Entropy Phi

Been working on some grungy level design lately. Enjoying making things and then breaking them to pieces for that urban exploration feel. #screenshotsaturday

Scaling all jumps with agility was making it tough to control, so I added the ability to change your hang-time based on how long you hold the jump button.

The first level of my next project is shaping up to be my most intricate yet. Tons of alternate paths, secret areas, and of course vents to crawl through. #screenshotsaturday

Good time to mention I went down the rabbit hole of this trend a while back. Still one of my biggest videos to date. Worth the watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbbY...

Been cooking up some new & improved ladder code lately. Free-look, simple controls, can use weapons while climbing, can grab on or jump off at any point. Little things you'd take for granted in many games.

Working on some item placement code+shaders to make it clear to the player what's missing.

I played Fallen Aces Episode 2 and I'm here to tell you it was absolutely worth the wait. I have many more thoughts about it, so I made a little video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjX8...

Made these retractable girders to setup for a missile launch sequence I've been working on. But they aren't just for show. They open up some interesting traversal options too.

Fallen Aces Episode 2 has a suburban Halloween level that feels like an old HL1 custom map. Incredible vibes.

It's a long way down... #screenshotsaturday

Made the first level of my next project way too large so I've just been making props for ages at this point. On the plus side, now there's a ton of things to scoop up and sell when you're back at camp. #screenshotsaturday

Had to redo a lot of my animations to support 2-handed weapons. But on the plus side, now I get to do stuff like this. #screenshotsaturday

Been improving some door code lately. Multiple varieties, keys, lockpicking, dual-sided opening, physics interactions, and lots more stuff most people will never notice. #screenshotsaturday

Thanks to Next Fest (and some scattered demos), I played a ton of upcoming games recently. I decided to cover a few of the best in a little video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lm5...

Late to the party but I just saw Backrooms and really enjoyed it. Story was just alright, but where it absolutely worked was in the super uncanny audio and visuals. It wasn't simply "random objects", instead being a nightmare take on countless semi-nostalgic spaces. Great stuff!

Been toiling in the level design mines the past couple months. Here's a bunch of kitchen stuff I made recently.

I played through @regularstudio.bsky.social's Motorslice and I'm here to tell you there's vastly more interesting stuff in it than all the fan service discourse floating around. So I made a video about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5GW...

Adds "eating food should not make you gush blood" to my to-do list. #screenshotsaturday

What your decrepit nuclear bunker really needs is a room full of fake plants

Soulslikes? Those are old news. The latest indie revival is all about bringing back the glory days of King's Field. I decided to investigate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-H...

Wrong turn

Taking a break from DLSS memes to mention that I just dropped a video about 12 new & upcoming indies you should (maybe) wishlist right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH_z...

Despite "Immersive Sim" being the third largest sub-genre in Next Fest, there are almost no imsims to be found. There are a lot of AI slop simulation games though.

Been cooking up this lockpicking minigame these past few weeks. My cursor doesn't show in the recording, but you have to keep it steady on the target icon. WIP!

Everyone's talking about "looksmaxxing", so I decided to have a "maximum-look" outside the bounds of many Backrooms games. Horrors mogged, or whatever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTf...

Now that I've implemented player stats, I get to do stuff like this. #screenshotsaturday

Since your equipped camera already controls what UI you see, I decided to take it a step further and add custom themes for each one. New fonts, colors, and maybe more?

Extremely niche complaint, but modding Unity games built with IL2CPP is a nightmare and I curse all devs who do it (not really). That said, I am working on a new video with one such game.

Crunchy texturing process! #screenshotsaturday

Level design is often about filling spaces with random junk. Sometimes I turn these props into physics objects, let them scatter, then turn them back into static objects to be used in the game.

Made some new limb damage UI. Bonus leechrat getting obliterated by some mushrooms. #screenshotsaturday

I don't recommend trying to slide on very steep slopes #screenshotsaturday

Been messing with my volumetrics setup a lot lately. Adds a lot of atmosphere for some small tradeoffs. Here's a little on/off.

Every few weeks I get inspired to improve my movement code some more. Here's the latest walk, sprint, jump, ledge grab, vault, climb-into-crouch, dash, and powerslide.

Made a new glass shader and some shatter effects this week (bonus peek at some WIP level design). #screenshotsaturday

I love indie games

Made some crunchy posters to liven up your post-apocalyptic concrete bunker.

Dreaming of 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤 🌴🏖️ #screenshotsaturday

Posted a video over the weekend on Uktena 64, a recent comedy-horror retro hunting sim. Surely the Squirrel Stapler fans will be pleased. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFYu...

Last chance to pick up my game and 3 other cool indies at a deep discount!