Gordon Zuchhold

Dev Montage I🧘‍♂️... 🐌 So far so good.😤 Audio: "Zig the Zag" - StreamBeats

@NegativeVibrat1 Lovely creepy! 🤘

I can finally share what I've been working on for a past year. Hoarder is a game I'm art directing wirh a small team of amazing artists. Full teaser link and steam page below! #indiedev #gamedev

We just passed another Milestone and getting ready for testing in a few weeks. And some gifs from this milestone.

@scionti_design 🥶

Winter Blizzard in engine for my upcoming psychological horror game Whispers in the Fog, built in Unreal Engine 5.7.3 The game supports both first- and third-person perspectives. Combat includes some firearms and melee weapons such as crowbars, pipes, and axes, guided by your flashlight. The experience focuses on exploration, atmosphere, and tension, combat occurs only when you are seen. Wishlist on Steam 👇🏻 store.steampowered.com/app/3716910/Wh… High Res Youtube Trailer 👇🏻 youtu.be/VDbyWFDrOHA?si… Follow progress below 👇🏻 whispersinthefog.com x.com/Whispersfog  #ue5  #horror  #videogames  #solodev  #atmosphere  #tension  @UnrealEngine @quixeltools @80Level

@retro_manni @UnknownCo123 I must admit, I haven't made a pixel art piece in months. But I'm also working on my game all the time, which, for me, is a long-term art project. 🤷‍♂️🤞

@UnknownCo123 I agree but also disagree. When artists stop sharing, sometimes they win. Because they get off the treadmill of social media and begin taking back their power. That's been something sorely lacking in this space for the longest time.

I see less and less great art on my timeline. At first I thought it was just the algo. But I’m starting to realize it might be something else. More and more artists seem to have gotten discouraged from posting. Sharing their work every day into the void, slowly getting overwhelmed by the feeling that no one is seeing it or caring anyway. And when artists stop sharing, we all lose. A lot of great art simply disappears from our timelines. So please share the art you see and love. Even if it’s just a retweet, a reply, or a small thread about it. Anything helps!

@StefDevs Will check it out later today. I appreciate the info!🖖

@AffinityPlay See this video section for example. File hierarchy is never the best way to navigate assets, so hand-optimizing for that is total waste *if* the editor does a good job. I deleted the file hierarchy in my editor. youtu.be/dePFAcBLLpc?si…

One of the most challenging things in game dev is keeping all of your assets organized. It's a constant struggle. 🧘🏼‍♂️

@HomieSanto When everything is clear and tidy, it's wonderful!

After years of doing it with footage and audio, I really enjoy the organization process. Folders upon subfolders, color coded and documented. You should see my blueprints! Functions, comments, descriptions: it’s a beautiful thing

@kyleford Right up my alley.😵‍💫

@AffinityPlay organized chaos

@StefDevs It's definitely a time-consuming task, but I'm not sure if it should do it for me.

@AffinityPlay The engine should make it unnecessary (good ui) and/or do it for you. Organizing files is a total waste of time.

@TimpersHD Gorgeous. 🐱

some hand-placed pixels

@scionti_design I love the jacket in the wind. Makes it so much more dramatic. 👏🤘

More progress Vertical Slice of my solo psychological horror game. Shaped it up using PCG, enemies are placeholders. Wishlist on Steam 👇🏻 store.steampowered.com/app/3716910/Wh… 4k Trailer Youtube 👇🏻 youtu.be/Z_vAh9Xej9o?si… The game supports both first- and third-person perspectives. Combat includes some firearms and melee weapons such as crowbars, pipes, and axes guided by your flashlight. The experience focuses on exploration, atmosphere, and tension — combat occurs only when you are seen. Follow progress below whispersinthefog.com x.com/Whispersfog #ue5 #horror #videogames #solodev #atmosphere #tension  @UnrealEngine @80Level @quixeltools

@Rev0verDrive Do you have a YT channel with your tutorials?

@AffinityPlay I like prototyping mechanics I see in games I play that I might either use in my projects or they are interesting enough. "How would I do that? How would I make that multiplayer? How can I optimize it more?"

@TeamConcode @blockbench Looking beautiful! 👏

handmade 3d pixel art

@Rev0verDrive That's really cool. Without people making tutorials, it would be a lot harder for most of us.🤘

@AffinityPlay If someone on the forums/reddit/discord needs help or a tut I'll generally boot one of those projects and roll it out.

@Rev0verDrive Oh, I see, I'll try that approach. 👍

@AffinityPlay Just a reg blank project. I'll reuse those projects for tutorials etc so they aren't just bloated folders on a dev drive.

@Rev0verDrive Do you make a separate project altogether, or do you only create an extra test level inside the project you're working on?

@AffinityPlay I do this for mechanics as well. Prototype in another project, then migrate finalized and optimized code.