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James Shepherd
@indiedevjames.bsky.social
Aspiring Game dev / Pixel artist- working on 'Apricot's Adventure'
A game about the inner journey of a lost Sheep

Anti AI
#screenshotsaturday
New walk cykle + new footstep SFX + new #music by my composer
@rafinomiguel.bsky.social

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October 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New bouncy walk cycle
Look at that confidence. That's a woman who knows what she wants!

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October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
August 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Fropponents guarding the swamp
August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Still buggy as hell and not polished but goofy enough to share
Fropponent 🐸
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August 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#screenshotsaturday
Not textured yet, but a cool composition non the less i think :P
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August 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
sometimes the mood is just... round angry #frog
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August 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The moisture is a menace - having fun with dialogue portraits
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August 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#screenshotsaturday
new environmental mechanic
The boats in the swamp are quite useful for getting around the level
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August 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
First draft of boat travel, to be used for environmental puzzles and getting arount the swamp
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August 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Apricot ventures into the swamp and even there the chickens are a plague
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August 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm pretty proud of how it turned out
Encountered so many bugs while doing this... truly hate working with #UI 😅
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August 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Tried to add a treeline overlay effect to the forest
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August 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
New dialogue UI mockup
Should I go with it?
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July 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So... I recently got a really good #composer on board @rafinomiguel.bsky.social works on Apricot's Adventure with me! 🎉🎉🎉

He made this beautiful 🎵 piece and I made a scene around it, here are the fruits of our first collaboration
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July 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
No comment, just running over shrooms
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July 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
How to communicate with playtesters 101
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Reporting this cuz estupido over here forgot to add the tag #screenshotsaturday
July 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Got feedback that the swinging mechanic was not intutive, added some instructions
Does it read well?
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July 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After a LOOONG break from evrything #gamedev related (not really my choice, life got busy) I finally have time to develop stuff. Decided to work on my archnemesis - LIGHT RAYS.
As always, late for #screenshotsaturday

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July 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Adding a little juice to the bouncy shroom
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May 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The river is a scary place at night
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May 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM