added an outline to the #shader and a global directional light which helps ground the scene. I rendered out some new tiles from #blender which helps too. Fixed some bugs with the shadows leaking through walls due to bad depth blending. #monogame #gamedev #indiedev #graphics #2d

got a 2d character exported from #blender into my #indiegame using #fadebasic and #monogame. The export is a sprite sheet of color, normals, and front/back depth values. Then it plugs in nicely with the 2d render with lights and shadows. #indiedev #gamedev #graphics

lots of objects & lights in #fadebasic, #monogame , using isometric based raymarching for shadows. Every object reports its front & back depth to a render target, and that target uses a custom blend to take the max chunk so back-ordered objects still "cast" shadows. #indiedev #gamedev #graphics #2d

one more; networking in #fadebasic and #monogame through the #steamworks #facepunch library. And the lights and shadows are looking pretty snazzy. #indiedev #gamedev #2d

soft shadowing in isometric 2d with a networked buddy of #steamworks in #fadebasic and #monogame

prototyping some isometric shadows in #monogame and #fadebasic. #gamedev #indiedev

I added a debuggable test integration to #fadebasic using #dotnet and #monogame. The test framework is like running a debug script against your main program, which allows you to do some pretty cool types of testing in a video game. #indiedev #gamedev #software

Got the new #monogame 3.8.5 preview 4 build hooked up and have runtime asset reloading working in my #indiedev lifestyle. Not seen here, but the macro language in fade can now completely replace the legacy `.mgcb` files. #gamedev #yeehaw #fadebasic

the #debugger in #fadebasic now works with code-reload for my #monogame integration project. The gist is; you run the game in debug mode, you see some whack jank, place a breakpoint, get info, be more confused, edit the code, _reload_ the code without needing to restart... #indiedev #gamedev #whack

Want to know how to make a 50 Shades of Grey game using MonoGame.......well we've got you smothered, we mean covered, with our 2D Shader tutorial!! This builds nicely upon the existing 2D Tutorial and is available here - docs.monogame.net/articles/tut...

Advanced 2D Shaders in MonoGame | MonoGame

A tutorial series on creating advanced 2D visual effects with custom shaders in MonoGame.

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Just released the first version of Zephyr, a free sprite packer and editor. I'm actively looking for feedback, so please let me know what you think and please share this post. Available on itch: aristurtledev.itch.io/zephyr #sprites #indiegamedev #gamedev @monogame.net

Zephyr Texture Packer by Aristurtle

Texture packer and sprite editor with animation support for 2D games

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I just released 0.0.47 of #fadebasic which has the compile time execution and deferred statement support. Yeehaw! #indiedev #gamedev #langdev github.com/cdhanna/fade...

added "go-to definition" support in my #vscode extension for #fadebasic 's parser generated tokens. Macro support comin' in hot. #indiedev #gamedev

leet test count. #fadebasic is almost ready for its next preview release. Just need to fix all the things and add more tests. Good vanity metrics make my vanity feel good. #indiedev #gamedev #proglang

added the defer keyword to #fadebasic I'm planning to make use of this in macro-land more so. #indiedev #gamedev

I will be doing a microStudio workshop during FOSDEM Junior, in Brussels, on January 31st. Come and meet me there! MicroStudio is my FOSS online game engine, available at microstudio.dev, which I use to develop Music Power Up! Come and meet me there! Link to the event: fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

microStudio - Game Engine

microStudio is a free, open source game engine, easy to learn and packed with features. It offers 4 programming languages and includes a sprite editor and a map editor.

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I will be presenting at the MonoGame open hours today!

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Join us for our 15th "Open Hours" AMA When: Wednesday, 17th of December, @ 11:00 EST, 16:00 UTC/GMT, 17:00 CET Agenda here: monogame.net/blog/2025-12... That blog post has links to watch us LIVE on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. See you there! #2D #3D #indie #indiegamedev #AMA #MonoGame

Simon even talked about the upcoming 2D shader tutorial during last Wednesday's AMA, 19th of November. Learn more and watch the effects that will be covered here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSHB... .

MonoGame: AMA - November; 2D Shader Tutorial and Demo

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Getting back to my fish game with #monogame and #fadebasic. Adding more of the game structure with moves/score/upgrade pathways, extra moves and passive abilities. I have about 20 ideas for new upgrades... Happy vacation programming times. #indiedev #gamedev #staycation

Announcement!!! 📣 Globs is now free on iOS and Android. No strings attached: no ads, no in-app purchases, just a pure game from start to end. This was a learning project and we're proud of it so we're happy to make it free. If you want to support us, you can still buy it on Steam! #indiegames

I added a stencil pass to block out the snake character from receiving shadows, so it doesn't cast self shadows. It think it helps make the shadow effect less distracting. #gamedev #monogame #shaders

first half of the video is a vanilla stencil shadow approach; second half is using a box-blur + dithering shadow fall off. I think the new one looks way cooler. #gamedev #monogame #shaders

these shadow hulls are generating with vanilla #monogame spritebatch plus a custom vertex shader. Its an abusiv-- I mean, creative, approach! #indiedev #shaders #2d

Beep boop its yet another 2d lighting system in #monogame .

I finally finally did the thing graphics folk are supposed to do and hooked up #renderdoc to a #monogame project so I can see all the things! Very cool stuff!

Hey everyone! I’m helping organize Boston Game Loop 2025! Saturday, August 16th 9:00am - 6:00pm It’s really great and open to all level of game developers from Boston (and everywhere else)! Come join us! Tickets and more event info below: givebutter.com/BostonGameLo... #Boston #GameDev #Meetups

Boston GameLoop 2025

GameLoop is a user-generated conference on game development, open to professional game devs, hobbyists, students, and more!

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Battle Train launches tomorrow and my brain has no idea how to feel. This game has been a long dev cycle.. and I'm proud of it.. but also... it feels surreal that its actually -finally- done. Doesnt seem real.

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working on #fadebasic langcore. I just had that fun experience where last night after hours of agonizing debugger, I had to give up my task and go to bed... And tonight, after 40 minutes and wildly different approach, my task worked like a charm. #indiedev #takeABreak And now I can re-assign arrays!

Join us for our 9th "Open Hours" AMA When: Wednesday 18th of June, @ 13:00 EDT, 17:00 UTC, 18:00 BST, 19:00 CET. Don't miss this one! Join via: discord.gg/V3gHh7um?eve... More details here: monogame.net/blog/2025-06...

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An old level transition effect I did for Louie.