Dakota // Syncaroonie
@syncaroonie.com
Senior Software Engineer // Game Dev person from Brisbane. I made some Spongebob parody games. Working on new things. He/They
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Studying Japanese 🇯🇵 私の悪い日本語を許しください！
Slime channel form in game, plus an updated look at how things are coming along.
When Monster-type enemies are defeated Claire absorbs their essence in the form of skills :D
In this example, killing a Slime drains some charges of the Sticky Punch skill.
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When Monster-type enemies are defeated Claire absorbs their essence in the form of skills :D
In this example, killing a Slime drains some charges of the Sticky Punch skill.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #rpg
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Working on a new Channel form for Claire; Slime themed for poison skills.
I've done a bunch of UI work lately as well but I'd like to wait til I've done a bit more of the art for it just cause it's not super pretty right now, even though it's important and functional :)
I've done a bunch of UI work lately as well but I'd like to wait til I've done a bit more of the art for it just cause it's not super pretty right now, even though it's important and functional :)
October 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Working on a new Channel form for Claire; Slime themed for poison skills.
I've done a bunch of UI work lately as well but I'd like to wait til I've done a bit more of the art for it just cause it's not super pretty right now, even though it's important and functional :)
I've done a bunch of UI work lately as well but I'd like to wait til I've done a bit more of the art for it just cause it's not super pretty right now, even though it's important and functional :)
September 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
August 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Anyway here's what I actually came here to post lol. Started working on art for an outdoor scene. Still getting there.
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July 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Anyway here's what I actually came here to post lol. Started working on art for an outdoor scene. Still getting there.
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I played UNDERTALE just under a month after it came out, and I don't think I'd look at games the same way if I hadn't. There's something raw and unpolished about it that makes it so charming; it's perfect in all it's imperfections. I don't think my own game would be the same without it. Thanks Toby.
July 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I played UNDERTALE just under a month after it came out, and I don't think I'd look at games the same way if I hadn't. There's something raw and unpolished about it that makes it so charming; it's perfect in all it's imperfections. I don't think my own game would be the same without it. Thanks Toby.
I added the juice.
July 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I added the juice.
Actually screw it here's an example.
All this is is a short tween on the camera's fov with the transition set to Elastic and it looks as good as any solution I could come up with lol
All this is is a short tween on the camera's fov with the transition set to Elastic and it looks as good as any solution I could come up with lol
July 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Actually screw it here's an example.
All this is is a short tween on the camera's fov with the transition set to Elastic and it looks as good as any solution I could come up with lol
All this is is a short tween on the camera's fov with the transition set to Elastic and it looks as good as any solution I could come up with lol
Brief sidequest to rewrite my status conditions system because it was causing all kinds of headaches.
UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
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UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Brief sidequest to rewrite my status conditions system because it was causing all kinds of headaches.
UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
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UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
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The script for this battle is just over 1000 lines of code so probably some room for improvement.
That includes things like hacked together camera movement and stuff which should be moved to reuseable behaviour classes too, so it'll probably end up cut down significantly after it's tidied up.
That includes things like hacked together camera movement and stuff which should be moved to reuseable behaviour classes too, so it'll probably end up cut down significantly after it's tidied up.
July 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The script for this battle is just over 1000 lines of code so probably some room for improvement.
That includes things like hacked together camera movement and stuff which should be moved to reuseable behaviour classes too, so it'll probably end up cut down significantly after it's tidied up.
That includes things like hacked together camera movement and stuff which should be moved to reuseable behaviour classes too, so it'll probably end up cut down significantly after it's tidied up.
Been working on the first Miniboss, which I figured would be a good benchmark for in-battle cutscenes and event scripting. Still very WIP but here's a sneak preview :)
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July 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Been working on the first Miniboss, which I figured would be a good benchmark for in-battle cutscenes and event scripting. Still very WIP but here's a sneak preview :)
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Especially happy with how clear dialogue shows up (it might not look clear in the photo though...)
June 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Especially happy with how clear dialogue shows up (it might not look clear in the photo though...)
Not exactly real progress but it is cool that everything is still totally readable on a CRT.
My HDMI converter is a bit rubbish so it’s cut off the party health bars and there some latency but other than that it looks great!
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My HDMI converter is a bit rubbish so it’s cut off the party health bars and there some latency but other than that it looks great!
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June 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Not exactly real progress but it is cool that everything is still totally readable on a CRT.
My HDMI converter is a bit rubbish so it’s cut off the party health bars and there some latency but other than that it looks great!
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine
My HDMI converter is a bit rubbish so it’s cut off the party health bars and there some latency but other than that it looks great!
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine
Been a bit busy with "Real Job" stuff but I've got Piper following Claire around in the overworld now, plus figured out a simple yet flexible system for handling cutscenes!
Dialogue boxes need a little work still but probably fine for now.
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Dialogue boxes need a little work still but probably fine for now.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Been a bit busy with "Real Job" stuff but I've got Piper following Claire around in the overworld now, plus figured out a simple yet flexible system for handling cutscenes!
Dialogue boxes need a little work still but probably fine for now.
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine
Dialogue boxes need a little work still but probably fine for now.
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine
Also woo happy pride month 🏳️🌈
June 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Also woo happy pride month 🏳️🌈
Yeah pretty happy with this lighting model. Obviously all exaggerated for testing purposes, but will make some torches or something to properly light the scene tomorrow.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yeah pretty happy with this lighting model. Obviously all exaggerated for testing purposes, but will make some torches or something to properly light the scene tomorrow.
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Hmmm, maybe I will just flick shadows on, they honestly don't look too bad here.
June 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hmmm, maybe I will just flick shadows on, they honestly don't look too bad here.
Oh yeah, dithered point lights.
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Oh yeah, dithered point lights.
I think this is a good direction. Still want to do some kind of stylised lighting on the background but at the very least I'm happy with how the vibe is coming along.
June 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I think this is a good direction. Still want to do some kind of stylised lighting on the background but at the very least I'm happy with how the vibe is coming along.
It's kind of amazing that *just* adding a background makes this much difference. Need to figure out how to give the characters a little more "pop" though.
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May 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's kind of amazing that *just* adding a background makes this much difference. Need to figure out how to give the characters a little more "pop" though.
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Figuring out what to do about level design and stumbled on Trenchbroom and TBLoader. Both weird and cool to know that this is effectively a Quake map in my game.
Might look into some custom lighting shaders to help it look a bit less flat.
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Might look into some custom lighting shaders to help it look a bit less flat.
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May 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Figuring out what to do about level design and stumbled on Trenchbroom and TBLoader. Both weird and cool to know that this is effectively a Quake map in my game.
Might look into some custom lighting shaders to help it look a bit less flat.
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine
Might look into some custom lighting shaders to help it look a bit less flat.
#gamedev #indiedev #godot #godotengine
Absolutely nothing! There will be ways to learn what the melodies he can play are (as well as a way to reference them mid-battle) but if you get it wrong it just skips your turn.
(This part is kinda unfinished so excuse the lack of any visual flair or sfx lol)
(This part is kinda unfinished so excuse the lack of any visual flair or sfx lol)
May 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Absolutely nothing! There will be ways to learn what the melodies he can play are (as well as a way to reference them mid-battle) but if you get it wrong it just skips your turn.
(This part is kinda unfinished so excuse the lack of any visual flair or sfx lol)
(This part is kinda unfinished so excuse the lack of any visual flair or sfx lol)