fiona.exe

How does this keep happening to me... 🪲 #indiedev

check out the game here! -> @developersdayoff.bsky.social

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Little map I made for my D&D group’s session in an abandoned temple to the Raven Queen a while back! Not a good style for battle-maps, but i think it gets all the rest of the vibes across!

Hoping to make some more maps like this soon :-)

this is how i do level design. sage advice

me when open source

Yeah okay,, things are working great 👍 and awesome 😎 and nothing is broken or buggy at all 🪲

The best way to game jam is with a cat on your lap! #GMTKJam2025

Now, if only he’d learn to fix bugs instead of trying to sit on the keyboard…

AI tools do not code at or anywhere near the level of a junior dev. Despite what smug tech people will tell you, junior devs are not actually at the level of a golden retriever

AI tools code at approximately the level of a non coder who has stack overflow open and keeps offering "helpful" advice.

uh yeah I sure hope it does

Super messed up that that happened to you!! Too often artists loose their accounts & communities for a stupid reason like that :((

On the bright side- super excited to start seeing your work here on bluesky & hoping that you’ll find support & a good crew here 💛

I work with PBS right now and this bill passing is so upsetting - the community support to help keep public media alive though has been so wonderful!! Another way to help if money is tight is volunteering with your local PBS office during our fundraising events & calling your representatives!

the cover of SUZI, with art by robbi burns. a woman lying down with metal pipes extending from her body, and a dismissive/sad look at the viewer. her pose is a reference to the Sleeping Hermaphroditus

coming soon: SUZi, a new TTRPG about sex robots! everyone starts with the same character, you play a solo game with lifepaths to figure out how you broke free, and then you work together to stay safe from humanity and eventually transcend the limitations of form
(art by @robbiaburns.bsky.social)

Its so exciting to see an experimental puzzle game getting the recognition it deserves!!

Kudos to the Compress(space) team for such an amazing trailer! This an immediate wishlist from me! 💙

ds lite ! ❤️✨

#lowpoly

Let’s do this.

Raid your old cassettes.
Join the jam. Make something.
Is it weird? Janky? Corny? Cringe?
Perfect, as long as it's done.

🗓 Start: July 1.
⏳ End: Sept 30.
🎯 Goal: Make something TTRPG-related that fits in a cassette case box.
🔎 Details: Any theme. No AI.

link in 🧵

Ocean level breakdown 🌊
Never posted this on Bluesky so here it is o/
#pixelart #indiedev #GameMaker

For the first two days of steam next fest, games are presented in random order instead of algorithmically.

For many indie games, this is their one shot for the public to actually see them.

Don't judge too quickly when something doesn't look amazing right off the bat, and find some hidden gems.

Meme in the style of "you wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy campaign that says "you wouldn't overscope a project"

Thats so awesome- I haven’t even encountered ours in the wild yet :P Glad to hear you enjoyed it!!

To everyone following from the Rising Tide Challenge-
1. HI! ✨ Nice to meet you :D
2. Check out our game @developersdayoff.bsky.social (we'll post soon I promise😅)

The Rising Tide Challenge is now
🌊OPEN for public voting🌊

For the past month, thousands of indie devs from around the world have been working on concept trailers for their dream games. Now they need YOU to validate their concepts for a chance to win up to $300k in funding!

If you saw me repost this... haha no u didnt.

Blue Ocean Games A new way to validate your game, get feedback, and secure funding.

Alright! Its now official! You 🫵 can now go on game trailers to help #indiedevs potentially get funding as part of the Rising Tide Challenge by @blueoceangames.bsky.social

If you've got some time to spare and want to see cool games made by cool people, sign up now!

www.naturl.link/fbs_rising_t...

Not on the discord yet- will be posted on our team bluesky page soon though! @developersdayoff.bsky.social

Ah! You’re right! Todays just the day they made an announcement in the discord haha oops. Signups to make an account are open today though!

Something something… patron saint of open source software…

This is such a clever way to mess around with shaders that i will undoubtedly be stealing as soon as I start working on a 3D project again :P

Originally planned to use both Kenney's and BlackSpire Studio's free tile maps for this clip- but realized that our project uses a 18x18 pixel layout ><

So... I ended up making my own mini-set based off of BlackSpire's Medieval Pixel Set!

All for a 3 second shot...

Is it still a little messy? Yes, but I'm proud of how this scene is coming along! It's basically 3 tile maps (4 layers each!) on top of each other, with a script that swaps them out based on which key you hit!

Hoping to get a really nice & seamless shot for our trailer ^^
#IndieGameDev #Godot