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Chris Weisiger

@byobattleship.bsky.social

Indie gamedev, creator of Waves of Steel, now working on Torment Hexus, a match-3 tactical roguelike about kicking cyberpunk CEOs out of windows. Wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238420/Torment_Hexus/ He/him #indiedev #indiegame

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Dang, nice work! My only thought was to try using the orange fire for the breath weapon instead of blue, but what you have looks great!

07.10.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More Enemies for #InfiniteAlliance, ranging from scary to cute, yet all pose a threat! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

07.10.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me πŸ‘ŒWe’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. Β£325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

06.10.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15050    πŸ” 5150    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 776
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AI still can’t do this

06.10.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2536    πŸ” 889    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 16

Galaxy 2 stripped the hub world way down, but that means less downtime between levels, and the actual levels are much more gameplay-focused, as opposed to the sometimes-gimmicky Mario 1 levels (looking at you, Bee/Spring/Drill Suits). They're both miles better than Sunshine.

06.10.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

salt and umami, yeah makes sense. You could probably get a similar effect by just adding table salt and MSG.

06.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What kind of effect are you looking for?

06.10.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scrap is done. It's collected the same way as the fishies.
For added fun, you can kick them around like running through dry leaves.

(I'm pretty happy with myself for mixing coin sounds into their folly.)

#CherubDev #UE5 #GameDev

06.10.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 606    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a few deer, one of them looking very interestedly at the camera

Photo of a few deer, one of them looking very interestedly at the camera

Close up foto of the face of a dark brown deer, itβ€˜s staring upwards very intensely

Close up foto of the face of a dark brown deer, itβ€˜s staring upwards very intensely

Oh I have not even posted the most memeable of them!!!

This oneβ€˜s face made me laugh so hard that I scared off half the heard from the apples I was feeding them

06.10.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Torment Hexus on Steam Technofascist cyberpunk CEOs must die! Charge spells with the match-3 grid, then cast them on your enemies in turn-based tactical roguelike combat. Climb the tower, kill the boss, and maybe make the w...

Wishlist Torment Hexus on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3238420/...

06.10.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The "Robo Bun" relic summons an adorable bunny robot at the start of each fight. It runs around distracting the enemies, reducing their damage output. You are not immune! #indiedev #indiegame

06.10.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wikipedia estimates the forces involved as:
- Fascists: 2000-5000
- Police (there to protect the fascists): 6000-7000
- Anti-fascist counter-demonstrators: 100,000-300,000

06.10.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(this is an oversimplification, and I gather that there are fancy techniques you can do with multiple lenses to get better zoom results; I haven't been paying close attention to optics developments for quite some time)

05.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think that's AI enhancement, but it *is* software-based sharpening, which is a much older technique. Phone cameras are very flat and thus can't really zoom much at all, so most "zoom levels" are just cropping the image and then sharpening it.

05.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Knowing and understanding your emotions is really damn important. If you haven't figured that out yet, make it a priority.

04.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is perfectly valid to make a game that is designed for a particular aspect ratio. It's nice if the game gracefully deals with that aspect ratio not matching the monitor's aspect ratio (e.g. by adding black pillars). It's not required that big monitor = more viewable game.

04.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
to the tune of Diarrhea Planet's Ghost With A Boner: 
SHREW WITH AN ONION! 
SHREW WITH AN O-O-O-O-NION!

to the tune of Diarrhea Planet's Ghost With A Boner: SHREW WITH AN ONION! SHREW WITH AN O-O-O-O-NION!

Brother Herbert's Big Onion

04.10.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3581    πŸ” 981    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 13
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Save 21% on Astropods: Starside Glaze on Steam Astropods: Starside Glaze is an energetic 2D Fighting Platformer! Experience freeform movement, engaging combat with knockback, and badge upgrades that redefine playstyles. Feel the power of fun and c...

This update isn't out yet, but the game's on sale! 21% off for a $9.87 value!

Link is here.
store.steampowered.com/app/3281620/...

04.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a digital painting showing the famous Hubble/James Webb image of the Pillars of Creation nebula, with its three tall fingers. the image has been heavily abstracted to be a collection of lines and polygons, and the colors have been saturated, such that it contains strong blues, yellows, and pinks. dots of stars can be seen throughout

a digital painting showing the famous Hubble/James Webb image of the Pillars of Creation nebula, with its three tall fingers. the image has been heavily abstracted to be a collection of lines and polygons, and the colors have been saturated, such that it contains strong blues, yellows, and pinks. dots of stars can be seen throughout

Whipping out the Pillars of Creation again because it makes me happy

(artistic interpretation based on a combination of Hubble and James Webb imaging)
🦒🐑 #art

04.10.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

This is something I think about often. The declared Christian values of love, forgiveness, and mercy? those are *hard*! They require you to show vulnerability, to open yourself to the possibility that you may be hurt, to sacrifice so that others might be better off. No wonder they're unpopular.

04.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 33% on Waves of Steel on Steam If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre ...

You have three more days to get Waves of Steel 33% off! Build your own battleship with guns, rockets, lasers, and sawblades! Kickflip over torpedoes! Go to ramming speed! Kill fascists! #indiegame

store.steampowered.com/app/1482750/...

04.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Torment Hexus on Steam Technofascist cyberpunk CEOs must die! Charge spells with the match-3 grid, then cast them on your enemies in turn-based tactical roguelike combat. Climb the tower, kill the boss, and maybe make the w...

Wishlist Torment Hexus on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3238420/...

04.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What if I made the Chain Shock spell just slightly overpowered? #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

04.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#devtober day 4! You also start off with your lighter in your inventory, holding it out will light some dark areas. Picking up an Aerosol spray will turn it into your flame thrower weapon, which also lights dark areas but in a much cooler way

#pixelart #gamedev #survivalhorror

04.10.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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on a still and moonless night, the powers of darkness were brought together to give form to a nefarious entity from beyond!!! but they weren't really feeling it tonight, and your summoning circle was a tad small anyways, so they just made this thing instead. they hope that's cool with you

04.10.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 783    πŸ” 313    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
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Just 49 of 200 anti-racism charity prints left. I’ve already donated over Β£500 to β€˜Show Racism the Red Card’ I’d love to give them another Β£500 over the weekend.

www.infinitebacon.com/shop/p/punch...

03.10.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

Consciousness is one of those things that makes stoners go "whoah" but most people aren't conscious (in the "aware that they are thinking" sense) most of the time! We have other more important things to think about.

04.10.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet it's "highly requested" by trolls who were specifically trying to get RA to platform hate

04.10.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When you've formed your entire identity around hatred (because the only people willing to associate you have formed *their* identities around hatred), you will shoehorn it into everything you do because it's all you have

03.10.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Internally, we are going to discuss how to move forward with content like this in the future." "We have lost goodwill today from all sides"

These statements do not fill me with hope

03.10.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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