EmberšŸ”„

EmberšŸ”„

@morbidember.bsky.social

šŸ’€EMBERšŸ’€ She/Her šŸ‡µšŸ‡­ I like classic metal, cats, dark fantasy & horror šŸ”„Making Rivals in Rock: Path of the Wolf šŸ”„Artist, Solo Game Dev, Musician šŸ”„The Wife -> @cosmichooves.bsky.social šŸ”„Don't re-upload my art Portfolio & socials: linktr.ee/MorbidEmber

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The demo build is officially in progress (LET'S GOOOOšŸ”„šŸ˜ˆšŸŽ‰) which means I gotta make a mock up for what I want the UI and backdrop style to look like during dialogue scenes (which is most of the game) šŸŽøšŸ’„ #art #visdev #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel

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I don’t know how people could say that programming and art are completely different disciplines when both workflows involve going ā€˜This will never work, I’m a failure’, changing one thing, then thinking you might be the smartest person alive

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ā€˜Customers should be less informed about the products they buy’ is such a wild stance to take

Kim Hu@kim-hu.com

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

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It always comes back to this for me; if AI was so good, such a disclosure would be a selling point. If AI was everything these slop jockeys said it was, they should be proud to let people know their game was AI made. But the proof is in the pudding, and they can't stand that people don't want it.

Kim Hu@kim-hu.com

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

I got a check for a class action lawsuit against my former employers and someone paid money for one of my asset packs on itch, YEAH BABY WE GETTIN PAID A TOTAL OF ...$10, BUT IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS

The free tier here is also a great way to help us get opportunities for paid tier! Admiring from a distance does nothing for us! If you like it, PRESS THE LIKE BUTTON, likes are private on here and there's bookmarks now! No need to be stingy with likes! You can make a huge difference for an artist!

Kenney@kenney.nl

I feel it's important to share this again. The internet is so hostile toward creators nowadays. I've seen people have their work stolen, and no longer feel comfortable sharing their creations. We can do better. Let's be supportive to the people that make this a better place! šŸ’ž

Don't only tell someone you love their art under a post where they express feeling defeated and unloved Tell them you love their art on their ART posts! It's a way more positive experience and it feels more honest and rewarding!

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Want to add that commissions are the highest-energy (and usually lowest return, monetarily and otherwise) option of the paid tiers Obv that doesn’t mean don’t do it or we don’t appreciate it! Just that surviving on comms alone is grueling and often not sustainable. Varied income saves lives!

Kenney@kenney.nl

I feel it's important to share this again. The internet is so hostile toward creators nowadays. I've seen people have their work stolen, and no longer feel comfortable sharing their creations. We can do better. Let's be supportive to the people that make this a better place! šŸ’ž

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I feel it's important to share this again. The internet is so hostile toward creators nowadays. I've seen people have their work stolen, and no longer feel comfortable sharing their creations. We can do better. Let's be supportive to the people that make this a better place! šŸ’ž

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Part of my literal job is to fly out to physical game studios to rescue and recover historical materials that might be endangered and put them in a permanent archive. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is a 501(c)3 publicly funded to do that, my DMs are open, and I'm free for the next couple weeks...

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Frank is good people and works very fucking hard to do what he does. Send him your assets

Frank Cifaldi@frankcifaldi.bsky.social

Part of my literal job is to fly out to physical game studios to rescue and recover historical materials that might be endangered and put them in a permanent archive. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is a 501(c)3 publicly funded to do that, my DMs are open, and I'm free for the next couple weeks...

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I'm not kidding, the guy simply has to be at the very least deported at the end of this. If we're doing "he's not from here" shit, he is the most not from here guy alive. He needs jail or deportation the second it's viable to do it.

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Don't let billionaires convince you slop is the future. They're used to managing & directing, not making things themselves. Of course they can't see the difference. They don't understand your love for the craft. Keep making personal, beautiful games. You've got my support šŸ’–

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To get personal for a moment: Losing my house set Deductopia back a full year. But settlements won't compensate me because I can't prove that Deductopia would have made money. Buying Deductopia when it comes out will help prove my job is real work. store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...

store.steampowered.comDeductopia on SteamExplore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever ...

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Repost to help me tell my power company that being a game dev doesn't make it okay to burn my house down.

Gwen C. Katz@gwenckatz.bsky.social

To get personal for a moment: Losing my house set Deductopia back a full year. But settlements won't compensate me because I can't prove that Deductopia would have made money. Buying Deductopia when it comes out will help prove my job is real work. store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...

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legitimately insane for a country with a royal family to punish people for liking incest porn

Pop Base@popbase.tv

The British government is banning pornography that includes depictions of choking, incest & adults roleplaying as children. The ban goes into place from November 6th. (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)

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We REALLY need fem VAs y’all. We have many auditions for the male characters & almost none for the rest. ISO -Japanese or other East Asian fem &/or nonbinary VAs -Indigenous fem VAs -Latina or Filipina VAs šŸ” Please RT! šŸ” #VoiceActress #VoiceActor #VoiceActing #VisualNovel #IndieGame #Monsterhearts

šŸ“¢ VA #CastingCall šŸ“¢ 🩸MONSTERHEARTS🩸 Welcome to Drowned Lake Want to be a #VoiceActor in the #Monsterhearts video game? AUDITION HERE: forms.gle/bcNPpu7FJ1ZvCGWm7 🩸PAID 🩸Especially ISO Canadian, Asian & Indigenous VAs 🩸7F, 7M, 1NB, 2any šŸ—“ļø Due 8/18 šŸ—“ļø šŸ” RT & Share! šŸ” #VoiceActing #IndieGame

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You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

I never thought part of my work was going to become Pawn Stars but for vintage electric guitars and pedals but you know what it's kind of awesome, it's both the best and worst part of my job

Worst because people get very upset with me when I tell them their gear isn't worth what they think it is or they don't like my offer but also best cause I get to hold and play rare and old instruments

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MY NEW ASSET PACK IS OUT ON THE GODOT STORE This time is horror themed pixel icons. This pack is FREE and available for commercial use. Don't forget to leave a positive review if you like it! #gamedev #indiedev #godotassetstore #artassets store.godotengine.org/asset/morbid...

store.godotengine.orgPixel Horror Starter Pack - Godot Asset StoreHorror and Halloween themed pixel art assets great for murder mysteries, zombie side-scrollers, Haunted House dungeon crawlers, and more!

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I heard something about it being #PortfolioDay, so here's some environments I made for @pracy.bsky.social 's new release, Nocturne! 10+ years doing art with a specialty in pixel art in indie games, full portfolio in my bio!

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Started content creation in 2006 and even in those early days I had people making shit up about me. Trying to clear it all up and dispel rumors only made the conversation surrounding them bigger. You are forced to just… let everyone hallucinate about you and believe this is what your life is.

Jessie Gender@jessiegender.bsky.social

One of the worst parts of being a creator, especially a trans one, is watching disinformation about you spread from bad actors to other folks like a bad game of telephone so you see people literally judge you on shit you never said/did or is completely opposite to the point you were making.

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HELLO #PORTFOLIODAY! i am PLASMOMETER, professional artist and illustrator! i love making posters and books, i recently made my first key art for a video game and i loved it as well! commission me, hire me, i will fall in love with any project i have the honor to work on plasmometer@gmail.com

MY NEW ASSET PACK IS OUT ON THE GODOT STORE This time is horror themed pixel icons. This pack is FREE and available for commercial use. Don't forget to leave a positive review if you like it! #gamedev #indiedev #godotassetstore #artassets store.godotengine.org/asset/morbid...

store.godotengine.orgPixel Horror Starter Pack - Godot Asset StoreHorror and Halloween themed pixel art assets great for murder mysteries, zombie side-scrollers, Haunted House dungeon crawlers, and more!

If you run into any issues or have any suggestions, please let me know in the comments of this post or contact me privately! A bad review can hurt a lot for a small store like mine. Give me a chance to help out first!

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Follow me for free game assets (my complete marketing budget went into this post)

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Replying to @kavi.bsky.social

When I first heard about AI being used for menus and advertisements, my concern was largely that it would be used to idealize the food and make it look better than it actually was. At no point did I imagine that restaurants would willingly put out horrific looking images of their food on purpose

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22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.

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I don't think they understand anything about how game sales work on Steam, but boy are they about to find out Hope nobody put up their house for that loan

IGN@ign.com

The developer behind Teach My Little Sister How to Drive, a driving generative AI-powered instruction sim, has been spending $1000 a day to keep the demo running, and now, they've had to take out a bank loan to keep up. https://bit.ly/4rWqe8g

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Replying to @moomanibe.bsky.social

I particularly want to call attention to this bit. Anyone who's worked in gamedev knows how deeply collaborative it is, and how someone refusing to speak to you - ESPECIALLY someone you report to - can completely and utterly derail your work. This isn't a misunderstanding. It's active union-busting.