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I think I'm most excited about the controller at this point. How did that feel to use?

HATES being called "little goobler"

Juice it up

So much to do, but so much to achieve!

Exactly. Although sometimes things are easier in another engine and you'll need to weigh the cost of switching.

None of this is anti Godot by the way, I want to try it out myself once I'm finished with my current projects!

Seeing a lot of devs jump to Godot right now to try something new and escape the reasonable problems with the major 2 engines.

Just make sure the engine you choose is one you/your team understands well enough to ship with confidence. The best one for what you are building. #gamedev

Might look into making infographics for #indiedevs from a publishers perspective

The Steam Deck being the 4th most developed for platform now is a pretty big deal.

If your game isn't running well on Deck you're leaving a significant audience on the table.
#gamedev

Switch engines in this economy?

Maybe I should dedicate more time to learning advanced shaders 🤔

The great revival!

Ooh I love this effect. Getting a little jealous of all the Godot shader work compared to Unity

Now that's got juice!

Development of Cheese Chasers | Problem 18 An in-depth look at the development of Cheese Chasers. How I came up with the theme, the important concepts I learned, and what I'll take with me for the next game.

With a new game comes a new development post! It's quite technical as I dive into many concepts I learned while creating Cheese Chasers.

Thanks to @emmettfried.bsky.social for their advice when I needed it!

Give it a read!
problem-18-dev.github.io/cheese-chase...

#indiedev #gamedev #godot

Well written devlog!

That someone was me

Every game dev has at least one feature in their project that exists purely because someone said:
“how hard could it be?”

It was hard.
#gamedev #indiedev

Steam sales grap showing Launch and Daily deal peak

tips for indie devs, you can ask steam if your game is eligible for a daily deal (link below)

We did it for squeakross, timed our big content update with the daily deal and it did great!

the smaller peaks are seasonal/events sales

#indiedev

"Roll 2-5 to rate positive on Steam"

We have been starved of good scifi films in the last decade, I know we are very far away but I'm looking forward to Dune part 3 and WILL be seeing it in IMAX.
#film

Ankoku_Official shared a deep breakdown of a custom grass rendering system built over a month using Unity 6’s BatchRendererGroup. 🌱

See more: www.reddit.com/r/Unity3D/co...

#gamedev #indiedev #unity3d

There's always a later Nextfest! Keep on going

It's just a really big bucket

Marathon Is Already Improving On Arc Raiders In One Key Area - Kotaku Bungie's shooter will take a stricter approach to cheating

Marathon will take a stricter approach to cheating, definitely on board with this but as always false positives or proximity to cheating players could be a big problem. There's always a fine line that needs to be managed. #GameIndustry

kotaku.com/marathon-is-...

Next Fest stress is real. If your numbers aren't hitting the Trending tab today, don't let the algorithm dictate your worth as a dev. Some of the best selling indie titles I’ve worked on started with a quiet demo week and built a slow burn. Keep going.
#gamedev, #indiedev

Sometimes it's made clear that dev teams just need enough time to cook up fantastic experiences

I love Unity Gizmos, add Gizmos to everything.
In fact, additional extensive Gizmo options would be a great Unity addon, I'm aware runtime gizmos are a common addon. But pure new expansive gizmo options would be great to have.

Pro tip: Roughly 45.3% of gamedev problems can be solved simply by not having human characters. 🐧🤷
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Chaotic Evil level of terrain painting

If you use vertex positions and node materials, you can create effects the user understand and interact with a 3D scene!

playground.babylonjs.com#4QH8JM

#3D #WebDev #gamedev #indiedev #WebDevelopment #webgl #gamedevelopment #IndieDevs