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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · May 12

BIG ANNIVERSARY UPDATE!! #MegaManRS

It's been a very difficult year. The paralysis, which I am still recovering from, and the medical bankruptcy that followed. In spite of that progress was made, maybe not as much as I'd like, but look!
#MegaMan #Rockman #ロックマン #MMVWeek

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IMMORTAL - OPEN PLAYTESTS LIVE ON STEAM! @mishura.bsky.social · 1d

Last 48 hours of the campaign! I wanted to make a blog post about someone who made this game possible in a huge way. @ppkactechart.bsky.social - you are a legend! We'll make it happen!

If you want to know about a true hero of #indiegamedev - read about Kirill!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/wea...

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 1d

Also, playing both ZX and ZXA on a large screen for the first time, you can really appreciate the graphical detail of these games. They're really stunning and have a lot of techniques I don't see used these days. Indies could learn a lot from them.

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 1d

ZXA is still the best game Inti has made to date, and it's not even close.

I assume ZXA is hella slept on because ZX was so bad. But really any Mega Man fan should look into it. It's some of the franchise's best.

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 1d

ZX Advent was a breath of fresh air. Gun gameplay is BACK and viable. Go getter protag Ashe (F whiny Grey). Being able to literally play as the bosses is interesting. Map isn't confusing garbage.

The flow and pacing is EXCELLENT. Controls are responsive and tight.

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 1d

On top of that the characters are kinda whiny, and the side quests are mind numbingly boring and repetitive. 10 (or more?) side quests of deliver a letter to literally the same person. 6 side quests of find the *same item* in the *same area*. GONNA KMS

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly I don't remember ZX being this bad even. The map system is completely fucked. Shit like the in game Map shows an exit TOP LEFT from the current area to the one I want to go. The real door to that area is on the RIGHT side of the level. WTF! Insane.

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 1d

My wife and I finished replaying the Mega Man ZX series.

My feelings have not changed since I first played them; ZX sucks despite it's high potential, and ZX Advent is one of the best games in the entire franchise.

Played both in the collection w/ music and undub mods.

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IMMORTAL - OPEN PLAYTESTS LIVE ON STEAM! @mishura.bsky.social · 1d

We've got an OPEN PLAYTEST ON STEAM! for this game right now, so please try it out. It's even got a new track by @njusticeraps.bsky.social and @justvibez615.bsky.social

Just go here and click and you're in the playtest!
store.steampowered.com/app/1781190/...
#indiegamedev

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 3d

New Metalltool dropped suddenly!

youtu.be/57yWDP2SIFU

Megaman X2 - Magna Centipede Cover

YouTube video by METALLTOOL

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 3d

Cooking today. Proof of concept to Increment and Decrement ANY UEnum;
ie. ValueA -> ValueB -> ValueC -> ValueD -> (wrap to) ValueA

For UEnum Assets AND CPP defined UEnums, whether you own/control them or not.
#UnrealEngine5 #UnrealEngine #gamedev

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 3d

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 5d

I wouldn't know, I don't watch or read it lol

IRL Agent Orange is a chemical used in I think the Vietnam war, it was a poisonous weapon that's probably illegal today. It led many natives and even US military personnel to suffer permanent disabilities.

Trump is definitely that poisonous himself.

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 5d

True, but also Agent Orange is pretty funny you have to admit 🤣

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 5d

I definitely feel this.

Also while it would very likely have not been much different than Lament and Curse, I still want to see what IGA's cancelled SotN2 was going to be like...

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 5d

I have a suspicion that the people who say this also say that current movies are all soulless remakes/recycles and they need to make something new (but still pay to see them anyway).

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 5d

Finally watched the new Smiling Friends . It's good. Feels more like Season 1 stuff, which I am happy about.

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 6d

After looking at the images I posted I was like "Shouldn't I add a Toggle Pause node instead of having to do all that?..." Yes, added.

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 6d

OK, I think it's finally finished for real this time. Simplified a bunch of it, less nodes to deal with, and added some icons for fun.
#UnrealEngine5 #UnrealEngine #gamedev

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 8d

idk, I submitted it to Spriter's Resource, so you can grab it there if/when they approve it 🤷

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 8d

LOL NOPE, it turned it into a jpeg 💀

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 8d

oh that PNG did not survive being uploaded here lol

Maybe this will be better?

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 8d

I don't think anyone has ripped these sprites before? From Mega Man Xtreme 2
#megaman #megamanx #pixelart

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 11d

Love it!

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MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 11d

Oh also, an example use case for the Global Volume is like; Say you want to lower BGM during cutscenes to make the voices more clear. You can set that to like 80% or something, and then no matter what music tracks get played they're all under that 80%. Then set back to 100% when the cutscene ends.

MarcDWyz🕹️#GameDev @marcdwyz.bsky.social · 11d

The Volume controls also come with Fade options. Gotta keep it smooth!

Maybe one day I will add 'Layers', so like playing and mixing multiple music tracks together.

But I don't know if at that point the Audio Designer wouldn't just be using Meta Sounds directly for that level of control?... 🤔

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