Taconite
@taconite.bsky.social
Game Dev and Math Nerd.
Making a couple projects:
- Physics-based archery retro-FPS
- Meditative canoeing game about learning First Nations toponyms for the Great Lakes region
https://taconitegames.itch.io/
Making a couple projects:
- Physics-based archery retro-FPS
- Meditative canoeing game about learning First Nations toponyms for the Great Lakes region
https://taconitegames.itch.io/
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Taconite
@taconite.bsky.social
· Aug 31
After 6 months of awesome work,
𝑁𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑖𝑛𝑔 is launching this Sept.!
Check it out along with 4 other indie games from Michigan devs as part of the @locallysourced.bsky.social anthology 2!
Check out our steam page at:
store.steampowered.com/app/3938610/...
#gamedev #indiegame #steam #majorupdate
𝑁𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑖𝑛𝑔 is launching this Sept.!
Check it out along with 4 other indie games from Michigan devs as part of the @locallysourced.bsky.social anthology 2!
Check out our steam page at:
store.steampowered.com/app/3938610/...
#gamedev #indiegame #steam #majorupdate
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It's only hitstop if it's from the god region of war,
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It's only hitstop if it's from the god region of war,
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
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until we return, paradise interred
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
until we return, paradise interred
It's only hitstop if it's from the god region of war,
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It's only hitstop if it's from the god region of war,
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
otherwise it's just sparkling camera shake (temporal)
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Fortress of Ultimate Darkness sketch for Time Bandits tv show
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Fortress of Ultimate Darkness sketch for Time Bandits tv show
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Car Alarm (extended reprise)
youtu.be/jcutNFPwXPE?...
youtu.be/jcutNFPwXPE?...
Car Alarm (extended reprise)
YouTube video by pat’s soundhouse
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Car Alarm (extended reprise)
youtu.be/jcutNFPwXPE?...
youtu.be/jcutNFPwXPE?...
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still looking for level design work!
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
still looking for level design work!
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
Like "gosh" and "darn"
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Like "gosh" and "darn"
Some of the best advice I got when learning to program is:
"the worst thing your code can do is appear to work"
If it's obviously broken, you know you need to fix it. If it's subtly broken, it may go a long time before being discovered...
Test everything, and be able to explain how it works
"the worst thing your code can do is appear to work"
If it's obviously broken, you know you need to fix it. If it's subtly broken, it may go a long time before being discovered...
Test everything, and be able to explain how it works
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Some of the best advice I got when learning to program is:
"the worst thing your code can do is appear to work"
If it's obviously broken, you know you need to fix it. If it's subtly broken, it may go a long time before being discovered...
Test everything, and be able to explain how it works
"the worst thing your code can do is appear to work"
If it's obviously broken, you know you need to fix it. If it's subtly broken, it may go a long time before being discovered...
Test everything, and be able to explain how it works
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(Close enough)
(Close enough)
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(Close enough)
(Close enough)
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH twitch.tv/linktothepabst
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH twitch.tv/linktothepabst
An artifact from
An earlier time
An earlier time
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
An artifact from
An earlier time
An earlier time
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Ah!
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Ah!
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
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/13 Why? For proximity to power. For prestige. For attention.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
/13 Why? For proximity to power. For prestige. For attention.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
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J6er Jake Lang got punched yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan during his anti-Muslim march.
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
J6er Jake Lang got punched yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan during his anti-Muslim march.
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Ah!
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Ah!
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
Sorry I didn't know you were in there
How I started making indie games:
- Learned programming in undergrad
- Used Unity for a psychology experiment (VR stuff)
- Kept a "normal job" for ~10 years
- Did many game jams for fun
- Got a master's in CS
- Decided to "make a real one" and overscoped :)
#gamedev #indiegame #unity3d
- Learned programming in undergrad
- Used Unity for a psychology experiment (VR stuff)
- Kept a "normal job" for ~10 years
- Did many game jams for fun
- Got a master's in CS
- Decided to "make a real one" and overscoped :)
#gamedev #indiegame #unity3d
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
How I started making indie games:
- Learned programming in undergrad
- Used Unity for a psychology experiment (VR stuff)
- Kept a "normal job" for ~10 years
- Did many game jams for fun
- Got a master's in CS
- Decided to "make a real one" and overscoped :)
#gamedev #indiegame #unity3d
- Learned programming in undergrad
- Used Unity for a psychology experiment (VR stuff)
- Kept a "normal job" for ~10 years
- Did many game jams for fun
- Got a master's in CS
- Decided to "make a real one" and overscoped :)
#gamedev #indiegame #unity3d
November morning,
A neighbor came to visit
Get outta there you!
A neighbor came to visit
Get outta there you!
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
November morning,
A neighbor came to visit
Get outta there you!
A neighbor came to visit
Get outta there you!
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A few Dwarf Fortress sketches
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A few Dwarf Fortress sketches
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George Tooker.
Government Bureau.
1956.
Government Bureau.
1956.
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
George Tooker.
Government Bureau.
1956.
Government Bureau.
1956.
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TT1 did not dissapoint! Hard to photo because of poor lighting. We can't wait to share the in-game versions with you. These will be the players refuge. #gamedev #Egyptology #art 😍😍😍
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
TT1 did not dissapoint! Hard to photo because of poor lighting. We can't wait to share the in-game versions with you. These will be the players refuge. #gamedev #Egyptology #art 😍😍😍
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Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
Angeline Era Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by ANALGESIC PRODUCTIONS
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...