Made 2 new battle backgrounds just for some visual variety. I'm not sure if the urban one isn't too busy. Is it? #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Had a GENIUS idea to use 3 Noskops instead of combining them into one (Don't do it, it's bad) #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Spent some time refining bots' intelligence. Now they know how to build a team and kick my ass so I guess I succeeded at the task #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Fully upgraded Geldya is so fun! Dude gives you like, all type bonuses in existence so any time something happens, a bunch of other things happen Wishlist Automon Arena today (tomorrow is ok if you are busy) store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/... #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Just made this TUBULAR Match Start screen #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Continuing my saga of miniscule changes that no one really cares about but they please me so I will continue: Map icons are not just colored circles now, they have different shapes depending on what they are. #indiegame #automon #gamedev

Finally finished a requested feature of being able to rearrange your party at will. Had to make some compromises in terms of how things are displayed, but at least it functions (until I find the next bug) Added some little fun things for damage/buffs visual feedback #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Now THIS is party management #indiegame #automon #gamedev

Working on letting players rearrange their party by dragging bags around. You can't toss them away this way however - please use proper disposal methods #indiegame #gamedev #automon

MAJOR feature update: -Added sweat #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Having fun messing with map generation parameters. A bit too much fun perhaps. I accidentally made Chile #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Main menu done. Well, kinda? For now? I guess? Until I get dissatisfied with it again? Added Chat, Autodox, very minor player customization, fullscreen settings and reworked match creation so you can dick around in main menu while waiting for players #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Check out this video of Automon Arena gameplay by @roymartinittv.bsky.social ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3sy...

Increased player limit to 16 for science Look at this huge ass map! There are even duplicate gyms, because it spawns 1 per player + 1 more but there are only 10 types Dare I keep doubling until it crashes? Are 1024 player matches the future of gaming? #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Ahhh, menus. Every developer's favourite thing to do. (Not final obviously, just testing layouts and stuff) #indiegame #gamedev #automon #automonarena

Automon Arena demo for Next Fest is now OUT! Like, for real, you can click on download and play it and stuff. You should prioritize it this Next Fest because it's the best game this time around store.steampowered.com/app/3879790/...

Made a new trailer for Automon Arena's entry into Next Fest (starting this Monday!) Hope to see you all committing violence against virtual ugly animals then #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Adding that thingamajig I was talking about - the game will only show relevant types by default, but you can see all types for reference if you wish. There will be a button to lock this view as well, if you prefer it #automon #indiegame #gamedev

UI rework, clearly WIP. Major changes here: choosing Automons now looks cooler on both sides, and the type table doesn't show up unless you have an active bonus. There will be a way to expand it to always show all types, in case you want to preview bonuses you don't have #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Revolutionary UI technology, gonna patent this bad boy #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Time for the roughly quarterly Steam post about how Automon Arena is going store.steampowered.com/news/app/381... #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Focusing on some important features for Automon Arena (I've done nothing but draw shiny sprites for 3 days) #automon #indiegame #gamedev

MASSIVE changes to the Automon Arena experience: buttons are now pretty and clicky AND there's a quit button instead of pressing R like you're debugging your first project. If that doesn't get you to wishlist, I don't know what will store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/... #indiegame #gamedev

Added map scrolling through mouse dragging, which pushes Automon Arena into Game of the Year territory. Oh also added more holes to the map, it's a bit more patchy with players having more room to dick around before getting kicked out to harder areas #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Little update to the evolution animation to make it clear where the second Automon went... #automon #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike

Messing around with world generation, here's a few examples. It's quite chaotic and absolutely not even in terms of accessible areas and gyms around each player, but that's ok. As a wise man once said, "balance is for wieners" #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Spent some time redoing the map generation to be less... circular. Here's the outcome and old map example for comparison. Looks less neat, but more natural #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Got the attention span of a child with ADHD using TikTok after drinking 5 coffees and snorting cocaine? You can speed up the battles and spend more time staring at the map screen instead! Or just press skip and miss the whole thing if you like #indiegame #automon #gamedev

Reminder that Automon Arena is publicly playable, with online multiplayer! automondev.itch.io/automon-arena #automon #gamedev #indiegame

Though items are not yet implemented in Automon Arena, I added Stranglie and Boulken anyway, with temporary replacement abilities. Swole type just wasn't the same without them (No idea what I'll do with Adyel & Nodyel though) #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Joyful new victory screen! #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Made a game over screen for Automon Arena #automon #roguelike #gamedev #indiegame

Steam page for Automon Arena is live! Wishlist it now! Or within 5 business days! Or at your next available time! I don't mind either way store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/... #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Steam page for Automon Arena is live! Wishlist it now! Or within 5 business days! Or at your next available time! I don't mind either way store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/... #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Oops, I accidentally uploaded the newest build of Automon Arena onto itch. Check it out! You can experience Automon abuse first-hand! automondev.itch.io/automon-arena #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Beautiful new animation for upgrading Automons. The game is getting juicier every day #indiegame #gamedev #automon

The sprite artist for Automon Arena, @retronc.bsky.social has published a video documenting his experience working on the game. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af_X... #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Steam splash art for Automon Arena, by qcmai www.artstation.com/qcmai #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Working for the animation for releasing your Automons into the wild so they can leave their peaceful, unbothered life #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Got another set of 3 sprites from the artist! Floatox, Pelifin and (not pictured here) Meishowl now look handsome #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Made a new comfy background for the rest action. Might do something unheard of and animate the fire someday #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Silly little change - hovering on type icons will now liven up all Automons on the screen that have that type. Look at them go! #automon #indiegame #gamedev

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Automon is 60% off for the Creature Collector fest! A bit disappointed that they would showcase some obscure "Digimon" and "Final Fantasy" series instead of Automon, but oh well Also published a development update on Automon Arena! store.steampowered.com/news/app/182... #indiegame #automon #gamedev

Created a custom ability animation for Spookorch. Why? Well, why not? Because it's cool? Does everything need a reason? (Because just attacking the enemy Automon 2-4 times on death and that somehow damaging their party didn't express the idea of "Haunt" very well) #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Just uploaded a new (alpha?) demo of Automon Arena - have a try, beat your younger brother or something automondev.itch.io/automon-arena There's a Discord as well if you want to find someone to play against discord.gg/n5WaMV3Gne #automon #gamedev

Got around to improving the map visuals (whether I succeeded is subjective), I like the nodes, roads could use polish and the island definitely needs to look more varied and less rectangular, water could use some motion too #automon #indiegame #roguelike #gamedev

I've been redoing some older UI stuff to be more consistent with the rest of the graphics, just improving quality of minor things all over the place. Next up, I'll do the thing I've been avoiding for months: better graphics for the map. Oh boy #automon #indiegame #gamedev

Spent some time tweaking bots' behaviour. It took some time to find the balance between bots that ram into everything and die and bots that pee their pants and play very safe. It's getting there - this bot managed to have 2 upgraded Automons with decent levels! #indiegame #gamedev #automon

Messing around with the font and made the buttons actually buttony #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike