Be sure to check out the new Project Touchpoint for June that just dropped on Patreon! Lots of exciting things happening at the studio! Don't wanna miss this!
#mh🤍 #vn #vndev #bl #patreon #projectupdate #update
Happy Valentine's Day from the team! Spread love today! 🥰❤️❤️❤️ #mh🤍 #vn #valentinesday #loveislove
The time has come...to announce our latest project! We present to you the teaser trailer for our upcoming visual novel Mosaic Hearts! #mosaichearts #mh🤍 #gamdev #vn
Y'all hear that? Something big is coming...👀
HA That's hilarious! 😂😂😂
And that does it for this #25DaysOfDevmas, Family! Thanks to everyone that showed up, showed love and showed out! Definitely not the last you'll hear from us though. We've got a lot of news and other fun things coming in the next few weeks so throw us a follow to stay connected! #gamedev
#indiedev
Day 25- The weirdest bug so far was a macro turning pages and text color of all our files in the doc repo the same shade of gray. If it weren't for file size, page numbers and the wisdom to hit ctrl + A, we would've thought we were wiped entirely! #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 24 (catch up)- Of course! Nothing would get done without a fire playlist. Anything by Kenneth Whalum is an instant vibe and great way to get into flow state. If all else fails, just put Ghost Town on repeat, tie that hair up and get clicking! #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Three gifts wrapped in Blender UV Checker pattern paper topped with metallic bows (two greens and one silver), on a festive holiday tablecloth.
Day 23- Third person, open-world action scifis will get played every time. As far as a guilty pleasure game, Roblox before bed is a must. Who's tryna run some Frontlines, Harbor Havoc or Rivals? 👀 #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 22- It's amazing how talented many indiedevs are across multiple disciplines. From concepting to coding, art, rigging, animating, marketing, writing etc., many devs can (see: have to 😅) do it all. There are no one trick ponies in indie game dev! #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 21- In #blender fixing an old texturing error on one of the sets that has reared its ugly head again. Correctly UV Unwrap Before Saving Asset in Repo Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) 🤦🏾♂️ #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 20- There are still a ton of people out there who have never experienced Red Dead 2 or Shadow of the Colossus. Everyone should play through them at least once! 😤 #25daysofdevmas #devastating #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 19- It's a tie between those who appreciate seeing more black, queer representation in the space and those who catch on to all the esoteric callbacks and foreshadowing elements in the story. We love rewarding the observant and curious! 😄 #25daysofdevmas #devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 18- Get organized early. Having a scalable, comprehensive system in place to track tasks and manage a project as it matures could be the difference between a hit release and a project falling flat on its face only a few months (or weeks) in #25daysofdevmas #devastating #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 17- We want our players to feel seen, hopeful and inspired. The kind of unique, intimately transformative experience that gets you a bit choked up when thinking or talking about it even years down the line. Profound impact above all else. #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 16- Being threatened at swordpoint by Orochi over the slightest decrease in productivity during the workday would be motivation like no other. Dates are getting moved up immediately! 😂 #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #forhonor
Day 15- For project mgmt and work package tracking, #Smartsheet 100%. For the actual dev, #Unity is clearing every time because of its extensibility and ease of use. #Unreal is pretty though. Beautiful gowns. 🤭 #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #gaymer
Day 14- One of these is kept in the chamber at all times 😤 #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 13- "Stand on that!" Every decision matters in Project Leo, not just the big intersections. Character is who you are when no one is watching so expect to be met with the natural consequence (good or bad) of every step, breath and syllable. 😏 #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 12- Story-first. 👏🏾Every. 👏🏾Single. 👏🏾Time. Gameplay feels so much more meaningful and alive when it's advised by decisions made in the writers room. It offers so much more creative freedom out the gate rather than forcing the story into an existing box. #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 11- This is a hard one, but it's a tie between the phone features and mini-games. It's fun hiding easter eggs, details and lore in the different crevices of the game in hopes that someone just as curious comes across them one day. #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 10- Including a secret route that's only accessible if no activity is detected after the main screen for x hours on first playthrough. Funny fs, but it never made it in bc our time could be spent on more important items. Or did it? 👀 #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Day 9- EASY
Non-game dev: TrapGoddessShawty, @brukajones.com, Keith F. Miller Jr., or DaeDreamerr
Game Dev: Thatgamecompany, Ninja Theory
#25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
Pssst you didn't hear it from us, but @pleasurepixel.studio is hosting a similar countdown this Xmas should you ever feel like you need something with a bit more SPICE! 🌶🔥🤫😏
Day 8 The most difficult part was the documentation.
#Indiedev is notoriously cross-disciplinary so as you learn new skills for a certain phase of development, the old ones can atrophy if you're not careful. Having good housekeeping and doc standards has come in clutch many a time! #devmas #gamedev
I got this one!
Day 7- I'm a C#/.NET software engineer by profession so the pivot to game dev on the side wasn't hard at all. I got started with Unity + VRChat then picked up #Lua and freelanced w #Roblox, and #FiveM dev for a bit before my current hyperfixation, #Renpy. #indiedev #gamedev #devmas
Day 6- We don't build what we wouldn't play. Market research on what's en vogue rn only goes so far with advising what we make because authenticity is so much more important to us. Our tribe will vibe and that's all that matters. #25DaysOfDevmas #Devmas #indiedev #gamedev #gaming
I have been:
A teacher
A writer
A personal trainer
A powerlifting + nutrition coach
A photo tech
A cashier
What I really wanted to be : a game dev / artist
It took me a little over 3 decades to realize this
It’s okay to take the long road. It’s okay to start over. It’s okay ❤️.