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Can't be anybody but myself.
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Hi, I'm EpicPhoton. I stream every Sunday through Wednesday and Friday over at twitch.tv/epicphoton at 4pm Pacific Time. I'm mostly doing game development, working on Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, and delivery game in a flooded future!
Diving into the Unity Test Framework! Writing unit tests to make sure I don't screw up my own code! Absolutely white knuckle THRILLING dev work. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Unity Test Framework because I am a profeshonal | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery + repair game!
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December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Diving into the Unity Test Framework! Writing unit tests to make sure I don't screw up my own code! Absolutely white knuckle THRILLING dev work. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Working on terrain settings, maybe unit tests, or maybe random bits to improve. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Terrain view distance, unit tests?| Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery + repair game!
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November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Working on terrain settings, maybe unit tests, or maybe random bits to improve. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Continuing my Nevada Bush Trip in Microsoft Flight Sim! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Nevada bush trip continues!
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November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Continuing my Nevada Bush Trip in Microsoft Flight Sim! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
No stream today! Busy week, need a rest day. I did manage to get a rough edit of a trailer thrown together. Soon!
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
No stream today! Busy week, need a rest day. I did manage to get a rough edit of a trailer thrown together. Soon!
Working an a 3D Vtuber Model while Unity compiles shaders for an updated Lakehopper build, assuming my computer allows... www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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3D Vtuber Model speedrun while shader compilation makes my game build take 4 hours | Making Lakehopper, a flight sim game!
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November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Working an a 3D Vtuber Model while Unity compiles shaders for an updated Lakehopper build, assuming my computer allows... www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Continuing work on the quick start setup, a few tweaks, and some games later? www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Easy Start options, tweaks, and games later? | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Continuing work on the quick start setup, a few tweaks, and some games later? www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Checklists, quick start, bugfixes, and more polishing! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Engines, check. Wings, check. Right side up... oh no. | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game!
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November 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Checklists, quick start, bugfixes, and more polishing! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
An interesting physics problem, a new sound effect, checklists, and a quick start option! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Physics, sfx, checklist, easy start | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
An interesting physics problem, a new sound effect, checklists, and a quick start option! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Some texture work and doing some of the dozens tiny tasks to add a certain level of polish to the game! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Dev by a thousand cuts | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game!
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November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Some texture work and doing some of the dozens tiny tasks to add a certain level of polish to the game! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Continuing work on the plane's electrical panel. Lots of lil bits and pieces! Polishing, planning. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Paying tribute to the 80/20 rule. | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game!
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November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Continuing work on the plane's electrical panel. Lots of lil bits and pieces! Polishing, planning. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Let's go flying! Dangit. Doing a bush trip through Nevada in MSFS! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Nevada Bush Trip! VFR Cub to Burning Man | I'm a game dev making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game!
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November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Let's go flying! Dangit. Doing a bush trip through Nevada in MSFS! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Turbo sounds! More gauges! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Turbo sounds! New gauges!| Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Turbo sounds! More gauges! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Subsystem logic, switch panels, clicks, clacks, hisses, whirring, and buzzes! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Subsystem complexity and switch panel! | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Subsystem logic, switch panels, clicks, clacks, hisses, whirring, and buzzes! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Had to fight Unity but I'm here. More plane sounds! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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More Plane Audio + Subsystem switches! | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery and repair game.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Had to fight Unity but I'm here. More plane sounds! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Gonna make more weird plane noises! Maybe games later, but we'll see. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Plane go BRRR. Synthesizing and tuning more sfx. | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery, and repair game!
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November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Gonna make more weird plane noises! Maybe games later, but we'll see. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Synthesizing plane sound effects in VCV rack! Lots of weird noises ahead! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Makin' waves. AUDIO WARNING. Synth plane sfx. | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery, and repair game!
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November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Synthesizing plane sound effects in VCV rack! Lots of weird noises ahead! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Lakehopper game dev! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Bits and pieces. | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery, and repair game!
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Lakehopper game dev! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Game devving more bits and pieces! Making the plane more complex in a satisfying way! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Subsystem details! | Making Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, life sim, delivery, and repair game!
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November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Game devving more bits and pieces! Making the plane more complex in a satisfying way! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Scatterbrained work on Lakehopper! Gonna work on whatever comes to mind. Also sneak peek of a new plane? www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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November 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Scatterbrained work on Lakehopper! Gonna work on whatever comes to mind. Also sneak peek of a new plane? www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Happy Halloween! I'm gonna be reading some public domain classic horror in my Halloween costume! On the list is Edgar Allen Poe, Carmilla by Le Fanu for all the vampire lesbians out there, and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman! Come listen to spooky stories! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happy Halloween! I'm gonna be reading some public domain classic horror in my Halloween costume! On the list is Edgar Allen Poe, Carmilla by Le Fanu for all the vampire lesbians out there, and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman! Come listen to spooky stories! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Lakehopper dev! Gonna work on a bit of everything, whatever feels fun! The current playtest feels stable and ready for everyone who was on the fence to give a try! Stop by stream for the link and passcode! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Bits and pieces. Play and exploration! Working on fun stuff! | Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, immersive sim, repair, and delivery game!
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October 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Lakehopper dev! Gonna work on a bit of everything, whatever feels fun! The current playtest feels stable and ready for everyone who was on the fence to give a try! Stop by stream for the link and passcode! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Today's bug: Deliveries work fine when I carry a package and use debug mode to fly to the destination, but an error happens if I fly the package there in the plane. Building a test scene to not have to fly 30 mins every test. Bleh. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Making a test scene so I can keep my sanity! | Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, immersive sim, repair, and delivery game!
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October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Today's bug: Deliveries work fine when I carry a package and use debug mode to fly to the destination, but an error happens if I fly the package there in the plane. Building a test scene to not have to fly 30 mins every test. Bleh. www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Another day, another thing broken... Fixing loading from saves positioning things wrong! The ocean has risen high enough! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Fixing Save loading! Playtest fixes and feedback tweaks! | Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, immersive sim, repair, and delivery game!
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October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another day, another thing broken... Fixing loading from saves positioning things wrong! The ocean has risen high enough! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Tricky tasks today! Gotta get ropes and jobs fixed, but I think I understand the problem this time! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Free Flightsim Playtest! Testy tie-downs and cranky crates! | Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, immersive sim, repair, and delivery game!
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October 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Tricky tasks today! Gotta get ropes and jobs fixed, but I think I understand the problem this time! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
Come download Lakehopper v0.2.1 and help playtest the game! Your feedback directly informs development! Gonna start with doing some playtest tweaks and fixes. Then I'm gonna be playing Lakehopper myself, doing as many flights as I can! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton
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Free Flightsim Playtest! More playtest fixes, then flying! | Lakehopper, a seaplane flight sim, immersive sim, repair, and delivery game!
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October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Come download Lakehopper v0.2.1 and help playtest the game! Your feedback directly informs development! Gonna start with doing some playtest tweaks and fixes. Then I'm gonna be playing Lakehopper myself, doing as many flights as I can! www.twitch.tv/epicphoton