FAS

Working towards a first real demo is quite the challenge. So many things work well on their own, but still need tweaking once they're part of the bigger picture. Gameplay, visuals, feedback, pacing... it all needs to come together and feel right. Slowly figuring it all out, one thing at a time.

My fully procedural levels ate my production time, so I switched to hand-made room with random layout order. https://fas2048.itch.io/the-corrupted-ascent/devlog/1727333/balancing-art-and-level-design-in-game-development?password=PatrolUnit7441882 #indiedev #gamedev

Diving into level design: The echo level system adjusts enemy spawns based on player progress to create challenging environments that encourage faster advancement. #gamedev #leveldesign #indiegame

Working on low hp mechanics to create visual tension. Dim lights, glitches, and glowing blue particles enhance atmosphere. #gamedev #2daction #indiedev

Skills now fire instantly on press, while enemies have windup time to read. #gamedev #solodev

Tried drilling a Compactor Head but didn't regain health as expected - now fixed with precise contact measurement at cling point. #gamedev #indiedev

Balancing skills & enemies to find that sweet spot. Here are some shots from the latest build. #gamedev #indiedev

Exploring ideas for #TheCorruptedAscent main menu: it fades into view inside the Underbelly with trash falling in the background. No separate loading scene, just glide to gameplay. How do you feel about menus that blend into their worlds? #GameDev

Working on fixing the Compactor Head jump attack in #TheCorruptedAscent, legs slot was stuck between movement and attack modes. Splitting hop from lunge is step one. #gamedev

Adjusted crush platforms in #TheCorruptedAscent - they hurt but don't kill. Balancing challenge and fairness! 🎮 #gamedev #indiedev

Working on depth bands for better layering in #TheCorruptedAscent: VFX, foreground, background environments, characters, enemies, debris all separate. It’s helping keep character parts correctly layered. #gameDev #2Dart

I'm surprised at how well the enemy swarm plays with the debris system, picking it up mid-flight, carrying it around and throwing it at the player. Quite fun to watch! #gamedev #madewithunity

Found something in yesterday's runs: every Deterrent Pulse T3 shot pushes you back a little, and it fires so fast you can ride the recoil and fly through the level. Reminds me of some Noita wand setups, and I think that's a good thing. #gamedev #indiedev #roguelite

Just blasting through with some overpowered weapons. #IndieGameDev #MadeWithUnity

Surfing the WebGL wave 🏄️

Having some fun profiling the web demo of the game. #WIPWednesday #IndieGameDev #MadeWithUnity

I'm losing my mind trying to develop a skill system that's not about spending XP points, but about actually discovering and developing skills and faculties ONLY through play (with multiple ways of doing so) It's starting to click guys 😭!!!

The Age Of Harvest announcement trailer is finally here. A dark fantasy traditional roguelike focused on simulation and emergent gameplay, set in an ever-changing labyrinth that stretches into the unknown.

Ten devs who'll show you the ragdoll doing something unspeakable before they show you the fix. My kind of people. https://go.bsky.app/2JRuLsx #ProceduralAnimation #GameAnimation

Ending September with level design. #madewithunity #gamedev

Got added to this one this week 💙️ If you follow me for the body-horror platformer stuff, this pack is where the rest of that energy lives. https://go.bsky.app/FsTnmYb #solodev #indiedev

Moving platform weaponized - check ✅️ #GameDev #MadeWithUnity

Twelve people who made a whole game by themselves and then let strangers play it. Mine's in November. Wish us all luck. https://go.bsky.app/JM7PmLU #IndieGameDev #SoloGameDev

Better start running .... https://veilshore.com/tca/ #IndieDev #GameDev

The light now adjusts itself based on where you aim. #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

His eyes were already glowing, so now they light the room. Testing them as an actual volumetric spotlight that turns with your aim. Not sure yet if it's too much. What do you reckon? #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity

Room piece setup in Unity. #MadeWithUnity #GameDev

Make it rain!

Devs who post the work in progress rather than the finished thing. That's most of what I actually want from a gamedev feed. Glad to be in here 💙 and there are names in this list I didn't know.

I have spent a few nights working on the background shading, lighting and mood, adding details. I feel we might be getting somewhere, what do you think? #IndieDev #GameDev #GameArt

What Monday feels like! A tone of things to go through this week! On the bright side, I completed the audio last week, which I really enjoyed, it's just bringing the game to life :-D #Indiedev #gamedev

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Looking back, I think MegaMan Z had a larger affect on me than I realized.

Take a moment this weekend. Breathe. Find your quiet place. Mine is a landfill with something nesting in it. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Making decent progress on the level. Also added spawn points for the little critters, so they hatch out of eggs now rather than turning up out of nowhere. #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity

OMG! GARBAGE COUNTRY won the Grand Prix Prize at BIC festival 😭🥹 We’re so honored 💕💕 Thank you to BIC and also tysm to all the players who stopped by and played our demo!!! We’re headed to gamescom next, so we’ll see ya’ll soon :) #GarbageCountry #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

The Corrupted Ascent has a page now. 2D action platformer: kill machines, take their parts, climb the scrap. Every run gives you a different body. One email when the demo is playable. Nothing before that. veilshore.com/tca #SelfPromoSunday #indiedev #roguelite

You don't start at the bottom of this world. You start in what the bottom throws away. Broken units get filed as waste and dumped here. That mountain is everything the world decided it was done with. Only direction is up. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #scifi

I created this node graph tool to help me visualize my ECS characters. Detaching and swapping body parts is a nightmare to debug blind. Now I can see the whole character at a glance. #techart #GameDev #FeatureFriday

Thanks for adding me to your list! 😎 Much appreciated 💙 #gamedev #indiegamedev

Nothing in this game has a keyframed hit reaction. Every wobble is a hinge, spring or pendulum answering the force that hit it. So I built a gym to tune them - a row of dummies, each wired differently, all taking the same punch. #gamedev #techart #proceduralanimation #solodev #WIPWednesday

Player versions of all five enemy skills are in - Iron Maw, Piston Lunge, Eye Beams, Skitter Step, Drill Drain. Each one changes how you move or fight and what you look like. Watching the silhouette change never gets old. #WIPWednesday #gamedev #indiedev #roguelite #madewithunity

he's fine #solodev #gamedev #unity3d

New devlog: it runs in a browser now. Kill a machine, tear a part off it, wear it as an ability. Rough as hell, and that's the point. fas2048.itch.io/the-corrupte... #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity #devlog