Folk Emerging 🦣 stone age 4X
@curiousdynamics.bsky.social
Solo #gamedev making Folk Emerging, the stone age 4X strategy game with in-depth characters & ecosystems🌋👨👩👧👦🦣
👉 Sign up for early playtests : subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
👉 Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275300?utm_campaign=bsky_bio
👉 Sign up for early playtests : subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
👉 Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275300?utm_campaign=bsky_bio
I ran a playtest for Folk Emerging, the "pre-Civ" stone age 4X, last weekend with folks from my newsletter & discord!
Here's a interesting start that a player shared ⛰️
Sign up for future playtests:
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
Cheers @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
Here's a interesting start that a player shared ⛰️
Sign up for future playtests:
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
Cheers @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I ran a playtest for Folk Emerging, the "pre-Civ" stone age 4X, last weekend with folks from my newsletter & discord!
Here's a interesting start that a player shared ⛰️
Sign up for future playtests:
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
Cheers @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
Here's a interesting start that a player shared ⛰️
Sign up for future playtests:
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
Cheers @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a "pre-Civ" stone age 4X with nomadic tribes, complex foodwebs, and in-depth characters!
🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a "pre-Civ" stone age 4X with nomadic tribes, complex foodwebs, and in-depth characters!
🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
i was writing an event for my game last night and the subjects got mixed up, made me laugh out loud picturing this version 😆
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
i was writing an event for my game last night and the subjects got mixed up, made me laugh out loud picturing this version 😆
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
here's a sneak peek at the Steppe foodweb, which i recently added to my prehistoric 4X
it's got Mammoths, Sabertooth Cats, and some key domesticable species that shake up the mid/late game 🌾 🐴 🐏 🐺
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
it's got Mammoths, Sabertooth Cats, and some key domesticable species that shake up the mid/late game 🌾 🐴 🐏 🐺
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
here's a sneak peek at the Steppe foodweb, which i recently added to my prehistoric 4X
it's got Mammoths, Sabertooth Cats, and some key domesticable species that shake up the mid/late game 🌾 🐴 🐏 🐺
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
it's got Mammoths, Sabertooth Cats, and some key domesticable species that shake up the mid/late game 🌾 🐴 🐏 🐺
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
i'm trying out animations for the arrows in Folk Emerging's foodweb screen, both to help clarify the direction of the relationships and to bring more life to it visually.
cheers @mantisgames.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @mantisgames.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
October 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
i'm trying out animations for the arrows in Folk Emerging's foodweb screen, both to help clarify the direction of the relationships and to bring more life to it visually.
cheers @mantisgames.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @mantisgames.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
awesome to have @songs-of-silence.com, one of the most beautiful games around, host #TurnBasedThursday :)
this week I added UI scaling to Folk Emerging (independent from aspect ratio & resolution). if there's time i hope to later add more text-scaling options for even better accessibility
this week I added UI scaling to Folk Emerging (independent from aspect ratio & resolution). if there's time i hope to later add more text-scaling options for even better accessibility
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
awesome to have @songs-of-silence.com, one of the most beautiful games around, host #TurnBasedThursday :)
this week I added UI scaling to Folk Emerging (independent from aspect ratio & resolution). if there's time i hope to later add more text-scaling options for even better accessibility
this week I added UI scaling to Folk Emerging (independent from aspect ratio & resolution). if there's time i hope to later add more text-scaling options for even better accessibility
so far i'm not restricting the aspect ratio, i've tried to make layout work in any arbitrary AR, here are some examples. it works well for the most common setups, but the UI does get a little small in square/tall. that's where the independent UI scaling setting can hopefully help
September 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
so far i'm not restricting the aspect ratio, i've tried to make layout work in any arbitrary AR, here are some examples. it works well for the most common setups, but the UI does get a little small in square/tall. that's where the independent UI scaling setting can hopefully help
adding UI scaling to my strategy game (separate from aspect ratio) as an #accessibility setting. feels important in a UI-heavy game like this 🎮
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
adding UI scaling to my strategy game (separate from aspect ratio) as an #accessibility setting. feels important in a UI-heavy game like this 🎮
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
finally got around to making Folk Emerging work in diff resolutions and aspect ratios, e.g. ultra-wide, hyper-tall, super-duper-square, and anything in between!
cheers @skygard-arena.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @skygard-arena.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
September 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
finally got around to making Folk Emerging work in diff resolutions and aspect ratios, e.g. ultra-wide, hyper-tall, super-duper-square, and anything in between!
cheers @skygard-arena.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @skygard-arena.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
i quite like the coastal mountain range along the southern shore here ⛰️
happy that even after years of working on this game i still get pleasantly surprised by the map generator
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
happy that even after years of working on this game i still get pleasantly surprised by the map generator
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
i quite like the coastal mountain range along the southern shore here ⛰️
happy that even after years of working on this game i still get pleasantly surprised by the map generator
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
happy that even after years of working on this game i still get pleasantly surprised by the map generator
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
hey i'm chipping away at the feedback from Folk Emerging's public beta, here's a rough breakdown of the number of tasks per topic 📊
cheers to @curlygoblin.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers to @curlygoblin.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
hey i'm chipping away at the feedback from Folk Emerging's public beta, here's a rough breakdown of the number of tasks per topic 📊
cheers to @curlygoblin.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers to @curlygoblin.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
i'm deep down the rabbithole of addressing feedback from Folk Emerging's recent beta. it's fun having a good amount of quantitative data on which to base design decisions and prioritize tasks. updates coming soon!
cheers @ninedotsstudio.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @ninedotsstudio.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
August 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
i'm deep down the rabbithole of addressing feedback from Folk Emerging's recent beta. it's fun having a good amount of quantitative data on which to base design decisions and prioritize tasks. updates coming soon!
cheers @ninedotsstudio.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @ninedotsstudio.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
Post a screenshot of your first five Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you...
August 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Post a screenshot of your first five Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you...
The public beta went way better than expected and 1000+ people signed up to playtest Folk Emerging 🔥 Thank you!
Future sign-ups will be added to a waitlist instead of getting immediate access, so I can first address the current feedback, and the next playtesters will get a new & improved version!
Future sign-ups will be added to a waitlist instead of getting immediate access, so I can first address the current feedback, and the next playtesters will get a new & improved version!
August 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The public beta went way better than expected and 1000+ people signed up to playtest Folk Emerging 🔥 Thank you!
Future sign-ups will be added to a waitlist instead of getting immediate access, so I can first address the current feedback, and the next playtesters will get a new & improved version!
Future sign-ups will be added to a waitlist instead of getting immediate access, so I can first address the current feedback, and the next playtesters will get a new & improved version!
📣 PUBLIC BETA TOMORROW — August 7-18th!
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
If you're into 4X games and/or prehistory, this is for you 🔥
Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
If you're into 4X games and/or prehistory, this is for you 🔥
Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
August 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📣 PUBLIC BETA TOMORROW — August 7-18th!
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
If you're into 4X games and/or prehistory, this is for you 🔥
Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
If you're into 4X games and/or prehistory, this is for you 🔥
Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
📣 PUBLIC BETA — August 7-18!
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to hear your feedback! Tell your friends who are into 4X games or prehistory overall 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to hear your feedback! Tell your friends who are into 4X games or prehistory overall 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
August 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📣 PUBLIC BETA — August 7-18!
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to hear your feedback! Tell your friends who are into 4X games or prehistory overall 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
SIGN UP & get more info here
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to hear your feedback! Tell your friends who are into 4X games or prehistory overall 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
📣 PUBLIC BETA ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️
Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18!
SIGN UP & get more info here 👇
subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮
Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18!
SIGN UP & get more info here 👇
subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮
July 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📣 PUBLIC BETA ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️
Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18!
SIGN UP & get more info here 👇
subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮
Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18!
SIGN UP & get more info here 👇
subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮
here's my stone age nomadic 4X with in-depth ecosystems and characters 🔥🦣🏃
cheers @psychicsoftware.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
cheers @psychicsoftware.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
July 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
here's my stone age nomadic 4X with in-depth ecosystems and characters 🔥🦣🏃
cheers @psychicsoftware.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
cheers @psychicsoftware.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
major tech tree expansion in progress!
my game ends around where Civ starts, so i'm focusing on the many steps between Controlled Fire and the start of the Bronze Age 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
my game ends around where Civ starts, so i'm focusing on the many steps between Controlled Fire and the start of the Bronze Age 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
July 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
major tech tree expansion in progress!
my game ends around where Civ starts, so i'm focusing on the many steps between Controlled Fire and the start of the Bronze Age 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
my game ends around where Civ starts, so i'm focusing on the many steps between Controlled Fire and the start of the Bronze Age 🔥
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
i've redone my tutorials to center on step-by-step goals so the player can learn by doing, using nested tooltips for extra info 💬
sign up for playtests 👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
cheers Amber @onlybymidnight.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday and thanks again for your help during the fest!
sign up for playtests 👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
cheers Amber @onlybymidnight.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday and thanks again for your help during the fest!
July 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
i've redone my tutorials to center on step-by-step goals so the player can learn by doing, using nested tooltips for extra info 💬
sign up for playtests 👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
cheers Amber @onlybymidnight.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday and thanks again for your help during the fest!
sign up for playtests 👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
cheers Amber @onlybymidnight.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday and thanks again for your help during the fest!
i've been over-relying on text tutorials that auto pop-up when the player opens a relevant UI panel, which quickly gets overwhelming.
now i'm trying instead to center the tutorial on step-by-step goals so the player can "learn by doing" and use nested tooltips for extra info
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
now i'm trying instead to center the tutorial on step-by-step goals so the player can "learn by doing" and use nested tooltips for extra info
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
July 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
i've been over-relying on text tutorials that auto pop-up when the player opens a relevant UI panel, which quickly gets overwhelming.
now i'm trying instead to center the tutorial on step-by-step goals so the player can "learn by doing" and use nested tooltips for extra info
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
now i'm trying instead to center the tutorial on step-by-step goals so the player can "learn by doing" and use nested tooltips for extra info
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
there are 2 contexts for the foodweb interface in my prehistoric strategy game:
🍏 Foraging species for Food + bonuses
🌱 Domesticating species, e.g. to use in Farms and Pastures
i've tried to streamline the UI to show only info relevant to the selected context 👇
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
🍏 Foraging species for Food + bonuses
🌱 Domesticating species, e.g. to use in Farms and Pastures
i've tried to streamline the UI to show only info relevant to the selected context 👇
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
July 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
there are 2 contexts for the foodweb interface in my prehistoric strategy game:
🍏 Foraging species for Food + bonuses
🌱 Domesticating species, e.g. to use in Farms and Pastures
i've tried to streamline the UI to show only info relevant to the selected context 👇
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
🍏 Foraging species for Food + bonuses
🌱 Domesticating species, e.g. to use in Farms and Pastures
i've tried to streamline the UI to show only info relevant to the selected context 👇
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
i cast the INFINITE TOOLTIPS spell, a #NightmareFrontier to develop, but helpful to players who want to learn at their own pace :)
cheers @icecodegames.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @icecodegames.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
July 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
i cast the INFINITE TOOLTIPS spell, a #NightmareFrontier to develop, but helpful to players who want to learn at their own pace :)
cheers @icecodegames.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
cheers @icecodegames.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!
July 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Infinitely nested tooltips are here! ♾️
Initial playtests have proven that a game as deep as Folk Emerging could really benefit from nested tooltips to help players learn the concepts at their own pace, so I'm super excited to have this working :)
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
Initial playtests have proven that a game as deep as Folk Emerging could really benefit from nested tooltips to help players learn the concepts at their own pace, so I'm super excited to have this working :)
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
July 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Infinitely nested tooltips are here! ♾️
Initial playtests have proven that a game as deep as Folk Emerging could really benefit from nested tooltips to help players learn the concepts at their own pace, so I'm super excited to have this working :)
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮
Initial playtests have proven that a game as deep as Folk Emerging could really benefit from nested tooltips to help players learn the concepts at their own pace, so I'm super excited to have this working :)
#gamedev #indiegame 🎮