Reid Hannaford
@reid.work
director, filmmaker, game developer, creative technologist
canadian based in NYC
https://reidhannaford.com
canadian based in NYC
https://reidhannaford.com
@passivestar.bsky.social heads up – looks like your site is down! Went to reference your Ucupaint article and got an invalid response
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@passivestar.bsky.social heads up – looks like your site is down! Went to reference your Ucupaint article and got an invalid response
I'm spending a lot of time on level design these days, and while looking for resources I found an interesting write-up from @michaelbarclay.bsky.social detailing how they designed the huge open space for The Last of Us: Part 2's day 1 Seattle sequence.
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'm spending a lot of time on level design these days, and while looking for resources I found an interesting write-up from @michaelbarclay.bsky.social detailing how they designed the huge open space for The Last of Us: Part 2's day 1 Seattle sequence.
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
POV: you got a bit lost on your morning walk in the forest
#screenshotsaturday #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
#screenshotsaturday #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
October 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
POV: you got a bit lost on your morning walk in the forest
#screenshotsaturday #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
#screenshotsaturday #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Direction and focus are more important than goals.
Where are you going? Orient yourself and re-evaluate your center of gravity regularly. Then take one step at a time and move forward – whatever direction forward might be for you.
Where are you going? Orient yourself and re-evaluate your center of gravity regularly. Then take one step at a time and move forward – whatever direction forward might be for you.
June 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Direction and focus are more important than goals.
Where are you going? Orient yourself and re-evaluate your center of gravity regularly. Then take one step at a time and move forward – whatever direction forward might be for you.
Where are you going? Orient yourself and re-evaluate your center of gravity regularly. Then take one step at a time and move forward – whatever direction forward might be for you.
So sick. Gives me Annihilation vibes.
June 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
So sick. Gives me Annihilation vibes.
Your work is stunning! I love the brush strokes. I’ve recently been experimenting with the Ucupaint addon to texture paint in blender and loving it.
May 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Your work is stunning! I love the brush strokes. I’ve recently been experimenting with the Ucupaint addon to texture paint in blender and loving it.
Finally happy (for now) with the visual direction of the first “biome” in my knight game!
Been working on art aesthetic for a while — time to get back to mechanics and implement some enemies to fight ⚔️
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot #godotengine #blender
Been working on art aesthetic for a while — time to get back to mechanics and implement some enemies to fight ⚔️
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot #godotengine #blender
May 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Finally happy (for now) with the visual direction of the first “biome” in my knight game!
Been working on art aesthetic for a while — time to get back to mechanics and implement some enemies to fight ⚔️
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot #godotengine #blender
Been working on art aesthetic for a while — time to get back to mechanics and implement some enemies to fight ⚔️
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot #godotengine #blender
Been hard at work creating grass and designing the environmental aesthetic for my game! I'm really digging how lush it looks.
#indiedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine #shaders
#indiedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine #shaders
April 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Been hard at work creating grass and designing the environmental aesthetic for my game! I'm really digging how lush it looks.
#indiedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine #shaders
#indiedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine #shaders
Starting to build out the environment and experiment with the visual language for the game.
Next up will be texturing the terrain and adding grass & foliage 🌱
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #blender
Next up will be texturing the terrain and adding grass & foliage 🌱
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #blender
April 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Starting to build out the environment and experiment with the visual language for the game.
Next up will be texturing the terrain and adding grass & foliage 🌱
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #blender
Next up will be texturing the terrain and adding grass & foliage 🌱
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #blender
Early prototype of my first mini boss fight.
Can you guess what kind of creature will replace the placeholder sphere? 👀
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #bossfight
Can you guess what kind of creature will replace the placeholder sphere? 👀
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #bossfight
April 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Early prototype of my first mini boss fight.
Can you guess what kind of creature will replace the placeholder sphere? 👀
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #bossfight
Can you guess what kind of creature will replace the placeholder sphere? 👀
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #bossfight
A peek behind the curtain 👀
April 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A peek behind the curtain 👀
Modeled some simple level geometry for my scene blockout. First time my game kinda looks like a game!
#godot #godotengine #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
#godot #godotengine #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
April 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Modeled some simple level geometry for my scene blockout. First time my game kinda looks like a game!
#godot #godotengine #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
#godot #godotengine #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Blocking out some level ideas. It's fun to greybox in-engine with simple cubes because you can immediately run around the level and see how it feels, get a sense of scale, etc
Any tips about level design and environment art for me?
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #leveldesign #greybox
Any tips about level design and environment art for me?
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #leveldesign #greybox
April 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Blocking out some level ideas. It's fun to greybox in-engine with simple cubes because you can immediately run around the level and see how it feels, get a sense of scale, etc
Any tips about level design and environment art for me?
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #leveldesign #greybox
Any tips about level design and environment art for me?
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #leveldesign #greybox
Target lock strafing 👀
This was surprisingly complicated to get working. The direction of joystick input combines with the direction the model is pointing to determine which animation to play.
Now I need to blend it all together nicely...
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #animation
This was surprisingly complicated to get working. The direction of joystick input combines with the direction the model is pointing to determine which animation to play.
Now I need to blend it all together nicely...
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #animation
April 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Target lock strafing 👀
This was surprisingly complicated to get working. The direction of joystick input combines with the direction the model is pointing to determine which animation to play.
Now I need to blend it all together nicely...
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #animation
This was surprisingly complicated to get working. The direction of joystick input combines with the direction the model is pointing to determine which animation to play.
Now I need to blend it all together nicely...
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #animation
@heytibo.bsky.social Any tips for a strafe / side walk cycle? This is early progress but I'm struggling
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
@heytibo.bsky.social Any tips for a strafe / side walk cycle? This is early progress but I'm struggling
Chained attacks and slash trails!
Everything is still a bit janky but building it up bit by bit. Will come back for polish later.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
Everything is still a bit janky but building it up bit by bit. Will come back for polish later.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
April 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Chained attacks and slash trails!
Everything is still a bit janky but building it up bit by bit. Will come back for polish later.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
Everything is still a bit janky but building it up bit by bit. Will come back for polish later.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
Target system! Loosely inspired by Tunic. It's modular, the camera dynamically frames the player and the target, and you can manually cycle through targets based on X screen space.
Now I need to make character animations for when you're locked on!
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #tunic
Now I need to make character animations for when you're locked on!
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #tunic
April 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Target system! Loosely inspired by Tunic. It's modular, the camera dynamically frames the player and the target, and you can manually cycle through targets based on X screen space.
Now I need to make character animations for when you're locked on!
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #tunic
Now I need to make character animations for when you're locked on!
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev #tunic
Health bars, screen shake, and a hurt animation! Crude core game loop coming together.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
March 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Health bars, screen shake, and a hurt animation! Crude core game loop coming together.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
Got some basic impact feedback implemented — some shader effects, sounds, and knockback.
Soon will add a damage animation, screen shake, and a UI overlay!
#godot #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine
Soon will add a damage animation, screen shake, and a UI overlay!
#godot #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine
March 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Got some basic impact feedback implemented — some shader effects, sounds, and knockback.
Soon will add a damage animation, screen shake, and a UI overlay!
#godot #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine
Soon will add a damage animation, screen shake, and a UI overlay!
#godot #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine
Implemented super basic combat!
There’s still no visual/audio feedback on impact and the “enemy” behavior is super primitive, but it’s a start!
#godot #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev
There’s still no visual/audio feedback on impact and the “enemy” behavior is super primitive, but it’s a start!
#godot #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev
March 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Implemented super basic combat!
There’s still no visual/audio feedback on impact and the “enemy” behavior is super primitive, but it’s a start!
#godot #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev
There’s still no visual/audio feedback on impact and the “enemy” behavior is super primitive, but it’s a start!
#godot #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev
March 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM