Updated the title screen for the upcoming playtest. Just a few finishing touches left and we're ready to go! #gamedev #indiegame

I've added little favors you can do for the NPCs to improve your standing with them. They are simple and straightforward tasks, but there will be more complex missions involving the NPCs later on, so this is just the start. #gamedev #indiegame #procgen

I think I have a new addiction. Can't stop watching this guy's synth videos: www.tiktok.com/@aaronbatzdo...

My erosion filter is out! Video, blog post, and shader source. It emulates erosion without simulation, so it's fast, GPU friendly, and trivial to generate in chunks. Explainer video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4V2... Companion blog post: blog.runevision.com/2026/03/fast... #ProcGen #vfx #GameDev

New devlog is up, this one is about the work behaviors that I just finished implementing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8aW... #gamedev #indiegame #procgen

A glitch in my citizen distribution system created this extremely crowded interior. Looks fun though! #gamedev #procgen

Every time I feel good about my work, Youtube commenters find a way to take me down a notch. One recently questioned how it took me ~8 months to implement NPCs that don't even have relationships, can't impact the environment, and don't have an economy. (Pic unrelated) #gamedev #indiegame #procgen

Implemented variable font size for the NPC dialog widget. It can be configured in the General Settings menu. Also the color of the widget now varies from person to person and roughly correlates with their hair color. #gamedev #indiegame

Almost done implementing NPC jobs. Gone are the days of endless leisure, it's time to get to work! #gamedev #indiegame

Archipelago #ProcGen

Good morning from Vuntra City! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

As I'm adding work animations for my NPCs, I've made a few adjustments: - Tall NPCs will crouch slightly to make sure their hands are at the same level regardless of height. Important for piano players and bartenders. - NPCs will now spawn any items they need for their jobs. #gamedev #indiegame

I'm making a game for Twitch streamers. It's focus is to include chatters and encourage them to type more (still respecting lurkers!). Oath of the Necromancer supports up to 2000 chatters at the same time, all via !join. Any tips on how I can reach streamers? #indiegamedev #twitch #vtuber #streamer

Since I've already added keyboards (which are procedural and fully functional by the way), I might as well have the NPCs play them. Now I just need a track. #gamedev #indiegame

Added some gym animations today. I don't have any animations for the machines, so it's just calisthenics for now, but they already make the gyms look a lot livelier. #gamedev #indiegame

Just some NPCs hanging out for a chill #screenshotsaturday. #gamedev #indiegame

Been thinking about reviving my personal website where I can show off my side projects, and this video is pretty spot on with how it's been going so far. Needless to say, no actual work has been done 🙃 youtu.be/xE9W9Ghe4Jk

Couldn't resist the urge to add headphones for the NPCs with the "listening to music" walking animation. #gamedev #indiegame

Added more variety of walking animations and speeds today. Turned out to be more challenging than I expected, as I had to make sure the step speed stays in sync with the movement with various speeds and blending weights. Some of them are also affected by the character's personality.

Implementing new walking animations for the NPCs today. I think it's going well! #gamedev #indiegame

I made the weather and time of day affect NPC leisure. So now more people will hang out outside on a sunny day, whereas indoor activities will be more popular when it rains or during the night. #gamedev #procgen #indiegame

Nothing helps you escape the February dreariness like a walk through a summer city in VR. #gamedev #indiegame

The NPCs went from dead to really intense after I added eye movement. I've also tried adding blinking/closing eyes, but that proved to be more complicated than I expected, so I decided to leave it for later. #gamedev #indiegame

New devlog! In this one I discuss what is still missing from my technically feature-complete procedural NPCs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xu_... #gamedev #indiegame

I got the NPC eye movement working, so they now make eye contact with the player and with each other. Such a small touch, but it makes them feel so much more alive! #gamedev #indiegame

It's #screenshotsaturday, and that means it's time for more rainy Vuntra City. #gamedev #indiegame

I forgot to add a check if the item an NPC decided to pick up is already held by someone else. So they will just yank items out of your hands 😆 Already fixed but I thought it was a funny bug. Also don't mind the floating through the chair, that's just how we sit down in Vuntra City. #indiegame

By the way, the umbrellas can be picked up by the player as well. Although they can be hard to find, as they rarely spawn in the world by themselves and the NPCs won't give you theirs 😉 #gamedev #indiegame

Guess what? Umbrellas! Actually, NPCs can now hold any type of item in either hand. Umbrellas are just the first thing I gave them. #indiegame #gamedev #procgen

Just a rainy evening in Vuntra City. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

I just have to boost @thelucian.bsky.social's latest video. He's just recently started a devlog working on his first game, but it's so entertaining and high effort, he deserves more views. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqEl...

Watching The Making of Disco Elysium by /noclip tonight. I must say, Disco Elysium is the game I recognized as Eastern European immediately without knowing anything about it. Even though it's set in a fictional universe, just a few minutes in, I thought "Holy sh*t, I've lived in this place".

Implemented rudimentary face sliders for procedural NPCs by simply adding a normal aligned offset to the face mesh in the vertex shader using a mask. For now it only changes the size of the cheeks, nose, and lips encoded in the red, green, and blue channels of the mask. #gamedev #indiegame #procgen

Been working on the person lookup UI today. Added gender and appearance information and the ability to favorite or delete a person. Also to only show favorite persons. It's getting quite usable now. #gamedev #indiegame

I've added a dialog option to ask an NPC if they know a particular person's whereabouts. They will respond differently if that person is currently in the same building, in the broader area, or not around at all. #gamedev #indiegame

Spent all day rigging the NPC hairstyles to the skeleton (they were static meshes before) and making sure they fit each head model perfectly. It was a lot of work but had to be done. Still have more jank and bugs to clean up before the NPC playtest though. #gamedev #indiegame

None of your favorite games ever became masterpieces because of the critics. They became what you love because of the creators making a daring attempt, often taking risks, often against the grain. You want these moments again, you need to relearn how to uplift.

Been experimenting with using @runevision.bsky.social's noise shader for post-processing effects in Unreal and I made this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxu_...

New devlog about the dialogue system I've planned for my procedural NPCs that I just recently started working on: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXO... #gamedev #indiegame #procgen

Today on the 'dame – @jbarnes1926.bsky.social chats with @vuntracity.bsky.social dev Lara Davidova about the city exploration game she's been working on since 2022 videoda.me/the-open-wor...

Bluesky friends, I need some game recommendations to get my mind off things. Preferably something with a chill vibe, but not about farming or management. Can contain combat, but not solely focused on it. Puzzle, story, or exploration are all good. Preferably 3D and indie. Any suggestions?

Having a lot of fun with the NPC AI and dialogue. The NPCs will now freak out and run away if you hit them (or throw anything at them) and refuse to talk to you. They will calm down shortly, but still expect an apology. #gamedev #indiegame

I refactored some of my NPC spawn code to make them aware of their work and home locations no matter where they currently are. So now they can tell you where they live or work if they like you enough. Now excuse me while I fix the million bugs I've just created 😆 #gamedev #indiegame #procgen

Implemented the NPC dialogue interaction in VR as well. This is probably not the final state of it, but for now I am moving on to the dialogue + personality + relationship system that I've planned for the NPCs. #gamedev #indiegame

Working on the NPC dialogue UX. Don't mind the text, it's just a placeholder for now. The sounds are also not final. What do you think so far? #gamedev #indiegame

Youtube alerted me that my channel got over a million views, and my mind is blown 🤯 I know it's not a lot by youtuber standards but I just can't wrap my head around the idea that a number of people equivalent to a small nation saw my videos.

People watching in Vuntra City today. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #procgen

The NPC talking interaction is very straightforward in flat screen, but less so in VR. So far the one I came up with is targeting the NPC with your hand the same way you target items and then pressing "Interact". But I'm open to other suggestions. #gamedev #indiegame

The video: youtu.be/il-TXbn5iMA

I started implementing NPC interactions and I accidentally...