jake o'reilly🧋| Starshot Idle👾
@jakeoreilly.itch.io
🇮🇪 game developer | musician | artist
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did way too much today, mostly UI/Upgrade stuff (which was planned for v0.4...)
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
did way too much today, mostly UI/Upgrade stuff (which was planned for v0.4...)
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
yeah i didn't plan on doing this at all actually, but it made too much sense not to have.
first scope creep :D
first scope creep :D
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
yeah i didn't plan on doing this at all actually, but it made too much sense not to have.
first scope creep :D
first scope creep :D
day 8 done, Aliens are all in, with different levels and amounts of Stars to give! only had to do 2.5h today, but did 5 :3
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
day 8 done, Aliens are all in, with different levels and amounts of Stars to give! only had to do 2.5h today, but did 5 :3
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
day 7 done, a full week now
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
day 7 done, a full week now
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
somebody's getting ready to return to youtube...
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
somebody's getting ready to return to youtube...
day 5 is done, made 4 more Alien designs!
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
day 5 is done, made 4 more Alien designs!
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
day 3 is done and i have ALREADY broken my schedule, i did 5.5h today whoops...
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
day 3 is done and i have ALREADY broken my schedule, i did 5.5h today whoops...
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i have designed one Alien so far (this one's called "Identity"), i think i like the aesthetic and shape of the og Space Invaders sprites: 8x16 px wide, NOT CENTRED >:)
this is the upgrade colours of what every Alien can go through (not great accessibility...)
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
this is the upgrade colours of what every Alien can go through (not great accessibility...)
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
i have designed one Alien so far (this one's called "Identity"), i think i like the aesthetic and shape of the og Space Invaders sprites: 8x16 px wide, NOT CENTRED >:)
this is the upgrade colours of what every Alien can go through (not great accessibility...)
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
this is the upgrade colours of what every Alien can go through (not great accessibility...)
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
--= Starshot Idle Thread =--
Starshot Idle has begun development!
i got the most important parts of the GDD done, and i'm planning the UI layout of the main game!
this is the first game i intend to sell, so i'm taking the time to plan well!
Total: 4h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
Starshot Idle has begun development!
i got the most important parts of the GDD done, and i'm planning the UI layout of the main game!
this is the first game i intend to sell, so i'm taking the time to plan well!
Total: 4h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
--= Starshot Idle Thread =--
Starshot Idle has begun development!
i got the most important parts of the GDD done, and i'm planning the UI layout of the main game!
this is the first game i intend to sell, so i'm taking the time to plan well!
Total: 4h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
Starshot Idle has begun development!
i got the most important parts of the GDD done, and i'm planning the UI layout of the main game!
this is the first game i intend to sell, so i'm taking the time to plan well!
Total: 4h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
oh sweet past-jake... those "minor restart bugs" were going to take you 12 hours to figure out...
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
oh sweet past-jake... those "minor restart bugs" were going to take you 12 hours to figure out...
woah spaces between functions and parentheses is crazy, never seen that before
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
woah spaces between functions and parentheses is crazy, never seen that before
"thing" instead of "think", this is actually something i've been seeing a LOT recently, in many types of text
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"thing" instead of "think", this is actually something i've been seeing a LOT recently, in many types of text
all the final sprites are in for playtesting tomorrow, game feels pretty nice rn but still doesn't have the win-lose cycle... crunch time baybeeeee
June 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
all the final sprites are in for playtesting tomorrow, game feels pretty nice rn but still doesn't have the win-lose cycle... crunch time baybeeeee
June 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
i love counters and number going up
June 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i love counters and number going up
spotify moved the X button away from the top corner, i assume this is to thwart my ad-skipping tech where i close the app and reopen it so i don't have to listen...
tricky bastards
tricky bastards
June 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
spotify moved the X button away from the top corner, i assume this is to thwart my ad-skipping tech where i close the app and reopen it so i don't have to listen...
tricky bastards
tricky bastards
bro github just fucked up their graph, why outline it??? it's so much harder for me to see the difference between close squares now...
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
bro github just fucked up their graph, why outline it??? it's so much harder for me to see the difference between close squares now...
true blue aussie
May 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
true blue aussie
who wants to live in the default emulator phone camera house with me
May 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
who wants to live in the default emulator phone camera house with me
nvm maybe jetbrains is a jenius
May 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
nvm maybe jetbrains is a jenius
never had a gamejam get advertised to me in my OWN reviews, and also saying that they haven't even played the game 🤔?
May 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
never had a gamejam get advertised to me in my OWN reviews, and also saying that they haven't even played the game 🤔?
i "finished" witch race tests to an '''enough''' degree to upload it 30 minutes before due...
May 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
i "finished" witch race tests to an '''enough''' degree to upload it 30 minutes before due...
wrt going well, i don't know if i'm going to finish this for the jam, but it's a fun / easy project anyways
May 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
wrt going well, i don't know if i'm going to finish this for the jam, but it's a fun / easy project anyways
learning R-Trees and doing some lil unity shtuff
May 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
learning R-Trees and doing some lil unity shtuff