MKSchmidt

MKSchmidt

@mkschmidt30.bsky.social

Working on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/Cyclopean_II_The_Dreamlands/

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MKSchmidt
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This is a list of my currently released games, starting from the most recent. Right now I am working on Cyclopean. It's an old school CRPG based on Lovecraft's Dreamlands. Without getting too detailed about the gameplay, let's call it "Befriending cats in the underworld" for now.

MKSchmidt
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Yes, I think this could help. I mean, hypothetically.

Daniel Wynter@boardgamefeast.bsky.social

As gaming media we really gotta step it up and start wielding what little power we have, being influencers for values rather than just marketing echo chambers, acquiescing for scraps of attention.

MKSchmidt
@mkschmidt30.bsky.social

The Urhag. A creature given only a name, and no description by Lovecraft, in the Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. I went with this floaty eyeball thing, and invented a bit of a back-story for them in my game. #ScreenshotSaturday

MKSchmidt
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Negative Steam review for not having a French translation because "A.I. makes localization so easy" Am I too upset or not upset enough? #gamedesign #localization #translation

MKSchmidt
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What is everybody's opinion of a "roguelike mode" for otherwise non-roguelike games. My CRPG has a perma-death mode with randomized dungeons - cool? #roguelike #permadeath #crpg

MKSchmidt
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Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands has many cities and villages to visit and explore. I wanted each one to have a different vibe, based on Lovecraft's detailed descriptions in The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Of course there is also quite a bit of creative license at play... #ScreenshotSaturday

MKSchmidt
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#TurnBasedThursday one day late!

Jeremy // Making Star Spark@jeremyjackson.bsky.social

Gamedevs, now's your chance! It's #TurnBasedThursday and I'm honored to be this week's official host on bsky. Share your turn-based games in the replies along with the #TurnBasedThursday hashtag! Turn-based #gaming fans: ❤️, 🔁, and follow your favorites! You ready? LET'S GO! #GameDev #IndieDev

MKSchmidt
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These are some very early screenshots from Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands. There's lots of new stuff and many other locations, including 3D dungeons, but these seem to capture the game's aesthetic and atmosphere for me. #ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG #DungeonCrawler

MKSchmidt
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Past Sona-Nyl, the realm of fancy, and far beyond the Basalt Pillars of the West lies the most remote and lovely Land of Cathuria ... or so it is said. Find out the truth in Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands #RPG #ScreenshotSaturday #Retrogaming

MKSchmidt
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Internal play-testing begins on Cyclopean II today. It’s s not quite “feature complete” yet, but the core game is there. #crpg #dungeoncrawler #playtesting

MKSchmidt
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I really enjoyed reading this and it made me sad.

Mike Cook@mtrc.bsky.social

New Post: Why I Love AI Next month it'll be twenty years since I went to university, learned to program, and studied AI. I wrote about why I loved it, why I still love it, and why, unfortunately, it no longer exists. www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i...

MKSchmidt
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Finally solved my second case in Shadows of Doubt. I really love how the investigations can lead you down multiple rabbit holes and into some crazy and incredibly tense situations.

MKSchmidt
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My mind palace got way too crowded, and I could not figure anything out for many weeks. But then, in the process of cleaning it all out and removing all the dead ends, I rediscovered an important clue I'd missed.

MKSchmidt
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Here I was being chased by a wolf, but it got distracted by a sheep and decided to attack it instead of me. So far so good! But I am noticing a lot of little bugs and issues. The sheep icon needs updating for sure... #ScreenshotSaturday #RPG #Wolf

MKSchmidt
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Some people are really clever!

The Oasis BBS@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

Video Game Color Cycling Animates Static Images #ColorCycling #ModernVintageGamer #Amiga #DeluxePaint #PixelArt #RetroGaming #SegaGenesis #LucasArts #MarkFerrari #GameDevelopment theoasisbbs.com/video-game-c...

theoasisbbs.comVideo Game Color Cycling Animates Static Images - The Oasis BBSVideo game color cycling creates motion through palette changes. Modern Vintage Gamer explains its use across Amiga, console, and PC games.
MKSchmidt
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Asteroids as a gritty, dystopian narrative...

Alphonsus@alphonsusdev.bsky.social

"What's this right here? Classified hard drives enough to implicate a few important officials. The Interstellar Police will very much want these drives. Whatever you do, don't let them get their hands on it." --- STARHAULER — made in 7 days for #BrackeysGameJam. alphonsus.itch.io/starhauler

MKSchmidt
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Full sized version and how it will appear with the CGA palette in the game... #WaterLizard #Axolotl #CGA

MKSchmidt@mkschmidt30.bsky.social

New artwork in the works! Normally I get a little more involved in the initial sketch. But I think this (despite its obvious roughness) captured everything I needed to go digital.

MKSchmidt
@mkschmidt30.bsky.social

New artwork in the works! Normally I get a little more involved in the initial sketch. But I think this (despite its obvious roughness) captured everything I needed to go digital.

MKSchmidt
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Previous position: Goblin King Maybe overqualified?

Stuart Robson@sturobson.com

👀 Looking for Design Systems consultancy or front-end development for your project? 📅 I have availability and would love to assist! 👇 Here's some of my recent work 💡 If you’ve got something coming up, let’s chat! 🌐 Visit www.alwaystwisted.com or email me at stu@alwaystwisted.com 🙏🖤