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Taylan K - Indie dev

@taylank.bsky.social

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Solo indie dev making Eilands, a game about creating and exploring your own islands. Likes to support fellow devs. Occasionally a music composer.

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · Nov 7

Feel like retreating to your own island away from the chaos and heartbreak of these days?

I have the game for you: Eilands.

It’s along the lines of Tiny Glade and Townscaper, but the focus is on nature.
Still in early development. Stay in touch for more info!
#indiegame #cozygame

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2h

Can’t remember which engine you’re on but if it’s Unity here’s a free asset you could probably tinker with or use as is: assetstore.unity.com/packages/too...

Simple Sprite Trails | Particles/Effects | Unity Asset Store

Use the Simple Sprite Trails tool for your next project. Find this and more particle & effect tools on the Unity Asset Store.

assetstore.unity.com

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2h

Never watched The Man From Distant Cousin but I hear it’s good.

… I’ll show myself out

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2h

Nice! Would help to also add a trail or something to sell it.

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 8h

Gen X:

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 13h

Because men casually dismiss them the first two times?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14h

Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?

It’s the punctuation that can make you seem warmer and more agreeable – but also much more compliant and lacking in analytical thinking

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 1d

Really looking forward to this game:
"The focus is on interacting with a rich ecosystem and developing a unique culture, rather than engaging in combat or territorial domination."

Made by the cool folks @badcog.bsky.social. Give them a follow!

It Takes a Tribe on Steam

ITAT is a single-player strategy set in a harsh and mythical world before cities and civilization. Lead a tribe of hunter-gatherers to fulfil their destiny. Survive, explore, craft, perform rituals, d...

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 1d

I think KSP still qualifies with that definition? Yeah your rockets explode a lot but you can hit a button and rewind to the launchpad and try again and again. The learning curve is steep, I'll give you that, but 4 out of 5 ain't bad!

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2d

Depends on how you define cozy. There is the aesthetic and then there’s the design philosophy. My definition of cozy is “play over game” i.e. sandbox-like freedom instead of strict win/lose conditions. Kerbal Space Program for instance would qualify as cozy for me.

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2d

lol Netflix are u trying to start a fight?

Netflix promo email asks “Remember this?” over a still from the canceled series Kaos.

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know but I think this guy would have ideas

a man sitting in front of a sign that says that 's true on it

Alt: a man sitting in front of a sign that says that 's true on it

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2d

Call of Duty LARP

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 2d

Very well put.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 2d

A hard truth is that the search for artificial general intelligence as a commercial tool is fundamentally a reproduction of slavery. Not because computers are people or anything so silly, but because of the impetus: To acquire the products of humanity without the need for a human to consent.

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Working with Unity terrains? Are you adding or removing trees and runtime? Having issues with colliders not matching the tree state? Apparently Unity won't refresh tree colliders unless you disable/re-enable the whole terrain collider. If you have a better way of doing it, let me know!

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed, gamedev does it too. It sucks because I only have 1-2 hours for either, so the cooldown ends up eating into my sleep time.

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Finally done with all the undo/redo commands. Every action in the game can now be rolled back and reapplied!

And boy, did that surface a ton of technical debt, but it's all under control now... 😅 #gamedev (reported with alt text)

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Points for Shepard tone wtf escalator

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Why would that be tho

a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a boxing bag .

ALT: a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a boxing bag .

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

You take Earth’s air over there of course and blow it into the void. We’ll all have robot bodies by then so we won’t need air.

Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Another Fermi Paradox explanation: aliens have put our solar system in quarantine because they don’t want this cancer spreading further.

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 4d

Lunacy. tech.yahoo.com/science/arti...

Jeff Bezos Says He Doesn't Understand Why Anybody Alive Now Would Be 'Discouraged'—Because Soon, 'Millions Of People Will Be Living In Space'

Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he "doesn't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now." Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025 earlier this month with Ferrari and Stellantis chair...

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Enjoying Battlefield but on nights I play, it takes me forever to fall asleep. Does this happen to anyone else?

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

a man with a briefcase walks down a dark street at night

Alt: a man with a briefcase walks down a dark street at night

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

Here I thought the Quattro part sounded like Audi Quattro. All good. Unintended dad joke still counts!

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

I’m thinking I might be in the market for a community builder/social media marketer type of person for my game some time in the near future. Know anyone who’s got a good grasp of the cozy game audiences?

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Taylan K - Indie dev @taylank.bsky.social · 3d

This has enough cheese to be a dad joke. Dad approved!

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