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Xander
@xanderarts.bsky.social
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creator of Project Rope Tool | he/she https://bsky.app/profile/ropetool.bsky.social https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958730/Project_Rope_Tool/
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v1ris 🤖 @v1ris.com · 2d
new website is live :>) v1ris.com
v1ris
v1ris is a composer writing interactive music for narrative-driven games.
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BadBassGames @badbassgames.bsky.social · 6d
Find out what other devs think about Bait & Tackle!

youtube.com/shorts/dRqTF...
Developers Review Bait & Tackle!
YouTube video by Bad Bass Games
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Project Rope Tool 🚀 @ropetool.bsky.social · 14d
Thanks to everyone who came by to break our game at @rocgamefest.bsky.social!
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Project Rope Tool 🚀 @ropetool.bsky.social · 18d
We'll even have merch!

Free shirt to whoever has the #1 time on the leaderboard at the end of the day.

All proceeds go to the development of a shorter game with worse graphics.
A t shirt reading "I want shorter games with worse graphics."
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Project Rope Tool 🚀 @ropetool.bsky.social · 18d
Hey we're at Roc Game Fest @rocgamefest.bsky.social this year! Come swing by!

Tomorrow 11am-5pm at THE SHED at RIT.
Rope Tool Trailer May 2025
YouTube video by Rope Tool Dev
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xanderarts.bsky.social
Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jul 26
No way
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jul 23
Just me and desmos online graphing calculator against the world
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jul 5
We also have a first pass at saving data in the works. If all goes according to plan, we’ll be able to have our teammates generating smooth geometry in their test scenes real soon!
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jul 5
Project Rope Tool Devlog #14

A few small level editor improvements today! Added basic zooming and panning, as well as the ability to draw lines with multiple points (you just press Enter when you want to finish, or connect to the first point to make a polygon)

#gamedev #indiedev
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jul 3
this rocks please don’t ever change
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Jitter @jittergame.bsky.social · Jun 26
Arsenal #jittergame #indiedev #weapon
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 27
Holy shit, another spaceship part attachment game?? Let’s be friends???
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 25
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
Thank you valve for the name gib by the way it's a very handy term for what we're doing lol
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
By splitting the two components in this way, we can have attachables that aren’t necessarily associated with the player. My plan is to have enemies control gibs through their state machines before dropping them, so the whole process is seamless.
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
I actually split the ship attachment script into two smaller components. The first is “Gib”, and handles the physics logic of welding one rigidbody to a parent, as well as the various states of attachment. The second is “Part”, and handles interactions with the player.
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
Figuring out how you would control a variety of different attachments is another problem, but the groundwork for doing so is here!
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
Project Rope Tool Devlog #13

Another modular design showcase for you all! You can now add the ship attachment functionality to any physics object in the game.

#gamedev
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
Thank you valve for the name gib by the way it's a very handy term for what we're doing lol
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
By splitting the two components in this way, we can have attachables that aren’t necessarily associated with the player. My plan is to have enemies control gibs through their state machines before dropping them, so the whole process is seamless.
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
I actually split the ship attachment script into two smaller components. The first is “Gib”, and handles the physics logic of welding one rigidbody to a parent, as well as the various states of attachment. The second is “Part”, and handles interactions with the player.
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 23
Figuring out how you would control a variety of different attachments is another problem, but the groundwork for doing so is here!
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 16
Project Rope Tool Devlog #12

As I mentioned last time, I’ve been doing a study on modular system design recently and wanted to show off a quick example of the type of versatility that I’m building towards… so here: grappling hook on a mining droid!

#gamedev #indiedev
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Xander @xanderarts.bsky.social · Jun 15
that pose is so expressive!
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ropetool.bsky.social
Project Rope Tool 🚀 @ropetool.bsky.social · Jun 6
Project Rope Tool is an ACTION-PHYSICS-SANDBOX game, where you build and pilot a spaceship using a grappling hook. Scavenge scrap tech from your environment, and use it for movement and combat! Hijinks ensue.

Wishlist on Steam! 🚀
store.steampowered.com/app/2958730/...

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