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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I think you're missing what I'm saying, lol. You can do what you're describing, but if nobody knows about it and you try to sell it, nobody will buy it because they don't know about it. Talk to @greyalien.bsky.social and look at his Patreon posts. There's actually useful insights there.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

If you do not like doing that stuff then find someone to work with who does. There's been some real trash indie games that have become popular because someone on the team was good at working gaming press, though now that press is pretty useless/ignored and you can go right to streamers yourself.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Without networking and promotions, nobody will know if you've made a good/potentially popular game or not. That's just how it works - and how it has always worked.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

That situation is not unique to you, let alone the game industry. That's how it is everywhere now and has been for at least a decade.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

...because you gotta network more. Practice getting your elevator pitch down. Plus HR departments are useless, and networking helps do an end run around them.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Nah, do the networking now. You made a 3D open world adventure game BY YOURSELF

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Nope. It's networking and biz stuff. Sucks but it's true. 🤷

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I stand by the terminology I used!

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Another one done. Play at these locations on these dates: bellsbeer.com/activities/c... #indie #gamedev #indiedev #retrogaming

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

If it's a float, is it ever REALLY zero? Imprecision is the spice of life.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

You just described every modern Nintendo release

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Yeah, it's too many clicks to change views. And we need multiple views at a time to properly position objects in 3D space. Also needs center on selected object, rotate around selected object, etc... solved issues in any other software that could be used as an example of a proper 3D scene editor.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

If you'll be in Austin on Sunday, come check out the 5th Annual @atx-game-makers.bsky.social Showcase & Arcade! We'll be showing Roasty Buds: Special Brew, and there will be lots of other games as well. www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual... #sxsw #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Media's up in arms about fake violence but not real violence again? Shocking

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

EA once reached out to me. During the call they said they're "not really that bad." This wasn't even a job for game dev, it was UI/UX design on Origin. They know how bad they are. They know everyone knows how bad they are. They don't care.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Look at those millions of dollars on screen! That have nothing at all to do with the game itself.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

No worries there, the task lists are OCD levels of granular and there's a lot of copy/paste between projects for common basic systems. Just need more hours in the day :).

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Interesting. I look at this and think maybe I'll finally have to deal with less miserable trolls. And there doesn't seem to be an ID requirement unless you want to access "mature" bits of Discord. And that's fine with me. 🤷

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

2 are contract so, I'll probably have to drop the personal/not brand-affiliated one for now unfortunately.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Did you do the requisite speed test? fast.com

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Realizing 4 days later I accidentally put Twitch and not Itch :D

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Stop buying so many bags. Be a pod person. 40% off! roastybuds.com/products/ata... #gamedev #indiegame #atari

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

There's lots of good games on Twitch but you're pretty much on your own in terms of community-building, unlike Steam. There's also loads and loads of trash people have to sift through to find anything decent, so marketing the game is what will help it succeed, not discovery on the platform.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I still shoot with those old FD lenses, converted for digital. They're the best!

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Feel free, I probably stole it from someone else!

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

FWIW I use the same approach as above, but have start & end frequency as separate vars in addition to a strength fadeout. So the shake speed can slow down as it fades out.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

That's a fair assessment. As a fan of that kind of movie I was fine with it $50mil is pretty small for two whole movies (and some fun/bad fake trailers).

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Death Proof did what it set out to do, and I can't really blame him for the other half. You've got me on Morales, but he took a decade (and other writers) to become interesting, and Ironheart is just (IMO) a really lame character. I'm partially with him on Dano, but I wouldn't call him the worst.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I mean... only one of those three people has made absolute gold with every project they've worked on (outside of the Fortnite nonsense that I haven't seen). I can't think of the last time Liefeld made anything worthwhile, and Bendis is kind of middle of the road at best...

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Haven't tried their posters yet, but their clothing/mugs/bags are solid.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Don't discount the other main reason: being mean on social media is the only way some people can run their click bait grifts.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Check out Printful. Great quality, reasonable base cost.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It was on MTV late night a lot from what I can remember

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Most of us are just waiting for him to keel over on camera tbh.

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

It's a lot of fun being able to (legally) put @atari.com logos on merch for your indie game. Which happens to be 25% off with code "AtariVCSmas" through Dec 31... roastybuds.com/products/ata... #indie #game #atari #retro #merch #indiegaming #indiedev

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Only 4 days left to get in on this sweet deal. Yes, indie game + indie roaster + @atari.com coffee is real, and it's good! roastybuds.com/products/roa... #atari #vcs #coffee #collab #indie #gaming #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

Discount code for AtariVCS x Roasty Buds Gaming Blend Coffee: AtariVCSmas

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AbstractPolygon @abstractpolygon.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

That whole plotline of shifting dimensions at a Russian base was stolen from a book series called Necroscope

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