Damyan Momchev

Layoffs mean a new intro. I am Damyan, an #IndieDev from Bulgaria. I have worked on a bunch of stuff, most recently in Julian Gollop's Snapshot Games. I love: 🕹️ Video Games 🏎️ Motorsport 🔬 Science. Let's talk! Portfolio: dastmo.com

With everything happening in games nowadays, I think it is time we revert to selling copies on our own websites and mailing them out on floppies. Let's reset and try again! #GameDev #IndieDev

Next Fest is really demonstrating the curse of the idea guy. Anyone can have an idea or steal one, but to make it good means living with it, working it, exploring it and finding what makes it work and is special. Or you can just have Claude shit out slop no one wants to play. Valve always needs

I recently had the chance to connect with a #IndieDev who is using one of my assets in the wild for an actual project. So, thanks to them, I managed to implement some improvements and bug fixes to my #Godot input remapping asset. Version 1.3.1 is now live: store.godotengine.org/asset/dastmo...

Remember when YouTube was good? This guy does! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFm2...

@terribletoybox.com Any chance we are getting mouse support for Thimbleweed Park on the Switch 2?

Let's assume for a second that this is not complete sexist bullshit. I then ask, what have decades of male protagonists in AAA games done to female gamers? Or do we deny the existence of women in games this week?

#GMTKGameJam postmortem! Have at it! See where I screwed up, so you don't have to: dastmo.com/postmortem/t... #IndieDev #Postmortem #GameDev #GameJam #Devblog #Devlog

Bloated scopes are ruining the industry? Nah, can't be. In all seriousness, AAA has forgotten the first rule of game design - if it doesn't support the core experience, it should be cut. And it is not the designers, but the execs that made games a long time ago that need to remember it.

Props to the devs for spending almost 2 years trying to solve a bug that wasy even their fault. Just imagine that, 2 years! And they had to send Nvidia a PC for that to happen. www.pcgamer.com/game...

I made a game for the #GMTKGameJam, and I forgot to brag about it on Bluesky! #GameDev #IndieDev #Godot #MadeWithGodot #GameJam dastmo.itch.io/the-count-is...

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

I cannot recommend the first one enough. And I can't wait for this!

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

Honestly, I can't even be mad that I can barely get an interview for a game design role nowadays. I mean, I am competing with people that have worked on things like Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Thief. It only makes sense.

And now it has a README file on GitHub. Also, it is submitted to the Godot Asset Store and awaiting review from the Godot team.

I may or may not have made a new free plugin for Godot, this time under the MIT license. Do you need to remap game controls at runtime? I've got you covered! I just need to document it and upload it to the Godot Asset Store: github.com/dastmo/Godot... #GameDev #Godot #MadeWithGodot #IndieDev #

Looking for work as a game designer can be difficult nowadays. So I thought I would give the freelance thing a shot. I am on Fiverr now! www.fiverr.com/s/7YRkgXb #GameDev #IndieDev #MadeWithGodot #Godot #GameDevelopment #GameDesign

Last night I discovered that I have matured past the point of finding "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" funny. Honestly, the world lost some of its colour with that realization.

The Cost of AI alextardif.com/AI.html

Okay, humanity has peaked, we are done, wrap it up.

Financial circumstances mean I am available, possibly even a little desperate, for freelance gigs that can use my abiltiies as a writer (Cryptmaster, Valheim, Ironheart etc) and voice actor (Cryptmaster). Anyone who can pump the visibility on this will have my eternal(ish) gratitude!

When someone asks me what I do for a living, this is what I will point them to.

I spent hours trying to get an outline shader working in s&box, only to realize that there is a built-in component that does exactly what I need. Learning a new engine can make you feel like a complete beginner sometimes. #IndieDev #GameDev #S&box

"I need enough" #gamedev

Most games are dogs. They aim to please, even when challenging you, they are ultimately an encouraging friend. Imsims are cats. They might be friendly, cute and enjoyable, but they are there doing their own thing, and interactions may lead to unforeseen outcomes. I’m more of a cat person.

I think it's time I let Bsky know that I am looking for new opportunities. I am an experienced technical game designer, familiar with all kinds of engines - Unity, UE, and Godot being my top ones. I'm based in Bulgaria and willing to work remote anywhere. More: dastmo.com #gamejobs #gamedevjobs

www.youtube.com/watch?v=REZi... Okay, time for real talk.

POV: You decide to sit back and let the CPUs test themselves. #GameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine #MadeWithGodot #LocalMultiplayer

I am urgently reminding people that while this era of shoehorned ai slop will pass, you get to decide if you publicly complimented the emperor’s beautiful outfit or not. Credibility is tough to rebuild

The worst part about making a local multiplayer game is that when it comes time to playtest it, you must either settle for a non-gamer wife and a five-year-old kid or you need to somehow convince people to actually physically come over. And that's almost impossible since COVID. #GameDev #IndieDev

What the Ferraris are doing is not smart, but it's definitely fun. I feel like I'm watching my local karting buddies. Love it! #ChineseGP

This is my new project! I am not saying Thomas Was Alone and Snake had a weird child that is too much into Midtown Madness 2, but I am not not saying it either. #GameDev #IndieDev #MadeWithGodot #Godot #GodotEngine

@mikebithell.bsky.social, while making Thomas Was Alone, did you ever have a moment where you went "shit, I ran out of colours for those rectangles?" And if you did, how did you deal with it? Asking for a friend, of course. Totally not making a coloured rectangle game right now!

Ooh, a gaming trend! Yes, please. My 9 most important games (although it was very difficult to narrow it down to nine):

@kenney.nl, I told you I see a party game in your little aliens' future. Now I just need to populate it with mini games. #GameDev #IndieDev #MadeWithGodot #Godot #GodotEngine

Cardle 4/5 Streak 2🔥 Total Score 678 🟢 🔴 🟢 🟢 🔴 🟢 🟢 🔴 🟢 🟢 🟢 🟢 www.playcardle.com I am not that familiar with that era of the brand.

Cardle 5/5 Total Score 665 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 🔴 🔴 🟢 www.playcardle.com Huh. Never knew this existed, but I guess they made good-looking cars once.

Excerpt from a conversation with my #5yo during dinner: "Well, son, this is a problem of two parts. First, you need to find a talking llama. Second, you need to find someone to curse it." #parenting #kids

To paraphrase a friend: stay on the path, make good things. Indie has always flourished in the face of AAA distraction. Times are bad, but let others deskill, pivot to nonsense or chase impossible outcomes. People really like playing videogames. Suits forget that every 6 months or so.

Humans never understood the bunny eggs.

Have you heard of Tzar: The Burden of The Crown?