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Soo... we almost got basic loop of "pick up, deliver, get paid, upgrade" done. Now I need to do the "upgrade" part. At the very least I have experience in playing games where spreadsheets are powerful.

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Also put up the next chapter of the webnovel side story "Isekai Club" sakurariver.ca/tales/isekai...

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And... bsky is back! Yay! Had to troubleshoot something with the "personal PDS".

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Something I just got running on latest version of Ren'py. Going to redo at least the planning screen to look like a scrum-ish board.

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So happy that we're on blue sky. Can't downgrade a link unless the algo actually does it.

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One last place to check for indie physical boxes.

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In Akiba, looking for physical indie game boxes. Couldn't find them anymore. Used to be promo videos of them on storefronts. Now I only have a last bastion to make physical box indie games. Knowing shops around me. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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If my updates are sparse it's because I am on vacation in Japan.

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New indie game devs really should just try implementing dumb small ideas so they learn fast and don't get too attached to them. Then they know how to better implement the ideas they do care about. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Computer part clerk: How much RAM do you need? After Effects User: Yes

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If you wanna get your feet wet using a game engine, try doing something dumb and funny first. Then implement it. Then cry as it wins more awards than the project you worked hard on. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Did a simple system in #unrealengine that auto-generates a list of sources and destinations for delivery based on where delivery location actors + tags are placed on map. Though maybe I could do better with a regional actor and... sockets for locatons? #indiedev #indiegamedev

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#renpy does have an awesome unmentioned feature If you set it up right, you can hand the scene "source code" directly to editors. And they can edit it directly. Why? It looks like a movie script format sometimes.

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I do have major regrets about Fading Hearts's codebase. "I'll never have to touch this code again!" Boy was I wrong. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Reading debates about Solid principles of programming. I tend to loosely follow it just because I am "lazy in the long term?" Either that or I just don't want to keep track of too many things in my brain at the same time. goes back to doing UE blueprints #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Oh man... experinced an video game ending. Felt the emotions unresolved yet so good. To the game devs that remember and can make games that move the heart, the future belongs to you. You only need to look around you to see this is true. #indiegamedev #indiedev

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@support.bsky.team Soo... is there support for a plugin of some kind to auto-glaze/nightshade filter any image hosted on a PDS? Retweet, share or like to help spread the word... and help this shameless attempt to get more followers. :) Probably won't work.

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scary monster appears Programmers: Must be holloween Game Exec: I've heard of race condition based endings. Let's get our writers on that. Programmers: jumps out window #gamedev

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Final game map too large. Going to make test map for basic food delivery game loop. Features to make are: - Basic money - basic delivery - delivery selection - basic upgrade system Eurobeat will have to come later #indiegamedev #indiegame

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I've known about the crazy small indie game pipeline that existed since 2005. Even a little before then. You could buy boxed copies of indie games in Japan. They played promo videos on TVs that faced the outside windows... at like 480p... max. My dream was to join them. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Note to self. Write article about value of Computer Science degree as an game dev.

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Looking up Eurobeat references. Some don't hit the same way of "I want to drive car fast". Got to be careful I don't just include any Eurobeat in my references for the game. #indiedev #indiegame

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Morning everyone... I promise to publish more articles soon! Still loving BlueSky though. It's like old twitter.

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Morning game devs! If you are releasing your game in physical box form, please adveritse it as first press edition if it is first press. #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev P.S.: Dear god it took me 10 minutes to write half-decent alt text

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We do actually host a bluesky PDS. If you own a company and want a main account along with several related business blueaky accounts under the main account, get a PDS started.

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I feel like something in the game industry is going to snap and indie games are going to be even more crazy. Maybe AAA will start to act like indie devs in order to compete with indies... or something. Just for the money to be feasible. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Recent trend, some sites with... "fan" indexed material started to have links to official distributer storefronts. Maybe when I get enough content marketing I could jump on that train.

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To strike fear in programmers... race condition is the word to say. Imagine the feeling when you learn an ending to a game's trigger was inspired by one. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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So... game trailer people... Have you heard about Japanese M@D movies? When I was younger I only experienced the videos of it. Didn't know any of the thought of the artists who made because... I don't read Japanese well.

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Awesome! Now I can know how people with motion graphics self control. Self taught motion graphics before the age of youtube was really something.

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Followed a bunch of video game trailer makers here. (What's the hashtag?) Now while I can make game trailers, I am more of a motion graphics junkie at heart. Think Max0r type of videos. I really want to go all out and not care about stuff like... ensuring viewers have time to read text.

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Psst... @cloudcannon.bsky.social Is there a word count feature for the rich text editor?

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A new day. More time to #gamedev. Going to work on the basic checkpoint system for car food delivery game. Check previous posts for details. Raw tempted to actually implement that item system. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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I am actually a little annoyed I designed an item system that would be awesome for a simulated NPC economy system... ...just because I needed an item system for slightly more realistic gift-giving to NPCs. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Need to take advantage of constuction blueprint more in #unrealengine. Use editor-only actor that updates itself on list of waypoints for food delivery. Sources waypoints and destination waypoints. Waypoints will have a list of tags. Then choose several pairs for players. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Yeah... I got so much self-content in my brain I need to write out somewhere. Back to game dev. Going to work on that doing that actual checkpoint stuff for car food delivery. Not quite a racing game. #indiedev #indiegamedev

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Here is an article that starts out with gift giving in games and real life. Then spirals into talking about Equity Theory. sakurariver.ca/lifeForGamer...

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I put our website in the profile description. Our bluesky handle is our website. Wait...

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Oh noes... Just figured out a potential early goldmine rush for bluesky. Especially with "claiming" handles. Must not be too distracted and actually do game dev. #indiedev

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BY THE WAY, THIS IS IMPORTANT. If you want everyone showing up on your feeds, you gotta go into Settings > Basic > Languages and clear the Content Languages field. Essential.

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Tried to learn enough car culture for eurobeat sportscar food delivery game.

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I am going to somewhat treat this "official" account more... authentically? Probably better for engagement... and not sounding like a corporate drone. So less corporately evil and more personally evil?

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I am getting too excited on this platform. Might just let loose I'll be resuming development on a old game. #indiedev #indiegame

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We are an indie game dev making anime style games. A classic one we have is Fading Hearts. A daily-life sim where a magical girl fights at night, and your friends may be hiding something. #indiedev sakurariver.ca/games/fading...

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Hola, #gamedev crew! I made a Starter Pack for #indiegame creators from my own list if you want to find some fresh followers fast. 🫶 go.bsky.app/QVx789h

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Going through the following list... made me tear up a little. All these awesome people that made an impact and disappeared.

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We doing webnovel and life-for-gamers articles now! Why? Might end up doing that narrarate-story-over-youtube thing... only with my actual voice. sakurariver.ca/blog/new-exp...

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Yeah... I'll just post a few posts I found useful. Then I'll link all the "content marketing" I am doing to sell my games.

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