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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It turns out you are not allowed to upvote your Reddit post from your other accounts. Got myself suspended for 3 days for the crime of Vote Manipulation. 😂 it was two upvotes!

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am so excited about the progress I have made so far on my game, and there is still a lot more to be added to it. Check out this new gameplay trailer I’ve put together!

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Game development is hardcore! Our first game has come a long way! #indiegamedev #indiegame #unrealengine #ue5

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When your crops keep dying, you need a grain god to help you out. For Wheat & Wrath we designed The Grain Father. A behind the scene look at how we got there. #indiegame #conceptart #3dmodel #wheatandwrath #unrealengine

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wheat & Wrath has a Steam page, and not only that, our first Dev Diary is out. This one is talking about the state of the game and the upcoming major milestones. It would make my day if you go give it a Like. store.steampowered.com/news/app/466...

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Wheat and Wrath - Dev Diary #1 - Steam News

Major Milestones

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Behind the scenes at the process to bring a beautiful temple to life for Wheat & Wrath. #indiegamedev #gamedev #unrealengine #ue5 #gameart #3dmodels

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Capsule art is live for Wheat & Wrath! #capsuleart #indiegame #indiegamedev

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I’m back at #breakoutcon again this year. I’ll be running my game Hope Inhumanity as well as the old classic horror RPG, Dread.

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We finally have a real logo for our upcoming game Wheat and Wrath!

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Learning how to rig and animate inside #UE5

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Breakout 2027: It just gets better every year! @breakoutcon.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Derek @dandybarbarian.bsky.social is a designer of tabletop & video games. His games blur genres & are influenced by RPG classics like Burning Wheel & Apocalypse World & computer strategy gems, like Civilization. breakoutcon.com/articles/202... #breakoutcon #tabletopgames #rpg #ttrpg #rpgcommunity

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A feature of Wheat and Wrath will be trading for technology, reflecting the way tech and knowledge was historically often transmitted through trade networks. There are no domesticated animals here so the straw people have to do the pulling. #3dcharacter #indiegamedev #ue5 #unrealengine

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I’ve been having a little fun setting up a Photo Booth in unreal engine and playing with lighting and materials to take snapshots of the characters in my game.

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Breakout 2027: It just gets better every year! @breakoutcon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The online Breakout shop is now OPEN! Get your passes, including the new EARLY BIRD *four-day* pass today! breakoutcon.com/shop. We can't wait to see what folks will do with their extra day of gaming! #Breakoutcon #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #boardgames #rpg #ttrpg #TTRPGcommunity #boardgamegeek

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I'm going to be heading to @breakoutcon.bsky.social again next year. I'll be running my game Hope Inhumanity, and also Dread, because we can't forget the classics.

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

If you’re going to #paxunplugged check out the Games on Demand area. Along with other great #ttrpg games there @pg-yyz.bsky.social will be running his game Ringmaster and also my old survival card-based RPG Hope Inhumanity.

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I’m getting to the fun stuff in my game. I’m building a divine favor system. Temples, festivals and sacrifices impact divine favor, which impacts the environment. Here’s the exponential function mapping them. Soil fertility translates to how many plants can be supported in a farm plot. #indiegamedev

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I’m working on a lightweight player notification system for my game. No interaction for these, but I wanted them to stack if multiple notifications arrive close together. #unrealengine #ue5 #ue #indiegamedev #wheatandwrath

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The god of war and death is a living flame rising from a sacrificial pyre. The Wrath Infernal is enrobed and crowned in flames, with three fiery eyes representing life, death and sacrifice. #conceptart by Jacqueline Manherz #indiegame #wheatandwrath

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

From concept art to a 3D model.

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Character concept for The Raider. Why would they grow their own wheat when they could steal yours? Follow us for more on the upcoming Wheat and Wrath strategy game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #conceptart #wheatandwrath

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Rough concepts for raiders in my upcoming game. #indiegame #indiegamedev

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

More concept art from our upcoming game, Wheat and Wrath. There are four gods in the game, and we are imagining what the straw people in the game think their gods look like. This is the god of agriculture.

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Meet Plowfather Edran, a religious leader you need help from to build your village, but is also a key adversary in Wheat and Wrath. #conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev #characterconcept

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

We’ve been focused on creating systems for a vibrant landscape in Wheat and Wrath. Here’s a preview of our latest work on the game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #unrealengine #ue #ue5

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Watch the progress of Wheat and Wrath's main villager. From #conceptart to 3d render. This will be one of the straw people inhabiting your civilization. #indiedev #gaming #3dart #ue5 #unrealengine #indiegame

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I’m learning how to change the environment in unreal engine over time to simulate the passing seasons.

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Our first straw man character fully rendered in 3D for Wheat and Wrath #indiedev #indiegame #3dcharacter #ue #ue5 #unrealengine

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The #gameart of Wheat and Wrath has been developing promisingly. We’re aiming to have a very artistically unique game feel. #indiedev #gaming #conceptart

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Recently, we've been storyboarding a core gameplay loop for Wheat and Wrath, something that will help direct development. We wanted to show it off! Everything begins with Wheat. Grow food → feed your villagers → free up workers. #gamedesign #indiedev #gaming

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Want to play a strategy game with the city building and resource management features you love, but set in a unique world filled with Straw People and an intense political backstory? Follow us as we build a new kind of strategy game. #indiegame #conceptart #gaming #strategygame

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

@blueoceangames.bsky.social is running The Rising Tide challenge now through June 17 where you can vote on early gameplay concepts and help them become a reality. They're also aiming to help indie game developers with studio investment. Go check it out. blueoceangames.com?referrer=c20...

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Blue Ocean Games

A new way to validate your game, get feedback, and secure funding.

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

More #conceptart for Wheat and Wrath is here! These rough sketches are of potential prophets to the god of harvest, who we are calling Plow Fathers. They all look very mysterious, but 5 is our favourite so far. What do you think? #indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Has anyone made a game yet where medieval knights and peasants fight deadly snails? This imagery appears so often in medieval European artwork. #indiegames #gameidea

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I love Unreal Engine but the amount it crashes! * Welp *

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

More concept sketches for my game!

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

From rough to full art. Check out the journey of concept art for our game Wheat and Wrath: #conceptart #indiedev #gamedesign #gaming

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Oh yeah, and I'll be at XP Game Summit in Toronto in June. I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of game devs, artists, marketers and gamers. Also looking forward to some 🔥 talks. See you there!

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

We have our first work of concept art for Wheat and Wrath. It’s so exciting! This, along with the other rough sketches of this character will be turned into a 3D character model for the game. The first of many!

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Nice. So all the journal images are stored in one widget and you show/hide them as needed?

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

It rises in their name… In progress build animation for the War Temple in wheat and wrath. I think I like how they parts fall into place. Let me know what you think! #indiedev #devlog #gamedev #UE5

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We are showing off some of the process in creating the concept art for our game.

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

We’re still in development but it’s a light quirky city builder game where the villagers are straw people and they need to build temples to their gods to help them survive.

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I’m working on the build system for my game. This a temple to the war god being built. Still no villager build animations but that’s next. #unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #indiegame

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Past Imperfect Games @pastimperfect.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

We’re digging into concept art for Wheat and Wrath, and we’re starting with the main characters of the game, the scarecrow people who call themselves “The Woven”. Our artist Jackie Manherz has created so many great character concepts. Which is your favorite? #conceptart #indiegamedev #indiedev

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Derek Gour @dandybarbarian.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I’m adding more meshes and animations for the farm plots in Wheat and Wrath. There are baby wheat plants, all grown up wheat plants and wilted dying wheat plants. #indiegame #UE #UE5 #unrealengine

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