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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Sep 4

every video game needs a photo mode

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Aug 25

crazy to say but having seen a few friend's games get absolutely binned by their publishers this year I think that given the option, descoping until you can self publish would actually be the less risky decision at this point

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Aug 12

ahhh thanks so much <3

sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Aug 4

PLAY THIS IT'S VERY GOOD

Brady Soglin | Tall Trails out NOW @bradysoglin.bsky.social · Aug 4

big news: TALL TRAILS is OUT NOW !!

🥾 an exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot!!
🤠 you're a little golem on a quest to find his purpose
🚀 use items as fuel in your ROCKET BOOT to blast yourself through the air!!

get it now Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393760/...

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 31

how many cigarettes is biking 5 miles in 180 AQI equivalent to

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 28

just remembered this, one hack I've been doing to "fix" windows is this autounattend.xml generator that you place on a windows install drive. it's what IT people use to set up massive deployments etc. you can basically turn off all the annoying windows features with it! schneegans.de/windows/unat...

Generate autounattend.xml files for Windows 10/11

schneegans.de

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 28

as a mainly code person it's honestly fine, tools availability for more art forward folks might have a few gaps? I think the most annoying thing for me is that the OS freaks out about unsigned software constantly and there's no real way to turn it off

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 28

it's really funny to me that people are complaining about how annoying the traffic is in our cycling game lol

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 25

thanks roger can't wait to hear what you think of it

sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 25

that would be Thomas Hoey! He's super talented and a really great collaborator. I don't think he has bluesky so here's his twitter x.com/ThomasHoeyAu...

Thomas Hoey (@ThomasHoeyAudio) / X

x.com

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · Jul 23

WHEEL WORLD by @messhof.bsky.social is good fun

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzwz...

Wheel World: Zelda-Inspired Open World Cycling - Indie Recommendation

YouTube video by Noclip Crew (for now)

www.youtube.com

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 23

we did it. we made the whole video game

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 23

turns out they just love portal potties over at annapurna

sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 23

love that game! high praise :)

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 23

hey y'all Wheel World is out! I've poured my blood sweat and tears into this game for the past four years, it would mean a lot to me for you to play it
store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...

Save 10% on Wheel World on Steam

Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bi...

store.steampowered.com

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 23

honestly the river architecture tour is really good if you haven't done it before

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 22

can't believe Wheel World is out tomorrow. 4 years. Afraid/excited for everyone to play it and afraid/excited for the next chapter of my career

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Marc Michaud @marcmichaud.bsky.social · Jun 10

Presented without comment

Headline reads: Chatgpt gets crushed at chess by a 1 MHz Atari 2600

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jun 6

weird hobby of mine: making race car liveries in substance painter 🏎️

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jun 4

i feel like this is actually a long-term net positive for small indies making highly bespoke work. people are already sick of the scale-chasing in big games that are made with conventional tools, which is by definition the best result that AI tools _could_ accomplish

Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · Jun 4

Putting aside issues of quality and plagiarism--

One of the things players want in their narrative is novelty - unique, memorable and compelling characters and situations - and AI is pretty terrible at creating novelty without being extremely nonsensical and weird.

IGN @ign.com · Jun 4

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney believes small teams will soon be able to use AI prompts to make video games on the scale of Nintendo masterpiece The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jun 4

geez, nightreign is so good. no notes. most fun i've had in a multiplayer game in a long time. i actually really dig the pacing, kind of reminds me of a platinum game in a lot of ways. i wonder if any ex-platinum people worked on it

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Greg Lobanov @greg.style · May 30

Wheel World is the game I’m most anticipating this year. 100% a dream game I’ve always wanted to exist. store.steampowered.com/app/1497460/...

Wheel World on Steam

Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bi...

store.steampowered.com

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · May 30

i want to hear about your bike game idea 👀

sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · May 30

hey thanks for saying so <3

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N² @antire.al · May 15

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.

@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

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