Rusty Knight Games

#ScreenshotSaturday

Been making great progress in the past week, but not much that shows in screenshots. I did finish an unlockable background selector, though. There will be real background images in the final version, but I did a color swap for now.

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Right now, I'm just trying to get the game to code completion, so that's why there's more placeholders than when I added a new menu during September.

More details to come in a blog post later today!

#ScreenshotSaturday

I'm finally getting underway with visible changes. The new screens aren't much to look at, but they are functional!

Well, sort of. The prestige menu does let you spend perk points, but the perks aren't implemented yet.

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I was trying to avoid tweaking numbers for now, and I know people who play incremental games tend to be very patient. However, I think having wait times that scale to just shy of 1 year might be a little too much waiting for most players.

I know I haven't updated in a while. And that's partially because I've had a lot of analysis to do, and a major number rebalance to work on. So, I haven't had much to actually "show" lately.

But rest assured, the project is still going!

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Idle Exotics Patch 0.0.5 and DevLog (September 2025) I got a lot done this time, so I'm not going to waste much time with the intro. I'm feeling inspired this month, and maybe a little ambitious. Code Code updates for this month are definitely plentiful...

rustyknightgames.itch.io/idle-exotics...

Patch 0.0.5 on Idle Exotics is live!

Patch notes TL:DR:

- Added the collection/stats menu
- Added Achievements
- Added "Buy Multiple" buttons
- Small Styling changes

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It's #ScreenshotSaturday once again.

This time, I think I'll show off some of the new icons I made, and the palette swap shader I wrote.

Honestly, I think I should use a shader for the other color changes in the game. It's easier to do than I thought.

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This week for #ScreenshotSaturday - Achievements are coming to the build next patch!

All achievements currently added are implemented. There are more on the way, and some are impossible to get right now. But, the code is there for them.

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Bonus #ScreenshotSaturday post, I also made some changes to the side menu.

I added a "buy multiple" feature for incubators. When I did, I decided to clean up the breeding menu UI so that the button was more consistent with the other menus.

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Another #ScreenshotSaturday , another feature complete.

I'm actually ahead of schedule this month. But for now, I'll just show off the stats screen. It will have more added to it, but this is probably the version that will show up in the next patch.

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Oh no! How did I misspell " #ScreenshotSaturdy "!?

A little late but I'm keeping my #ScresnshotSaturday streak going.

I really locked in on a new feature this week. There's a fully functional Morph Viewer, coming next patch. Now you can see what they look like after you discover them.

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You might see some other new buttons but... ignore those. They're for a feature that isn't exactly working yet. 😅

A little late but I'm keeping my #ScresnshotSaturday streak going.

I really locked in on a new feature this week. There's a fully functional Morph Viewer, coming next patch. Now you can see what they look like after you discover them.

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Idle Exotics Patch 0.0.4 and DevLog (August 2025) I got some things done this month now that I wasn't so busy. I've also got a little bit of a change in plans for how I'm going to arrange future updates, so skip to after the patch notes if you want t...

I just finished updating Idle Exotics to version 0.0.4! The features I've been talking about for the past couple weeks are now live!

Check out my development blog post for more details:

rustyknightgames.itch.io/idle-exotics...

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#ScreenshotSaturday

Not really a screenshot, as it's not in the game yet, but I'd say it counts. I finished a species that will be added to the game in the next round of new species. No preview on the colors because I haven't picked any out yet.

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It doesn't really do a whole lot right now, but this more compact version of this selector should fit into the new menu better.

Also, it looks way better, especially the "not discovered" one. That red line on the last version was starting to get on my nerves.

Huh. I managed to participate in #ScreenshotSaturday twice in a row. It's been a little while since that's happened.

This week, I did a small visual update to the morph selector in preparation for adding the collection menu in a later patch.

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Wow. I haven't done a #ScrenshotSaturday in a minute.

This week I'm fine-tuning a new feature - temporary bonuses. While I can't show the effects in still images, I can show off the new icons.

I also updated the filter menu's art assets.

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Wow. I re-read that first post and realized I left in a random sentence and kept writing. Wish I could edit posts on Bluesky, but I guess that's probably common around here.

Guess that's just how it is.

To summarize the new features:

- A bonus was added for discovering new morphs
- A pause button was added to the breeding interface
- A filter was implemented for the upgrades menu to make it less cluttered.

It's been a while since I've done a #ScreenshotSaturday . Guess I have been a little busy lately. But, now I do. And I seem to have forgotten to talk about the latest patch on BlueSky when it came out!

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I might be. I remember someone added me to one a few months ago. Maybe someone added me to another one over the weekend?

In the meantime, check out this WIP I have going on in Blender!

Any Mega Man Legends fans out there?

Development on my game development project's been rough, so I decided to start a small side-project over the weekend. I think the change of pace has been nice. I have a long weekend scheduled at work, so hopefully I'll be back on track then.

I'll have to update more frequently to keep you all up to date going forward!

Well. It's been a while since I've been on. But, it appears that I'm just in time to see a bunch of new faces in my follower list.

I'm not sure how everyone's discovering me all at once, but I appreciate the attention.

I'm surprised I've suddenly passed 100 followers!

Idle Exotics Alpha by RustyKnightGames Play in your browser

I decided to drop my hotfix early! The re-balancing I did was very necessary, so I hope you'll check out version 0.0.2 of Idle Exotics!

rustyknightgames.itch.io/idle-exotics...

Patch notes:
rustyknightgames.itch.io/idle-exotics...

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I plan on having further updates spread out over a longer period of time, but the issues fixed in this update are fairly simple, and have a big effect on the player experience.

So, hopefully, this gives me a better baseline while I shift my focus primarily towards the next round of art assets.

Thanks to everyone who tried the Alpha build of Idle Exotics! I've been getting great feedback and I'm working on a hotfix for some common issues.

Hopefully, I can go live with the next version this weekend!

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