A screenshot of the overworld map of TRAILS in dark mode. There is a foldable map with a path winding through it on which pins show the locations of levels. The map also has height lines and text in sitelen pona.

A level from the night biome which always has the dark mode colors. There are three ships in it and some breakaway tiles.

A secret hidden amidst dunes! A new language! More accessibility! ⛵🏜️

For TRAILS v1.1 we included a dark mode, improved performance, translation of the full game to toki pona and a hidden twist.

now on
store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/Trails/
purplesloth.itch.io/trails

#indiegames #indiedev

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The crucible - one of three levels of the 'darkest hour' biome. An endgame level containing 3 ships, a key, a gate, resources, villages and volatile tiles. Using a dark colour palette.

🔥The desert is most dangerous late at night. The harsh cold might surprise unaware travellers.🔥

🌑 Darkest hour biome: becomes accessible after you manage to collect enough coins. It only contains 3 levels but each one will prove a true test of your understanding of TRAILS' mechanics.

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Day biome level featuring buttons and fire hazzards.

Day biome level featuring two ships, villages and ressources.

Day biome level featuring keys, gates, drones, wings and villages.

Optional level from the night biome featuring gates, keys, buttons, ressourcesm villages, fire hazzards and volatile tiles.

🏜️The desert is colorful! 🌈

TRAILS features several biomes, with new mechanics, complexity and a fresh coat of paint.

🌞Day Biomes: Discover these three zones while progressing along the main path.
🌙Night Biome: Venture into the these optional levels for additional challenges.

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Very specific need, to make fan fictions including geo metas...

Like the "hump ahead" one. If that isn't something you'd wanna include in some road trip pirate au thing... 👀

#ofmd

Really beautiful! 😍
The colours and the composition are amazing.

First time I heard about the monster from the Black Lagoon was in the video game "monster sweethearts" which I played some weeks ago. So that was nice seeing this here and being reminded of that. 😄

An embroidery hoop with embroidery of a tree branch with lots of flowers in purple and orange in front of a moon. Three black cats are on the branches

I just finished this embroidery piece and I’m SO delighted with it!!!

We are putting our finishing touches on our new game TRAILS. Wishlist it now on steam to get notified when it is released! store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/...
#indieGameDev #makingOf #soundEffects #sound

A handrawn inked folding map of a desert with height lines drawn into it. There is a dotted path with crossings going from the left to the right side of the map. There are severals numbered pins on the path marking locations. The map is folded in three parts which separate different biomes. Every part has a label. Labels from left to right are: “chrono dunes”, “graphic heights” and “center lake”. The last biome features markings of atomic radiation contamination. There is a map scale on the left lower side with the headline “desert map”.

The finished in-game map. It's more colourful in a sandy yellow tone and with a brown-red background. The dotted path, height curves and atomic areas are drawn in similarly. Some of the pins outside of the path have flames surrounding them. The region descriptions are saltwind expanse, the shardlands, the spine and whispering flats.

🏜️ From concept to finished overworld map! 🏜️

You can still join our Beta Test for TRAILS: Just write us and join our puzzling journey through the desert. ⛵

#indiegamedev #gameart #conceptart

This is super cute! 😍 They look so comfortable together. And I think you got their likeness so well.

🥰 Yay, thanks so much! I sent you a key and some infos about the game and the playtest. ✨🦥

Just being curious and it's ok if it's a no, would you be interested in either playtesting (nowish but without streaming) or streaming (once it's near release) an indie puzzle game? I follow you because of our dear pirates 💜 but I saw this and that you enjoy puzzle games, so I thought I should ask 🫣

I’m Not Your Anti-Vaxxer Scare Tactic | The Nib An autistic child is not a burden, nor a reason to not vaccinate.

So now that apparently we’re doing the whole is autism caused by vaccines scare mongering again (I’m Wakefield’s number two hater), I’m reposting my nib comic about autism and vaccines

thenib.com/how-anti-vax...

what if I start something?

It's Sapphic Saturday. Share something sapphic!

I would love some recommendations for your fave T or M rated long fics (love the E-rated stuff, but looking for something different right now). Usually prefer Gentlebeard, Garlic Soup, canon pairings, but if you have something else to recommend that you love I am open-minded!

Google Maps footage from geoguessr featuring a small van from a company called Black Beard with a big image of a cool guy with black hair and a salt and pepper beard wearing sunglasses. The Text on the back of the vehicle says: "Black Beard Plumbing and gas Domestic - commercial - industrial" plus a phone number and web address

Stumbled upon this on geoguessr and yes, mate, I have read that fic... 😆

Announcement image for our upcoming beta Test. It features a rocky desert image with two ships that are hover-sailing towards each other and some cacti and a water tower around the sides of the image. The image has a colourful and comfortable tone. Trails, which is the name of the game, is featured prominently in the middle of the image with a subtitle "beta test".

⛵ Join the TRAILS Beta and Help Us Navigate the Path Ahead! ⛵

The wasteland is unforgiving, and we need skilled navigators to put Trails to the test! Join the beta event and be among the first to chart the dunes, optimize your routes, and outmaneuver the dangers that stand between you and survival.

A handrawn inked folding map of a desert with height lines drawn into it. There is a dotted path with crossings going from the left to the right side of the map. There are severals numbered pins on the path marking locations. The map is folded in three parts which separate different biomes. Every part has a label. Labels from left to right are: “chrono dunes”, “graphic heights” and “center lake”. The last biome features markings of atomic radiation contamination. There is a map scale on the left lower side with the headline “desert map”.

There is always something to do in a post-apocalyptic desert-world with many places to visit and communities to support.

Check out this first draft of our overworld map that will help you to navigate the desert and it’s dangers.

#conceptart #indiegamedev #desert #postapocalyptic

Love the comic! (Haven't engaged with it much yet but it's really beautiful and a great story)

And I already thought Teige felt sad and complicated feelings about Vlad not saying anything back to him. 🥲

[ID: six panels in color. Panel one: Dean Spade is saying “I’m hearing a lot of people struggling with hopelessness right now”. Beneath him a fiery landscape with birds flying in all directions. Panel two: “and I’m thinking it may be the moment to shift what we have hope and faith in“. A blue room with a figure packing a bag. The open window shows a fiery landscape with two birds flying. Panel three: “it’s actually appropriate to be letting go of the false promises of liberalism“. The image of a hand with sand running through the fingers. Panel four: “the idea that billionaires or tech solutions or legislation or court cases or elected officials will save us “. An image of trees burnt by fire, surrounded by a red sky. Panel five: “instead of recognizing that no one‘s coming to save us. That it’s on us.” An image a red bird describing birds flying from a fire to four blue birds that are surrounding and listening to them. Panel 6: “that we really only have each other in our ability to care for one another”. Five red birds soaring into a blue sky.]

Text in comic font: "Comics gegen Rechts" (comics against the right). The part "gegen rechts" is in a speechbubble with a rainbow coloured outline.

If you are in Germany or speak German, check out #ComicsGegenRechts

With the election just around the corner, the campaign intends to stand up to the rightward shift.

This is one of many opportunities to speak out against right wing politics in Germany and worldwide.

Let's be loud together! ✊💜

Embrace graphic novels
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A blueprint-styled sketch of a 3d hover-ship with sails. The name of the ship is written on top of the page: Sand Whale. The page is featuring 6 figures: The ship is shown in 3 different views (side view, top view, angled view). There are additional attachable wings shown in top view and two images of the ship with the wings (side and top view).

Meet the Sand Whale ⛵

This hovering sailship navigates the wasteland, delivering essential supplies to isolated villages.

In our upcoming puzzle game, you'll need to lead it through harsh terrain and perilous conditions.

Follow us for more updates and a chance to join the beta event!

#gameart

Typografisches Kunstwerk mit den Worten "Gegen rechts hilft nur links" in grün und bunte Sterne in rot, Orange und rot drum herum.

Hab noch eins gemacht 🥰 #MyArt #TraditionalArt #Typography #Art #GegenRechtsHilftNurLinks

Illustration in shades of green of a ship in the middle of the ocean, under a sky full of stars. There is a red moon just above the sails.

I was poking around an old folder in my external hard drive and found this art I did 10 years ago when I was trying my hand at digital art.

I've always been a pirate nerd, but this illustration hits me differently now 💜

twitter just removed this design + locked my account for the next 12 hours

a grid of 16 screenshots of different levels of a grid based puzzle game. they vary in size, density and which elements are placed on the grids

We have done some first internal tests to refine the puzzle mechanics. Not many of the initial levels survived the feedback, but we are pretty confident we found some fun systems 😊

Make sure to follow us if you want to be part of the upcoming beta test in the coming weeks!

#indiegamedev #puzzle

"Together, we sang/
I'm ready, now" 🍊

If, back then, Ed and Stede had their own little world in the woods where they could be themselves 🌻
#ofmd #animation