Nick West
@nickwestdev.bsky.social
What? You can see this? Cool!
I'm a professional UI designer / programmer working on an indie game in my free time. I also do a lot of 3D modeling.
Trying to post every other day. Let's see how long that lasts.
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I'm a professional UI designer / programmer working on an indie game in my free time. I also do a lot of 3D modeling.
Trying to post every other day. Let's see how long that lasts.
#godot #blender #gamedev #indiedev #art
I've shown this effect before, but there's something else that's cool about it. There's nothing stopping me from placing these fake windows in front of walls. This is how the doors to other maps work. I didn't model any openings.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I've shown this effect before, but there's something else that's cool about it. There's nothing stopping me from placing these fake windows in front of walls. This is how the doors to other maps work. I didn't model any openings.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Bella from LunarLux!
LunarLux: Eternity just got announced and I realized that my old fan art was on longer online. So here it is again.
LunarLux: Eternity just got announced and I realized that my old fan art was on longer online. So here it is again.
September 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Bella from LunarLux!
LunarLux: Eternity just got announced and I realized that my old fan art was on longer online. So here it is again.
LunarLux: Eternity just got announced and I realized that my old fan art was on longer online. So here it is again.
When learning to make skyboxes I discovered that I could export a single cloud. I use those cloud textures to make it look like the game's environment is on top of them. It really helps sell the floating city setting.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When learning to make skyboxes I discovered that I could export a single cloud. I use those cloud textures to make it look like the game's environment is on top of them. It really helps sell the floating city setting.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
It probably goes without saying, but the faces on my characters can be swapped independently from the skeletal animations. Also, every expression has lipflaps and blink frames to go with them. So I can make them talk at any time and they’ll randomly blink during cutscenes.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The gate is blocked. Looks like I need to find another way in.
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September 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The gate is blocked. Looks like I need to find another way in.
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#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Mr.Hertz from MegaMan Starforce!
Don't mind me. Just uploading some old fan art.
....What year is it again?
Don't mind me. Just uploading some old fan art.
....What year is it again?
September 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Mr.Hertz from MegaMan Starforce!
Don't mind me. Just uploading some old fan art.
....What year is it again?
Don't mind me. Just uploading some old fan art.
....What year is it again?
Meet Izzy:
She's a mechanic trying to keep the sky cities from falling. Unlike Alex, she doesnt have as much of an active role on missions. But she has a very unique talent, making her one of the most imporant members of the guild.
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She's a mechanic trying to keep the sky cities from falling. Unlike Alex, she doesnt have as much of an active role on missions. But she has a very unique talent, making her one of the most imporant members of the guild.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
September 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Meet Izzy:
She's a mechanic trying to keep the sky cities from falling. Unlike Alex, she doesnt have as much of an active role on missions. But she has a very unique talent, making her one of the most imporant members of the guild.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
She's a mechanic trying to keep the sky cities from falling. Unlike Alex, she doesnt have as much of an active role on missions. But she has a very unique talent, making her one of the most imporant members of the guild.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
My early builds had the tutorial take place across 2 scenes. The finished version combined them.
Having everything in 1 map made it flow better. That early prototype was built in different engine. Moving it to Godot got me to rethink a lot of things.
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Having everything in 1 map made it flow better. That early prototype was built in different engine. Moving it to Godot got me to rethink a lot of things.
#godot #gamdev #indiedev
September 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The guard cutscene. Making this made me realize I needed to build my own tools. Notice how we start in a dialogue event and end in a different shot with a character moving? Switching between states like that isn’t the easiest thing to do.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The guard cutscene. Making this made me realize I needed to build my own tools. Notice how we start in a dialogue event and end in a different shot with a character moving? Switching between states like that isn’t the easiest thing to do.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
The current town blockout. This place is a hub. The levels are mostly linear, but the areas connecting them aren't. It already has progression. There are lots of place-holder events, but you can get to the end of level 2 even though there isn't much here yet.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'm neck deep in polishing cutscenes. I always worry about how these turn out, but so far it's been fun. This particular scene was re-storyboarded to improve the pacing. I'm still working on the timing and adding sound.
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May 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm neck deep in polishing cutscenes. I always worry about how these turn out, but so far it's been fun. This particular scene was re-storyboarded to improve the pacing. I'm still working on the timing and adding sound.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
I have a few more old videos. They were too long to post before.
This is from early in the port process. Godot was still new to me. I was using a 9 year old PC that kept running out of VRAM. Only the test room existed, but most features were working.
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This is from early in the port process. Godot was still new to me. I was using a 9 year old PC that kept running out of VRAM. Only the test room existed, but most features were working.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I have a few more old videos. They were too long to post before.
This is from early in the port process. Godot was still new to me. I was using a 9 year old PC that kept running out of VRAM. Only the test room existed, but most features were working.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
This is from early in the port process. Godot was still new to me. I was using a 9 year old PC that kept running out of VRAM. Only the test room existed, but most features were working.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday