SL Black Studios

SL Black Studios

@slblackstudios.bsky.social

Canadian (Toronto β€”> Montreal) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ. Solo Indie Dev. (She/her). Poot Patrol, Borough & ShoNiMals in the works. Www.slblackstudios.com

2,741 Followers 650 Following 357 Posts Joined Mar 2024
3 days ago
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Doing some art direction stuff today. Working out the swatch options for customization.

Borough had a very distinct style so I’m selecting swatches that will fit the world.

#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #soloddev #swatch #colors

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3 days ago
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Doing some art direction stuff today. Working out the swatch options for customization.

Borough had a very distinct style so I’m selecting swatches that will fit the world.

#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #soloddev #swatch #colors

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4 days ago
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Art Exploration & Tech Integration β€” SL Black Studios A look at art style exploration AI work processes for Borough.

New Dev Log!

I’ve been trying to find a way to marry traditional collage and drawing with new Ai tools to speed up work flows.

I’ve been experimenting with Krita and feel like it is a happy medium. The process will change as Ai tech evolves but it’s a start.

bit.ly/4b3Vawu

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4 days ago
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New profile BG.

Been working on style exploration for Borough. I think I have the artistic direction almost nailed down. 🀞

I’ll make a dev log post about the style direction exploration and process soonish?

#indiegames #cozygames #gamedev #indiedev #krita

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4 days ago
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Art Exploration & Tech Integration β€” SL Black Studios A look at art style exploration AI work processes for Borough.

New Dev Log!

I’ve been trying to find a way to marry traditional collage and drawing with new Ai tools to speed up work flows.

I’ve been experimenting with Krita and feel like it is a happy medium. The process will change as Ai tech evolves but it’s a start.

bit.ly/4b3Vawu

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4 days ago
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New profile BG.

Been working on style exploration for Borough. I think I have the artistic direction almost nailed down. 🀞

I’ll make a dev log post about the style direction exploration and process soonish?

#indiegames #cozygames #gamedev #indiedev #krita

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4 days ago

Why is setting up a leaderboard on Google Play Services taking longer than developing a whole game itself??? 😭😭😭😭

#google #android #googleplay #devtroubles

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6 days ago

Starting to prepare for the move to the Belle Province. Going to be a little quiet here for the next little bit.

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1 week ago

Still working on porting Poot Patrol to Android… Google Play Services has to be one of the most difficult platforms to set up leaderboards on.

Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon πŸ˜­πŸ˜…

#indiegame #android #google #gamedev

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2 weeks ago
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Dev Log β€” SL Black Studios

Alright! Trying something new. I’m going to do my best to document the development of my next project Borough.

It will be slow at first, but I think it will be a good experiment. You can read the first post about the concept of the project here:

slblackstudios.com/develop

#indiegames

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2 weeks ago
Join the SL Black Studios Discord Server! The central server for SL Black Studios games. Come here to discuss your favourite games, see dev updates about upcoming games or ask questions directly to the devs. | 1 members

Alright I did it! I’m hip and have a discord now!

You can join here! Link is also on my website.

Just going to post dev stuff there. Great place to reach me if you want to send feedback.

discord.gg/NMwQk8qQ

#discord #indiegamedev #gamedev

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3 weeks ago
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Wut!! My first game is charting!! 😱

That’s crazy!! Thank you to everyone who is playing Poot Patrol!! It means a lot.

#indiegame #casualgame #ios

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3 weeks ago
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Poot Patrol App - App Store Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

If you want to check it out you can find it here:

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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3 weeks ago
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Wut!! My first game is charting!! 😱

That’s crazy!! Thank you to everyone who is playing Poot Patrol!! It means a lot.

#indiegame #casualgame #ios

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3 weeks ago

Hey fellow devs!

Is Discord still a thing? Is it worth it to create a Discord?

#indiegamedev #gamedev #discord

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3 weeks ago

Hey fellow devs!

Is Discord still a thing? Is it worth it to create a Discord?

#indiegamedev #gamedev #discord

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3 weeks ago
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We've done it. We've just hit the release button on our biggest game yet...

DEMON TIDES IS OUT NOW ON STEAM! AHHHHH!

An open world platforming adventure full of mysteries, challenges and a ton of customization! Express yourself through the movement and explore the oceans!

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3 weeks ago
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Poot Patrol App - App Store Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

And I’ve released my first update for Poot Patrol on IOS.

I’ve made some changes to Puff’s level and updated spawn rates to make the game more balanced.

Still working on the Android release. Just pulling my hair out a bit with that one.

#ios #gamedev #mobile

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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3 weeks ago
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Poot Patrol App - App Store Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

And I’ve released my first update for Poot Patrol on IOS.

I’ve made some changes to Puff’s level and updated spawn rates to make the game more balanced.

Still working on the Android release. Just pulling my hair out a bit with that one.

#ios #gamedev #mobile

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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1 month ago
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AHhhh I did it! I released my first game!!!

I’m a real dev now.

Poot Patrol is now live on the App Store!

Working on the Android release.

#ios #mobilegaming #indiegame #gamedev #indiegaming

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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1 month ago
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AHhhh I did it! I released my first game!!!

I’m a real dev now.

Poot Patrol is now live on the App Store!

Working on the Android release.

#ios #mobilegaming #indiegame #gamedev #indiegaming

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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1 month ago

Poot Patrol was approved for the App Store!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ™ŒπŸŽŠ

Just sent it for distribution!!

Still working on the google play store release, but hopefully that will be worked out soon!

#indiegame #gamedev #iosgame #mobilegame #appstore

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1 month ago

Google is done too!!

🀞🀞🀞

Hopefully I won’t need too many changes.

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1 month ago

Poot Patrol has officially been submitted for review at the App Store!

Working on Google next!!

Wish me luck.

#iosgaming #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

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1 month ago

Posting this here so no one else has to spend three days like I did trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PATH SET TO YOUR ENTITLEMENTS FILE IN YOUR UNREAL XCODE PROJECT SETTINGS.

It took me way too long to find that info. πŸ˜­πŸ˜°πŸ˜…

#ios #unrealengine

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1 month ago

Question for my #mobiledevs .

How important is it to integrate IOS Game Center into your game.?

For some reason I can’t get the Game Center entitlement and Unreal Engine to cooperate.

#ios #unrealengine #gamedev

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1 month ago

Has anyone successfully gotten apple Game Center to work with Unreal engine?

I think everything is set up correctly, but I’m not getting Game Center overlays when I try to test in Test Flight.

#gamedev #mobiledev #ios #indiegamedev

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1 month ago

Has anyone successfully gotten apple Game Center to work with Unreal engine?

I think everything is set up correctly, but I’m not getting Game Center overlays when I try to test in Test Flight.

#gamedev #mobiledev #ios #indiegamedev

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1 month ago
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Not really a screenshot for #screenshotsaturday but a second pass of a trailer!

Always looking to improve my editing skills so let me know your thoughts!

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1 month ago
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Okay here’s my Final Cut Pro screenshot for #screenshotsaturday 🎬

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