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Michael Walter Van Der Velden
@mikevdv.dev
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Find out more about me at mikevdv.dev
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Posts are 100% my own, in no way represent my employer and as such the value may vary wildly...

#rustlang #backend #dev #webdev #gamedev
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Added the ability to check any player's stats on the in progress website.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Really think that designing the website for 4/3 is a great idea for my retro online rpg.

First time doing a website exclusively using rust too so that's been interesting.

Yes I'm getting married on saturday, im staying calm.

#mirrorstone #rpg #mmo #mmorpg #gamedev #indiedev #rust #rustlang
The mirrorstone site designed for 4/3
October 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Doing a quick test to see if I can make the website look like the game's UI.

#mirrorstone #pixelart #webdev #rust #rustlang #mmo #mmorpg #rpg
Pixel art ui test
October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Supports the following error messages for now. I figure this should cover me for the time being.
Rust code showing the error messages supported by my orpg's networking protocol
October 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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For way, way to long. If there's an error on login it would crash the dev build of the game. This is now resolved.

#gamedev #indiedev #mirrorstone #bevy #rust #rustlang #mmo #rpg #mmorpg
October 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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I feel like a kid who's counting down to their birthday 🎈
10 days left till my wedding
October 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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It's so close. Only 13 more days till I marry the most incredible person ❤️
13 days left till my wedding to the most incredible person. I cannot wait.
October 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Stringable Bows. #mirrorstone #rust #rpg #mmo #mmorpg #rustlang #bevy #bevyengine #pixelart #isometric #indiedev #gamedev #crafting
October 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Doing a little experiment to have intro logos. Honestly not sure how I feel about it tbh...
October 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Alongside some pretty heavy reworks to the scripting engine, Items can now be combined using the MVP of the crafting system. See the example below of me combining to half loafs of bread into a full loaf.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #mirrorstone #bevyengine #rustlang #lua #mmo #rpg #mmorpg
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Last weekend was my stag do, and I had the pleasure of seeing the statue of the goodest boy.
Gently placing my hand in the vicinity of the good boy statue
September 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Today on stream, we got skill levels into our modestly multiplayer online role playing game. They don't currently impact anything but this is a really big addition!

#gamedev #indiedev #trustlang #bevyengine #orpg #rpg #mmo #mmorpg #pixelart #twitch
August 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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In last night's stream we started mocking up what we want the skills UI to look like. Not sure about pagination...
A mockup of the skills window. Showing how skills could be displayed in mirrorstone.
August 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Might have to upgrade this before the next stream... #rustlang
Rust 1.89 released
August 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Oh cry me a fucking river...
I work in London 2-3 days per week and I can say for certain the MPs saying this have not ever taken a train at rush hour in the midlands never mind the north of England...
District Line to Wimbledon 'not fit for purpose' after years of disruption, warns MP
July 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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We found out live during the stream yesterday that a stream clip of my modestly multiplayer online role playing game made it onto #thisweekinbevy. Feels so good 😂

youtu.be/cGZViqCrBog?...

#gamedev #indiedev #bevy #bevyengine #rustlang #mmo #rpg #twitch #lua
July 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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After today's 5 hour stream and a little work after to cleanup, player to player trading is fully added to my modestly multiplayer online role playing game.

#gamedev #mmo #rpg #bevyengine #bevy #rust #rustlang #pixelart #indiedev
July 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Wow, I never would have thought I'd streamed quite that much in the last year. That's just under 10 and a half days!

#streamer #twitch
The empire business - Stream for 250 hours total
July 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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New functionality for the chat box too. We no longer need [GM] or [Mod] next to a name as the chat box now supports icons and emotes.

#gamedev #bevy #rust #rpg #mmo #lua #isometric #multiplayer
The chat box has also had some upgrades I think the new system works really well we've got so much more to do though we now support emotes :) and I'm working on trading :(
July 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Doors are now in game! Really big for making the world feel less stationary.

#gamedev #bevy #rust #lua #mmo #rpg #pixelart #isometric
July 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Today is a strange birthday. I've seen my friends on Saturday but my fiancée had to go back to work in another city yesterday, so I'm starting the day with cake and a book.

Sitting quietly in our living room with the cat. I feel an extremely sobering feeling of being older and less connected.
A copy of dune in paperback, a redbull and a slice of cake
July 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Quick initial version of pride flag capes now that I sorted capes with the layering system for mirrorstone.

Developing a game is absolutely providing an outlet for your own views.

#gamedev #pride
June 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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We finally have an item available for every slot. Behold the cape!

#rust #mmo #rpg #lua #bevy #bevyengine #stream #twitch #streamer #gamedev
June 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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For the testers of mirrorstone, version 0.13.0-inDev should be available in about an hour. The test server has been updated. Obviously the big change is the new combat calculations, buyable pants, skirts and shoes. say "trade?" when close to Mr. Bones to trigger the shop and buy the new items.
My character rocking the new iron plate skirt and boots
June 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Honestly it makes me laugh having to put this on my wedding site's FAQ, like, I'm sorry but in what world do people bring dogs to a wedding?
Q. Can I bring my dog? A: No, please do not bring your dog
June 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM