Vindication! I made a variety of torch types in Glyphscape just for People Like You!
Inns and Cities? Torches.
Ancient buried temple? BLUE flame torches.
It's fine now because it's blue, don't worry about it.
New Exhibit:Play Curation
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Curated by @farfama.bsky.social
Cast your line into the cosmos. Decipher communications, draw divinations, and discover the myths of the universe.
Games from
@selkieharbour.com & @deconstructeam.bsky.social
@geouug.com
@polclarissou.bsky.social
What a specific genre! I'm honored to be included here!
the nicest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a small but dedicated cult following of kind hearted and politically shrewd weirdos & sickos that keep the fire going. the meanest thing you can wish upon an artist in 2026 is that their work gains a large online fandom
The soup dog had 3 dental chew shapes left this morning. I asked her "okay soup dog, will you choose your favorite, or save it for last?"
She took all 3. Outplayed.
I once burned a full workday over a nested for loop that had an i where a j should be.
Nah, no to both โท๏ธ
Some areas are getting aesthetic improvements in #Glyphscape v1.1, such as the addition of rapids in some streams, like this one in the mountains.
#ASCII #RPG #SoloDev #GameDev
My game is just a mini game in the real game that I do enjoy playing, "making my game".
Forgotten Blood is a solitary journey through ancient ruins and the remnants of a long-forgotten empire, where every step uncovers echoes of a lost past. #solodev #indiedev #gamedev
An NPC with a static idle pose, of course.
There are 29 waterfalls in Glyphscape and only 1 of them has treasure behind it.
Another comparison of what is to come in v1.1! A massive amount of new apparel items will be available to find. Hard to believe this is all still rendered in a text box.
#Glyphscape #solodev #indiedev #ASCII #RPG
Here are some of my personal favorite pieces of new weapon arts in v1.1. No more procedurally generated blade/handle combinations! The art for each weapon will be unique to that weapon.
#indiedev #solodev #ascii #RPG #Glyphscape
Here's a sneak peak at some of the equipment upgrades coming in #Glyphscape v1.1!
Every piece of apparel and weapon is getting a fresh coat of paint, and many new pieces are being added.
#indiedev #solodev #ascii #RPG
Exactly this. Placeholders are supposed to be eyesores so you don't accidentally leave it in. They wasted time making them pretty with AI, and now say they have no time to remove it. Clown shoes.
+5s feels right to me for extensions, because the clock is counting down the number of remaining seconds.
+5s would read like a penalty for somethin like a racing game where the timer goes up.
The first major update for #Glyphscape is coming along. Steam achievements, new equipment types, and over 150 new enemy types on the way!
Unfortunately 1.0 saves will not be compatible with version 1.1. The good news is it's still at least a week out.
#indiedev #solodev #rpg #ascii
I would absolutely prefer silence to genAI voices, and I think I speak for the majority here.
But environmental/ethical issues aside, I love to see the fingerprints of solo devs in their games. GenAI tramples all over that and will make a bad-but-charming game into a bad game.
I'm playing on Windows 10 via Steam and have not had any issues. I assume 11 is similar.
The very same. I'm an idiot savant with all my points in gambling skill.
Haven't found any gambling yet but absolutely blown away by how thoroughly that one background choice has affected dialogue.
Just started playing Arcanum and the opening cinematic screams "pre-9/11".
Release date: Aug 21, 2001. By the skin of their teeth.
From Jacob Collier in an episode of AHA from 10 months ago:
"Creativity doesn't show up when you're afraid to make a mistake."
The most true thing I have heard on a show of otherwise true things.
Make those mistakes, people. Some people are into those.
@hankgreen.bsky.social
Been on an absolute tear this weekend making new equipment for Glyphscape. Loot variety will be much improved in the next patch.
Alternatively: "That's not the worm, that's its tongue."
Cosmic horror is so easy, watch:
"That incomprehensibly large monster, older than the universe itself? That's just the young and small version"
Remaster, Steam discounts. Tomato, tomahto. ๐
It's like solving a cold case, only to discover that you are the murderer (and the victim).
The final game of #Jamuary 2026: Hogs Killing a Snake!
Based on the 1930 painting "Hogs Killing a Snake" by John Steuart Curry
Collect apples, avoid hogs.
geouug.itch.io/hogs-killing...
#GameJam #GameDev #SoloDev
