Refined the snow rendering: Snow thickness can be defined per level tile, and the snow regenerates at a configurable rate. Next: Adding snow plow mechanic + win condition for clearing an area. BTW, you can play the demo on itch: zet23t.itch.io/8-bitbot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib #devlog

Today, I started adding the option to enable / disable snow for a level and defining the snow-fill amount for specific tiles. This is working in principle by now. I would like to allow snow to "refill", but that part is not working yet in a satisfying way. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib #devlog

Testing the snow coverage feature on browser, I am noticing that the arrow for the parking instruction explanation is ... looking interesting. Oh, and the shadows are missing 🫠 On top of that, I need some management for controlling the snow in the editor. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

So how could I put a localized "wishlist" text on the white banner of the sign? Or maybe I don't need it? So much to do 🥵 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib #cozygame #puzzlegame

Do you already have a present 🧑‍🎄? It is only a little more than a month away! In other news, I managed to get tracks in the snow working 🥳 It just broke a few other systems, but I guess I can fix those 😅 I'm really happy how this is starting to look! #gamedev #raylib #cozygame #puzzlegame

The biggest problem for me when writing shader stuff is figuring out why certain things just don't work at all. Once a connection is established, the rest is steady work and progress. Getting from the black snow to the cutout region version? TWO HOURS. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

Despite earlier not-so-good-looking results, I am quite happy with how this is developing. The snow is made up of individual cones whose radius is scaled depending on the evenness of the ground, adapting to the height of the scene. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

The rough idea I have in mind is, to utilize the top down camera to not only draw some kind of ambient shadow, but to also place a snow mesh on top of all geometry. I have no idea if this will work... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

I got first feedback (that's not by me) for my game via the feedback system I wrote🥳 It is spam 🙄 on the upside: The feedback system is working. If you want to try the game, here is the link: zet23t.itch.io/8-bitbot

Toying with rendering options: Plain vs. top-down vs. top-down with my crappy screen space ambient occlusion. I could try to improve my SSAO approach - or go without. I think it does not add much in comparison. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

Shadow casting is ... starting to make sense. It is still terrible by sensible standards, but I have to start somewhere and it is not like I am using a game engine 😅 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib #cozygame #puzzlegame

Slowly progressing with mapping the render texture with the top down depth map projection on the world objects. I want to see if I can use it for 2 things: Shadow casting and placing snow on the topmost surfaces. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

Some days it already counts as a win when I didn't break anything in my code. Speaking of, did YOU know emscripten's stack size is just 64KB? So when I broke the WASM build last Friday, because I added new stuff ... that was the reason 🫠🧵 #gamedev #solodev

Working on integrating a top-down camera for shadowing and snowy surface detection. I only have a rough idea how that could work out, so let's see if it does... #cozygame #puzzlegame #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

Well.... it's a start. The next days I will look into generating snow coverage for the environment. Not sure, but I think I have an idea that might work. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib#cozygame #puzzlegame

The one upside of graphics programming is, that some errors have surprising and entertaining qualities. IDK what this is, but I suspect: Uninitialized render textures. Maybe. #gamedev #solodev #raylib #graphicsprogramming

Let it snow ... I need some wind modifiers. #gamedev #raylib #c #indiedev

Started working on a particle system. I plan it to be slow and primitive so I don't spend too much time on it. I have only a few select appliances in mind. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #raylib #solodev

Every morning I wake my notebook up from suspend-to-disk, the fans go crazy. I learned that it is caused by particular browser tabs that spike CPU load. Thinking about it, I wonder if there are browser extensions that autokill such tabs.

printf, you're my only hope Because I can't get the debug utilities in browser running. At least I have a rough clue where things derail.

Testing web build.... what is going on 😱!? Just a normal day, I guess. #gamedev #raylib #programming #c

Adding camera options to the level editor; Not great, not terrible. It allows to create more immersed level perspectives for levels with more decorations around the level boundaries. #gamedev #solodev #raylib #indiedev #puzzlegame #programminggame

Back to my favorite topic: Fixing the buggy camera zoom 🫠 #gamedev #indiedev #raylib

It's #ShowcaseThursday. If you're a #gamedev working on an #indiegame drop it below. Like❤️and repost🔁so more people see.

Pretty cool project, also a programming puzzle game 🤩

New vs old version of my steam capsule design. I've been growing doubtful if the capsule art represents #8-bitBot well, so ... I tried to improve it. I don't know if this is an improvement, but ... it is something. Time will tell. #gamedev #indiedev #cozygame #puzzlegame

Well, that is something... 🥳

The 8-bitBot demo version is now on itch io: zet23t.itch.io/8-bitbot - playable in browser. Let's see how that goes :) #gamedev #indiegame #puzzlegame #programminggame #solodev

Just noticed that the number of props that I am adding to my game is growing faster than my steam wishlist count of said game and is probably soon higher 🙃 #indiedev #solodev

I smoothed the insertion process for new instructions. So I removed the darkening overlay and preventing the popup to close... Well, technically it does "close", but a new one is replacing it. It is just another hack on top of everything, so who cares 🤷 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib #8-bitBot

My collection of office assets I created for my game thus far. The idea with the printer is, that the bots can deliver paper to it, though I lack the tech at the moment to make this work... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib #puzzlegame #programming

The loading window I built. It typically shows for less than 1s, so I added a pause to record this.... I'll also add the version number. Which I want to have somewhat automated. Like incrementing a build number when making builds, etc. #raylib #gamedev #indiedev #8-bitBot

The web build of my game is now around 13MB (compressed), so downloading the data file can take a while. During that game, the game content just stayed black - which isn't great. So today I improved that, and it ... got interesting. 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev #devlog #raylib

Revisiting one of the oldest part of my project's code base to improve the UX of placing instructions... and old means: just 3 months old. Yet, it feels so outdated already. And at that point, that file had only like 3k lines of code 😅 #gamedev #indiedev #raylib #programming

Can you do me a favor and quickly test the browser game version of my game? Optimally, also test the feedback system in the main menu :D quakatoo.com/projects/8-b... Thank you ♥️ #gamedev #cozygame #puzzlegame #programming #webgame

The new screen when finishing a level. 6h of work maybe and about 200 lines of code. Creating art assets. Trying to figure out general concept. Doubting if I can get something somewhat decent done. Arguing with myself to keep things simple. #gamedev #indiedev #cozygame #puzzlegame

I just closed ScreenToGif and it asked me if I want to install the new version. Yeah, sure, I am done with the app! Then I open OBS studio. It right away asks me, if I want to install the new version. Hell, NO, I have to do something! Guess which app I update more frequently...

Still in the process of creating a proper win screen, but at least it starts looking usable. I believe this has to be animated and flash a little as a reward, so I hope this is worth the time. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959370?... #gamedev #indiedev #raylib #puzzlegame #cozygame

The process how I design the UI for my game is utmost terrible. I should really look for simplifying this. My entire approach is flawed. Besides, I am not happy with the current skin. But I have no time to replace it now 😫 #gamedev #indiedev #raylib

Always funny to compile a binary in WSL and running it as a desktop app on Windows... utmost surprising that this is working at all. #gamedev #raylib #c

After fixing the web version, I am preparing more level updates for #8-bitBot for the alpha release - new win condition: loading a crate on a bot - new floor signs - adding levels and localized descriptions Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3959370?... #gamedev #puzzlegame #programming #raylib

Current state on my Android phone🫠 Have to debug the shaders. That will be fun. I will try to expose my local test webserver to my phone and implement hot reloading for the shader so I make and test changes without a half minute rebuild/test time. #gamedev #indiedev #webgl #raylib #shaderprogramming

This is the current tutorial state, captured again! I started going over the levels again, too. I want to hold on the idea that in the beginning, the bot needs to be brought home. Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3959370?... #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #solodev #raylib #cozygame #puzzlegame

Adding tile variants: one tile type can have different versions of the same tile type to create a bit of variety. Using it here for subtle color variations for the floor tiles. I am not entirely sure if this kind of color variation is good. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #raylib

Turns out that the level AABB is not so great for overall camera zoom fitting; the lamp is really high...

State of the tutorial for the first level. The workflow is not great, but I am not sure if I will change it. Each step needs changes to like 5 different parts of the program. It would be much nicer if all was in a single place for each step, but that is difficult. #gamedev #devlog #indiedev #raylib

This is how my tutorial system works: For the portions of interest in the UI code, I call a function with an enum and a rectangle in the tutorial module to register a named location. The tutorial system can then use that information to highlight these elements. #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #raylib #c

I picked up @tonialuisa.bsky.social suggestion for the target spot and I think it looks good :D BUT, I have another question... This is the first level in the game - how would you prefer to start? I haven't got many decoration done for the industrial parts, yet. #gamedev #gameart #indiedev #blender

Well... it did not crash in the end 🙃 I think that counts for something... Progress is OK so far, but I need some hotkeys to jump to steps to speed up testing... #gamedev #indiedev #raylib #solodev

First tutorial steps ... oh boy. I think the system I use is sane, but I have to watch out to not lock the player... I already had some cases during testing 🫠 #gamedev #indiedev #devlog #solodev