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#MazeStalker Developer from Vienna! Demo is out now on Steam! If you like what you see, a wishlist means everything: bit.ly/mzstlkr Discord: https://discord.gg/6r6SbbSC67

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · May 4

In case you haven't wishlisted my game:
store.steampowered.com/app/3218310/...
There's no time like today!
#gamedev #indiegame #mazestalker #isometric #alundra #landstalker #zelda

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 11d

Added a little more polish to this creepy sequence as I'm trying to polish this part of the game up for the demo. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #horrorgame

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 14d

Well more importantly: Young talent basically gets taught how to cook fries and that's it. I don't need more people to cook fries, we have fries in abundance, thanks.

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 14d

I often wonder why I find so many parts of the #gamedev scene repulsive. Today I thought of a metaphor: If you liken game development to cooking, it feels like gamedevs often forget that we possess the incredible ability to simply invent all the flavors.

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 15d

Another thing that should have taken ten minutes tops, instead a whole day wasted. But this time I got noone else to blame but myself and my spaghetti code... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker #unity3d

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 17d

It seems that whenever I interacted with a completely unrelated collider on the same object, the engine decided to cull the PS for a moment and it reset completely. My unity version doesn't have a culling setting yet, so the fix is a combination of random settings that should have no bearing but do.

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 17d

This is so Pokemon... Let's spend a year building these parcours, but spending 2 hours getting the platforming mechanics to feel good? hell no.

MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 17d

This was supposed to be working fine, but I had to go kneedeep into "particle-science" to make this not reset all the time. Meh... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #retrogaming

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 19d

Worked on the visual look, there's still a lot of finetuning needed for this to feel good! #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #mazestalker #puzzlegame

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 20d

I'm working on a multi-step mechanic for enabling an entire class of puzzles. I posted earlier steps before but only now started working on the second step! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 23d

After I watch people play the game an entire weekend, the list of issues is long. Among the bugfixes there are also #uxoptimization topics that I cannot ignore. For example this shop purchase feedback. Lots of pain, but oh so worth it! #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #mazestalker

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 24d

Today I lost my chance to participate in @OTKGamesExpo because of a timezome mixup. Pretty brutal, considering I only got rejections from every other event this year. I WILL tell people about my game one day. If only they knew the kind of trailer I had lined up!

MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 25d

If you want to know what it's like to present you rgame at a large event I got you covered: youtube.com/watch?v=npjT... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #indiegames #videogames #gamecityvienna

Devlog #10: Groundhog day at #GameCityVienna

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 25d

I recorded this podcast about #Landstalker a while ago! HAppy to share it now that it's out! funandgames.libsyn.com/side-quests-...

"Fun" and Games Podcast: Side Quests Episode 408: Landstalker with Florian Kraner

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is game developer and treasure hunter, Florian Kraner! The game he is talking about today is Landstalker by Climax Entertainment and Sega! You can also find...

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 27d

Two days into #gamecityvienna watching dozens of players it takes ONE pedantic guy who points out the input delay... I built in a .2 second input delay a long time ago to better sync with animations, but only lately i realized HOW MUCH .2 seconds is in an action game...

MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 27d

Today I realized a mistake so bad they should take my #gamedev license... #solodev #indiegame

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Achim Fehrenbach @achimfehrenbach.bsky.social · 29d

An interview with Austrian #gamedeveloper Florian Kraner, currently working on @mazestalker.bsky.social (paywall). #MazestalkerTheVeilofSilenos #Mazestalker #actionrpg #indiegames #gamedev #solodev #games www.games.ch/austria-game... @karlbmusic.bsky.social @subotron.bsky.social @pgda.at

Österreichische Spiele-Entwickler im Porträt - Special - Teil 3 - Florian-Silvester Kraner aus Wien: Hommage an die 16-Bit-Ära

Eine Schatzjägerin, die von touristisch gestalteten Dungeons genervt ist - und dann doch echte Abenteuer in einem abgeschotteten Königreich erlebt Das ist das Setting des Spiels "Mazestalker The Veil ...

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Oct 7

Congrats, it's been a long road!

MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Oct 7

Oops, misclicked a slider... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Oct 7

I prepared some deco for my stand this weekend at #GameCityVienna . I had a lot of helpers for that, thanks so much to everyone! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Oct 3

I put damage numbers on the player too. For whatever reason, I still observe that it's not clear to some players when they take damage. Also I made a new damage type that doesn't bump you back. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker #screenshotsaturday

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Oct 2

It's time to get working on the next menu. As I said before, UI work is the worst work. The functionality is already fully implemented, but making the UI look and feel like this will be a nightmare! #uidesign #gamedev #indiegame #mazestalker #solodev

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Sep 30

It's a really weird feeling when I see this as category in an expo sign-up. "Can we have an hour of discussion about this first?"

MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Sep 29

When playing #TrailsInTheSky remake I realized I wanted area names. It's just a little touch that adds a lot of worldbuilding. Was a pain to get working, but what's done is done! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Sep 26

I added a lot of new dialogues to the second day in Pucktown! Everything works nicely now and that means we can move on with the adventure! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #mazestalker #isometric

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · Sep 24

Right now I'm making all the things that I added to the game fully functional. Eventually I think I will add the second dungeon to the demo too, so you can really play this when it's done! #gamedev #mazestalker #indiegame #solodev #retrogaming

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