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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 22h

I promise you slack is worse, you can’t find what to clear there’s always a notification *somewhere*

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 1d

I keep forgetting how awesome finding people who can give honest, actionable feedback, is.

So important.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 1d

then get ready to start correcting a shitty super fast junior :D

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 1d

I believe it might just be hurting your learning more than you think. If you're not experienced you have no way of knowing if it's just making up stuff or how right it is.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 8d

And a bit of a follow up...

For me, it all comes down to "how they came up with it", "what's their background", real stories... from real people, that's how beautiful things get done.

Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 8d

My favorite part of reading a book, watching a movie and playing a game is understanding real people made it and that one day I might be able to meet and discuss it with them.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 8d

My favorite part of reading a book, watching a movie and playing a game is understanding real people made it and that one day I might be able to meet and discuss it with them.

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Dionous Games @dionous.bsky.social · 11d

🚀 Ready for a fall adventure? Our entire catalog is now 50% off during the Steam Autumn Sale.

Grab your favorites while the deal lasts!

store.steampowered.com/bundle/28352...

#SteamSale #SteamAutumnsale2025

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 11d

#1 reason I don't live in the street

Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 11d

This is sadly so true.

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 11d

Now the games press has finally been whittled down to “will it get clicks? No? Then we ain’t touching it”

And I understand why! But fuck me, do you remember when the internet was just a place that people wrote shit and didn’t worry about whether the metrics made sense?

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 14d

Sorting files by date modified is great…
until you’re working past midnight.

Suddenly yesterday’s file is... today.

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A Couple of Drakes @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 16d

Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.

The Usual:

A wizard ponders five blue crystal orbs labeled WIP

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 16d

For me it's Crash Bandicoot!

Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 16d

Saw this at Gamescom, but I really couldn't wait in line... and it *really* is!

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 17d

I feel like we need a new unit of time for game dev: indie time.
Nine months of work... two years indie time.

Makes it easier to explain how long I’ve been doing this.

P.S. I know we have part-time, but trust me this is not *it*.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 18d

I wish I had the time to play this. If you do, it looks amazing.

Kalle MacDonald @kallemacd.com · 18d

butter side down is OUT NOW!
store.steampowered.com/app/3812580/...

Save 20% on Butter Side Down on Steam

Butter Side Down is a bizarro choose-your-own-choice game. Starring Basil Bonser, Adam Spargo, Grey Michael, Beatrice, Jeep Johnson, and Rotten Ruggerio. Answer questions, take calls, play card games,...

store.steampowered.com

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 18d

and apparently I can't undo here so. Yes, don't ask how or why*

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 18d

Don't ask how or, but I have verified #unity can do more than 30 undos.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 18d

Beautiful

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 18d

In June I managed to secure an Anniversary PS5, and a down-payment and 3 months of wait, they cancelled my order without notifying me :( I'm hoping for a resolution- this is stupid, if you don't have availability, close pre-orders.

This is a local shop- the Sony online store is not available here.

Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 18d

if you can make it so people can't tell unless they view it from a certain angle... should be fun

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 19d

This is what my journey using Unity has been like... #gamedev

A meme showing me using unity asking for a simple effect only to get slapped by batman saying "SHADERS!" which is 90% the answer of *anything* I want to achieve in Unity.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 21d

Grabbing a coffee and wanting to go back home to play all those great games out there, but the feeling of wanting to work on my own game is greater… am I #indie now?

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 21d

Evil

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 22d

I need to find a few hours and go back to this.
I still can't believe how good the CRT shader looks on OLED.

A photo of Final Fantasy VIII with Squall and Quistis returning from the fire cave, running on RetroArch using a CRT Shader on an OLED TV.

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Ioannis Karavas (recovering from Gamescom) @karavas.io · 22d

The sound effect of likes is so… sticky. Just like the MGS ! Alert sound… can’t forget. What about zip lines?!

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