Often, bugfixing is making improvements to mechanics, preventing crashes, observing AI behaviours, etc. And sometimes it is checking that the game still functions if the player doesn't press any buttons for a good while #GameDev #IndieDev #solodev #gamemaker

I made a new trailer with updated visuals for Broom and Boom, to coincide with the demo release next week. I look forward to people being able to play it Consider a wishlist if you like what you see : s.team/a/3673790 #TrailerTuesday #GameDev #SoloDev #GameMaker

Had issues with goblins flying into you from off screen. So now I made some arrows that point where non-visible enemies are It removes some uncertainty, but helps with planning aerial maneuvers, which ultimately serves the game experience I think #GameDev #ScreenShotSaturday #IndieDev #solodev

Just played a feature complete version of my demo for the first time. Milestone feels good It is about half an hour long if you want to unlock everything, like the robot vacuum, chainshield and chronomancy Consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #gamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #wishlistwednesday

The witch heals by cackling (obviously). Cackling prevents you from accelerating with your broom, so you start dropping down Doesn't prevent you from firing your gun in freefall though Please consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #GameDev #ScreenShotSaturday #IndieDev #solodev

Got the intro screens fully functioning. Just getting the story panels to fade in correctly and in time with the textboxes was educational I got a demo coming out soon, please consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #gamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Currently working on the 3 introductory story panels that show up when you boot up the game. Made a recording of me drawing one of them I've accepted that the art style looks kind of rough, but at least it is a uniform look and gets the point across #gamemaker #art #indiedev #gamedev

Got formatting and functionality to work in the options menu The scrollwork fits with the magical book theme, but I might need a higher quality asset Then again, it doesn't clash with the rest of the aesthetics, so maybe I'll leave it as is #GameDev #ScreenShotSaturday #IndieDev #solodev

As the clock ticks down, more and more enemies of different varieties spawn. It can get a bit hectic in the skies Please consider a wishlist : store.steampowered.com/app/3673790 #GameDev #WishlistWednesday #IndieDev #solodev

If you get to the selection screen and you have unlocked something new, an NPC magic book companion will pop up and elaborate on what you unlocked #IndieDev #solodev #GameDev

Quick sketch of sam porter bridges drinking from a hamster bottle which is an upside down can of monster energy This sort of character with all his outfit knick knacks is still way beyond my drawing skills. But the thought made me chuckle, so here we are #art #fanart #doodle

I'm just working away at getting ready for the demo. But it is starting to feel like a real game that someone would enjoy playing That is a good feeling #IndieDev #solodev #screenshotsaturday #GameDev

Finally got the auto-scaling and positioning for the unlock messages to work #IndieDev #GameDev #solodev #gamemaker

I was working on a Wishlist button for the upcoming steam next demo. Wanted some gentle swaying motion to catch the attention of players Slightly overdid it But hey, I got a wishlist button now, I'm finally a real #GameDev #IndieDev #solodev #wishlistwednesday

New game idea : papers please + dinner party Every night, the number of guests increases, more rules about seating arrangements, increased exotic cutlery and its placement, dietary preferences... You must hold multiple separate conversations using dialogue trees, with their own etiquette rules

I looked at which tags are combined the least amount of times with the Indie tag on steam So look forward to the reboot of my first indie game, which will now be about doing the accounting for a sports center where you can play rugby, cricket and snooker #steam #datascience #GameDev #IndieDev

Had an issue where, when exiting the trees and clouds, you didn't know what direction you were pointing. So now, you are rotated 'out' automatically Sort of a boring fix, but it helps against getting disoriented #IndieDev #GameDev #screenshotsaturday

Trying to stave off #GameDev burnout of my next game by doing pre-production on the next-next game! I'm thinking I want to try a turn-based tactics game, so setting up a play grid (with some easing function entry and exit) #IndieDev #solodev

I have 10 000 witch combos in my game, so a lot of edge cases to code for E.g. how does the spirit animal rhino (doubles the number of bullets) combine with the throwable chain shield? Double chain shield! Consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #gamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #wishlistwednesday

Drawing art has always been my weakness as a #indiedev. So I'm going to try to draw and post more stream of thought things, just to keep to a practicing schedule Current thought, that the upcoming #silksong announcement will be Hornet as a playable GTA VI character #gamedev #art

I've been looking at under represented genres on Steam (by webscraping the tags of 140K games). Lots of combinations currently don't exist Below is a sample of some evocative ones I kind of want to make 'cozy-cute-diplomacy' or 'Hunting-mechs-lifesim' #datascience #steam #indiedev #gamedev

Worked on the spawn being more satisfying instead of a simple pop in, so now I just make them rise and shake out from the treeline Maybe I'll add some flair later. A squirrel being launched from the roof or something #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #screenshotsaturday

Thank you for 700 followers! To celebrate, here is the witch accelerating to 700 pixels/frame She is going so fast that she starts seeing the trails from the previous wraparounds of the room, which I choose to believe means she travelled around the globe #gamedev #solodev #gamemaker #indiedev

Happy #wishlistwednesday. I'm making a game where you are a witch, riding broom-likes, firing weapons (like a throwable shield) and casting spells at goblins on brooms Please consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Finally got the resolution and fullscreen switching in the options menu to work. When choosing which resolutions to support, I just got a list from somewhere with common ones I don't know who wants to play the game in 480p windowed mode, but you can I guess #gamemaker #gamedev #indiedev

Analyzed animal-style tags on Steam games. Cats dominate, which is the sort of #gamedev info you know in your gut, but it is nice see the data There was also the tag 'Cricket', which was not about insects, and the tag 'Mouse only', which is not games about only mice #datascience #steam #indiedev

Added the second to last broom for the witch customization, a pressure washer which propels with a water stream. Any goblins caught in the spray get damaged. #gamemaker #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

Did a first pass at the minigun weapon for the witch. It needs some work with offsets and making the witch look like a woodpecker, but its getting there #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

A certain game has been on my mind, so I added a throwable chainsaw shield as one of the weapon choices for the witch Please consider a wishlist of Broom And Boom : s.team/a/3673790 #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Added a carpet as a broom-like for the witch. It occasionally fires a homing-missile magical cloud, made from all the alchemical dust that has been swept under the rug all these years #gamedev is getting exited about the idea of adding tassle-physics later #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame

My latest hyper obsession is to find the game on steam which is mathematically most unlike my own games, and play it/them. It is a bit of a journey, so lets begin #data #steam #gamedev #indiedev #datascience 1/16

Added the final spirit animal, a cannister with a monster head in it, which periodically drops blocks Sometimes, in #gamedev, you got to add a reference just for yourself😉. In this case, that thing was the player character in my previous game, 'It Digs Up' #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker

Made a first pass at the witches' grenade launcher, which fires remote detonated sticky grenades, as she cackles and flies atop her robot vacuum disk This sentence sparks #gamedev joy in me #gamemaker #indiedev #solodev #wishlistwednesday

Added a rhinoceros spirit animal to hang out on your broom. It doubles the amount of bullets fired #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

Working on Cryomancy, a spell that freezes enemies and bullets and makes them drop from the sky #gamemaker #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Added the poison effect to the toilet brush Felt inspired by those 'Just make it exist first, you can make it good later' posts. So instead of fiddling with art assets, I'm going to focus on the gameplay aspects first with some placeholders #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Added Bouldermancy, a protective shield of rocks that fly up from the forest floor Currently, the witch's bullets will destroy the rocks. The timing of that feels annoying, so probably going to remove that #indiegame #gamedev #wishlistwednesday

Added a sniper rifle for the witch. It can pass through multiple enemies and has a high velocity #gamemaker #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

Added a giant sponge for the witch to ride on. It drops bubbles which damage goblins Really starting to stretch the idea of what can be considered a 'broom', but I got three more broom-likes to go for customization, so I'm moving on #gamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #screenshotsaturday

Reworking the goblins who stand on two robot vacuums and fire guns at the witch I think I need to speed them up a bit and increase the boids-algo so they don't group up like that #gamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Testing broom goblins with guns, chasing and blasting I realize being able to customize a witch to ride a toilet brush, wield lightning, and blast goblins mid-air with a rocket launcher is a bit of a niche desire But its my niche Please consider a wishlist #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #gamedev

Thank you for 600 followers! To celebrate, here is some goblins doing sky art, followed by little frying #gamedev #solodev #gamemaker #indiedev

I got plans for 40 unlockable guns, brooms, spirit animals and spells for the customization of the witch (so 10x10x10x10 combinations) So I'm working on NPC dialogue when you unlock things I've never written dialogue before, which excites me to try #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

It has been about 3 months of my new #gamedev side project 'Broom and Boom', a game about witches with guns I made a python script that makes a chronological compilation of all my bluesky posts about it I'm proud of the progress I've made so far #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #gamemaker

I added a giant toilet brush for the witch to ride on. Perhaps from an ogre's toilet? It deals poison damage to nearby enemies… Please consider a wishlist if the idea of soaring through the skies on a toilet brush appeals to you #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Added 3 new spirit animals for the witch customization. An ox (higher damage), a sloth (slower enemies) and a gun magazine (higher reload speed) I just like the idea of a witch with a gun making a contract with a spirit animal who takes the form of a pack of bullets #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Working on cryomancy, it slows down goblins near you Needs more oomph, like a frost explosion centered on the witch and frozen enemies dropping like bricks Still, the basics for half the weapons, brooms, magic and spirit animals for the full game are done! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

I added a unicorn as a spirit animal option, so you can have a tiny magical horse on your broom. It reduces the reload time between spells This does also give you more chances to blow yourself up with your own fireball #indiedev #gamedev #gamemaker #solodev

In my game, you can customize your witch so she is riding in a mop bucket, firing a rocket launcher at goblins. And you cackle madly to regain health. If that idea makes you cackle, consider a wishlist, it truly helps. #indiedev #gamedev #madewithgamemaker #wishlistwednesday

I was working on resizing the brooms. This might be a little bit of an overkill Maybe I'll add it as some sort of 'big head mode' extra #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #gamemaker