Derivative Synergistcs (Wishlist Eldercraft: Mountaineers Now!)
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Derivative Synergistcs (Wishlist Eldercraft: Mountaineers Now!)
@derivesynergy.bsky.social
A solo game dev working on a game about climbing a mountain.
Wishlist it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963640/Eldercraft_Mountaineers/
Discord: https://discord.gg/QJGkREkkAd
If you're going to climb a mountain you may as well enjoy the sunset.

#gamedev #indiegame
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's my game about climbing a fantasy mountain while surviving and collecting mystical knick knacks!

store.steampowered.com/app/2963640/...
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Can exactly one more person wishlist my game. No more, no less please.

#gamedev #indiegame
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Somebody requested that I put in splashy sounds for my fantasy mountain climbing survival game.

Let there be splashy sounds!

#indiegame #gamedev #survival
January 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Here's another look at my new clouds from higher up!

#gamedev #indiegame
January 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I've added some new clouds to my fantasy mountain climbing game.

I kinda like the solid look + outlines instead of more fluffy clouds. It gives me a more comic booky feel.

#gamedev #indiegame
January 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I know 100 wishlists isn't a lot but it still feels great 😁

#gamedev #indiegame
January 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today's work has been beefing up the mining a little in my mountain climbing game.

#gamedev #indiegame
December 4, 2024 at 1:50 PM
These aren't actually highlights in the shot of my game it's just fog getting crushed into the cel shading.
Vs
The nice smooth buttery fog of the 2nd picture
I think it might be worth the cost of an extra capture for the highest graphics setting🫣
#gamedev #unrealengine
November 26, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I've got fog playing nicely with post processing in UE5.5 with no engine mods. There's a catch though, you need whole-nother scene capture mirroring the main view.

Usually you'd need to bork the engine with a custom lighting pass.

See below for implementation details.

#gamedev #unrealengine
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Many an ancient civilization has left behind peculiar ruins nestled among this mountain.

I wonder what secrets they may hold.
#gamedev #lowpoly #indiegame

Wishlist if exploring an unforgiving mountain sounds exciting to you! store.steampowered.com/app/2963640/...
November 25, 2024 at 4:35 PM
I've implemented the item balloon. Due to the unique wind currents surrounding the mountain releasing a balloon during calm weather is the perfect way to get items back to base camp.

However beware.
Release them during a storm and they could land just about anywhere.
#gamedev #gaming #indiegame
November 7, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Just a little clip from the trailer I'm working on for my game. The trailer's mostly finished now!

#gamedev

#indiegame
November 4, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Just got some new screenshots together for my steam page. It's been 1 year since I've started working on this game.

An actual trailer is still taking shape slowly. They're bloody hard, that's for sure.
#gamedev #indiegame
September 7, 2024 at 2:43 PM