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Dan Waterfield
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Building stuff for humans.
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dan-waterfield.bsky.social
// COMMIT
PROTOTYPE_25AA (2025-04-23)

- Added timer to beginning of level.
- Added total time to the end of the level.
- Allowed player to continue running upon landing from jump.

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
April 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
// COMMIT
PROTOTYPE_25AA (2025-04-22)

- Added control prompts in menu.
- Added 'explosion' triggered by slam
- Added slam testing section to test level.
- Recoloured background.

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
April 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
// COMMIT
PROTOTYPE_25AA (2025-04-15)
- Added brighter colours.
- Made bullets larger and circle.
- Allowed for dashing through bullets.
- Added 'guns' to firing enemies.
- Faster blood absorption.
- Disallow upward dashing while on floor.
- Added background shader.
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
I've added this yellow line, so the player knows where the exit portal is. But I'm not sure if it's a bit clunky. Maybe there are other games that achieve this better. Any thoughts?

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
April 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
Physics on all of the tiles in a TileMapLayer has been killing the performance. So, I've added a system that only 'activates' the physics on the outer tiles as you destroy them. Now I the headroom for more physics!

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
March 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
Godot continues to impress. The new embedded game window has been clutch when debugging my chunk manager.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
March 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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steinmakesgames.bsky.social
#gamedev​​​s, beware of the scope creep!
Man with a face pressed up against a window staring in with a twisted look, saying "Yes... Ha ha ha... YES!". On his shirt it says "Scope Creep". He¨s looking into "New features being added to the game despite tight deadlines". #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #scopecreep #theonion #onionnews #satire #sickos #StanKelly #gamedevelopment #softwaredevelopment #projectmanagement #projectplanning #featurecreep
January 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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indiegamejoe.bsky.social
BREAKING: Game devs!

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Made by a dev, bought by Steam & given away free!

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#gamedev #steam #indiegamedev
January 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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lostincult.co.uk
"This is it, Madeline."

@exokgames.bsky.social's unforgettable Celeste released 7 years ago today ⛰️
January 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
Chromatic aberration + exponents = (fun?) eye strain.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
Having fun with chromatic aberration and international orange today.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
The environmental voronoi pattern now fades between patterns overtime. I'm pretty happy with it. Thanks to everyone who gave me feedback!

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
I like this voronoi pattern for the environment but I'm not sure if the constant changing is distracting. Any thoughts?

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
I think shaders have sent me mad with power.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
Working on squashing and a squeezing. Oh and a little bit of lighting.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
Shaders are still a dark art to me but I made a smoky background, so some might call me an expert.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
He has arms and eyes now. Character design complete.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
December 14, 2024 at 10:59 AM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
A twin stick shooter where both sticks shoot.

#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #godot
December 13, 2024 at 10:56 AM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
I made it pink and added aberration. That's a complete visual style right?

#indiegames #gamedev #godot
December 11, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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bitshammer.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 1:03 AM
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ianmcque.bsky.social
Techno Gothic or something look I dunno
Digital painting, a spiky gothic cathedral retro fitted with industrial gubbins
December 9, 2024 at 7:58 PM
dan-waterfield.bsky.social
I made a tiny UI element that shows a simple message and disappears after x number of simple actions. It took 4 hours of wrestling with a Godot UI layout. We'll have that game made any day now.

#indiegames #gamedev #godot
A new pop up UI element that disappears after the player fires 10 times.
December 9, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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itch.io
Funko pops... never again 🥴

We're back if you haven't noticed!
Graph of gaping hold in site traffic due to the funko pop downtime of 2024
December 9, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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hard-drive.net
South Korea declared martial law because Stellar Blade was snubbed at the Game Awards.
December 3, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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mikebithell.bsky.social
Really excited and proud to see @nictringali.bsky.social’s second game as director come together. They’re making something original, beautiful and unashamedly their own.

Amberspire is something special, wishlist it! store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/...
Amberspire on Steam
A science fantasy dice city builder. Construct buildings, manage resources, and build in harmony with an alien ecology. Beneath the glow of a gas giant, Amberspire will grow and prosper into a flouris...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM