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aedrien • he/him

@aedr1en.bsky.social

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21 (old and frail) gaymer, photographer, and (extremely) amateur 3D modeller =(^•ㅅ•^)= feel free to check out my other stuff! https://linktr.ee/aedrien__

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Aug 26

teaser tuesday: early access Q&A soon! we are working hard

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Jun 4

teaser tuesday!

you ever miss a single note in a chart? what if there was a rank for it

A results screen for Gritted Strings, with a frowny face emoticon in the rank slot and a single miss. this is so sad alexa play gay cowboy music

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Jun 2

i have been made aware of this chart. we are currently unsure where crankinization fits in the field of indie game evolutionary biology

A chart of divergent evolution, where Baba from Baba Is You splits off via arrows into several other indie game characters with similar visuals.

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Jun 1

from our discord moderator aedrien. happy woke month

In the top left, Cranky signs out "Hey! Alec, Echo, it's pride month! You know what that means."
In the bottom right, the two cowboys Alec and Echo from Gritted Strings make out sloppy style. I'm so glad I get to write this in an image alt text.

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · May 25

our demo anniversary in two days... the past year has felt like a blur ( o o,)=)

ty to everyone who's stuck with us so far! more news soon ^^

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · May 13

teaser tuesday: the fabled "art pass"

Before and after of concept art + final asset. Above is a roughly drawn image of a TV and VHS tape with the words "cv please draw this but good - dps," below is a more refined version with dithering and a darker background.

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aedrien • he/him @aedr1en.bsky.social · Apr 10

cheerleader cranky :)

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Apr 1

Beatblock demo update 0.5.0 is now available!
Patch notes:

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Feb 25

still awake? join us for some late-night jams with one of the rewards from GET PRANKED- a full cut of one of our originals for early access!

Beatblock OST - Through the Static

YouTube video by Beatblock

www.youtube.com

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Feb 18

THE RULES. lenient sides/taps allowed but no auto! you can resubmit existing scores too!
post your submissions with #beatpranked here or on the bird hellsite- or in our discord server! (you should join. we watch waffle house training videos and lose our minds in the process)

how to PRANK: earn points with ranked runs! your points go towards a global total to unlock rewards! each participant can earn up to 20 points with the following ranks: +2 for a B rank, + 3 for an A rank, +5 for an S rank, and +10 for a P rank.

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Feb 14

happy valentine's! say "ILOVEYOU" with one of these cards ( ^^ )=)🤍

shoutouts to @kusanegi.bsky.social as always for designing VBS-chan!

a valentine's card with a picture of cranky that says "your love can't be BEAT!"

a valentine's card with a picture of echo with flowers that says "this town's big enough for the two of us"

a valentine's card with a picture of alex that says "i am going to shoot you (in the chest)"

a valentine's card with a picture of VBS-chan that says "one crankillion malware to your inbox"

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Jan 11

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Jan 3

important unicode moment:

⊡ (=( ' ' )

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aedrien • he/him @aedr1en.bsky.social · Jan 2

A small grey tabby cat laying on top of a grey scratch post, facing the camera.

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Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · Dec 31

as we approach the end of 2024, the customs community's put together a set of community awards for particular levels that stood out this year! go check em out ^^
youtu.be/G133IGB5Jw4?...