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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 2d

It’s finally happening… I’m installing Linux

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Terra Firma 2 🗺️ @workingasintended.bsky.social · 3d

Terra Firma 2 is in Steam Next Fest 🌱

If you like simulation games, then we definitely recommend jumping into the demo and sculpting your own environments!

#simulator #sandboxgame #terrafirma2 #nature

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Winston Tang @winstonoftang.bsky.social · 3d

I’m working on PROJECT NIRVANA, a prototype for a souls-like inspired by Buddhist mythology and meditation.
I’ve been learning Unreal, 2D / 3D art and combat game design from scratch, so THINGS WILL BE SCRAPPY! But I want to start sharing my dev journey, so let's go!
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Darcy Sandall @darcysandall.bsky.social · 3d

Sledge Australia is hiring for the first time in *years*, if you know anyone who would be interested please pass this on (engineering, animation and production roles)

careers.sledgehammergames.com/search-resul...

Search results | Find the available job openings at Sledgehammer Games

careers.sledgehammergames.com

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 5d

… filled with donkeys that keep trying to bite you when you’re not looking

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 5d

Compared to horses, probably not that common at all?
But there is absolutely a community of donkey owners out here in Aus. Like I’m pretty sure my mum subscribed to a monthly newsletter from the Donkey Society of Victoria

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 5d

Growing up we had a donkey as a pet… it’s like having a stumpy aggro horse you can’t ride nor stand near

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 12d

A: What we calling our new wanky overpriced coffee?

B: “Orthdox”, sir

A: Love it! It sounds strict, traditional, singular. Do we have a slogan?

B: Not yet sir

A: Ah well, just slap something vaguely relevant on there. Can’t see how we’d fuck this up now…

#CafeNarrativeDissonance

Photo of a bag of coffee beans. Text on the bag reads “Orthodox” followed by the sentence “Endless possibilities in coffee”

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 16d

There's x2 new Game Modes, Nightmare (extra hard mode), and Daily Assault (a daily challenge that defines specific order of skill drops and enemy spawns).

The Mimic and Share Skill abilities I did a while back are finally in, which will absolutely cause chaos ...and probably wont break anything?

Screenshot of the main menu from the game The Bridge. The new "Daily Assault" game mode is highlighted and the tool tip at the bottom of the screen says the players high score for 4/10/2025 is only 468 (with the game ending before the charges are all placed)

Screenshot of the Results screen from the game The Bridge. The new "Share Skill" ability has been picked up by the Pink Crew member and has randomly given all the crew members the ability "Infini-Blast" ability

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 16d

Just put out a little update to "The Bridge" as there were a few extra features I thought I could squeeze into my #pico8 cart!

You can check it on...
Itch; foolhardygames.itch.io/the-bridge
Lexaloffle; www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148...

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 22d

It was delicious… also, entirely coincidentally, I have taken tomorrow off from work

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 22d

Decided to grab myself a cheeky Sunday evening beer without paying attention and…

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 24d

Recently added these carriable dodecahedron shaped objects to the game. They can roll like a ball or sit steady like a cube, cast interesting shadows, and interact with different player powers. Lots of fun things you can do with them!

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LastofAvari @lastofavari.bsky.social · 27d

The Bridge /// Pico-8 Adventures ::: A #Pico8 #towerdefence inspired #turnbased #shooter #indiegame by Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social #indiedev ::: It's time to banish the demon hordes!
» www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i3k... «

The Bridge /// Pico-8 Adventures

YouTube video by LastofAvari

www.youtube.com

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks for playing!

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Gerard Delaney @lemurconspires.bsky.social · Sep 16

a good game design post
blog.joeyschutz.com/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Gameplay Loops

blog.joeyschutz.com

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 14

That is exactly the info I was after! It looks like I overlooked an issue that could cause the mouse and keyboards controls to not play nicely together. There should be a fix up on both Lexaloffle and Itch now, let me know how it goes. Cheers!

Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 14

Ah! Thanks for letting me know, I’ll go check it out see if I can repro it. Can I ask if you were using the mouse controls?

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yeah, it was nuts! Though I’m still not sure if it was the grenades that ultimately gave me the edge. Or if it was my incredibly lucky draw that let me upgrade and improve most of my kit multiple times

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 8

"The Bridge", my short, arcade-y, tower-defense-like is now up on @itch.io for anyone to play; foolhardygames.itch.io/the-bridge

Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed!
#pico8 #gamedev

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s a RGB30 from PowKiddy, very neat little handheld

Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 9

I have been enjoying a lot of rad #pico8 games lately, but “From Rust to Ash” has been an absolute standout. I also had to share my first successful run as I felt I needed to record this achievement somewhere! 😆

“Run Ended” screen from the game “From Rust to Ash” running on an RGB30 handheld

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Terra Firma 2 🗺️ @workingasintended.bsky.social · Sep 9

We just dropped the Terra Firma 2 Demo on Steam!

Jump in today and check out:
✅ 7 Campaign Missions
⛏️ Sandbox Mode

It's your turn to control ecosystems! 🌍

#sandbox #indiegames #simulation #nature

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ah glad you liked it! Ghost Shot AND Infini-Blast would have been a fun combo 😄

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Clinton Shepherd @foolhardygames.bsky.social · Sep 8

It is of course also available on Splore (where I actually shadow dropped it a few days earlier 😏) for those true #pico8 freaks...

The Bridge (Updated to v2)

www.lexaloffle.com

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