swashberry @swashberry@social.linux.pizza

If you download an indie game for free and you end up enjoying it, consider sending a tip to the developer, if they take them. Just send what you think it's worth. Making a video game, even a very simple one, is very difficult and time-consuming. Be a part of making someone's dream come true.

#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGame

#freespeech

Facts, though. http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comics/1564982827-651.png

So I got this toothpaste with a citrus flavor, and I was expecting something kinda basic bitch like orange, but instead it's lemon lime. Lemme tell you, I never knew I wanted to brush my teeth with lemon lime flavor until I had it.

@numi /id

It's interesting to me that society has decided to distinguish #MentalHealth days from sick days. The distinction between mental health and physical #health isn't always clear-cut, and it's not obvious to me that there's any reason to treat them differently in terms of employee benefits.

I guess it comes down to the fact that mental health problems still aren't taken as seriously as illness or injury, but I wonder if it says something about us that we separate the mind from the body so much.

I gotta give credit to @bd for the font in the user interface, by the way. It's just perfect for these kinds of #PixelArt games. If you want to use it for your own #gamedev project you can find it here:
https://git.badd10de.dev/bd-font/

Here are the #sprite sheets for the characters in this project. The designs here are pretty simple, but I'm pretty happy with what I managed to knock out.

The peasant's animations required a little more effort than I was anticipating, because his walk cycle doesn't sync up with the candle flickering, hence why he has more animation frames than the player character.

#ScreenshotSaturday #PixelArt

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! It's been a while since I've had something to show y'all, but I've been working tirelessly on this little interactive adventure. I've learned a bunch about working with lighting and NPCs already, but I'm super excited for some of the stuff I have planned for this project.

#gamedev #indiedev

So I was poking around in the #GodotEngine Discord like a nosy bastard and someone mentioned off-handedly that an oft-neglected aspect of #gamedev is project management: being able to set realistic goals and estimate time so you can see where you need to delegate or ask for help, that kind of thing.

I'm definitely weak there. Maybe I should take a course in that.

#productivity #motivation