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Sinister Design
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Creator of turn-based tactics games and SRPGs; now making Together in Battle! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267210/Together_in_Battle/ 📧: [email protected]
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TayaSigerson @tayasigerson.bsky.social · 18d
Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6
Shield: Terra Sword: Cyan Cape: Locke Dog: Shadow and Interceptor
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · 26d
New Together in Battle update! We've got some long-awaited UI improvements designed to make weapon management easier both in and out of battle:
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Together in Battle - Quick weapon switching, broken-weapon indicators, bug fixes, and more! - Steam News
Hey all! I've got another update for you with a bunch of UI improvements designed to make it easier to keep track of worn and broken weapons, as well as making weapon-swapping quicker and easier in ba...
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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 27d
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Paul Cooper @paulmmcooper.com · Sep 1
Some of the most remarkable lost artefacts from the ancient world were the titanic wrecks of the Nemi ships, built for a Roman emperor.

In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.
Onlookers queue up to view the excavations of Caligula's ancient Roman vessels, known as the Nemi ships 1932.
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 23
Also, it's well written and the developer is cool 🙂
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 18
That's awesome dude, congrats! 🥳
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 11
I know what defamation requires; I am a lawyer.

Other fun fact 1st Am fact, btw: it's not an absolute bar. Laws challenged under it are reviewed under strict scrutiny, but can survive if narrowly tailored to a compelling interest.
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 11
Did you know? Defamation law is a centuries-old carve-out from First Amendment protection wherein people are punished for publicly lying
a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it
ALT: a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 8
Ew...
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 8
None, tbh; Fire Emblem units are talked about to death!

Now, what about a Fire Emblem-style game where you can create your own units and watch them dynamically interact, build relationships, and grow? This, IMO, deserves more attention 😉 store.steampowered.com/app/1267210/...
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 1
(I do like the review itself too, though 😅)
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Aug 1
I love this review not because of the review itself, but because of the hours played. Wow! 🤯
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 31
Big Together in Battle update! Save logic has been reworked; UI improvements to inventory and army management; AI fixes; a moddable version of the main campaign; lots of new portrait assets for custom characters; and I announce a mini SRPG campaign contest! 🎊
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Together in Battle - Update #6: portrait art, save logic, UI, moddable campaign, and an SRPG contest! - Steam News
Greetings, tactics fans--I have a big free update for you! There is a lot to cover here--new assets for custom characters, AI improvements, interface improvements, an overhaul to the game's logic for ...
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 26
And hey, look, I even prepped a link ahead of time this time! (I am slowly learning 😅): www.youtube.com/watch?v=vliV...
Painting Together in Battle Portrait Assets!
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 26
All right, I'm officially taking a crack at live-streaming myself painting digital art! Gonna start Sunday at 2 PM Central Time; come say hi, ask questions...I may even take a request or two. 😉

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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 19
Except that the iPhone was actually good at it; didn't really replace thumbs people on the other end of a call said with fabrications 33% of the time
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 14
Heck, I could make it work with only a meager million! I'm a *bargain*
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Like AI, I too probably just need a few more years and several billion dollars to become market viable
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Scott Anderson @impossible.bsky.social · Jul 12
All the best games have patch notes like
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · Jul 9
What will it take to get you off Twitter

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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 7
By way of analogy: suppose you're writing about a person reading a book. Would you call them a "reader," or would you call them "bibliophile" or "bookworm"? To me, "reader" is superior because it doesn't assume anything about the person reading.
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 7
"Player" is very clear; it's the one who is playing. "Gamer," on the other hand...setting aside the connotations of the term, it implies that you're talking about a hobbyist--and you don't actually know if the person playing your game plays games on the regular! So it's "player" for me.
genrouthier.bsky.social Geneviève Routhier @genrouthier.bsky.social · Jul 7
Fellow devs

Do you use "players" or "gamers" when you talk about the people who will be experiencing your game?

I just realized I've never used the term "gamers" at work. But I do notice the term being very prevalent with content creators?

It's an.. interesting lens.
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 7
I use players. To me, a player is literally "the one who is playing," whereas "gamer" implies someone who plays games on a regular basis. A gamer can be a player, obviously, but a player isn't necessarily a gamer!
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#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social · Jul 1
Great games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday showcase!

👹 Just-released tactical RPG w/ unique battle mechanics
🃏 New poker roguelike's first public demo
⚔️ Gladiator sRPG now w/ New Game Plus
👨‍🚀 Dark sci-fi extraction RPG near the end of Early Access

& many more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames
Guards II: Chaos in Hell, by @herocraftpc.bsky.social Poker Monsters (@pokermonsters.bsky.social) Together in Battle, by @sinisterdesign.net Quasimorph (@quasimorph.bsky.social)
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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · Jul 1
"Rushed" is a very nice way of putting it; yikes... 😬
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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · Jun 29
Post by Bill Roper (THAT Bill Roper) over on LinkedIn.
Sorry, the full post didn't fit in the alt space here.
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