Liza Knipscher
@lize.bsky.social
Game dev who loves making procedurally animated critters and does so as often as possible. Developing Cookie Gardening and Biolune. Owner of Meep Engine: https://www.meepengine.com/
Biolune: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/Biolune/
Biolune: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/Biolune/
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Liza Knipscher
@lize.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Adding some pretty foliage to Cookie Gardening. Are there lore implications to adding flowers to a world of sentient vegetables? Yes, of course
#gamedev
#gamedev
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November 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Left the sim alone for a while and was disappointed when I came back to find that only trees had survived. Then I realized I was wrong
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Left the sim alone for a while and was disappointed when I came back to find that only trees had survived. Then I realized I was wrong
Just found out Caltrain sells holiday sweaters with a little snowman driving the train. I’m going to be thinking about this all day
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Just found out Caltrain sells holiday sweaters with a little snowman driving the train. I’m going to be thinking about this all day
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Did someone say…new Beyond These Stars demo?! 👀
We’ve been making some big changes to the game over the last year, but we’re not quite done yet.
Be sure to download our new demo & discover the changes for yourself! We can’t wait to bring Beyond These Stars to you in 2026
We’ve been making some big changes to the game over the last year, but we’re not quite done yet.
Be sure to download our new demo & discover the changes for yourself! We can’t wait to bring Beyond These Stars to you in 2026
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Did someone say…new Beyond These Stars demo?! 👀
We’ve been making some big changes to the game over the last year, but we’re not quite done yet.
Be sure to download our new demo & discover the changes for yourself! We can’t wait to bring Beyond These Stars to you in 2026
We’ve been making some big changes to the game over the last year, but we’re not quite done yet.
Be sure to download our new demo & discover the changes for yourself! We can’t wait to bring Beyond These Stars to you in 2026
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Stopping for a moonlit drink
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Stopping for a moonlit drink
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Oh, only just realised you can generate colour schemes with golden ratio rotation to automatically get good hue contrast.
```js
const mainHue = 0.0 * Math.PI * 2.0;
const steps = 8;
const hues = [];
for (let step = 0; step < steps; step++) {
hues.push(mainHue + Math.PI * 2.0 * 1.618);
}
```
```js
const mainHue = 0.0 * Math.PI * 2.0;
const steps = 8;
const hues = [];
for (let step = 0; step < steps; step++) {
hues.push(mainHue + Math.PI * 2.0 * 1.618);
}
```
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Oh, only just realised you can generate colour schemes with golden ratio rotation to automatically get good hue contrast.
```js
const mainHue = 0.0 * Math.PI * 2.0;
const steps = 8;
const hues = [];
for (let step = 0; step < steps; step++) {
hues.push(mainHue + Math.PI * 2.0 * 1.618);
}
```
```js
const mainHue = 0.0 * Math.PI * 2.0;
const steps = 8;
const hues = [];
for (let step = 0; step < steps; step++) {
hues.push(mainHue + Math.PI * 2.0 * 1.618);
}
```
I don't know what they're doing, but it's cute
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I don't know what they're doing, but it's cute
Completely forgot about this video until I saw the file named "Crab Ratatouille"
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Completely forgot about this video until I saw the file named "Crab Ratatouille"
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Some of these trees are animals
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Some of these trees are animals
Vegetables have slightly shinier eyes now, making them 4% cuter and 6% more li'l
#metricsDriven #quantifiable #KPI
#metricsDriven #quantifiable #KPI
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Vegetables have slightly shinier eyes now, making them 4% cuter and 6% more li'l
#metricsDriven #quantifiable #KPI
#metricsDriven #quantifiable #KPI
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A family of Apatosaurus at Banff's wildlife crossing 👻🦕 Addition to my ghost animal series!
#originalart #oc #art #illustration #ghost #dinosaurs #banff #nature
#originalart #oc #art #illustration #ghost #dinosaurs #banff #nature
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A family of Apatosaurus at Banff's wildlife crossing 👻🦕 Addition to my ghost animal series!
#originalart #oc #art #illustration #ghost #dinosaurs #banff #nature
#originalart #oc #art #illustration #ghost #dinosaurs #banff #nature
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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If you make prototypes for your games, how long do you typically spend on the prototype?
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If you make prototypes for your games, how long do you typically spend on the prototype?
Particularly strange alien
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Particularly strange alien
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Little preview of the world you can explore in 'AUTOMATON HEART'
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Little preview of the world you can explore in 'AUTOMATON HEART'
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#Procedural #pixelart tentacle for #Godot devs with source project and tutorial.
github.com/Smitner-Stud...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h2d...
#indiedev #gamedev
github.com/Smitner-Stud...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h2d...
#indiedev #gamedev
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
#Procedural #pixelart tentacle for #Godot devs with source project and tutorial.
github.com/Smitner-Stud...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h2d...
#indiedev #gamedev
github.com/Smitner-Stud...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h2d...
#indiedev #gamedev
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Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
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Ok, so not all of the beasts in Primal Encounters are "common". Check the Appendixes for fresh ways to make waves in your next adventure.
Find new challenges for your party in the depths:
Live on Kickstarter now
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
Find new challenges for your party in the depths:
Live on Kickstarter now
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Ok, so not all of the beasts in Primal Encounters are "common". Check the Appendixes for fresh ways to make waves in your next adventure.
Find new challenges for your party in the depths:
Live on Kickstarter now
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
Find new challenges for your party in the depths:
Live on Kickstarter now
Kickstarter.com/projects/aaronbmiller/primal-encounters-5e/
Hi #PitchYaGame!
In Biolune, play as a robot fascinated by organic life. Gather friends and resources, and cultivate evolving ecosystems where there were once deserted moons.
Including seriously bizarre procedurally generated plants and animals.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/...
In Biolune, play as a robot fascinated by organic life. Gather friends and resources, and cultivate evolving ecosystems where there were once deserted moons.
Including seriously bizarre procedurally generated plants and animals.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/...
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hi #PitchYaGame!
In Biolune, play as a robot fascinated by organic life. Gather friends and resources, and cultivate evolving ecosystems where there were once deserted moons.
Including seriously bizarre procedurally generated plants and animals.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/...
In Biolune, play as a robot fascinated by organic life. Gather friends and resources, and cultivate evolving ecosystems where there were once deserted moons.
Including seriously bizarre procedurally generated plants and animals.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/...