First tests with the daynight-cycle and AI's state machine. The daynight-cycle won't be that quick and there will be other things to do, not just lead the victims to bed 😅 #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

The haunted inn is starting to take it's shape. 🥰 Still very much #wip though. Once I start ironing out the game mechanics, most of this will probably change... 🫠 #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

My game is somehow turning into an inn management sim. 😅 By Night, the ghost girl scares the guests to harvest fear to sell on the ghost market. By Day, her living twin tries to salvage the inn's reputation amid the complaints.🫠 #wip #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Really!? 🫣 Apparently it really was worth it getting out of my comfort zone! 🥰 compromisedev.itch.io/comprogeist #microjam #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Done and submitted to the jam! 🙌 compromisedev.itch.io/comprogeist This time, the game is much simpler, but I went way more out of my comfort zone! It actually barely has any text and not a single CSV-file to see!😆 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Recorded some footsteps and other sounds with my voice and a minimal BGM on my synth. 🙃 Please someone tell me honestly if they sound too annoying!! There's still enough hours left to change them 😂 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Had some time to blow the dust off my synth. Now to record some random piano notes for the game's bgm. 😅 This can't end well.. I can't really play, let alone compose 🫠

Touching stuff causes noise and the human goes to investigate. Seeing the ill behaving object scares them. But if the see the actual ghost, they get angry instead of scared. In Windermere, for a ghost to be seen in a human dwelling is strictly illegal! 😆 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Love it how the dynamic pixel trail generation worked out 😍 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Taking part in a Micro Jam again. Theme: Night Prerequisite: Only bad endings Timelimit: 48h Spent the first seven hours fiddling with the art style. Time to start seriously coding! 😅 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Observation: "The amount of mana concentrated in the Witch’s evil eye can cause a #singularity within. How the Witch is unbothered by this is unknown." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Stress testing the leaderboards resulted in accidental speed run. Almost perfect luck! 😂 Should've added a coins/day leaderboard 😅 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #ドット絵

compromisedev.itch.io/compromised-... Post jam massive overhaul finally done🥰 Much less reading, much more gameplay. Also added Global Leaderboards! Now even you lose all at the slots, you can at least aim for a highscore on the Biggest Loser leaderboard😅 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

"Sven, the original Garden Gnome. He became so good at acting like an inanimate object that he became an inanimate object. His #displaycase in the Botanical Gardens attracts reverence from other Garden Gnomes to this day." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Alrighty! It's time for the 400 follower celebration! 🎉 An #artshare! Partially summer themed, but you can ignore that if you wish! Instructions below! ...Minus one thing! I'm gonna make a starter pack to go alongside this! If you wish to join: Tell me your favorite sea animal!!

"Observation: A mysterious uncategorized creature spotted in the Night, was identified to be a tourist from a distant land." #kasa #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 #妖怪 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Compromised Oracle Devlog #1: compromisedev.itch.io/compromised-... It's a bit rambly, but I tried to highlight many of the mechanics that happen behind the scenes and are probably not too well telegraphed to the player. 🫠 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Yes, it is actually very winnable. Just takes some perseverance and knowledge, or just dumb luck. 😅 tbh, the difficulty has been calibrated for me, and I know all of the background logic, so it might not be fair🫠 compromisedev.itch.io/compromised-... #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

It's done and it's live! Compromised Oracle: compromisedev.itch.io/compromised-... Hopefully everything works🫠 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

The slot machine works! 🙌 I too might get addicted to gambling if I saw premonitions of what the spinners will land on if I spin them. Too bad the payout rates in the casino of Windermere are calibrated to account for Oracles.. 😩 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

The map portion of the game is more or less finished. 🙌 Now for the gambling portion. The prerequisite of the Game Jam is "Gambling Addiction" so don't blame me 😅 Also... That Debt isn't getting repaid by honest work... 😱 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

The readings now level up within their categories when solved optimally. The factions give a reaction, hinting at how much their reputation increased. Oh, and there are some bonuses based on the locations the popup spawned. Everything handled by CSVs 🥰 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

The core loop on the map is kind of done. Popups appear with the texts and in the locations defined in a CSV and when flinged to the Archbishop or the Mayor they grant a rep bonus applicable to that specific popup. 😀 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

The MicroJam has started. I guess no sleeping for the next 48hours🫠 Theme: Miniature Prerequisite: Gambling addiction (oh dear..💀) First setup of the scene is done! Days are ticking. And events are spawning and bobbing on the map! 🥰 #microjam #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Okay, this is surely against the spirit of the #pixel_dailies, but its just too spot on 🫠 The current #portrait .png file, directly from my game's assets. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

"Observation: The Wizard’s #tower outside Windermere remains abandoned since the Mage Wars. Crows still gather there, drawn by the lingering miasma of the Witch's spell." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Why did I decide to make another perspective for the main menu, I'll never know... What's done is done though, and I really like how it turned out!🥰 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Good that I started drawing this map before hand...🫠 No chance at a 48h game jam when just drawing this is taking me two days 😂 still #wip #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

A breather from the main project to take part in my first game jam! Plenty of time before it starts, but using premade art assets is apparently fine.🙃 Prerequisites haven't been announced yet, but I've already decided that I'll need a map of Windermere!😊 wip #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Quote from 'The Proper Guide to Pixie Pranks': "It takes #speed to pull off a prank on a Dryad in their grove." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Ghost essence is among the valuable #resources in Windermere. Only a fool would smuggle wisps into the Day, risking the wrath of the Undead and the judgment of the Compromise. Yet with fortunes to be made, fools are never in short supply. 🫠 #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

The Compromise keeps this #pony centaur safe from werewolf’s fangs, but nothing can protect him from the teasing of the taller mares. #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Description: "After the Compromise, the Witch #effigy burning by the Holy Knights is conducted within a powerful anti-magic barrier, annulling any actual effects of the tradition to avoid provoking the Witch of Windermere." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Wigglesprout with his #shovel, noticing Fluffles eating the tulips in the case "Tulip Tangle". This image might not be canon. In your playthrough, Fluffles could be completely innocent 😅 #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

The game currently has 18 Cases, 29 Characters. I was sure that I could now mostly concentrate on deepening the stories of the existing characters, instead of endlessly drawing sprites for new ones.🙌 Yeah, right... Say hello to the new character in progress! 😅 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Update 0.42.0 compromisedev.itch.io/adjudicator-... Added a tiny optional tutorial😅 Was surprisingly tricky to implement… The system wasn’t built for cases with no time progression, only one party, UI highlighting, or disabling of buttons 🫠 Hope nothing broke 💀 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

"A #cheese thief hangs its #tail in shame while awaiting the Rat King’s ruling." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Mothman at seeing Rosie Witness: A #flabbergasted Mothman. Claims to have helped a human board the Midnight Bus, but can’t recall why he wasn't alarmed at seeing a human in the Night. Possible causes: Magical memory distortion or alcohol." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Quickly added some explicit buttons to appear if you close every UI. Otherwise, if you don't notice that you can click on the book & casefile on the table you'd get completely stuck 😅 #UIDesign #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Update 0.41.0: Ashen Accusations compromisedev.itch.io/adjudicator-of-compromise -The first case of Rodrick's story arc is now live.🙌 -Some bug fixes with the UI -The Casefile now has a slight animation to help the player find it on the table.😅 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Next case:🔥Ashen Accusations🔥 A warehouse burned, a Rat accused, and the Firewarden seeks the truth in the ashes. Arson, accident, or something worse? On a side note, the mood sprites for Emberghast were a nightmare to draw... they still need cleanup 🫠 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

Description: "The imp was found #nesting in a cauldron inside the abandoned human dwelling. The case was dropped as she eventually produced a crumpled permit from among her bedding." #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Description: "An illicit fortune-telling booth near the Central Park. Operated by Pixies during the Night in a clear violation of the Compromise." #fortune #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Description: "A spent spell scroll found at the scene. The letters seem to be written in the victim’s blood." #pixel_dailies #SpellingBee #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

Finally fixed the aspect ratio issue that had plagued me for quite some time on itch.io 🙌 I feel dumb, but to be honest, I had no idea these settings even existed... 🫠 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #unity

Still some #FreeSpace in the drawers for new casefiles 🙃 @pixeldailies.bsky.social #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 #aseprite

Adding new items and curses/blessings. The borders are getting quite busy if you get all three of the current curses/blessings 🫠 Perhaps the pixel spawn-rate should scale based on number of active effects. Or the effects should just be more varied 😅 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵

For today's #pixel_dailies of #decay, I upscaled the tiny sprite of the dried up rose that "Park"-faction gives as a warning to an Adjudicator that has screwed them over. #pixelart #ドット絵 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

First ever attempt at doing #pixel_dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social The never seen main-character of my very favorite #game "Return of the Obra Dinn" 😊 Too bad I'm bad at dithering 🫠 #Obra_Dinn #pixelart #1bit #ドット絵

Another quick update... Fixing typos in multiple triggers. Dialogue CSVs can assign triggers to true/false and if the trigger doesn't exist the game just creates it. I liked the flexibility of them not being hardcoded, but its starting to become an issue🫠 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #programming