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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Jul 31

How do my fellow developers deal with designers block when it comes to level design? It's something I've constantly struggled with while doing gamedev and it slows me down pretty majorly.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Jul 31

The start of the project vs now

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Jul 26

As development of chapter 1 of #Probomtine comes to an end, I thought it'd be nice to go back and look at some old concept art I did for the level. Turns out a shocking ammount of it is just the test subject being attacked by the worms lol.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Jul 24

The colossal beetles of Starlight forest would be a big issue for the surrounding Solantian towns... That is of course, if it wasn't for their incredibly docile nature.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · May 11

Here's a short clip of the beginning of the second level in #Probomtine. Fellkeep, the Solantian dungeon. Let me know what you think!

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Apr 24

After a long while of putting it off I finally got around to animating the worm enemies in Chapter 1. It definitly adds some extra life to the scene.

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Kindvirus @kindvirus.bsky.social · Jan 5

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Nov 23

why is this stuck on my screen!?

Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Nov 17

Some old footage I found of a mechanic I've been working on. Bounce attacks can be instrumental to progressing through the treacherous areas of Solantium. Just make sure to control your height to avoid unforeseen obstacles.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 29

The test subject, 2018 vs 2023. He's come a long way since the first mockup I made when I started developing #probomtine. Little guy's got big things coming for him in the future.
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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 28

Well, the miner drones may not be the best company, but it sure beats being alone down here.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 28

I think it'd be fine. A lot of soulslikes have a large metroidvania influence already, so I don't think crossing the two genre's completely would be bad at all. Hollow knight is an example of a 2D game that does this really well so I'd say it's definitly possible to do it in 3D too.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 26

Been working on some new mechanics for early chapter 2 recently. There's been a bit of trial and error but I finally got something I think is pretty good. Still gotta polish it up but I'm happy with where it is right now.
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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 24

*boing* *boing* *boing*

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 24

I always find it nice when people do that, I don't see a problem with it

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 22

unauthorised little creature detected.

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 21

It's even more prominent in the older sprites of the game, I have no idea how my brain keeps going "Yeah, they're around the same size." They're really not!

Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 21

I always forget the size difference between these two characters. I always imagine them as similar sizes in my head but then when I look at the sprites I’m reminded of how much one absolutely towers over the other.
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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 20

Some nice screenshots of my game #probomtine that I've taken in the past year.
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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 19

Thank you so much! That's really kind of you!

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 19

These characters are gonna know me as the least deadliest swordsman in the lands. Everyone will be spared (unless they upset me then I'm going for the throat) 😤😤😤

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Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 19

Just realised the shot cut off most of the bottom image, so here's what it looks like just on its own.

Probomtine @probomtine.bsky.social · Oct 19

For my first #screenshotsaturday here I wanted to show the progression in artstyle for my game! It's come a long way since I started in 2018, and it's only getting better! I'm very happy with how it looks now.
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