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Clomper by Rob Lang
@clomper.bsky.social
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You live inside a mechanical ladybird called a Clomper, which you control by creating pipes to power machines with steam. Wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2349380/Clomper/
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I don't understand #YouTube at all! I've been making videos semi-regularly for 6 years and it never ceases to surprise me.

Look at the wonky graph of my latest dev log! It's bananas! 🍌🍌🍌

Lots of people clearly want to know how to get the most from their play testing. 😊
A views graph that starts out low on the Saturday, as Rob expected, raises a little bit over Saturday night and then bumps up into normal territory on Sunday, holds steady during Monday and then on Tuesday goes up a cliff out of the normal bounds of videos! Above the graph is 997 views (47 more than usual), watch time 61.6hrs (1.6 more than usual) and 21 lovely subs.
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🐞 Cute screenshot. Might delete later*.

This is a beast of a pipe network. It'll go past 12 and did the Kessel run in something something etc.

* I won't.

#screenshotsaturday
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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🥳 Clomper dev log SEVENTY SIX edit complete!

➡️ How to run a closed Beta.

🐞 How did Clomper's go?
🐛 Were there any bugs?
🧠 Did I learn anything?

Weaving around family commitments this weekend, hopefully going live tonight or tomorrow! #gamedev #steampunk
A colourful editing software timeline with lots of tracks, music, a beardy face and text calling out the stupid things I say
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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✏️ Doodling with my daughter and came up with this cute Clomper design.

Who doesn't love a clompy heavy metal ladybird? 🤘🐞

And yes, get the game out before making merch! 😂👕

#gamedev #ladybird #drawing #art #doodle
A top down pencil drawing of a stylised ladybird with weird circles for feet. In a circle song the ladybird are the words "Heavy Metal Ladybird".
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Other people's pipe networks always look horrific but I'm really proud of this one. It's made good use of the limited pipes I have so far and you can go at top speed without much fiddling about.

#steampunk #gamedev #pipes
The inside of the Clomper, a Victorian drawing room with pipes all over the place.
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🥳 I've just had a lovely evening playing my own game.

📽️ Started recording some B-Roll and decided to build a special pipe network drive with. Then just had a nice play!

🐞 It's doesn't look like much but it'll do the point 2 past 12 and you can run the boilers hot all day without a bang.
A pipe network showing the inside of the Clomper with chunky silver and gold pipes going this way and that. Four round boilers in the background are spewing steam and glowing hot. More internal pipes of the Clomper, showing 5 switches, the core of the 3 speed driving mechanism that Rob is really pleased with. There will be better ways to do this but it's quite satisfying.
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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⚠️ BLOOPER ALERT! ⚠️

🐞 In the middle of editing Clomper devlog #76, which is all about closed beta testing - how I do it, what they found.

(Not taking more sign ups until I've improved some stuff)
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Writing a tutorial video script for the playtest and I'm building HORRIBLE pipe networks. Partly to demonstrate game features and partly to low-key outrage people who can see a better way.

I'm sure _you_ can build cleaner ones than this!

#gamedev #indiegames
October 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I've been working on Clomper for 6 years 👴🏻 It's not finished - BUT! - there's enough there for people to enjoy.

Waiting for Steam to switch on the Playtest build! 😬 I'm a touch nervous. It'll be fine.
October 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I've given up on having hair days because it's deserted me. I have face days tho.
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Had a blast playing Low-Fi FPS X-Mode by @xzippyzachx.bsky.social. Lots of variety, change of pace and the bots are hilarious. Here's me being killed by myself as a bot.

Play for FREE here: store.steampowered.com/app/2265640/...
A blue X-Mode bot named after me stands in a grey "temporary skin" styled level with the message "Killed y RobLang[Bot]"
September 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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My son: Scale on speed dial of 3,6,9 and 12 is [rudeness and not complementary].
Me: Fixed it for you...
#gamedev #humour #steam
The speed dial showing a scale of -2, 3.1, 4.5, 20 and 22.
August 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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3000 YouTube subscribers! 🎉 I've clomped toward this milestone for more than a year and it feels splendid that so many people have joined my for my 6 year (so far) journey. #steampunk #indiegames
A YouTube 3000 subscribers achievement cheekily edited to read: New achievement 3000 subscribers! People tolerate your channel, and it shows.
August 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Alpha game testing with nerds be like:
#gamedev #xkcd #sqlinjection
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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When The Wind Blows. Where your grandparents try and survive a nuclear holocaust. Saw it in school.
August 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Chill Tuesday game dev 🤗

Polishing Clomper 🐞- playtest feedback, come say hi!

On Twitch and YouTube
www.youtube.com/roblang

www.twitch.tv/roblangdev
August 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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While I am happy with that thumbnail, I really like the face on the one that YouTube automaticallly selected. I look like I'm about to devour your gran.
July 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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🔴 LIVE - tea drinking animations 🍵

🐞 Ladybirds 💨 steam 🔧 pipe making 🍵 chill stream

Come and say hello!

Twitch and YouTube #gamedev #indiegames #steam

www.twitch.tv/roblangdev
youtube.com/roblang
June 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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🔴 LIVE - core mechanic 💥DESTRUCTION💥 testing!

🐞 Ladybirds 💨 steam 🔧 pipe making 🍵 chill stream

Come and say hello!

Twitch and YouTube #gamedev #indiegames #steam

www.twitch.tv/roblangdev
youtube.com/live/lNX4BxX...
June 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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🔴 LIVE - core mechanic 💥DESTRUCTION💥 testing!

🐞 Ladybirds 💨 steam 🔧 pipe making 🍵 chill stream

Come and say hello!

Twitch and YouTube #gamedev #indiegames #steam

www.twitch.tv/roblangdev
youtube.com/live/tXKPd9f...
June 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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💡 Stay motivated by making a list of "next things" at the end of each coding session.

I like to use GitHub projects with ✅ lists.

😴 You're tired at the end of a long day, work and family stuff done; it's late. Open up your list and do the first thing. And then see how you feel. #gamedev
A list of tasks called Steam algorithm behaves oddly with unused pressure. The text inside is in a list: Need to rework the steam algorithm so that it makes more sense when connecting machines and Unused on boiler is sensible. Steam UI is broken Steam UIs should be easier to read (independent on parent rotation) Don't print the Distance as float.max, call it Max instead Steam algo must take into account unused/remaining boiler steam Audit all steam pressure max values for all machines to make balancing easier Add Available to station UI Replace registration with a static list of consumers and order in order of importance Balance steam pressure max values Steam ball needs to use consumer Remove old steam stuff off the Station class.
May 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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🔴 LIVE - fixing the algorithm that drives my whole game!

Hopefully without any family emergencies and get further than yesterday. 😉

Twitch and YouTube #gamedev #indiegames #steampunk

www.twitch.tv/roblangdev
youtube.com/live/95YnTaM...
May 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Going 🔴LIVE! on Twitch and YouTube 😊

Let's get this steam algorithm working. Drop in and say hi!

#gamedev

www.twitch.tv/roblangdev
youtube.com/live/-cJXdc7...
Rob sitting in the corner with Unity behind him and the trailer running in the top right. It's basic streaming at its best.
May 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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That's weird! Same on my Pixel. I can copy all text using the three dots menu but not sentences using the standard Android edit.
May 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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LOL, the variant space has gone up from 45M to 181M!

No idea how to bring that down or how useful it actually is.
May 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM