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EnricosUt

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Solo dev making games and pixel art!! Also music sometimes!! Currently working on a game about a Moon rabbit helping an astronaut after crash landing on the Moon.

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EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · Jul 18

more developments are being made in the pixel art department

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

An astronaut, Kaguya, and a Moon rabbit, Jade, in pixel art form.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 19m

I added letter-boxing to my game!

Not really sure when I'd use this, but I think this would be a fun effect for cutscenes or tense moments.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 1d

Just tried that, and the duplicate room works, so it's not like there's something tied to that room's ID or something.

So far my theory is that something breaks regarding children objects of the parent semi-solid, though setting it up the same as the working room still won't work.

I'm at a loss.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 1d

guess who's now rewriting their collision code for the 7th time

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 2d

I've had a bug with the semi-solid platforms in my game for the past few days that just baffles me to no end.

They work as expected in a single room, but are treated as totally solid objects in every other room. How does make any sense??

I didn't even change any of the code 😭

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 2d

It's been a while since I did it, but I remember it was a bit of a hassle. Are you logged into your dev account on Steam? I remember that being an issue I ran into. I think I also needed to do something specific in Steamworks to save the achievements properly.

Wish I could remember more😅

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 2d

Mario Galaxy and the fan-game Mario 63 were defining parts of my childhood

a pixelated image of mario laying on a bed with a star in the background

ALT: a pixelated image of mario laying on a bed with a star in the background

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EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 2d

I've had a bug with the semi-solid platforms in my game for the past few days that just baffles me to no end.

They work as expected in a single room, but are treated as totally solid objects in every other room. How does make any sense??

I didn't even change any of the code 😭

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 2d

love how Sugimori's watercolor style translated to 3D, looks sick.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 3d

It just sounds so goofy...

I want to make a sorta calming but sorta upbeat song for my forest area, but just nothing comes to me...

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 4d

It's been a hot minute since I made music for a game, and trying to get back into the swing of it, and I'm really struggling with it. How do I write a good melody??

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 5d

Showing off the cool area I've been working on in my game!

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EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 6d

I've added a UI element to show how much energy you have left in your jetpack. I made each jetpack mode have a unique color and shape that represents it.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 7d

I've been working on my game quite a bit recently, but I got a bit burned out yesterday, hope I can have a more productive rest of the week.

If all goes to plan, I have some big announcements for my game soon...

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 8d

Working on UI elements, thoughts on the health and money counters?

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Screenshot of my game in development, with UI elements in the top left:
A green health bar with 5 pips
A counter showing the player collected 14 collectibles.

In the actual gameplay screenshot, there is Jade and Kaguya near a pair of bird enemies on the ground. The area is very red and purple, and has trees and bamboo, with soft soil in front of Jade.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 9d

Jade is hiding...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

A screenshot of my game, and Jade is somewhere...

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 10d

Trying backgrounds in my game

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Jade and Kaguya standing on front of large trees and a starry sky.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 11d

I fee like coding is a generally unpleasant experience for me, but the work I've done this week was pretty alright and pain-free.

Yippee!

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Jade and Kaguya standing on a bridge, leaves are falling, and breakable rocks are to the left.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 11d

I did this a bit rushed, but it was fun to do! :)

Sprite of Current, Amber's OC.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 12d

Watch out for hopping birds, they can be more dangerous than they appear.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 13d

Slime enemy in my game.

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Little slime enemy, which is a golden color with little horns/ears.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 13d

So true, really anything spinning is so annoying to make. This looks pretty good though!

I saw a really interesting technique in a video where you model the spinning object in 3D and convert it into 2D. Something to look into for things like this...

youtu.be/g-TQdBlLBQg?...

This town in our game NEEDS a makeover! | Petal Runner

YouTube video by Brandon James Greer

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 14d

It's odd how much I enjoy making games as someone who really dislikes coding.

I think game dev is a totally different beast to computer science, and so I hope others don't fall into the same trap as me thinking CS will help them with game dev.

#gamedev #indiedev

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 14d

Sort of, it is developed by a different team with the blessing of the original developer, Runouw.

Right now it is just a level editor, with a campaign coming soon. It is pretty awesome so far!

charpurrr.itch.io/super-mario-...

Super Mario 127 by Charlotte

The sequel to Super Mario 63

charpurrr.itch.io

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 15d

I just reached 200 followers!

Thanks for the support and stay tuned for more updates on my game! :3

A screenshot of my account, showing I have 202 followers.

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 15d

Jade and Kaguya digging through soft soil.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

EnricosUt @enricosut.bsky.social · 15d

I did! Looking forward to it. I also have really enjoyed the sequel Mario 127.