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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Oct 13

The game I've been working on this year is now available!

Pigment is a platformer with movement and mechanics inspired by Hollow Knight, Ori, and The Messenger. There is a big focus on air mobility.

Get it for free at:
dstears.itch.io/pigment

#gamedev #indiegame

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Aug 27

The lighting on Opera is fantastic!

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Aug 21

I guess it's time to repost this.
#silksong

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Sep 30

Hornet has a suggestion.
#art

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Aug 4

This design looks great. Excellent work!

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Aug 2

Happy Birthday Myke!

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jul 22

This was my desktop background for many years. Lovely.

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jul 13

Neat! what sort of pathfinding are they using?

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jul 5

Istanbul is really good! I've never played another game with mechanics like it has.

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jun 4

I like the motion on the tail. well done.

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thanks so much!

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thanks!

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Mar 13

These are great! I love the expressions!

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thanks for sharing my game with everyone!

Since I wanted the game to emphasize air mobility, I really wanted the player to use the movement tools to regain health. During dev I had a way to stand still and attract the pigments, but it felt unsatisfying to just stand still and hold a button.

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Feb 24

Speedrunners truly are the best QA.

When skipping that one I force a bunch of state like making the roof solid and moving the player to the nearest ground. You can probably guess what happened :)

I uploaded v0.3.2.c to fix it. This also moves the pause menu so it isn't affected by screen fade.

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Feb 23

Looks like the flag reset happened as part of the end-of-level cutscene. So if you skipped the cutscene, then the boss phase state would not reset.
I've uploaded v0.3.2b to the itch page which fixes this issue.

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Feb 21

That, uh, does not seem intended. I must have forgotten to clear a flag somewhere. Thanks for the bug report! I'll look into it.

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Feb 20

Great! Glad to hear it works well on the deck. And I'm glad you had fun time with it!

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Feb 18

I honestly don't know. I see that itch.io has a process for getting games on the deck, but I don't have one myself so I haven't tried it.
I started the process of getting Pigment added directly to Steam, but I kinda procrastinating on finishing that work :)

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jan 30

Everything about this piece is amazing!

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jan 21

This is absolutely adorable.

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jan 4

Squirrel Girl and Jeff! (and Tippy-Toe)

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Jan 4

Sounds like Ledge Painter :)
charlie-wagner.itch.io/ledgepainter

LedgePainter by Charlie_Wagner, Adrien DauteI

[EN] Guide the player to success!

charlie-wagner.itch.io

dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Dec 23

I just played the demo of Constance, a gorgeous platformer with a painting protagonist. It feels very satisfying to move around, but it can be quite challenging.
Give the demo a look before it's gone!

Constance @constancegame.bsky.social · Dec 9

Haven't played our Steam demo yet? Make sure to do so before it goes down in 2025! 🕹️👀

DEMO: bit.ly/wishCon

#indiegamedev #steam #demo

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Dec 22

:) Luna's hair is one of the hardest to translate from the show-style to something more detailed. In the show, her hair is an undulating blob with a translucent border, so drawing it as strands of physical hair is unsatisfying. I like how this looks and there's room for embellishment in the future.

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Dec 21

Luna putting in some time at the gym. Whether any actual exercise occurs remains to be seen.

I had the urge to draw lava lamp Luna in a ponytail, so here we are.
#mlp #furry

A sketch page of anthropomorphic Princess Luna in a ponytail wearing workout gear. In one image she is weighing herself on a sliding weight column scale while attempting to cheat with her wings.
In the next image, she is putting her hair in a ponytail.
In the last image, she is on a Recumbent exercise bike playing Balatro on her phone, but she's not actually using her legs to move the pedals.

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dstears @dstears.bsky.social · Dec 14

Rainbow Dash is an auteur.
#mlp

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