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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Very first look at a cinematic sequence from my game’s opening! Sci-fi creds to those who can guess what movie intro inspired this scene heavily.

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

WIP concept art of a “Saucer Hut” from my solo game project Child of Zeta. Doing these for the more complex models before going to 3D. #conceptart #drawing #art #gamedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This handsome dude and this strange London Philharmonic version of Star Wars title in German (+ Galactic Music) 😂 keeps me company in tonights dev session. #indiedev #gamedev #OST #workmusic #games

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Don't call me crazy! One thing led to another, okay! Because my game is about aliens in their middle ages on Zeta Reticuli, I found this site listing stars within 50 lightyears... made a script to map them inside Unity... I swear this will somehow be in the game! 👽 #gamedev #indiegame #gaming #game

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Added a more asserting sound when you light up a Shrine of the Third Eye, my game’s save points. What do you think? #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #sounddesign #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Greetings Bluelings! Another Screenshot Saturday video from me to you. This has been long coming. A save system! Boring to make but do you really have a game without it? In CoZ these Shrines can be lit up to save your progress. Hope you like it. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Yes, clearly how dead enemies should behave on timescale 0. Hey all, I'm back after a nasty flu ☠️. Guess I need to work on my physics + rag-doll behavior... Will post more fighting action from my game soon. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My game will be topdown with lots of verticality and full 360 degrees view, so being able to see-through objects if they get between camera and player is a must. Been tweaking this a lot. Will also fade out objects completely when they get close to the camera. What do you think? #gamedev #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

My first #ScreenshotSaturday! Technically not a screenshot, but a little video of my current progress on my solo game project Child of Zeta. #gamedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I'm looking for a great game design doc system / wiki to organize my story and lore. I have a lot, so a one-pager is not going to work. Any good suggestions or great ones you've used? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #narrative #storytelling

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My medieval little 👽 guards can be annoyingly good at defending themselves. Come close and they'll shield up. Follow if you want to keep up with the development of my indie game Child of Zeta. #gamedev #indiegame #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Greetings Bluelings! Back to testing lighting, dappled shadows, see-through effects of tall objects and other details. Also testing obstacle navigation for enemies (total nightmare to get to work with my enemy controller btw). But starts to feel smooth. What do you think? #gamedev #indiegame #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Finally! Some proper combat from my game Child of Zeta. I hope you like it! I want it to feel smooth, fast, effortless and of course FUN. A perfect block grants you an opening to retaliate. Would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Greetings Bluelings! If you want to keep up with all things Child of Zeta, my indie game, and even get invites to playtesting, use the link in my profile or in the comment section to signup! Your email will only receive occasional CoZ news and potential playtest invites and nothing else. #gamedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Greetings Bluelings! A quick one before the weekend. Haven’t shared much about the mind control ability in my game. Still tweaking how that should look and feel. Any inputs welcome. Any games that does this well? #gamedev #indiegame #game

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Greetings everybody! Behold the Saucer Shield. As my game CoZ is set on the 👽 Grey's home world but in their middle ages 🏰, a lot of the game art is a blend of traditional scifi and medieval history. Just wait till you see the architecture! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Greetings Bluelings! It might surprise some, but Child of Zeta actually features many equipable items with a lightweight RPG system. Items can give you more strength, resistance and even increase telepathic powers. I'm curious hear what complexity you'd expect from a system like this? #gamedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Greetings fellow indie devs and game lovers! Some new progress on eh water splashing and dodge rolls and LOTS of particles. Not sure how to get more stuff done when it's this fun to just roll in the grass and jump in the water. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Can you have too many swooshy effects on a roll? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Greetings dear almighty algorithm in the Blue sky, please connect me with fellow game developers, creatives, writers, designers, thinkers… 👽Greys? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gaming #design #devs #art

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Am I the only one who come back to old game logic I’ve supposedly made weeks ago and look at the code like some stranger has done it. No recollection whatsoever! #gamedev #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Happy Friday! Some new Blocker logic implemented! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Greetings Bluelings! It's been a little. Finally got to play with the more nasty kind of Psygnoid. The Blocker! As you can see it blocks your Telepathic abilities (and button) if you're in it's range. Luckily it's not immune to your arrows. It also give you Psygnoid Cortex, a useful loot. #gamedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Oh hello little guys! These small friendly ones are part of a sub-species of Zeta Reticuli fauna called Psygnoids that has evolved to use telepathy in various different ways, some more sinister than others. Certain Psygnoids should definitely be avoided. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

If you’re curious, Child of Zeta is a game taking place on the Greys’ homeworld Zeta Reticuli, but in their Middle Ages. A top down action adventure platformer where you get to play as a Grey alien up against a terrifying unknown. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Bluesky #question. Been wondering why it feels so quiet here compared to Threads. If you follow an account do you actually see the posts? Is the algorithm tuned towards hashtags? I would have thought Bluesky was more connection focused. Or am I posting on times where people are not active? #gamedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Back with new updates after some relaxing time away from the machine! Been thinking about making fishing mechanics 🏹🐟 a bit different by using bow and then collecting your prize by swimming out. Been fun to get some water interactions in too. Far from done though. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy New Year everyone! It’s been super fun and encouraging to share the progress of Child of Zeta here and I can’t wait to do much more in 2025 and keep up with all the other great projects being shared here. Thanks for following my project! 🙌🏼 #gamedev #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Greetings Bluelings! A small Sunday update testing some stylized water look and feel. The game starts on a small remote island, so water will be pretty important. There'll be more sinister looking (and dangerous) waters too. Any thoughts? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Greetings Bluelings! Finally got some environment together for my little medieval 👽 hero to test some platforming action on. Wanted full 360 camera freedom but also visible player at all time, which was honestly a very hard shader challenge. Hope you like it! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Little Sunday update. It turns out the Greys were pretty good archers in their middle ages 👽🏹. Here's how soft lock-on helps you aim in my game. You still need to point in the right direction though. The soft green collider shows how targets turns on if inside it. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Greetings Bluelings! Indie dev here building Child of Zeta 👽, an action adventure game. Here's a glimpse at how bow shooting and soft auto-focus works. If targets are above your current plane, you get a little helping hand. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Greetings! Bumping this up for the US friends. Working on shooting 🏹 mechanics for my game Child of Zeta, an action adventure with light platforming and puzzles. If you think this looks interesting, hit follow and I’ll share more very soon! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Greetings Bluelings! You might have noticed a little bow on our 👽 hero. Shooting plays a big role in CoZ as some enemies, especially the telepathic kind, are better dealt with from a distance. Will also be used in puzzle mechanics. Do you prefer soft lock-on or none? #gamedev #indiedev #Indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Greetings Earthlings! Finally got to add some vegetation and have been working on a few more environment textures too. This video also shows how I use vertex colors to hight-blend my ground textures, so they mix nicely together and gives a lot of variety. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #gaming

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

In Child of Zeta you play as a grey alien but in their Middle Ages. I’m a solo dev creating a story driven action adventure. You can check more video of my progress on my feed. Have a great day. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Greetings Bluelings! Been playing around with the game logo feel a little today. Do you think this conveys well a mix of classic grey alien mythology and medieval fantasy? And is CHILD clear enough for you? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Dear Bluesky algorithm, I'm looking for fellow indie game devs/artists + people who love new games. If you are into that or any of the below, I promise to share stuff weekly. #gamedev - Indie games - Visual art - Game development - Cute 👽 + Medieval fantasy - Blender - Strange worlds - Unity

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Greeting Bluelings! One thing that I feel adds a ton to immersion and storytelling is when characters can actually look at stuff. Our little medieval 👽 friend here will have a lot to look at. Promise to share what that might be soon! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Greetings Bluelings! Thanks for the positive welcome to Bluesky! Here’s our little medieval 👽 hero with a classic Zeta shield. They had to get their saucer design from somewhere, right! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

In this world of AI would you post a closeup 360 of your character or worry about it being snatched and reverse engineered? #question #gamedev #gameart

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Greetings Bluelings! Solo dev here hoping to connect with likeminded. If you like the look of this little medieval 👽 fella and his melee moves give me a follow and I'll keep videos coming as my game progresses. We come in peace! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

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Child of Zeta @contagion.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Greetings Bluelings! Happy to share the first view of our little Grey hero in engine. Follow for more action very soon. #indiegame

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