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Las 🐺🪽 @featherfangart.bsky.social · 3d

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To all my fellow people pleasers out there... 😌
#originalart

an illustration of book being pierced through by a sword, from the wound the thorns with red tips are growing, slowly changing into flowers, a red bookmark is there to symbolize blood.

the book reads 'It's alright to say No. You will always be a villain in someone's story...'

Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 2d

Just a small 4X game I thought... 😅 Only a small Map Editor... 😭and deeper I went into the rabbit hole!

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #prototyping #gamedesign

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 6d

Even with my limited skill set, there is something magical in transforming scribbles into assets... I fully get why people are addicted to making art. 😅

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #prototyping #gamedesign

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 7d

Good point, they are actually using the player colors.

Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 8d

Any thoughts?

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #prototyping #gamedesign

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you!🤗

Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 12d

Inverting the colors just felt like a really dumb idea... Now im not sure if I just go mad or the "not so normal" colors are actually quite cool.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #prototyping #gamedesign

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 13d

I'll for sure try that in the next versions... As this is maybe a bit to silent. :P

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 13d

Awesome question and I honestly can't answer that on the spot. I guess I now have some homework to do. :P Thx a lot!

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 13d

I fell like all games have flashy colors nowadays... How do you like this more "quiet" approach?

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #prototyping #gamedesign

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 14d

I have soooo much to learn... my UI drafts look so much like aliens.

What’s your favorite 3D builder or strategy game UI I could/should learn from?

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #uidesign #prototyping

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 14d

That would be a great third option. Maybe tokens in form of medieval banners or something like that.

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 14d

Really nice to see follow journey, keep it up!

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 14d

Good point! The cards are not to complex. Complexity comes rather from where you place it and are rather a stored action.

E.g. a peasant: placed on on open field harvest resources. Placed on neutral land it claims it. Place in a building it activates the building an creates new cards.

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 16d

Really good point, Thank you! I'll give the dedicated area a try.

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 16d

Quick prototyping question: how should actions be represented in my 4X game? Two rough ideas on the table — cards or meeples. Which one clicks more for you?

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #prototyping #gamedesign

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 19d

There’s a very thin line between making a prototype clear… and slipping into premature polishing.
Not sure which side I’m on right now. 😅

#indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #prototyping

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · 19d

So nice, looks really cool now!

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 19

The first multiplayer test went well…
At least for my brother, who completely destroyed me in my own game 😱😭😂

Still, it was so much fun — and for the first time I feel like I’ve really found the spot where I want to make a game out of this prototype!

#indiedev #gamedev #gamedesign #prototyping

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 17

For some it’s just two computers showing the same thing…
For me it’s light on the end of a tunnel!
Tomorrow: first multiplayer playtest of my project King’s Edict!

#indiedev #gamedev #prototyping

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 13

1500h into game dev and only now discovering asset packs…
No, I’m absolutely not stubborn.
Visual prototyping is OP 😅

#indiedev #prototyping #gamedev #design

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 11

The last days, I thought about why it felt so hard to start my Game Dev journey... I realized I waited for someone - a HERO! 😅

Spoiler: She never came.

In this video, im talking about the learnings I harvested from the fruits of failure.

youtu.be/_g_VevacBV4

#indiedev #gamedev #LessonsLearned

Nobody Joined My Game Dev Dream — And That’s Okay

YouTube video by Heidewizzka

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 11

I love it. :P Some times you need to do what you need to do!

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thx! I'll give it a try.

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Heidew1zzka @heidew1zzka.bsky.social · Sep 9

I just draw it... :P So it correlates with the time spent on the project. I also note down feelings, achievements and such stuff.
So far it helps me alot to understand what to do change in the next project, and see if it actually changed something to the better. It looks like this: