@ss1shadow.bsky.social
๐ Indie Dev | Pixelart Dabbler ๐ ๐ฎ Building an online co-op tactics RPG ๐น๏ธ Made in GameMaker ๐ Twitter: x.com/ss1shadow
๐ต Desert Dreams Coming Alive!
@lanawanderwood.bsky.social has been absolutely crushing it on the desert village!
Every new tile and structure adds so much warmth and character to Aerenia's dunes.
Canโt wait for players to walk these streets someday! ๐๏ธ
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๐ฅ Behind the curtains..
Here's a peek at our in-engine room editor ๐
โจ Toggle between 2D/3D views
๐ Pan the camera 360ยฐ even from behind
๐บ๏ธ Visualize height + normal maps in real time
We plan to give players access to this in Game #2. Build your own arena! โ๏ธ
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Gorgeous!! Such an open and free feeling looking at this! โค๏ธ
20.10.2025 10:14 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โจ From wireframes to world-building!
It's WILD looking back at how far we've come since these prototype screens in Figma!
What started as boxes and arrows has evolved into a living, breathing adventure! โ๏ธ
btw highly recommend Figma, it's THE BOMB! โค๏ธ
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BTW here is a short post with the idea : )
bsky.app/profile/ss1s...
Hello! Good question!
Right now we're experimenting with the idea of cutting the sprite into separate body parts and building our own per-direction bone rigging system in 3D space.
Whether it will be successful or not... we won't know until we try! ๐
๐ฌ Animation blitz!
๐งช Chugging potions mid-battle
๐น Nocking and firing arrows
โ๏ธ Sword parries on point
๐ฑ Twirling spear strike for the win!
Every motion is starting to feel crisp and satisfying -- little steps toward making combat feel ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ!
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Thank you!! ๐
14.10.2025 00:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐งบ Inventory magic in motion!
Players can pick up, rearrange, equipโฆ or even ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ items! ๐ฅ
๐พ In this clip, a healing potion's being tossed to an ally for a quick mid-battle heal -- Teamwork at its finest! โ๏ธ
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๐โจ Level up your socials!
I made an Excel "post timing" sheet to see when my followers are most active -- helped me nail my #gamedev launch windows!
Donโt gatekeep your wins! Build, share, and grow together! ๐๏ธ๐
#pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #community
โ๏ธ๐จ Advanced actions incoming!
These special moves blend movement and attack into a single, fluid strike.. BUT they'll burn through a bit more of your resources ๐ฅ
Just like basics, you can chain them back-to-back for stylish combos! ๐ฅ
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09.10.2025 19:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Cuuuute kitty!!!! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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๐ชจ๐งฉ Debug time!
We're smoothing out a few rocky glitches, like this tiny rebel rock that refuses to be cut by the cliff it lives in ๐
Every pixel counts when you're sculpting a world one stone at a time! โ๏ธโจ
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Beautiful! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
09.10.2025 09:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Interesting idea for an expansion! โค๏ธ
08.10.2025 14:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ค๏ธ Choose your moment of battle!
This is our take on day cycle icons. Choose the time of day for each stage, from dawn to midnight!
โ๏ธ Lighting and ๐ง๏ธ weather shifts the feel and mechanics of combat, letting you customize your ideal arena!
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Ooooo the shine and sparkle on this looks so good!! โค๏ธ
06.10.2025 16:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Really cool visual! I don't know why but this makes me think of Metal Gear Solid for some reason ๐โค๏ธ
06.10.2025 15:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โ๏ธ Basic attack actions rundown part 1!
๐ฅ Slash: A vertical strike that hits 1 tile but deals extra damage
๐ช Slice: Sweeps multiple tiles based on weapon size
๐ Chain them for fluid 2-move combos that feel so good in motion! ๐
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Super cool! Good luck, think it would be phenomenal if a gaming song won a Grammy award ๐๐
02.10.2025 14:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Can someone please clarify what part(s) of the new guidelines people are upset with?
02.10.2025 11:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Gorgeous!! โค๏ธ
01.10.2025 21:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฆ Again the bitter black, winds begin to howl.
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Ooooo I really enjoy the coloring on this work! Amazing! โค๏ธ
01.10.2025 12:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Never thought about it like this before! I think this definition absolutely makes sense โค๏ธ
Also high-five fellow solo dev! ๐
๐ผ๏ธ Slowly but surely, it's coming to life! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart
30.09.2025 23:19 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0But to answer your question, ๐ฏ% yes it's making level creation so much easier and scalable, because we have absolute control of everything! Not sure about the pre build stuff, as this is really custom tailored to our game ๐
29.09.2025 15:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Maaaaan, if I could show you how difficult it was to build levels back when we were using GameMaker's default room builder, to have a fraction of the things we're doing now โ ๏ธ
Actually, here is a visual of what one of our rooms used to look like, not even sure how many layers lol
๐งฉ Tiles can now smoosh into other tiles!
Still interesting glitches (WIP ๐
) but it's working and opening up so many new possibilities for the world! ๐
Canโt wait to push this further! ๐ก
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