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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 1h

That works be a nice addition, but I'm cautious

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 4h

GUESS WHO'S BACK

BACK AGAIN

DOC'S BACK

TELL A FRIEND

That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.

docseuss.medium.com/building-a-b...

building a better first person shooter part 3: enemy mine

So! First, we talked about a specific subgenre of first person shooter, loosely starting with Unreal and Half-Life and dying off around…

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 1d

Spent a couple days turning this FPS into an FPS+RPG.

Items now stack up to a max count, with some items (like ammo) automatically being picked up if there is stack space available. Picking up more starts a new stack.

#gamedev #indiegame #fps #indiefps #unity3d #screenshotsaturday

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 1d

Spent a couple days turning this FPS into an FPS+RPG.

Items now stack up to a max count, with some items (like ammo) automatically being picked up if there is stack space available. Picking up more starts a new stack.

#gamedev #indiegame #fps #indiefps #unity3d #screenshotsaturday

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Addy !! @addark.bsky.social · 1d

i got a new job as an inspector at this perfectly normal factory that makes cabins!! how exciting!!! tonight's my first shift, nothing is gonna go wrong during the month of halloween :)))

(i don't play a lot of scary games so this is gonna be interesting lol)

see u @ 5ish // twitch.tv/addark

a sketchy drawing of my fursona making the "soyjak" pog face and pointing at the control deck from the Cabin Factory. the drawing is inverted, so it's white lines on a black background
the text reads
TONIGHT
THE CABIN FACTORY
5(ish) CENTRAL

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 1d

Paying for my sins rn

(Unifying object pooling to use a generic static function)

#gamedev #indiegame #fps #indiefps #unity3d

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Charles Boury @charlesboury.fr · 2d

Getting back to writing blog posts! ✏️

It’s old content, a 4y.o twitter thread, lost when I fled the old place. I decided to bring it back to you.

Maybe you recall it? It was about stairs 🛕

charlesboury.fr/articles/tex... #gamedev #b3d

Texture first, model later

A reverse workflow to create props based on tiled textures

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 3d

Implement most of the functionality in code, that way it's hidden spaghetti

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 4d

The fastest thing your code can do is nothing

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 4d

Kinda like:

Screenshot of meme about spy kids 3; Elijah Wood shows up halfway into the movie "to be the real chosen one" and immediately gets killed off

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 6d

You just gotta

Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 6d

Newfangled technology.

Back in my day we'd just check the current time; even is yes, odd is now

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 7d

I know the FAA works have some qualms, depending on the type/strength of laser

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 7d

Horror game where you have to be polite to the monsters

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 8d

I think it's spelled 'squid'

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 8d

I would appreciate it more if they labeled it duty cycle, more honest

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · Apr 8

Sometimes you make a post in the same way you say "cows" when you drive by cows.

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 10d

Screenshot of wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarea_in_Mauretania#Antiquity_to_third_century_AD

"Phoenicians from Carthage founded a settlement on the northern coast of Africa, 100 km west of the present-day city of Algiers at present Cherchell around 400 BC to serve as a trading station and named the city Iol"

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 11d

He's been indecent long enough.

Making clothing as separate meshes that can be equipped, so that it can be mixed/matched to give a variety of looks in game.

#gamedev #indiegame #indiefps #solodev #blender #b3d

Screenshot of blender showing a humanoid base mesh wearing: a vest, a loincloth, a sash, a gorget, and boots. All untextured (shiny gray).

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 11d

Screenshot from wikipedia; an image frame with a caption that simply says "A goat".

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 11d

He's been indecent long enough.

Making clothing as separate meshes that can be equipped, so that it can be mixed/matched to give a variety of looks in game.

#gamedev #indiegame #indiefps #solodev #blender #b3d

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 12d

Ain't that just javascript

Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 12d

Appreciating this statement from @indiegameclinic.bsky.social. I always sound like a madman trying to explain concepts to friends...

Screenshot of youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SYX17NzNqE

"Phenomenological experience can only be shared between humans via imperfect language and metaphor"

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 13d

When you're trying out a new fit
and you're not sure if it's fly

#gamedev #indiegame #indiefps #blender

Photo of a set of woven armor from Kiribati. The armor is tan with brown diamonds for decoration, and features a large bevor-like piece that mostly hides the wearer's head.

Screenshot of a similar piece of armor made in blender. Looks more goofy somehow...

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Taconitemare @taconite.bsky.social · 13d

When you're trying out a new fit
and you're not sure if it's fly

#gamedev #indiegame #indiefps #blender

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