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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · 7d

Inspector panels are now fully working. They visualize any unit you hover over and it gives a detailed breakdown of the character with their action, status effects, and more.

#gamedev #indiegames #gameui

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · 16d

Long time listener and starter level Patreon supporter. Happy for you Kat as this sounds like an awesome opportunity. Also it's amazing that AotBG can continue on and you can still be involved.

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · 24d

Finally got around to doing the main character model for the 1st deck. It's actually a rework of a much older model, in fact one of the first characters I ever made in Blender (seen on right).

#gamedev #blender #substance #scifi #gamedev #lowpoly

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 27

Currently at SLICE. Having a great time. Impressive show of games on the open demo floor #seattle

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.

Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.

This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make

The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme

www.bloomberg.com

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 21

Clearly a quick shortcut to super powers right?

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 21

Up-close shot of the explosive cannister. Model is a partial kitbash in #blender where I dug out the center and replaced it with the red core. Then re-textured from scratch in #substance for hard surfaces.

#lowpoly #scifi #gamedev #indiegames #3dModeling

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 13

Chain reactions are working in the game and throw enemies off ledges. I was a bit worried I'd have to rewrite a lot to make this work, but was surprisingly simple using a resolution queue.

#gamedev #indiegames #madewithunity #scifi #unity3d #cardbattler #roguelike

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 11

If you're looking for a GDC alternative, the @seattleindies.bsky.social are hosting a games industry event in Seattle Washington on August 27th. If you're going to be at PAX West it's just a few days before. Hope to see you there!

seattleslice.org

#indiegames #gamedev #gdc #seattle #paxwest

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 9

thx, I'm currently working on some units that can amplify fire effects in specific lanes.

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ready to dive into a dark future? 🔥 Sign up for Burn The Hive's closed beta now! A tactical card game that mixes Slay The Spire's strategy with Plants vs Zombies' chaos. 🧠💥

🔗 Join here: sendfox.com/burn_the_hive

#gamedev #cardgames #indiegames #slaythespire #plantsvszombies #videogames

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 6

Got burn status effects and AOE cards fully functional in the game. Fun to watch an entire group of enemies vanish.

#gamedev #indiegames #madewithunity #scifi #unity3d #cardbattler #roguelike

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Aug 2

Tinkering with some new card art direction to denote targeting ally units instead of enemies #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #unity3d #cardGame #blender #substancePainter #madewithunity

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thx, the base membrane was originally supposed to be transparent but it quickly devolved into shader hell.

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Jul 22

Finished texturing a new venus fly trap inspired enemy for my game. Feels like I'm slowly getting better at texturing.

#gamedev #blender #substance #scifi #gamedev #lowpoly

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Jul 20

Blender has a shortcut key (shift + I) to build IK bindings. How am I just now learning about this??? #blender3d #rigging #3dModeling #gamedev www.youtube.com/shorts/77Rvf...

Lazy Tutorial - Easy IK Rigging in Blender

YouTube video by IanHubert

www.youtube.com

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Jul 8

Working on a new ranged enemy type with projectile paths you can strategically plan around. #gamedev #indiegames #scifi #cyberpunk #lowpoly #madewithunity #unity3d

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Zane @zanesky.bsky.social · Jul 2

The fight for survival begins! Runebow is out now on Itch.io for free. Can you survive each encounter and make it out the other side alive?
#indiedev #Itch.io
aieseattle.itch.io/runebow

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Jun 20

Friends in the Tacoma Seattle area. I'll have a playable demo of Burn The Hive at this Seattle Indies demo event tomorrow. If you go please stop by and say hi.

www.meetup.com/seattleindie...

Southside Show and Tell/Demo in Auburn, Sat, Jun 21, 2025, 2:00 PM | Meetup

Seattle Indies is holding a Show and Tell/Demo event at the Community Center inside the Outlet Collection Mall located at: Auburn Outlet Mall 1101 Outlet Collection Way Aub

www.meetup.com

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · Jun 20

One of my favorite past projects. An older model I did a few years back for a JRPG that didn't make it past the prototype phase. Planning to rework and incorporate it into Burn The Hive as a heavy gunner unit.

#gamedev #indiegames #scifi #cyberpunk #blender3d #throwbackthursday #3dModeling

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · May 31

New dynamic spreading grime system. Enemy bug structures will spread infection each turn empowering nearby allies with special effects. #gamedev #indiegames #scifi #cyberpunk #darkfuture #unity3d #madewithunity #cardgame #turnbasedcombat #screenshotsaturday

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · May 24

Hey good to hear from you. Yeah sadly the team has gone their separate ways at this point. Game was always a group effort project.

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · May 21

Thx. I'm hoping to post an alpha on itch.io when the mvp feedback loop is roughly there. Still some heavy systems design and UI feedbacks to implement first though (may be a while).

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · May 21

Rogue-like post apocalyptic cyberpunk. Themes are heavily inspired by a manga called "Blame!" Gameplay is pretty close to Slay The Spire with an XCOM like character management twist.

I'm still cleaning up some of the visuals here, but this is a live-gameplay shot.

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