Tikaro

“storm rats“ slaps so unbelievably hard

can you guess what I've been up to this weekend?
Regular #gamedev updates will be back next week 😶‍🌫️

Hands that look like actual hands!

god bless drawing refs

#gamedev #indiedev #unity2d #platformer #pixelart

A new type of critter to keep you company on this #ScreenshotSaturday 🐛👀

#gamedev #indiedev #unity2d #platformer

Much appreciated!

Most playtests begin running through this precarious hallway. This time I changed it just enough for a poor enemy to get Han Soloed into the wall😩

#gamedev #indiedev #unity2d #platformer

sometimes you wake up violently hungover only to realize you somehow solved a rendering problem that’s haunted you for years

anyway back to bed

#techart #gamedev #pixelart

YouTube video by Paint Overload Painting Vegetables!

Inspired by this lovely vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUaF...

Gamedev art isn't pulling any punches so I'm relaxing and remembering how to paint :) Simple shapes, simple lighting, really just pushing for bold colors and chunky brushstrokes. Lost in the sauce a little

Fancy a fresh summer dinner?

Then we better start cookin cuz I just threw a bunch of produce on the countertop

#art #painting #digitalart

Time to wrap up this #ScreenshotSaturday

Did I do tileset work today? Yah
Did I also do a completely unexpected sidequest to make an attack for my black bean bag? BET YER ASS BRÖDER

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #aseprite

It's (kind of) alive! Aseprite is soooo good for cleaning up pixel graphics, so glad I switched to it. Though I still like Affinity for the initial more painterly stages

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #aseprite

Night (or rather late evening) race this weekend in #ClassicSportDriving!
Including an impressive tightening corner at the bottom of a hill that will take a bit of time to get right!⛐😉
🏎️===💨

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegames #racinggame #retrogaming

Early #ScreenshotSaturday! Here's a mockup for an abandoned castle in my platformer. Man graphics are tough to make. Also feels like I'm breaking Affinity Photo over my knee to get it to behave how I want 😶‍

Now to clean this up and port it into the game!

#gamedev #indiedev #unity2d #pixelart

i really wish i was above external validation but its kind of hard to rebuild an audience here amongst the blue skies - but i will keep at it!

so if you want to follow along on our journey making our strange little game please do! ❤️

#gamedev #techart #pixelart

Damn, you've got a lovely thing going! Fantastic color choices and interesting artstyle. Following for more progress :)

i made it exist first, now i'm making it look good!

#gamedev #indiedev

ICYMI

#gamedev #unity2d #indiedev

YouTube video by Tikaro Yoinking Hollow Knight's Map System - Devlog 3

New devlog is up! Go listen to my prosaic roundabout ways of telling you I want Hollow Knight's minimap whilst implementing said minimap into our platformer 👹

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOg6...

#gamedev #unity2d #indiedev

Check out THE IRONY!

Sign up for the playtest: playtester.io/the-irony

#IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame

Welcome all you beginners & pros, coders & artists, composers & promoters! 🙋‍♂️

Ask to be included in this pack and I will add you. A "👍" on your request comment means you're in!

#GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #GameAudio #GameArt #GameDesign #Godot #UnrealEngine #Unity #Blender #Gaming #IndieGames

Big love, thanks 😘

Would love to be a part of this! Doing gamedev as a hobby 👹

(I actually really enjoy video editing! It's a fun and engaging side-side-thing to my gamedev side-thing)

please bro just one more heavily edited devlog i promise its worth it its gonna be interesting to watch the colors flash as you yap about nerd shit please bro add one more meme just a quick single weekend in and out job brother its what mom would have wanted please

#gamedev #videodev...? #indiedev

An update to my little farming game! 🌿🌱
#indiedev #pixelart #videogames #gamedev
steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3136330?...

Also, live a little! Getting some buddies, sorting out your finances, doing sports - shit does wonders to your well-being. And being healthy really helps you do great work. Whatever haunts you (the reader) probably isn't getting any better if you hunker down at a PC for 16h a day for years.

5/5

So I think gamedev should be approached incrementally. Experiment, build on top of what works well, note down what didn't. Experience does compound, and knowledge bleeds between disciplines.

Don't immediately shoot for the stars, build a ladder towards them.

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The dumb thing about the "scope down" advice - it really does work, on all fronts! Ego doesn't suffer as much when you encounter difficulties, motivation is easier to maintain, experiments are easier to justify, and the feedback loop is just generally quicker. It pays off to be flexible.

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Gamedev is an especial pain-in-the-ass because, as you said, it's multidisciplinary. And chances are as a solo you are gonna suck massively at least in one of those disciplines. For me it's audio production and marketing. And those weak points are more glaring when seen on a large project.

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Meanderings about your thread:

Long-term solo work has a tendency of going sideways because it allows you to live in your own bubble, which is really comfy. So feedback from other people becomes even more important than when working in a team - a team amortizes the insanity of its members.

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