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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 06/10/2026

Just finished Ace Combat 8, and it's almost sacrilege for me to say this, but I think it's my favorite Ace Combat game now, OVER 4 AND 5. This game legitimately made me cry, to the point where I had to fight enemies through tears. Gaming is not dead, and there are still good games. #gaming #AC8

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 28/09/2026

Hello there! It's been a minute! A few updates for Reaper's Sea, First, we have rain! It might be hard to make out at this resolution, but I wanted it to be subtle so people don't get motion sick. Also, salvage missions are in the game! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 21/09/2026

There's a million ways to express yourself artistically, even those that don't fall under the "traditional" label. Just because you can't draw, doesn't mean you're not artistic! Find what you find fun...AND JUST DO IT! 🤩 #art #blender3d #3dart #digitalart

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 13/09/2026

Another sprite for my "for fun" prototype, this time: Katana! I originally had a much different look for her (originally "he"), but I kept iterating and wound up with this! Now I just need to find a fun playstyle for her... #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #art #pixelart

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 11/09/2026

Been struggling with a bug for the past 12 days where when you buy a ship, then save and load twice, the ship disappears. I finally found out that I was saving objects in a Dictionary by their NAME, not their ID.🤦Once again, IT WAS A SINGLE LINE OF CODE! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #programming

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 22/08/2026

Two Big Updates! Player Fleets are in the game! You can now buy ships and add them to your fleet! Your fleet will follow you around and engage what you engage! Next, the Faction Agent is working! Here you can accept missions from a port's faction! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #screenshotsaturday

A Player Fleet with one of each ship type in a delta (or "V") formation!

A WIP Faction Agent menu, with your Current Missions on the left and Available Missions on the right.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 16/08/2026

I've been working on a "for fun" prototype while I work on Reaper's Sea to cool off when I get frustrated, and I've been making some basic pixel art for it. This is the newest PC, Seraph! I like how well she fits in with the other pixel-arted characters! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #art #godot

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 14/08/2026

@skipedyxes.bsky.social FINALLY got around to drawing that art I wanted to do! I think this shows I NEED to use references, this was way better than what I've done recently! Weirdly enough, I like the sketch better than the flat colors? Thanks for your inspirational art! #art #oc #ffxiv #sketch

A flat color drawing of Twila, a female Au-Ra with long black and red hair, red eyes, light skin, and long thin horns.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 08/08/2026

Worked late last night on this...NPC MODELS! These are for your crew and other NPCs you'll encounter. I'd like to also add gear like hats and weapons, and maybe simple hands for some interactions. These were so fun to make! Check the alt text for more info! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 06/08/2026

Been busy bug fixing for the past while, so not much visual to share...BUT! We now have some fun little animated icons to show what AI ships are "thinking!" Thanks to my sprite and UI artist Flou for their hard work! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine #screenshotsaturday

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 15/07/2026

Newest news on Reaper's Sea...Gunboats and Schooners got MORE CANNONS! My playtesters INSISTED on fighting Frigates with Gunboats for 10 minutes, so I made that *slightly* more viable. Also, AI ships will now surrender if they have no chance of winning! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

A closeup of a Schooner with 12 cannons, and a Gunboat with 6 cannons.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 07/07/2026

OMG THIS MONTH WAS WORTH IT! AI works FLAWLESSLY now, and Player Fleets JUST WORK! I don't currently have a way in game to make a player fleet, but I can "cheat" it in with Dev Tools. I'm SO happy dude! #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine #screenshotsaturday

A Pirate Fleet follows the player, ready to take on the Reaper's Sea TOGETHER!

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 06/07/2026

Hello there everyone! To be honest, this past month has been rough, but I've got some quickfire caveman updates! Sorry no screenshots, but there's not much new to look at anyways...enjoy a quick png I made! Hopefully the next update won't be in a month! #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 23/06/2026

Summary Of My Day: I got out my old Xbox Elite controller to show someone, and it had a ton of battery acid on it. I apparently had left the batteries in it when I had put it away several years ago. I spent the next few hours cleaning it, and I had to order a new battery clip. :/ #gaming

A desk with a torn apart Xbox Elite controller, a box of q-tips, and two bowls of baking soda on it.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 16/05/2026

Been taking the week off of game dev cuz I realized I haven't taken a break since I move into my new place. Been playing a custom Minecraft modpack to relax...AND! I did some Pixel art of Arkon, my Warforged Artificer! Might use it in a future game? #gamedev #pixelart #art #indiedev

Pixel art of Arkon, a Warforged with steel skin and a wood scalp, wearing a grey cloak and two satchels. He's equipped with a healing revolver.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 30/04/2026

And finally, the last piece of equipment for your ships...Reinforced Components! These are the first sign of the age of the ironclad, replacing parts of your hull with plates of iron, making those parts immune to Normal and Fire damage, but still able to be damaged by Force damage and AP shots!

This is what a fully upgraded Pirate Brig may look like! Magicka GAUSS Cannons, Swivel Guns, Fore Torpedo Rack, Aft Mortars, a Battering Ram, and the entire hull Reinforced.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 30/04/2026

We've got Swivel Guns! All ships will have 4 equipped to them, two on each side of the ship. They're better in every way then regular cannons, but you only get a total of 4 of them, so they're a nice complement to your broadside cannons., and a general increase in overall firepower.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 30/04/2026

I couldn't figure out how to handle what happens when your ship sinks, so I'm letting the player decide with difficulty options! Here's what I've got so far (more details in alt text):

My current difficulty options for when your ship sinks. AlwaysERC: Your ship will always have an ERC equipped, so your crew will always be safely teleported back to the last Large Town you visited. RescueCost: Your crew will always be sent back to the nearest friendly inhabited island, but you'll pay a fee. LoseCrew: Some or all of your crew may be lost by random chance, including your character! LoseAllCrew: All of your crew on your ship will be lost, but you'll still keep your fleet and resources. LoseEverything: You'll lose everything and start from square one with a new empty fleet and no gold. OneShot: When your ship sinks, the game will close without saving.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 30/04/2026

HOLY UPDATE BATMAN! I apparently haven't mentioned a few things, and my game's almost ready for playtesting again! WE GOT BRAND NEW UI! Detailed info in alt text! Check out the rest of the thread for more updates! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #godot

The normal overworld UI. A parchment paper hotbar at the bottom, a white compass rose, and the speed indicators in the bottom left.

The Port Main menu. A cross menu the following options starting at the top and going clockwise: Market, Faction Agent, Shipwright, Tavern. Each option has a different relevant icon, on top of parchment paper.

The Equipment Manager Menu. Red buttons show components that are unoccupied by equipment, and yellow buttons shows components that are currently occupied.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 18/04/2026

Been getting ideas for another game I'd like to *eventually* make, and I'm throwing around two VERY different concepts for the main character. Either Female Archmage, or GENTLEMAN: #pixelart #art #gamedev #indiedev

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 25/03/2026

If you see a white coral spire poking out of the Reaper's Sea, that means there's an Underwater City of Merfolk there! Merfolk are friendly to all factions, making their cities great places to dock and sell cargo! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

A Pirate Frigate docked next to a white geometric spire, denoting an Underwater City.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 23/03/2026

Finally got around to making the mortar models! I had been using some Godot prefabs before for like a year or more now. Feels good to finally have this done! #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #godot

Five 13inch mortars with new models arranged in an x formation.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 10/03/2026

Other things include Battering Rams; randomly generated NPC options like names, gender, and race; Difficulty Settings for when your ship sinks; Haste Rudders; and more! Here's an example Battering Ram:

A Royal Navy Brig equipped with a Battering Ram.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 10/03/2026

I've added a lot to my game over the past few days, but I think the best thing is the Emergency Return Crystal (ERC)! With this equipped, if your ship sinks, you and your crew will be safely teleported back to the last port you visited! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 19/02/2026

Just added something I've been wanting to for a while...SEAGULLS! I used to have a giant arrow above my encounters, but I always wanted circling seagulls...well, NOW I'VE GOT THEM! And, they fly away when you've looted everything from the encounter! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #seagull

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 10/02/2026

Maya's had a rough day/week. She came down with a stress UTI from moving last Sunday, and today I had to drive her 45min to see our vet for a follow up. She's doing much better now, but I caught her cuddling with Blahaj this evening. :) #cat #catsofbluesky

Maya, a grey, tan, and white calico, laying on my bed with a plush shark named Blahaj.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 07/02/2026

Been a hot minute! Been working on adding a new piece of ship equipment! Magicka GAUSS Cannons! They replace your regular cannons and fire forwards instead of to the side. No SFX yet, but I'm working on it! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 30/01/2026

Sorry I've been silent the past while, been busy moving to a new house! Feels like a new chapter in my life is beginning...AND! Maya approves of the cat tree!

Maya, a grey, tan, and white calico cat, lounges on a blue carpeted wood platform above a door.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 08/01/2026

Another Reaper's Sea Update! I decided that the sails needed to be more interesting, and of course, the Pirates needed their "Teeth and Sabers" on full display, so now sails will have the ship's faction symbol on them! They will now also show if Swift or Haste Sails are Equipped! #indiedev #gamedev

A Royal Navy frigate with red sails, with the Crystal and Cogs Royal Navy Symbol and a pair of crossed feathers denoting a Haste Sail upgrade on the sails.

A black-sailed Pirate gunboat with the Teeth and Sabers Pirate Symbol and a Swift Sail Feather on the sails.

A yellow-sailed Mercenary brig with the Weapons of War and a Swift Sail Feather on the sails. The Weapons of War consists of two crossed longswords, behind a gunblade, behind a pair of revolvers.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 06/01/2026

I'm back for the first post of 2026! I've made a new water shader! Full disclosure, I used some AI generated code for a base, but I've spent several sessions rewriting it, to the point where it doesn't resemble the original at all! My shaders below with more info in alt text! #indiedev #gamedev

The AI slop shader. I think it looks like ice cream with a weird blue lines running through it. Not great for an ocean shader.

My original water shader. Looks fine but not wavy enough. I used some layered noise textures to get this look. I think the blue's a bit too bright too.

My current water shader, using the AI code as a starting point. It uses crossing sine waves to get the wavy look, then a noise texture to break it up a bit more. I like the blue better in this one too.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 15/12/2025

I love this low-poly Seagull I made, he's so cute! He's just a little dude! Just a guy! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #blender3d

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 13/12/2025

Another thing I've made in the past few weeks, you can use and combine some types of cargo now! Ship Parts make Repair Materials, and Small Sails can become large! I also added Smooth Sailing zones which increase your speed for a short time! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #screenshotsaturday

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 11/12/2025

Time for another Reaper's Sea Update! I've finally come up with the flags for the 3 main factions, and created a flagpole! #indiedev #gamedev #godot

The Flag of the Mercenaries. A yellow background with two long swords, a gunblade, and two revolvers layered on top of each other.

The flag of the pirates. A black background with two crossed cutlasses and a toothy shark jaw.

The flag of the Royal Navy. A red background with a blue crystal enveloped by gears in the center.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 28/11/2025

This is the face of a murderer. Maya and Tink had their own bird for Thanksgiving, its corpse was all over my kitchen! I'd post the crime scene, but I think it would count as Not Safe For Life...Happy Thanksgiving I guess! #cat #cats #thanksgiving

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 23/11/2025

@leonmassey.bsky.social Dis u? (Context: I'm working on a character model for my game, and from this angle he looks familiar lol) #indiedev #gamedev

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 22/11/2025

All Hands On Deck!🔔ALL BASE SHIPS ARE IN THE GAME! Just Finished adding the Frigate tonight. We also have a lot more equipment options now! Swift/Haste Sails increase speed, and Compact Cargo Racks Increase Cargo Capacity! Check the image alt descriptions for more info! #indiedev #gamedev

All of the base ships in Reaper's Sea! From left to right: Man O' War, Frigate, Brig, Schooner, Gunboat.

The Equipment Manager screen. Available equipment slots are Aft Equipment, Salvage Crane, Sails, and Cargo Hold. The Cargo Hold can be upgraded with Compact Cargo Racks.

The New Sails Available. Options are Swift Sails and Haste Sails.

The Equipment options for Aft Equipment. Options are Mines, Mortars, and Torpedoes.

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 20/11/2025

Got my animation bug again and decided to try out Blender's Grease Pencil this time! This is a character I came up with in middle school and still have fond memories of to this day! Started with a sketch in my sketchbook, and then got to work in Blender! #art #animation #blender #kingdomhearts

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 11/11/2025

Took a picture of the supermoon tonight. Unfortunately I caught it as it was dying down. Still cool tho! #photography #art #space #moon

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 02/11/2025

New Equipment Alert! Mines! They will fire off the deck of your ship and float in the water until an enemy ship runs into them, dealing massive fire damage! I used the red barrel model I made a while ago for the mines, as I thought they just kinda made sense. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #godot

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 23/10/2025

New ship alert! Schooners! These ships are halfway between a Brig and a Gunboat. Faster then a Brig, yet more storage and firepower then a Gunboat. Now that I have a lot of the systems in place, making new content is a lot easier! - Relo #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 15/10/2025

Newest addition to Reaper's Sea: Torpedoes! A favorite of my DnD group, these do great damage, but they are slow moving so you really have to lead your shots! I originally wanted them to be steel but the torpedoes were hard to see in the water, so I went with an iron look. #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 08/10/2025

Hello there! Got a new Reaper's Sea update for you! We've got Man O' Wars! The largest ship in the Reaper's Sea, they can hold a lot of cargo and a lot of cannons! However, they move and turn slowly, but if they hit you with a broadside, you'll be in a world of hurt! -Relo #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

Size comparison between a Man O' War, Brig, and Gunboat.

A size comparison of a Man O' War, Brig, and Gunboat from above. Goes to show how massive Man O' Wars really are!

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 14/08/2025

Just finished Little Witch Acadamia last night and how Studio Trigger manages to include a mech in everything they make I'll never know! I'm not complaining, I just think it's really funny. Highly recommend if you haven't watched it! #anime #littlewitchacademia #studiotrigger

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Butcher Bird Productions🥚 @butcherbirdproductions.com · 01/08/2025

I've been practicing drawing in between working on Reaper's Sea (which I hope to have an overview video on soon), and I finally got some eyes I like! Only took me ACTUALLY USING A REFRENCE to get right! #art #digitalart #krita #anime

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