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Paper Robot on Steam
Follow the adventures of the recently reactivated robot D4-BB13 (or Dabble for short) as he travels near and far in his quest for the golden gears needed to repair the legendary Dream Machine. Meet a ...
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all my dumb posts will be in the form of screenshots now, you can do that when you're the game dev
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
all my dumb posts will be in the form of screenshots now, you can do that when you're the game dev
Just found out that depth of field is REALLY easy to plop into Godot, I might leave this in for a bit and see how I like it
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Just found out that depth of field is REALLY easy to plop into Godot, I might leave this in for a bit and see how I like it
fun fact, if you remove these carrots from the game then it deletes your save, considering adding more just to be safe
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
fun fact, if you remove these carrots from the game then it deletes your save, considering adding more just to be safe
I know it's not a healthy game dev habit to be obsessing over wishlist numbers, but this will definitely put a stop to it: my game got hit with a wave of bot wishlists... why? What could a bot-hoster possibly gain from having lots of games on their wishlist? Maybe to make the bots look legit? Weird.
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I know it's not a healthy game dev habit to be obsessing over wishlist numbers, but this will definitely put a stop to it: my game got hit with a wave of bot wishlists... why? What could a bot-hoster possibly gain from having lots of games on their wishlist? Maybe to make the bots look legit? Weird.
look at this dapper man
October 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
look at this dapper man
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Woaaaah what's this? A shareable promo image for the upcoming charity event? WOOOAHHHHH
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Woaaaah what's this? A shareable promo image for the upcoming charity event? WOOOAHHHHH
We are LIVE! Get the free demo now! store.steampowered.com/app/3597430/...
Paper Robot on Steam
Follow the adventures of the recently reactivated robot D4-BB13 (or Dabble for short) as he travels near and far in his quest for the golden gears needed to repair the legendary Dream Machine. Meet a ...
store.steampowered.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are LIVE! Get the free demo now! store.steampowered.com/app/3597430/...
Get excited, we're doing one of these again. I've been busy and have some fun stuff to show off. See you Sunday night!
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Get excited, we're doing one of these again. I've been busy and have some fun stuff to show off. See you Sunday night!
I'm learning that a terrifying amount of things break when I remove the 60 FPS cap. Kat discovers that her true enemy was the player and decides to take things into her own hands.
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I'm learning that a terrifying amount of things break when I remove the 60 FPS cap. Kat discovers that her true enemy was the player and decides to take things into her own hands.
Status effect rolls in TTYD were always a bit opaque. The game does not plan on ever telling you that fuzzy has a 20% chance to ignore freeze effects. In an effort to make things simpler, I've actually made them more complex :) (1/5)
June 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Status effect rolls in TTYD were always a bit opaque. The game does not plan on ever telling you that fuzzy has a 20% chance to ignore freeze effects. In an effort to make things simpler, I've actually made them more complex :) (1/5)
Inside of me are two game developers; one wants to be responsible and finally finish building chapter 1, the other is dangerously close to spinning up a modded Factorio game again.
May 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Inside of me are two game developers; one wants to be responsible and finally finish building chapter 1, the other is dangerously close to spinning up a modded Factorio game again.
TTYD had an under-used system wherein multiple copies of the same badge would yield some different effects. I'm expanding on that concept in Paper Robot with "Overclocking." Special modules will increase the effectiveness of nearby modules, like x2 for an HP Plus, or a stronger version of a move.
April 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
TTYD had an under-used system wherein multiple copies of the same badge would yield some different effects. I'm expanding on that concept in Paper Robot with "Overclocking." Special modules will increase the effectiveness of nearby modules, like x2 for an HP Plus, or a stronger version of a move.
The second round through chapter 1 is progressing. I keep deciding to add more stuff to each area which is... great? I guess? Still hoping to have a playable demo in a few months.
March 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The second round through chapter 1 is progressing. I keep deciding to add more stuff to each area which is... great? I guess? Still hoping to have a playable demo in a few months.
I've been putting it off for weeks, but Paper Robot finally has a preview trailer. This is meant to give people a quick look at what sort of game I'm building, in an easily sharable package.
Still plenty of work to be done, but it IS getting done. A million tiny things.
youtu.be/tt7ia1MX9xs
Still plenty of work to be done, but it IS getting done. A million tiny things.
youtu.be/tt7ia1MX9xs
Paper Robot - Preview trailer
YouTube video by dobbs
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I've been putting it off for weeks, but Paper Robot finally has a preview trailer. This is meant to give people a quick look at what sort of game I'm building, in an easily sharable package.
Still plenty of work to be done, but it IS getting done. A million tiny things.
youtu.be/tt7ia1MX9xs
Still plenty of work to be done, but it IS getting done. A million tiny things.
youtu.be/tt7ia1MX9xs
Bitmap font! It took a little fiddling to get everything to line up, but my paper RPG now includes hand-drawn lettering. I tried to capture the feel of the Pop Joy font used in TTYD, I might need to go a bit thicker on the strokes and see if it's a bit more legible.
February 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bitmap font! It took a little fiddling to get everything to line up, but my paper RPG now includes hand-drawn lettering. I tried to capture the feel of the Pop Joy font used in TTYD, I might need to go a bit thicker on the strokes and see if it's a bit more legible.
This is exactly the sort of dumb joke I want in every corner of my game.
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is exactly the sort of dumb joke I want in every corner of my game.
I think I'm finally starting to get a foothold into shaders in Godot. This vertex shader is pretty straightforward but it's the first one I've made from scratch where I felt like I knew what was going on under the hood.
January 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I think I'm finally starting to get a foothold into shaders in Godot. This vertex shader is pretty straightforward but it's the first one I've made from scratch where I felt like I knew what was going on under the hood.
Before and after. As you can see, after hours of work, we have achieved "left-facing" state.
January 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Before and after. As you can see, after hours of work, we have achieved "left-facing" state.
I should play SMM2 more. Not like, a LOT more, just like once every few months or so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV45...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV45...
Two washed-up SMM2 players try to remember how to play
YouTube video by dobbs
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:37 PM
I should play SMM2 more. Not like, a LOT more, just like once every few months or so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV45...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV45...
Finally started playing around with Twitch's built-in alert system. CSS animations are fully supported, so you can do some fun things with it!
I think hypothetically you could do some pretty out-there things with no JavaScript, but I still wish I could have a little JavaScript, as a treat.
I think hypothetically you could do some pretty out-there things with no JavaScript, but I still wish I could have a little JavaScript, as a treat.
December 23, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Finally started playing around with Twitch's built-in alert system. CSS animations are fully supported, so you can do some fun things with it!
I think hypothetically you could do some pretty out-there things with no JavaScript, but I still wish I could have a little JavaScript, as a treat.
I think hypothetically you could do some pretty out-there things with no JavaScript, but I still wish I could have a little JavaScript, as a treat.
Finally have the base set of items done. Three for health, three for energy, nine combos to stack those, and one revive. Next up, I need to get some offense items and the obligatory status effect cure items.
Making a game really does come down to a million different little tasks!
Making a game really does come down to a million different little tasks!
December 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Finally have the base set of items done. Three for health, three for energy, nine combos to stack those, and one revive. Next up, I need to get some offense items and the obligatory status effect cure items.
Making a game really does come down to a million different little tasks!
Making a game really does come down to a million different little tasks!
So something I've been interested in for my RPG: what if TTYD badge system but inventory tetris? Someone talk me out of this, I have come up with plenty of cons but "it would be funny" makes a convincing argument.
December 4, 2024 at 1:16 AM
So something I've been interested in for my RPG: what if TTYD badge system but inventory tetris? Someone talk me out of this, I have come up with plenty of cons but "it would be funny" makes a convincing argument.
I'm almost 5 months into this project and only just now added sound.
I don't know if there's a word for the little blip sounds that play when text appears, but I love them. And I think I've found a decent way to make them more unique for each character without managing a hundred different files.
I don't know if there's a word for the little blip sounds that play when text appears, but I love them. And I think I've found a decent way to make them more unique for each character without managing a hundred different files.
November 21, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I'm almost 5 months into this project and only just now added sound.
I don't know if there's a word for the little blip sounds that play when text appears, but I love them. And I think I've found a decent way to make them more unique for each character without managing a hundred different files.
I don't know if there's a word for the little blip sounds that play when text appears, but I love them. And I think I've found a decent way to make them more unique for each character without managing a hundred different files.
Hi everyone! I'm Dobbs, and I'm currently working on a Paper Mario/Bug Fables-inspired RPG about a little robot! I'll be posting more information about the plans and progress here.
November 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Hi everyone! I'm Dobbs, and I'm currently working on a Paper Mario/Bug Fables-inspired RPG about a little robot! I'll be posting more information about the plans and progress here.