Mark (Nocturne) Alexander

New Method Is the Fastest Way To Find the Best Routes | Quanta Magazine A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

Fascinating! It's taken 40 years, but a group have found a faster shortest path technique than Dijkstra’s algorithm!

#gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker #gamedevelopment

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YouTube video by Ingo Liebig (BlaXun) Slime Online 2026 - Starter Center and some early footage

Video too long for discord. Beginner center and some random gameplay. Getting ready for a first test with some people from our discord www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAs... #gamemaker #gamedev #slimeonline #pixelart

YouTube video by Mike Turitzin I'm making a game engine based on dynamic signed distance fields (SDFs)

This is a fascinating video if you're into #GameDev or #programming... Using Signed Distance Fields to make a GAME ENGINE? Honestly, the results are so far incredible, and opens a whole host of new gameplay mechanics!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=il-T...

Only 24 hours left on that offer now! Grab it while ya can! Thank you everyone for your kind words and appreciation! Please share / repost to spread the word if ya can! You guys rock! :) #fonts #gamedev #indiedev #TTRPG #design hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo...

Working on updating and creating a bunch of systems, including Overdrives: equippable abilities to give you a temporary boost of power or utility

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gamemaker

Font Bundle Sale poster, 650 fonts, valued at $13,000, for $19.

🎶 'Tis the season to be jolly! 🎵
ESPECIALLY if you're a dev looking for fonts. Another mate of mine, @hawtpixel.bsky.social, has a massive fire-sale on right now for their font bundle. Check it out!

hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo...

#gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #WebDev #webdeveloper

Hey all! Something to warm you up over the Winter Season! The deal is back on all 650 of my commercial use #fonts for December! 10 years of font output, for just $19! Cheers and Happy Holidays! :) Keep warm out there folks! hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo... #gamedev #indiedev #ttrpg #design #art

10,000 Game Assets by Chequered Ink 10k Handmade Assets For Your Games!

Good grief... My mates over at @chequered.ink have done it again, and knocked it right out the park! 10,000 high-quality assets to use in your #gamedev projects, and cheap as FUCK....

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#indiedev #IndieGameDev #GameMaker #Unity #Godot

Last chance to get all my #GameMaker assets for $20! The cyber black frimonday sale ends at midnight tonight...

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#madewithgamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

YO! #GameMaker users! All my assets are 50% off for #BlackFriday (63% off for the bundle)! Check them out now on @itchio and see if there's anything you need.

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#gamedev #indiedev #devassets #MadeWithGameMaker

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

All Fonts Pack by Chequered Ink 1200+ Fonts for Commercial Use

Another incredible offer from
@chequered.ink for all you #indiedevs and #webdevs!

#gamedev #WebDevelopment #webdesign #GraphicDesigner

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a pixel art of an explosion on a white background . ALT: a pixel art of an explosion on a white background .

this explosion gif that also got bundled with old versions of gamemaker is also a classic that must be preserved forever

none of the projects im a part of use AI or genAI. i cannot believe i have to say this. nobody else in the games industry with a shred of dignity uses that shit either

Spot the difference!...

One of the places getting more details patched in this week.
There are many things that need improvements, and an unacceptably empty area like this is one of them!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #horrorgame #solodev #pointandclick #gamemaker

image showing game maker rendering markdown in its tool tip

It was today I learned that you can use #markdown in #GameMaker 's method descriptions and it will render correctly in the IntelliSense tool tip 😮

Pretty method descriptions here we come!

#gamedev

Understandable... And yeah, RPGs (especially party based!) are VERY hard and complex things to make. I hope you find the right engine and bring your project to life though!

Slice of Sea on Steam Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Col...

Check out Slice of Sea! Or Swords of Ditto! Or, the beautiful games from MoaCube! These were all made with #GameMaker. No tiny canvas for these! GM is free, so maybe consider tying it out ;)

store.steampowered.com/app/750290/S...
store.steampowered.com/app/619780/T...
moacube.com/games/solsti...

Have you contacted @mdf200.bsky.social ? He did a mod tracker for GM ages ago, IIRC... It was on the Marketplace, but they may have it hosted elsewhere or be willing to share it with you.

YouTube video by Sara Spalding GameMaker - Building a Twitch.tv game or overlay

I got your back! Or rather, @sarajs.games does!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwMO...

YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now! The Ballad of Bellum: Let's go shopping!

Here's a brief look at the upcoming shop interface! This will be used for all sorts of shopping and bartering 👀

youtu.be/Dtz6V-c0_k4

#Indiegame #Indiedev #Gaming #GameMaker

Unrelated to anything I worked on today; some magnificent shops! ... there was supposed to be sound but desktop audio was muted and it was too late to re-record hahaha. 💀

#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #pointandclick #3denvironment #horror

I spent my Saturday modeling the tunnel area, and I was able to finish it up and put the final render in the game. :)
#prerenderedbackgrounds #gamedev

YouTube video by Two Minute Papers The Worst Bug In Games Is Now Gone Forever

This is really pretty fucking incredible! Just a few years ago, this kind of physics simulation was unthinkable...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOR...

#gamedev #gameart #physics #simulation

The Ballad of Bellum - Demo update 1.1 + status - Steam News TL;DR: some additions, lots of fixes. Noooice!

The demo for The Ballad of Bellum has now been updated to version 1.1, which includes some additions and a lot of fixes 🤝

store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...

#gaming #Steam #indiegame #indiedev #GameMaker

Testing and fixing some small issues
Also made it so he actually aims at the player

Keeping the projectile is fast, but if your the right distance and a swing when you hear/see the cue should deflect it every time

Few more things to do/fix

#indiedev #IndieGameDev #indiegames #GameMaker #RPG

YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo October 17 The Ballad of Bellum: Demo available on October 17!

It's been a lot of work, but it's almost here:
The demo for The Ballad of Bellum will be available on October 17!!🥳

youtu.be/H10bysFLsc0

#Gamedev #Indiedev #Indiegame #Steam #Demo #Adventure

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This blog has a lovely and simple movement and collision system and includes GML visual blocks you can copy as well as the underlying code. :)

YouTube video by DragoniteSpam Screaming About/With GameMaker (2025) - Tabular Elf, Russell Kay

Some #GameMaker screaming about to start over on Youtube, courtesy of @dragonitespam.bsky.social and featuring @tabularelf.com and @russellkay.bsky.social !!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0DG...

#gamedev #indiedev

Save 20% on Endless RPG - Untold Tales on Steam Craft a party of diverse characters, each with customizable skills and looks. Explore a living world with dynamic day-night cycles, changing seasons, and diverse biomes. Embark on an epic journey wher...

Just a head's up for those of you that appreciate a good tactical RPG... My mate @kezarus.bsky.social's game "Endless RPG" is currently on sale! Well worth the investment if you ask me. :)

store.steampowered.com/app/2586000/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker #MadeWithGamemaker