Balmut
@balmut.bsky.social
#GameDev Goblin.
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Balmut
@balmut.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Figure I should probably post some older GameDev stuff since we have videos now!
These are my Goblins
#PixelArt | #Goblins | #CozyGames | #indieDev | #IndieGames | #SoloDev | #FarmingSim | #TownBuilder
These are my Goblins
#PixelArt | #Goblins | #CozyGames | #indieDev | #IndieGames | #SoloDev | #FarmingSim | #TownBuilder
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My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My fellow Europeans, I'm once again asking you to write or call your EU representatives and tell them this is unacceptable. They're essentially selling our sensitive data to companies, effectively destroying our privacy and risking our digital well-being.
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
Check the site!
fightchatcontrol.eu
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REAL ARTISTS! If you haven’t yet please sign the AI copyright transparency act. You can be anywhere in the world. Artists deserve to know if their art is in the ai data sets. Thanks @drawingnikki.bsky.social for spreading the word. Share!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW!
Every single day we don’t have transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow.
California has always been on the forefront of policies that can ...
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
REAL ARTISTS! If you haven’t yet please sign the AI copyright transparency act. You can be anywhere in the world. Artists deserve to know if their art is in the ai data sets. Thanks @drawingnikki.bsky.social for spreading the word. Share!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
If you only know Command and Conquer from the Tim Curry going to space meme, the opening to Red Alert 2 is fairly serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSK...
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If you only know Command and Conquer from the Tim Curry going to space meme, the opening to Red Alert 2 is fairly serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSK...
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Super Mario World has an extremely eclectic art style whereby many enemies are drawn in completely different ways. Development files reveal Mario went through many stylistic changes; it is possible that all the enemies were made to fit Mario, but at different points in time.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Super Mario World has an extremely eclectic art style whereby many enemies are drawn in completely different ways. Development files reveal Mario went through many stylistic changes; it is possible that all the enemies were made to fit Mario, but at different points in time.
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friend shared this, TLDR if you're fortunate enough to have any retirement invested and it's in a previously not crazy index fund, a lot of your investment is now in the AI tech bubble. I just reallocated to options less tied up in it
p.s. this is not investment advice, I'm not a certified anything
p.s. this is not investment advice, I'm not a certified anything
How The S&P 500 Quietly Became An AI Fund
YouTube video by CNBC
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
friend shared this, TLDR if you're fortunate enough to have any retirement invested and it's in a previously not crazy index fund, a lot of your investment is now in the AI tech bubble. I just reallocated to options less tied up in it
p.s. this is not investment advice, I'm not a certified anything
p.s. this is not investment advice, I'm not a certified anything
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April 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Because I never shared this on bluesky #Peripeteia #PeripeteiaFanart
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Because I never shared this on bluesky #Peripeteia #PeripeteiaFanart
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Hey transgirl here. Made Dice'n Goblins a cute grid step dungeon crawler with dice combat. It has a few dark turns too. And implied Yuri. I can't draw, but still made it myself! Have a nice day! store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/...
Dice 'n Goblins on Steam
Dice 'n Goblins is a turn-based RPG that blends luck and strategy as you battle using dice rolls. Master your skills, chain powerful combos, and overcome the whims of fortune.
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hey transgirl here. Made Dice'n Goblins a cute grid step dungeon crawler with dice combat. It has a few dark turns too. And implied Yuri. I can't draw, but still made it myself! Have a nice day! store.steampowered.com/app/2945950/...
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Lol I forgot every time I post this I have to explain all of this. But yeah a chunk of this list represents deeeep disappointment. Some of it though is murky and it's kind of while I keep the category, to remind myself in a few years when I think oh yeah I miss Brigador a LOT
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Lol I forgot every time I post this I have to explain all of this. But yeah a chunk of this list represents deeeep disappointment. Some of it though is murky and it's kind of while I keep the category, to remind myself in a few years when I think oh yeah I miss Brigador a LOT
So, if I understand this right. haveibeenpwned.com used an aggregator that gathered up all the emails and passwords that had previously been leaked for it's password database, but then that aggregator also got hacked and leaked the entire 2 billion database?
Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email address has been exposed in a data breach
Have I Been Pwned allows you to check whether your email address has been exposed in a data breach.
haveibeenpwned.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So, if I understand this right. haveibeenpwned.com used an aggregator that gathered up all the emails and passwords that had previously been leaked for it's password database, but then that aggregator also got hacked and leaked the entire 2 billion database?
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#ProjectZwilling puzzle screens can now be expanded with more visuals, like in this case the lower half of the candle to give the puzzle more context.
Also possible: Animations or skripts, triggered if you reach certain progress thresholds. I *will* use this to scare myself and others
#gamedev
Also possible: Animations or skripts, triggered if you reach certain progress thresholds. I *will* use this to scare myself and others
#gamedev
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#ProjectZwilling puzzle screens can now be expanded with more visuals, like in this case the lower half of the candle to give the puzzle more context.
Also possible: Animations or skripts, triggered if you reach certain progress thresholds. I *will* use this to scare myself and others
#gamedev
Also possible: Animations or skripts, triggered if you reach certain progress thresholds. I *will* use this to scare myself and others
#gamedev
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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Commissioning me will help us keep up with our food bill! I have two growing kids to keep fed.
#PixelArt #Art #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #OCSky
#PixelArt #Art #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #OCSky
Taking pixel art commissions, I can also do regular digital art: just pick "Looking for something else?"
vgen.co/momentaryuni...
#Pixelartist #DeadbyDaylight #Anthro #Furry #Landscape #OCSky #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #SupportArtists #ArtistSupport
vgen.co/momentaryuni...
#Pixelartist #DeadbyDaylight #Anthro #Furry #Landscape #OCSky #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #SupportArtists #ArtistSupport
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Commissioning me will help us keep up with our food bill! I have two growing kids to keep fed.
#PixelArt #Art #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #OCSky
#PixelArt #Art #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #OCSky
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HELLO the "israeli" government is passing a bill that allows them to execute "terrorists" in prison.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
HELLO the "israeli" government is passing a bill that allows them to execute "terrorists" in prison.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
I think I've got the lava light as good as I'm gonna get it for now
It's still grid based because every option I've tried for blurring the lava surface has caused too much lag on this laptop, and that's the current low end system requirements I've set for myself 😅
This was an interesting bug though!
It's still grid based because every option I've tried for blurring the lava surface has caused too much lag on this laptop, and that's the current low end system requirements I've set for myself 😅
This was an interesting bug though!
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I think I've got the lava light as good as I'm gonna get it for now
It's still grid based because every option I've tried for blurring the lava surface has caused too much lag on this laptop, and that's the current low end system requirements I've set for myself 😅
This was an interesting bug though!
It's still grid based because every option I've tried for blurring the lava surface has caused too much lag on this laptop, and that's the current low end system requirements I've set for myself 😅
This was an interesting bug though!
Discordia knows their stuff, please check it out if you can!
Hey Portugal, stop by Easybrain Hall at 230 today to hear me and @dukedonuts.bsky.social wax poetic about product design and player motivations.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Discordia knows their stuff, please check it out if you can!
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Thank you for the write up! 🫶
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Thank you for the write up! 🫶
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We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
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Just make a mock-up! you'll be creatively satiated by having achieved something tangible, and you can still stay awake at night thinking about how cool this project's gonna be for the rest of your days 🫡
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just make a mock-up! you'll be creatively satiated by having achieved something tangible, and you can still stay awake at night thinking about how cool this project's gonna be for the rest of your days 🫡
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For everyone struggling, I can't recommend this resource highly enough. Everything is given freely, there is no selling/trading allowed. I've gotten everything from food, pet supplies, furniture (and given a lot of similar) I see a lot of folks sharing clothing + baby supplies
buynothingproject.org
buynothingproject.org
BuyNothing | Home
Buy Nothing survives thanks to your generous contributions. Click here to make a charitable donation today to keep the Give-Ask-Gratitude going for everyone.
buynothingproject.org
January 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For everyone struggling, I can't recommend this resource highly enough. Everything is given freely, there is no selling/trading allowed. I've gotten everything from food, pet supplies, furniture (and given a lot of similar) I see a lot of folks sharing clothing + baby supplies
buynothingproject.org
buynothingproject.org
Think ive made the framerate more consistent on this laptop, got it only drawing things in view, previously I was scaling the draw area wrongly.
#gameMaker #gameDev #pixelArt #indieGames
#gameMaker #gameDev #pixelArt #indieGames
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Think ive made the framerate more consistent on this laptop, got it only drawing things in view, previously I was scaling the draw area wrongly.
#gameMaker #gameDev #pixelArt #indieGames
#gameMaker #gameDev #pixelArt #indieGames
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Someone in discord once asked why the devs of "Scarlet Deer Inn" would use something so inconvenient as real embroidery for their game art and I was like ?!?!?!?! They probably enjoy doing that??? And you have a bunch of animations afterwards you can actually TOUCH? How cool is that!
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Someone in discord once asked why the devs of "Scarlet Deer Inn" would use something so inconvenient as real embroidery for their game art and I was like ?!?!?!?! They probably enjoy doing that??? And you have a bunch of animations afterwards you can actually TOUCH? How cool is that!