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Sean Dick

@seandick.net

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Rogue gameplay programmer Puppy Truck, Tonight We Riot, ReBop Blasters https://dean-sick.itch.io

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 3h

being upside down and inside of a curve (in a tube) and upside down but outside of a curve (on a sphere) require pretty vastly different strategies to map player intent to character movement and it's making my head hurt

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HedgeMom @hedgemom.bsky.social · 15h

I made this :)

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 20h

what day is it??

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 17h

buy rights and then commission a pentalogy of Avatar sequels

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 20h

Animation by @hedgemom.bsky.social

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 20h

what day is it??

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 23h

too bright?

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 1d

It absolutely would be, but also making it not from just shaders would be a lot of work too

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 1d

[astronaut meme]

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 1d

Imagine a little window into the back with the gurney and emt's tumbling around

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

Puppylikes are when you can run on walls and splat

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

if I had unlimited budget the huge darkened portals would lead to an Escheresque sandcastle interior.

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

That's the baby version of the squash/stretch shader I'm using on puppy truck

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

As with nearly everything in game design, the answer is: yes*

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

absolutely

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

That game was incredibly good. A bit more like a pure racing game than what I was imagining for this, but excellent nonetheless.

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

As for mine it's on a list sitting just above a game where you have to accept an increasingly restrictive terms of service

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

I'm actually kidding, make one so there's a genre with existing fans when I get around to it.

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

yeah, trying your best not to run into things, minimizing time spent upside down, but also racing a timer, etc

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 2d

I need to finish puppy truck so nobody make this while I'm busy.

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 12d

when I say puppy truck has literally been at least 3 different games I mean it. pictured below is an earlier concept with the character controller wherein you played an ambulance, climbing buildings and dodging traffic to get people to the hospital (relatively) safely

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 3d

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 5d

Lotta work the last couple weeks, demo's in a pretty good spot ahead of some planned additions, come help us find things we missed discord.gg/7sbzawsT

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 3d

you absolutely can, join the discord and grab a key and report bugs!

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 3d

adding some light cones to the lamps is a lot less effort than coming up with custom lighting

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 3d

Holy shit someone uploaded the entire stage play adaptation of the Yakuza videogame series with English subtitles and it’s glorious and 500x better than the Amazon show youtu.be/Z2Msr4si6dU?...

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 3d

the more important thing about this is I think I finally fixed the camera hitch on the plane

Sean Dick @seandick.net · 4d

Puppy Truck's visual style has been referred to as "retro" in a way that makes me feel profoundly old.

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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 4d

I mean, sure, but also probably not. It's important to time-box stuff like that. It's not going to ruin everything if only some parts darken. I also don't trust myself to not need like, a month to do a decent job on a custom lighting setup.