Amanda 🏳️⚧️
@gravitybreakcat.bsky.social
they/them
30-something
Artist and aspiring (newbie) gamedev.
NO AI
Plural and queer and stuff. Sometimes sharing art made by the other people in my brain.
#art
patreon.com/nyanby
https://tapas.io/series/Gravity-Break/info
30-something
Artist and aspiring (newbie) gamedev.
NO AI
Plural and queer and stuff. Sometimes sharing art made by the other people in my brain.
#art
patreon.com/nyanby
https://tapas.io/series/Gravity-Break/info
In more fun news, I'm now at the point where I'm trying to learn how to set up the game's main quest and story to work properly!
Like, quest flags and dialogue and stuff.
I have no idea what I'm doing, but learning new stuff is fun
Like, quest flags and dialogue and stuff.
I have no idea what I'm doing, but learning new stuff is fun
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM
In more fun news, I'm now at the point where I'm trying to learn how to set up the game's main quest and story to work properly!
Like, quest flags and dialogue and stuff.
I have no idea what I'm doing, but learning new stuff is fun
Like, quest flags and dialogue and stuff.
I have no idea what I'm doing, but learning new stuff is fun
Trying to figure out why my CP-pen tablet is only working properly when work area is set to "all monitors", despite the fact that it's only interacting with the bottom monitor (the screen on the tablet).
If I actually switch to the tablet being the work area, it only uses the bottom half of it
If I actually switch to the tablet being the work area, it only uses the bottom half of it
January 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Trying to figure out why my CP-pen tablet is only working properly when work area is set to "all monitors", despite the fact that it's only interacting with the bottom monitor (the screen on the tablet).
If I actually switch to the tablet being the work area, it only uses the bottom half of it
If I actually switch to the tablet being the work area, it only uses the bottom half of it
It was only yesterday I realized I do not, in fact, have to write custom code to make our game's music loop properly. You can just put a region in the waw and Godot will know where the loop begins and ends lol
December 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It was only yesterday I realized I do not, in fact, have to write custom code to make our game's music loop properly. You can just put a region in the waw and Godot will know where the loop begins and ends lol
metaphorically banging my head against the keyboard trying to figure out how the get a Godot shader to do what I want it to do.
Also feeling embarrassed because apparently the thing I don't understand is so basic that people can't even comprehend what it is I need help with
Also feeling embarrassed because apparently the thing I don't understand is so basic that people can't even comprehend what it is I need help with
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
metaphorically banging my head against the keyboard trying to figure out how the get a Godot shader to do what I want it to do.
Also feeling embarrassed because apparently the thing I don't understand is so basic that people can't even comprehend what it is I need help with
Also feeling embarrassed because apparently the thing I don't understand is so basic that people can't even comprehend what it is I need help with
trying to figure out how to mask a sprite in Godot. It's harder than you think!
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
trying to figure out how to mask a sprite in Godot. It's harder than you think!
I checked the "deterministic" box in the AnimationPlayer and it somehow turned the player into a ghost
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I checked the "deterministic" box in the AnimationPlayer and it somehow turned the player into a ghost
discovering that making the "enter" prompt a child of the train animations have consequences when the train is turned around
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
discovering that making the "enter" prompt a child of the train animations have consequences when the train is turned around
update: seems like it wasn't the backgrounds themselves that caused the lag, but the 2D lighting. When I removed the backgrounds I saw a big difference in performance, so I mistakenly thought that it was all the parallax backgrounds that were causing trouble.
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
update: seems like it wasn't the backgrounds themselves that caused the lag, but the 2D lighting. When I removed the backgrounds I saw a big difference in performance, so I mistakenly thought that it was all the parallax backgrounds that were causing trouble.
trying to debug my game, it's terribly optimized and won't run at 60fps at high resolution. And it should definitely be able to do that. Like, it's a tiny 2D game.
I'm just a noob at game development and coding and all that stuff
I'm just a noob at game development and coding and all that stuff
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
trying to debug my game, it's terribly optimized and won't run at 60fps at high resolution. And it should definitely be able to do that. Like, it's a tiny 2D game.
I'm just a noob at game development and coding and all that stuff
I'm just a noob at game development and coding and all that stuff
I got around to publishing the next episode of Gravity Break on Tapas! It's got queer cyborgs and transbian catgirls and cool stuff like that!
#art #webcomic #queercomic
#art #webcomic #queercomic
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November 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I got around to publishing the next episode of Gravity Break on Tapas! It's got queer cyborgs and transbian catgirls and cool stuff like that!
#art #webcomic #queercomic
#art #webcomic #queercomic
Time to get a new keyboard, I guess. Shift button isn't working properly. And that one's pretty important
November 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Time to get a new keyboard, I guess. Shift button isn't working properly. And that one's pretty important
by the way, when you export and image as PNG (or some other format) and the program lets you choose "compression level" where apparently the only difference is file size...
why? Why would you want the larger file size? Assuming that quality is really unaffected, of course
why? Why would you want the larger file size? Assuming that quality is really unaffected, of course
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
by the way, when you export and image as PNG (or some other format) and the program lets you choose "compression level" where apparently the only difference is file size...
why? Why would you want the larger file size? Assuming that quality is really unaffected, of course
why? Why would you want the larger file size? Assuming that quality is really unaffected, of course
Krita refusing to open since yesterday is... kinda annoying
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Krita refusing to open since yesterday is... kinda annoying
I'm bad at posting updates about it, but I'm actually really satisfied with how our game is coming along.
There is a lot left to do (like, most of the actual game). But there is solid progress, and I'm learning a lot in the process
There is a lot left to do (like, most of the actual game). But there is solid progress, and I'm learning a lot in the process
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I'm bad at posting updates about it, but I'm actually really satisfied with how our game is coming along.
There is a lot left to do (like, most of the actual game). But there is solid progress, and I'm learning a lot in the process
There is a lot left to do (like, most of the actual game). But there is solid progress, and I'm learning a lot in the process
Posted an update on Fruity Train Journey on the Patreon, if anyone's interested
www.patreon.com/posts/workin...
www.patreon.com/posts/workin...
Working on Traversal Mechanics in our Cute Train Game | Amanda
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October 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Posted an update on Fruity Train Journey on the Patreon, if anyone's interested
www.patreon.com/posts/workin...
www.patreon.com/posts/workin...
Another day, and the cycle continues...
update: now my tool script crashes the engine once again, which I find incredibly odd
great, I managaded to create a @tool script in Godot that automatically crashes the engine on startup....
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
October 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Another day, and the cycle continues...
update: now my tool script crashes the engine once again, which I find incredibly odd
great, I managaded to create a @tool script in Godot that automatically crashes the engine on startup....
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
October 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
update: now my tool script crashes the engine once again, which I find incredibly odd
great, I managaded to create a @tool script in Godot that automatically crashes the engine on startup....
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
October 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
great, I managaded to create a @tool script in Godot that automatically crashes the engine on startup....
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
Probably I can just edit the script externally to solve this, but still. Gotta be more careful I guess
Finally got around to posting another episode of the webcomic!
Gravity Break #15: Lost and Found.
Read at: tapas.io/episode/3665...
#webcomics #webcomic #lgbtcomics #queercomics
Gravity Break #15: Lost and Found.
Read at: tapas.io/episode/3665...
#webcomics #webcomic #lgbtcomics #queercomics
September 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Finally got around to posting another episode of the webcomic!
Gravity Break #15: Lost and Found.
Read at: tapas.io/episode/3665...
#webcomics #webcomic #lgbtcomics #queercomics
Gravity Break #15: Lost and Found.
Read at: tapas.io/episode/3665...
#webcomics #webcomic #lgbtcomics #queercomics
Trying to think of a title for the Gravity Break chapter so I can actually post it...
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Trying to think of a title for the Gravity Break chapter so I can actually post it...
We implemented a setting to change all text in our game to the OpenDyslexic font for accessibility, and I wrote a bit more about it here on the Patreon.
www.patreon.com/posts/we-add...
#gamedev #indiedev
www.patreon.com/posts/we-add...
#gamedev #indiedev
We Added a Dyslexic-Friendly Font Setting to our Cute Train Game | Amanda
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September 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
We implemented a setting to change all text in our game to the OpenDyslexic font for accessibility, and I wrote a bit more about it here on the Patreon.
www.patreon.com/posts/we-add...
#gamedev #indiedev
www.patreon.com/posts/we-add...
#gamedev #indiedev
August 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Designing characters is easily the most fun part of drawing to me. Trying to come up with an aesthetic that is at the same time visually appealing, communicates the character's personality, and makes sense in the context of their setting.
August 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Designing characters is easily the most fun part of drawing to me. Trying to come up with an aesthetic that is at the same time visually appealing, communicates the character's personality, and makes sense in the context of their setting.