MazeStalker

Two days into #gamecityvienna watching dozens of players it takes ONE pedantic guy who points out the input delay... I built in a .2 second input delay a long time ago to better sync with animations, but only lately i realized HOW MUCH .2 seconds is in an action game...

Today I realized a mistake so bad they should take my #gamedev license... #solodev #indiegame

Österreichische Spiele-Entwickler im Porträt - Special - Teil 3 - Florian-Silvester Kraner aus Wien: Hommage an die 16-Bit-Ära Eine Schatzjägerin, die von touristisch gestalteten Dungeons genervt ist - und dann doch echte Abenteuer in einem abgeschotteten Königreich erlebt Das ist das Setting des Spiels "Mazestalker The Veil ...

An interview with Austrian #gamedeveloper Florian Kraner, currently working on @mazestalker.bsky.social (paywall). #MazestalkerTheVeilofSilenos #Mazestalker #actionrpg #indiegames #gamedev #solodev #games www.games.ch/austria-game... @karlbmusic.bsky.social @subotron.bsky.social @pgda.at

Congrats, it's been a long road!

Oops, misclicked a slider... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker

I prepared some deco for my stand this weekend at #GameCityVienna . I had a lot of helpers for that, thanks so much to everyone! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev

I put damage numbers on the player too. For whatever reason, I still observe that it's not clear to some players when they take damage. Also I made a new damage type that doesn't bump you back. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker #screenshotsaturday

It's time to get working on the next menu. As I said before, UI work is the worst work. The functionality is already fully implemented, but making the UI look and feel like this will be a nightmare! #uidesign #gamedev #indiegame #mazestalker #solodev

It's a really weird feeling when I see this as category in an expo sign-up. "Can we have an hour of discussion about this first?"

When playing #TrailsInTheSky remake I realized I wanted area names. It's just a little touch that adds a lot of worldbuilding. Was a pain to get working, but what's done is done! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker

I added a lot of new dialogues to the second day in Pucktown! Everything works nicely now and that means we can move on with the adventure! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker #isometric

Right now I'm making all the things that I added to the game fully functional. Eventually I think I will add the second dungeon to the demo too, so you can really play this when it's done! #gamedev #mazestalker #indiegame #solodev #retrogaming

Das denk ich mir auch oft!

The thing I'm worst with is just putting in the puzzle pieces. It's all written and set up, I just need to copy paste around the text and script-tags and it is eating up my brain... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #retrogaming #landstalker

I keep forgetting to talk about the games I play. Just finished this old gem. I adore the simplicity and focus at display. In the whole game: One missable ability. One sword upgrade. A couple optional health upgrades. That's it. #gamedev #RETROGAMING #indiegame

For a while LinkedIn would "invite" you to write content for them. It was bizarre to me, why would I train them their AI for free...

The league of fortune... It was a strange feeling to work with these characters. On my side, I have been writing stories for them for years now. On the other side, noone who gives a damn about my game ever heard of them! #mazestalker #gamedev #indiegame #solodev

YouTube video by Pixelkabinett [AT] Devlog #8: From Childhood Memories to Epic Battle Systems in Gamedev

Could someone help me out? My Youtube-content needs a little love!
Devlog #8: From Childhood Memories to Epic Battle Systems in Gamedev youtu.be/6vag12ZkSt8?...
#gamedev #indiegame #solodev #DevlogGame #devlog #gamedevelopment

That's the stuff!

The more I analyze this biz, the more the priorities become clear. Where and when you hit with your trailer is critical to determining the success of a project. Well, I'm on it, piece by piece. #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #mazestalker

Today is one of those days... Full of doubts about what I'm even doing here. 30K wishlists? Yeah right... Nothing I haven't felt before, but I want to say it because it's just part of being a #solodev. Progress: Setting up dialogues for day 2. #gamedev #indiegame

I rarely post anything about my story. People don't seem to care yet and I get it. But the story is secretly the main reason I'm doing this. It's going to be a ride! #gamedev #indiegame #mazestalker #solodev

Alle Projekte der FM4 Indie Area - auf der Game City Wien - fm4.ORF.at FM4 präsentiert Mitte Oktober im Wiener Rathaus rund 30 Indiegames aus Österreich und Umgebung. Studierende, sowie neu startende und auch erfahrene Entwickler:innen und Spielefirmen stellen ihre aktue...

The culimnation of my "tour" happens at Game City Vienna!
fm4.orf.at/stories/3049...

Mazestalker: The Veil of Silenos - Demo v0.0.5 - Steam News The game now supports Keyboard-Inputs, the battle system was overhauled and many many bugs were fixed. Also improved the general game-feel!

I finally updated the Demo of my game with some long-requested features! A lot of the stuff I've been sharing you can check out yourself: store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...
#gamedev #gamenews #indiegame #solodev #landstalker

Right now I'm busting bugs with a record pace. For example, the problems with this room were manyfold. From bugs, to shader issues, to battle issues. I also rebuilt the lighting and geometry to guide the player better. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker

The game is not the artwork, you are The beauty of answers so complicated, they make more problems than the questions posed.

Yes I wrote about how games can be art in a newsletter because this here space is not nuanced enough to have a meaningful discussion. Instead of shouting opinions, I recommend to engage with all forms of art and blow your own mind. open.substack.com/pub/spacedog...

Couldn't agree more.

Very soon! Just need to fix a handfull more things!

As I prepare everything to update my demo one more time, I did all the musts: Battle system overworked, keyboard controls... But what I really WANTED to work on is these little details! #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker

I'm working on some details based on players I observed this summer. I discovered this bug, i have no idea what could cause this, but it looks fun! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev