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Shane
@shinyobjectz.com
Indie game dev with lots of side quests. Dream game romantic in Unreal Engine.
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Weeks of work finally now in production! 🍾🎉

Off-Space is my spy vs. spy, corporate espionage simulator.

Generative office layouts and employees with a robust utility AI under the hood; a long-form social deduction game with replayability.

(swoon)

Okay, but why corporate espionage? 🕵🏻🏢
Why am I only now learning about dwarf fortress?

Caves of Qud looks fantastic.

Who knew ascii was the future of gaming…
December 9, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Is the simulator genre exhausted at this point? Assumedly there's endless opportunities.

Garbage Truck simulator? Probably would rip.

Clock Maker simulator? Great puzzle game.

12th century executioner simulator? I'd give it a shot.

Where does the genre 'jump the shark'?
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
I think one of the most accessible parts of being an indie dev is that all the backend engine and logic is already out there.

Someone is selling a framework or pre-built system that saves you weeks of work.

Then learn to dissect, understand, and innovate off what was already built.
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Weeks of work finally now in production! 🍾🎉

Off-Space is my spy vs. spy, corporate espionage simulator.

Generative office layouts and employees with a robust utility AI under the hood; a long-form social deduction game with replayability.

(swoon)

Okay, but why corporate espionage? 🕵🏻🏢
December 3, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Ive been working on an AI NPC system for Unreal Engine.

Uses Piper for TTS and Lama 1B as a local LLM.

Pretty damn good for real time processing.

Makes my 4070 purr like a panther but I’m amped nonetheless.
November 24, 2024 at 4:49 AM