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Alain Bellemare

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Game Dev | Senior Programmer • Working on www.Scaravan66.com • Marvel’s Deadpool VR • Dwarrows • Psychonauts 2 • Horizon (4X) • Cel Damage HD (Switch) Co-founder & Technical Lead Lithic Entertainment Inc. https://www.lithicentertainment.com

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Nov 11

Our game :)

Lithic Entertainment @lithicent.bsky.social · Nov 11

And here be our new trailer for our new Car Combat Roguelike Scaravan 66! 🎮
youtu.be/xT4nKEVR63c

#indiegame #indiedev #gaming #gamedev

Scaravan 66 Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by Lithic Entertainment

youtu.be

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · May 1

what would mister rogers do?

get enraged

seriously. his word choice. he gave us permission, said it's healthy:

Cover of the world according to mister Rogers by Fred rogers

Text from the book: The values we care about the deepest, and the movements within society that support those values, command our love. When those things that we care about so deeply become endangered, we become enraged. And what a healthy thing that is! Without it, we would never stand up and speak out for what we believe.

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 10d

It's ok, we've invented zip drives for this very problem!

Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 10d

Time well spent! This looks great!💀

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Megaclap 👏 Pixels & Gamedev @megaclap.bsky.social · 10d

Hey folks, haven't been very active here of late, but for good reasons!

I've been using all of my free time to focus on my game and get it to a stage where I could showcase it.

Here's an updated teaser, playable demo very soon!
#indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #ドット絵

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Kiyone @kiyonescarlet.bsky.social · 11d

lol

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Chocobo🐥Ska🎺Paradise🎉 @chocoboskaparadise.bsky.social · 16d

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Sep 13

Really weird to see people try to portray Bluesky as a radical website when you’ll scroll past about 10 straight posts about how great spaghetti is

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yea for sure, some key events could have icons or highlighted rows. Minor events could have icons too, though I'd say with neutral colours only to not stand out at all.

If it's not too difficult, maybe adding a new line above the seasons to cleanly separate "sections" or milestones of in the logs.

Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 31

I enjoy event logs more than I should tbh.

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 31

Come for the hashtags, stay for the fancy Scaravan 66 clips.

store.steampowered.com/app/3238240/...

#indiegames #indiegame #roguelite #gamedev #carcombat #gaming #indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #indiegamedeveloper

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 28

The types of death are a variation on things like
- Which suspension breaks and by how much. This helps catch the road and force some flips or otherwise just look broken.

- Which tire to eject in a fireball, if any.

- Should it go airborn this time? How high?

- When is the final explosion?

Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 28

When we kill enemies in Scaravan 66 we have different types of "death animations" that are relying on physics to do most of the fun stuff, like flips.

#gamedev #indiedev

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you're asking the audience, the answer is definitely not D or A or C

Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 27

Reworked the Burning Rubber upgrade from Scoville 🔥 in the latest demo update. It's much more useful now and feels a lot better.

I'm considering making it feel heavier with some screenshake or something?

#Scaravan66 #GamingCommunity #IndieGames

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Aug 27

New Scaravan Demo Update available!

This update focuses on reworking the aiming systems, adding crunchiness to player weapons, and overall re-balancing upgrades/weapons/enemies.

Read the devlog on Steam (it's got moving pictures!): store.steampowered.com/news/app/323...

#indiegame #indiedev

Scaravan 66 - Burnouts & Buffs. This Update Hits Harder. - Steam News

Demo Update v0.7a-7

store.steampowered.com

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Jul 28

I haven't looked deeply into it but I believe the dreamlist is for reviving old games.

Have you applied this way already? www.gog.com/submit-your-...

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Black Voices in Gaming @bvigaming.bsky.social · Jun 21

BViG Recap Day 5!

You're Naomi, a teen on wheels looking for a way out of a sleepy summer town. Your MP3 player? It’s more than just vibes. Every track shifts the story, so get ready to roll through this narrative adventure set in the mid-2000s.

#BlackVoicesinGaming #indiedev #Recap

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robotgrapefruit @robotgrapefruit.bsky.social · Jun 21

Long time no quack 🦆 Progress is slow, but I'm still doing important work on @awaddlefullife.bsky.social!

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Jun 21

Oh that sneaky photographer snapped a candid on me. I was looking right at him and I didn't even notice.

Well done secret picture box man.

Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Jun 21

Oh this is a pretty slick magic girl transform, looks great Sedona!

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · Jun 21

Dwarrows is such a ChillGuy™ You can build a town and have a friendship battle with a goose who becomes your buddy and go on adventures with you in the woods.

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · Jun 20

The Zomboyz bus is so dumb and fun

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Jun 18

Double Fine folks are some of the best I've ever worked with, your excitement is warranted! Congrats!

Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · Jun 18

I'm glad society has moved passed deliberately sneezing at things, allergy season must've been an absolute mess.