomorrow Ichigoichie announces our latest project, another exciting video game from the minds that brought you Hexagroove: Tactical DJ and Backbeat! Don't miss the trailer on our YouTube! #indiedev #gametrailer #gaming

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We're on IndieDB now! Long ago I used to play almost every demo on IndieDB (at least those that worked on Mac) so it's very cool to get to upload some demos of Hexagroove and Backbeat there now. Give them a look!

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My personal problem with Swedish weather is that it overstays its welcome. I'm fine with snow, okay with ice and I can deal with them as a tag-team but when it's been months of it, all that frostiness starts to grind you down...

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We're a week into 2025, how is everyone doing on their New Year's resolutions? Mine is to listen to more varied music but the soundtrack of my morning commute was the same album I've been listening to for years, so I'm not doing so well...

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🎉Happy new year! 明けましておめでとうございます！🎊 Thank you to all of our fans and supporters for 2024!. At Ichigoichie we welcome the year of the snake, the perfect spirit animal for next big project! 去年、素晴らしいファンと支援してくれた方どうもありがとうございました！今年は #巳年ということで、そろそろ発表する次作に対して妥当な動物です！今年も宜しくお願い致します！ #indiegamedev #年賀状

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Alright, now that Christmas has cleared, what was your #gameoftheyear? For me personally, it was Balatro. Not an easy choice, it was a very strong year, but nothing released has compared with the solo-dev poker-roguelike for me. Let me know if you agree or have another pick, it's a hard choice!

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Merry Christmas from everyone here at 151A to all that celebrate on the 25th! Now that it's the proper time to open your presents, we hope you got what you wanted and that there's a delicious Christmas dinner waiting for you. God Jul!

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Merry (Swedish) Christmas from everyone here at 151A! We hope that you get all the Christmas presents you wished for and eat some good food with good company! And I'll be back tomorrow to wish merry Christmas to the folks that celebrate tomorrow!

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It's the holiday season and you know what that means on Steam, another #SteamWinterSale! Get yourself or a loved one to a copy of Backbeat and/or Hexagroove: Tactical DJ, both 30% off, this Christmas and enjoy a musical winter solstice!

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Spent time today researching indie friendly #gamedev events and festivals and there are so many! It's crazy to go through them all, especially as I haven't attended a gaming convention bigger than 100 people. Are these events as fun as they seem? Anyone have any good anecdotes?

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It's #wishlistwednesday so wishlist Hexagroove: Tactical DJ! It's a unique musical game where you layer musical elements together and then adjust them on the fly to maximise your score! If you have ever wanted to try being a DJ, this one is for you!

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Well you can see by the way I use my walk, I'm a NPC man, no time to talk...

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It's pretty crazy to think just how many games there are on steam, 18,000 released in 2024 alone which was higher than 2023, same for 2022 and so on. More than any person could play in a lifetime or even two or three. An ocean of games, a little intimidating to release into... #gamedev #indiegame

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I love turn-based games so coming to work at Ichigoichie is extra cool as they have already made two, Backbeat and Hexagroove. And free copies were a perk of the job so I feel like I've already won. My favourite turn-based games are the XCOM series, what are yours? #turnbased #gamedev #indiedev

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Researching and doing indie marketing reveals is fascinating for many reasons but also helps me find so many indie games for my dragon's hoard of a wishlist! While looking into #turnbasedthursday, I discovered Wicked Lands and Deck of Haunts, both look great! And that wasn't even on a Thursday...

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Sometimes fixing all the bugs in a game is a tall order but you have to keep your head up, stay above the little things and straighten it all out. #gamedev #bugfixing

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I'm new to Bluesky, can anyone recommend some good accounts to follow for indie gaming news and updates? Gotta keep up with what else is happening in the indie-sphere. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Hi all, I'm Nguyen, the new marketing assistant for 151A, I'll be taking over the social media accounts for the team and trying to keep y'all informed about we're up to! Stay tuned, we've got big things coming soon...

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'Tis the season of the strategic #puzzlegame! DYK our latest #indiegame Backbeat is available on #NintendoSwitch and #PS5 in a physical edition? Makes a great stocking stuffer! 🎷🎄 NS: a.co/d/blJdEqZ PS5: a.co/d/blJdEqZ

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Our annual games and music industry mixer @ichigoichiegames.bsky.social, Hextoberfest was a great success! So many nice folks to share a beer and ideas with. And the very next day, everyone made it to work on time, bright eyed and bushy tailed! What a bunch of troopers. You deserved Mario Kart

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Working through these now. #gamedev

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Thank you everyone who came to see my session! It was really cool to talk to so many excited developers. I hope there was actionable information for all. 🙏 ☮️ Lycka till!

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Summer vacation! That means I have time to catch up on cleaning in the sound studio. This week I'm working on sound effects for the new game. I added a standing desk, swapped out the main computer and hooked up some speakers to do some specific sampling tests. #gameaudio

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