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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter

@paweljarosz.bsky.social

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Dad of amazing twins, husband and developer - working on my dream indiegame Witchcrafter: Empire Legends! Witchcrafter.carrd.co Youtube.com/@unfolding_gamedev Posts: gamedev, games, game design, Defold game engine, other

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Nov 14

Game developers using Defold - I created a starter pack, follow (and join if you're not there yet!) 😊

go.bsky.app/U9AeMVR

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 3d

Defold 1.11.1 is now released! 🥳

🔧 Editor script can edit game.project - total automation power!
📱 Dynamic GUI layouts at runtime
⏹️ Double the object limit per collection
🎥 New orthographic camera modes
💎 PBR-ready shaders + new Vulkan access
🎧 Precise audio timing

forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-1...

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 8d

Utilising AI for making NPCs remember your action and react to them? 🤔

💡 Make the game in any of the supported engines, use the SDK and join the Player2 AI NPC Jam by @elefantai to check how it could work out in practice and win prizes! 🎁

itch.io/jam/player2-...

#gamedev #indiedev #ai #gamejam

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 17d

Recordings from the #MadeWithDefold Jam 2025 are being brought to my YT channel Unfolding Gamedev:

1. Defold Update + Q&A:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctAV...

2. Asatte: tutorials for Defold:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxmN...

3. Eugene: Meshes in Defold:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mveA...

Meshes in Defold - Workshop by Eugene Mozok | MWDJ 2025

YouTube video by Unfolding Gamedev

www.youtube.com

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 26d

We have 31 entries for the #MadeWithDefold Jam 2025! 🥳 Record! 😍

Let's play those amazing games, voting ends on Wednesday, so hurry up! 🗓️

#gamejam #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #indiegames #retrogames

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 26d

Released Snake Descent! 🐍

It's a #turnbased #roguelike Snake, but with a Twist!

You collect upgrades and attach them to your body, but when it is cut off - you lose it! ✂️
But don't worry, lost parts are your Descent for respawn too! 🎂

#MadeWithDefold #gamejam

paweljarosz.itch.io/snake-descent

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 29d

Great written article on how to add simple lighting to Defold by @goeshard.bsky.social ! 😍

If you tame this power - you unlock all post-processing effects! 😎

goeshard.org/2025/08/07/h...

#MadeWithDefold #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

How to Make Simple Lighting in Defold

goeshard.org

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · 29d

Learn how to drive in Car Parking Jam! 😅 🚗🚘🏎️

Play it now on Poki: poki.com/en/g/car-par...

#MadeWithDefold #indiegame #puzzle #webgame

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Refreshed the visual assets for my Snake Descents 🐍

Managed to make upgrades be part of the snake body visually too!

✂️ If you lose your body part, you lose your upgrades too!

🔩Below Drill in action - with it you can walk through walls!

#MadeWithDefold #roguelike #turnbased

Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 9

itch.io/jam/made-wit...

Made With Defold Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-17 hosted by paweljarosz. Make a game with Defold and win rewards! Annual community online event and 2-week long jam for making a game with Defold! Twist on a Cla...

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 9

itch.io/jam/roguetem...

roguetemple's Fortnight

A game jam from 2025-09-01 to 2025-10-15 hosted by slashie. Create a traditional roguelike in two weeks! A traditional roguelike? For this jam it is specifically desired to create games that retain so...

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kind reminder that alongside #MadeWithDefoldJam there is also @roguetemple
's Fortnight!

If you are making a #roguelike twist on a classic in #defold - submit it to both #gamejams! 🥳

I'm making #turnbased Snake Descent 🐍 with upgrades attached to body that can be bitten off!

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 8

forum.defold.com/t/defold-1-1...

Defold 1.11.0 has been released

Defold 1.11.0 Important notes Please pay attention to the scale_along_z-related changes. Also, this version includes deep refactoring of how the extender collects dependencies and builds Cocoapods. I...

forum.defold.com

Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Defold 1.11.0 Released! 🥳

As always, few of my highlights - this release is full of bug fixes and an important breaking change - removing scale along Z to make the workflow easier and more approachable for a cost of aligning with it, so read the details!

@defold.com #gameengine #gamedev #indiedev

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Adding upgrades:

🍎 - Hearthy Meal - makes every bite count! (eating heals)
🐍 - Venom Fang - your bites are now poisonous!
↔️ - Social Distancing - when enemy gets too close - it will step back.

#MadeWithDefoldJam2025 #gamejam #indiegame #turnbased #roguelike #indiedev #retro

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm so bad at making #procgen rooms, but here's my "attempt" 😅

Anyway, there's 2 new enemies:

🐀 rat bites off pieces of your body
🕷️ spider is same as rat, but can also climb walls!

If you die you can respawn in one of the bitten-off body parts! 🐍

#MadeWithDefoldJam #gamejam #indiegame #roguelike

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Added 2 new enemies to Snake Descent 🐍

🦇 bat - hunts to bite you (and actually kills me a lot 😅)
💚 green slime that is harmless, but if you eat it - it is not good for your health 🤮

#MadeWithDefoldJam #gamejam #indiegame #turnbased #roguelike #classic #retrogame

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 6

Day 1 of #MadeWithDefoldJam finished, I have:

🐍 #turnbased Snake clone
🍏 apples and pears to eat and get longer
👻 first enemy - ghost haunting you that can walk through you and walls, but good luck catching it! I played a bit with its AI and he's great escapper 😅

#indiegame #gamedev #gamejam

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm a little bit late to the #MadeWithDefoldJam party, but still here! 🥳

Made the basic setup today for the Snake Descent, one can move snake, its body follows, all in a single tilemap in #defold! 🐍

#turnbased #roguelite #retrogame #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gamejam

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 5

It will be at #MadeWithDefoldJam event - check agenda:

1. Crazy Games (16:00 CEST)
2. Colyseus Multiplayer (~16:30 CEST)
3. Metroidvania Toolkit (~17:00 CEST)

☎️ Join us directly: meet.google.com/mjm-pyjo-ncoor

🗓️ or save in calendar: calendar.app.google/A4CY8YcZvFxHQq

Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 5

I know you might be deep down in Pharloom today, but...

If you are an #indiedev who wants to make a #metroidvania like #HollowKnight #Silksong you should watch a talk today on Metroidvania Toolkit! 😍

Join us today at ~17:00 CEST online!

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Agenda for today:

1. Crazy Games (16:00 CEST)
2. Colyseus Multiplayer (~16:30 CEST)
3. Metroidvania Toolkit (~17:00 CEST)

☎️ Join us directly: meet.google.com/mjm-pyjo-ncoor

🗓️ or save in calendar: calendar.app.google/nDByqVAeCLpDLD

Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 5

After Q&A with Crazy Games we will have:

🕹️ Workshop with @endel.bsky.social
- creator of Colyseus - on how to use this free and open-source framework for making #multiplayer games!

We made a Realtime Multiplayer example with @defold.com
and Colyseus for it! 🥳

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Direct: meet.google.com/mjm-pyjo-nco
or add to calendar: calendar.app.google/nDByqVAeCLpDLD

Meet

Real-time meetings by Google. Using your browser, share your video, desktop, and presentations with teammates and customers.

meet.google.com

Paweł 🐉 Witchcrafter @paweljarosz.bsky.social · Sep 4

⭐ How to release a game on Crazy Games?
🌟 How to increase a chance for a success?
💫 What to avoid when making #webgames?

This is the one and only unique opportunity to ask directly the Crazy Games team!

Meet us at Q&A on 5. Sept at 16:00 CEST! 🗓️
#MadeWithDefoldJam #indiedev

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Pograne.eu @pograne.eu · Sep 3

Recenzja już czeka! Sprawdźcie, jak wypada Cronos: The New Dawn na PC. Klikajcie i czytajcie 👇

pograne.eu/cronos-the-n...

Cronos: The New Dawn - recenzja (PC) | Pograne

Recenzja Cronos: The New Dawn na PC. Czy najnowsza produkcja Bloober Team, łącząca horror z polskim kontekstem historycznym, jest warta uwagi?

pograne.eu

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