Ollie ☘️🌱

Dropping Unreal Engine for my game 3 months ago was the best decision I made so far this year! Godot 4 life.

Managed to pluck up some strength on work a few polish bits today!

I’m sick haven’t been able to work on the game for a few days 😭😭😭

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #Godot #godotengine

A lot of progress today. One of the core mechanics in the game will be using nature energy to manipulate the environment in different ways. This is the start of that system being showcased in raising a bridge! Lots of secrets and surprises for the players will use this system. #godot #gamedev

Really proud of the progress on the project for this week. It has really started to take shape.

Today I have been working on controller support and I have implemented a pressure plate system that lets me set as many plates to the door as I want. One major feature left before I can start building out some test levels! #godot #gamedev #indiegame #ukgamescene

Another busy day so decided that today would be a good time to set up some placeholder animations that I can replace later! Quite proud of the progress, can’t wait to start crafting a level. #gamedev #godot #indiegame

Day 3 of dev (I guess we a series now?) busy work day today so only got time this evening to work on the game. I improved the snapping ladder so it’s more natural and implemented a push and pull block! Really happy with the progress, hopefully more puzzle work tomorrow. #gamedev #godot #indiegame

Anyone in the Bluesky sphere had approval for UK Games Fund? I’m looking to apply next year and would love some advice🫶 #ukgamesfun #gamedev #indiedev

Day 2 of dev on my game. I’ve made some big progress today… Interaction system, doors and climbing. I have also refined the camera system. A big part of the game is cinematic vistas and I’m getting there 😭🫶 #godot #gamedev #indiedev

Dynamic camera exploration! #gamedev #indiegame #godot

Day 1 of converting my unreal game into Godot… I’m bloody coding, blueprints made this character controller super complicated but in GDScript it was so much easier to understand. #godot #gamedev #indiedev #projectleaf

I’m having so much fun in Godot, I think GDScript finally clicked 😭

First day back in games today 🙇🏻

Am I the only one not excited for the Unreal changes in 6? Been on the cusp of wanting to move to Godot for a long time and I think my decision has been made for me. #gamedev #indiedev #godot #unrealengine

Hey recruiters, please don't give people unsolicited negative feedback following an interview unless the candidate directly asks for it. Especially when the interview was pretty awful, I hope my returned unsolicited feedback helps you improve. Cheers.

And the layoffs continue …

En route to London Game Fest for the first time as a studio founder! Excited!

Got some pretty awesome stuff to announce next week 😅 Finally took the leap.

I do a lot of university outreach and quite often students ask about the industry and routes in. How can anyone recommend it when it is in the state it’s in right now? I have struggled to balance being realistic and still keeping their motivation.

doesn't matter how much work you put in, how much you love it, how much you sacrifice you will never be as important as 'profit', or as 'growth' they don't deserve your passion. clock in, clock out. find the time and energy to make what you want to make. not for profit. for the sake of creating.

Godot Engine is really cool btw. :)

I'm sorry but if you have 4,000 employees and your revenue is 6 billion, you make 1.5 million per employee and if you can't make a profit margin there, you are simply embezzling it.

I’ve fallen into a world of warcraft hole and I do not regret it one bit 🤭

I’ve made my first big boy decision since getting laid off. Putting me first for once.

You know I think I’m done with the games industry. 😭

The games industry is mentally exhausting in every aspect. Studying, trying to get a job, maintaining skills, managing workload when getting said job, getting laid off… all of it is so damaging. We need significant change.

Feeling productive today. Time to get started on the next journey. #gamedev #indie #indiedev #gamestudio

I would really like to chat with people who have taken the step to start their own studio, I wanna hear the good, the bad and the ugly. I think it would really help my current headspace. I appreciate any time you can spare, my DMs are open 🫶 #indiedev #gamedev #indiestudio

I have the urge to do something incredibly chaotic, I just haven't decided what it is or the scale of that decision yet.

I’ve never felt more undervalued and unappreciated in my entire life lmfao. I know it has happened to so many people but holy shit, I put my whole soul into my job.

Got laid off today, lots of thoughts in my head. Anger, confusion, sadness & regret!

Happy New Year 🥳 Let’s make great decisions this year.

Officially debt free for the first time in about 10 years 🥲

I thought I’d handled burnout before, but recent months proved me wrong. I got stuck in a cycle of working and sleeping, feeling like I wasn’t moving forward and my mental health was crumbling. I stepped back, reassessed, and started making healthier choices. It’s slow, but I’m moving again.

It feels really good when you realise you dodged a bullet....

Friday

I can’t with the Switch 2 hate. You know it’s a good console, stop being silly x

Anyone else been struggling with any form of motivation lately? Creatively starved and motivationally blocked 😭

We survived another week in game dev 💪

I would just like to be able to find a crumb of Pokemon cards at RRP. PLEASE.

I've been through the darkest times over the last 15 months and I am beyond proud of myself for not only pushing through, but also exceeding my own expectations I am determined to channel this drive into my own game this year. If I can achieve last year, I can do anything. #gamedev #indiedev