turtlehat

turtlehat

@turtlehatdev.bsky.social

game dev doing too many arts at once ~ he/they ~ adult ~ account is 13+ developing #AvocadoAttorney, a courtroom visual novel made in scratch. don't develop your games in scratch βœŠπŸΎπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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Hiii I'm finally posting on bsky now! I'm turtlehat, I have a lot of games I want to make. The first of those is #AvocadoAttorney, an #AceAttorney -inspired VN featuring a whole lot of absurd nonsense. I'll be posting a #devlog here from time to time!

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Now that the Steam playtest for Unholy Roller is out, I can finally talk about what I’ve been working on this summer! There’s a lot I could say about every new feature and visual upgrade in this version, but I’ll just go over the highlights. 🧡1/5 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #art #animation

Got carried away and added image inspection to #AvocadoAttorney ! Including a whole slew of QoL features: - Keyboard + mouse support - Previously selected areas are marked - Screen edges, buttons, and health bar block cursor movement/mouse clicks #GameDev #IndieDev #VisualNovel #Scratch #Turbowarp

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What if I just started unceremoniously dumping lore and world building. What if I made stories with details I'm not sure about? What if I post stuff that will later be incorrect. Non-canon. Discarded. Updated. Sounds like more fun than waiting until I'm sure.

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I wanted to share this here, I made this video to show people that making art isn’t β€˜talent’ but rather it is something that is learned and practiced. Art is beautiful and art takes time. We all start from somewhere. - #art #artist #furry #furryart #voltron #furrycommunity

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We’re so excited to announce that Pelican Post is heading to PAX East 2026! We’ll be representing RIT MAGIC Spell Studios. We’re incredibly grateful for their support in making this opportunity possible. Come check out a new demo and some new merch at booth 20084!

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I know calling reps is very nerve racking. You're not sure what's the right thing to say, and tbh having a script thrown at me makes things just as nerve racking. I called today, and I figured I'd write up a transcript of how my call went down. Hopefully it helps demystify the process

Dieselbrain@dieselbrain.bsky.social

You need to call your reps and demand that they OPPOSE: -the KIDS Act -KOSA -the Screen Act -Sammy's Law -the App Store Accountability Act And additionally, oppose: -reforming/sunsetting Section 230 -online age verification/ID laws www.congress.gov/members/find...

#AvocadoAttorney, the visual novel I'm making in Scratch, now has the "Take That!" evidence presenting sections from Ace Attorney :) with this, my engine is now feature-complete! now I have to actually write the story and draw the art oops #GameDev #IndieDev #VisualNovel #Scratch #Turbowarp

what makes Avocado Attorney special is its simple scene authoring tools making fangames easy to develop evidence presenting sections are a little more complicated than cross-examination and menus because they need to check multiple answers at once, but hopefully the template still makes sense!

Finally finished the base interface assets for #AvocadoAttorney, a visual novel I'm making in #Scratch / #Turbowarp :3 Thank you to everyone who provided feedback! #GameDev #IndieDev

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I get sad when people in creator communities reserve their reacts/comments for the crème de la crème. Like, c'monnn: it costs nothing to encourage others! Even if their art/writing/game/whatever isn't technically impressive! Even if it's amateurish! ABANDON YOUR PRIDE & BUILD COMMUNITY.

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Absolutely phenomenal read

Tom Francis@pentadact.com

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

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This is the longest I've spent on any single project in my life! Please remind your friends that Isopod is coming out tomorrow!

Sbug Games@sbug.games

3 and a half years of isopod rolling down big hills! Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow! store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...

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Unholy Roller v0.9.0 recently released with a bunch of new features! I thought it would be cool to give a behind-the-scenes look at our most recent enemy: the Burner! (1/4)

Unholy Roller@unholyrollergame.bsky.social

We just released a new build of Unholy Roller on our itch page speakerbeak.itch.io/unholy-roller! You can play v0.9.0 on Web or Desktop and enjoy a bunch of new features, including: a fifth level, a red-hot enemy, and some crazy new scoring mechanics! #GameDev #IndieGame #Godot #Speedrunning

#AvocadoAttorney now has something any visual novel needs: dialogue options! You can build these with a linear string of blocks using a simple template. The system is highly modular, allowing certain options to add others to the list or lead to a sub-menu. #GameDev #IndieDev #Scratch