Taking a break from crunching out boss code by planning some puzzles. I just can't make good puzzles when staring into the screen, I NEED to be distraction-free on physical paper for that. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

(Relatedly, I've realized that a level that shows as having no crystal burgers on the map will be IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS as having something sus going on, so I've started work on adding hidden "red herring" ones to levels you'd normally only do plot stuff without collectibles) #gamedesign #Burgertale

(1/2) Game design thing for #Burgertale: I'm adding in an absolutely HUGE secret area in a level the player gets kicked out of due to plot reasons. To make sure players realize they missed a LOT of stuff there, I've placed a stack of FIVE collectibles in this area. #gamedev #indiedev

Either I had a bit of an epiphany and figured something completely overlooked out, or I'm going insane and I'm seeing patterns that aren't there. (I feel like the big issue with this theory is that it doesn't really EXPLAIN any of the mysteries) #Deltarune #Gametheory #gaming

The next speed bump on my "wrap up all the unfinished stuff in #Burgertale for one megaupdate" journey is that I now need to make seven entire bosses (two of which can also fight on your side), there's gonna be a lot of coding new attack patterns in the next few weeks... #gamedev #indiedev

One of my favorite pastimes is realizing a screen has some dead space and then putting a secret path there that's not connected to anything yet, just to keep the player guessing if they've explored everything yet. Always good to have options for hiding later secrets... #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Implemented a bunch of new weapons and abilities that's been on the todo list for a LONG time. For instance, the ability to summon friendly slimes to help you fight. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

I realized explosive barrels are in the game now so I expanded the Totally Natural Cave (Not Created In An Accident) with some new props and lore. You can also use the barrels to open the groundpound path early (explosives break most breakable blocks, even skill-locks) #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Finally getting around to touching up the last level with unfinished stuff in it, the movie world. I know I say "this is the largest level in the game so far!!" a lot but this one is the only one that reaches ALL the edges of the maximal supported level size. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Sorted through all my #Burgertale design documents today, taking all the done things out and grouping plans by name / questline. I even found THE original design document, from back when the game was going to be much shorter and I hadn't finalized any designs. #gamedev #indiedev

I have some big boss / cutscene scripting to do before the other levels are truly complete, but in the meantime I'm wrapping up tiling for the last unfinished level... Blast From The Past! This one was a bit tricky to wrangle into something flippable. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Shattered Citadel progress: pretty much done with the general layout, filling out all the placeholder rooms with real level design. Placing collectibles now, adding more focused puzzles / platforming challenges when rooms feel too empty. Enemies will be the last step. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

I realized everyone in the 8-bit world basically has Matte's [SPEECH PATTERN] so I just had to put her in as a shopkeeper as an easter egg #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

A level that's been half-finished for WAY too long is the Shattered Citadel, where the main gimmick is a big non-euclidean zone in the middle. Spent the evening redoing the routing here from scratch, and uh... it's certainly incomprehensible by mortals now, I guess? #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Stumbled over a cool effect - these crystal deposits don't ACTUALLY glow, but the darkness in this area is set up to not affect the blue color channel so they stay the same color as you fade everything else to max darkness, and thus APPEAR to be glowing. #indiedev #pixelart #Burgertale

Finally getting around to making that mushroom themed level in Nugget Mines that's been blocked off for AGES! Even the map is gonna get in on the pink amanita iconography. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Raise up your odachi~ (I've started to feel like I gotta get more practice drawing Ember in other outfits instead of just coasting by on her easily drawn wizard robe, and when doodling this one I kinda just ended up with samurai armor by accident... there's no lore reason) #OC #sketch #drawing

Inktober day 5: deer I've drawn Ember way too much lately but I guess I still need to practice facial expressions, especially those cartoony ones that don't respect the laws of physics (they're the coolest) #inktober2025 #OC #art

Made a bunch of new weapons for the pirate world, like this blunderbuss which packs quite a punch! #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Most of the levelly bits for The Great Sea are in place so I finally started chipping away at the merchant town hub I decided to have (WHY did I want SEVERAL new shops?!) Some new monster species and a lot of unhinged dialogue I wrote while half asleep... #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

I added a failsafe joke message if you somehow pick up an item with an invalid ID. ...and then of course I IMMEDIATELY messed up some item logic and got a taste of it. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Enemy/item placements aren't done yet but after a couple days of placing platforms the core leveldesign is finally done for the entire Great Sea level! (Yes all of this is ONE LEVEL) #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

I'm late to the "OCs cosplaying as #Silksong characters" trend but uh, better late than never...? #furry #art

After some testing it turned out that having a big open ocean simply does not work gamefeel-wise in 2D, so after placing all the "actual area" doors I added corridors between them + placed camera lock zones instead of having it all be one big room on the map. #gamedesign #indiedev #Burgertale

The boat is functional! I repeat, the boat is functional! (Still not 100% sure I want the camera zoomed out THIS much) Unlike the plane in Plane Insane this one doesn't come with a turret, so you gotta use your regular spells to fight off pirates and sharks and stuff. #gamedev #indiedev #Burgertale

Finally back on making #Burgertale after the extended EEE break. I had this stroke of inspiration to make one of my "would be cool but completely unfeasible" ideas more manageable, which includes a section that gives you a completely new perspective... top-down, to be precise. #gamedev #indiedev

Haven't come up with a canon name for the team yet. The Fun Posse? I'll miss these guys now when the game's out. #gamedev #art

I missed the #Undertale anniversary with one day, but better late than never! My free UT/DR fangame framework (for #GameMaker) is complete, if you've struggled to make Kris/Frisk walk around and never got to the fun part where you add your OCs, check it out! #indiedev yaru.itch.io/epsilon-engr...

After an evening of making bullet patterns, the chapter boss is almost complete... now it's just a (giant) bunch of story stuff left, cleaning up documentation/instructions and it's a wrap! #gamedev #indiedev

Finished the final boring menu work, the Recruitment menu (which also doubles as a beastiary). Now it's just story stuff and boss fights left! #gamedev #indiedev

Tea time~ #art #ocart #sketch

Recruiting enemies as hub town NPCs AND getting stronger by defeating them violently (including triggering a No Mercy route if you get them all!) are both finally implemented. You know what they say, inside you are two routes. #gamedev #indiedev

I realized room_get_info exists so I'm gonna double down on "let the code keep track of stuff for you automatically" and count all the possible enemies to kill for the geno/No Mercy route automatically when the game first loads. #gamedev #indiedev #GameMaker

I find it incredibly amusing that the elation of "SILKSONG HAS SLOPES!!!" was immediately followed by "Silksong's currency items are THE most affected by terrain out of any coins ever put into a videogame"

Dungeon progress: cool mood lighting, and I'm pushing the battle system a bit further. Emmold's gimmick is turning the bullet board into a pyramid so you've got less dodging space to work with (extra dangerous when it has regular enemies fighting alongside it) #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Pretty much finished with the hub town area (+ the giant amount of cutscene stuff that happens there), just gonna wrap up with a final dungeon and two bosses (regular + secret) and this chapter is ready to be unleashed onto the world... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up

she attac #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

"It feels like... a part of me is missing." "...and I'm not sure I want it back." #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

One feature I didn't anticipate having so much fun with is "every individual enemy encounter may have an unique battle start message". #gamedev #indiedev #gamdesign

Started work on the first boss! Also realized I needed to do a bunch of tweaks to the between-turn dialogue system to make big blobs of text more readable... This is why I'm aiming for a full chapter of content, I wouldn't find all these bugs if I didn't really USE systems enough. #gamedev #indiedev

A city, basked in purest light... Standing in its radiance makes you feel exposed. Judged, even. Perhaps you should slip back into the shadows... while you still have a chance. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

I realized I didn't explain a bunch of stuff so I slapped on a tutorial room where these goobers teach you about MP, attacking and the pause menu (you can hopefully guess who gives what tutorial?) #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

More enemy types, including stuff like patrolling and ambushing behaviors for them on the overworld. And the overworld can have mood lighting settings, perfect for dungeons! There's also the final vital component of the UTDR formula: block-pushing puzzles! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Me trying not to put a Dracula OC in a game challenge: failed again (though I guess since I wanna wrap this thing up for a Halloween release it's gonna be on brand?) #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Intro sequence! I wonder if maybe I'm leaning too hard into the AU/OC vibe even FOR a fan project, but on a visual/technical level I'm really happy with how it turned out! (especially the smash cut at the end which is in fact a room transition) #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Reactions when you equip / use items on party members! This one was a bunch of extra work but I ultimately feel it's such an important part of expressing personality, it was non-negotiable to include it in the engine. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

The game now has quicksand. It's a much more realistic depiction of quicksand than in any other game, because it actually makes you go fast. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

The two first REAL enemy types are functional! The most basic enemy you'll encounter is the Juiceless, a zombie just looking for something to drink. (With the pun being that it's pronounced "useless" and it not really posing a threat) #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Oh yeah, and invisible walls are back and better than ever! Most backgrounds being pitch black rectangles this time around makes them a LOT easier to fit in seamlessly than they ever were in Burgertale #gamedesign