I'm a firm believer people should have access to art and the things we create. Here's a full, free, downloadable PDF of Beneath the Grove CH. 1. Save it, print it for yourself, share with your buds- whatever! Have a happy Friday!! drive.google.com/file/d/1CY_M...

Been using affinity for my 2D art stuff on Little Rock Shop and most of the time it's fine but lately my files have gotten to the point where there are too many art boards and saving starts to chug 😭

Been stuck on some of the shopkeeping/crafting mechanics for Little Rock Shop, and visited Moore Than Rocks in Kent, WA to get some inspiration and ideas 😊 My little one helped me pick out some tumbled rocks to try to add into the game as well! #gamedev #process

Working on the inventory for Little Rock Shop 😎 #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiegamedev #rockhounding

Working on the inventory for Little Rock Shop 😎 #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiegamedev #rockhounding

Store page is live for Little Rock Shop! Wishlist now! Rocks rocks rocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4205970/... #indiegame #gamedev #rocks

Sometimes #gamedev gives you fun little surprises. Like updating the character rig, and now my jog animation comes with 1000% more whimsy

More work on The Little Rock Shop! Workshop interaction is coming together nicely 😎 #rockhounding #gamedev #indiegame

Unintentional #art collab with my toddler?? Cleaning the mass of paint off her whiteboard only to pause and see this. 10/10, no notes!

For #WishlistWednesday, check out the latest trailer for #FlippingPhantom! Play the demo and wishlist it on Steam today! store.steampowered.com/app/3866090/... #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #pixelart #puzzlegame #spoopy

The #pnw right now

Having #ADHD and doing #gamedev (especially solo) feels a lot like being Sisyphus, but also accidentally letting the boulder roll down the hill cause you weren't quite fully paying attention There's not a single thing I work on that stays one thing. It always branches into at least 3 more 😆

Clearing a clogged storm drain of leaves and yard debris so the flooded street can drain is so satisfying 😌 All ya need are boots, a bucket, and a rake! #pnw

Continuing to make improvements on the rock game! - Updated rock generation - Added rock splitting - Inventory & interaction - Some early foliage to fill out the environment #gamedev #indiegame #rocks #screenshotsaturday

I get accidentally leaving trash behind, but people who just dump trash in forests and natural areas should be forced to go clean it and at least one other spot

HEY I'M ANNOUNCING MY COOL NEW INDIE GAME Kick back, relax, and get cleaning solo or with friends! The multiverse is a messy place, and when things get dirty the S.K.R.U.B. Squad is there! Please wishlist and share, it really helps a whole lot! 👇👇👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3900170/...

Debugging is fun because you can be like "why is this rock I just broke still the same weight as before" And then you look at the clock and it's been 2 hours #gamedev

I love me some high quality hobby supplies. Whether it's a fancy set of brushes, a drawing tablet with a screen, or maybe a really nice pair of hiking boots. BUT It's SOO fun seeing how much you can stretch bottom of the barrel, cheap supplies! Sure the quality is worse, but IT'S FUN

AAAAA PHEW just finished binding a bunch of new zines that compile my PNW fantasy sketch pages :”) just in time for when I get to table at the Portland Zine Symposium tomorrow if anyone’s in the area come say hi!!!

My new game about #rockhounding is slowly coming together! Been focusing on the environment working, because there has to be lots and lots of rock variety! #gamedev #madewithunity #screenshotsaturday

#b3d trick Sometimes doing UVs and texturing can be tricky because of little nooks and crannies in the model, but you can duplicate part of the mesh or make shape keys to explode it and simplify the process a little bit :)

Workshop is coming along 🙌

Making a game about #rocks as my next project. Currently in the ass stage of making it astonishing 😆 But it's coming along nicely! #gamedev

Lmao the new game I'm working on is conceptually simpler than some of the other projects I've worked on but it's LITTERED with unique UI elements and different cameras, throwing me for a loop a bit 😅

I'm curious what Affinity's announcement is gonna be in regards to the "creative freedom" today. Hoping it's something super useful and not a rug pull for the existing customer base :)

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I need an in game calendar for my current project(s), and I am resisting the urge to make an overkill solution by rebuilding an actual calendar 🫠

Rainy PNW hiking #pnw

Hiking and finding cool rocks is a blast, but I GOT TO SEE AN OWL 😍😍 I was carrying our toddler and my wife looked up from tying her boot to see a shadow swooping down at us from behind!! It was trying to be all imposing in the rain but I know behind those talons is a 2lb raging cotton ball 🤗

The truism of "if you can't make ot fun woth just cubes, you can't make it fun with amazing graphics" just highlights this point. Point A has a powerup. Point B has health. Point C a secret door. Point D is the exit. That's your level at its most stripped back.

Trying to chisel away at some mineral stone we got rockhounding recently, a fragment split off and it has quartz, grossular garnet, and epidote all clustered together

You'd think a day of adventure would wipe a toddler out but instead it's me, barely awake face down on the floor while she begins to dump out the magnet tiles 🤣

#gamedev has been going strong despite radio silence. Full time dad life + good weather has me very busy 😊 Been doing lots of concept art work to get to a better spot for Emberhold! And trying to come up with a creative way to link Pinehearth with it! Pinehearth is also getting an update but TBA

Tumbling some rocks, will it be shiny or sand I could read instructions but where's the fun in that I skimmed some though

Something that might seem a bit silly from the outside but has made working on Emberhold a pure joy again is that I'm trying to make sure whatever I'm working on, I can have my toddler playtest #gamedev can feel challenging for me while juggling parenting, but this has made it a little less so!

Swapped the demo for "Tides of Tethys" to have its own steam page, where people can now leave reviews for the demo and give feedback. Check it out if you haven't :D store.steampowered.com/app/3477630/...

A burl found we found on a hike yesterday, not 500 feet from a bible someone abandoned a while ago next to a giant moss covered tree. On the cover of the bible was a faded note saying "Mommy loves you. Daddy loves you. We're so proud of you" The energy was so eerie there. We left quite quickly.

These boxes won't break themselves #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Drawing is just so fun once you loosen up and hit that flowing stage Doesn't matter if its detail work or concepting 😌

So excited for @seattleindies.bsky.social SLICE 2025 tomorrow

The old adage "measure twice, cut once" can be applied to #gamedev too @chrisdeleon.bsky.social has mentioned the importance of effective prototyping methods in the past, like building the facade of the mechanic before implementing it Or you can be like me, gutting my mechanic for the 3rd time 😌

Doing some morning drawing and I'm like "haha why does my cheek tickle??" and I brush my face to discover a spider crawling on it. Whyyyyy

A mop has been the life saver for budding toddler independence 😂 Amazing to watch the little one pour water/juice/tea, but sometimes that cup is a slippery target

Working on biomes for Pinehearth! Still just rough concepting at the moment, but a large number of changes planned for 1.2 :) #gamedev #b3d

#adhd people who are working solo or "very remotely", have you had any luck supplementing the body doubling/surrounded by people working aspect of work? Sometimes, I can call a friend and talk their ear off for 20-40 min while working and that does the trick. But I start working at 5am some days

When I mean to use 😂 but use 😹

I love that every aspect of #gamedev is a rabbit hole that you can spend ungodly amounts of time in Yesterday I spent my whole working time making a cool looking map 😅 I had 2 other tasks I was intent on at least starting

Is there a way in #b3d #blender to make it so the eraser will default to "erase alpha" instead of just using the background/foreground color inverse?

A book I have been reading talked about "a way to face a sense of dread was to write it out. Get it out on paper, get it out into the world so you can see it for what it is." This same concept can be applied to game dev! App dev! Whatever you are working on or learning, really.

idea guys: "AI stole my job"