Lokasta

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Day 2/10. 43 commits. 🔥 Claude code started logging commits as day1... day2... day3... day5c. Bro thought 5 days had passed. We were moving so fast the AI lost track of time 😭 Full vertical slice shipped: camera ✅ squad controls ✅ stomp AOE ✅ grab/throw/eat ✅ procedural cities ✅ navmesh ✅ Also renamed the game mid-day. #vibejam #gamedev #godot

People underestimating what tools you build for yourself is interesting. That's maybe the first thing I figured out. It's like choosing your stack. Build what solves your own problem first, the rest follows.

Most devs start with gameplay. I started with architecture. Day 1. Three commits. Nothing moves on screen yet. Just a scaffold, an addon, and one rule: Components are data. Systems are logic. Always. Sounds boring. It wasn't. Day 6 we pivoted the entire genre mid-jam. Zero rewrites. Zero panic. Just... moved pieces around. That's what locking in ECS at commit 0 buys you. not speed today, but survival later. 🟢 #vibejam #gamedev #godot

10 days. Hotel rooms. Road trip mode. 🏨 Few hours per night. 440 commits. FranKaiju shipped. ✅ Kaiju Vampire Survivors, browser-based, webring portal included. Starting tomorrow: one breakdown per day for 10 days. The architecture call at commit-zero. The mid-jam genre pivot. The perf bug that became the art style. 🎨 Let's see what 10 distracted days can actually build. #vibejam #gamedev #godot

@nicoletteduclar hi, I sent you a DM

if you liked vibejam I present you open-source vibejam! anything you want to make with AI. as long as it's open-source (code) or CC0 (art) $1000 first prize. calling all vibe makers. 2 weeks use #OSSvibejam

@maliawithsheepo ooh that is nice, it is looking cool, if you ever want playtesters :D I would love to help

@Lokastaz actually native swift with rive for animation🤣

The benefit of being a vibe coder + a designer is that I am the perfect partner for designers who want to fast build their workable demo but also appreciate and understand their design decisions! #vibecoding #indiedev #designengineer

Most valuable thing I've learned building tools: if you want to solve a real problem, do not waste time on features that don't serve that goal. Do not chase every shiny idea. Be unreasonably focused on what actually matters.

Finally gave @BeziHQ a try after struggling with generic AI tools for Unity. niche tools are just built different. curious to see how it handles UI daily updates incoming :D

@rrmdp Oooh yeaaaa!!! Thats super cool! I will be making some better visuals and optimizations for this game soon

@Lokastaz Published!

COME ON! do like Daniel: submit your vibe-coded game (It's free) I'm building a directory 1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ already in the list BTW, did you join the 2026 #vibejam?

@maliawithsheepo What engine are u using for sheepo?

@Lokastaz haha thanks!

@maliawithsheepo Ooh thats super cool, just checked the sheepo, super cute

@Lokastaz A desktop pet and an architectural note taking tool!

@LudensLudonauta Also the experience of making a roguelike can be very fun. I said I would never make one, but then spend the last 6 days making one for #vibejam and it was so much fun the process of it. I was not expecting to feel this

This is because roguelike is more of a business model nowadays.

running an app with zero revenue teaches you things a funded startup never would every decision costs something real you get very honest very fast about what actually matters learned more in 6 months of zero than 2 years of runway still in it 📈

@orkhanilyas been learning this the hard way way easier to get interest when you can just show the graph going up vs explaining the vision

Investors invest in MOMENTUM, not ideas. Before you pitch anyone: 1. Get 10 paying customers (even $10/month) 2. Post weekly updates showing growth 3. Build in public on Twitter/LinkedIn 4. Screenshot every small win

@hustle_fred Thx 🤗

@Lokastaz hey Lokasta! I just saw the message. I see it is MCP related. I will reply to you in dms.

billion dollar idea for you while visiting the toilet in a coworking i saw an Ad "CTO wanted" i read the whole thing and realized this is a perfect spot for ads... you are bored, have time and don't mind reading imagine a marketplace where you can choose bars, restaurants, offices and place an ad in their toilets it is extra money for them and you get your ad read

@acogood Would you have an example or a feedback for something like this? Portifa.io I have tried many things, we have some users coming almost daily but no conversions and cold DMs only got me trouble heheh

@Lokastaz Usually: 1. Traffic up, conversions flat = wrong intent. Fix audience/angle 2. Signups up, retention flat = weak activation. Fix time-to-value 3. Reach up, replies flat = weak social trigger. Fix specificity + tension

3 "channel problems" that are actually mechanism problems: 1. traffic up, conversions flat. 2. signups up, retention flat 3. reach up, replies flat Different fix each time

@xakuldev Thats super cool!! I wish you all the best!! I am also building an arena online game, if you want to take a look :D @PlayGLAD

@Lokastaz Yes, absolutely! Full online matchmaking is a core feature so you can jump right into the action. Thanks a lot for the wishlist and the support!

The arena is getting a heavy upgrade! 🌋 Dropping in with the new Earth Element Card. Thanks to everyone supporting GameLabel Studio so far every Steam wishlist helps us build a better game! 🌍🚀 #indiedev #buildinpublic