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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · 5d

Same story, took my demo off just before the release because it misrepresented the game.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · 8d

Working on adding some individuality to the heroes with bios and specializations.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks a lot!

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · 18d

Cooking difficulty levels

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Sep 12

It had a demo, but it was like two years old, so it’s not representing the game that well. You can find few playthroughs of this demo on YT. Or you can buy the game and refund if you don’t like it.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Sep 12

Master of Luna is out, yay!

👉 steampowered.com/app/2393510

Master of Luna on Steam

Master of Luna is a turn-based strategy game where you take the role of a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain their former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet ...

steampowered.com

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Sep 11

Master of Luna is coming out tomorrow. Here is the new Steam trailer: youtu.be/AoRGhywssN0

Master of Luna — Gameplay Trailer

YouTube video by Aleksandr Tiupin

youtu.be

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Aug 12

I'll be releasing Master of Luna in Early Access in exactly one month, on 12 September. The game will cost $14.99 (regional prices applied).

Wishlist: steampowered.com/app/2393510

Master of Luna on Steam

Master of Luna is a turn-based strategy game where you take the role of a half-forgotten deity seeking to regain their former power. It features powerful magic, tactical battles, city building, sweet ...

steampowered.com

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · May 20

Lightning Bolt spell

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Mar 11

My custom map generation algorithm for Master of Luna step-by-step:
1...5: player and neutral towns;
6...13: land and water;
14...16: monster lairs;
17...20: forests, mountains and swamps.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Mar 4

Basic map generation. Looks like not much, but the actual algorithm turned out to be quite sophisticated.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Jan 22

OK, if the game is in window and user has weird UI scaling set in OS, this can mess things up, but come on.

Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Jan 22

How so? If sprites are rendered on the smaller texture without AA and then scaled using the int ratio, you will get the perfectly crisp picture that matches the pixels on the screen exactly. I can’t see how this is not pixel perfect?

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Jan 22

Not really… Last time I worked with Unity (like 7 years ago?) it was rather easy. You just render to the smaller texture, then scale it. A ton of games do that, just not many has integer scaling option because nobody cares. Still, some devs include it for purists (e.g. UFO 50).

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Jan 22

The statement that pixel perfect game is impossible on the modern game engine is just wrong. Floats has nothing to do with this, sprites can still snap to the pixel grid. There are at least two ways to match them with screen pixels: use integer scaling or extend the canvas (ok for strategies).

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Dec 4

I really like my tooltips. Dark background, vibrant pixelated icons, crisp text. There's something pleasant about all this.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Dec 4

Посмотри в поиске стартерпаки. От тех, кто не нравится отпишешься потом.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 25

*way more chill there

Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 25

Ideally, you want to find a sub that matches your game theme or genre. People are usually way more there than on general subs.

I’ve meant making a video devlog. That takes a ton of time though. If you have a demo, contacting relevant youtubers is a good idea as well.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 25

Reddit and YouTube are the better ways.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 24

Finally!

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 19

Ooh, so much effort wasted… I hope you’ll find a way to repurpose it somehow.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 18

Я тут существую. Правда по-русски не пишу ничего.

Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 18

When a hero in Master of Luna level up, they are not learning something new, but recalling experience from their past lives instead.

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Aleksandr Tiupin @atiupin.bsky.social · Nov 18

And so, in just a month, I have more followers here than on Twitter. Can't see a one reason to go back.

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