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André Silva | Open for Consulting
@andrefsilva.com
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Founder & Lead Developer @ Norrwyn
Available for Consulting and Co-Dev

Current Project:
► Dawn of Defense w/ @6side-studio.bsky.social 🏹

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Found this video of the storm. Such a movie-like experience...

Source: www.reddit.com/r/lisboa/s/n...
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Currently in Portugal and just experienced the biggest thunderstorm in my life. Sky was flashing non-stop for 30 minutes. Felt like I was in a videogame.
Screenshot of live thunder map over the country of Portugal. Red and orange dots mark where lightning is striking. Older strikes are blue. Seeing the color gradient indicates the path of the storm, leading up to Portugal. Screenshot of live thunder map over the country of Portugal. Red and orange dots mark where lightning is striking. The central coast of Portugal is covered with dots such that the country itself isn't visible.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Hard at work on studio rebranding. While there are still things to finalize, I'm really happy with the progress! I'm aiming to have everything ready before the end of the year. I'll likely post a write up on @norrwyn.com on lessons learned!

In the mean time, here's our (extremely cute) logo
Norrwyn logo, resembling a badge or patch. It has Norrwyn in all caps on the bottom, on what seems to be the ground. On top of that there is a blue fox. Above that, a orange star.
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Just got home from Nexus Games Conference. Couldn't stay for the post conference drinks, but I really enjoyed the talks and meeting the always super friendly people. Highly recommend catching the next edition if you didn't this year!
Photo of the Nexus stage. The projector reads "Nexus game conference" and has a list of partners below it. Photo of the nexus lanyard and pass, reading "André Silva" and below "Norrwyn Limited".
October 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Well this is new... Seen on the threads previews that Instagram forces on users.
Screenshot of a threads post that shows an info box below it saying "This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behaviour.". Screenshot of a threads post that shows an info box below it saying "This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behaviour.".
September 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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That was great fun!
September 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Had the opportunity to playtest and give feedback for Trainatic by @ryanforrester.bsky.social, and I had an absolute blast! There's something about incremental games that scratches an itch, and pairing that with trains made this a great fit for me! You should definitely wishlist it :)
Late game screenshot of Trainatic. You can see a train, over 20 cars long, there's lightning strikes hitting around the train. There's also UI over the gameplay, and everything has a CRT effect.
August 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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9 editions late, but my first @debugmag.com arrived! Excited to get into it :)
July 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Funnily enough, I can still see and open your post. I scrolled a bit and it showed up.
Screenshot of the r/Godot post mentioned by passivestar
June 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Here's a screenshot from Dawn of Defense, an RTS + Tower Defense game I'm working on with the amazing people at @6side-studio.bsky.social!
Screenshot of Dawn of Defense. There is an island surrounded by trenches. On the island there are trees, buildings, and a large stone tower with a blue light beam coming out of the top. The tower has a door that leads to the trenches. There is also a game UI, showing one of the selected buildings.
June 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Can I interest you in "Covão dos Conchos", in Portugal?
Picture of "Covão dos Conchos", in Portugal. It's an artificial lake in the Serra da Estrela mountains that is famous for its bell-mouth spillway. Description adapted from Wikipedia.
May 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I have a few of those myself!
Git log that says "Update chick to chicken asset in TestScene"
March 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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It really is beautiful! Hoping to visit again some time soon!
Picture of a frozen lake in a snowy forest
March 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Continuing to make leather pieces, and today I made a wallet! Absolutely love how the piece turned out, but I think I'm also super happy with the way the pictures turned out. I used to use a gray background, but the blue really makes the leather pop!
Picture of a "Filicatus Co" leather wallet. The wallet contains three slots to hold cards. Picture of a "Filicatus Co" leather wallet. The wallet contains three slots to hold cards. Picture of a "Filicatus Co" leather wallet. The wallet contains three slots to hold cards. Picture of a "Filicatus Co" leather wallet. The wallet contains three slots to hold cards.
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Cats were not happy
Picture of Dina the cat, lookint at a bed, confused as to why she was suddenly woken up
February 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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In GDScript / Godot, you can break conditional statements into multiple lines if you add braces!
GDScript code showcasing breaking a conditional statement into two lines using braces.
February 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The Python approach isn't bad either, you need to add braces if you want to break into multiple lines
Python code showcasing two if conditions, with a line break separating their conditional expressions in half. They read: if (True and True): print("this works!")
February 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Heyy look at that! I'll make this number continue to go up! :)

(Link: dame.is/ratingalttext)
Screenshot of a tool which analyzes how consistent you are at using alt text. My score is at 89.47%.
January 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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nice
Screenshot of my bluesky profile page, showing 690 followers
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Cleaned and cable managed the office today, so I thought I'd participate in the #DevDesk challenge!

We're renovating the entire house, so I don't have any art or anything like that yet. Hoping to change that soon! :)
Picture of my desk
November 18, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Hi there! I'm working together with the lovely people at 6side (who I don't think have bluesky yet) on "Dawn of Defense"!
Screenshot of Dawn of Defense, a Roguelike RTS Tower Defense game
November 18, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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If you see this, quote with your first ever anime.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

And what a great one to start with. It was completely absurdly over the top, yet it was the perfect introduction to the world of anime. Now I want to rewatch it...
Gurren Lagann key visual
November 17, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Might be the best way to find out, honestly.
Post made on Twitter by the "Bweaking NuwuS" account which says, in uwu voice: UwU Donawd Twump decwawes victowy in US pwesidentiaw ewection, tewwing jubiwwant suppowtews "we made histowy" :3c
November 6, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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I'm on the "Anti Shitlib List", which I'm taking as a compliment!

You can check lists you are on here: clearsky.app
Screenshot showcasing a Bluesky list I've been added to, titled: "Anti Shitlib List".
October 25, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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There's something so appealing about the fog in Dawn of Defense...
Screenshot of "Dawn of Defense", a Roguelite Tower Defense game with RTS elements. In the screenshot, you can see islands. Some are grassy, others have brown, dried grass, and others are dark and have lava cracks. There are some animals on one of the islands, and some ancient-looking monuments on another. The screenshot also showcases the game's UI.
October 24, 2024 at 9:53 AM