Updated game mode stuff: - Buff, debuff, and hunger tick differently if the selected character is in combat or not - fixed player turns - added new turn camera movement #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

back to gameplay! With controller support and common UI all done now I can get back to making the game better! #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #pixelart

I need opinions! Should I continue this cinematic attack sequence or go without? I like both. My only worry about without is the characters only face left and right so if the target is above it could look like the character is attacking someone else. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Getting's some little QOL stuff in. Hero Icons now display health text and a health progress bar. The design might need to change but I like the functionality. #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #pixelart

I did a couple smaller updates. one step at a time. Fixed a exploit that would allow the play to select a hero out of turn order and started the setup to show health on the character portraits #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

Today I finished the menus! Finally! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

Adding controller support and pizzazz to my menu, I think I missed up the controls lol #gamedev #UnrealEngine #pixelart #indiedev

Today we keep working on key binds. I found a nice way to do fully mappable controllers which I'm super excited about! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

Looking for a super cool game to play during #SteamNextFeast I got one for you! store.steampowered.com/app/4029420/...

today I started key binds! I want completely mappable keys for keyboard and Controller #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

A little ugly at the moment but I have the main fuctonaility. Every can be custom bound on PC and Gamepad. Menu also updates its binding display based on if the input is currenly Keyboard or Gamepad #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

A little different video I talk about my day job. Starforge Legacy has a demo live! #gamedev #Indiedev #UnrealEngine5 www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega... store.steampowered.com/app/4029420/...

looking for a fun space game where you shoot down armadas of enemies? look no further Starforge Legacy Demo is live and participating in Next feast here soon! Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/4029420/... #gamedev #indiegame

Just a bug that took me 4 hours to fix... 4 hours... #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine5 #pixelart

New Item action menu! Also wanted to start editing videos a little better. Make them more engaging! #gamedev #indiedev #Unrealengine #pixelart

A little helpful tip for common UI and enhanced input actions in Unreal Engine 5: If your struggling with inputs not working after a menu is close, check if it has auto focus. If so turn that crap off! I just spent 4 HOURS just for that to be my issue. #UnrealEngine5 #indiedev

I did something a little different today. As it is episode 50 of showing my game I broke down the numbers. We are at 82 wish lists with a great community being built. Thanks to all who interact with the content! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

Character info screen is done (Basically)! I'm loving the new look. I think I will have to tone down the discolored book to make text easier to read but I'm liking it. It shows abilities, traits, description, name, and stats #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

I'm so happy with this! Getting the Item action menu is one of the last things I have on my list to bring Controller support up to where keyboard is. Item Splitting now works with controller and saves! YIPPIE! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

Revamped the Character summary screen. I need to do some updates like blend out the background on the book but I'm liking the new one with the tooltip and controller support. #UnrealEngine5 #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

sometimes my own mistakes cause me so much time! TLDR: I used the wrong input trigger and it would open the inventory 5 times in one press.... whoops #UnrealEngine #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

Controller support has me going crazy! At the end of this short video I go into a little bit of why I decided to do controller support. having who ever wants to play Desperation able to play it is huge! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5 www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

time to finish controller support gameplay! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

Working on the Combat Roster, Thoughts? I'm really happy with this golden token marker for who's turn it is. #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #pixelart

Controller supported gameplay! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

Finishing this UI once and for all! It was great learning common UI but it did take a long time. I'm ready to continue forward adding controller support and then bettering the game! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

Grab your controllers because we almost have full controller support! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

A new look! Did some work on common UI and trying to up the quality of the videos! #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #pixelart

Little snip of a video to come about the camp! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

Every day is another step closer to being done. Switching over the inventory to common UI has been a little scary. I know how complicated it is from making it the first time. honestly hasn't been that bad #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #UnrealEngine

From testing controller UI I found out UE5 has cool controller camera controls. This is actually super cool and will be handy in the future! #UnrealEngine #pixelart #gamedev #IndieDevs

Starting some Controller support. Common UI is definitely a learning curve but its coming along! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

Late night dev session, almost have the spatial inventory working with controller. There are some edge cases and some polish I need to do but I'm glad to see everything coming together. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

One Boolean change let me do this. Sucks that I didn't get this working sooner because I'm a little silly but its here now! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

Remember when I posted about common UI and it seemed like I was having a good time making progress... I lied this sucks (It doesn't suck I'm just bad lol. Took me a hour to realizes a size box was causing me issues lol) #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine

Some proc gen updates today. got a couple changes coming as well that takes the atmosphere up a notch! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

Started Controller support. I'm moving every UI to Common UI to help with this. I'm a little worried about the spatial inventory lol I'm excited to continue this to give a wider variety of gamers access to my game #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

Playing a game rather then making one. Playing games can be HUGE for making your game better! Today I looked at Baldur's Gate 3 to break down good feeling mechanics! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #baldursgate3 www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

Sometimes taking a step away for a little and coming back can be great. I just went back to a old issue I had months ago with map generation and found out I just had a Boolean mixed up. Do I feel dumb? Yes. Does it now work? Yes lol #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

The coolest thing that's in the game right now! The last stand phase got a large update to be this 3d scene rather then just a 2d menu! #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine

I do my game in my free time. Sometimes I get a little upset as I don't feel like the game is progressing and I'm not doing enough. Looking back though from October 25th to the the first of this month this is the list of things I got done. I think that's pretty good! #indiedev

How many gamers out there play on controller and like CRPG type games? I'm debating on adding controller support buts its gonna be a lot with my spatial inventory stuff. #gamdev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #gamer

I love the way this dialogue system has turned out. I added some sounds and cool cinematic bars. Definitely makes it feel so much better #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #pixelart

dialouge system is here! the game is becoming real! #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #UnrealEngine

Another learning day with learning Game modes in Unreal. Honestly probably should have set this up at the beginning but here we are lol #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #pixelart #indiedev

A little 2025 retrospective: I've made great progress on Desperation and finally found its identity and working at @secondshiftgames.bsky.social the progress on starforge has been insane! #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine

More art Yippie! I figured out after making this how to stabilize the view in Aseprite so going forward it wont be so bad lol. I'm trying something a little different where we do 1 minute instead of 2. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine5

In this dev short I get majority of the last stand system set up. This lets the player sacrifice a ally so they may keep going. We do what we must to conquer Desperation! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine | www.tiktok.com/@tekoahthega...

The companion select is done! by far the largest piece of art I've done and besides the inventory the most complicated. The player can select a character, see all their info, manage their inventory and add them to their team! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #UnrealEngine

We hit 100 subs on Youtube. That's super cool to think about. with this I went to look at stats at other platforms. Wishlist on Steam for Desperation: 69 Youtube subs: 100 Tiktok Followers: 168 Doing 3 dev shorts a week definitely has helped visibility! #indiedev #gamedev