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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · 16d

Cheap robot murder the whole family can enjoy!

Broadside Games @broadsidegames.bsky.social · 16d

You thought 40% was wild?! Bears in Space is now 75% off on Steam!

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · 16d

Our biggest wishlist spikes were when we launched and when the game was featured.

And you'll hit the front page with those numbers. So I'd expect the same for you.

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · 16d

Those numbers are good, you should hit 40k by launch easy.

Everything you've responded makes sense. Are there other story heavy trailers you've seen that go viral? Specifically for a new IP?

But I guess if the main goal was for existing fans, then it probably achieved its goal.

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · 16d

People that have already bought in to the game and not geared towards hooking in new people (which might have been the plan?)

How are your wishlists looking? Is it continuing to grow? Getting front page on launch is really the goal.

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · 16d

A couple of other things.

There's no hashtag usage on here or YouTube. Make use of them if you can.

I wonder if not being in English is a limiting factor too? I wonder if there is a similar indie that did two languages to compare stats to?

The trailer is good but it feels like its made for

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · 16d

Where did you post it to? I didn't see it pop up here, but I'm not the most active.

I think the unfortunate thing is that it takes about 26 seconds to get to gameplay and most people on the internet aren't going to give you that much time to hook them.

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Patrick Grant @patgrant.bsky.social · 27d

Recently been working on some screen and particle effects! Does anyone recognise that swoosh sound?
#indiegames #VFX #screenshotsaturday

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Sep 10

Legend, that's the fix, thanks!

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Sep 10

yeah, I'm looking to see if there is a way to make this happen by default again. Not a huge issue, but a tedious one ha.

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Sep 10

After upgrading to 5.6 in UE5, meshes created in engine no longer have collision turned on by default (Complex). Anyone know if there is a checkbox or something I need to hit to get it to turn collision on on creation?

Not a big issue, just odd it added an extra step.

#unrealengine #UE5 #gamedev

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Garth Edwards @gmangarth.bsky.social · Sep 6

Been trying to add some more interesting combo attacks to CHUNK, man is it hard to make something that doesn't completely suck.

Anyone have any tips for coming up with cool attack ideas? I often find myself trying and throwing away the same ideas over and over.

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indie

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Awesome, keen to catch up!

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Aug 6

Who else is making the trek down?

Broadside Games @broadsidegames.bsky.social · Aug 6

Very excited to announce that we are apart of the Official Game Selection for SXSW Sydney!

Come down and check out what we have been hard at work on!

#sxswsydney #gamedev #indiegame

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thanks! Will check it out!

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jul 30

Alright, Maya indie hitting $550 a year has made me try out Blender again. Anyone have good recommendations for Maya to Blender tutes, any plug ins to make the UV editor not suck etc.

#gamedev #3d

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SLUMPS @slumps.net · Jul 21

What's a point & click game without cursors for pointing and clicking?
Figured these should be pre-rendered sprites to fit with the crunchy 90s aesthetic - what do you think?
#indiegame #b3d #retro

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SLUMPS @slumps.net · Jun 15

Last year I painted this piece of key art even though at that point the game was mostly just some ideas in a document. It's cool to get those ideas into something presentable you can show to people early.
#gamedev #conceptart #adventuregames

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jun 14

Best in Show, not just a movie about dogs!

Broadside Games @broadsidegames.bsky.social · Jun 14

Yesterday we demoed our new game Chunk at the Queensland Games Festival and ended up receiving the Best in Show award!

It was a really great day and we want to thank QLD Games fest and ScreenQLD for the event and the award!

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jun 12

This ain't QLD weather.

John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you've got nothing on, come on down to the QLD games fest! Keen to hear all the feedback!

Broadside Games @broadsidegames.bsky.social · Jun 12

We will be at the #QueenslandGamesFestival this Saturday to show off Chunk!

Come along to the Brisbane Powerhouse from 10 - 4 and have a run around and beat up some bad dudes!

There will also be a bunch of other cool games to check out too!

#indiedev #brisbane

Broadside Games @broadsidegames.bsky.social · Jun 6

Play as Chunk in this 3rd person action adventure game.

Mould your form, gain abilities, conquer dungeons, defeat bosses and restore the world.

Wishlist Now on Steam!

#pitchyagame We are looking for a publisher!

#gamedev #indiedev

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jun 11

Hey all, I am looking for 3D Enviro/Prop/Level Design work July onward.

Prev work:
Bears in Space - Directed, level design, 3D art
The Forgotten City - Lead Art, Level Design
Hand of Fate 2 - Prop/Environment Art
Worked with UQ on VR projects.

DM if you have an opening! Thanks!
#gamedev

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jun 7

I've played a couple of hours now, I think it's pretty fun. Scratches the halo itch.

Not a fan of the monetisation but what can ya do about it?

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John @bucketofnuggets.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is what we've been hammering away on. Appreciate some shares if you have them spare!

Broadside Games @broadsidegames.bsky.social · Jun 6

Play as Chunk in this 3rd person action adventure game.

Mould your form, gain abilities, conquer dungeons, defeat bosses and restore the world.

Wishlist Now on Steam!

#pitchyagame We are looking for a publisher!

#gamedev #indiedev

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SLUMPS @slumps.net · May 24

Introducing the main character of our game!
He's just a little fella who is excited to go out into the big world on his own for the first time and I'm sure nothing will go wrong and traumatise his small developing brain.
#indiegame #gamedev #b3d

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Garth Edwards @gmangarth.bsky.social · May 24

That's gotta hurt! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

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