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Phooey | Making Draftmaster 3 🎮
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🇬🇧🇭🇰 | Unity Solo Dev since 2015 🎮 | Draftmaster 2 on Android & iOS | 王希之 | Husband 💍 | Dad of 2 🍼
Tonight's full moon 🌕 taken on my Honor Magic V3 at 100x zoom
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Been years since I got excited about multiple game launches, but hard to see me not getting Skate, FM26 and NASCAR 25 in the next couple of months
September 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Feeling compelled to do all of my browsing from now on on a Wii to be a part of this statistic. I even have a Wii U in a cupboard somewhere..
September 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Whenever I see PCBWay as a sponsor on a video I'm like "awesome, designing your own PCBs" even though there's no way I could ever design my own PCB for any purpose 😅
September 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
After an evening of relearning trigonometry (17 years since GCSE Maths) something just.. clicked! It was a really satisfying moment. 😄

The steering feels heavy, yet smooth. It reacts well to speed change.. It works on both mobile controls and a controller.. And no hacky modifiers! #solodev #gamedev
August 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
That time of year again when Google Play asks me to update my target/minimum API for Android.

So I do that.. and in doing so set off an incredible domino chain of required upgrades of Gradle, Android Studio, JDK, NDK, and eventually, Unity.

We got there in the end! #solodev #unitydev #gamedev
August 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I was scrolling through YouTube Shorts, and for the first time ever I got a video of someone who I don't follow playing my game! A nice milestone. #solodev #gamedev
July 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
One of my favourite games is leaving Netflix, doomed to disappear (this is why #stopkillinggames is so important).

Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed heavily influenced the UI and Revenue model for Draftmaster 2 when it launched in 2021, and is an important part of my game's success.

#gamedev #solodev
July 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We welcomed a little girl into the family this month 🍼

I thought doing #solodev with a full-time job and 1 child was hard enough, adding another child has really stepped things up!

Fellow #gamedev parents, how do you find the time?!
April 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dug out my tub of Micro Machines from my parents' house to give to my son.

Memories! There's about 150 in there.

I used to make the tracks out of cardboard, complete with paper hedges and tyre stacks.
April 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Going to attempt to get up at 4am to watch the Australian Grand Prix

Let's see how that goes 🥴 #F1 #AustralianGP
March 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you've ever wondered what my approach to version control is 😂 #solodev #gamedev
March 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Anybody else leave themselves sarcastic code comments?

This one has been here for at least 3 years now #gamedev #solodev
February 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#Daytona500 rain delay got you down?

Come and play Draftmaster! The only mobile NASCAR game with the 2025 Cup field!

Free on iOS and Android #NASCAR
February 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The new 2025 Cup Series car set is live!

I always take pride in getting the Cup series car set live before the Daytona 500!

I often have to trawl through announcement posts to see what the paint schemes will look like before they hit the track #solodev #gamedev
February 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Every year I try to develop the car templates and constantly improve the detail.

This year the main improvements have been in the detail of the windscreen, and a reshape of the lights and windows.

#solodev #gamedev
February 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Anyone else find it hard to justify playing games when you could be working on your own game?

I want to play games, but I just get the itch to go and try and make something better.

#solodev #gamedev
January 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I want accurate tracks in Draftmaster 3, and the current way to do this is to get a Protractor and Ruler out and start measuring on Google Maps!

Then I input the numbers into a ScriptableObject I made in Unity.

#solodev #gamedev
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One improvement for Draftmaster 3 is smooth entry/exit of scrolling environment objects.

The pit lane slides into view by moving the sprite along the x axis. Once centered in the camera, it stops sliding and scrolls its texture using a shader instead (for big performance gains)

#solodev #gamedev
January 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
2025 will be a great year for NASCAR games ✊🏻

@iracing.bsky.social are doing their part and I have no doubts with them, and I'll be over here doing my best with NASCAR mobile gaming too 😊 #draftmaster3
NEWS: NASCAR 25, the first standalone NASCAR console title from iRacing, will feature the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Truck Series, and, for the first time in NASCAR gaming history, the ARCA Menards Series.

#NASCAR #IRACING #MOTORSPORTS #GAMING
January 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Prepare for liftoff!

Triple Polychrome Baron in #Balatro
January 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
That time of year again when I start getting stressed out about doing tax Self Assessment on my games.

Anyone else? #gamedev #solodev
January 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I got Arco for Christmas, and have started a playthrough with no prior knowledge of the plot etc.

Fantastic opening level. A great example of how to weave in a good tutorial which sets the scene without it feeling lifeless like completing a checklist.

#gamedev #arco
December 26, 2024 at 11:29 PM
A unique new mechanic! 🔧

In Draftmaster 3, you'll be able to switch between a car, and a team member mid-race.

An example of this would be when managing a team, you can jump between the Crew Chief organising the team, and each driver carrying out the plan.

#solodev #gamedev
December 23, 2024 at 12:19 AM