Nifflas
@nifflas.bsky.social
Game developer and adaptive music specialist
nifflas.itch.io
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This is the second time in less than two hours I'm offered Samurai Sauce on food here.
1st time I was like "okay, so that's a thing at this particular food place", second I'm like "I guess this is a thing in Belgium"
1st time I was like "okay, so that's a thing at this particular food place", second I'm like "I guess this is a thing in Belgium"
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is the second time in less than two hours I'm offered Samurai Sauce on food here.
1st time I was like "okay, so that's a thing at this particular food place", second I'm like "I guess this is a thing in Belgium"
1st time I was like "okay, so that's a thing at this particular food place", second I'm like "I guess this is a thing in Belgium"
I'm in Antwerp and I got plenty of time to explore. What should one check out here?
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I'm in Antwerp and I got plenty of time to explore. What should one check out here?
It had to happen. I'm missing a connection after all. Not the whole world as there are later trains tonight
a man giving a thumbs up while sitting on a train with a scoreboard that says claimed 2 and 3
Alt: Sam from Jet Lag: The Game, giving both thumbs up, text appears over the video saying "You got Deutche Bahned"
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November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It had to happen. I'm missing a connection after all. Not the whole world as there are later trains tonight
In a train in Germany which apparently has extremely unreliable internet service, desperately trying to download music so I can drown out the noise of a passenger from the European Space Agency eating chips loudly
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In a train in Germany which apparently has extremely unreliable internet service, desperately trying to download music so I can drown out the noise of a passenger from the European Space Agency eating chips loudly
So on my trip I've been installing more Windows VST plugins on my Linux machine with Wine Bottles
So bad news is, so far my success rate is around 20% - the vast majority won't work, and let's be real, the number of good Linux plugins is microscopic compared to windows/mac
But...
So bad news is, so far my success rate is around 20% - the vast majority won't work, and let's be real, the number of good Linux plugins is microscopic compared to windows/mac
But...
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
So on my trip I've been installing more Windows VST plugins on my Linux machine with Wine Bottles
So bad news is, so far my success rate is around 20% - the vast majority won't work, and let's be real, the number of good Linux plugins is microscopic compared to windows/mac
But...
So bad news is, so far my success rate is around 20% - the vast majority won't work, and let's be real, the number of good Linux plugins is microscopic compared to windows/mac
But...
I'm on a train. Bought carolina reaper strawberry salted licorice. Normally Swedish things labeled "extremely hot" is 3/10 tops. Let's find out about this one
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I'm on a train. Bought carolina reaper strawberry salted licorice. Normally Swedish things labeled "extremely hot" is 3/10 tops. Let's find out about this one
Okay, Wine/Bottles question
I have a portable application. I just want to launch it. Bottles thinks it's an installer and moves the exe and runs it from a different location
How do I just... run? Like, run the thing without doing anything else?
I have a portable application. I just want to launch it. Bottles thinks it's an installer and moves the exe and runs it from a different location
How do I just... run? Like, run the thing without doing anything else?
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Okay, Wine/Bottles question
I have a portable application. I just want to launch it. Bottles thinks it's an installer and moves the exe and runs it from a different location
How do I just... run? Like, run the thing without doing anything else?
I have a portable application. I just want to launch it. Bottles thinks it's an installer and moves the exe and runs it from a different location
How do I just... run? Like, run the thing without doing anything else?
I share this pet peeve so much. I mean, this was already solved back in the NES days, probably earlier.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I share this pet peeve so much. I mean, this was already solved back in the NES days, probably earlier.
Initial findings about composing on Linux on Renoise:
Installingon Linux a mess, nothing worked even after terminal nonsense
Win Renoise + VSTs in a Wine Bottle = super solid
Because copy protection, it's a dice roll whether a plugin will work. Do not unless you're ready to retire some plugins
Installingon Linux a mess, nothing worked even after terminal nonsense
Win Renoise + VSTs in a Wine Bottle = super solid
Because copy protection, it's a dice roll whether a plugin will work. Do not unless you're ready to retire some plugins
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Initial findings about composing on Linux on Renoise:
Installingon Linux a mess, nothing worked even after terminal nonsense
Win Renoise + VSTs in a Wine Bottle = super solid
Because copy protection, it's a dice roll whether a plugin will work. Do not unless you're ready to retire some plugins
Installingon Linux a mess, nothing worked even after terminal nonsense
Win Renoise + VSTs in a Wine Bottle = super solid
Because copy protection, it's a dice roll whether a plugin will work. Do not unless you're ready to retire some plugins
Today's weird experience. Renoise runs horribly in Linux. It asked me to make lots of changes to the system to allow it to run well, ofc typing nonsense into the terminal. Most didn't work.
So, tried the Windows version in Bottles (a Wine frontend). Works amazingly!
So, tried the Windows version in Bottles (a Wine frontend). Works amazingly!
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Today's weird experience. Renoise runs horribly in Linux. It asked me to make lots of changes to the system to allow it to run well, ofc typing nonsense into the terminal. Most didn't work.
So, tried the Windows version in Bottles (a Wine frontend). Works amazingly!
So, tried the Windows version in Bottles (a Wine frontend). Works amazingly!
A while ago, I asked people on bluesky to tell me the name of the movie Koyaanisqatsi without looking up the spelling. I made a musical algorithm based on the answers.
I figure I owe you a demo of what it sounds like!
It's for my game Rhytm Doggo: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
I figure I owe you a demo of what it sounds like!
It's for my game Rhytm Doggo: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A while ago, I asked people on bluesky to tell me the name of the movie Koyaanisqatsi without looking up the spelling. I made a musical algorithm based on the answers.
I figure I owe you a demo of what it sounds like!
It's for my game Rhytm Doggo: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
I figure I owe you a demo of what it sounds like!
It's for my game Rhytm Doggo: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
Soon I'm going on a trip to Denmark and Belgium. Only bringing my potato Linux laptop
I won't be able to work on my game - but I can work on non-algorithmic music (for main menu/credits, I compose conventionally in Renoise)
It'll be fun to see if I can set up music composing on Linux
I won't be able to work on my game - but I can work on non-algorithmic music (for main menu/credits, I compose conventionally in Renoise)
It'll be fun to see if I can set up music composing on Linux
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Soon I'm going on a trip to Denmark and Belgium. Only bringing my potato Linux laptop
I won't be able to work on my game - but I can work on non-algorithmic music (for main menu/credits, I compose conventionally in Renoise)
It'll be fun to see if I can set up music composing on Linux
I won't be able to work on my game - but I can work on non-algorithmic music (for main menu/credits, I compose conventionally in Renoise)
It'll be fun to see if I can set up music composing on Linux
Working on algorithmic music code! This totally makes sense and will make good music.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Working on algorithmic music code! This totally makes sense and will make good music.
Whenever I see variations of the "Dependency" comic by xkcd (xkcd.com/2347/), I always feel it's actually more like this:
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Whenever I see variations of the "Dependency" comic by xkcd (xkcd.com/2347/), I always feel it's actually more like this:
Controller/keyboard rebinding menu code time!
This is one of the ones I fear. Alas, it must be done.
This is one of the ones I fear. Alas, it must be done.
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Controller/keyboard rebinding menu code time!
This is one of the ones I fear. Alas, it must be done.
This is one of the ones I fear. Alas, it must be done.
Should bluesky add polls?
✓⃝ Yes ◯ No
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Yes 99%
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No 1%
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✓⃝ Yes ◯ No
[Poll has ended, 173815 votes]
Yes 99%
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No 1%
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November 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Should bluesky add polls?
✓⃝ Yes ◯ No
[Poll has ended, 173815 votes]
Yes 99%
████████████████████████████
No 1%
█
✓⃝ Yes ◯ No
[Poll has ended, 173815 votes]
Yes 99%
████████████████████████████
No 1%
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Otter is making a really fun game about a dog! Games about dogs are the best
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Otter is making a really fun game about a dog! Games about dogs are the best
Switching context is really good for my productivity, as long as I don't do it too often. Even when I do the "fun" stuff in game dev, my interest fizzles out if I do the same thing for too long.
Game dev is only possible for me because there are so many different things to do.
Game dev is only possible for me because there are so many different things to do.
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Switching context is really good for my productivity, as long as I don't do it too often. Even when I do the "fun" stuff in game dev, my interest fizzles out if I do the same thing for too long.
Game dev is only possible for me because there are so many different things to do.
Game dev is only possible for me because there are so many different things to do.
I cracked it! I figured out how to turn my games into art with this simple trick!
With this configuration, the game is only art while you play it, but is not art while it's just sitting on the hard drive. I feel this is right for my game.
With this configuration, the game is only art while you play it, but is not art while it's just sitting on the hard drive. I feel this is right for my game.
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I cracked it! I figured out how to turn my games into art with this simple trick!
With this configuration, the game is only art while you play it, but is not art while it's just sitting on the hard drive. I feel this is right for my game.
With this configuration, the game is only art while you play it, but is not art while it's just sitting on the hard drive. I feel this is right for my game.
Today is math day. My UI code are drawing things 1-2 pixels off.
1-2 pixels are very important. But even more important - it means something with my math is wrong and I cannot accept that. No math must be wrong in my code.
1-2 pixels are very important. But even more important - it means something with my math is wrong and I cannot accept that. No math must be wrong in my code.
November 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Today is math day. My UI code are drawing things 1-2 pixels off.
1-2 pixels are very important. But even more important - it means something with my math is wrong and I cannot accept that. No math must be wrong in my code.
1-2 pixels are very important. But even more important - it means something with my math is wrong and I cannot accept that. No math must be wrong in my code.
Another Rob Braxman video about how dodgy Windows is getting.
I don't regret installing Linux (Mint/Cinnamon) on my potato laptop and starting to learn the things. My main PC is gonna run Windows a bit longer (I don't change my workflow mid-project), but can recommend start planning the switch.
I don't regret installing Linux (Mint/Cinnamon) on my potato laptop and starting to learn the things. My main PC is gonna run Windows a bit longer (I don't change my workflow mid-project), but can recommend start planning the switch.
Your Windows 11 Computer’s Hidden Spy: The Dark Truth About TPM Chips
YouTube video by Rob Braxman Tech
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Another Rob Braxman video about how dodgy Windows is getting.
I don't regret installing Linux (Mint/Cinnamon) on my potato laptop and starting to learn the things. My main PC is gonna run Windows a bit longer (I don't change my workflow mid-project), but can recommend start planning the switch.
I don't regret installing Linux (Mint/Cinnamon) on my potato laptop and starting to learn the things. My main PC is gonna run Windows a bit longer (I don't change my workflow mid-project), but can recommend start planning the switch.
Suddenly thought of Deluxe Horoscopes for some reason, I have no idea why these speak to me so much
Your Deluxe Horoscopes for September
YouTube video by Jam2go
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Suddenly thought of Deluxe Horoscopes for some reason, I have no idea why these speak to me so much
I do miss my old friend "Should not be capturing when there is a hotcontrol"
I have a new friend now: "[Worker1] Import Error Code:(4)"
I have a new friend now: "[Worker1] Import Error Code:(4)"
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I do miss my old friend "Should not be capturing when there is a hotcontrol"
I have a new friend now: "[Worker1] Import Error Code:(4)"
I have a new friend now: "[Worker1] Import Error Code:(4)"
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial