Added some actual game info (Job data) to the website. Added info on the first ~20 jobs & working on css tooltips just like the ones in the game. Test them on the Soldier page (hover over Ability Icons) dusktactics.com/jobs/soldier/ #gamedev #indiegame #rpg #webdesign #css #ScreenshotSaturday

Thanks to everyone who participated in the screentest, I'll have more in the near future to test different methods of handling different resolutions with pixel art. I'm curious if anyone else remembers when games used to force a resolution change, especially in the 90s, 2010s? #gamedev #indiegame

Looking for feedback on this: It's a simple java program (jar) that forces a 1280x720 resolution before running. (download in link below) If it works correctly, you should see a screenshot of the game in fullscreen and native resolution. dusktactics.com/screentest/ #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

A preview of the Moor Barrens Church & Graveyard map. Will feature undead units which revive after being felled (~3 turn wait period). Statues are a WIP, but it was nice to draw something outside the unit template/scale for once. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #RPG #game

The demo scenes will feature some minor tutorials, and about 3-5 playable scenarios with 1-2 repeatable battles you can grind on. At this point, no, the developer did not create an in-game menu tutorial but I might if there is time. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #RPG #pcgame #indiedev

A little peek at the new demo which will have a simple tutorial to help introduce you to the various systems in Dusk Tactics. Albion Banebreak will be your drill sergeant as you navigate various trials. You get 4 Soldiers to start with... #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #RPG #game #pcgame

I added a feature to certain status effects that allows them to 'activate' independent of unit turns. Poison, Regen and similar effects will damage/heal at a fixed interval. They still wear off based on turns, but their effects are independent. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #RPG #game #gamedev

Updated castle tiles (again), getting closer to something decent. Flying movement is pretty much complete. Units will combine walking & flying depending on the path, so it winds up looking more natural. This also shows jumping across to a lower height. #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #RPG #indiedev

Hey everyone! I'm currently looking for a pixel artist, preferably one with experience doing isometric art to create a cobblestone path tileset. It would be similar to the kind used in Tactics Ogre, but for 64x32 sized tiles. Paid of course. Post if you're interested! #pixelart #jobs #2dart

Added local multiplayer, which allows free battles that split your units up, giving control of the 2nd team to Player 2. Similar to training in Tactics Ogre PSX/SAT & GBA. Also added ways to hide the menu and even show all HP bars. More below~ #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #RPG #game

The demo for Dusk Tactics will feature a basic tutorial level, where things like terrain, unit positioning, weather, time of day, and other features are explained. Sprite sheets are now stored in atlas files making things run much faster. #screenshotSaturday #gamedev #pixelart #RPG

I'm trying to focus everything on getting a demo released by early 2026™️, so social media updates are on the backburner for now. There's been MANY changes, bug fixes, and even new props created by @pixelhoo.bsky.social It's been a long journey~ #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

This gif/video shows a nice culmination of features added in 2024-25. Dual Weapon Attack -> Counter (all with better anim/fx sync) I also like how they jump over their ally~ 🧐Video converted from gif w/ Yuvj420p pixel format. How does it look? #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #2dart #art

I love when the big brains down at the corporate office come up with new things! #libgdx My engine was using a sprite batch w/ a single texture bind, causing tons of draw calls (flushes, etc). This new method allows many textures to be bound! Old(left) -> New (right) #gamedev #java #indiegame

Hey #gamedev! I wanted to get some input on something... For a #tactical #RPG, what's your ideal length of a single scenario battle? Gameplay is similar to Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem and to a lesser extent Advance Wars. Give a min/max range i.e. 15 - 30 minutes Thanks!!🥰

The Feylin race now has a solid lineup of generic Jobs. This gives Miranda much more options in the demo! Each race has it's own Job Set ala FFTA/FFTA2 with a similar theme. Myrmidon (Warrior/Guard) Marksman (Archer) Wizard (Mage) [name TBD] #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #2dart #art

If we're going back to the age of $80 games, then I want cartridges. Big plastic cartridges with art stickers on them that come in weirdly sealed boxes with multiple cardboard inserts, 2 booklets and a chance to win a free year subscription to Nintendo Power. #gamedev

Updated the Item section on the website. It now various types of items including Consumables and Equipment. Weapons, Shields, and Armor have their own pages, but information is still very limited. dusktactics.com/items/ #gamedev #indiedev #2dart #indiegame

Weapon sprites are now 2-4 frames instead of an entire overlay sheet. This is much more efficient & makes adding new variations a lot easier. More weapons will have unique/special equip sprites, like this VOLT WAND! More weapon variations on the way! #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indie #art #2d

Apologies for the lack of updates, been trying to avoid social media & get more work done. Added a very complex Dual Wield system that takes into account A TON of different variables. Here's how crazy it can get (DW vs DW counter attack) 🧵Below #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame #art #2D

The new Guild Hall UI, where you will recruit generic units, is almost done. Some new functionality was added to generate units that also come with pre-learned abilities/passives if their level is high enough. The level is based on your own average unit level(+/-3). #gamedev #indiegame #RPG #game

Fixed up the various shop UIs, which had some minor issues/bugs. Some, like the Guild Hall, shown below, still use older UI widgets, it's a simple fix to replace them with the newer ones. What's that? You want to hire Bingley Swink? Well he's going to cost you... #gamedev #RPG #indiedev

I never followed up with this, but I actually found a brown knit cardigan at goodwill a few weeks after and it has absolutely improved my life. It was literally the only one in the store and it fit perfectly. Great for New York weather during the holidays, not so great for Georgia.😅

It's extra bad when even the error reporting has an error... EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x00007ffda0642641, pid=14964, tid=0x00000000000057bc [error occurred during error reporting , id 0xc0000005] Crashed right after this. It was a pretty good battle, too. RIP loot.😭 #gamedev

Trying out a new conversion method for gif to video so I can post on this site. This shows the Duelist ability: Spur which damages and knocks the target back up to 3 tiles doing extra damage via collisions. The barricades are somewhat new as well, worked on them last year~ #gamedev #indiegame #RPG

Since today is the 14th or perhaps 15th anniversary of the Dusk Tactics Project (DTP)* company founding I would once again like to share our rich, obsequious history. dusktactics.com/about/ *DTP or Dusk Tactics Project is of course the corporation behind the development of Dusk Tactics #gamedev

My first actual testing of the game in 2025, after a few weeks of holiday break, had me mistakenly attack an allied unit. I think that's a good sign that a warning is needed as Dusk Tactics allows you to attack anyone or anything, sometimes even nothing~ #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #RPG #game

The recent winter storm knocked out internet for just my house so the cable company is taking their sweet time. Now in day 3 of no internet and phone hotspot is soooo slow. Progress on Dusk Tactics continues... #gamedev

Happy New Year everyone! It was a good break, now time to get back to regular updates!! #gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #RPG #games

I can't shake this dream I had last night where my life changed for the better because I owned a comfortable Mr. Rogers style brown knit cardigan. Lightspeed briefs vibes...

This Scenario Editor allows me to setup a battlefield (map), actors (units), and a timeline-based event system to allow the creation of complex scenes. Here's a quick scene where a priest lights some braziers. (The UI is VERY rough, heh) #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #indiedev #RPG #game

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Maps will have many different items you will be able to interact with, such as Chests, Destructible Props, Switches (shown), & more. Things like braziers or torches can often be lit or unlit by using fire or water elemental abilities respectively. #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiedev #rpg #game

The player character(s) from my indie game

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! It took a few days, but I was able to implement a 'miniature' version of the game's unit management all into one screen. Since the backend was already coded, I merely had to sync it to a new #UI. We'll follow Belavosi through 2 scenarios... #gamedev #indiedev #RPG

If you know any tactics or srpg indie devs, please drop their names! Even though I've got a pretty small following I'd like to put a starter pack together. Currently I just know of @stellohexis.bsky.social, @dusktactics.bsky.social, and @superdannynp.bsky.social. Great devs, but i want to know more!

I'm making a new list for Tactical RPG #indiegames like I did before, so I'll slowly be adding people to it. If you are working on or recently released a #tactical #RPG feel free to post it here and I'll add you to the list! See second post for more info! bsky.app/profile/did:... #gamedev

For #ScreenshotSaturday I tried to make a video of the combat simulator in action. Apologies for the poor quality as I had to magnify this one a bit to fit full screen. It plays to the 3rd scenario, about an hour of gameplay, in 18 seconds! (it can go faster😘) #gamedev #RPG #indiedev

So here's a little look behind the scenes at how I am attempting to balance the AI & levels. The first image shows what the level looks like in-game while the second image shows a program called the Combat Simulator. It allows for near instant playthroughs of a scenario! #gamedev #indiegame #RPG

Hey everyone! Happy #ScreenshotSaturday to all you #gamedev folks out there! I'm going to try and post more regularly from here on out, haha. Hope I didn't post this one already. I usually take gifs, so I have a ton to upload when that feature is added. #indiegame #indiedev

Now that we have a skeleton body base, we can make some very interesting undead units by mixing & matching equipment & color. Undead will essentially have their own versions of base Jobs w/ modified stats/abilities. On the right is the Bowyer, equivalent to the Archer.💀 #gamedev #RPG #indiedev

🆕Big update today!🆕 Brand new dynamic terrain system with on the fly auto-tiling/transitions. Below shows new tiles & flying movement progress! Slight map re-design puts more emphasis on accessing higher ground (with non-flyers). #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #game #RPG

I need to post more on different sites! For today, we'll start with some basic tactics. Ranged attacks, like all attacks, do more damage when delivered from a higher altitude. Facing direction is also taken into account. Attack from the sides or behind for extra damage! #gamedev #RPG

It's time to get into balancing this beast. I wrote a little add-on to my engine that runs pure combat scenarios in the background and then feeds me the outcome. As always, Scouts (with bows) are a bit too strong. I made a little visual component to it, but that was more of a fun project.

I was recording a gif but then remembered I can only do game screenshots here. So you'll have to use your imagination, haha.🧠 Another quality of life update: optimize equipment! It takes into account available items, passives, limitations, etc. and picks the "best" equipment!

Added a quality of life update to the game. It now shows if you've saved as well as the timestamp for that save. It's a QoL for me at least~ Thankfully the vanilla Java date classes are no longer used so it should be much easier with localization, i.e. Time Zones etc.

Dunno if #ScreenshotSaturday is a thing here, but I've gotten too used to it for game dev. New Feature: Sub-Jobs! Simply equip one to gain access to the ability set related to the Sub-Job. This makes trying new Jobs a lot easier as you can use your old Job's ability set (learned abilities only).

Trying to get a hang of all this. Feeds seem to be pretty interesting. At the basic level they're custom algorithms that collect posts based on defined variables. Hashtags are optional and you host your own script. Need to brush up on my TypeScript. -- This should add to the game dev feed.

Little intro post for BlueSky! Dusk Tactics is a 2D isometric tactics RPG inspired by Tactics Ogre, FFT & many SRPGs! Meet dozens of unique characters in a huge world! Manage an army & battle over dynamic terrain where tactics & strategy matter! 50+ Jobs 200+ Abilities/Passives