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Slightly Sleepy Studios

@slightlysleepys.bsky.social

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A JM2 Speedrunner, and The one-man developer of Sequence Break - The Proof of Survival... and very little else, for now at least! Try it out (runs on Windows and Linux): https://mrskyrippler.itch.io/sequence-break

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ah, I guess I should actually share what game I’m making, huh? You can find it here (for Windows and Linux OSes - sorry, macOS): mrskyrippler.itch.io/sequence-break

Sequence Break - The Proof of Survival by MrSkyrippler

Hellbound Defiance

mrskyrippler.itch.io

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 20h

(Also, was a huge pain in the neck having to get the cards right - just glad that the face cards would just be far too unreadable in my game's final resolution - partially why they're just letters and the very basic silhouettes of what was there lol)

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 20h

"4-of-a-kind! Read 'em and weep, boys!"
"Not so fast, bub!"
"What is it, doll-face?"
"Royal Flush, dirtbag."
[May or may not have been toned down for BlueSky, heh...]

A Scene from a security camera system, coming to my game in the next build.
#IndieDev #SoloDev #AdventureGameStudio

A security camera angle, looking at a table currently set up as a poker table. The game is Texas Hold-em. The Flop, Turn and River are, respectively, King of Diamonds, 7 of Spades and Jack of Clubs; 7 of Clubs; and Queen of Hearts. The losing two-card hand - a 7 of Hearts and a 7 of Diamonds - results in a four of a kind. The winning two-card hand - tossed on-screen by a hand from the right hand side of the frame - reveals an Ace of Clubs and a 10 of Diamonds, completing a Royal Flush.

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing something I found via Discord. Literally was two seconds away from giving up all my creative works before I saw this in my chats this morning.

(NOTE: I do not watch Gintama, but I DID forget all about Scatman John)
(NOTE 2: Supposedly unedited? Citation needed.)

#IndieDev #SoloDev #Scatman

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 3d

This is going to be heresy for a lot of folks, but Knack on the PS4. No amount of “Knack Souls” coping can save the game from its BS dodging mechanics based on existing momentum, the ludicrous amount of damage dealt by enemies, and its long, tedious storyline… oh, and its long, ver. 1.0 load times!

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 4d

Major update on Friday

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 4d

- Finally, if you haven’t heard the OST video I posted yet, complete the game, and wait for a couple of minutes on the dedication screen. You’ll hear the first half of something done to commemorate that person.

Have fun!
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev
(3/3)

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 4d

- It might not work, but that doesn’t mean the Arcade Machine is pointless.
- Five right clicks somewhere on the title screen… and you’ll meet him.
- 2124. 666. 777. You should be able to use those codes somewhere. (2/3)

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 4d

While I’m busy with other things, a few things in the currently available build of Sequence Break you may have missed. (1/3)

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 5d

My game’s barely off the ground with little to show for it, but… ah, right here as well, if it’s not too much trouble? Been meaning to push out an update to my proof of concept lol

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 5d

In case you've ever wondered what I speed run from time to time...Well, I did an entire essay about it!

The punchline is that you think I'm Joking!
youtu.be/FarwPHkVfv0
#JetMoto #VideoEssay #RetroGames #PS1

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Punchy @punchystream.bsky.social · 6d

uploaded the final sword vod to youtube finally and got this weirdly cutting description of it from a commenter

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 6d

As someone who uses Apple stuff on the regular - because they hate developers!

Seriously though, I still find it weird it’s not standard on macOS where Windows and Linux just hand it over - part of why I’m shifting to a Linux box for coding instead of a Windows VM

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 6d

You ever get a random, hyper-localized joke stuck in your head? This is mine for today: “My mom’s homemade brownies are made with chocolate IMPORTED… FROM EDMONTON.”

(From a TV show set in Moose Jaw, found in Canada. The trip from there to Edmonton is about same as going from New York to Miami)

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 7d

A Question of Character
(Digital Rotoscope, done in my hour before lunchtime)

Don't mind me, brainstorming some character design ideas

#IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieArt #Procreate

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 8d

A thing people don't warn you about when making a story that's been on your mind for decades is that you end up learning something profound about yourself. Though one should take a break to reflect on that kernel of truth, it's one more way you know your story has to be told.
#IndieDev #SoloDev

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 12d

I keep learning cursed things about RPG speedrunners - first that a valid strat for at least one Famicom RPG is to physically remove the cart and insert Dr. Mario with the console still on, reset, then swap back and reset... and now this lmfao

Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 12d

Making the final few room images for my next build of the game took longer than I'd like to admit, but it's done! Now, uh... for a few more incidental minigame images and then it'll be ready to go live! #SoloDev #IndieDev

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 15d

Lovely, after I sorted out the Procreate update mess, now I'm having to look for alternatives for Affinity's apps because it's looking highly likely they're taking away my buy once licenses and make no mention of their new app or pricing, meaning it's probably a subscription now. fml

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Owen Trett 🦦 @perky.bsky.social · 19d

Same, After Effects, same.

A computer error message from After Effects displaying a quirky text, "After Effects error: having to focus on ourselves," with a red warning icon.

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 18d

Radio silence? Yeah, but only because I decided to put too much on my plate all at once ^^’

BUT, I have been working on refining the visuals for my rooms - as much as my current style “works”, I do wish I had a proper room render to rotoscope off of - the proportions here are way off 🤣

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Punchy @punchystream.bsky.social · 20d

Final Sword was an experience

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 21d

What a way to end the week - implemented (a very basic form of) New Game+, Swapped out the old panel for my new, multi-purpose main menu, and even got a limited version of my extras menu ready for mid-game access!

Honestly, I'm feeling proud, heh...
#SoloDev #IndieDev #AdventureGameStudio

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 22d

Slowly refining my visuals and adding a new menu system so it's not just wall-to-wall Default AGS visuals (Not entirely at least...) and... for the first time, I'm feeling like I'm actually putting together a proper video game!
#IndieDev #SoloDev #AdventureGameStudio

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Bob but spooky for a month @robotjq.bsky.social · 24d

I’ve been in code review meetings with engineers that aren’t sleeping enough.

It’s not good.

Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 24d

sleep deprivation is a cult tactic

996 is latest work culture craze in Silicon Valley tech companies, 5-day week can go take a hike
It seems work culture in Silicon Valley tech companies is changing, largely driven by startups and teams that hustle. Once famed for relaxed work in companies like Google and Microsoft, the town is now host to work craze called 996, which means working from 9am to 9pm and six days a week.

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Slightly Sleepy Studios @slightlysleepys.bsky.social · 23d

Me: Ok, one Scene down, now, onto the next scene!
#Procreate: *Updates brushes so literally none of the ones I used are shown by default anymore*
Me: Damn it.
Could use all the advice I can get - still have all my old brushes, but I'm stumped on my coloring with the new brushes.
#IndieDev #SoloDev

A scene of a room in Procreate. The lines are rendered with thin and thick white pen on a dark blue background, and the coloring is layered in with two of the new ink brushes.