verysrsgames - Network

There was nothing wrong with #RPGMaker, which I was using before, but I felt like the project had reached a scale where I needed more...

There was nothing wrong with #RPGMaker, which I was using before, but I felt like the project had reached a scale where I needed more flexibility and QoL than I knew how to make RPGM do. So changing over made more sense in the long term. (Also #Godot is a delight to work with.)

#gamedev #indiedev

Yes, hello, hi! It's been quiet for a few months as I've been doing a complete rework of the game, and as you can see, the result is...

Yes, hello, hi! It's been quiet for a few months as I've been doing a complete rework of the game, and as you can see, the result is clearly, uh… well, it looks almost exactly the same as before. 🫠

However! The whole game now runs in #Godot, so everything under the hood is completely new.

#indiedev #gamedev

I just spent almost an hour trying to debug why a variable apparently wasn't being set properly on a node in #Godot. Eventually found...

I just spent almost an hour trying to debug why a variable apparently wasn't being set properly on a node in #Godot. Eventually found out I had a script on a completely different node that immediately reset that variable (which I'm sure must have seemed like a great idea at the time).

No wonder this game is taking forever to finish. 🫠

#indiedev #gamedev

*getting a sudden urge to add a fishing minigame* 🎣 #indiedev #gamedev #godot

*getting a sudden urge to add a fishing minigame* 🎣

#indiedev #gamedev #godot

Sometimes #gamedev is about advanced math or finding ingenious solutions to #coding challenges.And sometimes it's about spending several...

Sometimes #gamedev is about advanced math or finding ingenious solutions to #coding challenges.

And sometimes it's about spending several hours placing hundreds of tree objects on a forest map. 🫠 😴

🌲🌲🌳🌲🌳🌳🌲

#indiedev #godot

Today was supposed to be a nice, quiet day where I could get a lot of #gamedev work done, so naturally something in the house decided to...

Today was supposed to be a nice, quiet day where I could get a lot of #gamedev work done, so naturally something in the house decided to break and now I’ve been thrown completely out of sync by having to deal with that. 🙃

Current status: Trying to bribe myself with ice cream to get a game design document finished. #gamedev #indiedev #icecream #itsveryhottoday...

Current status: Trying to bribe myself with ice cream to get a game design document finished. #gamedev #indiedev #icecream #itsveryhottoday 🫠

This game ended up at 33000+ words (prose and #Twine code) and took way longer than a silly little side project should have, so please play...

This game ended up at 33000+ words (prose and #Twine code) and took way longer than a silly little side project should have, so please play it before the angry Mesopotamian gods decide to destroy the world. It is very unfair and there's no way to win*, so you can only hope to survive one year at a time. JUST LIKE REAL LIFE, EH? Good luck.

* Actually that's a lie, there is one way to win. Let me know if you find it and I'll give you a cookie. (Maybe.)

#gamedev #indiedev #dkgame #itch_io

As king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, you have One Job: Perform the annual sacrifices to the gods. The gods are EXTREMELY ANGRY...

As king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state, you have One Job: Perform the annual sacrifices to the gods. The gods are EXTREMELY ANGRY all the time, both in general and at humanity specifically, and they will destroy the world if not regularly appeased. And since all the other city states do their sacrifices incorrectly, it's all up to you.

#gamedev #indiedev #dkgame #itch_io #gamerelease

Surprise game release! KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END is a free text-based resource management game, made in #Twine, in which...

Surprise game release! KEEP SACRIFICING OR THE WORLD IS GOING TO END is a free text-based resource management game, made in #Twine, in which you play the king of a vaguely Sumerian/Akkadian city state. It's very silly and you should play it.

#gamedev #indiedev #dkgame #itch_io #gamerelease

https://starkravingsane.itch.io/keep-sacrificing

"Get on your horse and hit the other guy with the stick. It's not that hard. Just try not to fall off." Waltheof the Squire...

"Get on your horse and hit the other guy with the stick. It's not that hard. Just try not to fall off." Waltheof the Squire dispenses some… useful advice(?) before the Mystery Knight's first jousting match against Sir Emmett in the Grand Tourney.

#indiegames #gamedev #rpgmaker #jousting #knights

Re: 3, I think my favourite one was that one platform where email addresses weren't actually deleted when the user unsubscribed from a...

Re: 3, I think my favourite one was that one platform where email addresses weren't actually deleted when the user unsubscribed from a list. 🤔 😬

#DataProtection #GDPR #MailingLists #hmmm

I've spent the last few days looking at mailing list platforms for a #newsletter, and I've realised there's basically four types...

I've spent the last few days looking at mailing list platforms for a #newsletter, and I've realised there's basically four types of platforms:

1. Incredibly expensive with a bunch of features you don't need
2. Very pretty UI that doesn't actually work
3. Basic functionality requires mandatory #GDPR violations 🙃
4. UI looks like something from the late 90s and works 85% of the time

Obviously I'm looking at a #4 as the best candidate. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#newsletters #mailinglists #gamedev #indiedev

(Anyway, if I was truly going for linguistic authenticity, I guess it shouldn't have been Latin, but rather Petrarch's Italian or...

(Anyway, if I was truly going for linguistic authenticity, I guess it shouldn't have been Latin, but rather Petrarch's Italian or possibly Provençal.)

Unfortunately, my post yesterday about a #Latin-only release was just an April Fools' joke. The game is coming out in (at the very...

Unfortunately, my post yesterday about a #Latin-only release was just an April Fools' joke. The game is coming out in (at the very least) English and Danish versions.

BUT THAT SAID, I did have to set up the entire actual infrastructure for a #Latin version just for the sake of making that one joke. So if anyone wants to finance that… let me know, I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #indiedev #gamedev #localization #RPGMaker

Folks, I am delighted to announce that to achieve the greatest possible level of authenticity and immersion, "The Knight & the...

Folks, I am delighted to announce that to achieve the greatest possible level of authenticity and immersion, "The Knight & the Maiden" will be released exclusively in a #Latin language version. Obviously, at the same time we will also be changing the title to "Miles et Puella: Fabula moderna ac mediævalis". I am convinced this will prove to be an excellent marketing decision. Gratias vobis ago.

#indiedev #gamedev #rpgmaker #rebranding #immersion

Okay, the Case of the Mysteriously Jumping Tourney Opponent has been solved. Apparently it was… an outdated Visustella MessageCore plugin...

Okay, the Case of the Mysteriously Jumping Tourney Opponent has been solved. Apparently it was… an outdated Visustella MessageCore plugin that was somehow causing it? >_>

#RPGMaker #ButWhy #PossiblyBlackMagic

I guess the next step should be to figure out why the opponent jumps three tiles up for exactly one frame at the start of the QTE for...

I guess the next step should be to figure out why the opponent jumps three tiles up for exactly one frame at the start of the QTE for apparently no reason at all. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#RPGMaker

#RPGMaker, I love you, but trying to setup this QTE honestly made me want to throw my laptop out the window, then walk into the woods and...

#RPGMaker, I love you, but trying to setup this QTE honestly made me want to throw my laptop out the window, then walk into the woods and disappear forever. 🙃

Anyway, it seems to be working now, after a fashion. Good job, team. (The team is me and the Evil Debug Guys.) 👍

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #wip #gamedesign #dkgame

Also featuring an appearance of the two Evil Debug Guys! I always use these two guys from #RPGMaker MZ's Evil spritesheet for my debug...

Also featuring an appearance of the two Evil Debug Guys! I always use these two guys from #RPGMaker MZ's Evil spritesheet for my debug event because they stand out quite from the rest of the graphics, so I won't forget to remove them afterwards.

(They're not really evil, they're actually very nice and helpful. ^_^)