Salty Scientist Morty
@saltymorty.bsky.social
I make games and take care of children (my own, mainly)
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well, getting semi-close to having all the basics in place for the steam store page. It's a ton of work (it turns out). Mad respect for anyone who has gone through this.
Anyway, here's some of the early promotional art for my game Aurum Vitae
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #PixelArt
Anyway, here's some of the early promotional art for my game Aurum Vitae
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #PixelArt
*heavy breathing*
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
*heavy breathing*
super quick look at my content pipeline for #aurumvitea
30 minutes of work condensed into 20 seconds #indiedev
30 minutes of work condensed into 20 seconds #indiedev
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
super quick look at my content pipeline for #aurumvitea
30 minutes of work condensed into 20 seconds #indiedev
30 minutes of work condensed into 20 seconds #indiedev
Ok my potion does not look right
October 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ok my potion does not look right
improving the UI of my game Aurum Vitae
scrolling text on the detailspanel, cool background effect, little ease in animation, using UI placeholders when the 3D based cards are behind the UI...
Phew! What a week
#AurumVitae #Godot #IndieDev
scrolling text on the detailspanel, cool background effect, little ease in animation, using UI placeholders when the 3D based cards are behind the UI...
Phew! What a week
#AurumVitae #Godot #IndieDev
October 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
improving the UI of my game Aurum Vitae
scrolling text on the detailspanel, cool background effect, little ease in animation, using UI placeholders when the 3D based cards are behind the UI...
Phew! What a week
#AurumVitae #Godot #IndieDev
scrolling text on the detailspanel, cool background effect, little ease in animation, using UI placeholders when the 3D based cards are behind the UI...
Phew! What a week
#AurumVitae #Godot #IndieDev
I mean, it's not exactly inaccurate I guess.
October 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I mean, it's not exactly inaccurate I guess.
Creating a 40 step progression tree for your alchemy game
and then realizing you have to create 40 icons.
and then realizing you have to create 40 icons.
a close up of a man making a funny face while wearing a colorful shirt .
ALT: a close up of a man making a funny face while wearing a colorful shirt .
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October 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Creating a 40 step progression tree for your alchemy game
and then realizing you have to create 40 icons.
and then realizing you have to create 40 icons.
Ok I am not a huge fan of AI for game development, but to visualize my spreadsheet of insanity of combinations in my alchemy game it can be useful for some throwaway visualizations. After a few hours I think I have enough for the first mainline series of transmutations.
#IndieDev #AurumVitae
#IndieDev #AurumVitae
October 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Ok I am not a huge fan of AI for game development, but to visualize my spreadsheet of insanity of combinations in my alchemy game it can be useful for some throwaway visualizations. After a few hours I think I have enough for the first mainline series of transmutations.
#IndieDev #AurumVitae
#IndieDev #AurumVitae
well, getting semi-close to having all the basics in place for the steam store page. It's a ton of work (it turns out). Mad respect for anyone who has gone through this.
Anyway, here's some of the early promotional art for my game Aurum Vitae
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #PixelArt
Anyway, here's some of the early promotional art for my game Aurum Vitae
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #PixelArt
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
well, getting semi-close to having all the basics in place for the steam store page. It's a ton of work (it turns out). Mad respect for anyone who has gone through this.
Anyway, here's some of the early promotional art for my game Aurum Vitae
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #PixelArt
Anyway, here's some of the early promotional art for my game Aurum Vitae
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #PixelArt
Improved my alchemical circle animation.
Next up! Making a whole bunch of starter content and move from there.
#AurumVitae #IndieGame #GodotEngine #gamedev
Next up! Making a whole bunch of starter content and move from there.
#AurumVitae #IndieGame #GodotEngine #gamedev
September 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Improved my alchemical circle animation.
Next up! Making a whole bunch of starter content and move from there.
#AurumVitae #IndieGame #GodotEngine #gamedev
Next up! Making a whole bunch of starter content and move from there.
#AurumVitae #IndieGame #GodotEngine #gamedev
September 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In Aurum Vitae, the alchemical circle is formed of 8 elements.
North embodies the human, West the natural, East the elemental, and South the otherworldly.
Only when all are placed T̷Ω̶g̸e̴ṯ̵h̶e̷r̴ does the circle become complete.
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #Alchemy #Godot
North embodies the human, West the natural, East the elemental, and South the otherworldly.
Only when all are placed T̷Ω̶g̸e̴ṯ̵h̶e̷r̴ does the circle become complete.
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #Alchemy #Godot
September 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
In Aurum Vitae, the alchemical circle is formed of 8 elements.
North embodies the human, West the natural, East the elemental, and South the otherworldly.
Only when all are placed T̷Ω̶g̸e̴ṯ̵h̶e̷r̴ does the circle become complete.
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #Alchemy #Godot
North embodies the human, West the natural, East the elemental, and South the otherworldly.
Only when all are placed T̷Ω̶g̸e̴ṯ̵h̶e̷r̴ does the circle become complete.
#AurumVitae #IndieDev #Alchemy #Godot
"Hey dad, what are you working on today?"
Uhm... nothing. Just testing the card placement in my tabletop simulation game.
#AurumVitae #godot #indiegame
Uhm... nothing. Just testing the card placement in my tabletop simulation game.
#AurumVitae #godot #indiegame
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Hey dad, what are you working on today?"
Uhm... nothing. Just testing the card placement in my tabletop simulation game.
#AurumVitae #godot #indiegame
Uhm... nothing. Just testing the card placement in my tabletop simulation game.
#AurumVitae #godot #indiegame
These days I am adding more content to my game for playtesting and made a graph/node debug tool that shows all the resources in my game, not sure how much it helps yet but fun to make. Back to dissembling and reassembling corpses (in the game, haha.. ha...)
#AurumVitae #indiedev #godot
#AurumVitae #indiedev #godot
September 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
These days I am adding more content to my game for playtesting and made a graph/node debug tool that shows all the resources in my game, not sure how much it helps yet but fun to make. Back to dissembling and reassembling corpses (in the game, haha.. ha...)
#AurumVitae #indiedev #godot
#AurumVitae #indiedev #godot
If I can give one piece of advice to fellow #indiedevs: build debug tools for yourself. They’ll save you hours (and frustration).
for my game Aurum Vitae I just added a debug panel that lets me instantly spawn one of the win conditions, and wow, it makes testing so much easier
#gamedev #AurumVitae
for my game Aurum Vitae I just added a debug panel that lets me instantly spawn one of the win conditions, and wow, it makes testing so much easier
#gamedev #AurumVitae
September 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
If I can give one piece of advice to fellow #indiedevs: build debug tools for yourself. They’ll save you hours (and frustration).
for my game Aurum Vitae I just added a debug panel that lets me instantly spawn one of the win conditions, and wow, it makes testing so much easier
#gamedev #AurumVitae
for my game Aurum Vitae I just added a debug panel that lets me instantly spawn one of the win conditions, and wow, it makes testing so much easier
#gamedev #AurumVitae
Added some visual elements to the cards disintegrating upon use and popping into existence. Looking into card fusion next
#Indiedev #MadeWithGodot
#Indiedev #MadeWithGodot
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Added some visual elements to the cards disintegrating upon use and popping into existence. Looking into card fusion next
#Indiedev #MadeWithGodot
#Indiedev #MadeWithGodot
I'm experimenting with spell study mechanics in my Godot card game prototype. Cards teach spells as you use them. What UI or feedback would make studying spells feel magical? #Godot #GameDev #IndieGame
September 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I'm experimenting with spell study mechanics in my Godot card game prototype. Cards teach spells as you use them. What UI or feedback would make studying spells feel magical? #Godot #GameDev #IndieGame
Working on a card game where you click and drag cards around to study magic spells. Have a good feeling about this one. The godot resource system made this relatively straightforward to implement and I'm starting to see the appeal of the engine. #Godot #IndieGame
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Working on a card game where you click and drag cards around to study magic spells. Have a good feeling about this one. The godot resource system made this relatively straightforward to implement and I'm starting to see the appeal of the engine. #Godot #IndieGame
I've made a chrome extension that replaces the term AI with Magic Unicorns, AI Agents with Autonomous Unicorns, and Vibe Coding with Magic Unicorn Caretaking (amongst some other things). I can die happy.
July 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've made a chrome extension that replaces the term AI with Magic Unicorns, AI Agents with Autonomous Unicorns, and Vibe Coding with Magic Unicorn Caretaking (amongst some other things). I can die happy.
Not only did I make bootleg vampire survivors, I've also made bootleg minecraft! I don't know if I'll ever finish a game, but maybe I'll just go for "most unfinished games"
#unfinishedProjects #indiedev #unity #gamedev #indiedevlife
#unfinishedProjects #indiedev #unity #gamedev #indiedevlife
May 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Not only did I make bootleg vampire survivors, I've also made bootleg minecraft! I don't know if I'll ever finish a game, but maybe I'll just go for "most unfinished games"
#unfinishedProjects #indiedev #unity #gamedev #indiedevlife
#unfinishedProjects #indiedev #unity #gamedev #indiedevlife
Another game I never finished, Beyond Pulp, a game where I put entirely too many enemies onto the screen and rewrote most of the Unity components to do so (it's running at 60 FPS but you can't tell in the gif).
Yes, it's bootleg Vampire Survivors
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #unity
Yes, it's bootleg Vampire Survivors
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #unity
May 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Another game I never finished, Beyond Pulp, a game where I put entirely too many enemies onto the screen and rewrote most of the Unity components to do so (it's running at 60 FPS but you can't tell in the gif).
Yes, it's bootleg Vampire Survivors
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #unity
Yes, it's bootleg Vampire Survivors
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #unity
Second game I've made but didn't finish.
A game where the hero barges into your house and steals stuff and you have to plant things to keep him away. The twist being that the hero will get new items over time
#indiedev #towerdefence #unity #gamedev #lowpoly
A game where the hero barges into your house and steals stuff and you have to plant things to keep him away. The twist being that the hero will get new items over time
#indiedev #towerdefence #unity #gamedev #lowpoly
May 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Second game I've made but didn't finish.
A game where the hero barges into your house and steals stuff and you have to plant things to keep him away. The twist being that the hero will get new items over time
#indiedev #towerdefence #unity #gamedev #lowpoly
A game where the hero barges into your house and steals stuff and you have to plant things to keep him away. The twist being that the hero will get new items over time
#indiedev #towerdefence #unity #gamedev #lowpoly
I made an idle game in monogame/C#... using pure vibe coding. I'm somehow both impressed and unimpressed at the same time.
#indiedev #vibecoding #monogame
#indiedev #vibecoding #monogame
May 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I made an idle game in monogame/C#... using pure vibe coding. I'm somehow both impressed and unimpressed at the same time.
#indiedev #vibecoding #monogame
#indiedev #vibecoding #monogame