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Developer of MewnBase and senior UX/UI artist at Demiurge Studios - into modular synths, gardening, oss/linux, and outdoorsy stuff. Massachusetts ๐Ÿš€ https://store.steampowered.com/app/743130/MewnBase/ ๐Ÿ˜บ https://cairn4.itch.io/mewnbase

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Cherry being very interested in the blinking/moving eurorack lights that she can't usually see from the floor ๐Ÿ˜†

17.10.2025 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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INTER by Peekage, meelworms A short, city-surveillance word descrambler game.

I MADE A GAME WITH NICK!!! AND ITS MY FIRST GAME WHERE I DID PROGRAMMING!!! I'm so proud of myself for challenging myself but also staying within my very beginner abilities โญ please check it out, I have made a build for web!! >>
peekage.itch.io/inter

13.10.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Gameplay screenshot of MewnBase.  Small, cartoony cat in a space suit holding a shovel, collecting resources like Rock, Wood, Plants.  Shows new pinned crafting recipe ingredients on the right side for reference.

Gameplay screenshot of MewnBase. Small, cartoony cat in a space suit holding a shovel, collecting resources like Rock, Wood, Plants. Shows new pinned crafting recipe ingredients on the right side for reference.

Finally cleaned 2 years of dust and cobwebs from my build scripts and uploaded a *test* build of MewnBase 1.0.2 to Steam ("testing" beta channel) and itch.io (zips tagged "unstable")

Mostly crash/bug fixes but also lets you pin a crafting recipe to the HUD. cairn4.itch.io/mewnbase

#gamedev #libgdx

29.09.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Commissioning Artists - Your Opinion Helps! Do you commission artists to make things for you? Please fill out this brief survey to help me educate artists about taking and fulfilling custom orders for clients! Thanks for your time! โ™ฅ Sarah...

Hello! ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

Do you pay people to make art for you?
Would you like to help me to help artists learn how to take commissions and do a great job?

Please fill out my form and help me help artists: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

22.09.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 242    ๐Ÿ” 180    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Wooden 84hp eurorack case outside on the deck. uses Tiptop Audio Happy Ending case kit parts and power supply. Has Maths module and a mix of panel blanks to test fit.

Wooden 84hp eurorack case outside on the deck. uses Tiptop Audio Happy Ending case kit parts and power supply. Has Maths module and a mix of panel blanks to test fit.

First attempt at a DIY wooden eurorack sidecar/overflow case is finally "done" and ready for some modules ๐Ÿฅณ. Next time would go with thinner wood to cut down on weight, 3/4" maple is pretty heavy. Drilled holes... mostly line up haha.

04.09.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scorefall on Steam Drop balls, choose upgrades, and build powerful synergies in this pachinko-inspired Roguelite.

Well, I wanted to release my game for testing and wishlisting in August and I made it by 10 minutes.

Introducing Scorefall. A chill 2D roguelite based on pachinko. Let me know what you think.

pattgames.itch.io/scorefall

store.steampowered.com/app/3829550/...

#indiegamedev

01.09.2025 03:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Moon

The Moon

My husband borrowed a telescope from the library and tonight we looked at the Moon ๐Ÿ˜โœจ

31.08.2025 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICYMI! My latest substack newsletter has gone out! (its FREEEEE)

20.08.2025 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MewnBase crafting UI popup showing the new "Pin recipe to HUD" button with tooltip.

MewnBase crafting UI popup showing the new "Pin recipe to HUD" button with tooltip.

MewnBase gameplay screenshot showing a pinned recipe on the right side of the screen - showing how many of each resource you need vs have.

MewnBase gameplay screenshot showing a pinned recipe on the right side of the screen - showing how many of each resource you need vs have.

Opened java MewnBase for the first time in a while. Dusting off cobwebs, trying to wrap up some old bug fixes that had never gone out in a build... but got sidetracked play-testing and decided for *some reason* that being able to pin a recipe to the HUD was something I needed to add? ๐Ÿ˜† #gamedev

17.08.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have sadly been hit by the lay off bug.

Currently seeking any Freelance, Contract, or Full Time work!

linktr.ee/CasWassHere

07.08.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 144    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Diode laser cutter cutting out wood panels

Diode laser cutter cutting out wood panels

small 4 sided rectangular IKEA lamp with laser cut lamp shade around it on a desk. Artwork on the panels mimics the Star Trek TNG bridge turbo lift red alert displays.

small 4 sided rectangular IKEA lamp with laser cut lamp shade around it on a desk. Artwork on the panels mimics the Star Trek TNG bridge turbo lift red alert displays.

Designed and laser cut some Star Trek TNG-styled lamp shade panels last night for my old IKEA light. Pretty snug and held together with barely enough glue, but still really happy with how it came out ๐Ÿ˜„

05.08.2025 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yay! ๐Ÿง”โ€โ™€๏ธ

17.07.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hehe me toooo

17.07.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pitch + gate sequence -> Disting Mk4 in Adder mode for octave shifts -> Plaits and filter into Black Hole Reverb ... I could listen to this all night. #eurorack

17.07.2025 03:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boxie - an always offline audio player for my 3 year old How I built a simple portable audio player for my boy, summoning the spirit of the Gameboy

Wer Elektronik kann, kann das nachbauen. Alle Materialien und Instruktionen hier. Wenn ich das from scratch schaff nach 8 Monaten Elektronik-Lernen, schafft man das auch mit weniger Erfahrung zamzubauen denk ich.

mariozechner.at/posts/2025-0...

cc @haenschen.omg.lol

16.07.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Blue car with bikes on the roof and "Just Married" written on the back window parked in a grassy field in front of a red cottage, ocean/bay in the distance.

Blue car with bikes on the roof and "Just Married" written on the back window parked in a grassy field in front of a red cottage, ocean/bay in the distance.

It's our 18th wedding anniversary today! @sailorastera.bsky.social Go team! โค๏ธ๐Ÿฅณ
#Mawwiage

07.07.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Finished panel in a eurorack case next to a Mutable Instruments Peaks clone by After Later Audio.

Finished panel in a eurorack case next to a Mutable Instruments Peaks clone by After Later Audio.

Various attempts at laser engraving diff text styles, icons for the LED indicators.

Various attempts at laser engraving diff text styles, icons for the LED indicators.

Finished panels laser cut out.

Finished panels laser cut out.

Made some attempts at designing a little mode cheat sheet panel for the Peaks Dead Man's Catch firmware this afternoon. #eurorack

05.07.2025 03:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Soooo... I'm creating a graph-based modular synthesizer in Godot for fun and the results are nice so far! There's still a lot to add, but it's shaping up nicely! I'll probably open-source it when I'm happy with the results and UX is not shit. #GodotEngine #synthesizer

03.07.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
hand holding a wood plywood corner with rough finger joints, eurorack rails and blank panel screwed in

hand holding a wood plywood corner with rough finger joints, eurorack rails and blank panel screwed in

Sloppy attempt #1 at prototyping some laser-cut eurorack case panels with scrap plywood. Got the measurements *almost* right lol

28.06.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MewnBase Summer Sale 40% Off!

MewnBase Summer Sale 40% Off!

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MewnBase is 40% off on Steam and itch.io for the next couple weeks!

store.steampowered.com/app/743130/M...
cairn4.itch.io/mewnbase

#indiegame #gamedev #games #steam #summersale #steamsale #libgdx

(this time hopefully with images attached...)

27.06.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ™„ thanks, forgot that uploading images from Firefox to bsky just never seems to work.

27.06.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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little quick recording of last night's patch

#modular #eurorack

12.06.2025 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

haha also did a double-take once yesterday thinking it was a cat

01.06.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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libGDX 1.13.5 We are proud to present a new release of libGDX: version 1.13.5!

After almost 10 years, I managed to publish a libGDX release. Nostalgia.

Thanks to the team that set up pretty great infrastructure to make this super simple.

libgdx.com/news/2025/05...

13.05.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
two small fake books made of paper and balsa wood on a cutting mat. one is titled "Garden Time, a Book About Flowers" and the other just "Book" with a girl silhouette on it.

two small fake books made of paper and balsa wood on a cutting mat. one is titled "Garden Time, a Book About Flowers" and the other just "Book" with a girl silhouette on it.

small book models, but one with a tiny print version of the Dune hardcover, and another from The Hobbit. next to them is a tiny Nine Inch Nails 2006 tour poster

small book models, but one with a tiny print version of the Dune hardcover, and another from The Hobbit. next to them is a tiny Nine Inch Nails 2006 tour poster

the model so far with most of its tiny, tedious parts.

the model so far with most of its tiny, tedious parts.

wasn't impressed by the generic, unimaginative printed paper book covers and posters in this model kit lol. "Book", "Garden Time", "G/Jarden"? ๐Ÿค”

... so printed some new ones, and a tiny copy of the NIN poster that's been hanging in my office forever

04.05.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Playdate with the image of fireworks and the text 2.7.2

Playdate with the image of fireworks and the text 2.7.2

There's a Playdate OS/SDK update out today, 2.7.2. (Get it in Settings > System > System Update).

While it doesn't have a lot of features for players, it sets the stage for a big new part of Playdate: networking. That means developers can start writing things likeโ€”that's rightโ€”multiplayer games.

02.05.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 212    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
A fake review from a cartoon character in the World of Goo 2 trailer that says:   "there will be an options menu?" - UI enthusiast

A fake review from a cartoon character in the World of Goo 2 trailer that says: "there will be an options menu?" - UI enthusiast

Excited to find out myself ๐Ÿ˜‚ ... wonder what it'll look like!? (from the World of Goo 2 trailer)

01.05.2025 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Strong Bad and Homestar Runner stand in a spotlight, singing on Strong Bad's desk. A little gold foil sticker says "25 dot coms" and text below them reads "Back to a Website."

Strong Bad and Homestar Runner stand in a spotlight, singing on Strong Bad's desk. A little gold foil sticker says "25 dot coms" and text below them reads "Back to a Website."

Let's all go back:
homestarrunner.com/toons/backto...

17.04.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5720    ๐Ÿ” 2313    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 250

Same, based on the laptop I was using at the time, which was 7-8yo then, didn't have a dedicated gpu and had just meh/ok performance. store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey said majority were playing on newer machines, so figured my min-spec wouldn't be turning tooo many people away.

16.04.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Crashlands 2 on Steam Slap your way across a vibrant world where interstellar friendships are the key to your survival. Befriend eccentric aliens, craft bizarre weaponry, and stick it to the man in this sequel to the award...

Crashlands 2 is out NOW!

Thanks so much to everyone who supported us on this journey, and I hope you love the game as much as we do ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ’ป Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1401730
๐ŸŽ App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/id152...
๐Ÿค– Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

10.04.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

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