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Shirecoding
@shirecoding.bsky.social
Indie game developer. Creator of the isometric MMO/MUD Alteria https://alteria.cc
Why did I choose so much pain by going with 2d isometric 🙈
October 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Just discovered MSAA and sample alpha to coverage.

To think i spent months trying to Z Sort my shader instanced geometry with my non instanced geometries - an impossible problem.

#webgl #opengl
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Color grading 2d assets to make them fit into the environment is pretty difficult I've found out the hard way.

Lighting direction, luminance can make the assets not blend together. Also no shadows to help blend the transition between different objects 🥶.

2d isometric is a pain I choose 😄.
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Harmonized the art styles of some assets and colour graded them to fit the world.

Trying out different sizing, wanted some enormous assets like the tree to show some grandeur, but it looks nicer on my super wide screen monitor.

alteria.cc

#games #indiegames #gameart #gamedev #indiedev
October 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Color grading my assets and getting them to match the biome and each other.

2D doesn't have a lighting physics so alot of post processing needs to be done.

alteria.cc

#alteria #gameart #digitalart #indiegame #art
October 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The ring was inspired by Stargate. And the monument from the Singapore war memorial.

The tree for different factions was inspired by the raintrees in my country and the babao tree.

I tried to choose trees which represent the different factions.

alteria.cc

#alteria #gameart #indiegames #gamedev
October 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Biome changes when reach near the beach. I need to tone down the rocks.

alteria.cc

#gamedev #alteria
October 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I didn't intentionally design this, somehow by shear luck the procedural generation created this landscape with "feng shui" elements.

alteria.cc

#alteria #mmo #mud #gamedev #art
October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Hi all, I've decided to make Alteria Free 2 Play!

Check it out at Alteria.cc

The goal was to bring back MUDs in a more accessible way.

Join the discord here for help if I'm around discord.gg/wReSebQRWu

See you in game!

#gamedev #alteria #mud #mmo #solana
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hi all! I am pleased to launch Alteria, a 2D MMO/MUD on pre-technical preview today in line with #TOKEN2049.

Please check it out at:

alteria.cc

See you in game! Ps. It's a metaverse game so you will spawn in your geographical region.

#gamedev #token2049 #mud #mmo #solana
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Your words do matter.

It can kill or heal.

Destroy or build.

Divide or unite.

Hate or forgive.

If God spoke the universe into existence, you can certainly destroy someone with words.
September 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gundam seed is a story of the cycle of hate and revenge.

It teaches us that humans are very tribal in nature - we care not that we kill others from another tribe, and we care only when someone from our tribe is killed.

This leads to the never ending cycle of revenge.

#gundamseed
September 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
When you first start programming, you try to find packages for everything.

When you are older, you try to remove packages.

All packages are security vulnerabilies
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
When AI lies to you and you know because you are an expert in that subject - you think it's dumb.

Yet when AI gives you an answer in which you are a novice. You think it's smart.

Question: how do you know it is not lying to you?
August 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I can't believe community was 14 years ago, I am old
August 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Learn to code using free tier of ai only. It makes you a better dev.

It forces you to actually think about what to use AI for and what not to (to keep within your daily limits)

It ensures that you are coding 70% of the time and not brain dead.

#ai #coding
August 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Computer games are so much better than doom scrolling. If you are a parent, make sure your child plays computer games rather than social media.

Best genres for children: rpg (eq & creativity) and strategy (IQ).

#games #socialmedia
August 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
When I was young we were told to recite our pledge (most of us just did so without thinking).

"regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society
based on justice and equality".

It's only now that I realize that Singapore is one of the exceptional few.
August 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Haven't posted in a long while, was working on a particle effects subsystem, hope to show soon!
August 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I just discovered soft pastel color schemes and now I want to redo all my art assets 😂.
July 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Kids are pretty good at drawing these days! #art
July 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Everytime I listen to a British podcast or video I need to do it at 2x speed.

I realize my country is speaking 2x normal speed.
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
CEOs say that 50% of their code is written by AI.

But what they don't tell you is that, 50% of the code is being rewritten by a senior engineer after reviewing the PR. 😂
July 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What happened to pixelmator, apple bought it and no updates or improvements for more than 6 months...
July 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Procedurally generating biomes, tiles, decorations, elevation using multilayered noise

#gamedev #indiedev #gameart
July 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM