I always see debates about powerscaling with superhroes and whatnot...but what about joyscaling. Which heroes bring their world the most joy? HUH?!
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Pittburgh-based Indie Dev, Creator of MerFight, HAFO (https://hafo.horse) and Lead Dev of Battle High series, former Lead Technical Design of Drag Her! the Game (Views my own and not that of any current or former employers/clients)
Not done yet but experimenting with something #gamedev #indiedev #hafo www.hafo.horse Demo coming to Steam before end of August!
Not done yet but experimenting with something #gamedev #indiedev #hafo www.hafo.horse Demo coming to Steam before end of August!
...i thought publix was only a UK thing....but also...what raw produce is edible anymore even?
Been watching a bookstore owner make used book recipes and one is from a book called the joys of jello and they are all awful but i really wonder: how much has modern jello changed from 1950s jello. Like if Jello in 1950 has less sugar...i could see *some* of the recipes working better.
Hamburger Cheese Wonton Tacos is a phrase I think Applebee's should be ashamed of.
Reminder that we've got a #BattleCraze tournament coming up! challonge.com/UTC2_BC Also, updated the rules to make clear the requirements to play due to IKEMEN's limitations.
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Haha!!! HAFO DEMO APPROVED! Tho I need to fix a few things but...expect that...soonish (Even tho u can play it now and the steam demo bullshit is a dumb nextfest formality)
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Honestly. Why I work on my own indie game solos... A break from meetings and soft skills...tho I should learn to practice soft skills with myself lol
Jill Murray@jillmurray.bsky.social · 24h agoGame Devs: "It's a collaborative medium, collaborative medium, collaborative medium." Also Game Devs: "I worked all weekend because it's a quiet time when no one can bother me."
Some features I'm contemplating for MerFight 2 (or this 1.5 update) * Wiping out opponent in the corner resets neutral ala Strive * Different sized arenas and give Drargos an actual use of his stupid wall creator (and make it break on wipeout in the corner)
A more thorough explanation of some recent events that involved a server I was a mod for👇
crimsonguitarist.bsky.social@crimsonguitarist.bsky.social · 22h agoAs of a couple of days ago, both @andreadprojects.bsky.social and I are no longer moderators of the FGC Dev server. (The following explanation comes with the caveat of DO NOT harass the original server, it's not worth your time and I don't want any drama)
ANNOUNCEMENT + TRAILER Under The Counter Episode 2 Please watch the whole thing! See you next week, August 10-16, for many, many, MANY fighting game tournaments. Registration stays open til 1 hour before each game starts. Register: challonge.com/communities/... Donate: tiltify.com/@polarbair/u...
PolarBair 🔜 UMAD 2026@polarbair.neocities.org · last wk.I'm beyond excited to share that Under The Counter is back, now a charity event benefiting Trans Lifeline! Join us all week August 10-16, 2026 for all the fighting games you can handle, by and for the community. For us. Register: challonge.com/communities/... Donate: tiltify.com/@polarbair/u...
If you're mercurious about signing up for MerFight but strapped for cash to get the full game, let me know and I'll just give you a steam key.
Sylvie Horse 🔜 CEO 2026@sylviehorse.bsky.social · 2d agoWe're a little over a week out until the MerFight bracket, and so far one person has registered (Thank you @vickiviperzabel.bsky.social 💙) Lets see if we can get more players before the week ends! Reposts are greatly appreciated.
I have a really stupid Gigi buff idea if I ever get back to MerFight... the Quantum port is...going but it's sort of just...idk...feels like I'm cramming it in which I don't love and makes a complete rewrite feel like the better idea but idk...
You can play BIG HOPS on GeForce through Steam now. I didn't know that was a thing you could opt into and let players do, but it is and now you can do it.
Pausing is such an overlooked thing. Sadly in Quantum is weirdly a pain, even for a local game - but it is doable.
Steve Bowler@gameism.bsky.social · 2d agoHey, devs? I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're making a single player game? Start/Esc should ALWAYS, and IMMEDIATELY pause the game. I don't gaf how "epic" you think your camera is I just spilled something. My cat just puked. The dog got out. My kid fell. Fuck you, PAUSE THE GAME
Stop calling me an amateur. I've been doing this for decades. I'm incompetent.
There's gonna be annoying tension between two fg indie dev discord servers now huh?
extreme income inequality is bad for a lot of reasons but today the one i'm mad at is people having the wealth and power to force me to live inside their delusions
TIL Photon Quantum's default settings sort of suck for fighting games.
Yea except kids don't have the risk of being fired because your company pivots skill sets that they think everyone should be immediately competent in...so...fuck them kids /Jk
doc@docseuss.bsky.social · 2d agoone of the best teachers I ever had told me the reason kids learn easier than adults is because kids don't worry about messing up the way adults do, so kids learn because they actually spend time familiarizing themself while learning from their mistakes. this helped me learn new skills!
one of the best teachers I ever had told me the reason kids learn easier than adults is because kids don't worry about messing up the way adults do, so kids learn because they actually spend time familiarizing themself while learning from their mistakes. this helped me learn new skills!
Kory Bing@korybing.bsky.social · 2d agoi've struggled with perfectionism my whole life and "I can't do it unless it's good from the start" has kept me from starting SO many projects. It's been a lot easier now that I can go "well literally anything I do will be better than THIS" has really helped my confidence
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We're a little over a week out until the MerFight bracket, and so far one person has registered (Thank you @vickiviperzabel.bsky.social 💙) Lets see if we can get more players before the week ends! Reposts are greatly appreciated.
PolarBair 🔜 UMAD 2026@polarbair.neocities.org · last wk.I'm beyond excited to share that Under The Counter is back, now a charity event benefiting Trans Lifeline! Join us all week August 10-16, 2026 for all the fighting games you can handle, by and for the community. For us. Register: challonge.com/communities/... Donate: tiltify.com/@polarbair/u...
The most important skill a director can learn is making a 90 minute movie
Dealing with a challenging contract project and I think a weird mix of like...needing a job but then also constantly feeling like...why do I even care? I'm not in charge and my expertise isn't being trusted so just...bare minimum mode activate...
Just did a release for the Mesh2Motion app. Open source alternative to Mixamo 🎉 #gamedev #blender - New Horse Rig + 13 animations - Offline Desktop Application - 40+ Human Animations added Check out the full release 12 notes with all changes: mesh2motion.org/news Try it out: app.mesh2motion.org
www.instagram.com/reel/DMENTni... Data as hell sketch but I feel we approach media w/ this perspective a bit too much and it explains a lot (admittedly I fucking hate feeling like a magician and their bullshit got one over me, lol)
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〽️ax krieger asks: who's going to PAX WEST?@maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 4d agoi am mostly replying this to put something 4 quotes deep on your feed but also i had never actually seen christopher nolan before and he's somehow more christopher nolan than i pictured
If I do ever get CupKick off the ground, would making a character that says "I'm serving bundt," be a problem and if the answer is yes I almost want to do it more.