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- Dev at Die Zeit - Web Accessibility Specialist - Creating "The Runic Edda" - Localized "Dreamed Away" into Spanish (Spain) Hamburg 🇩🇪 🛡️Game: therunicedda.com

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · Nov 16

📌 New pinned interests 📌

Hi, I’m Manuel! If your interests align with:

🌟 Golden Sun
🔴 Dragon Ball
🖤 Alan Wake (1 & 2)
🕹️ Luigi’s Mansion
🌌 Octopath Travelers
🧟‍♂️ Resident Evil
⛳️ Dragon Quest
✨ Pokemon
💯 Indies

…then let’s connect! Drop a follow, and let’s talk about the stories we love!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 3d

Lore matters, and so does humor!

This character I’m writing was a true pioneer… already dreaming of finding orange carrots (back then, they were still purple!). 🥕

Worldbuilding’s always better with a wink.

#GameDev #Writing #IndieDev #Lore #Godot

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 7d

It is one of my favorite ones too! Then you will love what I have been thinking for the battle system! Stay tuned and thank you so much for your words!!!!!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 7d

Hahaha idea written down!!!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 7d

Yeah, it was pretty cool, caves, treasure chests or enemies were shown this way! Have to check the Ocarina one!

goldensun.fandom.com/wiki/Reveal

Reveal

Reveal is a Jupiter Psynergy that allows you to see objects not normally seen to the naked eye. In Golden Sun, Master Hama teaches Ivan the Reveal Psynergy in order for Isaac and the others to survive...

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 7d

If you’ve played Golden Sun, you know what Reveal is.

This opens up so many puzzle ideas! Thanks Ivan and Sheba for the inspiration.
The cherry on top? Making the revealed objects ignore the grayscale shader.

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #GoldenSun #PuzzleDesign

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 8d

Added some simple idle animations today. And accidentally discovered the chorus effect: five NPCs blinking in perfect sync! 😂

A quick random delay fixed it, and now everything feels way more natural. Love these little dev moments!

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #NPCDesign

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 11d

Wow! This is pretty cool! Do you happen to know @everlyjane.bsky.social ? She has an amazing Cyberpunk pixel art series!

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 11d

New puzzle logic in the works!✨
Started with a pressure plate + statue setup. From here, it could easily grow into puzzles with multiple plates, each with unique conditions to solve.

So many possibilities ahead! 🧩

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #PuzzleDesign

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 14d

So Bluesky and the other social platforms helped a lot then! That’s good to hear! Btw, we got your Web Accessibility Cookbook! It is really good!

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 15d

Josh, I even wanted to write you personally about this, I showed the course today to some people at work and we are thinking of buying it, so extending it a bit sounds amazing to us!

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 15d

Ufffffff this is way too much, did not expect this move from them, it is a pity, product has been helping me along with clients for a long time, but there are some limits I will not cross either.

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 17d

Been adding some new tools for my cutscenes:

- Camera blending for smooth transitions
- Camera panning to guide the eye
- Classic fade-ins for drama

It’s amazing how much these touches level up the storytelling. What do you think?

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #Cutscenes

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 17d

Thanks! These are the tutorials I came by today too haha I added the one with the rain already in the project but I cannot make it work the fog one with the new Parallax2D Node...

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 17d

Looking for some help with shaders in Godot 4 (4.4 / 4.5)
I’d love to create effects like rain with droplet impacts or a nice fog layer to boost atmosphere.

Any shader wizards out there? I have found some stuff but not exactly the look I need!

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #Shaders #PixelArt

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 17d

Look how cool! I’ve started sketching out the farmer’s house that feeds all of Lindisfarne!

Still needs a lot of fine-tuning with the props, but it’s starting to take shape.

#GameDev #PixelArt #IndieDev #TheRunicEdda

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 18d

Have you already tried it? I want to buy it as soon as I finish Chained Echoes hehe

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 18d

That's a good thing to remember to he honest, I want people to laugh and enjoy when playing my game, to surprise them!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 18d

New NPC detail added: when you talk to them, they turn to face you, then smoothly return to their default position afterwards.

Small touches like this make the world feel more alive.

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #NPCDesign #TheRunicEdda

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 18d

The Quest Manager is here!

Took a few hours to bring it over from another project and adapt it to The Runic Edda, but now it’s up and running, and already feeling pretty nice!

#GameDev #Godot #IndieDev #TheRunicEdda

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 18d

Super cool, congratulations!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 20d

And she did a small talk on the breakfast after the 2025 one, would love to see her on the big stage again!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 22d

Oh yes I am, I just submitted an idea, let's see if you like it!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 22d

If you don’t have much time, just do one small thing to keep the project moving.

Even adding a tiny decoration can make a scene feel richer. At the end, progress is progress, no matter the size.

#GameDev #IndieDev #Productivity #GameDesign #Godot #TheRunicEdda

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Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 23d

Those two are definitely up to no good!!!!

Manuel | Game Dev @manuelsanchezdev.com · 23d

True that, a balance between too obvious and too hard!