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

Words can't express how happy I am right now, thank you so much @quest64official.bsky.social for giving me a part of my childhood back that I took for granted so long ago! I have so many memories tied to Quest 64, and I still listen to the OST while I work on my own games in hopes of spreading...

An update, totally because I didn't forget to add tags to the initial post... I FINALLY HAVE MY OWN #WEBSITE: krypticstudios.neocities.org It's modest start with basic information about myself and my #gamedev journey. #solodev #coding #webdev #website #indiedev

GUESS WHO FINALLY HAS THEIR OWN WEBSITE BABYYYYYYY!?!?!?! krypticstudios.neocities.org It's still stupid simple and only covers the bare basics, but it's a start!

Please excuse me while I take a break from Star Dancers #indiegame to hyper-fixate on making my own #website for the next few days.... ☠️ I've kinda put it off for a LONG time, time to fix that. #coding #webdev #hyperfocus

Today's progress: -Items now spawn from blocks when broken -Item spawning now uses ItemIds and ItemData It took a while for my smooth-brain to make this, but it works. 😅 #gamedev #indiedev #coding #godot #solodev

There's a part of me that REALLY wants to start working on the story of Star Dancers, but I'm excercising all my might to hold back until I start designing ACTUAL progression content beforehand. Small #spoiler gif I guess, sue me: #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #godot

Both block placement and mining using objects and tools are now functional. There's no animation, limitations, timing, etc, but it's a good start for now! I'll work on animations when I start fleshing out character customization. #godot #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #coding

Me: "I really need to work on my game." Also me, being hit by the Skyrim bug:

MORE updates: -3 building blocks -Added item details when hovering -Stack Priority -Optimized item tracking Now to start working on: -Dropping items -Placing Blocks -Mining blocks with tools #coding #godot #indiedev #solodev #videogame #update

Current FINISHED updates: -(super) simple space stations -Proc gen rework to allow stations -Item pooling -Item framework -Player inventory -Inventory UI -Drag and drop on inventory UI -Item stacking and prioritization -Hotbar functionality #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev #programming #gamedev

Item sound go brrrrrr

I had an "Item Concept" in place previously for playtester feedback, now I'm redoing the entire system using Item Pooling and optimizing item scripts. #godot #coding #programming #gamedev #gamedevelopment #solodev #indiedev

Me: Announces that I need time to plan entire system rework after DAYS of beating my head against a wall. Also Me: Works out said system only MINUTES after posting said announcement and starts coding on it immediately.....

I need to do a total rework of the "Celestial Bodies" system to be more flexible for future updates, so I'm going to take a little break from coding to work out some ideas before committing to those changes. This next update will probably take a while.☠️ #coding #indiedev #godot #solodev #gamedev

I can hear this image SO HARD!

Next update: -Create (SUPER) simple space station -Create BASIC Character Saves -Work on item system frameworks -Hook up hotbar -Make items drop from blocks when mined -Actually PLACE blocks from inventory I fixed a lot of bugs, now to create new ones. #indiedev #solodev #coding #godot #gamedev

StarDancers: V0.0.0.15 OUT NOW!!!: kryptickralo.itch.io/star-dancers... This update focuses on addressing feedback, fixing bugs during playtestings, and laying a UI foundation for future development. #godot #indiedev #gamedev #coding #solodev #stardancers #code #space #indiegame

Well, darn, I finished all of that sooner than I expected. Star Dancers v0.0.0.15 will release between tonight and Monday with the most bug fixes and updates I've ever done on a release thus far. Game still sucks tho... #gamedev #indiedev #code #solodev #programming #videogame #game #update

The current list of bugs/optimizations/additions for the next release, largely from the recent playtesters. I've already knocked most of it out, just gotta focus on Planet fixes now.

UUuuurrrrrrg, I had initially intended to use Star Dancer's current font as the as a temp font of the game, but it REALLY grew on me and I thought I'd look into the license behind it. Sadly it's HEAVILY inspired by the Mattel Electronics Intellivision. Looks like I need to make my own..... 🥲

Currently working on a basic UI layout. A lot of this won't be usable for a while, but it's still nice to prepare for the future. Ya'll better stay hydrated or I'll personally track you down and swap skulls with you. Hydrate before you diedrate. #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #programming

Just finished up another batch of bugs and optimizations, some of which I didn't discover until just tonight. I'm SO thankful for the play testers that played and critiqued my game, even in it's current state. A lot of these issues would've went unnoticed by me otherwise!

The funnest thing about making my own game is the ability to go online and just download whatever photo I want as a temporary texture when testing new mechanics or features. This is a totally serious game, I swear. #gamedev #programming #sonic #solodev #coding #indiedev

Me: Hey, I think my #coding skills are starting to improve.... My Coding Skills: #programming #godot #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #codingsins

Updated the #ProcGen fog system for space exploration. Still a needs some work, but I love how it looks so far. Also updated star variety in the background. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #space #programming #coding #godot

After roughly 24 hours of coding, I've removed and fixed every error in the game and added a few other optimizations as well. This is unedited gameplay footage WITHOUT any editing or loading screens. #coding #gamedev #programming #godot #solodev #indiedev

#coding #godot #programming #gamedev #indiedev #code

MAJOR optimization updates should be coming to this next update. There aren't any MAJOR hiccups so far outside of a few priority issues in controls causing crashes (i did a dum-dum and forgot to have 'no input' periods during screen transitions), but I aim to please and respect lower-specked users.

Soooooo my Debugger's kinda angry with me since I haven't really fixed any of these issues since I started working on this game..... Next major update is gonna be a while since I want to get these problems cleaned up for future development. #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #programming

Second playtest is done, this one on a drastically outdated computer. Found a lot of optimization bottlenecks which I'll hopefully fix before the next update. If anyone is interested in playtesting my game while I watch on video chat, listen to input, and ask questions, feel free to message me!

My very first time watching someone playtest my game, and the first thing @u9-artimus.bsky.social draws after discovering terrain manipulation is a phallus. We as humans are such simple-minded creatures. #gamedev #indiedev #coding #programming

Star Dancers v0.0.014 is AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! A lot of QoL updates for players, plus multiple optimizations and bug fixes! kryptickralo.itch.io/star-dancers... #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #space #survival #programming #coding #godot

Star Dancers v0.0.0.14 will be dropped tomorrow sometime, and use any feedback to semi-polishing a few things before I start adding more content to the game! For now, however, I must sleep.

It's such a simple thing, but finally having an icon for my game just makes it feel so.... official? It's hard to explain.