Well that was much sooner than expected, Valve has Verified Ctesiphon for the Steam Deck! It will now launch using Proton by default which was my recommendation beforehand anyway. Check it out! s.team/a/3808730 #gamedev #indiedev

Note that the current RAM crisis isn't a supply chain issue, but a bet by manufacturers that making memory chips specifically for AI data centers is more profitable than selling hardware to consumers

All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI. I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".

I have made this helpful flowchart to help people understand if the indie game they've heard of is a small indie game or not. If you are not in the indie world, and you have heard of a game, it is enormous. It is an absolute massive smash success that 99% of indie game devs could only dream of.

haven't played the full version of this yet but the demo was very fun. really solid "key hunting" style retro fps, def recommend checking it out!

I've just launched my boomer shooter, check it out on steam and itch! s.team/a/3808730 stomygame.itch.io/ctesiphon #gamedev #indiedev #boomershooter

I've just launched my boomer shooter, check it out on steam and itch! s.team/a/3808730 stomygame.itch.io/ctesiphon #gamedev #indiedev #boomershooter

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Some spit-polish on the multiport map, including a serious glow-up of the DROPSHIP on the landing pad. #gamedev #indiedev #mecha

Final polish pass on the waterfront level. Adding those railings has really tied the whole place together. #gamedev #indiedev #retrofps #screenshotsaturday

Random person who plays indie games, you are the most important cog in an indie game's success. Most gamers don't know or care that indies exist.... unless a friend tells them. Our games succeed because you tell other people you liked our game. Word of mouth is the best marketing there is.

This is where I post from 🌳 #CallOfSaregnar #amwriting #rpgs

Better late than never. Added a gamma slider #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

Hey, #PitchYaGame Ctesiphon is a super-fast boomer shooter with circle-strafing and key-hunting. Features 7 handmade levels, a custom engine, gamepad and Linux support. Wishlist and try out the demo today! s.team/a/3808730

Quote post with your favorite thing you’ve made lately! #scifiart #spaceship #art

‪I almost forgot I had a Bluesky account lol. I'm gonna start using it now. Posting a story mode illustration! Showing both versions with the UI and without it, I learned a lot making this one. I'm currently working on making assets for the story mode of Kyubu Kyubu Dice, more to come! #gamedev

Spaceship Doodle. The scanner really brought out the strokes so I did some level adjustment in krita to black it out. #art #ink #sketchbook #traditionalart #spaceship #scifiart

It's recently come to my attention that someone made a fake UZDoom website. DO NOT CLICK IT! The only official website for UZDoom is ZDoom dot org and the ONLY official place to get future UZDoom downloads would be the official UZDoom Github page! Stay safe out there y'all [Boosts appreciated]

Tried out doing a value study on this cool picture wikipedia has of a fallen tree in Białowieża Forest. I don't know why I find the idea of Primeval Forest so compelling, someday I really need to go visit. #art #ink #traditionalart #sketchbook #forest #polska

Absolutely insane that people like the guy posting in the photos here are paid so, so much money to burn through employee livelihood and consumer sentiment just to come to the profound discovery that people like services that work well and are even just a little bit customer-friendly.

I gotta say, this is the best walk cycle I think I've yet done. #gamedev #indiedev #blender #b3d #mecha

My backrooms look like this

Back to working on the final boss for #screenshotsaturday. Was going to do a layer of edge highlights and a bunch of grime but I really like how it looks in this pristine condition so I'm just going to leave it and get to rigging. #gamedev #indiedev #blender

Back to working on the final boss for #screenshotsaturday. Was going to do a layer of edge highlights and a bunch of grime but I really like how it looks in this pristine condition so I'm just going to leave it and get to rigging. #gamedev #indiedev #blender

Alright, let's do this proper. The demo is now live on Steam! #indiedev #indiegame #Boomershooter #Metroidvania linkk: store.steampowered.com/app/4103950/...

Ugliest room in the building. Nothing but rows of slots. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #trenchbroom

Cozy little secret room #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #trenchbroom

Bought a couple packs of marker pens, time for a new profile pic. #markers #art #traditionalart

A few progress snaps of the last level for #screenshotsaturday Cutting it a bit close to release with this one, but by removing enough details from scope I should get it done on time for release. #gamedev #indiedev #retrofps

✨ Artists! Quote with long hair! ✨

✨ Artists! Quote with long hair! ✨

✨ Artists! Quote with long hair! ✨

Needed to take a break from the crunch to do some art practice. Coloring was done with watered-down acrylic inks and black tea (the latter in many layers). I sketched the pose but the face is modeled on Neri from @trueref.bsky.social #sketch #art #draw

I've got to try this sometime. I love making tabletop terrain and this is the same skillset!

Took a detour to add some frustum culling, there was literally no occlusion checking at all before. Just culling out offscreen debris and enemy animation blending has made enough of a difference for my aging machine to still manage 144Hz for all the important encounters. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

Maybe something will come of this last map after all, I feel like it's finally coming together. Was feeling kind of down this morning but doing some greebling for a few hours tends to cheer me up. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

Ever feel that burnout hit you real hard? It's been getting to me, I'm two months out from release and it's a real struggle to get the last little chunk of the game done. I really just want to be done and move on to something new. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

big boned 🍕

I told you WIP Casino was a bad idea. They don't even have any cards. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Ctesiphon is partly a forever-home for a handful of maps I made in Quake 3 and UT2004 many years ago. This here is my high-school masterpiece, the Fortress of Baal. I'm blocking out its new incarnation as a casino, making the final map of the game before the final boss fight on the roof. #gamedev

I've just uploaded a new demo build to Steam and Itch containing the third level. For now I expect this to be the last update to the demo before release. Autosaves made in v1.01 will let you continue where you left off. #gamedev #indiedev

Now that I've given it one last pass I'll be adding the third level to the public demo soon. I'd intended to do so all along but didn't have time to review it again before the Brutal Indies event. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

"I'm not like other mechs" (WIP)

Did a refactor of the audio system today and added a proper association between sound clips and source entities such that staggering, killing, or gibbing an enemy can interrupt sound effects they've spawned. #gamedev #indiedev

I totally didn't design around playing this with a controller, so as a compromise there's an option for aim-assist when using one. Just done by sending out some detection rays like in classic Doom. #gamedev #indiedev

Demo is now live on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3808730/... #gamedev #indiedev

I'm a bit late for Screenshot Saturday, but I've put together a much-requested feature. This screen will log any important dialog in the level so you can go back and re-read it in case it came up in the middle of a firefight. #gamedev #indiedev

Good morning WORLD! If you missed yesterdays Brutal Indies Showcase, I can happily say that the VOD is now up, fully timestamped and all! Also a HUGE thank you to all the 2500 people who was in the stream yesterday, the vibes were INSANE! <3