JHBlancs
@jhblancs.bsky.social
he/him
A recently-laid off network engineer pretending he's not experiencing a quarter-life crisis wherein he abandons his career to release a video game. The Grand Planto Heists, releasing sometime in 2025, maybe Summer!
A recently-laid off network engineer pretending he's not experiencing a quarter-life crisis wherein he abandons his career to release a video game. The Grand Planto Heists, releasing sometime in 2025, maybe Summer!
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JHBlancs
@jhblancs.bsky.social
· Sep 22
www.kickstarter.com
SOCIALS DUMP: (plz lemme know if any of these 404) #TheGrandPlantoHeists
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
Yo this Costco chili is about to change my life. I'm tasting as it heats in the pan
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yo this Costco chili is about to change my life. I'm tasting as it heats in the pan
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood
October 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood
Inspired by @pcgamer.com 's Top 100 PC Games 2025 list, I mocked up a quick idea for a Head-to-Head voting game, where you can figure out YOUR top 100! ...Just so long as you're cool voting ~7k times.
drive.google.com/file/d/1dv7f...
drive.google.com/file/d/1dv7f...
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Inspired by @pcgamer.com 's Top 100 PC Games 2025 list, I mocked up a quick idea for a Head-to-Head voting game, where you can figure out YOUR top 100! ...Just so long as you're cool voting ~7k times.
drive.google.com/file/d/1dv7f...
drive.google.com/file/d/1dv7f...
New game idea: a head-to-head voting system that takes in your Steam games library and gives you two at a time, telling you to choose which is better.
Over a few thousand votes, you start to see which game(s) in your library you actually think are best.
Over a few thousand votes, you start to see which game(s) in your library you actually think are best.
October 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
New game idea: a head-to-head voting system that takes in your Steam games library and gives you two at a time, telling you to choose which is better.
Over a few thousand votes, you start to see which game(s) in your library you actually think are best.
Over a few thousand votes, you start to see which game(s) in your library you actually think are best.
Welp, I pulled the plug on the Kickstarter. At some point when you don't wanna look at it or acknowledge it, it feels gross to leave it up. Hades 2 hit right at the same time I'd broken the entire project trying to fix something, and I just dread working on it again. I'll be back, but first 1/2
October 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Welp, I pulled the plug on the Kickstarter. At some point when you don't wanna look at it or acknowledge it, it feels gross to leave it up. Hades 2 hit right at the same time I'd broken the entire project trying to fix something, and I just dread working on it again. I'll be back, but first 1/2
HADES 2 www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
HADES 2 www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Live! Figuring out how to preserve a Planto in transition! Then MHW's new boss. www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
JHBlancs - Twitch
[gaming & coding] THE GRAND PLANTO HEISTS - Solodev Journey!
www.twitch.tv
September 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Live! Figuring out how to preserve a Planto in transition! Then MHW's new boss. www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
I had a terminal case of "oh god tired" last stream, which cut it short. But I got a *tiny* victory.
You will notice this garden has *three* Tulips. It should have *Four*, but the fourth was taken away by me, and its being stolen was saved successfully in the SaveGame.
Little victories #gamedev
You will notice this garden has *three* Tulips. It should have *Four*, but the fourth was taken away by me, and its being stolen was saved successfully in the SaveGame.
Little victories #gamedev
September 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I had a terminal case of "oh god tired" last stream, which cut it short. But I got a *tiny* victory.
You will notice this garden has *three* Tulips. It should have *Four*, but the fourth was taken away by me, and its being stolen was saved successfully in the SaveGame.
Little victories #gamedev
You will notice this garden has *three* Tulips. It should have *Four*, but the fourth was taken away by me, and its being stolen was saved successfully in the SaveGame.
Little victories #gamedev
What video game do you consider perfect?
The Talos Principle 2. The perfect example of a sequel that pushes EVERY aspect of the original design. This is also probably the single greatest impact on my adult philosophy - if the puzzles scare you, use walkthroughs JUST to engage with the philosophy!
The Talos Principle 2. The perfect example of a sequel that pushes EVERY aspect of the original design. This is also probably the single greatest impact on my adult philosophy - if the puzzles scare you, use walkthroughs JUST to engage with the philosophy!
September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What video game do you consider perfect?
The Talos Principle 2. The perfect example of a sequel that pushes EVERY aspect of the original design. This is also probably the single greatest impact on my adult philosophy - if the puzzles scare you, use walkthroughs JUST to engage with the philosophy!
The Talos Principle 2. The perfect example of a sequel that pushes EVERY aspect of the original design. This is also probably the single greatest impact on my adult philosophy - if the puzzles scare you, use walkthroughs JUST to engage with the philosophy!
My love language is not commenting my code, but making my function names so long that they serve to make commenting redundant.
September 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My love language is not commenting my code, but making my function names so long that they serve to make commenting redundant.
Also Slime Rancher 2 hits 1.0 today and I cannot WAIT to plow through my game dev stream to get to gamer hours tonight!
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Also Slime Rancher 2 hits 1.0 today and I cannot WAIT to plow through my game dev stream to get to gamer hours tonight!
I GOT MY FIRST PLEDGES!!! It was hard seeing a big ol goose egg, and I think I woulda been strong-faced if the whole 30 days netted 0, but damn I would have been shattered on the inside.
2.75% of the way there, LEGOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
2.75% of the way there, LEGOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
The Grand Planto Heists - A Raccoon Heist Game
See a Tulip? Take a Tulip! Become the raccoon and ruin the neighborhood with your woodland friends!
www.kickstarter.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I GOT MY FIRST PLEDGES!!! It was hard seeing a big ol goose egg, and I think I woulda been strong-faced if the whole 30 days netted 0, but damn I would have been shattered on the inside.
2.75% of the way there, LEGOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
2.75% of the way there, LEGOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
JHBlancs - Twitch
[gaming & coding] THE GRAND PLANTO HEISTS - Solodev Journey!
www.twitch.tv
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
SOCIALS DUMP: (plz lemme know if any of these 404) #TheGrandPlantoHeists
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
www.kickstarter.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
SOCIALS DUMP: (plz lemme know if any of these 404) #TheGrandPlantoHeists
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
Changing the core functionality of the game today: THE PLANTOS! my oldest code and by far the most complex. I fear.
Also guild missions halfway thru. That at least will be exciting.
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Also guild missions halfway thru. That at least will be exciting.
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
September 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Changing the core functionality of the game today: THE PLANTOS! my oldest code and by far the most complex. I fear.
Also guild missions halfway thru. That at least will be exciting.
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Also guild missions halfway thru. That at least will be exciting.
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
SOCIALS DUMP: #TheGrandPlantoHeists
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
www.kickstarter.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
SOCIALS DUMP: #TheGrandPlantoHeists
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
KICKSTARTER LIVE NOW www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
TWITCH www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/@JHBlancs
DISCORD discord.gg/mNVf5HwCRY
*sigh* I accidentally generated a *new* invite url for my discord, and now have to replace it across my socials.
September 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
*sigh* I accidentally generated a *new* invite url for my discord, and now have to replace it across my socials.
Okay! I pulled ALL the transitions off onto a TransitionMaster actor, then started separating the Plants from the GardenPlots they live in. ATM, the GP has a hard ref to the Planto. I'm switching to them having hard refs to *spawners*, which remember if the Planto has been removed. 1/2
September 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Okay! I pulled ALL the transitions off onto a TransitionMaster actor, then started separating the Plants from the GardenPlots they live in. ATM, the GP has a hard ref to the Planto. I'm switching to them having hard refs to *spawners*, which remember if the Planto has been removed. 1/2
And it's live! 30 days to make the dosh. I'll be streaming game dev and "opposition research" every day from 8p-12a EST, so come join, chat, and spread the word!
#indie #solodev #ihateselfpromotion
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
discord.gg/wMTVD3HH
#indie #solodev #ihateselfpromotion
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
discord.gg/wMTVD3HH
The Grand Planto Heists - A Raccoon Heist Game
See a Tulip? Take a Tulip! Become the raccoon and ruin the neighborhood with your woodland friends!
www.kickstarter.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
And it's live! 30 days to make the dosh. I'll be streaming game dev and "opposition research" every day from 8p-12a EST, so come join, chat, and spread the word!
#indie #solodev #ihateselfpromotion
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
discord.gg/wMTVD3HH
#indie #solodev #ihateselfpromotion
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mor...
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
discord.gg/wMTVD3HH
I'm liking the moving of my code from the level bluep to dedicated actors. It feels right.
September 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I'm liking the moving of my code from the level bluep to dedicated actors. It feels right.
Okay, today's stream is going to be offloading a LOT of stuff on my Level Bluep onto dedicated non-level-bluep stuff. Like good GOD this kabelsalat of code shouldn't be in the level >_< This is for *three* transition screens, all operating on the Tick. Horrific.
Live in 10!
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Live in 10!
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
September 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Okay, today's stream is going to be offloading a LOT of stuff on my Level Bluep onto dedicated non-level-bluep stuff. Like good GOD this kabelsalat of code shouldn't be in the level >_< This is for *three* transition screens, all operating on the Tick. Horrific.
Live in 10!
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs
Live in 10!
www.twitch.tv/jhblancs