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Fábio Fontes

Fábio Fontes

@fontes.bsky.social

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I make stuff. Sometimes it's drawn, sometimes it's pixellated, sometimes it's playable, and other times it's spat out of a 3D printer. Projects and art commission info: https://fabiofontes.com/ #gamedev #indiedev #art #illustration #3dprinting #diy

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Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 13

Now that videos are a thing, might as well put up the trailer for Buck Up And Drive!, that stupid car game I did a while ago, with a sequel in the works!

And links because duh!
Steam store.steampowered.com/app/1714590/
Itch fabiofontes.itch.io/buck-up-and-...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gaming

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 1d

From there simply adding launch commands for other games seemed like the logical conclusion. Will make mod management more convenient than shoving file paths in and out of gzdoom.ini, at the very least lol.

Not sure anyone else would want this, but eh, works pretty good for my use-case.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 1d

Blood: Cryptic Passage has custom textures, but the file names for those overlap with some textures used in the main game, so jank can happen from file overwrites. Fun!

So I keep both versions of each conflicting file in a subfolder, and that script copies the right one in before launching. Simple.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 1d

What started as a way to automate launching Blood's janky expansion somehow is now my boomer shooter launcher. Needs more logos, but everything on that list is launching without a problem, and quite quickly at that.

Now bad for a first time making a TUI in bash, I suppose.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 13d

it's actually a common strat to make a custom class with skills you'll never use so you can sleep and never level up, but keep advancing the skills you do want.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 13d

the thing about Oblivion actually works in your favor considering the stupid enemy level scaling lol

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 16d

Also the idea's that the extra abilities would be unlocked just like the other weapons are. Not the case as-is, I'll figure it out. In the meantime I can just pretend and not press the buttons till the game says so!

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 16d

All that stuff, plus the easy mapping to Fléchettes and Rings of Repulsion for crowd control... gotta say, it does improve combat pacing a lot without necessarily making it a cakewalk. Still gotta watch your ass lol

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 16d

Still unsure how to handle the Quietus' projectiles, maybe tie that to Zoom and map that to middle-click, while making it's cast slower to compensate for the convenience, we'll see.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 16d

The hammer throw's tied to Alt Fire (right-click), and both the projectile and throwing animation speeds are the same as the hammer. Maybe long-term I'll replace that hammer with a Hadoken or whatever.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 16d

Re-animated the punching so it looks way beefier (functions the same), but added the mana damage boost from the axe tied to a toggle with the Reload binding, disabling the 3rd punch double-damage for some balancing. The damage boost is also a bit lower than the axe's because of the attack speed.

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · 16d

Who'da thunk it Hexen of all things is what gets me to experiment with gzdoom. It's downright criminal the Fighter's gauntlets are so under-utilized, so doing something about it.

Still rough as hell but eh, not bad for only messing with it for a few days (counting the UI bits there too).

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Scylla-Leeezard @scylla-leeezard.bsky.social · 24d

Giving the Snoodle board a work out after writing the code that handles button inputs!

The game is Buck Up and Drive! by @fontes.bsky.social
#indiedev #arcade #electronics

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 19

I don't think it's justified to spend so much on the logistics of a trial for 3 people.

Those still latching on to windows 7, that's different. Has to be at least 4 shmucks!

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 11

guy gamer here, couldn't care less about Chapter 3's wall kicks 😒

Sharb 🏳️‍⚧️ @firengames.com · Sep 11

girl gamer here, obsessed with Chapter 3's wall kicks 😊

Arrietty Lunaris @arrietty.itch.io · Sep 11

girl gamer here, obsessed with Chapter 3's wall kicks 😊

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 10

I know public appearances can be a pain in the neck but goddamn

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Jess 🌺🥚🐞ΘΔ& @cyansorcery.com · Sep 6

🦝Do you like saving money? We've got a new Blobundle with two other good games, "Buck Up and Drive" and "Wordscoop With Gelato The Otter!" Not only is there a bundle deal, but all 3 games are on sale right now too! Save over $11 when you get all 3!

store.steampowered.com/bundle/58902...

Save 28% on Blob Up And Scoop on Steam

store.steampowered.com

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WORDSCOOP Available Now! @meanderforth.bsky.social · Sep 6

store.steampowered.com/bundle/58902

WordScoop, @cyansorcery.com's Blobun, and @fontes.bsky.social's Buck Up And Drive are available in a bundle, and they're all on sale, to boot!

#SteamBundle #IndieGames #BuckUpAndDrive #Blobun #WordScoop

Save 28% on Blob Up And Scoop on Steam

store.steampowered.com

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 6

ah yes, the alternative timeline

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 6

#indiegame bundles! Scientifically proven to maybe save you a metric assload of money!

Such is the case with Buck Up And Drive!, now in a bundle with Blobun by @cyansorcery.com and Wordscoop! by @whiskerfjords.bsky.social! All of them on sale to boot!

CHECK IT 👉 store.steampowered.com/bundle/58902

Save 28% on Blob Up And Scoop on Steam

store.steampowered.com

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 2

Might as well, here's the previous version if ye haven't seen it bsky.app/profile/font...

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Jun 6

Yay, finally made a custom #mechanicalkeyboard!... and it tiny lol

Visually it's still very WIP, but the function's all there. I'll be daily-driving this for a while, see how it feels and think about a final look for it.

More info in thread 'cause screw it, I need the typing practice lol #diy #qmk

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Sep 2

A more presentable version of that #3dprinted #mechanicalkeyboard I did a while ago. Now with 100% more numpad! Not enough of that in the mech keeb scene!

First time giving ortholinear keys a go, this... will take a bit of getting used to lol

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Jul 1

Momentum's been great and if it keeps up they're getting the required sigs way ahead of schedule. But that's no reason to get cozy. On the contrary, that's all the more reason to be a pain in the ass about it, hence the reposting lol #stopkillinggames

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Jun 27

If like me you care about media being usable after official support ends, check it:
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...

If you're an EU citizen leaving your signature's quick enough. If you're not, you can at least pass it around. Either way thanks! Bit more info in 🧵
#stopkillinggames

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

eci.ec.europa.eu

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Jun 28

Yep, needs way less sigs too, let's hope that one goes somewhere as well!

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Jun 27

It would definitely be the funniest timeline if after all the damage that other clown has done, the iniciative went forward anyway... hell, BECAUSE of what he did given the circumstances.

But let's not focus too much on him, he doesn't deserve it. The campaign does, so pass it around! Peace! ✌️

Fábio Fontes @fontes.bsky.social · Jun 27

As shown by the embed above, yeah, with about a month to go in a year-long campaign, 500k out of 1 million signatures looked pretty dire.

HOWEVER! Seems this sparked a fire under everyone's ass, and over the last few days it got 100k new signatures!

Can it be? Can we actually do this?! I say YES!