So happy I can finally share the card back for the special anniversary for #MechShuffle. It's on sale right now so go check it out! I don't usually draw mech so this was super challenging for me. Even worse, I had an artist block for the colours when the deadline was fast approaching. #pixelart

#MechShuffle anniversary patch is now live! Check out the full notes here #gamedev #indiegamedev store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

Another peek at the #MechShuffle content patch! The ARMICUST Heavy Tank is a mobile fortress, with impenetrable armour plating and arrays of light weaponry. Specialized in swamping defences of even the biggest Mech, the ARMICUST prefers to ambush and overwhelm opposition. #indiegamedev #gamedev

#MechShuffle Anniversary Patch in 2 Days! Here's a peek at one of the two new units coming in the patch: The OPIFEX light VTOL! This compact scout likes to fire from cover and keep out of reach of melee attacks. #indiegame #Mech

Working on pilot customization in Drop Command. Added a level up system where you choose new pilot traits. Realized an rpg like stats system is needed to give pilots more room to grow and distinguish themselves. Exact details still in the works, but definitely needing a mix of combat and noncombat.

Today it took me 5 hours of debugging to learn the hard way that a struct is only surface-level value type. Since arrays are reference types, an array inside of a struct will only be copied by reference. The bug this was causing: modifying the loadout of 1 mech was changing the loadout of all mechs.

Going to be honest, I feel very demotivated to make art and work on the game 😔 I know it's not the biggest deal in the world to miss a deadline I set for myself. It's beyond that. The dev scene feels so commercialized and against indies. I just want to make silly little games.

Some of my favourite moments in gaming come from a sudden sense of scale when I see something I perceived as large, absolutely eclipsed by something new and gigantic. Trying to capture that feeling in #DropCommand #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

New Drop Command devlog is live! Check it out for some retro Mech combat action. Lots of progress done on the campaign, and lots of optimizations. New units, new weapons, and 29 new planets! #gamedev #indiegamedev

Here's the main screen of my idle game with the retro GBA feel! Pupperoni is a placeholder and can be ignored. Just a few more things to add before it's done! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #pokemon

First look at the resource generators! Inspired by evolution stones. Might need to tweak the top two to match the rest #WIP #GameArt #gamedev #indiegame #pokemon

Four new planets in #DropCommand! The push to add content for the procedural campaign continues. Can't wait to have the demo ready to share. #indiegamedev

Progress on #DropCommand is coming along! The procedural campaign is getting closer to ready for a demo release. #gamedev

Adding new content can feel very abstract. I added mineral refineries. Needed a base layout, needing colour coded squares to set where different building chunk spawn relationships. Still, feels pretty rewarding when all the game systems work together to streamline adding new content!

It's been 6 months since the last update, time for a ton of news! From 10 new planets, to 2 new vehicles and the first steps towards a procedural campaign! Check out the Drop Command game #devlog and let me know what you think! #gamedev #indiegame youtu.be/p-9cFx79K4w

First attempt at the 2D projection is done! These are the stars in the Hyades cluster. The red dots are the star systems that are currently in the demo. Still a lot of work to do, but progress is progress!

First step towards 'empire management' in Drop Command: an accurate 3D map of the star cluster! Next up... probably a 2D projection to create a player interface for travelling between stars.

Finally updated the Drop Command terrain generator. Now uses chunks instead of one giant mesh. Opens up many new possibilities! For optimizing the game, next up is reducing map generation times! The glories of gamedev...

Announce Trailer: Drop Command! store.steampowered.com/news/app/194...

Got to 1000 Wishlists! Hard at work on the gameplay trailer. Thanks everyone! #indiegames #indiegamedev

Drop Command v0.1.27 is now live! Lots new in this update. #gamedev #indiegames pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command...

Almost ready to start work on the Drop Command gameplay trailer! Just one more day of polish to do.

New version of Drop Command is up and ready! New mission type: Dropship Defense #indiegamedev #indiegames pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command...

Working on the next Alpha Demo update. Got plenty of optimizations and bug fixes done. Aiming for this Friday. We'll see if I can get the new mission type in by then!

Devlog 12 is up! Check out what's new in Drop Command. Developing a Mech Combat game for 1500 hours over 3 years, here's where we're at now. #indiegames #gamedev youtu.be/SmNDcJIyoX0?...

Drop Command Alpha Demo is now live! pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command #IndieGame #GameDev

Not sure what happened yesterday, but thank you for the Drop Command wishlist spike! Getting real close to 1k~

Working hard to get the Drop Command alpha playtest demo ready for the weekend! Which day remains to be seen. Still a long list of tasks to get through.

Good morning everyone! News update time: Roadmap for 2025. Check it out to see whats next for Drop Command! #gamedev #indiegames youtu.be/H7I0m1H6u9E

Steam year in review... I guess I like Mech games!

STEAM SALE has begun! Get Mech Shuffle at 30% off~ store.steampowered.com/app/2075760/...

Back to working on Drop Command! Crushed 4 bugs this morning. Next up, add troop transports!

@brackeys.com Welcome Brackeys!

Patch 2.02 is now live! Thank you Mech Pilots new and old who have been playing Mech Shuffle. Your support means a lot to me! #IndieGameDev #indiegames store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

#MechShuffle Patch 2.02 coming in about an hour. Just doing some final testing first.

Working on our post-launch QoL patch! store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiegames #GameDev #MechShuffle

Launch week for Mech Shuffle went very well! I'm glad to have so many new people playing the game. It's also gratifying to see the mean time played shooting up =D (1/3)

Oof, really twisting that knife there at the end 🥲 #indiegamedev I had to get my first negative review eventually... do any of you GameDev people remember your first negative review?

#MechShuffle Release Day 3 Results: I am fascinated by the large spike in wishlists post launch. Consistent ~100 new wishlists each day. Sales are slightly higher than expected, with about 25% coming from wishlists, 75% from other sources #IndieGameDev #GameDev

#MechShuffle Release Day 2 Results: Sales are higher than expected (5x that of Day 1, mostly non-wishlisters), and wishlists grew by 100). Day 1 was lower sales and higher wishlists than I had expected. Day 2 was improved sales/wishlists. #indiedev #GameDev

Thanks so much!! Very excited to have finished such a big project

#MechShuffle Release, Day 1 Results: lower sales and more wishlists than expected. People are interested in the game, but the price is too high? What are your thoughts #indiegamedev and #GameDev?

Thanks so much! Looking forward to hearing everyone's reactions to the new content

Mech Shuffle is now fully released! 20% off sale on now! store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiegamedev #indiegames #indiedev

Happy Friday #indiegames players! 1 hour until #MechShuffle 2.0 launches, here's hoping for a smooth release~

Game is releasing from #earlyaccess in... 12 hours! Also, there will be a 20% off sale lasting for 1 week starting at the same time! Can't believe #MechShuffle is finally ready for release. #GameDev

Mech Shuffle release in under 48 hours! Can't believe it's almost done after over 2 years work. #indiegamedev

Too many mech games releasing all at once! Where will I find the time?? #Mechwarrior5Clans #MechShuffle

Working on the press kit for #MechShuffle, prepping for launch in 9 days! #indiegame impress.games/press-kit/pi...

Mech Shuffle Steam Demo is approved for release! I'll hit the RELEASE button at midnight tonight (that's in about 12 hours). Now to finish the 2.0 full release patch in time for Oct 25th.