jake o'reilly🧋| Starshot Idle👾
@jakeoreilly.itch.io
🇮🇪 game developer | musician | artist
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day 13 done, very slow today. refactored the menu to be TabBars and a shader to colour per-tab, sucks that they don't have individual colours...
not every day is a banger lol
Total: 56h
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not every day is a banger lol
Total: 56h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
day 13 done, very slow today. refactored the menu to be TabBars and a shader to colour per-tab, sucks that they don't have individual colours...
not every day is a banger lol
Total: 56h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
not every day is a banger lol
Total: 56h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
day 12 done, just did the 2h i needed today.
today was all video watching and messing around with the TabContainer, i'm going to have to make my own instead :/
at least i have my fonts in!
Total: 52h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
today was all video watching and messing around with the TabContainer, i'm going to have to make my own instead :/
at least i have my fonts in!
Total: 52h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
day 12 done, just did the 2h i needed today.
today was all video watching and messing around with the TabContainer, i'm going to have to make my own instead :/
at least i have my fonts in!
Total: 52h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
today was all video watching and messing around with the TabContainer, i'm going to have to make my own instead :/
at least i have my fonts in!
Total: 52h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
day 11 finished like 12h ago lol, only did some itch page improvements, looks way nicer now
Total: 50h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
Total: 50h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
day 11 finished like 12h ago lol, only did some itch page improvements, looks way nicer now
Total: 50h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
Total: 50h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i don't understand what these are about, is this the semantics of what the words mean? like what qualifies as game design or gameplay in different people's minds?
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
i don't understand what these are about, is this the semantics of what the words mean? like what qualifies as game design or gameplay in different people's minds?
fyi i didn't miss yesterday, i didn't do anything bc monday's time was already used ;)
i like this system actually
i like this system actually
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
fyi i didn't miss yesterday, i didn't do anything bc monday's time was already used ;)
i like this system actually
i like this system actually
i think i broke my own rules again... (working on the weekend)
i was learning shaders in godot (for the first time!) and i planned this shader... so why not have it be my first?
this is going to be a death animation for the Aliens!
Total: 48h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i was learning shaders in godot (for the first time!) and i planned this shader... so why not have it be my first?
this is going to be a death animation for the Aliens!
Total: 48h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i think i broke my own rules again... (working on the weekend)
i was learning shaders in godot (for the first time!) and i planned this shader... so why not have it be my first?
this is going to be a death animation for the Aliens!
Total: 48h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i was learning shaders in godot (for the first time!) and i planned this shader... so why not have it be my first?
this is going to be a death animation for the Aliens!
Total: 48h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
spent an hour making the itch page, the game is in it's first playtest but i've had fun messing around with it.
jakeoreilly.itch.io/starshot-idle
Total: 46h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
jakeoreilly.itch.io/starshot-idle
Total: 46h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
Starshot Idle (Playtest v0.3) by jake o'reilly
Upgrade everything, earn Stars, destroy Aliens.
jakeoreilly.itch.io
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
spent an hour making the itch page, the game is in it's first playtest but i've had fun messing around with it.
jakeoreilly.itch.io/starshot-idle
Total: 46h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
jakeoreilly.itch.io/starshot-idle
Total: 46h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
did way too much today, mostly UI/Upgrade stuff (which was planned for v0.4...)
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
did way too much today, mostly UI/Upgrade stuff (which was planned for v0.4...)
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i did 10.5h today, and only had to do 1.5...
i did friday AND monday's work already
expect an itch page soon!
Total: 45h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
yeah i didn't plan on doing this at all actually, but it made too much sense not to have.
first scope creep :D
first scope creep :D
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
yeah i didn't plan on doing this at all actually, but it made too much sense not to have.
first scope creep :D
first scope creep :D
day 8 done, Aliens are all in, with different levels and amounts of Stars to give! only had to do 2.5h today, but did 5 :3
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
day 8 done, Aliens are all in, with different levels and amounts of Stars to give! only had to do 2.5h today, but did 5 :3
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
also made a StatsManager and am thinking about serialisation!
Total: 34.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
day 7 done, a full week now
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
day 7 done, a full week now
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
got the player, spawning, and bullets all working!
moving onto Aliens next, v0.2.0!
Total: 29.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
day 6 is done, actual coding has begun!
the game might not work like Bongo Cat, since i can't do background input detection in godot :(
so it's gonna be a regular idle game from here on out?
we're in v0.1.1 now! past setup
Total: 24h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
the game might not work like Bongo Cat, since i can't do background input detection in godot :(
so it's gonna be a regular idle game from here on out?
we're in v0.1.1 now! past setup
Total: 24h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
day 6 is done, actual coding has begun!
the game might not work like Bongo Cat, since i can't do background input detection in godot :(
so it's gonna be a regular idle game from here on out?
we're in v0.1.1 now! past setup
Total: 24h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
the game might not work like Bongo Cat, since i can't do background input detection in godot :(
so it's gonna be a regular idle game from here on out?
we're in v0.1.1 now! past setup
Total: 24h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
- start when i wake up or an hour after getting ready
- 4h/day mon-fri, i can stack it up for FUTURE days (8h on mon means i don't have to do any on a future day)
- no work on weekends (but i don't really do anything else lol)
it's worked so far
- 4h/day mon-fri, i can stack it up for FUTURE days (8h on mon means i don't have to do any on a future day)
- no work on weekends (but i don't really do anything else lol)
it's worked so far
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
- start when i wake up or an hour after getting ready
- 4h/day mon-fri, i can stack it up for FUTURE days (8h on mon means i don't have to do any on a future day)
- no work on weekends (but i don't really do anything else lol)
it's worked so far
- 4h/day mon-fri, i can stack it up for FUTURE days (8h on mon means i don't have to do any on a future day)
- no work on weekends (but i don't really do anything else lol)
it's worked so far
day 5 is done, made 4 more Alien designs!
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
day 5 is done, made 4 more Alien designs!
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i'm doing a LOT of sprite work considering the game isn't made yet... sike!
trying out trello for project planning this time (copying @thinmatrix.bsky.social's lol), finally made the repo and godot project today!
Total: 20h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
Reposted by jake o'reilly🧋| Starshot Idle👾
hey! im working on a dreamcast love letter collectathon about a guy who gets hit with a sleep spell by complete random chance and has to escape the collective unconscious!
store.steampowered.com/app/3564580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3564580/...
September 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
hey! im working on a dreamcast love letter collectathon about a guy who gets hit with a sleep spell by complete random chance and has to escape the collective unconscious!
store.steampowered.com/app/3564580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3564580/...
day 4 is done and yep i just did 2.5h today.
figured out what menu settings i wanted, and laid out my menu ui!
did a couple new aliens along with 2 frame anims, but they are not very good at all lol.
Total: 16h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
figured out what menu settings i wanted, and laid out my menu ui!
did a couple new aliens along with 2 frame anims, but they are not very good at all lol.
Total: 16h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
day 4 is done and yep i just did 2.5h today.
figured out what menu settings i wanted, and laid out my menu ui!
did a couple new aliens along with 2 frame anims, but they are not very good at all lol.
Total: 16h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
figured out what menu settings i wanted, and laid out my menu ui!
did a couple new aliens along with 2 frame anims, but they are not very good at all lol.
Total: 16h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
GDocs is actually so good for being able to link GSheets stuff STRAIGHT into the doc, AND being updateable???
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
GDocs is actually so good for being able to link GSheets stuff STRAIGHT into the doc, AND being updateable???
day 3 is done and i have ALREADY broken my schedule, i did 5.5h today whoops...
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
day 3 is done and i have ALREADY broken my schedule, i did 5.5h today whoops...
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
did some interesting Value, Profit, Loss for the GDD (this is for all future projects too🧠). don't think these are good metrics, but it's something i'm considering!
Total: 13.5h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
welp day 2 is done, a fun mix of business / economics stuff and visual aesthetic stuff! think i'll start scoping out playtesters, got some people in mind.
i think i should take an econ / business course, it's interesting.
Total: 8h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i think i should take an econ / business course, it's interesting.
Total: 8h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
welp day 2 is done, a fun mix of business / economics stuff and visual aesthetic stuff! think i'll start scoping out playtesters, got some people in mind.
i think i should take an econ / business course, it's interesting.
Total: 8h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot
i think i should take an econ / business course, it's interesting.
Total: 8h
#StarshotIdle #devlog #godot