8 frames of animation for polish, and working keycards.

#Godot #gamedev #indiegame #topdown #pixelart

now what does this little switch do....?
fairly close to a playable demo map state.

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about to finish the first playthrough of ME3 in 14 years...this is still absolutely true for me, regardless of how I feel about the ending. My consolation will be a second run through with mods.

#MassEffect #MELE3

I've been down the nostalgia hole on Mass Effect Legendary trilogy...but also pushing forward on the inventory menu.

Some edge case interactions to tighten up, and this feature is ready.

#Godot #topdown2d #indiedev #gamedev

4, eventually I will probably do a final Me3 run with some mods (like the Happy Ending, yes my Shepard has earned one). For now I want to see how I feel experiencing the, at the time crucial, “artistic integrity “ of the ending…

3, one thing I did enjoy this time around was playing with a few mods. Casual hubs for ME2, allowing Shepard and most squad mates to wear civilian clothing in hub worlds was the wonderful little change that really helped with immersion.

2, I finished a “near as complete as I remembered it” run of ME2 and I’ve decided to open old wounds and start ME3. My disappointment at the ending was more raw back in 2012. Now I’m just disappointed, having long replaced the ending with my own head canon.

Replaying mass effect trilogy for the first time in over a decade. Theres a lot of feels I didn’t expect to come up. I can feel the difference of 14 years between when I played it and now…

It was always one of my favorite set of games of all time. I enjoyed ME2 the most.

#MassEffect

Getting the basic inventory screen working; item pickup, item use, ammo consumption, and notifying the HUD.

#Godot #indiedev #topdown

Actually had time to sketch , first time in a very long time. Speed sketch and of my own mecha setting. Weapon turned out a bit larger than I planned .

Medium Mk. I with autocannon and combat blade.

#conceptart #mecha #drawing

still feel like refactoring things in Godot can be more tedious than a pure code-based engine. However, I think I was able to get my brain in the right headspace for splitting data from gameplay logic scripts.

#Godot #indiegame #topdown

Second Rampage, I prefer the tough as nails RMP-2G with standard engine and a trusty A\C10.

The pose was due to limited ability to hold the arms in place …but it ended up with a sort of “swagger.”

Another ghost of history to haunt the periphery.

#Battletech #miniatures #mech

Closing my discord acct of 11 years, I don’t have some replacement but I don’t care.

working on interactive map objects - buttons , switches, etc.
Player presses space bar to interact. Also made some custom editor icons to make mapping easier.

#Godot #indiedev #2D

I don't have strong timelines for more battleMETAL content, but its on the schedule for 2026.

Skinning for new mechs is the last step before animation...1 out of 3 almost ready.

#indiedev #mecha #indiegames

It’s easy to forget since he’s still a high public official but Homan straight up took $50,000 in cash from undercover agents on camera and then nothing happened

Tom Homan and a masked ICE agent arrive in Minneapolis

White House Border Czar Tom Homan AKA “The People Eater” has arrived in Minneapolis after Greg Bovino was dismissed, packed into a small dog crate, and flown to an undisclosed location.

tile and light study, I've nailed down the 'rusted' tiles, or enough to start making larger spaces.

#Godot #2D #gamedev

If you’ve not done so so far I’d really appreciate it if you subscribed to Better Offline and downloaded a bunch of episodes. Trying to reach a goal! I’m sorry! We’ve got two more episodes of the Enshittifinancial Crisis this week then I am planning a five-episode week about the dot com bubble.

mad respect to artists who worked on older games.

It took me a long time to figure out making walls and floors play nice without making them combined tiles.

Walls are 32px square, tiles are 16px, and the player character is ~24px radius (sprite is 32px but has transparent margins).
#Godot #gamedev

The Shootist is a Hunchback after hitting the gym, can lift that AC20 in one hand and is thicc as a brick.

#Battletech #miniatures

Brothers in arms. How many can claim to have bought 2 Rim Worlds Republic Phoenix mechs? Left I painted in 2023, right just now.

#Battletech #miniatures #wargaming

I intentionally bought a classic IWM Starslayer, I love this goofy goober.

#Battletech #miniatures

Second test of the layer->wash->layer, its working. This basic VL-2T took the head off a Cyclops...granted the Rampage opened the target up, but those box cars were for the Vulcan. All in Alpha strike mind you.

#Battletech #miniatures

Tried a second layer of Light Green Gray, I think the umbra still overrides the tone but it does look a little brighter.

#Battletech #miniatures

I didn’t really finish that many minis this year , started very late. Tested Vallejo umbra wash on Pale Green Gray, good combo for a general look but the wash saps the ghostly green tint of the base color.

I’ll attempt another layer of Pale Green Gray to see what happens.

Fantastic!
Nueva Castile, right?

Ah, gotcha. I’ll have to think it over but thanks for the tutorial!

Converted the Banshee to a -3E, I see you are a fellow person of taste.

How did you do the swap? I want to change mine, but feel bad cutting up a perfectly fine model.