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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 1d

Looking good! The transition between floors for the interior is really smooth too

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 2d

Great use of color, this looks lovely!

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 2d

Love the aesthetic! Can't wait to check out the full game

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 2d

Love this, that's such a cool design!

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 3d

These vines are still my favorite asset I've made for the game, super satisfying watching them recede every time

#sreenshotsaturday #indiegame #pixelart

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 3d

Once Glorious Artahk is coming soon on Steam! Solve puzzles and uncover ancient lore in a quest to return light to a starless sky.

Sign up for the mailing list over on my website to get access to a special prologue story in the lead up to release!
oncegloriousartahk.com

#solodev #indiegame #gaming

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 21d

Absolutely love the style here, great work!

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 29d

Hey, it's great to hear that, thanks! I've been working on it in some capacity since 2020 so it's been about 5 years now. Very excited to finally be closing in on release!

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Aug 26

Fun fact: It was harder and more time consuming to get this title page on lore entries where the body text takes up less space than usual working properly than it was to implement most actual gameplay mechanics #gamedev #gamemaker

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Aug 22

it was the Spiderman 2099 theme I was using as a placeholder for something, if anyone's curious

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Aug 22

Pleased to announce I was finally able to delete "TEMP_MUSIC_CANT_KEEP_MUST_REMOVE_PLEASE_REMEMBER_WILL_BE_SUED_INTO_OBLIVION.mp3" from the project file

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jul 22

And don't even get me started on how much video compression crunches it up sometimes! Mostly joking here, but it is an important lesson to take into consideration for the future I think

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jul 22

The problem with having oppressive darkness be a strong aesthetic element of the game is that all of my posts look like this in your feed

#gamedev

A doodled drawing of a BlueSky message feed, with a fake post from this account saying "hey check out this cool new area! :)" with an attached image that is almost entirely a solid black rectangle with just a small hint of color in the middle. The post is sandwiched between two others that feature bright and vibrant colors, the one on the bottom labeled "literal coolest thing ever". For some reason, the text is all crudely handwritten instead of just using a font.

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jul 12

Once Glorious Artahk is coming soon on Steam! Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...

Once Glorious Artahk on Steam

Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only yo...

store.steampowered.com

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jul 12

Don't know why, but this broken bridge is one of my favorite spots in the game. Something oddly cozy about it :)

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #solodev

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jul 6

I don't think any image editing software would be complete without at least one easy to toggle "what the hell did I do and why would I want this" mode. It's part of the process!

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 29

Here's one last ability I've been keeping under wraps for #ScreenshotSaturday! The mysteries of Artahk run far deeper than what you see on the surface...

#indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker #solodev

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kuraine @lena.fyi · Jun 23

me every few weeks: it's so much work to make a dang game... you have to make all of it. all of it!!!

the little breakthroughs are amazing but most of the time it's like

i gotta make more of this thing...

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 21

This is a really neat aesthetic, I like it!

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 21

That water looks really nice, great work!

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 21

The mix of 3D and typical top-down sprites makes for a really neat effect!

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 21

Once Glorious Artahk is coming soon on Steam! Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...

Once Glorious Artahk on Steam

Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only yo...

store.steampowered.com

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 21

Quick look at another ability! Sometimes it takes something a bit brighter than your usual torch flame to get the job done.

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker

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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 16

A tetris-based battle system is a really interesting idea! Love seeing new ways to spice up basic rpg turn based combat

Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · Jun 16

Very interesting read, thanks for sharing! Cool to see your thoughts on otherside, I really love that song and I've always interpreted it along the lines of what you say here. That darkness steadily creeping up and completely overpowering the superficially cheery melody by the end is incredible