Entry 004 of the Indie Highlight Series is out now! The devs behind two exciting flight arcade games discuss their in-development projects and give us a lot of exclusive insights! #indiegame #indiedev #flightsim

Grappling hooks belong in EVERY game even on planes #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

here's a completely normal behind-the-scenes for you: The in-game render (bottom-left) is showing the contents of the scene directly above it. These two things are the same, just from different viewpoints. Game dev. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

meanwhile, in the #NovaSquadron writing room with @crowwmonarch.bsky.social

sometimes you just say a whole load of words and all of a sudden you've accidentally named a game wild how things work out sometimes go wishlist delivery must complete

Games called DELIVERY MUST COMPLETE now #gamedev #indiedev

Shoot 'em up #indiegame #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

it costs $0.00 to support a full-time indie dev team 🥹

So I have good news and bad news for cockpit view enjoyers: The good news is that it will be coming to the game and I have some pretty cool plans for the HUD! The bad news is that it’s scheduled for 0.7.0, and 0.4.0 only released 2 months ago.

#NovaSquadron is (sort of) working again! Not much in the way of graphical improvements yet, but it is currently running at 20% higher FPS than 0.4.0. In other words, regular missions are finally locked at 60FPS on Steam Deck! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

In Nova Squadron, a Valkyrie calls in fire support on a supply base. Even in the atmosphere of Jupiter in the year 2283, long-range bombardment continues to be an overwhelming asset. #indiegame #flightsim #NovaSquadron @claradoth.bsky.social

recovering from being very depressed these last few weeks, so progress has been slow (also working on stuff I can't show yet) So here's an art repost from ABYSS X ZERO, with a few adjustments on models + animations since last time! Music by @ironfairy.bsky.social #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly #axz

The sun's rising for the first time over a completely new graphics system: Unity 2020.3 -> Unity 6.2 HD Render Pipeline -> Universal Render Pipeline This is still a VERY early work-in-progress, but at least it's not flat magenta any more! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

I art directed and did graphics on this game. I promise it's something special

It's been a while. Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs. store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

The Mana Gem spell summons a shimmering crystal, which gains power every time a spell is cast. After three turns, it detonates, damaging everything nearby with its accumulated energy. Don't stand too close! #indiedev #indiegame

Thunder Helix 0.626(a) is now live on the 'preview/beta' branch [added] APC vehicle. Find some in the free-flight map. [fixed] Mis-aligned zoom buttons on the map screen. #flightsim #lowpoly #gamedev #solodev 🚁

Working on different models/animations for item chests in ABYSS X ZERO, to better suit the context of what you'll find inside and the level they are in. (yes, even the last one is an item chest, technically) Now we just need a proper item collect jingle... #gamedev #lowpoly #madewithunity #axz

Enemy AA guns and SAMs can pose a pretty dangerous threat to the Valkyrie, since it's not exactly what you'd call "agile". Fortunately, the Hydra Missile allows you to soften up an enemy target from well out of retaliation range. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

The Valkyrie in Nova Squadron is an attacker all-star. Capable of even dismantling formations of warships, it is equally effective in... street to street combat? Avoid getting out flanked by flying away. #NovaSquadron #indiegame #flightsim

Watch Project Red Sun's demo gameplay trailer here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdiD... Wishlist on Steam, and follow our social media accounts to know when the demo comes out! store.steampowered.com/app/3437690/... #ProjectRedSun #games #pcgames #indiegames #indie #madewithunity

I haven't posted much since 0.4.0 released, and I wanted to show you why: I've ripped out and am now replacing #NovaSquadron 's entire rendering pipeline. All the graphics code. So here's a #screenshotsaturday of how gorgeous the game currently looks: #gamedev #indiedev

From the visionary artist behind #ABZÛ, #ThePathless, and #Journey comes a new adventure: Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊

Gameplay Preview Coming Soon! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3437690/Project_Red_Sun/ #ProjectRedSun #games #pcgames #indiegames #indie #madewithunity

ROBIN MENTIONED!!!!

If you’re curious about what’s going into 0.5.0, I managed to sneak some never-before-seen screenshots in here as well!

Commandeering my own #screenshotsaturday to show off some other games you'll probably like! @gabrielsolon.bsky.social's Supermaneuver @mackerelskydev.bsky.social's At Sky's Edge @fleetwoodzak.bsky.social's Project Red Sun @yoyoyollie.bsky.social's Cloudbreaker #gamedev #indiedev

The architect who designed the office building we rent in is absolutely a Level Designer.

not even other games can escape the…whatever the Valkyrie is

A quick look at the new collateral damage system, for when you're making air strikes in the city streets and you, uh...miss slightly. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #NovaSquadron

#NovaSquadron Alpha Demo 0.4.0 just released NOW on Steam! Take the Valkyrie for a spin through two brand-new urban combat missions, both above and below a vast floating cityship in the skies of Jupiter. #gamedev #indiedev Blow stuff up here: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

reposting so everyone knows whose fault this is

After each update, I start working on the biggest features for the next one - there's a lot of setup to do, so there won't be any new gameplay vids for a few weeks. Here's a peek at what I'm working on, from the 0.4.0 patch notes: (store.steampowered.com/news/app/182...) #gamedev #indiedev

stuff about aggressors

Our next entry of the Indie Highlight Series is here! Interviews with the devs of Aggressors F.A.C. and Modern Jet Fighters Online with the formal introduction of 'FlyAwayNow'. #indiegame #flightsim www.skywardfm.com/po...

You might have spotted in the #NovaSquadron 0.4.0 trailer that I managed to get some better cityship models crammed in there right before release! Here's a better look at them. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday Speaking of 0.4.0, you can play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

Just did a quick run on this and yeah, this is good times. Also, shooting the bulkhead targets activated my neurons like nothing else this week.

Can't wait for the #ProjectRedSun demo? Play Nova Squadron now and quench your thirst for going fast and kicking ass today!

#NovaSquadron Alpha Demo 0.4.0 just released NOW on Steam! Take the Valkyrie for a spin through two brand-new urban combat missions, both above and below a vast floating cityship in the skies of Jupiter. #gamedev #indiedev Blow stuff up here: store.steampowered.com/app/1826830/...

there's a long-running gag where every time I rig a mecha for any reason, I have to make it do a terrible dance before it can go into the game #gamedev #indiedev

Blooper time! When I was adding in ground unit movement for last week's #NovaSquadron Screenshot Saturday, I made a, uh, tiny mistake with the code they use to turn corners and face targets. It caused this. #gamedev #indiedev

Revisiting the way enemy planes get fatigued. They'll still start to make shallower turns over time, but should be able to keep avoiding the floating islands a bit better now #gamedev #flightsim

Project Wingman producer turned indie flight game producer Matthew "FlyAwayNow" Nguyen (@flyawaynow.bsky.social) joins up with SkywardFM to expand indie flight game series with exclusive content. #indiegame #flightsim ‬ www.skywardfm.com/po...

New box art for #NovaSquadron 0.4.0, coming soon to a store page near you! #gamedev #indiedev

I wasn't happy with the way Hover Mode felt in #NovaSquadron 's city missions, so I made some quick changes that made it feel like a whole other game: - Movement is now camera-relative - R3 to lock on - Right stick switches targets while locked on #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

We're less than a couple of weeks away from 0.4.0 releasing now, so it's really important that I keep any changes I make small and self-contained to reduce the chance of bugs sneaking in. ...changing the way the entire UI navigation system works counts, right? yeah it'll be fiiiiiine

what if instead of the harrier it was called the carrier and instead of having gunpods it had fun pods (it picks you up and throws you)

We have been cooking with @flyawaynow.bsky.social to prepare something nice for you. Be on the lookout, more details on July 21st~! #flightsim

Replays are done.

I'm very proud to present @crowwmonarch.bsky.social's first writing work for #NovaSquadron, the Urban Defense briefing! This is one of the two new city missions coming to 0.4.0. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday