Astral Knight
@astralknightstudio.bsky.social
An indie developer. Currently working on Cake Maker. Gutterbean & Mace (@robotredacted.bsky.social)
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What it feels like when you're an indie developer on a tiny team juggling multiple roles. Catching your breath for a moment hoping the monkeys don't show up.
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
What it feels like when you're an indie developer on a tiny team juggling multiple roles. Catching your breath for a moment hoping the monkeys don't show up.
This is what Cake Maker's main menu currently looks like! It's spoliered for those who would rather keep it a surprise.
What would probably help build interest in Cake Maker is if I showed you all the main menu! This is how it looks in dev build .8.43. It might get a little bit of change for release but here's a peak into Tom's bakery! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamdev
Spoiler for those who want it to be a surprise.
Spoiler for those who want it to be a surprise.
October 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This is what Cake Maker's main menu currently looks like! It's spoliered for those who would rather keep it a surprise.
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In the Super Mario Galaxy games, the staff credits text is always loaded into RAM despite not being needed until the ending. While horribly inefficient, this is inadvertently heartwarming as the games appear to honor their creators by keeping them in memory at all times.
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In the Super Mario Galaxy games, the staff credits text is always loaded into RAM despite not being needed until the ending. While horribly inefficient, this is inadvertently heartwarming as the games appear to honor their creators by keeping them in memory at all times.
What an interesting game design insight!
Due to the unique way Super Mario Bros. stores its maps, its level designers were at the mercy of the decorative hills and bushes when placing bottomless pits. While the pits can be placed freely, the decorations are non-negotiable and dictate the level design.
October 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
What an interesting game design insight!
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As Gutterbean buttons up a few things I need to do final game balance checks. Fine tuning the play area and its objects to get the right level of play. #indiedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelopment
September 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Gutterbean buttons up a few things I need to do final game balance checks. Fine tuning the play area and its objects to get the right level of play. #indiedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelopment
Holy crap! We're making a video game! A real video game! I hope you all enjoy it.
September 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Holy crap! We're making a video game! A real video game! I hope you all enjoy it.
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One of the things I've had to do as the one doing most of the work on Cake Maker is I made an official bluesky account for my developer title! Go follow @astralknightstudio.bsky.social! Things will show up there eventually. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indepdendentdeveloper #indiedeveloper
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September 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
One of the things I've had to do as the one doing most of the work on Cake Maker is I made an official bluesky account for my developer title! Go follow @astralknightstudio.bsky.social! Things will show up there eventually. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indepdendentdeveloper #indiedeveloper