iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

cassowary @cassowary.me · 01/03/2026

After much bug-fixing and making tiny imperceptible adjustments (in the end, I actually ended up coming up with my own dithering algorithm), I created a really nice-looking version of my avatar using only colors from the palette of Small Ponds! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

pixel low-res photo of a pigeon in a strange-color 16-color palette. the image is made out of little dots.

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 28/02/2026

Working on some type of color dithering algorithm. I converted my avatar to the 16-color palette used in Small Ponds. I think it still needs some work, but it's getting there. I think this might be a cool effect to use in a game. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 11/12/2025

Today, I created sound effects for various actions in the game. The waveforms are generated by the game, rather than playing audio files, giving them some authentic crunchiness. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 10/12/2025

I created an interesting menu system. It finds any map files in the map directory and reads their titles to create the level select menu. Then, you can select a map to load. It might make it easier in the future if people want to have custom levels, for example. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 08/12/2025

Hello! There has been a... significant amount of work done on the game since I last posted. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 19/11/2025

The electrical engineers in the audience may be pleased to note that we can now build any type of circuit we want. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 15/11/2025

I created circuit blocks with logic gates #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 10/11/2025

The physics engine has really become quite robust. I'm so proud. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 28/09/2025

Pretty happy with how the "stand on top of things and move with them" code worked out here, usually this kind of thing is my nemesis... Perhaps my skills have improved. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 27/09/2025

Wow! The entities can now collide with each other, which means we can finally actually have interesting behaviors! (Note: None of the behaviors are actually interesting yet.) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 25/09/2025

Well, things are certainly becoming interesting around here. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 09/07/2025

Putting together little puzzle rooms for the third "dungeon" area. I don't think I've ever heard of an RPG whose mechanics work like this, possibly because it's a stupid idea, but hey, maybe it's actually a cool idea, you never know. #rpgmaker #gamedev #indiedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 10/03/2025

Don't miss out on the hottest tourist information! #rpgmaker #indiedev #gamedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 06/03/2025

Dungeon layout design is coming along! #rpgmaker #gamedev #indiedev

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cassowary @cassowary.me · 22/11/2024

Glow-up for some of the earliest sprites I drew for this game. I think after two years of practice I'm finally learning how to draw people... #rpgmaker #gamedev #pixelart

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