Mace
@robotredacted.bsky.social
Illustrator. Character designer. Concept artist. Indie Game Dev. Live2D Rigger. Video creator. Author. Streamer alter ego > @actionpts.bsky.social Retweets appreciated. - https://www.instagram.com/robotredacted/
Getting set up on digital market places for Cake Maker is so complicated. Itch is a lot less involved than Steamworks but still not a walk in the park. I do appreciate it's relative ease though.
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Getting set up on digital market places for Cake Maker is so complicated. Itch is a lot less involved than Steamworks but still not a walk in the park. I do appreciate it's relative ease though.
Okay, I have submitted a document scan and my "hostage" picture of me holding said document to the third party Steam uses for verification. How demeaning.
December 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Okay, I have submitted a document scan and my "hostage" picture of me holding said document to the third party Steam uses for verification. How demeaning.
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Since it's coming up a lot, Astral Knight's first game, Cake Maker is made entirely without Gen AI! No AI of any kind. So please support us when we release in the next few months. #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev
December 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Since it's coming up a lot, Astral Knight's first game, Cake Maker is made entirely without Gen AI! No AI of any kind. So please support us when we release in the next few months. #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev
I will make a character who is both. He has a trauma that does get healed during his journey but he is and was always ahead of the curve so it took him a while to start his recovery.
A lot of professional writers were obsessed for so long with this idea that the main character needs to have a trauma that will be fixed during the narrative and the miss the joy of "protagonist who was right all along and it's the rest of the world who needs to catch up".
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I will make a character who is both. He has a trauma that does get healed during his journey but he is and was always ahead of the curve so it took him a while to start his recovery.
Ha ha! I'm making a video game! This is so exciting!
December 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Ha ha! I'm making a video game! This is so exciting!
Found them in an old version of the google docs.
Yep, I can't find it anywhere. At this point I'm just going to have to re-write it.
I feel like I am losing my marbles. I can't find my script with Tom's dialogue anywhere. Ahh!
December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Found them in an old version of the google docs.
Yep, I can't find it anywhere. At this point I'm just going to have to re-write it.
I feel like I am losing my marbles. I can't find my script with Tom's dialogue anywhere. Ahh!
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Yep, I can't find it anywhere. At this point I'm just going to have to re-write it.
I feel like I am losing my marbles. I can't find my script with Tom's dialogue anywhere. Ahh!
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I feel like I am losing my marbles. I can't find my script with Tom's dialogue anywhere. Ahh!
All right! I updated my portfolio with more product design. Making it more well rounded in displaying what I can do.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
All right! I updated my portfolio with more product design. Making it more well rounded in displaying what I can do.
I need play testers for CakeMaker! Are you interested? If you help out you'll be included in the game's credits! Please respond here and follow me so I can send you a message with more details. #gamdev #indiegame #indiegamedev
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I need play testers for CakeMaker! Are you interested? If you help out you'll be included in the game's credits! Please respond here and follow me so I can send you a message with more details. #gamdev #indiegame #indiegamedev
I'm channeling my past days podcast editing as I go through @sophiachung.info's recording for Charlotte's voice in Cake Maker. 🎂🍃 #indiegame #gamedev
October 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I'm channeling my past days podcast editing as I go through @sophiachung.info's recording for Charlotte's voice in Cake Maker. 🎂🍃 #indiegame #gamedev
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playing genshin impact and watching a @nautiluslive.org dive happening live while chatting
...normal stream
www.twitch.tv/hyasynth_live
...normal stream
www.twitch.tv/hyasynth_live
hyasynth_live - Twitch
Hyasynths Zoomermaxing Genshin Impact and @evnautilus Watch-along
www.twitch.tv
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
playing genshin impact and watching a @nautiluslive.org dive happening live while chatting
...normal stream
www.twitch.tv/hyasynth_live
...normal stream
www.twitch.tv/hyasynth_live
What it feels like when you're an indie developer on a tiny team juggling multiple roles. Catching your breath for a moment hoping the monkeys don't show up.
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
What it feels like when you're an indie developer on a tiny team juggling multiple roles. Catching your breath for a moment hoping the monkeys don't show up.
What would probably help build interest in Cake Maker is if I showed you all the main menu! This is how it looks in dev build .8.43. It might get a little bit of change for release but here's a peak into Tom's bakery! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamdev
Spoiler for those who want it to be a surprise.
Spoiler for those who want it to be a surprise.
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
What would probably help build interest in Cake Maker is if I showed you all the main menu! This is how it looks in dev build .8.43. It might get a little bit of change for release but here's a peak into Tom's bakery! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamdev
Spoiler for those who want it to be a surprise.
Spoiler for those who want it to be a surprise.
I need to make my helmet soon.
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I need to make my helmet soon.
In the final stages of balancing Cake Maker and it's almost there. Friction is good but I need to see if I can get a little more play with a full tray. Might have to change treat weights.
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In the final stages of balancing Cake Maker and it's almost there. Friction is good but I need to see if I can get a little more play with a full tray. Might have to change treat weights.
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What an interesting game design insight!
Due to the unique way Super Mario Bros. stores its maps, its level designers were at the mercy of the decorative hills and bushes when placing bottomless pits. While the pits can be placed freely, the decorations are non-negotiable and dictate the level design.
October 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
What an interesting game design insight!
As Gutterbean buttons up a few things I need to do final game balance checks. Fine tuning the play area and its objects to get the right level of play. #indiedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelopment
September 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Gutterbean buttons up a few things I need to do final game balance checks. Fine tuning the play area and its objects to get the right level of play. #indiedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelopment
@tobyfox.undertale.com Pretty sure you compose music. Can I pay you to make a couple songs for a game I'm nearly done developing? Please contact me for details if you're down to make some TUNES!
September 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@tobyfox.undertale.com Pretty sure you compose music. Can I pay you to make a couple songs for a game I'm nearly done developing? Please contact me for details if you're down to make some TUNES!
Is anyone who follows me a native Swedish speaker that also speaks English? I've inadvertently written myself into voicing someone who speaks English with a Swedish accent.
September 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Is anyone who follows me a native Swedish speaker that also speaks English? I've inadvertently written myself into voicing someone who speaks English with a Swedish accent.
I'm still looking for music talent! Trying to find at least two great songs that would be suitable for a fae run bakery. Does that sound like your style? Fill out the form! I might need to close submissions soon. So if you take #musiccomission this out. #indiedev #music
forms.gle/MkJUeQpxnMBM...
forms.gle/MkJUeQpxnMBM...
Music Talent for Cake Maker
Please fill out all required fields in this form for your application to be considered. Thanks!
forms.gle
September 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I'm still looking for music talent! Trying to find at least two great songs that would be suitable for a fae run bakery. Does that sound like your style? Fill out the form! I might need to close submissions soon. So if you take #musiccomission this out. #indiedev #music
forms.gle/MkJUeQpxnMBM...
forms.gle/MkJUeQpxnMBM...
One of the things I've had to do as the one doing most of the work on Cake Maker is I made an official bluesky account for my developer title! Go follow @astralknightstudio.bsky.social! Things will show up there eventually. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indepdendentdeveloper #indiedeveloper
bsky.app
September 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
One of the things I've had to do as the one doing most of the work on Cake Maker is I made an official bluesky account for my developer title! Go follow @astralknightstudio.bsky.social! Things will show up there eventually. #indiedev #indiegamedev #indepdendentdeveloper #indiedeveloper
I carry a couple snacks in my car because I used to live somewhere really cold. Now when I run in to a panhandler asking for change I ask "Are you hungry?" If they say yes, I give them my spare granola bar. I feel like I'm in complete agreement with the universe every time I do this. Great feeling.
September 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I carry a couple snacks in my car because I used to live somewhere really cold. Now when I run in to a panhandler asking for change I ask "Are you hungry?" If they say yes, I give them my spare granola bar. I feel like I'm in complete agreement with the universe every time I do this. Great feeling.
Should I do a crowdfunding for Cake Maker? An Early Access? I think we'll have the game done by December but it'd be nice to get some income until then and maybe use it as a spring board for promoting the game. Hmm. #gamedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelpment
September 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Should I do a crowdfunding for Cake Maker? An Early Access? I think we'll have the game done by December but it'd be nice to get some income until then and maybe use it as a spring board for promoting the game. Hmm. #gamedev #indiegamedev #independentgamedev #gamedevelpment
