Lynx
@melancholiclynx.bsky.social
He/They || Game Designer with a focus on Narrative/Systems Design || I tend to do ramble skeets || 23 || Cat Dad || Gay as fuck || Pathfinder2e is better than DnD 5e, this (and other) opinion(s) does not represent the opinions of others
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Lynx
@melancholiclynx.bsky.social
· May 11
ALRIGHT GAMERS NEW PINNED POST TIME:
Sup I’m Dusk I’m a furry game dev who makes also not furry games. I’m also a writer a fan of all kinds of creative crafts. Expect game design ramblings and such
Linktree: linktr.ee/MelancholicL...
Wishlist V/V on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3719850/VV
Sup I’m Dusk I’m a furry game dev who makes also not furry games. I’m also a writer a fan of all kinds of creative crafts. Expect game design ramblings and such
Linktree: linktr.ee/MelancholicL...
Wishlist V/V on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3719850/VV
Man I get the the last ep of SNW was a little weird and made no sense if this is your introduction to star trek but I DON’T CARE THIS WAS PURE FAN SERVICE AND I ATE THAT SHIT UP.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Man I get the the last ep of SNW was a little weird and made no sense if this is your introduction to star trek but I DON’T CARE THIS WAS PURE FAN SERVICE AND I ATE THAT SHIT UP.
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// SPOILERS FOR STRANGE NEW WORLDS IN REPLY //
V/V UPDATE
The PC demo build is up for review by the rest of the team. Going to see how hard it would be to insert the steamdeck reqs to have steam agree that it’s supported with a separate build, but it will have Windows and Linux. Worst case will do workarounds for Steam Deck like beta builds.
The PC demo build is up for review by the rest of the team. Going to see how hard it would be to insert the steamdeck reqs to have steam agree that it’s supported with a separate build, but it will have Windows and Linux. Worst case will do workarounds for Steam Deck like beta builds.
July 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
V/V UPDATE
The PC demo build is up for review by the rest of the team. Going to see how hard it would be to insert the steamdeck reqs to have steam agree that it’s supported with a separate build, but it will have Windows and Linux. Worst case will do workarounds for Steam Deck like beta builds.
The PC demo build is up for review by the rest of the team. Going to see how hard it would be to insert the steamdeck reqs to have steam agree that it’s supported with a separate build, but it will have Windows and Linux. Worst case will do workarounds for Steam Deck like beta builds.
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You do realize, I hope, that if someone shows up at an event with the specific intent of causing an uproar in order to get attention, screaming about it is only giving them the attention that they seek and will encourage them to try it again.
July 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
You do realize, I hope, that if someone shows up at an event with the specific intent of causing an uproar in order to get attention, screaming about it is only giving them the attention that they seek and will encourage them to try it again.
I’m so glad AC is always on 4th of July, nothing may be open for food but it’s so much more fun to spend the day in a space where you can just be a weird furry creature
July 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I’m so glad AC is always on 4th of July, nothing may be open for food but it’s so much more fun to spend the day in a space where you can just be a weird furry creature
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I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
People on this app get really angry every time I point out that social media manipulation is a real phenomenon that we are all stewing in and that’s having real world consequences and I’m sure part of that is engagement farmers who do that manipulation not liking people talking about it
July 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol.
And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Also some V/V housekeeping for today:
The demo will likely de delayed for the start of next month, why? Main one being Steam must review first the build as part of their hosting process
Other reason being I am the main drv for level and moving states is annoying AF. Cont.
The demo will likely de delayed for the start of next month, why? Main one being Steam must review first the build as part of their hosting process
Other reason being I am the main drv for level and moving states is annoying AF. Cont.
A few late night updates for V/V, we’re testing a few new movement changes regarding jumps, instead of tap vs hold jump we are swapping to a standard jump with an additional air jump available after. We hope this will help with making inputs feel more consistent as we move to launch a level 1 demo
July 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Also some V/V housekeeping for today:
The demo will likely de delayed for the start of next month, why? Main one being Steam must review first the build as part of their hosting process
Other reason being I am the main drv for level and moving states is annoying AF. Cont.
The demo will likely de delayed for the start of next month, why? Main one being Steam must review first the build as part of their hosting process
Other reason being I am the main drv for level and moving states is annoying AF. Cont.
As a reminder, the popular game dev streamer “Thor” PirateSoftware has on multiple occasions lied to try and kill the petitions. It’s not as complicated as he tries to make it out to be. Please if you are EU read it and decide to sign on your own without others asserting what is is or is not
There is a pro-consumer rights movement for gaming right now called #StopKillingGames. It is currently try to pass an initiative to ensure that games that you pay for cannot be rendered completely unplayable after being sold to you, please consider supporting it.
July 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
As a reminder, the popular game dev streamer “Thor” PirateSoftware has on multiple occasions lied to try and kill the petitions. It’s not as complicated as he tries to make it out to be. Please if you are EU read it and decide to sign on your own without others asserting what is is or is not
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There is a pro-consumer rights movement for gaming right now called #StopKillingGames. It is currently try to pass an initiative to ensure that games that you pay for cannot be rendered completely unplayable after being sold to you, please consider supporting it.
July 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
There is a pro-consumer rights movement for gaming right now called #StopKillingGames. It is currently try to pass an initiative to ensure that games that you pay for cannot be rendered completely unplayable after being sold to you, please consider supporting it.
Just got fully caught up with Witch Hat Atelier and it’s such a breathtaking manga. The plot doesn’t rely on Deus-Ex solutions but those born from the characters. And honestly the theme of “making problems you can’t solve into something you can” is something I will always take with me going forward
June 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Just got fully caught up with Witch Hat Atelier and it’s such a breathtaking manga. The plot doesn’t rely on Deus-Ex solutions but those born from the characters. And honestly the theme of “making problems you can’t solve into something you can” is something I will always take with me going forward
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This probably needs updating, but this is a good starter pack for talented Black folks who actively make cool video games.
go.bsky.app/t7UZsr
go.bsky.app/t7UZsr
June 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This probably needs updating, but this is a good starter pack for talented Black folks who actively make cool video games.
go.bsky.app/t7UZsr
go.bsky.app/t7UZsr
Rewatching Capaldi’s Doctor Who after the uhhh… *interesting* writing on Gatwa’s run.
Listen is just such a good story and Capaldi’s delivery of a lot of the freaky stuff is so well done
Listen is just such a good story and Capaldi’s delivery of a lot of the freaky stuff is so well done
June 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Rewatching Capaldi’s Doctor Who after the uhhh… *interesting* writing on Gatwa’s run.
Listen is just such a good story and Capaldi’s delivery of a lot of the freaky stuff is so well done
Listen is just such a good story and Capaldi’s delivery of a lot of the freaky stuff is so well done
I feel like this year the game awards will be dominated by indie game dev, it just doesn’t seem like theres much GOTY fodder from AAA this year which is fine, and I hope that this helps AAA see that growth in this industry requires fundamentally different ideas from the standard corporate playbook
June 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I feel like this year the game awards will be dominated by indie game dev, it just doesn’t seem like theres much GOTY fodder from AAA this year which is fine, and I hope that this helps AAA see that growth in this industry requires fundamentally different ideas from the standard corporate playbook
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A few late night updates for V/V, we’re testing a few new movement changes regarding jumps, instead of tap vs hold jump we are swapping to a standard jump with an additional air jump available after. We hope this will help with making inputs feel more consistent as we move to launch a level 1 demo
May 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A few late night updates for V/V, we’re testing a few new movement changes regarding jumps, instead of tap vs hold jump we are swapping to a standard jump with an additional air jump available after. We hope this will help with making inputs feel more consistent as we move to launch a level 1 demo
A few late night updates for V/V, we’re testing a few new movement changes regarding jumps, instead of tap vs hold jump we are swapping to a standard jump with an additional air jump available after. We hope this will help with making inputs feel more consistent as we move to launch a level 1 demo
May 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A few late night updates for V/V, we’re testing a few new movement changes regarding jumps, instead of tap vs hold jump we are swapping to a standard jump with an additional air jump available after. We hope this will help with making inputs feel more consistent as we move to launch a level 1 demo
Just finished Expedition 33, Time to go cry.
Holy shit what an amazing game the devs deserve everything in the world for gifting the world this masterpiece
Holy shit what an amazing game the devs deserve everything in the world for gifting the world this masterpiece
May 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Just finished Expedition 33, Time to go cry.
Holy shit what an amazing game the devs deserve everything in the world for gifting the world this masterpiece
Holy shit what an amazing game the devs deserve everything in the world for gifting the world this masterpiece
Me on my fuckin knees bowing down to the writers of Expedition 33 as I enter Act 3…
I’ma need like A YEAR to process whats happening here LMFAO. If this isn’t a GOTY nominee this year I’ma lose it
I’ma need like A YEAR to process whats happening here LMFAO. If this isn’t a GOTY nominee this year I’ma lose it
May 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Me on my fuckin knees bowing down to the writers of Expedition 33 as I enter Act 3…
I’ma need like A YEAR to process whats happening here LMFAO. If this isn’t a GOTY nominee this year I’ma lose it
I’ma need like A YEAR to process whats happening here LMFAO. If this isn’t a GOTY nominee this year I’ma lose it
Shameless weekend post telling you to go wishlist my game on steam that comes out next year!
store.steampowered.com/app/3719850/VV
store.steampowered.com/app/3719850/VV
V/V on Steam
A fast paced 2d Precision Platformer game where you must move dash and jump your way through platforms that begin to decay after you touch them.
store.steampowered.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Shameless weekend post telling you to go wishlist my game on steam that comes out next year!
store.steampowered.com/app/3719850/VV
store.steampowered.com/app/3719850/VV
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Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
May 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
Just got caught up on the new Doctor Who ep and this is one of my favorites for this doctor, just what a great piece overall
May 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Just got caught up on the new Doctor Who ep and this is one of my favorites for this doctor, just what a great piece overall
My own little postmortem on FWA this year is that this felt like one person making a lot of decisions without consulting anyone. I think the individual panel hosts and staff in charge of specific spaces did really well (special shoutout to Ashi in the Video Game Room for all the support for us devs)
May 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My own little postmortem on FWA this year is that this felt like one person making a lot of decisions without consulting anyone. I think the individual panel hosts and staff in charge of specific spaces did really well (special shoutout to Ashi in the Video Game Room for all the support for us devs)
Thank you again to everyone who came to see my developer den table at FWA. Please share around V/V with anyone who likes precision platformers I’ll likely have more to share next month on the project
May 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thank you again to everyone who came to see my developer den table at FWA. Please share around V/V with anyone who likes precision platformers I’ll likely have more to share next month on the project
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If anyone wants a last look at the game demo today at #fwa come by the video game room between 11am and 7pm!
We will still be posting the demo on the steam page hopefully about a month from now too for anyone not at the con or unable to swing by
We will still be posting the demo on the steam page hopefully about a month from now too for anyone not at the con or unable to swing by
May 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If anyone wants a last look at the game demo today at #fwa come by the video game room between 11am and 7pm!
We will still be posting the demo on the steam page hopefully about a month from now too for anyone not at the con or unable to swing by
We will still be posting the demo on the steam page hopefully about a month from now too for anyone not at the con or unable to swing by
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If anyone who wants to see V/V in action I’m going to see about cleaning up a couple issues from the build I’m showing here at FWA and posting that as a demo onto the steam page so if you found me from a friend or wanted to play some more I got you don’t worry
May 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
If anyone who wants to see V/V in action I’m going to see about cleaning up a couple issues from the build I’m showing here at FWA and posting that as a demo onto the steam page so if you found me from a friend or wanted to play some more I got you don’t worry