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Matt | Passing Place

@mattgriffiths.bsky.social

Indie & founder of Bird in Sky, developers of 3030 Deathwar Redux on Steam. 16 yrs in industry, Relentless/Frontier/FuturLab http://www.birdinskygames.com Currently working on The Passing Place for PC and consoles. Working from Sheffield/North Wales

277 Followers  |  61 Following  |  30 Posts  |  Joined: 14.08.2023  |  2.2852

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Unity: What the Manuals Don't Teach You with Matt Griffiths | Cloth Cat This 2 week course will help you take command of Unity programming. Avoiding common mistakes, obvious optimisation faux pas and establishing foundational programming techniques.

Calling all Welsh unity programmers!

I'm running a 2 week long course with the help of the lovely people at Cloth Cat in Cardiff!

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ A great opportunity for Welsh unity devs to hone their skills, learn advanced tips and tricks and embrace better ways of growing your unity projects.

Check it out!

19.12.2024 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're working on The Passing Place, a single player narrative game set of the course of 50,000 years!... starting in 7,000 BC

02.12.2024 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No dice

01.12.2024 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi Araf, I can't seem to DM you ๐Ÿ˜ญ

01.12.2024 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 50% on 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey on Steam 3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore dere...

Give away! โ€“ We've also made another game, 3030 Deathwar Redux! Yes, terrible title... but great game!

3030deathwar.com

If you'd like a free Steam key to add to your infinite backlog, reply with your favourite space film and I'll DM you a code. There are 5 copies to give away now!

01.12.2024 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 33% on Soulvester VS Lil' Beezey on Steam Show Lil' Beezey who the boss of Winkletown is in this addictive and fast paced 2D action roguelite! Created from scratch in only 14 days and nominated for GDWC Game Jam GOTY, Soulvester comes to Stea...

My game is super cheap right now! Good little Steam Deck filler if it looks up your alley :) store.steampowered.com/app/2368510/...

29.11.2024 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It's more than just time though, everything seems to be passing us by...

#indiedev #gamedev #cosy #history #mood

28.11.2024 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you! The game's shaping up to be awesome

28.11.2024 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To celebrate nearly 200 followers (!), let's have a quick look at time passing in The Passing Place.

#indiedev #gamedev #cosy #history #mood

28.11.2024 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another Conwy castle, it really is amazing!

21.11.2024 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know it might not be your intention, but these shots really remind me of Max Payne 1. Lovely!

17.11.2024 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm working on a cosy game called Passing Place. I'd love to be part of this list

17.11.2024 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nice cloud shadows!

17.11.2024 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You have a lovely style, I'm looking forward to seeing more

17.11.2024 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want to click those ui tabs!

17.11.2024 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell, sign me up!

16.11.2024 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is that tree leaves rustling in the wind I hear? โค๏ธ

15.11.2024 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ I'd love to be included, please!

15.11.2024 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

4)

15.11.2024 23:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚

15.11.2024 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can follow the entire pack or just scroll through and follow people who look cool

15.11.2024 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahh well in that case, "Time walked in England, but thinking of Wales, is never wasted" - Freud

He's got a quote for everything

15.11.2024 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Time walked in Wales is never wasted" - Freud

15.11.2024 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How about you, @mattfrith.bsky.social ?

15.11.2024 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Check out some Starter Packs for books n photography (and games)

15.11.2024 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little atmosphere in Passing Place... more to come.

#passingplace #indiedev #gamedev #history

15.11.2024 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks amazing! Give this team a follow

13.11.2024 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with a letter h on his forehead . ALT: a man with a letter h on his forehead .

Introduce yourself as a TV character

13.11.2024 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A diver explores the sunken depths while the boat captain looks on

A diver explores the sunken depths while the boat captain looks on

Our artist Carrie's beautiful artwork up close
#passingplace #indie #gamedev

13.11.2024 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A fishing boat bobs on the water, while in the blue depths, a diver searches for treasure

A fishing boat bobs on the water, while in the blue depths, a diver searches for treasure

Hello all! Thought I'd finally introduce myself. I'm Matt (aka Griffy), programmer of 16 years. I run Bird in Sky.

We're making a game called The Passing Place. If a great story and a tiny bit of history are your things then follow me for screenshots, videos and progress

13.11.2024 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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