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👾 Solo Game Dev ⚔️ Working on Oathguard 💀 Darkness is rising — will you survive the onslaught?

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hi, i'm Gimu,

Over the next few months, I’m building "Oathguard" a fantasy wave brawler where you are the last light against the gathering darkness!

⚔️ top-down combat
🔮evolving oath abilities
🎲random upgrades

Chose your Oath and protect it!

#gamedev #solodev #oathguard #MadeWithUnity

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 3h

Sacrifice wisely, paladin. ✨
#oathguard #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 3d

Mechanics? Nah. VFX go brrr 💨
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #vfx

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 3d

We all are mate😅

404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 4d

Imma go out on a limb here and say you probably still changed something from how you originally envisioned it🤫

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s one thing most devs won’t tell you — the game you finish is never the one you started.
Mine began as a WoW Paladin homage called A Twist of Seals… and evolved into Oathguard. ⚔️
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #gamedev #storytime

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 5d

Aren’t you tired of all that slicing and chopping?
Introducing: The Slice-O-Matic™ — now available exclusively in my game 💀
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #gamingmemes

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 6d

Every execution now triggers Judicator's spinning Blades ⚔️✨
#oathguard #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 7d

Want lightning like in Oathguard? ⚡
It’s just a shader + VFX Graph + some sparks. Here’s the quick breakdown!

#Oathguard #IndieGame #IndieDev #Shaders #VFX

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 10d

Vengeance hits harder when it comes from above. ⚡
Meet Tempest — my new lightning ability that punishes everything around you.
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 11d

Haha, thanks!

404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 11d

What’s a fireball without impact? 💥
Maybe got a little philosophical on this one💀
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #devlog #vfx

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 12d

Fixing one of my dumbest Combat Design Ideas so far😂⚔️
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 13d

Ever wonder why your Unity game runs like a microwave trying to play Cyberpunk? 💀
Here are 3 optimization tricks that make your game run smooth — no black magic, just smart fixes ⚙️

#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #rouglike #madewithunity

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 14d

Ever seen skeletons have a collective panic attack? 💀
Improving AI from chaotic flash mob to coordinated horde and getting rid of bullies!
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #devlog #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 17d

Testers kept getting lost… so I added a compass arrow ⚡
Should it be Baseline or not?

#oathguard #indiegame #gamdev #indiedev #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 18d

The Tank Minion's Dashes is DEADLY⚔️
Miss your dodge… and it will hurt.
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 19d

Added telegraphs with clear cast times ⚡
Now combat’s smarter, fairer & way more satisfying.

#oathguard #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 20d

Big HP. Slow steps. Heavy hits.
What last ability should it get? 👀

#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

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#indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #videogame

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 21d

Ain't havin no Undead over here while it's this Paladin's Watch⚔️
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 22d

Made enemy spawns come alive 💀
Rocks fly, dust rises, the undead claw out… every spawn’s a warning ⚔️
#oathguard #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 24d

Run all you want… my skeletons will still find you 👀
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #oathguard #roguelike

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 25d

My trick for making procedural chunks look different every time 👀
Hash-based RNG = endless variety, no extra design work.
Cool, right?

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #oathguard #proceduralgeneration

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404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 26d

Oh yea definitley, but some can also make things easier too! for example staying away from paths / different ground types that can connect from either side of the chunk, as that might explode chunk variations drastically

404 Forge @404forge.bsky.social · 26d

Procedural maps aren’t just random 👀
I use chunk rules to control landmarks, spacing, and variation to make it feel unique.
#oathguard #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #proceduralgeneration

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