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Joel

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Writer, Game Designer, Co-Founder of Porch Weather Games. Appreciator of pixels of all sizes. He/Him Wishlist Camp Keepalive: Endless Summer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3637630/Camp_Keepalive_Endless_Summer/

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · Jul 14

I am extremely happy to announce Camp Keepalive: Endless Summer, is now available!

If you've been waiting for some 80's horror strategy to truly make your summer complete (and who isn't, really?), this is your lucky day!

#indiedev #indiegame #turnbased

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Save 15% on Camp Keepalive: Endless Summer on Steam

Camp Keepalive: Endless Summer is a turn-based strategy game set in a camp straight out of an 80's horror movie. Save the helpless and dull-witted campers from an onslaught of monsters with a team of ...

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 2h

In today's Random Old Game Music, I don't know what exactly Monty is running from, but damn he's got a good theme song for it. #retrogame #gamemusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ecg...

Rob Hubbard - Monty on the Run Theme [C64]

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 10h

Can a video game help solve public transit in Baltimore?

‘Subway Builder’ lets transit nerds build their dream subway system. Can it fix Baltimore's public transit issues?

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 1d

Suddenly remembered (for no reason) there was an episode of The Real Ghostbusters where they went to Paris and discovered the Eiffel Tower was actually an antiquated containment unit and it was spewing millions of French ghosts into the city. Now you can think about it, too!

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 1d

Had a bizarre urge to load up Eye of the Beholder 2, and I had to let my gut guide me as I picked names based on these portraits. #dosgame

A high-fantasy party consisting of Dave, Chet, Erin, and Jen.

Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, I have to admit that getting a unified (albeit still placeholder) UI in place really does help make the whole thing feel way better and immediately exposes other needs. #indiedev #indiegame #solodev

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 3d

While not technically Random Old Game music, it seems like a great day for everyone to enjoy rushjet1's remix of The Moon from Ducktales. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy7J...

DuckTales - The Moon (Patreon $15 tier cover)

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 3d

And don't forget, also ending today over on Itch, you can pick up Station Zeta *and* Night In The Unpleasant House for a mere $5! Get your puzzle-platform on, then enjoy an appropriately creepy and kooky tale of local politics for spooky season! #indiegame #indiedev #IF

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Autumn Sale by Porch Weather Games

A bundle by Porch Weather Games, $5.00 for Night in the Unpleasant House, Station Zeta

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 3d

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 3d

Last day of the Autumn Sale and your last chance to grab Station Zeta for 50% off! Picture yourself wrapped in a cozy autumn sweater, sipping a hot beverage of your choice, and blasting your way through 30 levels of puzzle-platform mayhem. Then make it happen! store.steampowered.com/app/2950320/...

Save 50% on Station Zeta on Steam

Run, jump, shoot, and think your way to safety in this retro-inspired 2D puzzle-platformer. Station Zeta is out of control, and you'll have to deal with crazed robots, terribly designed station machin...

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🎃KDB🎃 @kdb-innit.bsky.social · 4d

Horror Game Season - the best time of year - is underway and I've kicked it off with Camp Keepalive. Review in due course. Thank you to @jhaddock.bsky.social for the code.🎮

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 4d

The Most American Headline™️

Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 6d

I started the morning intending to work on some UI elements and now it's 3:30 and I've written an entire framework to manage narrative sequences using the map engine and have not touched a single piece of UI. #indiedev

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 6d

10/2 - Quest for Glory IV

All of the Quest for Glories were great (ok, maybe not V...), but IV struck such a different tone with its dark, eldritch horror vibes and general sense of gloom. You were still the Hero, but it felt like you were against the darkest forces you'd yet faced. #365games

Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 7d

New devlog up! This week, finally diving into the details of the battle system and the experience I'm aiming to create for the player #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 7d

Things in my new game: cavalry

Things I can't draw: horses

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Porch Weather Games @porchweathergames.com · 7d

We're hosting our Autumn Sale on Itch as well, so you can pick up both Station Zeta *and* Night In the Unpleasant House for [appropriate regional/generational idiom for a $5 bill]! itch.io/s/161213/aut... #indiegame #indiedev

Autumn Sale by Porch Weather Games

A bundle by Porch Weather Games, $5.00 for Night in the Unpleasant House, Station Zeta

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Songs of Silence @songs-of-silence.com · 7d

Proud to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! ⚔️

#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)

Let's make some noise ❤️🔄

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 7d

Today's the perfect day to run, shoot, and puzzle like it's 1993 again in Station Zeta!

If you weren't born in 1993, good news - you can experience it with all the trappings of modern game design and no having to fiddle with DOS configs! #indiegame #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/2950320/...

Save 50% on Station Zeta on Steam

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 7d

I prefer the term “Mandalia Plains grinding aficionado”

Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 8d

“IT CAN’T BE TURNED OFF!”

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 8d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · Nov 1

Autumn always makes me wonder
when the leaves all fall asunder
is it by their own volition?
are they on a special mission?
if I had to take my chances
I think they'd rather stay on the branches
safe and sound up in a tree
instead of on the ground with me

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 8d

When I'm playing a game by myself vs AI, I don't *want* it to be perfectly balanced. Sometimes I want to be put in a bad situation and have to be clever to work my way out of it. Sometimes I want to have all the advantages and just trounce the computer! It's ok for single player to be asymmetric!

Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 8d

But of what disappointed me so much about Civ 7 was how so many of the decisions were made in the name of "balancing" the game for multiplayer. That's all well and good, but shouldn't be at the sacrifice of what is (for (I think) most people) a single player experience.

Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 8d

9/30 - Final Fantasy Tactics

It wasn't the first tactical RPG, but it was the first one I played. The incredible depth of the job system, the sprawling story, and the lovely music and art pulled me in entirely. This was the kind of game I wanted to make myself someday. #365games

The cover of Final Fantasy Tactics for PS1

The first battle of the game, fighting in the rain outside a chapel

All of the jobs available to the player's units

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Joel @jhaddock.bsky.social · 8d

You must harness your latent skills at grinding the Mandalia Plains. (I just got past Dorter entirely on the back of my black mage and it felt great)