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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 18h

Well.. Paddlenoid is about finished; time to start marketing... Any tips? 😬

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Paddlenoid on Steam

Paddlenoid is a fun brick breaker game you can play with a friend. There’s nothing out of the ordinary and absolutely no reason to suspect a deeper purpose. Just have a good time and remember to ignor...

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 2d

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We just released what's probably going to be the last update of the playtest version of Paddlenoid. The next update we'll remove the playtest and setup a more restricted demo version.

Get it while it's hot!

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Paddlenoid on Steam

You're playing an innocent block breaker game. It's like Pong combined with Arkanoid. It's definitely not hiding some deeper, nefarious purpose. Come play! It's perfectly safe!

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 4d

Just a random thing for other indie devs to get screenshots for Steam.

Here's a tiny Powershell scripts that takes a screenshot every 5 seconds. Just play your game and after a couple of minutes check the harvest😊

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 6d

Do you know that feeling when you think something is going to be very complicated, so you put it off?

And when you finally get to it, it's just as difficult as you imagined .. 😬

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 7d

I've been making a pong like game using a 2D physics library (Box 2D)... I don't know if I would do that again ...

I've got it working well now but I basically override all physics and only really use the collision detection.

Pong physics != Physics 😊

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 10d

I guess it's just a tiny number of players that will actually get to see the ending. But it just has to be an epic resolve of everything.

... Both the good and the bad ending 😈

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 13d

A post for the Numberphiles. Here's where we are with Paddlenoid right now.

Do you think we'll make 40K C++ LOC before release?

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 14d

Our announcement trailer says we're going to release this fall, and while we could probably make it, I think it's wise to move it up to March.

That way there's no rush and we can even do a Next Fest in February.

Makes sense right? - Feels like breaking a promise..

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks! - It's a great collection, an honor to be a part of!

The game is nearly finished; just touching up levels, sound effects and mustering up the courage to call it done 😊

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 17d

But they often are the most interesting results 😊

Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks! - It really was surprising - being a first time writer.

Also, thanks for the kind words! I'd love to be in the starter pack 😊

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 18d

I can understand this. There are also some great ambient electronic albums in death and black metal that are worth a listen. Like IO from Blood Incantation. Works really well for some focus or respite from the screams😊

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpSv...

Blood Incantation - Timewave Zero (Full Album - 2022)

YouTube video by Underground Extreme Metal

www.youtube.com

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 18d

That hits close to home 😅

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 18d

That sounds like I should check it out, thanks!

Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 18d

I'll be honest: When I see indie gamedev youtubers mention how they get in the zone with some lo-fi hiphop, that just sounds so alien to me...

Programming is a battle of wills against a machine. I need some bone chilling black metal at least, to get going.

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 19d

Yep, these are all the game files for Paddlenoid 😊

Lightning fast, no loading screens on any hardware.

Also, p2companion.exe... I dare you to run it 😈 (It's in the playtest)

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 21d

Thinking about making some laptop stickers out of some the artwork for Paddlenoid. It does look it would really work 😊

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 25d

Wow... I just finished writing the story for our game Paddlenoid and I think I just now realized what it's really about...

Is that a common thing for writers?

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 27d

Well... This isn't my best work ... Oh, wait .. It is😅
- Just a normal day outside of your comfort zone 😊

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · 29d

Is it an app? Is it a website? It's Paddlenoid in Emscripten! 😊

Just playing around a little to see if it's possible. Maybe this is a good way to release a demo...

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · Sep 12

I think that story writing is the thing I've underestimated the most about game development.

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · Sep 12

Honestly, I don't accept it. I know it's irrational but I've, very early on, built my own timeout class that works around the wrapping.

My software will *never* stop working 😊 - At least not due to a condition that I was able to predict.

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · Sep 11

Good point! - Basically I've been thinking that it's just a distraction from actually building.

But I think it starts to make sense, now that I'm nearing release, to get out of the hyper focus on building and start setting up proper release management.

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Deadbug Projects 🎮Wishlist Paddlenoid 🎮 @deadbugprojects.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'm find myself increasingly resisting the urge to setup a proper CI pipeline for my game.

Should I finally give in? Is this a common thing to have in gamedev? Or is it just the enterprise software guy in me acting up..

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