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thought-weaver.bsky.social
Solo dev making Decks Out! Coming June 2025. Xbox Software Engineer • Caltech '21 • Fractal artist, baker, and curator of various fine hobbies • he/him 🏳‍🌈 thoughtweaver.itch.io/ instagram.com/thought.weaver/
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It's Game Dev Tip Tuesday! Here's something I wish I knew when I started working on Decks Out: You can used named format variables for strings in GDScript! For instance: "I have {num_apples} apples!".format({ num_apples = 3}) #gamedev #godot #godotengine #gamedevtiptuesday

One of the biggest pieces of feedback I got at the indie showcase was people wanted more tooltips and wanted them to appear more quickly -- so now Decks Out has tooltips galore! (And also a SFW mode :3) #madewithgodot #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gay #deckbuilder

Beyond excited to announce that my game is going to be featured at a local indie showcase on 5/14 and 5/21 at CC’s! If you’re around Seattle, come play the demo Decks Out hosted by the awesome @seattlegaymers.bsky.social! #godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #roguelite #deckbuilder #gay #solodev

Missed Screenshot Saturday, so we're doing it on Sunday (again)! Finally got all the achievement icons done in preparation for a couple upcoming in-person showcases in Seattle! Super excited to share info on those soon. #indiegame #godot #roguelite #deckbuilder #solodev #gamedev #gayme

The main menu needed some extra visual decor, so now your cards pop up to say hello! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #godot #godotengine #solodev #deckbuilder #roguelite

New patch out today for Decks Out! Lots of sticker changes for balance, including some brand-new stickers like Demon Horns for Twinks. (Also, turns out I forgot to add the Bear-Twink duo sticker, whoops) thoughtweaver.itch.io/decks-out/de... #godotengine #godot #indiegame #solodev #gamedev #gay

Grimwild: Expanded Hardcover Print run is now LIVE on Backerkit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/O... 🙏 Spread the word! #ttrpg #dnd #rpg

I've been going back and forth on this: Should cards use icons for position and archetype or should they just use text? #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine #solodev #roguelite #deckbuilder #gay #indiegame

Silly gay matchmaking deckbuilder roguelite!

I’m so tempted to make the next couple beta patches 0.6.x and release Decks Out as version 0.6.9. thoughtweaver.itch.io/decks-out #godot #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

It's Game Dev Tip Tuesday! In Godot's editor settings, you can enable type hints so functions and variables that get added for you have the types already written out. #godot #godotengine #gamedev #gamedevtiptuesday

Finally finished sorting my MtG collection — everything is organized by color and then alphabetized! (Also got it all digitally scanned and on my Moxfield account: moxfield.com/users/Though...) #mtg #magicthegathering

Whoops, I missed Screenshot Saturday yesterday, so uh #screenshotsunday? I've begun adding achievements to Decks Out! If you do better than the requirement to achieve them, it'll keep track of that so you can show off even more haha #indiedev #godot #godotengine #gamedev #roguelite #gay #solodev

“You crashed into an unknown asteroid belt. Explore this alien world, leap between asteroids and find a way to repair your spaceship.” Demo out on Itch and (soon) Steam gtibo.itch.io/wild-cosmos s.team/a/3051070 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine

Made some cherry chocolate chunk brownies for MtG later tonight!

One of the repeated pieces of feedback I got on Decks Out was that people forgot how matching works after reading the tutorial -- so I added a way to browse any of the tutorials whenever you want! #godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #indiegame

I'm thrilled to announce that there are officially cute otter noises in the game! (And some spiffy new VFX like that button press to polish the visuals before its release in June!) #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #godot #godotengine #deckbuilder #roguelite #gay #solodev

It's Fractal Friday! This is Starlight: "You never think much about falling through a wormhole until it happens. Then, suddenly, the theoretical becomes real and there's a brief moment of sanity where you congratulate yourself on this remarkable achievement..." #fractal #mathart #digitalart

Lost For Swords ⚔️ is my love letter to roguelikes and card games. To deckbuilders and dungeon crawlers. To strategy and tactics. It is Slay The Spire meets Into The Breach with a pinch of Diablo 2. If any of that resonates with you ➡️ it's out on Steam now!!!💖 store.steampowered.com/app/2638050/...

It's Game Dev Tip Tuesday! When you configure your game's exports for platforms like HTML5, you can launch it using remote debug: Godot will start a server and run the game in the browser for you! #godot #godotengine #gamedev #gamedevtiptuesday

*flashbacks previously saying, "I didn't realize UI design would involve this much indecision"* Even if you haven't played Decks Out, filling this in would be extremely helpful for improving the game (open to everyone!): forms.gle/uAymSRCFPxV2... #indiegame #godot #godotengine #gamedev #solodev

Long overdue, but I've finally begun replacing the temp "advertisement" cards (useless cards that have no effect when played) with full art! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #godot #godotengine #indiegame #deckbuilder #roguelite

It's Fractal Friday! This is Shattering the Sun: "The Sun had always lent its warmth and light to keep us alive. And yet, on a whim it could raze the world -- or offer temptation subtly, with rays of golden light, to spend another moment begging for a summer's day." #fractal #mathart #digitalart

It’s time: Closed beta sign-ups for Decks Out are officially open! Come test and help shape the future of the game! Please share with anyone who might be interested: forms.gle/PMCTsUvAvyxe... #godot #godotengine #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #deckbuilder #roguelite #gay

It’s time: Closed beta sign-ups for Decks Out are officially open! Come test and help shape the future of the game! Please share with anyone who might be interested: forms.gle/PMCTsUvAvyxe... #godot #godotengine #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #deckbuilder #roguelite #gay

This felt necessary. #indiegame #indiedev #godot #godotengine #gamedev #solodev #deckbuilder #roguelite

Finally put together some basic music and sound effects for the game! Now onto the last bit of polish before the closed beta starts next week. Sound on! 🔊 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #godot #godotengine #solodev #deckbuilder #roguelite #gay #lgbt

It's Fractal Friday! This is Benediction: "He had performed the ritual three times a day, every day, for an age on an age. Soon, however, their order would be cast down. Soon, a new age would dawn under the hand of the Ascendancy." #fractalart #digitalart #art #mathart #fractal #fractalfriday