MKSchmidt
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Working on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands - on STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/Cyclopean_II_The_Dreamlands/
My six year old son just encountered the existence of the spork, and all that it implies...
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My six year old son just encountered the existence of the spork, and all that it implies...
I am starting to fill in some of the content in the northern part of the Dreamlands. I will do another pass after all the cities and dungeons are done, but this is roughly what the game will look like. #CRPG #TurnBasedThursday #Lovecraft
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November 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I am starting to fill in some of the content in the northern part of the Dreamlands. I will do another pass after all the cities and dungeons are done, but this is roughly what the game will look like. #CRPG #TurnBasedThursday #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss reaches 100 reviews! I actually missed the event itself, as a few came in over the last day or so. #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Steam #Reviews
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss reaches 100 reviews! I actually missed the event itself, as a few came in over the last day or so. #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Steam #Reviews
All the main land masses are in place, so I'm adding some more details to the map now, this part is fun.
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG #Lovecraft
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG #Lovecraft
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
All the main land masses are in place, so I'm adding some more details to the map now, this part is fun.
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG #Lovecraft
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG #Lovecraft
I managed to reproduce and fix a big bug that would erase people's games! What a nightmare, it's like the capital offence of game development. Luckily it only effected a small group of people. I also nerfed Nets a bit...
#Gamedev #TurnBasedThursday #CRPG
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#Gamedev #TurnBasedThursday #CRPG
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November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I managed to reproduce and fix a big bug that would erase people's games! What a nightmare, it's like the capital offence of game development. Luckily it only effected a small group of people. I also nerfed Nets a bit...
#Gamedev #TurnBasedThursday #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/news/app/295...
#Gamedev #TurnBasedThursday #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/news/app/295...
For #TurnBasedThursday I am sharing a first attempt at a cloudy edge for my Dreamlands map.
#GameDev #CRPG #Dreamlands
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#GameDev #CRPG #Dreamlands
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For #TurnBasedThursday I am sharing a first attempt at a cloudy edge for my Dreamlands map.
#GameDev #CRPG #Dreamlands
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#GameDev #CRPG #Dreamlands
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Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands is the much anticipated follow up to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. An old school CRPG in the vein of Ultima, Questron and Legacy of the Ancients, based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle.
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
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#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
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November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands is the much anticipated follow up to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. An old school CRPG in the vein of Ultima, Questron and Legacy of the Ancients, based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle.
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
I love the squid beast ... more squid beasts!
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I love the squid beast ... more squid beasts!
Wishlist Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands! Maybe I will produce some more finished looking screenshots in the near future. The level design process is filled with weird little artifacts, that I am too tired to explain.
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wishlist Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands! Maybe I will produce some more finished looking screenshots in the near future. The level design process is filled with weird little artifacts, that I am too tired to explain.
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
This is starting to feel like a world ready to explore. It's a tedious process to build, but the pay off is nice. Still it's just very basic areas, with very few details...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is starting to feel like a world ready to explore. It's a tedious process to build, but the pay off is nice. Still it's just very basic areas, with very few details...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
Nice combat! Meanwhile this guy seems to be suffering needlessly :)
November 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Nice combat! Meanwhile this guy seems to be suffering needlessly :)
This is what I would call a "first pass" at a new area. I plan to come back and add details, maybe move things around a bit. But all the main elements are there...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is what I would call a "first pass" at a new area. I plan to come back and add details, maybe move things around a bit. But all the main elements are there...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
I may be old, but it looks like a pretty standard 3D game with a low res pixel shader. It's not that different (technically) from some of the stuff I've done, like in these Star Explorers scenes.
October 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I may be old, but it looks like a pretty standard 3D game with a low res pixel shader. It's not that different (technically) from some of the stuff I've done, like in these Star Explorers scenes.
I have had a productive few days. I re-designed my whole map to be much more contained. So now when I think about adding all the details, I don't get totally overwhelmed. Speaking of which, here is an area I've been working on...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have had a productive few days. I re-designed my whole map to be much more contained. So now when I think about adding all the details, I don't get totally overwhelmed. Speaking of which, here is an area I've been working on...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
This may not look like much, but to me it represents a breakthrough. I've been busting my head against making this overworld map for days, and I kept getting stuck.
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This may not look like much, but to me it represents a breakthrough. I've been busting my head against making this overworld map for days, and I kept getting stuck.
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is fortunate to have been included in Roguelike Fest on Steam! It is categorized, appropriately, under "Weird Stuff" just where I like to be :)
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is fortunate to have been included in Roguelike Fest on Steam! It is categorized, appropriately, under "Weird Stuff" just where I like to be :)
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
Starting to smooth out and add detail to the world map. It's still super rough, but you can see some progress between the different areas, some still being in the blocked out phase... #GameDev
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Starting to smooth out and add detail to the world map. It's still super rough, but you can see some progress between the different areas, some still being in the blocked out phase... #GameDev
Testing one of the new areas in-game. Making sure things like collisions work. It's important to do this early before adding a ton of detail, as that can require a lot of re-doing if it is not prepared properly. #GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Testing one of the new areas in-game. Making sure things like collisions work. It's important to do this early before adding a ton of detail, as that can require a lot of re-doing if it is not prepared properly. #GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
Making a lot more progress on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands today. I think I should add some more variation to the height of these cliffs ... it's a little too uniform.
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Making a lot more progress on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands today. I think I should add some more variation to the height of these cliffs ... it's a little too uniform.
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
scraped from Facebook - Introverts are Awesome page.
October 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
scraped from Facebook - Introverts are Awesome page.
I hear some very different opinions about how difficult my game is, and I think I am beginning to understand why. This is from a Steam discussion. I might be over simplifying it, but I think this may be at the heart of the problem.
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I hear some very different opinions about how difficult my game is, and I think I am beginning to understand why. This is from a Steam discussion. I might be over simplifying it, but I think this may be at the heart of the problem.
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
The available options in the find and replace dialogue are now dependent on the size of the program window. Not the size of the dialogue window, that might actually make sense. But the 'replace all' function just does not appear if the notepad window is under a certain width.
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The available options in the find and replace dialogue are now dependent on the size of the program window. Not the size of the dialogue window, that might actually make sense. But the 'replace all' function just does not appear if the notepad window is under a certain width.
Some light reading for this afternoon
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Some light reading for this afternoon
I liked this Star Explorers screenshot...
October 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I liked this Star Explorers screenshot...