Remember those job interviews? Too bad it wasn't meant to be this time.
It's ok, let's keep building and developing, spreading kindness, and good things will follow!
twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev #shadowsoftuonela
I just had two job interviews for a #unity programmer position.
How did it go and what were they like?
Let's talk about them on twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev #jobinterview #jobhunt
Let's create a sauna scene that's also main menu embedded into it!
Watch it happen at twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev #shadowsoftuonela
Where have I been?
I tell you where I've been. I've been fighting for my game and livelihood.
I'll tell you all about it on live starting now: twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev
Players kept reporting that they thought one click should do multiple things in my game.
For example a click should move the player to the interactable and interact when close enough.
Then I started implementing it..
#shadowsoftuonela #bug #solution #gamedev #programming
SHADOWS OF TUONELA TAKES PART IN FINNISH GAMES WEEK ON STEAM!
It's crazy to see your own game in the company of so many amazing games. Go check them all out, help a Finn and fellow indie developers!
#gamedev #shadowsoftuonela #finnish #finnishgamesweek
store.steampowered.com/sale/Finnish...
When you're a vegan but gotta get that fishing level :D
#shadowsoftuonela #catchandrelease #fishing
Programmers and developers are going to understand this:
Sometimes you just gotta rewrite the whole thing.
Today is that day.
www.twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev #programming #shadowsoftuonela
I've got a huge milestone cooking.
Today I'm opening my game to be played on Steam for the first time (1PM UTC+3).
166 players are waiting to experience Tuonela for the first time.
My poor server :D But it must be done!
Join us on twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev #shadowsoftuonela
Shadows of Tuonela very first Steam playtest is here!
I am beyond excited to get the game into the hands of players
I will open the playtest fully open a bit later, because first I want to make sure the UX is as good as it can be.
#shadowsoftuonela #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3540820/...
Videogame performance is everything when it comes to getting people play your game.
My dedicated server was running 60% CPU idle without players, so I implemented a 'NPC Sleeper' (TM pending :D)
That alone reduced CPU usage from 60->40%
#shadowsoftuonela #borderlands4 #gamedev
Back from exile!
Let's implement new weapons, courtesy of @1lmski.bsky.social
Can't wait to see these in action.
#gamedev #digitalart #shadowsoftuonela
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Steam achievements work!
Next up: Let's look into Lobby & Matchmaking feature in Steam.
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#gamedev #shadowsoftuonela
Let's implement Steam features into the game using Facepunch Steamworks:
- achievements & stats
- lobby & matchmaking
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#gamedev #steam #shadowsoftuonela
High octane #gamedev content starting at twitch.tv/ameces
Time to polish #shadowsoftuonela
I wanted to share the new and upcoming mid-level weapons created by none other than the visionary @1lmski.bsky.social
Each weapon type will change your Shadow's strengths and weaknesses.
#shadowsoftuonela #gamedev
Other people have better imposter syndrome than me I bet
How do you deal with losing motivation and momentum in game development?
Let's talk about that in today's stream: www.twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev
Tuonela is starting to feel like a place.
#shadowsoftuonela #gamedev
What makes a good videogame world? Is it the size, the places to explore? The stories? Or something else?
Here's a short clip of my game #shadowsoftuonela and the world I've created. Take a look!
#gamedev #DontStarve #kalevala
Ame where are the streams?
Me:
Thanks man! We're gonna knock it out of the park in the autumn!
Thanks for the lovely comment! That was the atmosphere I was going for.
Snowy winter is a very common thing here in Finland, but like you said, it's more about the stillness and quiet than it is about audio.
The best games have the best soundtracks and sound designers.
I love audio, so I wanted to learn #FMOD and spend quite some time getting the sounds right.
What do you think? #gamedev #sounddesign #shadowsoftuonela
That's a cool idea. I'll see how much work would that be!
Hahaha. You will never forget that one, will ya :D
First time user experience is everything when it comes to video games. If the player doesn't get it, the developer has failed.
One way to fix that is to do in-game video tutorials like these that I started working on.
#unity #tutorial #ftue #churn #gamedev #shadowsoftuonela
Hi Bluesky!
I wanted to let you know that I'm looking for a Finnish or remote international job in C# / Unity for the fall of 2025. I'm open to both part-time and full-time positions!
Hit me up if you'd like to build something awesome together 🤩
#gamedev
I'm back baby!
We've got a beautiful package of new environmental assets to put into the game.
I've also been working on the very first special attack to the game.
Let's get it done. www.twitch.tv/ameces
#gamedev #shadowsoftuonela
