discovered a pretty critical coding error in The Human Body where sometimes the way to feel better when you feel too bad to work out is to work out. this is suboptimal for user experience of The Human Body
Hector Padilla
@elhector.bsky.social
20+yrs in GameDev. Eng and Product Lead @ places like Timbre, IOI, GameHouse & Zynga. Love building cool things with great teams, and coaching others how to do the same. Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate. 🇲🇽 in 🇨🇦 • He/Him https://linktr.ee/elhector
Yes! Try out David’s game if you like interesting puzzles in eerie alien settings ^__^
David@dali7694.bsky.social · 8mo agoHey Bluesky! Our new small studio just released our first game, a physics puzzle game taking place on a remote planet. Please have a look and see if it might be for you. We'd also appreciate any help to spread the word, and any feedback. store.steampowered.com/app/3965930/... #Indie #GameDev
Excited for the launch of Puzzle Parasite made by friends at @wrenfall.bsky.social ! Got to play it earlier in development and looking forward to diving into it. The puzzles are smart and rewarding, makes you think without being too harsh. Introduces mechanics at a great pace. Give it a try ^__^
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Puzzle Parasite is a sci-fi puzzle adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and a cricket bat. You send energy cores flying, power alien tech, and avoid deadly lasers, as you go deeper to uncover ...
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Today's snowfall reminded me of this remarkable video of the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, seen by the Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS camera in 2016 and processed by @landru79.bsky.social. Except the "snow" here is actually dust particles... in front of a moving ocean of stars.
Finished reading Starter Villain by @scalzi.com and what a fun read. I love how he plays with tropes. It’s silly and entertaining, I was smiling all the way through. Also, I really want an Eames chair now! Had to search what they looked like and daaamn that looks comfortable as heck.
A team can get really paralyzed waiting for things to be Decided™ One of the most valuable things a senior can do on a team during production is make quick decisions to "put stakes in the ground" even on topics that are not yet 100% confirmed or aligned, and then document/broadcast those decisions.
Gundam hobby still going strong ^__^ this was my first MG. Almost too complex with the transformation gimmicks but still lots of fun ^__^ Looking forward for the next kits to build!
Last night, instead of sleeping as I should, I stayed awake reading A Memory Called Empire all the way to the end. What a ride! It took me a bit to get into it at first, but once my brain got used to the names / references it uses, I really loved it! Thanks @unormal.bsky.social for recommending it!
Introducing The Holdouts! Smash, grab, and grow in this rad cooperative multiplayer game! Bash through small town locales and turn everything into the most unhinged weapons ever. Fight back, hold out, and build a home in a warped new reality. Wishlist on Steam ➡️ bit.ly/4obn4Lw #indiegame
We had to say good-bye to Rita today 😥 We are glad she got more time after her surgery in December, but her health started deteriorating rapidly again in April. We gave her the best quality of life for as long as we could. Rita is no longer in pain. Give a hug your furry friends from me today 🙏
Hector Padilla@elhector.bsky.social · last yr.Chilling with Rita by the park. 🥰 Lots of baby ducklings around!
Today I turn 45... 🎉 Yikes. o__O Where did time go? Sheeesh.... How? Also yay, for sure, it's good to keep having birthdays 😅
Love the level of detail here. Great respect for the author! :D abc.decontextualize.com/more-than-yo...
More than you wanted to know about how Game Boy cartridges work
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I did a “snarky” quote post and decided to delete it. I’m proud of myself! It added zero value to the conversation, wasn’t even funny. What was I trying to accomplish? Anyway. Hope you are all having a good Friday Night!
I started working on Dark Age Asunder when I got laid off twice within a month in late 2023. Since then, more people joined the team and we made a fun game! Today, it's finally launched! store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev
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Defend against relentless monsters, rebuild your home, and unlock powerful abilities in 'Dark Age Asunder.' Your journey to restore peace begins now—will you rise or fall to the darkness?
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It’s been a while since I shared a 🥞 pic with you all. These turned out great! Really really tasty. I substituted half the milk with Kefir and it’s a winner strategy! ^__^ Hope you are all having a good weekend. Been more quiet lately, life got hectic but all good. We keep on keeping on.
This is a great video! The concepts apply to any engine, not only Unity. When we do a tutorial we often just: do a tutorial. We don't learn much, and we don't know how to take whatever we learnt to our own #gamedev projects. This is why. Learn very foundational concepts and build from there :)
How I learned Unity without following tutorials (Developing 1)
YouTube video by Game Maker's Toolkit
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Oh hi reactive stuff and "living world" things and thoughtful little touches are some of my favourite parts of games!!! Here is a thread nobody asked for of several I love (I do not have visuals for them all sorry 😂)
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou@kanaratron.bsky.social · last yr.I absolutely LOVE IT when games do this reactive shit.
I'm in the "learning panel lining techniques" of my new Gundam kit building addiction. Love it :-)
We finished our game last night... IT WAS A BLAST... (there were many actual in-game blasts). It was a super fun run. We met in-person every other week for a few months, and I will miss this crew. Our GM is moving to another city but we managed to tie most lose ends in a glorious last session :)
Hector Padilla@elhector.bsky.social · last yr.Best score ever. We did well. My goodness I am a huge geek and I love it, Friday night playing Blades in the Dark with new friends? 🔥 It really is a brilliant system.
Finished one more! This is the last of the HG I got, time to do an MG now! 🔥 I’m officially into Gunpla :) I didn’t even know a word like “Gunpla” existed until recently. Hah. Love it.
Proud to be the 2,505th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e... Sheesh 2,505 I wish I had done it earlier! Haha. So happy that it’s doing so well, congrats @johnharper.bsky.social and team!
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts
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game designers don't need semicolons like programmers we don't need periods like writers we don't even need exclamation points like producers we (often) need parentheses (you can ignore them, on first read) to explain non-linear connections (at least to ourselves) like everyone, we need editing most
I feel like I should be doing something fun and “seizing the day”, but also a freaking headache is not letting go and I know I should just rest. Would be nice to enjoy resting instead of feeling bad because “I’m not doing something fun”… Good times.
Throes of the Watchmaker DLC gratis dia 20/05 🍿🎪 @sabotagestudio.com #seaofstars #pixelart