Chris Weisiger
@byobattleship.bsky.social
Indie gamedev, creator of Waves of Steel, now working on Torment Hexus, a match-3 tactical roguelike about kicking cyberpunk CEOs out of windows. Wishlist on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238420/Torment_Hexus/
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Would you be interested in narrating one of the events from Torment Hexus? 👀 Here's a snippet of the writing from one of 'em, using a computer-generated (non-genAI) voice as part of my work on screen reader support.
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Would you be interested in narrating one of the events from Torment Hexus? 👀 Here's a snippet of the writing from one of 'em, using a computer-generated (non-genAI) voice as part of my work on screen reader support.
For #screenshotsaturday, initial work on adding screen reader support to Torment Hexus! I want the game to be playable for unsighted people. There's a long way to go yet, but the path is clear! #a11y #inclusivegaming
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
For #screenshotsaturday, initial work on adding screen reader support to Torment Hexus! I want the game to be playable for unsighted people. There's a long way to go yet, but the path is clear! #a11y #inclusivegaming
I've been working on adding a combat log to Torment Hexus. One downside: all of the stupid joke names I assigned to spells triggered by enemies/relics/statuses are now exposed for everyone to see. :( #indiedev #indiegame
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I've been working on adding a combat log to Torment Hexus. One downside: all of the stupid joke names I assigned to spells triggered by enemies/relics/statuses are now exposed for everyone to see. :( #indiedev #indiegame
The game now displays flames on the match3 grid when it's busy processing actions. I'm really happy with how the fire animation came out! #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The game now displays flames on the match3 grid when it's busy processing actions. I'm really happy with how the fire animation came out! #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame
You mean the one with this guy instead, right
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
You mean the one with this guy instead, right
This stupid thing makes me laugh every time I see it. #indiedev #indiegame
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This stupid thing makes me laugh every time I see it. #indiedev #indiegame
For #screenshotsaturday, a bit of gameplay, plus a new visual effect towards the end! #indiedev #indiegame
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For #screenshotsaturday, a bit of gameplay, plus a new visual effect towards the end! #indiedev #indiegame
A few images from today's work on LUT-based color grading #indiedev #indiegame
Labeled graphic because some images feature intense colors that may be unpleasant for people with photosensitivity.
Labeled graphic because some images feature intense colors that may be unpleasant for people with photosensitivity.
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A few images from today's work on LUT-based color grading #indiedev #indiegame
Labeled graphic because some images feature intense colors that may be unpleasant for people with photosensitivity.
Labeled graphic because some images feature intense colors that may be unpleasant for people with photosensitivity.
Today's cyberpunk corporation name: "Experimental Epidemics" #indiedev #indiegame
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today's cyberpunk corporation name: "Experimental Epidemics" #indiedev #indiegame
The credits are in! Torment Hexus is NOT a "solo dev" project! #indiedev #indiegame
(Apologies to screen readers, I can't fit the entire credits into the alt text, so I had to cut it off!)
(Apologies to screen readers, I can't fit the entire credits into the alt text, so I had to cut it off!)
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The credits are in! Torment Hexus is NOT a "solo dev" project! #indiedev #indiegame
(Apologies to screen readers, I can't fit the entire credits into the alt text, so I had to cut it off!)
(Apologies to screen readers, I can't fit the entire credits into the alt text, so I had to cut it off!)
A little quality-of-life upgrade: the game now shows a trace line when you're making swaps, to help you keep track of your route. #indiedev #indiegame
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A little quality-of-life upgrade: the game now shows a trace line when you're making swaps, to help you keep track of your route. #indiedev #indiegame
Today's bug: the Ivory Dominoes relic adds any damage you take to the next damage you deal. It was also enhancing damage you "do to yourself", e.g. due to poison. A nasty little surprise for someone in a rough spot! #indiedev #indiegame
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Today's bug: the Ivory Dominoes relic adds any damage you take to the next damage you deal. It was also enhancing damage you "do to yourself", e.g. due to poison. A nasty little surprise for someone in a rough spot! #indiedev #indiegame
Oh yeah, that's amazing! It reminds me a bit of Unreal's particle systems, where basically any field can be a constant, a random range value, a sample from a curve, or even an entire program, just slotted right in. It's an amazing feature, Niagara would be nowhere near as useful without it.
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Oh yeah, that's amazing! It reminds me a bit of Unreal's particle systems, where basically any field can be a constant, a random range value, a sample from a curve, or even an entire program, just slotted right in. It's an amazing feature, Niagara would be nowhere near as useful without it.
Playtesting has revealed a problem with fire spells in Torment Hexus: they set everything on fire! Which is unfortunate because you are a part of everything. Fortunately, I have devised a solution!
#indiedev #indiegame
#indiedev #indiegame
October 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Playtesting has revealed a problem with fire spells in Torment Hexus: they set everything on fire! Which is unfortunate because you are a part of everything. Fortunately, I have devised a solution!
#indiedev #indiegame
#indiedev #indiegame
My writer says: what if we had a relic that was a fancy hair bow? And one that was a Japanese-style smoking pipe? And one that was a wand made of liquid metal?
Yeah, OK. I only have 16x16 pixels to represent these things, you know! #pixelart #indiegame
Yeah, OK. I only have 16x16 pixels to represent these things, you know! #pixelart #indiegame
October 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My writer says: what if we had a relic that was a fancy hair bow? And one that was a Japanese-style smoking pipe? And one that was a wand made of liquid metal?
Yeah, OK. I only have 16x16 pixels to represent these things, you know! #pixelart #indiegame
Yeah, OK. I only have 16x16 pixels to represent these things, you know! #pixelart #indiegame
"Wait, why did that spell deal so much damage? Oh...because I'm furious four times over" #indiedev #indiegame
October 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Wait, why did that spell deal so much damage? Oh...because I'm furious four times over" #indiedev #indiegame
One of the things I love about Torment Hexus is the opportunity to really look at the weird and mildly gross ways that technology interacts with, or might someday interact with, our lives. It's funny and educational (?) #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
October 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
One of the things I love about Torment Hexus is the opportunity to really look at the weird and mildly gross ways that technology interacts with, or might someday interact with, our lives. It's funny and educational (?) #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
@techconnectify.bsky.social figured you'd get a kick out of this old (40yr?) bathroom scale. Bottom-left is the on switch. Pressing the diagonal bars spins the geared wheel, which presumably blocks light, allowing a photodiode to count revolutions.
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@techconnectify.bsky.social figured you'd get a kick out of this old (40yr?) bathroom scale. Bottom-left is the on switch. Pressing the diagonal bars spins the geared wheel, which presumably blocks light, allowing a photodiode to count revolutions.
Surrounded? Out of mana? Mash that panic button! It'll lightly damage enemies and knock them back, giving you an opportunity to improve your positioning. But watch out: it costs health to use! #indiedev #indiegame
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Surrounded? Out of mana? Mash that panic button! It'll lightly damage enemies and knock them back, giving you an opportunity to improve your positioning. But watch out: it costs health to use! #indiedev #indiegame
Bonus shot: the player's inventory is a big pile of Kevlar Vests (max HP up) and Holomind Projectors (duplicates the last relic you received).
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Bonus shot: the player's inventory is a big pile of Kevlar Vests (max HP up) and Holomind Projectors (duplicates the last relic you received).
Today's bug: if you equip too many Kevlar Vests (or other HP-increasing items), then your health display includes a comma after the thousands place. Literally unplayable game. #indiedev #indiegame
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Today's bug: if you equip too many Kevlar Vests (or other HP-increasing items), then your health display includes a comma after the thousands place. Literally unplayable game. #indiedev #indiegame
Today's bug: a zombie tried to poison a spool of razor wire and a landmine by vomiting on them. #indiedev #indiegame
October 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today's bug: a zombie tried to poison a spool of razor wire and a landmine by vomiting on them. #indiedev #indiegame
If you make a big match, you'll trigger a Mana Eruption! This powerful spell wreaks havoc on everyone nearby, and also fully-charges all of your spells. #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
October 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you make a big match, you'll trigger a Mana Eruption! This powerful spell wreaks havoc on everyone nearby, and also fully-charges all of your spells. #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
I'm told the correct procedure here is to close all the forums but one, and make that one forum (which regular people can't post to) contain a locked thread directing users to the community space you can actually control.
October 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I'm told the correct procedure here is to close all the forums but one, and make that one forum (which regular people can't post to) contain a locked thread directing users to the community space you can actually control.