Happy 5th anniversary, #HertenHeld !

Nageru (OC) and Shimmer Zoologist #Terraria

Many years ago, I had a realistic dream about Book wall/Blocks in Terraria. When I asked Leinfors about it and he told me they were not a thing, but he liked the idea and promised to get them in game. He may have passed away, but years later his promise was held up and they were added. #Terraria

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📣 We’re counting down to the official 1.4.5 trailer! Check back tomorrow for the big reveal and stay tuned for the full changelog on launch day, January 27th!

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Zool posting #terraria

Instant Noodles #Undertale

I hope you all enjoy the little contributions I did for Terraria 1.4.5 during January 27th!!~ It's been nothing but amazing to work with this awesome team and I'm so happy everyone can get a chance to play the update soon! forums.terraria.org/index.php?th...

#ArtSummary2025 We have finally reached the end of 2025 and what a year of all time it was. A lot of art things happened, including my very first Art Fight, a birthday art series, and character designs for upcoming projects. Regular practice has definitely helped with my speed and confidence!

2025 Drawing Summary

Art Summary for 2025. Let's keep it up going into 2026. #DragonithArt

Little bit late but here’s my 2025 art summary aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa thank you all for the support - YOU know who you are!! 🫶

Almost forgot: My Art Summary of 2025

During the process of posting the HertenHeld posts, I've been looking back to give it one more update. This update mostly adds some difficulity and some challenges for the daring. ppowersteef.itch.io/hertenheld/d... Thank you for watching my bluesky posts series #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

The first drawing of 2026!! 🌟🌈✨

And that marks the end of me talking about my game #HertenHeld Hope y'all enjoyed it I remember having the idea to have 'Metroid reward' ending screens depending on your prestations, but I got tired doing gamedev. If this post gets 50 likes I may draw a new ending screen or something idk

Alright, time to talk about the big one, the Alraune 'Althaea' plant girl boss herself. This is probably my biggest and favorite boss I've designed so far. So let's break this down for a bit. more stuff in the comments (1/15) #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev #alraune

The roses here in the pre-boss area was inspired by the final dungeon in TTYD, with many rose patterns all around the area. Alraunes, to my knowledge, also started out as a girl inside a rose, so that makes for a nice extra. #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

The honey pool area serves as a short introduction to a new status effect. It also serves as a little 'Tourian' segment right before the final boss Several carnivorous plants also appear here, along with many honey sacs #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

Flowers #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Merry Christmas everyone!

The extra mode give me opportunity's to get some new level design ideas out there for the existing engine. This contraption was one of them. #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

Nageru is the main character of Overgrowth She share most of Samantha's endgame skillset, but has a few differences to set them apart. One notable been that she trades a double jump for a wall jump, allowing for some trickier platforming #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

My talk about HertenHeld is now done So...let's talk a bit about it's extra mode! It kinda started out with just one idea: Having my Alraune char in the game as a boss I really like alraunes, and they had such a cool boss-like presence, I'd love to see them in game #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

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For the game's ending, I remember making the cutscene to sync well with the music. And it took multiple repetitions, for one such a cutscene, it took at least a whole day to make it work. The story as whole is not complicated, I preferred to focus on gameplay #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

I've noticed that most of my bosses are pretty difficult when they're in the hands of other players. I design them so they're fun for my experience. But while I already know everything when creating, other people will not know that This is why testers are important #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

I love this attack from the wolf boss. I remember been inspired by Dracula's fire pillars in Smash Ultimate. And it was a cool attack to implement. The way the wolf charges through the pillars before they expire is an added bonus. #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

Oh what's that ring of glowing mushrooms? Why, it must be @runicpixels.nl's birthday today!

For the boss of the game, I wanted to go back to the "wolves as skilled combat enemies" idea again. I went with the idea that their attacks adapts depending on how you attack them It has no weak points, but instead it soft-counters close or at range depending on you #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

There's always room for your art! I didn't even believe in my own art until recently! You got this!!

I remember now a fun fact about birds. They only appear in areas without enemies. You can't harm them, but they'll fly away when disturbed. (whether that's by moving, or by shooting an arrow) If you stand still, they may also approach you. #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

Birds #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

One more of the funny interactions. Introduce a old dangerous enemy you encountered a while before, showing how much you've improved. Then introduce a stronger version of that enemy close afterwards. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

I like it when earlier and frequently visited areas become more difficult as you progress through the game. Like stronger enemies may appear, or obstacles may change. It makes for a good narrative too. Inspired from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Metroid Fusion. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

Fire Arrow is a pretty simplistic charge ability, but I like that it has that element of multiple use cases. It's only directly shown to light up torches, but you can also burn down a column of vines with it. Discovering that on your own is the way forward. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

The statue here originally did not have a background character. It was inspired from a certain statue in Golden Sun. Though, when one of the testers made a funny remark about her, she became a character of her own. ...And ended up becoming broken in Fallen Star #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

I remember when this miniboss was once a character I made before their backstory was figured out. She could be either a descendant or ascendant of another character. This game basically made the stepping stone of her role, and what later became Fallen Star #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

At some point, you come accross an old, unhabited ruin. This was something to change the game's pacing Through the stained glass, you can see connections with another game I made. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #Indiedev

At some point, you'll end back close to where you started, but now with a new upgrade to try out anywhere. From this point, there's no clear direction given where to go next, and it's up to you to find it out. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

What makes for a good and funny trap is if it's introduced as something safe first. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

HertenHeld features some hidden tricks to deal with certain tough enemies, one of them been that the wolves can be one-shotted by a bow while stunned with a knife #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

The Seed Bomb is probably my favorite item in the game. It can be used as an overhead throw, to cover enemies above and below, it can be placed down to be used as a trap, and it can be triggered faster when using an arrow. It's a great expansion to her arsenal. #HertenHeld #Gamedev #indiedev

Sometimes I like to make rooms where a specific enemy design can have it's spotlight for a moment. This room filled with ninja owls is one of them. #HertenHeld #gamedev #indiedev

And to be proud of effort, not just success, because effort is something you have influence over. Success is but a consequence of a lot of effort and a lot of luck.