Martin 🏷 Wishlist Crownbreakers plz

HOT TAKE: Sometimes, I feel like the people saying this mean why isn't anyone with lots of power covering my game. When smaller folks ARE covering indie games and you're not uplifting them. You just want others to lift you up without giving back to the community.

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

fascist regimes don’t need to officially censor games - game corps will censor themselves to »avoid political controversy«.
We will see diversity in games replaced with racism, chauvinism and mysogony.
We need alternatives to US platforms and we need them fast.

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Jumping onto the #indiegame meme bandwagon with #Crownbreakers! Here's about two years of development.

And as always, wishlist!

shorturl.at/SinB9

I don't think that's right:

Meet @sharkbombs.bsky.social, the solo label of Martin Nerurkar! 🐇 Crownbreakers is a fast-paced single-player card tactics game where magic meets modern life. Every run is different, blending strategy, movement & story-driven choices 🎮

More: sharkbombs.com #gamedev #indiedev

Well, I'm sure you can find a service that gets you an AI summary :P

5 HOURS!!

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

Voice memos?

Always carry a little notebook? But also accept that your vague sketchy thoughts often seem better than they are once you look at them more closely?

At least I often find that the „great idea“ I had doesn‘t lead anywhere useful…

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Been playing with some foil effects over the weekend...

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These look great!

Pencil sketch of undead Thomas Aquinas

The box the Jacobins of Toulouse kept his skull in

Descriptive text on the display of his reliquary

I recently got to see the reliquary box they used to display Thomas Aquinas skull and I can't stop thinking about an undead version of him with it as his helmet...

Unfortunately I think you’re more right than I‘d like…

420 - Cathedral Gate Guardians A colossal door frame inscribed with Vetus text leading to a sanctuary. Two giant nuns flank the doors, their habits surrounding empty voids where their faces should be. Inside, a cathedral lit by flickering candles and filled with the scent of incense. Giant nuns: Two massive statues stand as Gate Guardians to XX - Outer Sanctuary (p. XX). One nun holds a giant, empty bell, one holds the bell's clapper like a giant mace. They cannot speak, but forbid entry to any not carrying a sacred candle. > Trying to pass through the door without having either a sacred candle from the Page of Cups or an active heavenfire spell causes the two gate guardians to attack. Vetus text: "Let the sacred light shine to light the way."

Two nun statues, one holding a giant bell and one a giant clapper, flank a door while adventurers climb up giant-sized steps

While writing CASTLE AUTOMATIC for WORM, I've put my approach to dungeon keying to the test.

NPCs are described last in the room's description but first in the details. This is because players *jump* at NPCs and tune out other descriptions. First, set the scene, then say who's in it.

There are a few games we really want to play this year that need to be purchased, so we've put together a bundle of our spooky, haunted, and weird games to help cover the costs!

Any funds we raise over our goal will be donated to Fund Texas Choice during the stream!

itch.io/b/3315/make-...

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Well, my brain ran away with a problem and I managed to build a little feature before breakfast, so...

At least it's quiet and no one emails me :D

It's Saturday and I don't have big plans, so probably. At least I used the last hour to do some work. Before 7 AM.

Appreciated!

This has been happening more in the last few months than in the last few decades…

Up since 4 AM. I guess no more sleep for me tonight

Yeah, I peeked into the replies and it looked to be the most asinine internet drama because people are idiots/callous/filled-with-the-compulsion-to-be-ironically-cool. That about it?

I don't get it.

We're very excited to announce our first feature-length interactive movie, 'Heart of the Forest', in cooperation with @walesinteractive.bsky.social !

'An ill-fated hiking trip into the Black Forest spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive horror adventure.'

Wishlist now!🌲

Crownbreakers on Steam Insatiable, hyper-charged capitalism has the magical city in a chokehold. Crash into the tyrants' districts and build your deck as you push forward. Use your heroes and your cards to fight back agains...

There might even be a secret hidden in there.

Also: WISHLIST CROWNBREAKERS GODDAMNIT.

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Today was our monthly SHOW and TELL at the Kokolores where the local #gamedev folks meet to talk about their progress and struggles. Here's a look at my contribution.

A lot of Crownbreakers and Ex Novo. A lot of time spent on docs and tables, which often don't feel like progress to me...

Oh yeah. That's the good stuff!

Smart people who disagree with you are a gift for many reasons.

One is that they allows you to learn what disagreement sounds like, so you don’t confuse it with the bleating of a know nothing who wants to ‘debate’.

Becoming Saint: An Indie Tale of Creation with Pietro Polsinelli YouTube video by D6 Learning

This is a making-of video for Becoming Saint, quite detailed and also we discuss indie game production, notions of history, and creating meaningful games, among other topics. Thanks to the amazing @d6learning.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/live/G5zYhdT... @firesquid.games