Ben Sergent V

I don’t have as much time to work on #Lawnscaper now with my new job, but I’m determined to see it through. I will release a game as a #solodev.

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07.09.2025 03:52 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Figured out GPU instancing in #unity, and now the game runs perfectly, even on low-end mobile devices! I think I'm finally nailing the aesthetic I envisioned with fluffy, animated grass.

#Lawnscaper #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

30.08.2025 15:18 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I ended up going with the clipboard style to match the game-over panel. The animations need a bit more polish, but challenges are pretty much finished mechanically. Curious to see how they affect replayability in the next playtest.

#Lawnscaper #indiedev #gamedev

30.08.2025 02:28 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I let my family play #Lawnscaper, and I noticed they didn’t care about setting new personal bests. The new plan is to include a set of challenges per level that require different playstyles. Do you all like the more minimal UI, or the one that looks like a clipboard?

#indiedev #gamedev

24.08.2025 16:56 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

I managed to model some new bridges in #Lawnscaper, but I’m not very good with animations yet. Instead of fiddling with keyframes, I added a rigidbody to each plank and physically simulate them collapsing. Turned out pretty well!

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23.08.2025 16:53 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Had a lot of fun composing some background music and adding sound effects to #Lawnscaper! I feel like sound is really important to making a game feel like more than a prototype.

#indiegamedev #gamemusic

22.08.2025 03:14 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Semi-detailed 3d model of a gas canister

Screenshot of game with gas canister rendered at low resolution, losing most of its detail

I’m still very new to blender, but I think this gas canister came out alright. Bit of a shame to lose the detail in the low-res shader…

#Lawnscaper #indiegamedev #solodev

21.08.2025 16:24 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot with each individual tile showing how many points it contributes to your final score.

Screenshot with each stripe showing how many points it contributes to your final score.

#Lawnscaper has a major problem- it’s not clear how your score is calculated. Stripes are like mini streaks where each consecutive tile is worth one more than the last. Do you all have ideas for how to show this without making it too busy?

#indiegamedev #puzzlegame

20.08.2025 15:29 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I'm between jobs this week, and that means I can work on #Lawnscaper full-time! Let's speed-run a game.

#indiegamedev #puzzlegame

19.08.2025 14:12 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Basic movement and mowing ✅
Not loving the aesthetic yet, but it's better than that high contrast grass from yesterday.

#Lawnscaper #indiegamedev #solodev

17.08.2025 20:34 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Pixelated lawnmower sitting askew on high constrast grass with pond nearby.

I started mowing my own lawn this summer, and it's a lot more relaxing than I expected. Can I capture that feeling in a puzzle game?

#Lawnscaper #indiedev #solodev

16.08.2025 18:47 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0