Nifflas
@nifflas.bsky.social
Game developer and adaptive music specialist
nifflas.itch.io
nifflas.itch.io
The worst thing about life is, it's just too damn short. There's no way I'm gonna learn everything I want to learn in just a bunch of more decades.
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The worst thing about life is, it's just too damn short. There's no way I'm gonna learn everything I want to learn in just a bunch of more decades.
Say I'm traveling from Copenhagen to Belgium by train, and will stop for a night on the way
What's a cool place to check out? Makes most sense in the Netherlands or west of Germany
What's a cool place to check out? Makes most sense in the Netherlands or west of Germany
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Say I'm traveling from Copenhagen to Belgium by train, and will stop for a night on the way
What's a cool place to check out? Makes most sense in the Netherlands or west of Germany
What's a cool place to check out? Makes most sense in the Netherlands or west of Germany
Competition! The person with the most uses of goto in your current project wins. Only gotos you personally added counts
I have 8
I have 8
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Competition! The person with the most uses of goto in your current project wins. Only gotos you personally added counts
I have 8
I have 8
So, vampires don't have reflections, right?
Has this been a game mechanic? It'd be kinda awesome in a game about either vampire hunting or survival where you don't know who's a vampire and they're trying to blend in.
Has this been a game mechanic? It'd be kinda awesome in a game about either vampire hunting or survival where you don't know who's a vampire and they're trying to blend in.
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
So, vampires don't have reflections, right?
Has this been a game mechanic? It'd be kinda awesome in a game about either vampire hunting or survival where you don't know who's a vampire and they're trying to blend in.
Has this been a game mechanic? It'd be kinda awesome in a game about either vampire hunting or survival where you don't know who's a vampire and they're trying to blend in.
Wait, there's a Steam Machine now?
How well do you reckon SteamOS 3 on a Steam Machine works as a general purpose Linux distro, if one wants to use it as a PC? 'cause sounds like it could make Linux more popular in a time when Windows is going an ugly direction
How well do you reckon SteamOS 3 on a Steam Machine works as a general purpose Linux distro, if one wants to use it as a PC? 'cause sounds like it could make Linux more popular in a time when Windows is going an ugly direction
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wait, there's a Steam Machine now?
How well do you reckon SteamOS 3 on a Steam Machine works as a general purpose Linux distro, if one wants to use it as a PC? 'cause sounds like it could make Linux more popular in a time when Windows is going an ugly direction
How well do you reckon SteamOS 3 on a Steam Machine works as a general purpose Linux distro, if one wants to use it as a PC? 'cause sounds like it could make Linux more popular in a time when Windows is going an ugly direction
I think I'm phasing out File 1, 2, 3 and replacing it with File A, B, C
My code is 0-based and I need to get rid of that annoying UI/code mismatch
My code is 0-based and I need to get rid of that annoying UI/code mismatch
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I think I'm phasing out File 1, 2, 3 and replacing it with File A, B, C
My code is 0-based and I need to get rid of that annoying UI/code mismatch
My code is 0-based and I need to get rid of that annoying UI/code mismatch
xkcd is very "Not Just Bikes" today, and I'm here for it
Car Size
xkcd.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
xkcd is very "Not Just Bikes" today, and I'm here for it
whew, doing major refactoring of my game's UI code
Going surprisingly smooth though. A nice thing about being on the experienced side of programming is, I can revisit earlier code and understand it well
Going surprisingly smooth though. A nice thing about being on the experienced side of programming is, I can revisit earlier code and understand it well
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
whew, doing major refactoring of my game's UI code
Going surprisingly smooth though. A nice thing about being on the experienced side of programming is, I can revisit earlier code and understand it well
Going surprisingly smooth though. A nice thing about being on the experienced side of programming is, I can revisit earlier code and understand it well
Now a few weeks of boring work coming up for my game. Menu UI, menu code, menu stuff, more menu stuff, fallback text renderers, input customization. Oh god.
I move away from Unity, I hope to build a solution for this where it's part of my engine, rather than implemented per-game.
I move away from Unity, I hope to build a solution for this where it's part of my engine, rather than implemented per-game.
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Now a few weeks of boring work coming up for my game. Menu UI, menu code, menu stuff, more menu stuff, fallback text renderers, input customization. Oh god.
I move away from Unity, I hope to build a solution for this where it's part of my engine, rather than implemented per-game.
I move away from Unity, I hope to build a solution for this where it's part of my engine, rather than implemented per-game.
For two days I've been like "It's so weird, it's like my game has gotten quieter and I need to increase the system volume further to hear it"
I finally found the answer! I had reduced the volume in the game's menu
I finally found the answer! I had reduced the volume in the game's menu
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
For two days I've been like "It's so weird, it's like my game has gotten quieter and I need to increase the system volume further to hear it"
I finally found the answer! I had reduced the volume in the game's menu
I finally found the answer! I had reduced the volume in the game's menu
The Rhythm Doggo trailer is now up on Youtube too and the game's steam page is store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/... - wishlisting is super appreciated
Key art by @1neila1.bsky.social
Key art by @1neila1.bsky.social
Rhythm Doggo Trailer
YouTube video by Nifflas
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Rhythm Doggo trailer is now up on Youtube too and the game's steam page is store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/... - wishlisting is super appreciated
Key art by @1neila1.bsky.social
Key art by @1neila1.bsky.social
NPC dog traversal algorithm worked! The calculated jump vector to get the correct jump arc was flawless!
Only I had messed up another algorithm, so the dog went to the opposite side of the platform to initiate the jump
Wishlists would be super appreciated: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
Only I had messed up another algorithm, so the dog went to the opposite side of the platform to initiate the jump
Wishlists would be super appreciated: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
NPC dog traversal algorithm worked! The calculated jump vector to get the correct jump arc was flawless!
Only I had messed up another algorithm, so the dog went to the opposite side of the platform to initiate the jump
Wishlists would be super appreciated: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
Only I had messed up another algorithm, so the dog went to the opposite side of the platform to initiate the jump
Wishlists would be super appreciated: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
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Felt a bit ranty of coca cola commercial holiday bragged about their AI slop ad... for 70,000 clips/prompts to get what they had to show. Id' rather not wait on AI, I just want to create the thing today! #indiegamedev #aislop #maekgaem
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1NB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1NB...
Coca Cola AI Gen Is Coming slop AD
YouTube video by Otter Make Games Inc.
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Felt a bit ranty of coca cola commercial holiday bragged about their AI slop ad... for 70,000 clips/prompts to get what they had to show. Id' rather not wait on AI, I just want to create the thing today! #indiegamedev #aislop #maekgaem
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1NB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1NB...
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Here's a sampler of my upcoming new release Songs of Space, six tracks about space travel in the style of rock, jazz and what-have-you.
soundcloud.com/dfast/songs-...
soundcloud.com/dfast/songs-...
Songs of Space sampler
Sampler of an upcoming EP.
soundcloud.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Here's a sampler of my upcoming new release Songs of Space, six tracks about space travel in the style of rock, jazz and what-have-you.
soundcloud.com/dfast/songs-...
soundcloud.com/dfast/songs-...
Unity, you cannot call pre-selected analytics sharing "opt-in", that's the word for when it's not selected by default
November 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Unity, you cannot call pre-selected analytics sharing "opt-in", that's the word for when it's not selected by default
Tho I certainly have my Linux criticisms, wow my potato laptop runs soooooo much faster with Mint than Windows
like, wow, the difference is bonkers
like, wow, the difference is bonkers
November 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Tho I certainly have my Linux criticisms, wow my potato laptop runs soooooo much faster with Mint than Windows
like, wow, the difference is bonkers
like, wow, the difference is bonkers
Supraland Six Inches Under has outrageous out of bounds exploration, maybe the most I've come across. Practically everything has colliders, there are so many tricks for escaping the confines
Combine this with a Dark Souls "leave messages on the ground" and you'll have my favorite game in the world
Combine this with a Dark Souls "leave messages on the ground" and you'll have my favorite game in the world
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Supraland Six Inches Under has outrageous out of bounds exploration, maybe the most I've come across. Practically everything has colliders, there are so many tricks for escaping the confines
Combine this with a Dark Souls "leave messages on the ground" and you'll have my favorite game in the world
Combine this with a Dark Souls "leave messages on the ground" and you'll have my favorite game in the world
Today's Linux Mint experience:
Googles "mint task manager". Finds post where someone asks what the Mint version of task manager is. Replies instantly start talking about terminal commands
Real answer is ofc it's called "system monitor" and is perfectly launchable via the Start Menu equivalent
Googles "mint task manager". Finds post where someone asks what the Mint version of task manager is. Replies instantly start talking about terminal commands
Real answer is ofc it's called "system monitor" and is perfectly launchable via the Start Menu equivalent
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Today's Linux Mint experience:
Googles "mint task manager". Finds post where someone asks what the Mint version of task manager is. Replies instantly start talking about terminal commands
Real answer is ofc it's called "system monitor" and is perfectly launchable via the Start Menu equivalent
Googles "mint task manager". Finds post where someone asks what the Mint version of task manager is. Replies instantly start talking about terminal commands
Real answer is ofc it's called "system monitor" and is perfectly launchable via the Start Menu equivalent
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I put together a new showreel - please pass it on to anyone you think might be looking playful installations and interactive shows!
I'm on the lookout for new opportunities 😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivv6...
I'm on the lookout for new opportunities 😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivv6...
Alistair Aitcheson - Playful Technology for Events
YouTube video by Alistair Aitcheson
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I put together a new showreel - please pass it on to anyone you think might be looking playful installations and interactive shows!
I'm on the lookout for new opportunities 😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivv6...
I'm on the lookout for new opportunities 😊
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivv6...
I tried the new affinity, made sure "share user data" is disabled
but it's doing this thing where every 10 seconds or so, the task manager's network usage for the application says 0.1 Mbps
I do not trust software that doesn't say 0, unless it's actually supposed to do something internety
but it's doing this thing where every 10 seconds or so, the task manager's network usage for the application says 0.1 Mbps
I do not trust software that doesn't say 0, unless it's actually supposed to do something internety
October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I tried the new affinity, made sure "share user data" is disabled
but it's doing this thing where every 10 seconds or so, the task manager's network usage for the application says 0.1 Mbps
I do not trust software that doesn't say 0, unless it's actually supposed to do something internety
but it's doing this thing where every 10 seconds or so, the task manager's network usage for the application says 0.1 Mbps
I do not trust software that doesn't say 0, unless it's actually supposed to do something internety
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Went to see Helios, the big sun, in Bristol Cathedral today.
What was interesting about it was that I was expecting it to make me feel small, but in reality it made me feel big.
Here's this thing that's meant to be impossibly far away, impossibly big, impossibly hot, that you can't even look at...
What was interesting about it was that I was expecting it to make me feel small, but in reality it made me feel big.
Here's this thing that's meant to be impossibly far away, impossibly big, impossibly hot, that you can't even look at...
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went to see Helios, the big sun, in Bristol Cathedral today.
What was interesting about it was that I was expecting it to make me feel small, but in reality it made me feel big.
Here's this thing that's meant to be impossibly far away, impossibly big, impossibly hot, that you can't even look at...
What was interesting about it was that I was expecting it to make me feel small, but in reality it made me feel big.
Here's this thing that's meant to be impossibly far away, impossibly big, impossibly hot, that you can't even look at...
Had a bug with Linux Mint that it didn't recognize the laptop was plugged in and the UI indicated it was on battery power
After a short debugging session I found the issue
After a short debugging session I found the issue
October 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Had a bug with Linux Mint that it didn't recognize the laptop was plugged in and the UI indicated it was on battery power
After a short debugging session I found the issue
After a short debugging session I found the issue
Today's Mint experience is a positive one
I was like "I need to do fast file search, what software do I have to download... waaaaait, let's try searching in the OS!'
Found the file instantly from an arbitrary place on the drive. I had forgot searching in operating systems could be fast
I was like "I need to do fast file search, what software do I have to download... waaaaait, let's try searching in the OS!'
Found the file instantly from an arbitrary place on the drive. I had forgot searching in operating systems could be fast
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Today's Mint experience is a positive one
I was like "I need to do fast file search, what software do I have to download... waaaaait, let's try searching in the OS!'
Found the file instantly from an arbitrary place on the drive. I had forgot searching in operating systems could be fast
I was like "I need to do fast file search, what software do I have to download... waaaaait, let's try searching in the OS!'
Found the file instantly from an arbitrary place on the drive. I had forgot searching in operating systems could be fast
Anyone knows a really good website for stock SFX, when I'd rather buy individual sounds than an entire library?
Preferably with a complete AI ban, but an "no AI" filter / "before 2021" search is a solution too.
Preferably with a complete AI ban, but an "no AI" filter / "before 2021" search is a solution too.
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Anyone knows a really good website for stock SFX, when I'd rather buy individual sounds than an entire library?
Preferably with a complete AI ban, but an "no AI" filter / "before 2021" search is a solution too.
Preferably with a complete AI ban, but an "no AI" filter / "before 2021" search is a solution too.
This is one of the funniest bugs I've had recently.
It was canvas scaling related, so when I started the game, I was greeted to this, perfectly filling the screen
Also, game has a steam page, if you want to wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
It was canvas scaling related, so when I started the game, I was greeted to this, perfectly filling the screen
Also, game has a steam page, if you want to wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is one of the funniest bugs I've had recently.
It was canvas scaling related, so when I started the game, I was greeted to this, perfectly filling the screen
Also, game has a steam page, if you want to wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...
It was canvas scaling related, so when I started the game, I was greeted to this, perfectly filling the screen
Also, game has a steam page, if you want to wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4090240/...