Captain McSpacebiff (Wishlist)

Development is moving so fast now, that this video from a few days ago looks completely jank by comparison to today If we can keep up this pace we'll have something really solid in the coming months #gamedev #indiedev #ue5

@CrayonMelon "Maybe I'm not shouting loud enough"

Marketing is mostly shouting at your followers to buy Ur game

@sean_gause Basically they all walk like this

Once you start noticing how many third-person game characters walk with their torso rotated slightly you will never un-notice it

We're like 2 yrs away from a dev making a Nostalgia game where you're just upselling protection plans to naive Grandma's at a Gamestop

"Let me just run directly down" I'm not sure whoever rendered this understands how physics/games work

@Trunkit_ @EUSTACEDNA

@EUSTACEDNA what number is this?

STOP I'M ACTUALLY FREAKING OUT WHY IS NO ONE IN THE COMMENTS SAYING ITS GREEN ITS CLEARLY GREEN NIT YELLOW

@sean_gause @spectraimsim Sometimes your best bet is doing something so difficult/obscure there's no competition

@spectraimsim This is why I, an intellectual, am chasing trends from the 1960s and 1990s (westerns, survival horror). It's almost too easy...

I like Peak (and the devs) but I don't think it's healthy to encourage indie devs to chase trends and pump out games "before the fad dies". Too many people already see game dev as a get rich quick scheme. Indie devs should be encouraged to make stuff that they like.

@sean_gause "Just buy lottery tickets, it worked for me!" There're just some types of games that are inherently going to have longer dev cycles This type of advice is good for devs who don't know what they want to do But if the goal is guaranteed quick money You picked the wrong industry

@podopriguez Wish there were more publishers doing mid tier funding There are a lot of really promising indie games that could be made for 100k-300k I've seen awesome games/devs fade out over the years due to lack of funding Having tried acquiring funding in the past myself it's tough...

It’s easy to see publishers as greedy: why wouldn’t you invest $250k to make $500k? Two reasons. For larger publishers, even doubling or tripling that kind of investment often doesn’t cover their overhead. For smaller publishers, the issue is different. If you sign ten such games, a couple will do well, a few will barely break even, and some will fail, despite your best efforts. The math only works at scale, and even then, margins are thin. The way forward is a different kind of publisher: nimble, flexible, low-cost, with practical approaches to marketing and production. This makes it possible to succeed with projects that wouldn’t work under traditional publishing economics, where high recoup costs raise the bar too much. That’s the model we’re building at Forklift Interactive. We invest up to $300k, focusing on systems-driven games with deep, long-tail potential, and ensuring that devs always get revenue from the first dollar.

@IsaiahToth_Dev Most would be crying due to lack of sale RIP

Lets celebrate and normalize reaction videos from Indie Devs on their sales!!

@Sinnoware Happy Birthday Here's some big teachings for your big day youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w?si…

It’s my birthday. Please give me any advice or teach me something to help me improve. 🙇‍♂️

@NilesSankey Getting that 20% better polish almost doubles the dev time Indies are content getting it "good enough" instead of "perfect" Most won't recognize the difference, it "feels" better without people knowing why IMO it's better to have a finished game than a perfectly polished one

This is a great question and worth a repost response. 1. I'm a solo dev but I also purchase asset packs (and then I make custom changes to them). Without that, it would take two more people, one for art, one for audio (but still just three people total), although all the FX are 100% me! 2. The graphics in The Razorform are nowhere near the level of Destiny.. but I know how to economically sell it w good composition, lighting, and post processing. I think solo devs can get 80% there by themselves. It's like every additional +2% of gfx quality requires doubling the staff. So you very quickly need 1000+ people to make the game look 20% better. But most players don't care THAT MUCH. They just want a FUN game that looks pretty good.

Finally at the fun part where I get to add secrets to the hidden areas in the demo #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #ue5

@tsitskidev Hell yeah brother Well deserved

JUST REACHED 10000 WISHLISTS THANK YOU ALL! LOVE YOU (PARASOCIALLY) THANK YOU!! i will work as hard as i can to make partizan the best game i can thank you!

@EpicMcDude The AO-46 is a pretty interesting gun if you're looking for something older/unusual We ended up designing one of our guns based on it!

Suggestions for pre-2000s SMGs to add to the game? Yesterday I added an MP5 but it was pretty jarring switching to that the between Type 79, MAT-49, Walther MPL or MAC-10, doesn't fit at all. Currently animating an Agram 2000!

@kartosiewicz Not according to Jeff Kaplan

if you can be a fan of a game you havent played does that imply you’re also allowed to hate on games you havent played

@jogamedev They call it Gross revenue because the amount you actually get is sickening

Here's an example of how much money a game dev actually pockets after earning $100,000 of Gross Revenue on Steam: - ~18% (returns, chargebacks, taxes) = $82,000 - 30% (Steam's platform cut) = $57,400 - 0% (if you self-publish) - 15.3% (U.S. Self Employment Tax) = $48,617 - $4,377 (Federal income tax) = $44,270 - ~$0-$3,800 (State income tax) = ~$40,400 So you could pocket about $40,000, but don't be discouraged. $100k gross sounds like a lot but it's only 5,000 copies sold at $20. This is attainable, but it's also why it's important to keep your development timeline short. x.com/jogamedev/stat… Disclaimer: This is a rough simplified example for a US solo dev self-publishing as a sole proprietor with minimal other expenses. Actual results vary a lot by your location, business structure, deductions, filing status, etc. This is not tax or financial advice — talk to a CPA.

"Nuh uh" - Nvidia

@Sinnoware @YttriumRapier No wonder bro didn't like it, they played it while it was still in development haha

@YttriumRapier Prey is so good that people forget which year it came out ;)

When I first played Prey (2016) I stopped after like 45 minutes because I didn't like the design of the wrench. I must have been in a bad mood or something, because when I started it again a couple months later, I realized that it was a goddamn masterpiece.

@YorkshireReborn Supply/Demand People keep buying them We'll keep making em

the same 5 games the same 5 games indie devs keep making the same 5 games

@IndieGameJoe Indies are the underdogs so undies it is

Is Indie Game Joe taking over everyone's feed? 😅 We are approaching 30k followers, and have helped so many undies already! Let's keep it up!