🎮 Building an online co-op tactics RPG
🕹️ Made in GameMaker
🔗 Twitter: x.com/ss1shadow
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We post updates weekly — you’ll want to be here when it launches 👇 #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame
Seeking approval from senpai #seaofstars 😅🙏
Maybe someday we'll craft something even a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 as beautiful! 💧🍄⭐
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
Seeking approval from senpai #seaofstars 😅🙏
Maybe someday we'll craft something even a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 as beautiful! 💧🍄⭐
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
We can now add grass directly into rooms -- and even change its color! 💚✨
Every blade reflects perfectly in the main game, tying the world together in real time 🌎
Feels amazing seeing the world come alive piece by piece!
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We can now add grass directly into rooms -- and even change its color! 💚✨
Every blade reflects perfectly in the main game, tying the world together in real time 🌎
Feels amazing seeing the world come alive piece by piece!
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
Our latest animations mimic the slick backflip and sideways somersaults from Naruto: Ninja Storm 👀
💥 Backflip dodge
⚡ Sideways roll transition
🔥 Testing smooth combo continuity
It's feeling so dynamic already!
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Our latest animations mimic the slick backflip and sideways somersaults from Naruto: Ninja Storm 👀
💥 Backflip dodge
⚡ Sideways roll transition
🔥 Testing smooth combo continuity
It's feeling so dynamic already!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
Everything starts inside our custom Room Builder tool 🛠️
🪄 This is how we test how tiles, lighting, and effects blend before going in-game.
✨ Players will get access to this same tool in the 2nd game of the trilogy!
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Everything starts inside our custom Room Builder tool 🛠️
🪄 This is how we test how tiles, lighting, and effects blend before going in-game.
✨ Players will get access to this same tool in the 2nd game of the trilogy!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
Now with rock tiles and terrain on the left half!
🪨 Adds realism to the layout
🧱 Tests environment interaction
✨ No more "floating" waterfall!
Loving how it's coming together 😆
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Now with rock tiles and terrain on the left half!
🪨 Adds realism to the layout
🧱 Tests environment interaction
✨ No more "floating" waterfall!
Loving how it's coming together 😆
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
@lanawanderwood.bsky.social has been absolutely crushing it on the desert village!
Every new tile and structure adds so much warmth and character to Aerenia's dunes.
Can’t wait for players to walk these streets someday! 🏜️
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
@lanawanderwood.bsky.social has been absolutely crushing it on the desert village!
Every new tile and structure adds so much warmth and character to Aerenia's dunes.
Can’t wait for players to walk these streets someday! 🏜️
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
Here's a peek at our in-engine room editor 👀
✨ Toggle between 2D/3D views
🔄 Pan the camera 360° even from behind
🗺️ Visualize height + normal maps in real time
We plan to give players access to this in Game #2. Build your own arena! ⚔️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
Here's a peek at our in-engine room editor 👀
✨ Toggle between 2D/3D views
🔄 Pan the camera 360° even from behind
🗺️ Visualize height + normal maps in real time
We plan to give players access to this in Game #2. Build your own arena! ⚔️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
It's WILD looking back at how far we've come since these prototype screens in Figma!
What started as boxes and arrows has evolved into a living, breathing adventure! ⚔️
btw highly recommend Figma, it's THE BOMB! ❤️
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
It's WILD looking back at how far we've come since these prototype screens in Figma!
What started as boxes and arrows has evolved into a living, breathing adventure! ⚔️
btw highly recommend Figma, it's THE BOMB! ❤️
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
🧪 Chugging potions mid-battle
🏹 Nocking and firing arrows
⚔️ Sword parries on point
🔱 Twirling spear strike for the win!
Every motion is starting to feel crisp and satisfying -- little steps toward making combat feel 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
🧪 Chugging potions mid-battle
🏹 Nocking and firing arrows
⚔️ Sword parries on point
🔱 Twirling spear strike for the win!
Every motion is starting to feel crisp and satisfying -- little steps toward making combat feel 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
Players can pick up, rearrange, equip… or even 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 items! 💥
🍾 In this clip, a healing potion's being tossed to an ally for a quick mid-battle heal -- Teamwork at its finest! ⚔️
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Players can pick up, rearrange, equip… or even 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 items! 💥
🍾 In this clip, a healing potion's being tossed to an ally for a quick mid-battle heal -- Teamwork at its finest! ⚔️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
I made an Excel "post timing" sheet to see when my followers are most active -- helped me nail my #gamedev launch windows!
Don’t gatekeep your wins! Build, share, and grow together! 🗓️🚀
#pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #community
I made an Excel "post timing" sheet to see when my followers are most active -- helped me nail my #gamedev launch windows!
Don’t gatekeep your wins! Build, share, and grow together! 🗓️🚀
#pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #community
These special moves blend movement and attack into a single, fluid strike.. BUT they'll burn through a bit more of your resources 🔥
Just like basics, you can chain them back-to-back for stylish combos! 💥
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These special moves blend movement and attack into a single, fluid strike.. BUT they'll burn through a bit more of your resources 🔥
Just like basics, you can chain them back-to-back for stylish combos! 💥
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
We're smoothing out a few rocky glitches, like this tiny rebel rock that refuses to be cut by the cliff it lives in 😅
Every pixel counts when you're sculpting a world one stone at a time! ⛏️✨
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
We're smoothing out a few rocky glitches, like this tiny rebel rock that refuses to be cut by the cliff it lives in 😅
Every pixel counts when you're sculpting a world one stone at a time! ⛏️✨
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
This is our take on day cycle icons. Choose the time of day for each stage, from dawn to midnight!
☀️ Lighting and 🌧️ weather shifts the feel and mechanics of combat, letting you customize your ideal arena!
#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame
This is our take on day cycle icons. Choose the time of day for each stage, from dawn to midnight!
☀️ Lighting and 🌧️ weather shifts the feel and mechanics of combat, letting you customize your ideal arena!
#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame
💥 Slash: A vertical strike that hits 1 tile but deals extra damage
🔪 Slice: Sweeps multiple tiles based on weapon size
🔗 Chain them for fluid 2-move combos that feel so good in motion! 😎
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💥 Slash: A vertical strike that hits 1 tile but deals extra damage
🔪 Slice: Sweeps multiple tiles based on weapon size
🔗 Chain them for fluid 2-move combos that feel so good in motion! 😎
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
Still interesting glitches (WIP 😅) but it's working and opening up so many new possibilities for the world! 🌍
Can’t wait to push this further! 💡
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
Still interesting glitches (WIP 😅) but it's working and opening up so many new possibilities for the world! 🌍
Can’t wait to push this further! 💡
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
Now tiles play nicely with object assets so we can smush them together for some wild combos 🤩
Next step: smushing tiles into 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴! Can’t wait to break… I mean, 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥… new worlds with this! 🔥
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
Now tiles play nicely with object assets so we can smush them together for some wild combos 🤩
Next step: smushing tiles into 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴! Can’t wait to break… I mean, 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥… new worlds with this! 🔥
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
Gonna bring that energy back with Manifest Destiny Online -- multiplayer made for real-life and virtual co-op! 🎮
Don’t know how we’ll do it (modern consoles don’t make it easy), but we're gonna do it! 🚀💾
#indiedev #LANparty #pixelart
📽️ Here is a short video that explains it a bit better!
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📽️ Here is a short video that explains it a bit better!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
From 🖼️2D sprites..
🔺Triangle map ➡️
🌐Blender build ➡
⚡Back into our engine!
Custom logic creates normal maps & perspective shifts to bring it all together for top-down magic ✨
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
From 🖼️2D sprites..
🔺Triangle map ➡️
🌐Blender build ➡
⚡Back into our engine!
Custom logic creates normal maps & perspective shifts to bring it all together for top-down magic ✨
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart
This 1st pixel art building fits into the layout 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮, like the world of Aerenia is breathing on its own 🏜️✨
Couldn’t be happier with how this is shaping up!
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
This 1st pixel art building fits into the layout 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮, like the world of Aerenia is breathing on its own 🏜️✨
Couldn’t be happier with how this is shaping up!
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
⚔️ Character gear snaps to keyframe 3D sockets instead of needing every frame redrawn
👀 Weapons show in idle/attack, holstered while moving
Feels like the perfect mix of clarity + flexibility 🎨
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame
⚔️ Character gear snaps to keyframe 3D sockets instead of needing every frame redrawn
👀 Weapons show in idle/attack, holstered while moving
Feels like the perfect mix of clarity + flexibility 🎨
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame