Derek @dandybarbarian.bsky.social is a designer of tabletop & video games. His games blur genres & are influenced by RPG classics like Burning Wheel & Apocalypse World & computer strategy gems, like Civilization. breakoutcon.com/articles/202... #breakoutcon #tabletopgames #rpg #ttrpg #rpgcommunity

A feature of Wheat and Wrath will be trading for technology, reflecting the way tech and knowledge was historically often transmitted through trade networks. There are no domesticated animals here so the straw people have to do the pulling. #3dcharacter #indiegamedev #ue5 #unrealengine

I’ve been having a little fun setting up a Photo Booth in unreal engine and playing with lighting and materials to take snapshots of the characters in my game.

The online Breakout shop is now OPEN! Get your passes, including the new EARLY BIRD *four-day* pass today! breakoutcon.com/shop. We can't wait to see what folks will do with their extra day of gaming! #Breakoutcon #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #boardgames #rpg #ttrpg #TTRPGcommunity #boardgamegeek

I'm going to be heading to @breakoutcon.bsky.social again next year. I'll be running my game Hope Inhumanity, and also Dread, because we can't forget the classics.

If you’re going to #paxunplugged check out the Games on Demand area. Along with other great #ttrpg games there @pg-yyz.bsky.social will be running his game Ringmaster and also my old survival card-based RPG Hope Inhumanity.

I’m getting to the fun stuff in my game. I’m building a divine favor system. Temples, festivals and sacrifices impact divine favor, which impacts the environment. Here’s the exponential function mapping them. Soil fertility translates to how many plants can be supported in a farm plot. #indiegamedev

I’m working on a lightweight player notification system for my game. No interaction for these, but I wanted them to stack if multiple notifications arrive close together. #unrealengine #ue5 #ue #indiegamedev #wheatandwrath

The god of war and death is a living flame rising from a sacrificial pyre. The Wrath Infernal is enrobed and crowned in flames, with three fiery eyes representing life, death and sacrifice. #conceptart by Jacqueline Manherz #indiegame #wheatandwrath

From 3D model to animation.

From concept art to a 3D model.

Character concept for The Raider. Why would they grow their own wheat when they could steal yours? Follow us for more on the upcoming Wheat and Wrath strategy game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #conceptart #wheatandwrath

Am I doing this right? 😂 #indiegamedev

Rough concepts for raiders in my upcoming game. #indiegame #indiegamedev

More concept art from our upcoming game, Wheat and Wrath. There are four gods in the game, and we are imagining what the straw people in the game think their gods look like. This is the god of agriculture.

Meet Plowfather Edran, a religious leader you need help from to build your village, but is also a key adversary in Wheat and Wrath. #conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev #characterconcept

We’ve been focused on creating systems for a vibrant landscape in Wheat and Wrath. Here’s a preview of our latest work on the game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #unrealengine #ue #ue5

Watch the progress of Wheat and Wrath's main villager. From #conceptart to 3d render. This will be one of the straw people inhabiting your civilization. #indiedev #gaming #3dart #ue5 #unrealengine #indiegame

I’m learning how to change the environment in unreal engine over time to simulate the passing seasons.

Our first straw man character fully rendered in 3D for Wheat and Wrath #indiedev #indiegame #3dcharacter #ue #ue5 #unrealengine

The #gameart of Wheat and Wrath has been developing promisingly. We’re aiming to have a very artistically unique game feel. #indiedev #gaming #conceptart

Recently, we've been storyboarding a core gameplay loop for Wheat and Wrath, something that will help direct development. We wanted to show it off! Everything begins with Wheat. Grow food → feed your villagers → free up workers. #gamedesign #indiedev #gaming

Want to play a strategy game with the city building and resource management features you love, but set in a unique world filled with Straw People and an intense political backstory? Follow us as we build a new kind of strategy game. #indiegame #conceptart #gaming #strategygame

@blueoceangames.bsky.social is running The Rising Tide challenge now through June 17 where you can vote on early gameplay concepts and help them become a reality. They're also aiming to help indie game developers with studio investment. Go check it out. blueoceangames.com?referrer=c20...

More #conceptart for Wheat and Wrath is here! These rough sketches are of potential prophets to the god of harvest, who we are calling Plow Fathers. They all look very mysterious, but 5 is our favourite so far. What do you think? #indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev

Has anyone made a game yet where medieval knights and peasants fight deadly snails? This imagery appears so often in medieval European artwork. #indiegames #gameidea

I love Unreal Engine but the amount it crashes! * Welp *

More concept sketches for my game!

From rough to full art. Check out the journey of concept art for our game Wheat and Wrath: #conceptart #indiedev #gamedesign #gaming

Oh yeah, and I'll be at XP Game Summit in Toronto in June. I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of game devs, artists, marketers and gamers. Also looking forward to some 🔥 talks. See you there!

We have our first work of concept art for Wheat and Wrath. It’s so exciting! This, along with the other rough sketches of this character will be turned into a 3D character model for the game. The first of many!

It rises in their name… In progress build animation for the War Temple in wheat and wrath. I think I like how they parts fall into place. Let me know what you think! #indiedev #devlog #gamedev #UE5

We are showing off some of the process in creating the concept art for our game.

I’m working on the build system for my game. This a temple to the war god being built. Still no villager build animations but that’s next. #unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #indiegame

We’re digging into concept art for Wheat and Wrath, and we’re starting with the main characters of the game, the scarecrow people who call themselves “The Woven”. Our artist Jackie Manherz has created so many great character concepts. Which is your favorite? #conceptart #indiegamedev #indiedev

I’m adding more meshes and animations for the farm plots in Wheat and Wrath. There are baby wheat plants, all grown up wheat plants and wilted dying wheat plants. #indiegame #UE #UE5 #unrealengine

A sneak peek at the Straw People planting crops in Wheat and Wrath. Follow our studio at @pastimperfect.bsky.social #indiegame #indiedev #UE #UE5 #UnrealEngine #farmcore

Who knew farming required so much math?? Also maybe blueprints and math don't mix so well. #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #UE

They new houses for the straw men are looking good! Still very bare bones but it is coming along. #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #3d

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Join our discord here - > discord.gg/Eh7BepXZa9

I watch a lot of history and archeology YouTube channels, which is all fuel for my game design. Stefan Milo is worth following if you’re into archeology. Recently he talked about these enigmatic tablets found in Europe and we have no idea what they were used for. youtu.be/oYWUXQKUMuc?...

Finally got our straw villagers as a character mesh. They're looking good. Definitely more work to come but this is exciting. What does everyone think? #gamedev #indiegame Also join our discord to come chat with us! discord.gg/Eh7BepXZa9

My second attempt at the animated straw man. #indiedev

My first attempt at the animated straw man. #indiedev

This is a great article digging into the experiences of artists and game designers with Generative AI. As someone trying to bootstrap my own game development studio from zero I have mixed feelings about all of this. #ai #indiedev aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...

So we’re entering the era of $100 Nintendo games? I get the shock of it, but video games still have the best “hours of entertainment per dollar” ratio. Maybe Netflix tops it if you watch a lot. But I got 1000 hours out of Civ 6 for about $100. That’s $0.10 per hour. #gaming

I started working on the Narrative Dialog modals for Wheat and Wrath this week. This is the narrative part of the “narrative strategy” game. #indiedev

I’m going against my nature and refocusing my energy on art and design for my game, rather than gameplay. Gameplay is important obviously but I need to get better at marketing. #indiedev

Also give a follow to @pastimperfectgames.bsky.social to keep up with the game progress.