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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · 20h

Hello, how we doin'?
Skipped a week of posting because I didn't have much to share, but I'm back with an update!
Three new enemies and an expansion of the Combat Orchestrator!
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · 14d

Hello, how we doin'?
This week was spent working on some UI elements for the game, let me know what you think!
The numbers are all in need of tweaking, but I'm glad I figured out how to do style meter stuff for the game!
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · 21d

Hello, how we doin'?
Weekend joys ahoy, so here are some special attacks for Follower 3!
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · 28d

Hello, how we doin'?
Saturday is back, and so am I with some special attacks; this time for Follower 2
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Sep 13

Hello, how we doin'?
I've been off to visit my family in Croatia for a few weeks, hope I didn't miss anything big happening xD
Anyways, it's time for another "Beat Stands" update, where we look at combos for Follower 1!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 9

As a follow up on #InternationalCatDay, "Meowstery of a Growing Aurora" is on 15% discount until the 16th!
So grab it while it's discount, and give Aurora some virtual petting!
#gamedev #indiegame #catgame #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiedev #meowstery

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 9

Yeah, if it's content complete, what's the point of EA?
Balancing can be done after release (I've done some balance changes after release), and amount of polish depends on the game :/
I wouldn't say polishing would warrant EA tho 🤔
But I guess it depends from studio to studio.

Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 9

For me, they are there for different things.
Demo is a finished vertical slice of the game, with a polished level/levels, and functionality that you are confident in.
EA is more for when you have things in place, but would like some feedback/visibility/money flowing in to keep working on it.

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Save 15% on Meowstery of a Growing Aurora on Steam

'Meowstery of a Growing Aurora' is a 2D pixel-art adventure set within the fictional VR-MMORPG Shenanghia, where you step into the shoes of Eleanor, as she has to save her pet cat Aurora from danger l...

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 9

As a follow up on #InternationalCatDay, "Meowstery of a Growing Aurora" is on 15% discount until the 16th!
So grab it while it's discount, and give Aurora some virtual petting!
#gamedev #indiegame #catgame #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiedev #meowstery

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 8

Happy #InternationalCatDay to all our furry friends!
Remember to treat your little companions to some nice treats today!

#catday #catlove #catlife #catlovers #happycatday #pixelart #ドット絵 #meowstery #indiegame #catgame

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Aug 2

Hello, how we doin'?
It's time for another "Beat Stands" update!

Modified the Shielded enemy a bit, and started working on a new enemy type - "Evader"!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jul 26

Hello, how we doin'?
It's time for another "Beat Stands" update!

Added a few more placeholder sounds, created some new enemies, and changed the Follower 1 dash mechanic!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jul 19

Hello, how we doin'?
It's Saturday, so it's time for another "Beat Stands" update!

Added a custom enemy with template animations, and started adding placeholder sounds!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5 #screenshotSaturday

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jul 11

Hello how we doin', time for another update for "Beat Stands" (yes, that's a JoJo reference).

I was considering "Low-Fi Rush", but the game probably won't have Low-Fi music, so I didn't want to hype anyone up and then take it away xD

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip #UE5

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jul 1

More spaghett blueprints, more updates from the #UE5 project!
One of these days this project won't be just the "Untitled UE5 Project", but today is not that day xD
Maybe next week I'll give it a codename :D

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 26

Patch 3 for "Meowstery of a Growing Aurora" is up and running!
Even tho it's not a lot of text, it was quite a bit of work to test and fix one of the bugs!

#gamedev #indiegame #catgame #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiedev #meowstery

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 24

The latest update from the #UE5 cookery is here xD
Gotta tweak some of these functionalities, but I'm pretty happy with the Unreal Engine process
(just don't look at the literal spaghetti in the blueprints lmao )

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 21

Oh, I didn't even know this xD
I'm fairly new to UE5, so I'm just finding out things as I go along (such as the Quartz component for the metronome)😆

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 21

Continuing my #UE5 journey with some more exciting updates!
More on beat functionalities, it's shaping up nicely!
Next step would probably be to add some enemies.
Or at least one 😀

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 19

Patch 2 for "Meowstery of a Growing Aurora" is up and running!
Not as drastic as the 1st one, but noteworthy nontheless :D

Check it out at:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...

#gamedev #indiegame #catgame #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiedev #meowstery

Meowstery of a Growing Aurora - Patch 2 - More Balances - Steam News

BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS Added logic for maximum number of powerups a Player can have in a new game to 10 (this is for the Health, Melee and Ranged powerups; Bag of Holding and Throwing speed are still one...

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 18

While working on some balance tweaks in "Meowstery", I've started a new project in #UE5
Still getting used to the different feel and functionality, but I've got some things done!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #wip

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 12

Patch 1 for "Meowstery of a Growing Aurora" is live!
I've gathered feedback from players playing the game (for which I am super grateful), and made several updates to the game!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...

#gamedev #indiegame #catgame #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiedev #meowstery

Meowstery of a Growing Aurora - Patch 1 - Bug Fixes, Balances, Level and Enemy Updates - Steam News

BUG FIXES Fixed some instant death colliders not triggering Slowed down dash refresh rate BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS Lowered the amount of ammo gained from collectibles (reguar ammo only) from 15 to 6 Lowere...

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Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · Jun 2

Am I back home from being in London over the (extended) weekend?
Yes.
Am I still without broadband Internet, and am hotspotting of my phone?
Also yes 😂

Am I using my poor phone to download/update #UE5 to see how I'll like it?
Of course I am😂

Sbeve Entertainment @sbeveentertainment.bsky.social · May 30

With my newfound fortune in gamedev, time to go to the BABYMETAL concert at the O2 🦊

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