Balmut
@balmut.bsky.social
#GameDev Goblin.
Support with cheese! http://ko-fi.com/balmut
http://patreon.com/Balmut Thrall of Time⌛️ (Any)
http://thrallgames.bio.link
Support with cheese! http://ko-fi.com/balmut
http://patreon.com/Balmut Thrall of Time⌛️ (Any)
http://thrallgames.bio.link
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Balmut
@balmut.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Figure I should probably post some older GameDev stuff since we have videos now!
These are my Goblins
#PixelArt | #Goblins | #CozyGames | #indieDev | #IndieGames | #SoloDev | #FarmingSim | #TownBuilder
These are my Goblins
#PixelArt | #Goblins | #CozyGames | #indieDev | #IndieGames | #SoloDev | #FarmingSim | #TownBuilder
Ok, grannies on holiday weeks visiting family, so I have 2 weeks to get as much #gameDev done as I can.
Lets see how long the food I have lasts 😅
Also how long it takes me to fall back into my pre-carer routing X'D
Lets see how long the food I have lasts 😅
Also how long it takes me to fall back into my pre-carer routing X'D
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ok, grannies on holiday weeks visiting family, so I have 2 weeks to get as much #gameDev done as I can.
Lets see how long the food I have lasts 😅
Also how long it takes me to fall back into my pre-carer routing X'D
Lets see how long the food I have lasts 😅
Also how long it takes me to fall back into my pre-carer routing X'D
If you've ever made something in #gameMaker you more than likely watched at least one of SaraJS's incredibly helpful youtube tutorials.
Please go vote for her!
Please go vote for her!
I was nominated for a thing!
It gives me the warm fuzzies to be nominated even though I don't get chance to do much these days! Thank you anyone who votes 4 me :3
All the other nominees just remind me how many cool people do so much work to make this community thrive!
It gives me the warm fuzzies to be nominated even though I don't get chance to do much these days! Thank you anyone who votes 4 me :3
All the other nominees just remind me how many cool people do so much work to make this community thrive!
That was tough, now the choice is yours!
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote
Voting for the GameMaker Award 2025 is now open 🎉
🔗 opr.as/GMA25-Vote
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you've ever made something in #gameMaker you more than likely watched at least one of SaraJS's incredibly helpful youtube tutorials.
Please go vote for her!
Please go vote for her!
Hey @tinyarms-tinyart.bsky.social! I just found out about this game and thought you might be interested! 🦕
jorio.itch.io/nanosaur
jorio.itch.io/nanosaur
Nanosaur by Iliyas Jorio
Send dinosaur eggs to the future before a meteor hits the Earth!
jorio.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hey @tinyarms-tinyart.bsky.social! I just found out about this game and thought you might be interested! 🦕
jorio.itch.io/nanosaur
jorio.itch.io/nanosaur
I really do adore ❤️ gameuidatabase.com. It is an amazing resource; the amount of love and skill that has poured into it is clear to see.
#Gaming #UI #Design #UIDesign #GamingUI #GameDev #Frontend #UIDev
#Gaming #UI #Design #UIDesign #GamingUI #GameDev #Frontend #UIDev
Game UI Database
The ultimate tool for Game UI and Interface designers. Explore over 1,300 games and 55,000 UI screenshots. Browse and filter by category, animation, colour, material, layout, game genre, and more.
gameuidatabase.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I liked doing this, I miss Just Cause 2
In Just Cause 2 boats have a little bit of rope hanging from the fin at the back, this has physics and moves slightly as you sail around.
For some reason you can grapple onto this rope, which the physics engine DOES NOT LIKE.
I attached it to the Shark Easter Egg.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmOh...
For some reason you can grapple onto this rope, which the physics engine DOES NOT LIKE.
I attached it to the Shark Easter Egg.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmOh...
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I liked doing this, I miss Just Cause 2
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This system works really well when combined with strong layers.
Here the water and dirt are in layer 0, grass layer 1, trees layer 2 and so on.
They stack similar to how they would in 3d.
If you have to render in a single layer, though, there are better autotile systems like the one in RPGMaker.
Here the water and dirt are in layer 0, grass layer 1, trees layer 2 and so on.
They stack similar to how they would in 3d.
If you have to render in a single layer, though, there are better autotile systems like the one in RPGMaker.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This system works really well when combined with strong layers.
Here the water and dirt are in layer 0, grass layer 1, trees layer 2 and so on.
They stack similar to how they would in 3d.
If you have to render in a single layer, though, there are better autotile systems like the one in RPGMaker.
Here the water and dirt are in layer 0, grass layer 1, trees layer 2 and so on.
They stack similar to how they would in 3d.
If you have to render in a single layer, though, there are better autotile systems like the one in RPGMaker.
Is this better? I'm not sure. I think I prefer it over the moving version?
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieGames #pixelArt #goblins #farmingRPG #townBuilder #farmingSim #RPG #gameMaker #gms
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieGames #pixelArt #goblins #farmingRPG #townBuilder #farmingSim #RPG #gameMaker #gms
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Is this better? I'm not sure. I think I prefer it over the moving version?
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieGames #pixelArt #goblins #farmingRPG #townBuilder #farmingSim #RPG #gameMaker #gms
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieGames #pixelArt #goblins #farmingRPG #townBuilder #farmingSim #RPG #gameMaker #gms
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Whoa it's almost like this entire cultural movement is based on fake bullshit at every level and our leaders should stop letting fucking social media dictate policy
Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Whoa it's almost like this entire cultural movement is based on fake bullshit at every level and our leaders should stop letting fucking social media dictate policy
Dang. The wiggle shader works great, but because of the order I do things the stuff underwater doesn't wiggle :(
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Dang. The wiggle shader works great, but because of the order I do things the stuff underwater doesn't wiggle :(
Updating my water again, added some stuff under to make things more visually pleasing. I think I need the tint back or maybe to try different blending.
Kinda want to try a displacement map again instead of the directional movemenet?
Need to find that again.
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieDev #gameMaker
Kinda want to try a displacement map again instead of the directional movemenet?
Need to find that again.
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieDev #gameMaker
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Updating my water again, added some stuff under to make things more visually pleasing. I think I need the tint back or maybe to try different blending.
Kinda want to try a displacement map again instead of the directional movemenet?
Need to find that again.
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieDev #gameMaker
Kinda want to try a displacement map again instead of the directional movemenet?
Need to find that again.
(laptop gif)
#gameDev #indieDev #gameMaker
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My #goblin #gameDev Progress Post is up for October!
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My #goblin #gameDev Progress Post is up for October!
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
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PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
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Added it to the bottom here
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Added it to the bottom here
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With the passing of Rebecca Heineman today, I wanted to share some images from her last, now forever unfinished project. She was working on amazing stuff right up until the end.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
With the passing of Rebecca Heineman today, I wanted to share some images from her last, now forever unfinished project. She was working on amazing stuff right up until the end.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
It was Dragon Wars remastered.
Jennell Jaquays was art directing.
My #goblin #gameDev Progress Post is up for October!
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My #goblin #gameDev Progress Post is up for October!
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
Thank you for your support and patience.
(づ˶ᵔʌᵕʌᵔ˶)づ💚
www.patreon.com/posts/141102...
#indieDev #soloDev #gameMaker #goblins #goblinGirls #monsterGirls #pixelArt #farmingSim #farmingRPG #townBuilder #rpg
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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Just a heads-up for y'all; the new Vine is going to be a digital slaughterhouse for training material.
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just a heads-up for y'all; the new Vine is going to be a digital slaughterhouse for training material.
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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The last toast by the legend herself:
I leave it up to you to go to lindken.com and look up Jennell Jacques, now look at her job description, goddess of technology… and fuck cancer, fuck it in the ass
- Becky
I leave it up to you to go to lindken.com and look up Jennell Jacques, now look at her job description, goddess of technology… and fuck cancer, fuck it in the ass
- Becky
lindken.com
lindken.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The last toast by the legend herself:
I leave it up to you to go to lindken.com and look up Jennell Jacques, now look at her job description, goddess of technology… and fuck cancer, fuck it in the ass
- Becky
I leave it up to you to go to lindken.com and look up Jennell Jacques, now look at her job description, goddess of technology… and fuck cancer, fuck it in the ass
- Becky
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I don't want to play AI generated slop games.
Go have your AI play it.
Go have your AI play it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I don't want to play AI generated slop games.
Go have your AI play it.
Go have your AI play it.
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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Fuck making anything good. Make it bad and brilliant in equal measure.
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Fuck making anything good. Make it bad and brilliant in equal measure.
jfc this is bleak.
www.reddit.com/r/gaming/com...
www.reddit.com/r/gaming/com...
From the gaming community on Reddit: Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Explore this post and more from the gaming community
www.reddit.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
jfc this is bleak.
www.reddit.com/r/gaming/com...
www.reddit.com/r/gaming/com...
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