Shoutout to everyone who choose to create in spite of everything

I have officially taken a full week off. I had this inner monologue right after I realized that: "Alright! Week's up! Permission to Proceed?" "You're off the leash! Go get em' bud!" "Roger that!" *feral programmer dog noises* I am now working on optimization lol. #indiedev #gamedev

Been taking the week off of game dev cuz I realized I haven't taken a break since I move into my new place. Been playing a custom Minecraft modpack to relax...AND! I did some Pixel art of Arkon, my Warforged Artificer! Might use it in a future game? #gamedev #pixelart #art #indiedev

HOLY UPDATE BATMAN! I apparently haven't mentioned a few things, and my game's almost ready for playtesting again! WE GOT BRAND NEW UI! Detailed info in alt text! Check out the rest of the thread for more updates! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot

Been getting ideas for another game I'd like to *eventually* make, and I'm throwing around two VERY different concepts for the main character. Either Female Archmage, or GENTLEMAN: #pixelart #art #gamedev #indiedev

Just finished DELTARUNE chapters 1&2, and I gotta say...I'M HOOKED! I'm enjoying it MUCH more than UNDERTALE tbh. The main villain of ch2 is HILARIOUS! If you haven't played it, chapters 1&2 are FREE! i just hope @tobyfox.undertale.com and team don't take 10 more years to finish it. ;) #deltarune

If you see a white coral spire poking out of the Reaper's Sea, that means there's an Underwater City of Merfolk there! Merfolk are friendly to all factions, making their cities great places to dock and sell cargo! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Finally got around to making the mortar models! I had been using some Godot prefabs before for like a year or more now. Feels good to finally have this done! #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #godot

I don't play games anymore...I MAKE THEM! #gamedev #indiedev #godot youtube.com/shorts/t1cL9...

I've added a lot to my game over the past few days, but I think the best thing is the Emergency Return Crystal (ERC)! With this equipped, if your ship sinks, you and your crew will be safely teleported back to the last port you visited! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

This makes me giggle: #gamedev #indedev #transgender #lgbtq

Hopefully a progress post later today or tomorrow...but! If you're a #gamedev or #indiedev and ever in need of a large list of names to choose from (to say, randomly name a character) this website has been a godsend: www.galbithink.org/names/us200.... It's nicely organized by decade and popularity!

Need some new socks? 🧦 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev

Got lost in the sauce while drawing a random Vampire Thrall and she ended up with some serious main character aura 🫠 I guess she deserves a name now.. 🤣 #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

DMV FGC cornerstone and friend of mine Ludovic Mbock has unfortunately been detained by ICE. Folks are trying to raise money for his legal fees, please donate if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/support-lu...

Just added something I've been wanting to for a while...SEAGULLS! I used to have a giant arrow above my encounters, but I always wanted circling seagulls...well, NOW I'VE GOT THEM! And, they fly away when you've looted everything from the encounter! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #seagull

Friday father & daughter game update. Today I got a super cool water shader working, quite happy how water looks now! Also added intractable elements, like signs and other animals to talk to. Not too bad for one day's work! #indiedev #gamedev

Maya's had a rough day/week. She came down with a stress UTI from moving last Sunday, and today I had to drive her 45min to see our vet for a follow up. She's doing much better now, but I caught her cuddling with Blahaj this evening. :) #cat #catsofbluesky

Been a hot minute! Been working on adding a new piece of ship equipment! Magicka GAUSS Cannons! They replace your regular cannons and fire forwards instead of to the side. No SFX yet, but I'm working on it! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

Sorry I've been silent the past while, been busy moving to a new house! Feels like a new chapter in my life is beginning...AND! Maya approves of the cat tree!

Another Reaper's Sea Update! I decided that the sails needed to be more interesting, and of course, the Pirates needed their "Teeth and Sabers" on full display, so now sails will have the ship's faction symbol on them! They will now also show if Swift or Haste Sails are Equipped! #indiedev #gamedev

I'm back for the first post of 2026! I've made a new water shader! Full disclosure, I used some AI generated code for a base, but I've spent several sessions rewriting it, to the point where it doesn't resemble the original at all! My shaders below with more info in alt text! #indiedev #gamedev

I can't even imagine doing this. Great job Sami!

🎄Merry Christmas to the indie builders, the solo devs, the ones shipping between family dinners. a reminder that it's good to take a break. after all, we build to have freedom and spend time with the ones we love!

I love this low-poly Seagull I made, he's so cute! He's just a little dude! Just a guy! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #blender3d

Another thing I've made in the past few weeks, you can use and combine some types of cargo now! Ship Parts make Repair Materials, and Small Sails can become large! I also added Smooth Sailing zones which increase your speed for a short time! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #screenshotsaturday

Time for another Reaper's Sea Update! I've finally come up with the flags for the 3 main factions, and created a flagpole! #indiedev #gamedev #godot

This is the face of a murderer. Maya and Tink had their own bird for Thanksgiving, its corpse was all over my kitchen! I'd post the crime scene, but I think it would count as Not Safe For Life...Happy Thanksgiving I guess! #cat #cats #thanksgiving

@leonmassey.bsky.social Dis u? (Context: I'm working on a character model for my game, and from this angle he looks familiar lol) #indiedev #gamedev

All Hands On Deck!🔔ALL BASE SHIPS ARE IN THE GAME! Just Finished adding the Frigate tonight. We also have a lot more equipment options now! Swift/Haste Sails increase speed, and Compact Cargo Racks Increase Cargo Capacity! Check the image alt descriptions for more info! #indiedev #gamedev

Got my animation bug again and decided to try out Blender's Grease Pencil this time! This is a character I came up with in middle school and still have fond memories of to this day! Started with a sketch in my sketchbook, and then got to work in Blender! #art #animation #blender #kingdomhearts

Took a picture of the supermoon tonight. Unfortunately I caught it as it was dying down. Still cool tho! #photography #art #space #moon

New Equipment Alert! Mines! They will fire off the deck of your ship and float in the water until an enemy ship runs into them, dealing massive fire damage! I used the red barrel model I made a while ago for the mines, as I thought they just kinda made sense. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #godot

New ship alert! Schooners! These ships are halfway between a Brig and a Gunboat. Faster then a Brig, yet more storage and firepower then a Gunboat. Now that I have a lot of the systems in place, making new content is a lot easier! - Relo #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

Newest addition to Reaper's Sea: Torpedoes! A favorite of my DnD group, these do great damage, but they are slow moving so you really have to lead your shots! I originally wanted them to be steel but the torpedoes were hard to see in the water, so I went with an iron look. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

One of these: - "Subdivision Surface 60 Times" - "Mirror Pose Doesn't Work" - "Needed One Line Change" #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #3dmodelling #3danimation

Hello there! Got a new Reaper's Sea update for you! We've got Man O' Wars! The largest ship in the Reaper's Sea, they can hold a lot of cargo and a lot of cannons! However, they move and turn slowly, but if they hit you with a broadside, you'll be in a world of hurt! -Relo #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

Listening to the Hades 2 soundtrack, and here's an instrument combination I would have never thought of: Heavy Synth, Electric Guitar...AND SAXOPHONE?! #hades2 #music #gaming #gamedev #indiedev youtu.be/mqng4Szbb2c?...

One more for the collection! @lavendertowne.bsky.social

The more things I've made, the less I've been interested in publicly criticizing the things that other people make, because once you make a few things you start to understand what a miracle it is that anything gets made at all

Hello there everyone! I just dropped the first video on my game: Reaper's Sea! Go check it out on YouTube! youtu.be/46UQgb35TiE #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #godot

Just finished Little Witch Acadamia last night and how Studio Trigger manages to include a mech in everything they make I'll never know! I'm not complaining, I just think it's really funny. Highly recommend if you haven't watched it! #anime #littlewitchacademia #studiotrigger

I am now genuinely worried that the however many thousands of important open source projects hosted on GitHub will eventually be destroyed by Microsoft. Blender, Godot, Bambu Studio, among a whole bunch more that I use on a daily basis, including my own game prototypes such as Reaper's Sea.

I've been practicing drawing in between working on Reaper's Sea (which I hope to have an overview video on soon), and I finally got some eyes I like! Only took me ACTUALLY USING A REFRENCE to get right! #art #digitalart #krita #anime

Just wanted to share this around. This is a musical tribute to my sensei's late sister in law, written, produced, and performed by her husband, but with AI visuals and vocals matching her from her youth. THIS is what creativity with AI should look like! youtu.be/WIBqiCAZA20?... #art #music

Team Dark doodle! 💕✨ #SonicTheHedgehog #fanart

I discovered Starship Velociraptor by Galactikraken, Johnathan Young, and Voltan, and I can't stop listening to it! So I decided to make my own version of the Starship Velociraptor in Blender! These guys really did a great job, and you should go watch the music video on YouTube! #art #music #anime

I awaken from my slumber to say...HELL YES! MARVEL TOKON! youtu.be/6fbfrV5qqnU?... #fgc #gaming

More Reaper's Sea progress! Working on some port towns so I don't have just a squished hemisphere for large islands lol. Here's the WIP Royal Shipyard, home of the Royal Navy!

I just made a #monsterhunterwilds meal tonight, based on the meal I usually cook in game. I thought it was going to be just ok...this is an 11/10 steak. I CANNOT recommend this enough!