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quite adept

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look... another #devlog for the upcoming #SoloDev #PixelArt #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure over on #itchio

quiteadept.itch.io/dod/devlog/1...

I was busy planning a wedding and haven't made much progress in the past 100 days, but ALL of the voicework and character anims are done, LET'S GO!!!

screenshot of gameplay - five characters are shown on screen in front of a purple tinted dungeon background - in the dialogue box at the bottom of the screen, the highlighted character, Ghett, says "Yes. Though there looks to be a few more at the end of the hall here."

October 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM

quite adept

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new chill music alert!

new mystifying music alert!

new dungeon-y adventure synth rhythmic relaxing beats to study chill/relax to 2025 (HD) [1080p] ORIGINAL alert!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH6E...

Dungeon of Departure OST // 21 - C. O. R. E.

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October 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

only you can prevent pixel fires

#PixelArt #Art #Cozy

pixel art scene of a campground with a tent and a small fire on the right surrounded by foliage in a purple to orange gradient of color

October 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

droplet

#PixelArt #animated #animation

September 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

at the edge of town
the most peculiar plant
with the purple leaves

#haiku
#NaturePhotography
#poetry
#poet
#poem
#purple
#PNW

photo of a bush from above, the bush has oval-shaped, purple-tinted leaves

September 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

more music for your enjoyment...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-5e...

#Music #Soundtrack #Composer #LoFi #OST #GameMusic #MusicMonday

Dungeon of Departure OST // 2 - Underground Dawn (Menu Theme)

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September 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

I made a new song that you don't have time to listen to, I get it...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZ8...

#Soundtrack #GameMusic #Composer #OST #Music #IndieDev #SoloDev

Dungeon of Departure OST // 6 - Echoes of the Wind

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August 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

welcome the blinding light of the surface

#PixelArt #BackgroundArt #Dungeon #Light #Art

pixel art background showing an underground dungeon with archways on the left and right and a staircase in the center leading up to a bright surface that is casting sunbeams into the dungeon

July 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM

quite adept

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this file is named "Logo2_final_FINAL.png" so you KNOW it's never getting updated again...

#JustGraphicDesignerThings or whatever...

#PixelArt #LogoDesign #GraphicDesign #Retro

July 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

check out my latest #devlog for the upcoming pixel art visual novel Dungeon of Departure over on #itchio

quiteadept.itch.io/dod/devlog/9...

#PixelArt #VisualNovel #CharacterArt #PixelFed #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #VN #RenPy

July 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

just published one of my favorite songs from my game... its melody uses a binary pattern of notes, hence the song name... enjoy it, please!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9hm...

#song #soundtrack #synth #music #composer #OST #GameMusic #VGM #VideoGameMusic #SoloDev #IndieDev

Dungeon of Departure OST // 10 - Binary

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July 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM

quite adept

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UPDATE CASTING CALL - I need to take 48 hours to recover after receiving 100 (one entire hundred) submissions for voicework over on Casting Call Club

2 of the 3 roles are filled and the 3rd (helmeted adventurer in the screenshot below) is paused for now. If you applied for it, I'll get back to you!

screenshot of gameplay showing three pixel art characters in front of a pixel art background of a mountain valley - the male character on the left is speaking and the two female characters to his right are dimmed because they are not speaking - the male character is labeled with the name Duro and says "Ah, of course. Akari was it? Well met... This is Keiva"

June 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM

quite adept

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OPEN CASTING CALL for paid #VoiceActor #VoiceWork for my #PixelArt #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure!

www.castingcall.club/projects/dun...

I posted the roles last night and am already overwhelmed with submissions! The 3 main characters needing voices are below. Thank you!

#CastingCall #Auditions

pixel art of an older masculine character with dark hair

pixel art of an older feminine character with dark hair

pixel art of a younger feminine or neutral/nonbinary character with short hair and a helmet

June 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

Chill Dungeon Synth Beats to Spelunk/Relax To (10 mins) HD 1080p

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDIC...

#soundtrack #synth #DungeonSynth #music #composer #VideoGameMusic #OST #GameMusic #OriginalMusic

Dungeon of Departure OST // 17 - Distant Existence

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June 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

yesterday I finished pixelling and coding the animations for the third and final main character of my #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure

his name is Duro and he is an idiot...

#CharacterArt #PixelArt #OriginalCharacter #CharacterDesign #OC #Art #IndieDev #RenPy

pixel art of a male character with long dark hair in a ponytail wearing a olive green tunic with yellow collar over a dark undershirt with a belt in front of a pixel art background of a mountain meadow

June 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM

quite adept

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just finished another background for my #VN project... I'm loving the foreground and background tones, but something about the green in the, uh, midground seems off... oh well...

#PixelArt #BackgroundArt #ArtPost #Art

pixel art background of a meadow in a mountain valley with a tree and a fence in the foreground

May 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

here's what a year and a half of #PixelArt improvement looks like...

I finally figured out how to pixel hands...

#CharacterArt #PixelFed #OriginalCharacter #OC

pixel art image of a smiling female character with a helmet and holding a backpack with her hands - "2025" is listed in the top left

pixel art image of a smiling female character with a helmet and holding a backpack with her hands - "2023" is listed in the top left

May 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

new #GameMusic alert... this one started as a simple, fun hometown tune but somehow became a deeply wistful and ruminative journey of sentimentality; a lament for things left unsaid... weird how that happens when composing...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b60...

#music #OST #VideoGameMusic #soundtrack

Dungeon of Departure OST // 3 - An Unwelcome Fondness for Departure

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May 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM

quite adept

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so my game won't have a map; the player will have to make their own map (i.e. on graph paper) based on the descriptions of the dungeon in the dialogue...

but I went ahead and made a map for myself, just for reference... I can't share the whole thing, but here's a snippet:

#Map #PixelArt #Dungeon

screenshot of a section of a labeled, top-down, pixel art map showing the key, compass rose, and a few rooms

May 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

just posted a new #devlog for my #PixelArt #VisualNovel project on #itchio

quiteadept.itch.io/dod/devlog/9...

#CharacterArt #PixelFed #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #IndieGame #VN #WIP

screenshot of a pixel art scene from a visual novel showing three characters in an interior with dialogue on the bottom discussing plans for a dungeon exploration

May 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

just published a new song from the soundtrack... it's very chill, resonant, and a bit somber... let me know what you think...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg-L...

#OST #Soundtrack #GameMusic #VideoGameMusic #Music #Chill #Relaxing #Piano #GameDev #IndieDev #VisualNovel #PixelArt #Musician #Composer

Dungeon of Departure OST // 20 - Earthsea

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April 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM

quite adept

@quiteadept.itch.io

sometimes you can make a photo more interesting by turning it upside down...

often the same is true for one's outlook on life... ah, sweet reflection...

#photography #flowers #flower #pond #trees #nature #NaturePhotography #reflection