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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 10h

The depth creates player-run communities, guides, and strategies
This is what we’re building toward with Node Defenders. Rome wasn’t built in a day, but we’re laying the foundation for something special.

Excited? Join us discord.gg/G96hm9ttmQ

#indiegame #web3

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 10h

Special characters + companion pets = endless customization
Node Defenders will have:
• Unique defender classes with distinct abilities
• Companion systems (coming soon™)
• Character progression tied to your wallet
• and more!
You own your heroes 🛡️
#NFTs #gaming #Blockchain

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 10h

Parts upgrades, item combos, merging mechanics
We’re implementing similar depth for Node Defenders:
• NFT equipment with merge-to-upgrade
• On-chain crafting systems
• Tradeable enhancement materials
• True ownership of your loadout
Web3 makes this even better 💎
#NFTGaming #blockchain

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 10h

Multiple game modes + incremental rewards = players never “finish”
Node Defenders is launching with core survival modes, but imagine:
• Ranked PvP battles
• Guild wars
• Limited-time events
• Seasonal leaderboards
The roadmap is 🔥
#gamedesign #competitivegaming

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 10h

Survivor-io has been my north star while designing Node Defenders on
#blockchain

Why? Because it masters the art of player retention through layered progression systems.
Here’s what we’re building toward 🧵👇
#Web3Gaming #gamedev #NodeDefenders #communitydriven

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 1d

I think this is a step up from the previous iteration

#uxui #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegame #indiedev

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 1d

Finally putting to use the lantern from Devcon Bangkok (2024)

#diwali #FestiveVibes #Ethereum #devcon #eth #Web3Community

Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 4d

Working on the leaderboard for Node Defenders.
Was about to call it a night when I realised that this recursive query that runs as a cron every 15mins was gonna cost me $$$

Glad I checked before calling it a night…

#gamedev #IndieGameDev #db #indiegame #leaderboard #cloudflare #sql #d1

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 7d

Prototyping the leaderboard design for Node Defenders.

#zk #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegames #uxui

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 10d

Added a nice little glitch effect for when the enemy drones manage to attack you.

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #Web3Gaming #vfx #ux

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 12d

Adding a pause button and adding some visuals to Node Defenders

#IndieGameDev #BlockchainGaming #gamedesign #Web3Gaming #zk #uxui #ui #cyberpunk

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 14d

This was a fun watch

“How to make an ADDICTIVE game?”
youtu.be/ItcH5s14q7A?...

#gamedesign #gamedev #ux

How to make an ADDICTIVE game?

YouTube video by VAV

youtu.be

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 16d

A ui mockup of the flowchart.

Shall get back to coding soon…

#gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDev #ui #gamedesign

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 17d

Working on some turret upgrade ideas for Node Defenders.

Once implemented, players could spend tokens to upgrade the turrets.

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedesign #Web3News #BlockchainInnovation #decisionmaking

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 17d

Time to get back to Node Defenders.
However if anyone’s interested, I built Block-Hackers for ZkVerify protocol Delhi hacker house.

It’s fun little game, although there’s no backend for this public version.

block-hackers.npanium.workers.dev

#Web3Gaming #idlegame #indiegame #incrementalgame

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 18d

My game Node Defenders is live on
defenders.blockchaingods.io

Would love to hear your thoughts on the gameplay so we can keep improving it!

It does require a blockchain wallet though, since the primary audience is already familiar with the space.

#indiegamedev #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense

Blockchain Gods: Node Defenders

defenders.blockchaingods.io

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 24d

My game implements zero-knowledge proofs. But every update to the game logic required updates to the code generating zk proofs.

I’m trying to solve the issue via this interface.

#ux #gamedev #web3development #zkproofs #zk #devexperience #visualprogramming

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · 29d

Another game on a blockchain infra for their hacker house. I’ll continue working on node defenders post hackathon…

#gamedev #indiegames #incrementalgame #clicker #indiegamedev

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 18

Got a new interface for zk verification on ZkVerify protocol.

It shows your stats while you wait for the proof to be generated. Once done, you get to see the actual transaction!

I’ll keep improving it based on feedback.

#gamedesign #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #Web3Gaming

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 17

What happens when you let your workers run loose without optimising for production build.

Had to give Upstash my CC to continue using their services since my risc0 worker kept pinging it several times per second

#rust #rustlang #redis #risc0 @ZKVProtocol

Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 16

Solo Leveling is such an inspiring anime, especially so for game devs!

#gamedev #anime #sololeveling

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 12

Games require fun, non-technical language and great visuals.

I’m trying to rework this screen to be more exciting, rather than simply showing the hashes.

Would love some ideas for this

#zk #Web3Gaming #gamedev #indiegames

Verification on ZkVerify protocol ;)

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 7

The system architecture could have been simpler but I’m planning a lot more features like a leaderboard, daily rewards, etc. so it’s taking a lot longer than I thought.

Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 7

Another preview of Node Defenders. Fair gameplay proof is generated and stored on ZKVerify protocol.

The closed beta is available to a select few people from within the ZK community until we weed out the bugs
(State-management + UX)
#risc0 #zk #indiegame #towerdefense #gamedev #Web3Gaming #unity3d

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Nish @npanium.bsky.social · Sep 4

The first thing I’m gonna do if I get any funding is hire a graphic designer.

Concept art and assets are so important for games and I’ve got a design education. But I just don’t have the time to juggle it with coding :/

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #GraphicDesign #towerdefense

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