Haven't posted progress in a while as have been a bit sick and busy with work Have an upgrade now though - LASERS! Still a bit rough but a new turret type that does damage over time. Begins a little weak but there's lots of room for upgrades, eventually becoming a powerhouse! #SoloDev #GameDev

Revamped how to move the Nodes around. Now simply click and drag them which is MUCH smoother than before. + Background effect to give more distinction to the actual play area. Not 100% sold on the effect right now. Now new bugs created that need fixing 😂 #SoloDev #Godot #GameDev

Did you know that adobe's dumb stupid cancellation fees are bullshit? Just go to your bank and cancel the the monthly payment. Adobe will email once a month for a bit, just to complain that you aren't paying them to not use their software, and you get a warm fuck you feeling! 🥰

S tier level code commenting 🔫 Now show me yours #SoloDev #IndieDev #GameDev

The biggest hurdle I'm coming across with learning #Godot is the significant shift between v3 & v4 which has left a lot of comments, help and guides online being made redundant. I'm spending more time determining if something is still relevant than anything else at times 😅 Just me?

Slowly improving my secondary, Roguelite Tower Defense project Node.Home Enemies now drop 'Bits' which are used to build more Nodes Nodes, or your "turrets", can only be built and moved within the centre shape. Nodes can be rotated as needed & eventually upgraded #SoloDev #GameDev #Godot

Have the opportunity of building something for a good cause and have almost exactly one year to do it in! So I'll be splitting my efforts between this new project and IdleSettlers. Lots to learn but the timeilne and purpose will hopefully keep me motivated. More updates to come!

Haven't had much to share regarding progress lately. An opportunity has presented itself for a separate project intended for a very good cause that I have exactly 1 year to complete so will be trying to split my time. Already done some tests towards it so hopefully have something to share soon!

I have made fire!

"My house burned down at GDC" is something I've never heard meant literally. @art.imitates.life is a long-time indie who has created so much joy and wonder over the years, both through work and presence. Help Evan out a bit if you can?

Still working on some major code rework in IdleSettlers and still entirely placeholder art 😂 Also added the new River tile. This can be upgraded to provide either Fish or Clay resources. Alternatively can create a Water Mill which will convert Grain to Flour #SoloDev #GameDev

Can now upgrade the tiles in my idle, settlement builder - IdleSettlers Each tile type will have multiple upgrade options, providing additional & new resource options. Should you have completed the requirements to unlock them that is 😉 Still lots more to come #Godot #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev

Starting the process of adding an important new mechanic to IdleSettlers! 😃 Quickly realising it requires a major refactor to a lot of my existing code 🫠

Trying to do a little each day on my tile-based, idle, settlement builder - IdleSettlers 🙏 - A selection border now indicates which tile is selected - Added keyboard support to move the selection around - Right-click & hold to move the camera around the map #IndieDev #GameDev #Godot

Game Jobs 👇

It would appear that Unity has entered its consequences era

It's not so easy to expand now! Tiles now have a cost to unlock, watch your resources! You can always speed up to harvest more resources faster 😉 (Still LOTS of placeholders!) #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

The first stage of what I hope to be my first self-developed game; IdleSettlers All visuals are completely placeholder (designed by me 😂) but the base functionality is there! Still an absolute ton of work to do but hoping this can be an impressive "before" example 😉 #GameDev #SoloDev

A new project begins... #GameDev #SoloDev

Question for #SoloDev #GameDev - What has helped you find the time to develop your own games? Especially relevant for those who have to work a part/full time job. Do grants or funding help you with completing your projects?

I'm no expert but I feel this is a) not legally enforceable unless it's part of a contract between both parties and b) an effective method of ensuring bigger creators do not cover your title Quite a strange approach if you ask me

Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you. The effort is the point.

Another day enjoying the dichotomy of Gamers: Gamer 1: "You're the best CM for this game hands down" Gamer 2: "I hope you die" Well 😅

Happy Community Manager Appreciation Day 🎉 Hope all the CM's out there are having a good day. No doubt requiring you to be having the day off work to do so IYKYK 😂

I feel the opportunity for BlueSky to spin off a feature that matches TikTok would capture the imminently-orphaned TikTok audience who are looking for alternative platforms 😆

Steam's rating system is now effectively meaningless. Instead of ratings reflecting the game itself, they're now a playground for people reacting to commentary. A game rated 'Mixed' is recently graded as 'Mostly Positive' due to the CEO announcing his studio is effectively removing DEI policies

we are HIRING!! remote associate producer opened up to support our animation team 🫶 $75-95k, project hire (full time but contingent upon game) game producers, jump on this!! thatsnomoon.com/careers/5411...

First day back at work after the holidays. How do we do this "work" thing again?

Another lovely day here in the UK 😂 It was quite nice to watch the snow coming down last night though. Rain slowly washing it away so at least we're not left with the annoying, icy slush afterwards too 👌

2024 has been a tough year for various reasons and I think that's the same for many of us. 2025, at least for me, is already looking to be another tough year so it's going to be important to find happiness wherever possible. Going to have to be sure to find time to grab those opportunities

To everyone who celebrates it, Merry Christmas 🎄 For everyone else, I hope you still have time with friends and family over the next few weeks. We all deserve a break

DMs welcoming me on this Monday morning... I will never understand why some people think it's ok to behave like this towards game devs. (My parents also celebrated 51 years together this year and I don't wear glasses so 🤷‍♂️ )

I purchased Caves of Qud some time ago but never had the chance to really dive into it Started this weekend and I can see this being one I sink a lot of time into. It's all I can think about but I'm also so fearful of losing my character too 😂

UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Streamers & YouTubers please, please PLEASE realise that if you're not being paid, you're being taken advantage of. MrBeast, the guy with endless money, is wanting Streamers to do free marketing for his new show, that he'll profit from. Only one party benefits from these "opportunities"

Absolute king behaviour 🤣 www.pcgamer.com/games/roguel...

Unfortunately got laid up with some heavy food poisoning on the night of the Game Awards so missed all the fun! So far only seen the typical drama posts so far so looks like I have a lot to catch up on 😆

Our Senior Programmer role is up for ten more days! We'd love to hear from you if you want: ✔️ Transparent salary info ✔️ A four-day work week ✔️ To be working on Mini Motorways dinopoloclub.com/careers/seni...

Christmas tree is up. Latest ornaments this year in our very eclectic collection are the Popcorn box, Bubble Tea Van and Sushimi to match the soy sauce bottle we already had 😂 What else can you find?

Morning folks! Me and 10-15 other game developers are on the hunt for a nice office space in London as ours is sadly closing. We'd love to share space with other game devs / creatives so if you have some empty space at your studio, or have any tips please let me know! Signal boosts appreciated! 🙏

My heavily-millennial-nostalgia music tastes really came out to shine in 2024 Swapping between my late-teen Linkin Park & Paramore phase to my Final Fantasy & Chrono Trigger OSTs then my curated synthwave playlist to get me through the year Good times 😂

I've always wanted to get our social and community comms to be a bit more creative and ✨cringe✨ so enjoyed the topic of this latest newsletter 😆 Is tough with some rather restrictive licensing hurdles to add to the mix in being able to explore this avenue though. Just be cringe with me! 😂

December 1st - The perfect time to receive the "Your rent is going up by more than inflation, you have 14 days to agree to the next 12 months tenancy" email. Our tenancy renews in February so our Christmas present is budgeting the new cost out of our monthly savings 😮‍💨

Is it an orbital view of an exo-planetary surface? An aerial view of a fantasy landscape? Is it Hoth? No! It's the curse of owning a vehicle during the winter in the UK 🥶 Quite a neat texture at this scale though 👌

Standing on a train platform in freezing temperatures where the trains are always late, having to be up at 6am to not be back home until 8pm. Really makes you debate if this is how days are meant to be spent.

Soooo we're back to finding out Unity aren't the good guys again huh? Still thanking them from last year finalising my decision to go with Godot ✌️😂

Seeing a lot of other people post their lists based on how many likes they get but let's be honest I'll be lucky to get 30 likes on anything I post 😂 Instead, I figured I'd just drop them in the comments!

I’m open to new opportunities! 🚨 💼 11 years in the games industry 🕹️ Worked on 20+ projects 🚀 Shipped AAA hits like GTAV Online and RDR2 🌟 Directed indies like Harvest Hunt and PLEASE COMPLY 🛠 Specialized in game design, production, and leadership More info👇 #gamejobs #gamedev #indiedev

Ok team, what should I try and build first? - Top-down retro-styled turn-based rogue-like RPG - Narrative, story based adventure around a young man who's just lost his estranged father - A pixelart, cozy game around managing a plant shop - A vertical-scrolling shmup I have a problem 😂

For those of us living in the UK and travel into work, you know how much of a gamble this means in the morning 😆