Vlad Călin
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Vlad Călin
@vladcalin.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Quest of the Hero is my upcoming indie dungeon crawler game. Here's the Steam page, a wishlish is highly appreciated by a fellow indie game dev 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
Sometimes I log in to X, and I am instantly bombed with racism, xenophobia, misogyny and all kinds of nasty rethorics right out the gate, all from anonymous MAGA whatever accounts, or right-wing figures.
Really a bad place to be in.
Really a bad place to be in.
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Sometimes I log in to X, and I am instantly bombed with racism, xenophobia, misogyny and all kinds of nasty rethorics right out the gate, all from anonymous MAGA whatever accounts, or right-wing figures.
Really a bad place to be in.
Really a bad place to be in.
My first indie game will participate in the Debut Festival on Steam, starting tomorrow!
#indiegames #indiegamedev #dungeoncrawler #steamgames #gaming #debutfestival
#indiegames #indiegamedev #dungeoncrawler #steamgames #gaming #debutfestival
August 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My first indie game will participate in the Debut Festival on Steam, starting tomorrow!
#indiegames #indiegamedev #dungeoncrawler #steamgames #gaming #debutfestival
#indiegames #indiegamedev #dungeoncrawler #steamgames #gaming #debutfestival
The secret to indie hacking success: just sell to other indie hackers?
July 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The secret to indie hacking success: just sell to other indie hackers?
Peak engagement (Dead Internet Theory)
July 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Peak engagement (Dead Internet Theory)
Looking for an #indiegame dunegon crawler? I got you!
Still 40% off for a couple of days.
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#gaming #dungeoncrawler #steamgames
Still 40% off for a couple of days.
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#gaming #dungeoncrawler #steamgames
Save 40% on Quest of the Hero on Steam
Quest of the Hero is a short session dungeon crawler with plenty of depth and strategy. Make risky or safe decisions, craft powerful items, defeat enemies, upgrade your skills and explore unique play ...
store.steampowered.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Looking for an #indiegame dunegon crawler? I got you!
Still 40% off for a couple of days.
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#gaming #dungeoncrawler #steamgames
Still 40% off for a couple of days.
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#gaming #dungeoncrawler #steamgames
So the secret on bsky is to randomly out hashtags for random stuff and all kinds of bits will report and upvote your content. Weird.
Is there a plan for a new algorithm that will allow you to grow more organically?
Is there a plan for a new algorithm that will allow you to grow more organically?
July 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So the secret on bsky is to randomly out hashtags for random stuff and all kinds of bits will report and upvote your content. Weird.
Is there a plan for a new algorithm that will allow you to grow more organically?
Is there a plan for a new algorithm that will allow you to grow more organically?
So many items to build. DPS, effects on critical hits, effects on attacks, effects on being attacked, etc.
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#questofthehero #indiegames #gaming #dungeoncrawler #fantasy
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#questofthehero #indiegames #gaming #dungeoncrawler #fantasy
July 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So many items to build. DPS, effects on critical hits, effects on attacks, effects on being attacked, etc.
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#questofthehero #indiegames #gaming #dungeoncrawler #fantasy
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#questofthehero #indiegames #gaming #dungeoncrawler #fantasy
One week until I release my indie game!
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#indiegame #dungeoncrawler #indiegames #gaming #steamgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#indiegame #dungeoncrawler #indiegames #gaming #steamgame
July 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
One week until I release my indie game!
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#indiegame #dungeoncrawler #indiegames #gaming #steamgame
store.steampowered.com/app/3185230/...
#indiegame #dungeoncrawler #indiegames #gaming #steamgame
The independent FED is one of the last threads that maintains some confidence in the US financial system. If that goes, the whole house of cards collapsed. #economics
Donald Trump needs Jay Powell | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/84929514-53db-4dc4-a537-7c0c84b19171
https://www.ft.com/content/84929514-53db-4dc4-a537-7c0c84b19171
Donald Trump needs Jay Powell | Opinion
And he probably knows it
www.ft.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The independent FED is one of the last threads that maintains some confidence in the US financial system. If that goes, the whole house of cards collapsed. #economics
Reposted by Vlad Călin
Donald Trump needs Jay Powell | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/84929514-53db-4dc4-a537-7c0c84b19171
https://www.ft.com/content/84929514-53db-4dc4-a537-7c0c84b19171
Donald Trump needs Jay Powell | Opinion
And he probably knows it
www.ft.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Donald Trump needs Jay Powell | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/84929514-53db-4dc4-a537-7c0c84b19171
https://www.ft.com/content/84929514-53db-4dc4-a537-7c0c84b19171
Is the nintendo switch 2 release good or bad? I see opinions on boths sides but I can't figure out which one is dominant.
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Is the nintendo switch 2 release good or bad? I see opinions on boths sides but I can't figure out which one is dominant.
I'm tracking my numbers on a monthly basis. Here's my Bluesky growth so far since I started tracking it
Basically ~10% per month when I'm somewhat active, 3% in the month I wasn't active at all.
I like that the growth here is done the old way: by interacting, not spamming and hoping you go viral
Basically ~10% per month when I'm somewhat active, 3% in the month I wasn't active at all.
I like that the growth here is done the old way: by interacting, not spamming and hoping you go viral
April 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I'm tracking my numbers on a monthly basis. Here's my Bluesky growth so far since I started tracking it
Basically ~10% per month when I'm somewhat active, 3% in the month I wasn't active at all.
I like that the growth here is done the old way: by interacting, not spamming and hoping you go viral
Basically ~10% per month when I'm somewhat active, 3% in the month I wasn't active at all.
I like that the growth here is done the old way: by interacting, not spamming and hoping you go viral
Data comes in many formats, and many companies have troubles juggling them.
Usually, with many partners, businesses also need to maintain many data channels.
That's one of the issues medium and big companies face.
Usually, with many partners, businesses also need to maintain many data channels.
That's one of the issues medium and big companies face.
April 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Data comes in many formats, and many companies have troubles juggling them.
Usually, with many partners, businesses also need to maintain many data channels.
That's one of the issues medium and big companies face.
Usually, with many partners, businesses also need to maintain many data channels.
That's one of the issues medium and big companies face.
For a company, dealing with a lot of data is a blessing and a curse.
It's a blessing because you can get a lot of knowledge from it, and make your customers trust you more.
It's a blessing because you can get a lot of knowledge from it, and make your customers trust you more.
March 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
For a company, dealing with a lot of data is a blessing and a curse.
It's a blessing because you can get a lot of knowledge from it, and make your customers trust you more.
It's a blessing because you can get a lot of knowledge from it, and make your customers trust you more.
Companies should always seek for the technological quick wins to move them forward.
- maybe centralizing some information access in a spreadsheet will solve issues with employees using outdated information in their departments
- maybe centralizing some information access in a spreadsheet will solve issues with employees using outdated information in their departments
March 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Companies should always seek for the technological quick wins to move them forward.
- maybe centralizing some information access in a spreadsheet will solve issues with employees using outdated information in their departments
- maybe centralizing some information access in a spreadsheet will solve issues with employees using outdated information in their departments
Me working on some side project indie game nowadays is not a coincidence.
It's a thing I came back to over and over again over the past few years. Something just draws me back in again and again.
It's a thing I came back to over and over again over the past few years. Something just draws me back in again and again.
March 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Me working on some side project indie game nowadays is not a coincidence.
It's a thing I came back to over and over again over the past few years. Something just draws me back in again and again.
It's a thing I came back to over and over again over the past few years. Something just draws me back in again and again.
Punishing taken risks that end up with bad results makes people not assume any risk and play it safe most of the time. That's how we instill the fear of failure in them.
Sometimes, even by doing everything right, you might still fail.
Sometimes, even by doing everything right, you might still fail.
March 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Punishing taken risks that end up with bad results makes people not assume any risk and play it safe most of the time. That's how we instill the fear of failure in them.
Sometimes, even by doing everything right, you might still fail.
Sometimes, even by doing everything right, you might still fail.
We're seeing so many examples of companies nosediving due to rushing things, cutting costs where they shouldn't (quality assurance, customer support) and an upper management obsessing over the stock price rather than making their customers happy.
March 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We're seeing so many examples of companies nosediving due to rushing things, cutting costs where they shouldn't (quality assurance, customer support) and an upper management obsessing over the stock price rather than making their customers happy.
I think Google just won the AI race. Their new Gemini model can get an image as input, some instructions and generate an image by retaining a VERY HIGH fidelity of the original image.
People are using it
People are using it
March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I think Google just won the AI race. Their new Gemini model can get an image as input, some instructions and generate an image by retaining a VERY HIGH fidelity of the original image.
People are using it
People are using it
This week is supposed to be marketing week... but I'm not doing any marketing...
I have fallen behind a bit on development for my indie game Quest of the Hero and I'm not ready to jump into marketing a game whose core mechanics are being reworked.
I have fallen behind a bit on development for my indie game Quest of the Hero and I'm not ready to jump into marketing a game whose core mechanics are being reworked.
March 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This week is supposed to be marketing week... but I'm not doing any marketing...
I have fallen behind a bit on development for my indie game Quest of the Hero and I'm not ready to jump into marketing a game whose core mechanics are being reworked.
I have fallen behind a bit on development for my indie game Quest of the Hero and I'm not ready to jump into marketing a game whose core mechanics are being reworked.
The biggest change I'm doing right now for my indie game is completely overhauling how the three option generation works, based on an idea ChatGPT gave me.
March 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The biggest change I'm doing right now for my indie game is completely overhauling how the three option generation works, based on an idea ChatGPT gave me.
Use-case for the latest AI models: reimagine profile pictures.
Who's gonna build it? (I'm sure though that there 1000 solutions for this already, but there's definitely space for a 1001th).
Who's gonna build it? (I'm sure though that there 1000 solutions for this already, but there's definitely space for a 1001th).
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Use-case for the latest AI models: reimagine profile pictures.
Who's gonna build it? (I'm sure though that there 1000 solutions for this already, but there's definitely space for a 1001th).
Who's gonna build it? (I'm sure though that there 1000 solutions for this already, but there's definitely space for a 1001th).
Too many people obsess over the "big launch".
How many "big launches" do you personally remember?
Do you remember when Google or Facebook launched?
No you don't. They just shipped, and incrementally improved over time.
How many "big launches" do you personally remember?
Do you remember when Google or Facebook launched?
No you don't. They just shipped, and incrementally improved over time.
March 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Too many people obsess over the "big launch".
How many "big launches" do you personally remember?
Do you remember when Google or Facebook launched?
No you don't. They just shipped, and incrementally improved over time.
How many "big launches" do you personally remember?
Do you remember when Google or Facebook launched?
No you don't. They just shipped, and incrementally improved over time.
We are seeing a decline in AAA games. The whole space just seems to have converged to 1st or 3rd person games with open world, with RPG elements, loot boxes, skins and season passes.
March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We are seeing a decline in AAA games. The whole space just seems to have converged to 1st or 3rd person games with open world, with RPG elements, loot boxes, skins and season passes.
Sometimes it's not about having dark mode or not.
Real user feedback is critical early in the development lifecycle. Otherwise you end up building the wrong thing.
Real user feedback is critical early in the development lifecycle. Otherwise you end up building the wrong thing.
March 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Sometimes it's not about having dark mode or not.
Real user feedback is critical early in the development lifecycle. Otherwise you end up building the wrong thing.
Real user feedback is critical early in the development lifecycle. Otherwise you end up building the wrong thing.