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Jobot the human - making Astral Arena!
@astralarena.bsky.social
Solo Irish #GameDev making Astral Arena - a Monster Tamer Roguelike!
Real Time Combat + Custom Skill builder + Creatures
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/Astral_Arena/
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Wednesday
- more bug squashing 🐞 ✅

Today
- build & QA test
- continue fixes

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

how is it thursday already??
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Tuesday
- general bug fixing pass 🐛 ✅
- build & QA test ✅

Today
- more bug squashing 🐞 😢

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- bug fix combat log things 🐞 ✅

Today
- general bug fixing pass 🐛
- build & QA test

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- show combat log at end of combat as a notification ✅
- add pre-combat team select screen✅
- increase party size ✅
- refactor party related UI ✅

This week
- bug fix combat log things 🐞
- general bug fixing pass 🐛
- prep for playtesters

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Wednesday
- bug fixes🐞 ✅
- update buff/debuff descriptions✅
- rename some stats for clarity ✅
- added a notification system✅
- post combat log notification✅

Today
- Add unpause prompt
- fix UI visual bugs 🐞
- build & Playtest

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Tuesday
- add pre-combat team select screen with enemy preview ✅

Today
- fix some bugs in recent work🐞
- Add unpause prompt when the player has added skills to the queue
- update buff/debuff descriptions
- rename Power & Strength for clarity

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- fixed some small bugs ✅
- increased party size to 6✅
- adjusted party UI✅
- added combat log to post combat screen✅

Today
- add pre-combat team select screen with enemy preview

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev #ui #partymenu
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- added combat log & buff/debuff info screen in combat

This week
- show combat log at end of combat
- add astral inspector to combat
- add pre-combat team select screen with enemy preview
- increase party size

#indiedev #solodev #gamedev #planning
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- combat log bug fixes ✅ took longer than expected
- add combat log to end of combat screen ❌

Today
- add astral defeated to combat log
- repeated damage bug fix 🐛
- combat log blurred visuals fix 🐛
- add combat log to end of combat screen

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- new combat log to view in combat WIP ✅

Today
- combat log bug fixes
- add combat log to end of combat screen

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #UI #UX
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- playtest last weeks build ✅
- plan next steps ✅
- added status effect info screen to combat ✅need to update status effect descriptions still

Today
- adding in a combat log to view in combat and at the end of a fight

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev #UI
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- squashed many bugs🐞
- had a stomach bug 🐞 🤢

This week
- playtest last weeks build
- plan next steps

#solodev #gamedev #indiedev #happymonday
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Wednesday
- skills not finishing properly when astral is pushed🐞✅took all day to find this 😢
- build & playtest ✅

Today
- first dead ally incorrect data🐞
- positioning issues on ice🐞
- build & playtest

#gamdev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #solodev
October 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Reposted by Jobot the human - making Astral Arena!
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Raise and bond with mythical beasts in this fantasy monster-raising RPG. Your support will help bring this world to life.

Check out the trailer and back the project now:
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#IndieGame #RPG #MonsterTaming #KickstarterGames
Log in — Kickstarter
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October 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Reposted by Jobot the human - making Astral Arena!
✨Happy #wishlistWednesday

Have you seen the latest trailer?

Idk about you but I would wishlist it based on that 👀

👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/...

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

#monstertaming #creaturecollecting #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palword #gamedev #indiedev #solodev
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Astral Arena
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
✨Happy #wishlistWednesday

Have you seen the latest trailer?

Idk about you but I would wishlist it based on that 👀

👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/...

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

#monstertaming #creaturecollecting #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palword #gamedev #indiedev #solodev
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Astral Arena
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Tuesday
- ranged repeating skills stuck in a loop bug ✅
- trying to target dead enemies bug ☑️ needs tested
- stop ally skills hitting one another✅

Today
- melee skills not finishing properly if they collide with another skills 🐞
- build & playtest

#gamedev #solodoev #indiedev
October 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- melee repeating skills bugs ✅
- build & playtest ✅
- Design list of skill effects ✅

Today
- ranged skills stuck in a loop🐞
- trying to target the dead🐞
- build & playtest

this small bug fixing stint is lasting a long time 😂

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- worked on a bunch of small feedback items

This week
- some small bug fixes
- some polish
- build & playtest
- Design list of skill effects

Today
- bugs

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev
October 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
#throwbackthursday to when i got the melee skills to repeat for multi slash attacks, I actually think this looks smoother than i have it currently, i should look into this
got the repeating melee skills fixed and swapping sides 😄
now to fix everything i broke doing that 🙃 #gamedev

#monsterTamer #creatureCollector #indiedev #solodev
October 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Wednesday
- Combat UI pausing bug❌😠 reproducing this bug is a pain
- Engage/Disengage issues ✅
- buncha other small bugs ✅
- build & playtest ✅

Today
- Hard focus on Combat UI bug
- some invalid move location bugs
- build & playtest

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #planning
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Tuesday
- fix enemy astral only picking a target once ✅
- Combat UI pausing bug ❌ 😠
- build & playtest ✅

Today
- Combat UI pausing bug will be fixed!!!
- Engage/Disengage issues
- build & playtest

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev
October 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Reposted by Jobot the human - making Astral Arena!
#trailertuesday you say?
In Astral Arena, you command up to 3 "Astrals" in real time combat, check out the latest trailer 👇 👇 👇

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

#monstertaming #creaturecollector #indiedev #gamedev #monstertamingdirect #pokemon #palworld #digimon
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Astral Arena
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#trailertuesday you say?
In Astral Arena, you command up to 3 "Astrals" in real time combat, check out the latest trailer 👇 👇 👇

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

#monstertaming #creaturecollector #indiedev #gamedev #monstertamingdirect #pokemon #palworld #digimon
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Astral Arena
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- camera no longer breaks when an ally dies ✅
- camera doesnt pause when the fight does ✅
- Rollock wheel issues fixed ✅
- WIP fix enemy astral only picking a target once

Today
- fix enemy targeting
- Combat UI pausing bug
- build & playtest

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM