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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 3h

Now we can interact with the options menu! Woo! They still don't do anything beyond that, but hey, progress has been made

#gamedev #options #idkwhattagtoputhere

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 1d

Options menu integrated! Time to make it interactive

#gamedev #options

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 2d

Got the options menu layout. Just gotta work on integrating it into the game

#gamedev #gum #pixelart

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 4d

Ehh. Not much to show, but I'm working on the options menu lol. Imagine there being sliders and selectable options to the right of the buttons. Options menu is gonna leverage some of the visuals of the main menu, so there's gonna be swaying bushes in the background.

#gamedev #options

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MonoGame @monogame.net · 5d

Our new 2D Shader Tutorial is nearly ready. Watch this short to find out what sort of things you'll learn, to enhance your game -
www.youtube.com/shorts/OHNz-...

Check out our upcoming 2D Shaders tutorial.

YouTube video by MonoGame

www.youtube.com

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 7d

Hopefully the last transition clip for a while. Got transitions from Title Screen to Game and vice versa, and then also added transition to Game Exit.

#gamedev #pixelart #monogame

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 8d

Added the transition into the actual game! Well, right now, only the test level is implemented. More to come later!

#gamedev #pixelart #start

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you kindly sir!

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BlizzCrafter @blizzcrafter.bsky.social · 10d

See how I calculate water depth for my island game 🌴 – you might be surprised by how it actually works! 😅

(Turn on Sound 🔊)

#monogame #gamedev #indiedev

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

2D Water Depth Made Easy – Dynamic Character & Object Submersion in MonoGame #monogame #gamedev

YouTube video by BlizzCrafter

www.youtube.com

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 10d

lol Added the closing transition. Gonna be working on transitioning into the game next, and then start working on the options menu

#gamedev #menu #transitions

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 12d

Got the opening part of the transition in. Will test the closing part tomorrow.

#gamedev #pixelart #transitions

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 13d

It is done! Well, the animation at least. Time to integrate it into the game...

#gamedev #animation #transition

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 14d

Still working on the screen transition. Gonna try and finish at least drawing up the frames tomorrow

#gamedev #branches #pixelart

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 15d

Okay, we back. Now that Silksong is done, it is time to return to the daily grind of getting something done everyday. Behold, the beginnings of Duo Playground's screen transition.

#gamedev #animation #pixelart

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t normally post content unrelated to gamedev, but I’m happy announce just finished act 3 of my favorite game of the year! (Apologize for terrible screenshot) #silksong #hollowknight

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · 22d

Still playing Silksong lol. 60 hours deep, and I'm just midway through Act 3. Oh, and I managed to FINALLY get the shaders in for the title menu's layers

#monogame #gamedev #pixelart

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🔞Keesh 🍁🏳️‍🌈 @rakeeshsorrel.bsky.social · Sep 11

The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.

This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

e-6695 (Consumer protection)

Keywords
Censorship Credit cards Internet Pornography

E-petition
Initiated by Carmen Tam from Waterloo, Ontario

Original language of petition: English
Petition details
Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:

Mastercard, Visa, and other payment platforms have been leveraging their power over consumer ability to purchase legal content;
In 2021, Mastercard changed its policies to regulate adult entertainment by preventing the use of its payment platform on numerous adult entertainment sites;
As of July 2025, video game distribution service Steam now cites rule 15, that “adult only” content is not permitted on the platform if it goes against payment processor’s policies. Steam does not describe what content is defined as “adult only”;
As of July 2025, video game distribution website Itch.io has “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from browse and search pages. Users that previously purchased legitimate video games cannot access games that have been removed; and
This has set an unsettling precedent of corporate censorship, causing concern in video game development teams, including developers, voice actors, and artists in other creative fields as their livelihoods are in limbo.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to
1. Stop financial discrimination by payment platforms against legal goods and services;
2. Ensure transparency to consumers about content restrictions and the rationale behind them; and
3. Protect creators' rights to make legal adult content and ensure a fair appeals process for any penalized media.

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Domo 🐧 Soda-Powered Penguin @domo-yoro.games · 23d

pssst..... hey... the Soda-Powered Penguin SAGE '25 demo is out now! the entire demo has been brought to a new visual standard thanks to @magipixel.bsky.social !!

#indiedev #gamedev

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · Sep 12

adorable

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · Sep 12

Progress been a tad slow as of late (damn you Silksong and PoE2). But, got the basic structure of the title menu. Still gotta add all the effects and whatnot

#pixelart #titles #gamedev

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · Aug 29

Finally got the first draft of the title image. It's composed of multiple layers. The rough plan is to apply separate shaders for the bushes and the tree roots

#gamedev #pixelart #duoplayground

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just worked on more "prop" tiles (i.e. bushes, rocks, decorative stuff to fill levels) and the title banner for the game.

(Don't think I've ever posted without either a video or picture, but keeping with the goal of posting something everyday lol)

#gamedev #art

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Soapy @soapy2019.bsky.social · Aug 26

Chinese artist Leng Jun,I have never seen anything like it. Extraordinary!!!

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · Aug 26

Working on art. Had a bit of a... drawing block(?) while working on the title. So, decided to work on some of the other props first and then I'll integrate some of them into the title art

#gamedex #pixelart #bushes

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TheLandOfGiants @thelandofgiants.bsky.social · Aug 25

Okay. Last clip on the main menu. Integrated mercury particle system from MGE. Now there's pine tree leaves blowing across the screen! Time to work on title menu next

#gamedev #pixelart #particles

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