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Shahin Aliyev

@mechaniqe.bsky.social

Game Producer and CEO at @dynamicbox.net. I love getting my hands dirty with code too, whenever I find time. Currently working on “Madness Afloat”. Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3095020 Discord: https://discord.gg/afGHQ23NpX

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A new figure has appeared at the Port in "Madness Afloat", the Curio Vendor, a merchant of strange and beautiful things. WIP on the character itself, the environment and functionality is mostly there.

#madnessafloat #dynamicbox #screenshotsaturday #madewithunity #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

01.11.2025 15:50 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Interesting... I thought Hooded Horse is mainly into management games. 🤔

30.10.2025 14:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fair point. We have tentacles in the title/name, so thought we could get away with the mysterious overall tone in v3.

And apart from the Lovecraftian feel, which one do you like more?

14.10.2025 14:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
2 versions of Steam capsule for Madness Afloat, upcoming Lovecraftian naval horror action game

2 versions of Steam capsule for Madness Afloat, upcoming Lovecraftian naval horror action game

We're experimenting with Steam capsule for our Lovecraftian naval horror action game. Would love to hear your thoughts. Which one do you prefer and why?

#lovecraft #lovecraftian #madnessafloat #steamcapsule

14.10.2025 14:32 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

For sure, we have kept that point in mind from the get go. Thanks for the tip though! 🙌

14.10.2025 14:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ow, it’s great to get that from you! Being a master story-teller yourself, what is your gut feeling on intersection of Lovecraft with Polynesia?

12.10.2025 07:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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[WIP] The Port, player's central hub in Madness Afloat, is slowly coming to life. Most of the core functionality is already there, the ambiance will get better over upcoming weeks.

#screenshotsaturday #madnessafloat #dynamicbox #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #madewithunity

11.10.2025 12:32 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

This is beautiful! Wasn't aware of this gem. 😍

10.10.2025 09:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Messenger? Haven’t heard of that game 🤔

04.10.2025 11:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Looks damn cool. What was the initial intention? Just experimenting?

04.10.2025 10:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yeah, that's where "Mu" (the mythical lost continent) is believed to be located, the source of the lost/dangerous knowledge. 🧐

02.10.2025 10:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
3D model of the character, along with concept art

3D model of the character, along with concept art

I've been silent for quite a while. Will try to start sharing stuff from the game we're working on. It's a #lovecraftian naval action game, where events are taking place in #Polynesia.

Attached is a character from the game (WIP), along with concept art for him.

#madnessafloat #indiegame #gamedev

02.10.2025 08:38 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Fair point, but still seemingly it's going from bad to worse, I tried to play it today and it's way worse than it was a couple days ago:
- Players (including myself) falling through the ground
- All the players becoming invisible
- Players being stuck in a state

These don't seem to be load related.

29.06.2025 05:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They've done a couple betas before the release and were aware of potential player-base (considering the hype, the wishlists, etc.) I believe. But still 🤷‍♂️

What happens next in such games? They fix the issues and the trend reverses its way back up?

28.06.2025 06:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
SteamDB stats for Rematch game

SteamDB stats for Rematch game

So what's going on with Rematch? I played the Beta and loved it. Have tried it through Game Pass, matchmaking and networking issues were a bit too much to enjoy it, so I decided to patiently wait for it to stabilize.

Is this trend a common thing for game-as-a-service?

28.06.2025 05:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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a cat is playing with an apple laptop on a table Alt: a cat is playing with an apple laptop on a table

Yeah, everyone is :D

17.06.2025 09:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can anyone direct me to a producer at @annapurna.com and @doubledaggerstudio.bsky.social ? We have an upcoming animation festival themed around cats and we'd love to display cat themed games there.

Any other cat themed game developers are welcome too, btw.

17.06.2025 08:45 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Has anyone used "Unity Professional Training"? How good is it? Who is the target audience? Is it meant mainly to onboard amateurs or skill-up professionals (to new features/systems/applications)?

#unity #unityprofessionaltraining

27.03.2025 12:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Been there, done that. I've been working 100 hour weeks (myself, not the team) for 3-4 years, without a single day of vacation now. It's been a huge damn boost professionally, but on relationship front it's beyond terrible. I mainly want to spend a lot more time with my spouse.

18.03.2025 14:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It seems like even @unity.com can't decide whether to use uGUI or UI Elements, when you look into new packages, samples are a combination of the 2.

#unity #unityui #ugui #uielements

15.03.2025 12:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Terminators (in the movie) are just like AIs in Age of Empires 2, once they set on a target, they disregard all other characters on the way to it.

13.03.2025 05:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Looks gorgeous! Will give it a try.

01.03.2025 12:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello! Added ✅ Welcome aboard!

01.03.2025 12:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hey, Nick. That one is full, added you to this one instead:
go.bsky.app/4C1SjKf

Welcome aboard! And best of luck with your game!

17.02.2025 17:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hey. That one is full, added you to this one instead:
go.bsky.app/4C1SjKf

17.02.2025 17:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey. That one is full, added you to this one instead:
go.bsky.app/4C1SjKf

Best of luck with your games!

17.02.2025 17:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hey. That one is full, added you to this one instead:
go.bsky.app/4C1SjKf

17.02.2025 17:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey, Kira. That one is full, added you to this one instead:
go.bsky.app/4C1SjKf

17.02.2025 17:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey. That one is full, added you to this one instead:
go.bsky.app/4C1SjKf

17.02.2025 17:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Has anyone used "Unity for AEC"? We're considering to offer it to a potential client (as it aligns with their needs nicely), but I'd love to test it out before I tell them to spend $5k on annual subscription. Is there a trial for it or something? Doesn't seem like so.

#unity #unityforaec

17.02.2025 17:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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