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Zi
@majormcdoom.bsky.social
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Indie VR dev / founder of @cozycubegames.bsky.social.
Making <<Penguin Festival>> in Godot. 🐧 Past: Owlchemy Labs. Proud husband and shiba dad. The Andy Serkis of penguins.
- 🚫 generative AI
- 🚫 genocide
- ✊ trans rights
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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · Nov 14
To all my followers: I'm so glad to finally give you all a closer look at Penguin Festival gameplay, and clearer launch details.

I know the wait is long, so thank you all for your ongoing support!

#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev #VR
cozycubegames.bsky.social Cozy Cube Games | Wishlist Penguin Festival on Steam! 🐧 @cozycubegames.bsky.social · Nov 13
🐧 New Trailer w/ @vrgamesshowcase.bsky.social ! 🎉

Thrilled to be showing off gameplay and more of the penguin town! Cannot wait for y'all to be part of the festivities.

➜ PC VR | Fall 2026
➜ PICO + SideQuest | Post-launch

✨ Wishlist: bit.ly/penguinfests...

#vr #indiegames #cozygames #godotengine
Gameplay + Release Window Trailer | Penguin Festival 🐧
YouTube video by Cozy Cube Games
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majormcdoom.bsky.social
Penguins can now be stunned from snowball critical hits. 🐧💥
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Mistyped "var io: Vector3", and stumbled on a name for an Italian supervillain who moves really fast.
A mistyping of "var io: Vector3" as "var io: Vectore".
December 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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trulyaliem.bsky.social
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.

sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.

quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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lessergames.com
Coming in the next update. I figured a flat pier would be tedious to walk across.

#gamedev #indiegame
December 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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rescuepetsgame.bsky.social
A Corgi's Cozy Hike is 25% off right now! NOW with local co-op/ Steam Remote play! Get it today and play with your loved ones! 🎁😍💝

Also a great gift for cozy gamers that don't want violence in games!

store.steampowered.com/app/2321250/...

#cozygames #indiegames #corgi #wholesomegames
Save 25% on A Corgi's Cozy Hike on Steam
EmBARK on a therapeutic adventure alone or with a friend. Collect Corgi Butt Power to climb, soar, and prove stubby legs can't stop you! Relax and savor this bite-sized, open world while 10% of your p...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Working on a penguin falling animation, but got tons of weird glitches and... *checks notes*... flying? 🐧🪽
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
I wasn't originally going to let penguins jump at all in this game, but ever since Nintendo invented the ability to jump for Metroid Prime 4, I added it just for fun. But now that I have it, I'm just finding excuses everywhere to use it. 🤣🐧🦘
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Made a motor task for penguins to streeeeeetch toward a target point. Originally made this for a goalie blocking snowballs, but it definitely seems versatile enough to be used for lots of other behaviours.
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Penguin snowball-dodging efficiency: 9000
🐧💨💥

(re-uploading due to poor choice of music, my bad)
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
December 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Just wanna bring this up again, in case someone has the bandwidth to take this partial fix to the finish line (shouldn't be too complicated). I think this would be a massive UX improvement.
#GodotEngine
majormcdoom.bsky.social Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · May 8
Godot's ortho editor viewport breaks fog / other effects, and prevents viewing/editing obstructed objects, because it keeps the camera super far away (instead of in the scene like Unity does). I made a proposal and a video of the fix. Give it a look / comment!
github.com/godotengine/...
#GodotEngine
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
Why We're Boycotting Xbox:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
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December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
The twins now have line-of-sight and geometry awareness, and can hide from the player and peek out from holes, using correct angles. They'll also wait for cover fire from their teammate before running across an open space.
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
I haven't had the time or need to learn what Gaussian splatting actually is, so to this day, I just imagine a really loud wet noise with lots of bass, and I'm okay with that for now.
December 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Using motor tasks inspired by physics and biologic systems produces emergent quirks. e.g., this right-handed penguin throws snowballs more rapidly to his left, because when throwing to his right, he needs extra time to turn his body to fetch snowballs.
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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cozycubegames.bsky.social
#TeaseYaGame? Say no more, noot noot!

Penguin Festival is a chill VR game in which YOU ...

🐧... Are a penguin (obvs!)
🎉 ... Prepare for and enjoy a night festival
🏔️ ... Immerse yourself in a charming, snowy town
🥽 ... Goof off with made-for-VR interactions

🌟 Wishlist: bit.ly/penguinfests...
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Gamedev problems: NPC grabs snowball from snow pile, snowball hits NPC belly, snowball breaks, NPC tries again...
🐧♾️❄️
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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jitspoe.bsky.social
So many awesome indie games in this showcase! #15seconds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOUw...
2025 Indie Game 15 Second Showcase
YouTube video by jitspoe
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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cozycubegames.bsky.social
⏰ Got #15Seconds to spare for indie games?

Check out @jitspoe.bsky.social's showcase highlighting the always awesome indie scene~

Here's our contribution for #VR indies 🥽
December 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Gave penguins the ability to "swipe" items. They're intelligent enough to know when to bend over or jump for out-of-reach items, but not presumptious enough to locomote (that is controlled by higher cognitive routines). 🐧🫳🐟
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
December 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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cozycubegames.bsky.social
🎉 2k Wishlist Milestone!! 🎉

Y'all did it!

Thank you so much to everyone who wishlisted since our announcement in spring til now

🐧 Next Goal: 5k!!
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Forgot to reset penguin motor tasks when starting an activity, so they just keep compounding, leading to some wild bugs. Or should I say wild horses? 🐧🐎
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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cozycubegames.bsky.social
🌟 We're almost at 2,000 WISHLISTS on Steam 🌟

Help us get those last 18!

Share with anyone:
🥽 Wanting to dust off their VR headset
🐧 Who loves playing as a cute animal
😎 Just likes being a goofy goober

store.steampowered.com/app/3552090/...

#vr #indiegames #cozygames
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
One day, GDScript will allow enums to exist in global scope so I don't have to type super verbose expressions to refer to simple values... One day.
But for now...
face.expression = CharacterFace.FacialExpression.FROWN 🙁
a man with a mustache is sitting on a swing in a park
Alt: A guy in various places, looking sad, like he's waiting for something that will never come.
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Reposting my old Twitter video about bone optimization which enraged millions of Blender users.
#gamedev #indiedev #b3d
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
majormcdoom.bsky.social
Decreasing the physics tick rate is totally fine, with zero adverse effects, and every gamedev be doing it to optimize their game.
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM