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Developer of Dubio, out now! - Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2780790/Dubio/ - iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/dubio/id6737742990 - Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Sparpweed.Dubio www.ajkolenc.com

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · 2d

@richardboeser.bsky.social's gold medal run yesterday was short and slick 🚀

Try to earn your own medals with our free demo of Pulse, now available on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...

AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're using Cinemachine in Unity don't use small position damping values. Unless you enjoy your camera stuttering

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · 2d

@richardboeser.bsky.social's gold medal run yesterday was short and slick 🚀

Try to earn your own medals with our free demo of Pulse, now available on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · 7d

Pulse, our in development, trackless time trial racer, now has a demo on Steam.

Join our daily leaderboards in the hunt for gold, or at least a ribbon.

store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...

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Axe Ghost. Now with Fragments mode @axeghostgame.bsky.social · 9d

my proudest pulse moment so far 🤩

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · 11d

Our prototype 'Pulse' just got a big update. We now have audio, a training program and some iconic challenges.

The video shows @ajkolenc.bsky.social setting a new record for the Sightseeing course.

Want to join the beta on Steam? Join my Discord and say hi:
discord.gg/nfNzZ3CzeY

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Axe Ghost. Now with Fragments mode @axeghostgame.bsky.social · Aug 2

playing the Pulse playtest. It's really good. by @richardboeser.bsky.social & @ajkolenc.bsky.social

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · Jul 23

Today's daily is a short one again. Only two checkpoints, but a tricky start to get right.

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Making a daily challenge system was the best and most dangerous thing we did with this game. Easy to spend too much time playing instead of working 🤪

Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · Jul 15

I don't think I will beat @ajkolenc.bsky.social today.
That third checkpoint is nasty.

We'll do some closed beta testing soon.

Join my Discord if you feel this (open world time trial with a different selection of checkpoints each day) might be something you'd enjoy.
discord.gg/TZUsn9qF

AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Jun 23

Dubio is part of an awesome bundle of games you can play with just one button! Along with some great @smgstudio.bsky.social titles and #OneBtnBosses.
Check it out here:
store.steampowered.com/bundle/55413...

Save 7% on One Button Games on Steam

store.steampowered.com

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congrats!!

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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · Jun 14

I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Jun 1

Yeah I had the same experience, just a couple sentences would have helped

AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Jun 1

Simple but fun

🧩 Puzzle #677

🤔 16 guesses

⏱️ 2m 54s

🔗 alphaguess.com

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · May 22

Dubio has now been out for half a year. It seems that on Steam we are a bit stuck at 40 reviews. We'd love to pass that 50 mark as some oracles say it will please the algorithm overlords.

If you've played Dubio and have an opinion, we'd appreciate a review.

store.steampowered.com/app/2780790/...

Dubio on Steam

Dubio is a game of tiny puzzle parcours. It offers a challenging mix of puzzle-solving and momentum control. Jump and bounce through 100 levels that test your wits and sense of timing. Or are there mo...

store.steampowered.com

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Random three-body problem @threebodybot.bsky.social · May 23

Initial conditions:
m1=33.2 m2=60.7 m3=82.4 (solar masses)
v1x=6.043 v1y=5.619 v2x=2.209 v2y=1.004 v3x=-5.912 v3y=0.803 (km/s)
x1=-14.0 y1=-8.0 x2=34.0 y2=16.0 x3=11.0 y3=-28.0 (AU from center)
Music: Prelude in C Major – Bach

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · May 22

If you treat buildings themselves as tiles for the generator, you can start to generate whole blocks

AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · May 22

Made a simple procedural building script for our warp racer prototype, Pulse

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · May 21

We´re working on our next prototype called Pulse.
An open world time-trial racer with randomized checkpoints.

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · May 13

Searching for the right mood for our next prototype.

Sketch of a desert landscape with a city in the distance that is build against a canyon wall.

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · May 10

Thanks for playing! Smart that you noticed that empty circle, that means there’s a still a secret for you to uncover in that level

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · May 9

Rift Riff is OUT NOW!!

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world.

store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

Buy it
Try it
Review it
Repost the heck outa’ this!!1!

… and here's a feature trailer explaining what I think is noteworthy about our tower defense game!
youtu.be/ePCOuvXU-t0

Rift Riff - Feature Trailer

YouTube video by Adriaan de Jongh

youtu.be

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · May 8

Wow thanks for this in-depth info! Very helpful. This one is an oversight for sure: the game was designed for a 16:9 play field and I added vertical bars when the screen is wider, but didn’t account for thinner aspect ratios. Should be possible to add vertical bars at the least

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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · May 8

We made a demo for Bandit and put it on Steam.

It's like life in the wild west: hard and unfair.
Also it has a leaderboard so that you can try and beat my score.

Have a go and don't forget to drink your snake oil.

store.steampowered.com/app/3693670/...

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AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Apr 30

We’re onto a new prototype, and I couldn’t imagine anything more different from our last. From slow-paced 2D western shoot-em-up to warp-speed 3D sci-fi racer 🚀

Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · Apr 30

We (@ajkolenc.bsky.social + me) have started developing the next prototype. Chalo Chalo was maybe the slowest racing game. Could this one become the fastest?

Join my Discord if you want more frequent behind the scenes views:
discord.gg/waUntTvq

AJ @ajkolenc.bsky.social · Apr 29

Google is the absolute worst about this. I’m still dealing with the fallout of them buying Fitbit 😑