BOI DO I HATE #WATER!!!! It's stupid wetness and stupid hydration. Stupid flowing mechanics and stupid laws of physics. Stupid piss-making mechanics and stupid need for survival. Screw water, I hope you evaporate. (Video speed 2.5x) #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers #programming

Mob design for #StarDancers is going to be tricky, so here's a megathread of some #gamedesign #philosophy for me to reference later, and hopefully help some other wannabee #indiedevs to boot! #solodev #gamedev #godot #design #coding

My first attempts at fluid physics.... I've got so much work ahead of me..... #coding #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #programming #StarDancers

I MAY have re-added Animalese back into my overlay... I MAY also have went a little overboard with the customizations...... Shoutout to @pinguis.bsky.social for providing the sound assets, and inspiration for the customizations! #coding #godot #streamer #vtuber #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #skull

Me after waking up from sleeping 12.5 hours: "I should probably take a break tonight from game deving so I don't burn out." Also me: *Opens up Godot as soon as I boot up my computer.* Well, if I crash, I crash.

I still need to polish it up some more, but the block angle system is at least functional. I don't want to admit how long this took, or the coding war crime I committed to do so. Also, basic workbench is done. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #Godot #StarDancers #pixelart

I resonate with the aesthetics of this image way more than I legally should.

YAAAAAY, MY FIRST "AI SLOP" ACCUSATION! I'M MOVING UP IN THE WORLD BOIIIIIIIIIIII!!!! Seriously though, I respect suspicion like this, even encourage it within reason. 😂 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #ai #aislop

With some advice from @aiassprite.bsky.social, I'm trying out a different workflow to hopefully optimize workflow and encourage consistency in my style. Nothing screams beginner tools like a stick on a stick. Unga-bunga. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #pixelart #art #StarDancers

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Over the past week or so I've been working on adding walls, caves, water basics, and better generation in general. If you have any dogs give them a pet and tell them I said they were a good boy/girl. This is a threat. 🔫🙂 #coding #gamedev #indiedev #programming #godot #solodev #StarDancers

Made a LOT of updates to my overlay, including damage and levels for chat and myself. Plus animations. Plus phrases. Plus a bunch of other stuff I can't remember because I've been blindly hyper-focusing on this thing for days now... #godot #overlay #streamer #vtuber #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

One of my greatest weaknesses is keeping my projects organized. Creating a new scene? Throw it in 'res://' with the rest of them. I'm smart enough to know how lazy I am, so I'm gonna take a few days to plan out some organization for the future. #godot #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #StarDancers #code

I made a LOT of updates to my #godot #overlay last night. -I now primarily speak through tts. -You can just murder me if you get tired of me talking through tts. -Also updated the chat visuals and did a LOT of refactoring and optimizing. #coding #vtuber #streamer #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Here's a Biblically Accurate Eggman WIP pic I partially drew a while back, I don't know if I'll finish it or not:

I'm still on the fence, but I MIGHT get back into #streaming in the near future while I work on pixel art assets for #StarDancers. A short test of my #godot #overlay I made over a year ago. It still works surprisingly. #coding #vtuber #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #streamer

I'm FINALLY working on the pixel art for Star Dancers, which has been a long time coming. My art skills are rough, but I'm hoping to improve along the way. Anywho, say hello to the very first 'officially' created sprite for the game, the smelter. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #godot #solodev

Man I hate trees. Their stupid trunks and their stupid leaves. Their stupid wood and stupid roots and stupid photosynthesis. #coding #godot #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #StarDancers #programming #trees

Hickory Dickory Dock, It's currently shading o'clock, The clock struck one, I suck at rhymes, Hickory Dickory Dock #coding #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #godot #StarDancers

D0n't h8 m3 cuz 1'm sl0p1ng, m8! #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #coding #godot #StarDancers

I'm FINALLY working on planets again! Instead of making all the art as I go along, I made a simple "template" system where I can do quick color swaps for different block types, then can come back and work on the art later. Good for prototyping! #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev

Star Dancers Fun Fact: "Overburn Transit", your standard travel method between planets, literally detonates a Starship's engines. It only works for Star Dancers because one Dancer known as G-102 "Mad-Lad" Gary annoyed reality into rewriting itself. #gamedev #lore #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers

I'm honestly loving how responsive and snappy the movement feels now. While charging a boost, your ship's turn speed increased by 50%, allowing for better control of boost direction. Also working on procedurally generated asteroids. #coding #godot #StarDancers #indiegame #solodev #indiedev

I'm currently working on procedurally generating asteroids using geometry paired with shaders, and implimented a little preloading to make gameplay smoother. Looks goofy at the moment, but it's a start.

Bruh, I've got some pretty serious competition. 😅

Mirage is the master of deception. Create decoys to confuse enemies and help you fight! Wishlist Nano Squadron now to prepare for the release on May 15th! store.steampowered.com/app/3521220/... #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #godot #BulletHell #Roguelite #screenshotsaturday

Starship movement updates! -Charge boost your engine, allowing quick direction changes in the heat of combat. -Engine and wing trails, 'cuz it looks cool. -You can now strafe back left and right instead of fighting momentum. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #godot #StarDancers

As I play around with the starship now, it feels really sluggish and clunky. Might tinker around with the feel and controls of it tonight to see if I can come up with something fresh.

I HATE WORKING WITH UI SO MUCH I SWEAR TO GOD! Anyways, here's a planetary orbit state where you can select a celestial body to visit. It also goes directly to the orbit state if you choose a planet as a destination in the Star System Map! #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

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The hardest thing about game development, for me, is learning when to STOP working on a feature I don't know how to implement. Sometimes I just don't know the answer, YET! I can always come back later when I do and work on something else in the meantime.

The ship doesn't just "warp" anymore, it DETONATES. Plus a big background and warp visuals overhaul. #indiegame #solodev #indiedev #space #godot #coding #GonePlaid

Playing around with warp effects at the moment. I still need to work more on the warm-up and cool-down tho.... Also added in a system for orbiting planets, giving you time to choose your destination or just coast in orbit for a while. #coding #solodev #gamedev #stardancers #indiedev

FINALLY added in moons and their orbits into Star Systems. The complexity of it all is getting out of scope for the current UI, so I might have to redo some things to make it sensible. #coding #godot #space #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

This is sped up almost 300,000% for showcase purposes. Planets now have an updated orbit trail, tapering to show the direction of orbit for planets. Star systems all now "face" a single direction, with "North" pointing to the Galaxy Center. #coding #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers

That akward moment you write an entire post for Bluesky but find out you accidentally typed it into the Google search bar. I might need a little more coffee......

-Planets now orbit their respective Sun! -You can now WarpDrive across the Star System! -You can open the map and watch yourself zoom across Star Systems! -System Map now shows player facing direction. -Complete Starship Overhaul(way simpler now)! #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

It's been well over a year and I'm FINALLY reworking Starships. When I first started this game, I made them needlessly complicated. Now I'm simplifying them because even I'M confused looking back at the systems now. .....I may have also been playing Armored Core 5 at the time.....

I'm sorry, HOW MUCH ACCURACY?!?!?! #warframe

Working on an updated Ship Customization UI. Although it's better than the previous one, I might rework it later to show mechanical arms physically replacing the parts of your ship later. This is WAY better then it used to be tho... #coding #solodev #gamedev #indiedev #godot

For those of you trying to organize your projects, @milanote.bsky.social actually offers a very generous free version with some amazing and simple tools to get you plan your #indiegame. This isn't a paid promo, I just legit think it's a helpful tool to #gamedev with. #coding #solodev #indiedev

One of my favorite parts about game-deving is getting to sit down and study real life sciences and find fun ways to incorporate them into game mechanics in a way that respects reality but encourages whimsy. As such, I've been working on ways to incorporate asteroids into game progression. 💕

The only thing I miss from school is the ability to make my back pop like a bowl of angry Rice Krispies against the combo desk chairs.

After a LOT of headaches, coffee, and existentialism, planets now loop indefinetly like you're circumnavigating them. Generation still needs to be reworked to fit this new system, but should be a simple fix. #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

So I MAAAAAAY have ended up getting addicted to #warframe over the past week and hyper-focused on it for a while and KIIIIIINDA neglected to work on my #indiegame during that time. I'm getting back to work on Star Dancers, I promise. 😅 #gaming #solodev #indiedev #godot #procrastination

Star Dancers v0.0.0.2 is finally out! There's a lot of beginning feature implimentations in this update, and equally as many bugs. Released it early primarily for feedback while I iron out details. #godot #indiedev #solodev #gamedev kryptickralo.itch.io/star-dancers...

The next Star Dancers update will introduce a LOT of new bug.... er, features..... -Basic Player save data -Starships tied to players -Items -Building on planets via blocks -Inventory system -Hotbar system -ROUGH space stations -QoL improvements #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev #gamedev

(1/3) I've had a few people reach out about doing art, music, and sound design for Star Dancers so far. Although I WILL need help in the future, I'm waiting until the game gains enough traction to showcase its potential before asking for donations to hire help. "HIRE" being the keyword here.

My April Fool's Prank was spending the past two days implementing Character Save data and Inventory Permeance because I'm too broke and sleep deprived to do much else. Get pranked, nerds. #coding #aprilfools #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #godot

After playing @internetskeleton.website's game, I realized I needed to put in a disclaimer in my game as well since it's also in early in development. Should have so this MUCH sooner. Go buy his game btw, that's a threat: skeletonsoftware.itch.io/decay-chain #coding #indiedev #gamedev #solodev