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Dear #IndieDev or #GameDev -- please take my one question poll. Also, please retweet and share. (I don't usually beg for retweets, but I'd really like a significant number of responses.) strawpoll.com/wby5QB2JByA

I'm finally talking about my project, but I'm not very active here anymore. See video below for better ways to follow my progress.

60 Second Strike is 45% off. If you like shooting things, but want to play in short sessions, maybe give it a try? store.steampowered.com/app/696540/60_…

Hey everyone. My friend Syrilian is trying the streaming thing. If you're interested in @HuntShowdown, maybe check out his channel. He's streaming right now: twitch.tv/syrilian

@PirateSoftware That's an interesting point. Thanks for the response.

There is a major flaw with that. Let's go through the following scenario. 1. You make an awesome game that has a small community. 2. I want to monetize that game and run my own servers. 3. I create a shitload of bots and constant exploits to erode the game and your business. 4. Your business closes and now I can monetize your work without anyone stopping me. This isn't unlikely as we've seen mass attacks such as with TF2 and all over the mobile market. The only defense right now is DMCA or other takedown measures. Devs legitimately have very little protections as-is and this would erode that further. If we make it mandatory that the servers cannot be monetized then who would be doing the enforcement? This question is especially true when we're talking about studios that collapse and no one is left.

@PirateSoftware I just watched youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvL…. I like your thoughts. I agree with your stance. Alternative solution: require companies to release their server into the public domain when shutting down paid services. (That's complicated sometimes, yes) Thoughts?

Kudos to my cousin @calebdwood releasing his new game Nidus on Steam in 8 days. It looks amazing. store.steampowered.com/app/2372170/NI…

Yeah, that slow-mo really kicks it up a notch. Is that a dev-only feature? Or is that something that final customers will be able to see as well?

This is super cool. Congrats! How many animations are blended in there? Did you model the wolf too?

Nice work, how did you sync everything? Does your walk animation include events which kick off the audio and FX?

When kids dream of #indiedev, they dream of how their #indiegame will work ... not the problems that must be solved to make it work. Floating point precision is one of those problems, particularly with "infinite" worlds. Congrats to @pat_level17 on solving it and making it work!

Love those before and after shots. It's great to see how a vision evolves over time.

@TheBergGame Not at all. This is awesome and it's the exact type of thing I like celebrating in the #IndeDev community. Tech that's working, and a demo of how it works is always valuable by me.

Yeah, I need to do smoking chimneys soon too. Mine's 2D. I'm torn between animated UVs or particles. I'll probably wind up with a combo of the two. It's the little things like this that bring a scene to life. #IndieGame #IndieDev

Know what's cooler than a bubble shader? A tutorial on making bubble shaders! Thank you so much @jettelly for putting this together. It's awesome. Tutorial: youtu.be/ZhIODmbX0OE Patreon: patreon.com/posts/42943719 #indiegame #indieDev

Looks good. Congrats on the progress. Also, I'm glad you called out the camera. That feels really good, but I wouldn't have taken note if you hadn't said something.

Some cool weather systems going on here. I like how the muted lighting reinforces the audio FX and SFX for the rain. And bonus points for reactive vegetation. This is Afraid by @ShadowxRyuu with @gamaddictstudio. #IndieGame #IndieDev

I'm a fan of procedural generation, both as a dev and as a player. I found this video enlightening, and I hope other #indiedev's do too.

The old is new again. Cools stuff.