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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 15h

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you - appreciate it. We need folks who can be more detailed and specific about live service infrastructure so if that's you please write about it.

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 18h

Why do I have 30 notifications

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 18h

Fuck yeah - congrats sir

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks Chet! Appreciate this. Honestly have not looked at Reddit today but am having some good chats with campaign supporters on their Discord so will focus on actual humans who want to use their words.

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 2d

WAIT WHAT'S THIS?

💿There is a demo live for EARTH MUST DIE!

🕹️This gives you (most of) the tutorial section for the game! Have fun, and if you haven't wishlisted the full game yet DO THAT NOW PLEASE it really really helps us out.

Enjoy!

store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...

Earth Must Die Demo on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

store.steampowered.com

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 1d

The amount of water consumed by country artists is the real story here.

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 2d

Personally I love a lazy backend but what were we talking about again

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 2d

Well I'm not sure a hypermaximalist view of regulation which evaporates on contact with reality is quite the point to abandon the whole conversation. I think your point about customer value outside the game is a good one though and I've said I think some publishers have violated trust there

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 2d

Even regulators themselves don't believe this

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Cliff Harris (Cliffski) @cliffharris.bsky.social · 3d

I should probably promote my youtube videos a bit more. Who knows! Anyway this was the latest one about Ridiculous Space Battles and the UI and design challenges etc: youtu.be/I--P92pBA8U?...

Ridiculous Space Battles Developer Blog #6

YouTube video by Positech Games

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 3d

Stop Killing Games originated from a laudable place but risks becoming a huge disaster if the industry doesn't wake up and deliver some workable proposals.

I've written up my thoughts on this here - please take a look if you care about these issues:

open.substack.com/pub/modecoll...

Stop Killing Games will become an endless nightmare if we don't wake up

A contentious campaign and an industry asleep at the wheel

open.substack.com

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James Vigor @onevigor.bsky.social · 18d

We're giving you something you didn't know you wanted. Agent K has been fantastic to develop. He's a very good boy and can run wherever you need him to be at any time. Fill your deck with pets and treats - he deserves it!

Ground Shatter 💥 K-9 Division out now! 🐶 @groundshatter.bsky.social · 25d

Introducing Agent K9! Your new canine companion. 🐶 (and a good boy)

Our newest Fights in Tight Spaces DLC adds a versatile and highly agile canine companion, as well as new enemies, enhancements, and events.
Out on Steam on 24th September 🦴

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Ground Shatter 💥 K-9 Division out now! 🐶 @groundshatter.bsky.social · 18d

Pls show us your dogs 🥺 you can be in to win goodies like a physical Switch copy of Fights in Tight Spaces, a Steam key of the DLC, & an Art Print! enter on the skeet below 👇

first of two meme images. picture of fights in tight spaces character Agent 11 posing for combat next to something covered up by two hands.

second of two meme images. picture of fights in tight spaces character Agent 11 posing for combat next to agent K. the hands covering him in the previous image are now outstretched with flowers around him.

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Ground Shatter 💥 K-9 Division out now! 🐶 @groundshatter.bsky.social · 19d

As it's National Dog Week, let’s introduce our beloved new companion, Agent K!
A pooch with a punch and certified good boy. And yes, you can pet the dog!

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 25d

Made some substantial progress on a new game dev project today - hope to start sharing what we're working on fairly soon. It's been a while but it's good to be embarking on another thing!

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ask bus driver for general destination / name of major road:

"Where?"

Ask bus driver for specific stop name:

"Where?"

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · Sep 5

Haha the oldest and very possibly the actual worst

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · Sep 5

The single stupidest era of indie game discourse and that's a hotly contested category

Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · Sep 5

People were using the term "indiepocalypse" in 2015 and I mentioned it in my 2016 GDC talk. Of course it depends how you define it, but if one factor is "number of games released" then 2015 was fine :D

Kitty Crawford @kittycrawford.com · Sep 4

Yes look, ok, I see what you're trying to say, but also

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · Aug 17

If you're making a game that you think has franchise / DLC / spin-off / licensing potential then focus on *that one core game first* to prove out all of those things.

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