"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.

I know that this is Too Much but I had to wind down from a very intense Age of Wonders 4 session and how else but doodling in the margins?

Reinstalled Caves of Qud. Picked a Star-Eyed Vesper. My pet(?)s(?) either/or quickly turned into a pool of sugary, molten wax that I could sell & sent a canvas folding chair running around town, then later infected the giant amoeba that I’d proselytised so it randomly teleports.

I had too many notes for games that I am playing on my desk, so a while ago I ordered this frog notebook. Now all of these notes go in the frog notebook.

I had too many notes for games that I am playing on my desk, so I while ago I ordered this frog notebook. Now all of these notes go in the frog notebook.

Nekron the Risen was just being kinda cute today 🥰 (Guess how many times I’ve accidentally read Fangir’s name as “Fangirl”)

All I’m gonna say is that if this big fella can have low morale then I don’t feel so bad about having a rough day now and then.

Happy that Dave likes my project but also it’s gotten even weirder in the past week, and I haven’t even put in the real weird stuff yet.

Devlog 20: Interesting challenges I’ve found in completing the first chapter of the game. ben304.blogspot.com/2025/10/devl...

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

When I was small I did not daydream about jetpacks, flying cars or space travel. I daydreamed about crop circles, arcane alphabets, secret places, Gods hidden in nature. I think that's why I'm making an adventure game.

Honestly, the best way to make an artist’s day is by being very specific about what you like about a piece. Geek out a lil. Gush over how they use line, color, texture. Every mark is layed down by the artist, so if you can connect with those little moments, it helps the artist feel seen.

Got a NEW VIDEO for y'all! Gradius Advance/Galaxies/Generation may not be the first entry you think of, but it not only is a great way to blast Bacterions on the go, but also wants to help you be a better Vic Viper pilot! #retrogaming #gba #gameboyadvance #gradius www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntrj...

Another perfect spring day! I ended up walking 35km this weekend. I have missed the sun, and I can feel myself recharged by it. Now I spring to life like a thorny weed in the garden - unexpected and strange, and full of vigour.

If today is the best day I get all to myself this spring, at least I know I did not squander it.

Devlog 19: Building gameplay. ben304.blogspot.com/2025/09/devl...

Also, friends, I think Red Mars might be the Moby-Dick of hard science fiction. I'm enjoying it so much.

Spring is coming, and every day I check on the budding leaves to see their progress. It's magical to watch how fast it happens, but also wonderful inspiration for the alien world I am drawing.

The visual design of the amphitheater was before we figured out how to (vaguely) show people in the city, but the scalloped tent is one of my favorite details across all the buildings.

A quick mockup of a rock made from 4 rock, 3 bush, and 3 leafy bushel assets. The assets can be used in different palettes to create more depth easily. 2nd image is the parts used and their palette variants. #gamedev #pixelart

Some days, progress is just fixing one stubborn bug. That’s enough. You’re still further than yesterday. #gamedev #indiedev

Cry Out Loud is officially OUT! Some announcements coming later this week but you can now get it in shops near you! Or if you fancy, I have a special doodled hardcover edition up in the shop if you want to buy from me directly! ko-fi.com/s/6bbde422a2

This scene had been waiting for me to paint the details in properly for forever. I finally got there last week. :)

This scene had been waiting for me to paint the details in properly for forever. I finally got there last week. :)

1 more day 'til CRY OUT LOUD! See what the critics are saying! In addition to great reviews from Kirkus and Bulletin, Cry Out Loud got its first starred review from School Library Journal!

That strange term, ‘magical realism’. As if the reality of being a symbiotic cluster of countless cells and electrical impulses that exists cohesively enough to assume an identity and hold opinions, all while hurtling around a ball of life-giving plasma, isn’t ‘magical’ enough.

It is too windy to go walking today. Time to fill myself with coffee and strange books.

You awaken on a white shore, unsure what you’ve lost. Dark rites brought me, @ratcasket.itch.io , and @puppiesandanime.bsky.social together. Something stirs. More soon. #indiedev #gamedev #conceptart

Something beautiful for the weekend! An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell c. 500,000-300,000 years ago! The shell’s central display has been described as an example of aesthetic intention by the toolmaker. West Tofts, Norfolk. 📷 MAA Cambridge University #Archaeology

I've been interested in the SFF novelist obsession with Catholicism (Dune, Book of the New Sun, A Canticle for Leibowitz) for a while, then last night read the first of this book's Canterburian tales and it's such a fun/awful twist on this.

No, like a CRPG gamer! From Wizardry's "Werdna" and "Trebor", to Baldur's Gate's "Semaj" and "Koveras", and the ultimate - Might & Magic VI's "KCOPS", "ULUS", "ARUHU", "TYYOCS" "YOCCM" and "KRIK", I have been trained to look for this for years!

For months I had been vaguely trying to track down a very old book that I had seen some great illustrations from, knowing it had some impossible to remember exotic name. I finally tracked it down tonight and the title is “Etidorhpa” - literally just “Aphrodite” in reverse.

KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?" BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao" 1. "It, um, doesn't say anything." 2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe." 3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."

Hexapucchu, the beautiful, modern 8-bit text adventure with CYOA-like elements, has been updated and ported to modern PCs ❤️ brocantygames.itch.io/hexapucchu

Beautiful dawn this morning. Jupiter and Venus still visible in the rising glow of the sun, the moon high overhead to the west, birds passing by silently. Just for a moment things felt calm.

Every day I stop by this bobtail and say hello to it. At first it was very wary of me but it's gotten quite used to me now. Today it was so warm and sleepy in the sun that it just opened one eye a tiny bit and then went straight back to dozing.

Say what you will about algorithms - YouTube knows exactly what I want to see.

Another 1-bit official wallpaper for PicoTron

Here's an example of a sketched version of a scene from my game vs the final paint. Most of the problems are already solved, but it takes hours of work to get the colours, details and balance just right.

Here's an example of a sketched version of a scene from my game vs the final paint. Most of the problems are already solved, but it takes hours of work to get the colours, details and balance just right.

This frontispiece in my book just made me laugh a lot. Is this Buddhist reincarnation, or some other form of afterlife?

[night chough voice] good man

hard to believe that x . com missed

After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now! moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash #msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame

I'm making a point & click adventure game about unusual places and unusual ideas.

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I'm making a point & click adventure game about unusual places and unusual ideas.

it used to be so simple

Trying out Neyyah the way you knew I would - doing all the maps and notes myself. So far the puzzles have been satisfying to solve.