Pete Dale - Indy Game Dev

Happy #screenshotsaturday! I am in the process of reimagining my #indiegame with a simpler more abstract graphical style. Something more along the lines of #monumentvalley. The main reason - readability. The current demo has too much that distracts from the puzzles.

Quite a different look. Wonder how the game would have turned out if they'd gone in this direction.

Am I the only #indiedev who hates admin? Thought not. But there comes a point where you have to take a day off working on your #indiegame and catch up on that mountain of paperwork. Regrettably, today is that day...

This is divisive I know (happy to have the debate) but I use AI as visualisation tool. The will be no AI generated content in game. It just allows me to iterate ideas quickly before designing assets. #indiedev #solodev #midjourney

Happy #wishlistwednesday everyone! Please checkout my upcoming game #shorticulture. Any if you want to show your support, a follow or a wishlist goes a long way! Thanks for watching! #indiegame #indiedev #godot #shorticulture

Sp1k-E has an upgrade to their scanner. Now it locks onto the closest track and follows it. This makes it much easier to see what happens with circuits below the surface. #inidedev #indiegame #shorticulture

My protagonist Sp1k-E speaks in a series of bleeps, blurps and burbles. Their intentions are (hopefully) made clear by a series of pictograms displayed in speech bubbles. I have been working on making these clearer and a little nice looking. #indiedev #indiegame #shorticulture

I will be at #norwichgamesfestival tomorrow!! One more day of frantic hacking - err, I mean polishing and refinement, to go. I am quite pleased with the way #shorticulture is coming together. But as always, there is more to do than time to do it in. #indiegame #indiedev #GODOT

2 days until #norwichgamesfestival!! I am refining the "pruning" mechanic where plants can be trimmed to reduce their energy output. It's all about balance. #inidedev #indiegame #shorticulture #godotengine

3 day to go until #norwichgamesfestival. I have been intending to add a menu screen for some time. Now it's finally there. #indiedev #indiegame #godotengine #shorticulture

4 days to #NGF25 and counting. Sp1k-E's scanner often comes in handy. Sometimes there is more going on than you can see on the surface. #indiegame #shorticulture #GodotEngine #NorwichGamesFestival

Working on adding some new plant species to #Shorticulture ahead of #NGF (6 days and counting). Looking to my own garden for inspiration I saw some new throngs getting ready to unfurl on this fern tree. Definitely going to use that idea.#indiegame #indiedev #ngf25

#madewithgodot #godotengine

One week to go until #norwichgamesfestival. My print order arrived today. The flyers are looking pretty good. Unfortunately the poster went horribly wrong😟Hopefully the replacement will be here in time 🤞#shorticulture #indigame #indiedev #ngf25

8 days and counting to NGF25. Getting happier with the circuit patterns. #shorticulture #godot #indiegame

Balancing the opening area of my demo. Simple but interesting. Introduce key concepts without overwhelming. And set the scene for the story at the same time. It's a fine art. And one which I am still learning...

The countdown begins. Just 10 days until my new game Shorticulture gets shown to the public for the first time at NGF25. Hope to see you there!

Stochastic L-Systems as #procgen tool for vegetation. Details here : thegodotbarn.com/contributions/… Now, time to make parametric L-Systems. I'll make two versions : GDScript and C++ modules (as it can be heavily parallelized) for #GodotEngine . #gamedev

Little sketch using the Brushstroke Tools made by @BlenderStudio_ 🤖 Really fun to use !!