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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars

@tararntula.com

#indiegamedev, #pixelart, and #watercolor. it/its, aro/ace/agender + voidpunk 🚫genAI Peddlers between Pulsars: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3119170/Peddlers_Between_Pulsars/ Itch/Assets: https://tararntula.itch.io/

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 5d ago

Never tried one of these before, so why not?

AI Imagery Labeler @aimod.social · last wk.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES! Thank you for your patience, everyone. Yes, we are back.

Hello everyone!

Sorry we’ve been gone so long, we know you all have missed us. Your support has meant a lot to us, truly.

As some of the more perceptive of you have noticed, we are back up! We need a little time to crank up the engines again, but we’re moving as fast as we can.

First, to address some concerns: No, we weren’t banned, and no we weren’t in any trouble. We paused the service ourselves, and it was always meant to be a temporary hiatus. It just took a bit longer than intended.

To put it simply, AIMod had gotten a lot bigger than anyone on the team ever thought it would. We decided that we needed to take a breather and figure out how to best address some of the concerns we’d been hearing from the community as well as implement some extensive technical overhauls.

In short, we put things on hold while we made some big changes under the hood.

Updates:

In pursuit of complete transparency, we have added a ton of information to our handbook about who we are and how we work. There is also now an extensive section on AI detection for anyone who wants to know what methods we use to make our labeling choices.

We have added a query system so you can check if you have any AI labels on any post on your account, all without subscribing to the service.

Our honorable founder, @davis.social, has stepped down from their role and will no longer be taking an active role in running the service. This is an amicable departure - he just has a lot on his plate and, to be completely honest, people were being very mean to him.

ink @inkpixels.bsky.social · last wk.

Glass of sour candies, 20 colors, pixelart things from my desk

Betty - play 🌌AstraX🌌 please @handle.invalid · 2w ago

menu illustrations #gamedev #pixelart #spacegame

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 2w ago

Someone dumped a controller in the thrift shop, so I can finally add controller compatibility. Most of the work was displaying controls on remapping. #indiedev #gamedev

Screenshot of the remapping screen with a keyboard. The inputs use text to display which buttons are mapped.

Screenshot of the remapping screen with a controller. The inputs use little icons to display which buttons are mapped.

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 3w ago

Rough practice piece. I saw a pic of some balconies, and I thought they'd look nice in tilesets. Better than the block buildings I was trying before. #pixelart

Two apartment-like buildings with balconies on them.

Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 4w ago

I wanted to write something thoughtful about XBOX's wanton destruction spree of their talent, portfolio, and future - on how XBOX has destroyed so much trust from both of its audiences - from developers and players. But how can I write anything thoughtful about such thoughtless greed?

William Davis @willdavis.bsky.social · last mo.

Did something crazy and i'm sponsoring some art for #indiegamedev so if anyone would like a bust sketch of their indie characters done by Kristin in the below style please comment below. First come first serve.

Kristin 🌙@dominolucky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hey my comms are VERY open right now! Sketches have a quick turnaround and I have tarot as well ✨✨ I really need some work. vgen.co/luckydomino #vgen #vgencomm #commission #bsnm

A two-tone bust sketch in pink and gold of a femme human character with braids.

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · last mo.

After getting into a rabbit hole, trying out Allegro, loving how it handles fonts, and finding a plugin that lets Godot use fonts in the same manner... I remembered that my only multicolor font was designed for 1x, not a zoomed in pixel game. Welp, at least it was fun? #screenshotsaturday #solodev

Exos looks at sand, but the description reading of 'Sand composed of "tasty" materials' is written in a different color.

Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · last mo.

Saying we should all go back to physical media I think misses the point. I actually *like* buying games and movies digitally for a bunch of reasons. What we need is better consumer protections so the things we do buy digitally are actually owned and companies cant delete/revoke access!

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · last mo.

I'm glad they're focusing on maintainer sanity. Godot's taken a pretty sensible stance for a project of that size.

Godot Engine@godotengine.org · last mo.

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...

Onkyo @onkyo-dev.bsky.social · last mo.

We tried to come up with the perfect low poly creature for our forest biome. One thing led to another...

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · last mo.

Weather's been... interesting this year. But maybe I'll end up with potato fruits? (I have no idea why it's decided to grow AND flower in summer)

Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · last mo.

The fest was approved! "Games That Ace It" will be held on Steam during Ace Week this fall! 🖤🤍💜 To that end, I'm opening up submissions for games that: - Are made by ace devs; OR - Include ace chars or themes docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Thank you @kinmoku.bsky.social for the wonderful logo!

Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · last mo.

It's with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of iconic artist, Ron Spears. With a flair for the fantastic, Spears's illustrations have transported players to planes across the Multiverse for over 20 years🌻magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...

An illustration of a lush, vibrant and growing garden with text overlaid that reads: "In Memoriam Ron Spears". Utopia Sprawl art by Ron Spears.

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · last mo.

Fought the engine a chunk, gave up, and made a whole separate font. But I got outlined text looks less like a blurry mess now. Old on top, newer on bottom.

The words "agricultural produce" is highlighted twice. On the top, they're highlighted in a multicolored green with darker pixels around the edges, making it look blurry. On the bottom, the words are in a solid blue with less holes, making them easier to read.

Betty - play 🌌AstraX🌌 please @handle.invalid · last mo.

A few GUI mockups of the upcoming Planepedia in #astrax Essentially will be like a browser of map & discovery data. I can create queries to fill the charts, filtering/sorting also planned. Data nerds will love this 💪

a screenshot of an UI with a list of mocked game objects: icons indicate type, color indicates rarity

SainguinPixels 💫 (indie dev rat)@sainguinpixels.bsky.social · last mo.

I've finally released my Food & Cooking asset pack! The free version has 105 food icons, and the paid version has additional 92! Can't wait to see someone use these in a game :) #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev #asset #itch sainguinpixels.itch.io/sains-food-c...

Sain's Food & Cooking Pack [16x16 Pixel Art Icons] by SainguinPixels

Some cute pixel art food for your next project!

sainguinpixels.itch.io

Tom Voros @tom.voros.ca · 2mo ago

I wanna try something to help fellow indie devs. Wonder if I have enough reach for this to work... 🙂 Are you an indie dev with a demo in #SteamNextFest? Share your game below! 🎮 Are you a journalist, content creator, or just a fan of #IndieGames? Check out these demos from cool devs! RTs welcome!

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 2mo ago

For all my effort, silliness is why the gold dinosaur nugget might end up being my favorite item in the game.

Malady is looking at a "Gold ore: A gold nugget of the most ideal shape." It is shaped like a dinosaur.

Eternal Skies TCG RPG@eternalskies.neocities.org · 2mo ago

Gonna be real here: I don't understand how anyone makes a video game and doesn't put anything stupid in it. I get tired of working on real stuff and blow off steam by adding silly stuff to my game. I can't fathom not doing this.

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 2mo ago

Somehow, this is one of the more relatable things Gitrah has said.

A screenshot of a pixelart game where a plant-lichen is talking to another plant-lichen. Gitrah is talking to another lichen, saying "...To prevent overstimulation, I am to stay on a plain diet of big brained fish."

Carrot 🥕@justacarrot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

HUZZAH!! The demo for my queer horror game is here for #SteamNextFest! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° - 2-3 hours long - 100 CGs - Progress + achievements carry over into full game - Includes a super cool exclusive artwork only available in the demo! Please give it a try!! store.steampowered.com/app/4329100/...

A promotional image for the game Our Wonderland showing Iggy, Genzou, Orlam, and Gidget heading towards a mysterious tree with a shadow of an axe-holding figure in the background. The words "Our Wonderland demo out now as part of Steam Next Fest" are superimposed on top.

/dethrood.bat @dethrood.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ma #kaijune babies love them so much and u love it

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 2mo ago

There's a quote in the zero waste community that goes "We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions doing it imperfectly." Think it's gonna be similar for vegetarianism/anti-genAI for me.

kc 💀 play TRUE LOVE'S CURSE!@npckc.net · 2mo ago

new post: thoughts on gen ai & being a bad vegetarian 🍜 wrote something longer since i had a lot of thoughts tnywndr.cafe/office/2026-...

Gemma🌙🐻 || VGen OPEN @gemmaidgemma.bsky.social · 2mo ago

💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ 🌈Happy Pride🌈 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ (will make more next year) #pixelart #ドット絵 #pride

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 2mo ago

The queer gamedev urge to make pride flags when placing randomly colored objects... #indiegame #gamedev #pride #pridemonth #aroace

Neon is floating in Svarogi's lab. On the left, there's table full of beakers with the liquid inside them corresponding with a rainbow. In the middle, there's beakers corresponding to the asexual and aromantic flags.

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 2mo ago

On Bluesky? All of us

Lori O.@loriao.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How many people know what kerning is, do you think? Lol.

Jil 💚 making OrbOrbMagi @jil-hue.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hey #PitchYaGame ! Here's OrbOrbMagi, a magical girl pinball bulletheaven roguelite! Flip your Orbs with cute, powerful weapons and destroy hordes of enemies (also cute), which posessed the pinball table!

screenshot of pixelart pinball game orb orb magi.

Another pinball table. It looks like it's overgrown with moss.

The hub level. A rooftop-arcade in between trees and giant vines.

POLYFORGE - Wishlist Good Luck, Little Truck!@polyforge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hello, Bluesky! 👋 We are a married game dev duo from the PNW working on our debut title, 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒌, 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒌! 🚚💨 We can't wait to show you more of the world we're creating! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #godot #gaming #keitrucks

tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 2mo ago

Hey #PitchYaGame! Peddlers between Pulsars is a story focused shop sim with light logistics. - 5 playable chars, 5 different views of the story. - Inventory management focus - only 8 item slots. Forever. - Cute, nonhumanoid aliens. Wishlist/Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3119170/...

Peddlers between Pulsars - Trailer

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