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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Got my projectiles following the terrain, and smoothed out the movement with the typical lerpage. Wishlist Riftseekers! s.team/a/3611180 www.youtube.com/shorts/8Dkj-... #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #3D #Unity

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Projectiles Follow Terrain - Improving the Player Experience

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Technically there could be an infinite amount of entities, but it would realistically never get above, say, 500. Mostly enemies. Looking at the profiler, there wasn't a massive difference between the two spawning techniques, although I am liking the static spawns for powerups and random for enemies.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nothing noticeable yet, although I'm sure it would become noticeable over time as more things are spawning. I'll need to take a look at the profiler soon. That'll definitely make me go back to UnitSpheres for everything if the triangulation starts using considerably more resources.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

That's exactly what I'm playing with right now. The original plan was to randomly spawn everything. I may still go back to random for just the enemies, but will use either triangulate or static spawns for all of the pickups. Gonna be testing it over the next few days to see what feels best.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There was nothing actually wrong with UnitSpheres, I just don't think it's what I want for Riftseekers. There are definitely other games where I'd like the random spawns, though. Not set on Triangulation either, but it's interesting to mess with.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Been improving the NavMeshes. All of the gems, powerups, and enemies of course, use it for spawning/moving. Not a fan of using UnitSpheres for that, so trying out Triangulation instead. Happy Wednesday! Wishlist Riftseekers: s.team/a/3611180 #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #WishlistWednesday

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Riftseekers on Steam

Use your abilities to defeat enemies, avoid traps, collect gems, and score enough points to summon bosses. Defeat these bosses to open rifts to randomized biomes. Collect upgrades to prolong survival....

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Working on an Air Temple, and this will be the garden room. There will be a main corridor that occasionally has a strong wind blowing through. The wind will push the player/enemies. The player will also get stuck in the corridor for the boss fight. #WishlistWednesday #GameDev #Unity #3D #IndieGames

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My fiancée made me some low-poly igloos and a chest in #Blender. I haven't done much animating, but doing something like putting a hinge on a chest and rotating it is very simple. Wishlist Riftseekers: store.steampowered.com/app/3611180/... #ScreenshotSaturday #Unity #3D #GameDev #indie #games

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Just about finished with all of the base mechanics. Now making some new stages, starting with a Volcano stage. Will need to update the Steam page soon. store.steampowered.com/app/3611180/... #ScreenshotSaturday #Unity #3D #GameDev #indie #games

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Our poor girl, Midna, needed 6 teeth extracted. It was a rough few days after, but she's doing much better now. Isara got 4 teeth extracted just a few weeks ago, but she had a much easier time. #caturday

My cat, Midna, laying on her back and being a doofus.

Our cat, Isara, sitting on a heating pad and looking like she was crying.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Fair enough, though the explanation stays the same. The hobbyists are impressive people, but I don't imagine there's a lot of public interest in Linux on Mac in general. At least not enough for people to want to put in that level of effort.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

To address the PowerPC chips, they're much simpler than the M series chips in just about every way. I suppose it's possible that developers could get Linux working on M chips, but it'll be significantly harder than any other hardware they've gotten it working with before.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

That's actually an Apple issue. They make proprietary hardware and customize the hell out of it, so nothing about Apple Silicon chips is standardized. Apple's greed might never allow for something like Linux to run on its hardware anymore, at least not without way too much effort from the user.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

She SHOULD showboat. They were pointing out that the post was incorrect. She didn't make 4 free-throws, what she did was much more impressive.

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Elv @elvgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It's #wishlistwednesday, post here your game! 💚like and 🔁repost to help! #indiedev | #gamedev | #indiegames

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Straight couples, just for clarification. 3 women all at once may have overloaded their brains.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This happened all the time when I would play CoD with my fiancee and 2 other couples. The idea of women playing, let alone 3 couples all playing together, just seems to baffle these guys. There was definitely some jealousy or something that drove them to say some wild shit.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If you're still interested in them, the FF 1-6 Pixel Remasters are very solid.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

That's the type of thing you should just be transparent about in any marketing you do, including any store pages. Make sure the consumers know that it's primarily a story game. That way, even if other things might be a bit lacking, they'll understand why and be more likely to continue with it.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I'm convinced most people have only heard bad bagpipe players, so I can understand not liking them in that case. I've heard a few genuinely good players who manage to make it sound smooth.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

This reminds me of working in retail, and people would always do this in the parking lot. They'd usually make it, but every once in a while, they would miss and the cart would smack right into a car.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Finished the point gems and the buff UI, now getting the temporary powerups all set up. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #3D #promosky

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Added a fade to objects when they're too close to the camera, but without also hiding the shadows. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #3D #promosky

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Just uploaded a video about Steam page tips using my own old and new Steam pages, and talking about what I can still improve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxCx... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #3D #promosky

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Steam Page Tips | Old vs New Steam Page

YouTube video by Deskpunch Games

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Midna and Isara. They don't typically like each other a whole lot, but they sometimes do this in secret.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Mostly just seeing "a gnoll pup". Lol. I can't think of another game with that particular NPC name. Shock of Fire was also close enough to Shock of Flame. I mained a warrior, but played every class a pretty good amount. I could probably pick up on any EQ references... I think 😅

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Did EverQuest happen to be one of the inspirations for your game?

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

3/3 - Updated the silhouettes to show a more 3D shape. The 2D looked nice, but the 3D feels a lot better with the combat being in a 3D space. store.steampowered.com/app/3611180/...

Player and enemies behind objects are still able to be seen by using silhouette shaders. This one is with the old graphics and old shader.

Player and enemies behind objects are still able to be seen by using silhouette shaders. This one is with the updated graphics and new shader.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

2/3 - New water shader, and it now has a sound effect when going in or out. store.steampowered.com/app/3611180/...

Player and enemies near trees and water. This picture has the old graphics.

Player and enemies near trees and water. This picture has the updated graphics and some new willow trees.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

1/3 - Updated the graphics quite a bit. The player and enemy models are placeholders and will be replaced soon. Now the Steam Page is finally updated: store.steampowered.com/app/3611180/... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #lowpoly #indiegamedev #3D #promosky

Player performing a dash ability to get away from enemies, but with the old placeholder graphics.

Player performing a dash ability to get away from enemies, but with updated graphics.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

It's very fun, but I always get reminded of this picture.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Will you ever dress up like a baby again?

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Luckily, yes. It's still a little weird at times, but good enough.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Amateur. I could easily double that.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

15. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 16. Final Fantasy VI 17. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 18. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 19. Super Mario World 20. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

1. Chrono Trigger 2. Radiata Stories 3. Halo: Combat Evolved 4. EverQuest 5. Fable 6. Spyro Trilogy 7. Runescape (Classic, 2, OSRS) 8. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 9. Secret of Mana 10. Crash Bandicoot (1, Warped, Bash, CTR) 11. Warcraft III 12. MediEvil 13. Illusion of Gaia 14. Final Fantasy IV

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

There are so many more games I could've put in this list, and many of these don't even make my top 20 games anymore. They were just very influential for me. Here's a recap of the game challenge, in no particular order (list in comments): #gamechallenge #promosky #retro #gamedev #indiedev

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

🎮 The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. 1 game per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. --- Day 20/20 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind #gamechallenge #promosky #tes #rpg #openworld #adventure #retro #gamedev #indiedev

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🎮 The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. 1 game per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. --- Day 19/20 - Super Mario World #gamechallenge #promosky #mario #snes #platformer #adventure #retro #gamedev #indiedev

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🎮 The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. 1 game per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. --- Day 18/20 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask #gamechallenge #promosky #zelda #majora #mask #link #n64 #rpg #adventure #retro #gamedev #indiedev

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Came to say the same thing. I've made several indian dishes, and yogurt, cream, etc. are VERY common in most styles of Indian curry. It's meant to balance spices, and having also made curry without cream, it absolutely does balance everything for you... except a lactose intolerant stomach/butthole.

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🎮 The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. 1 game per day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. --- Day 17/20 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time #gamechallenge #promosky #zelda #oot #link #n64 #rpg #adventure #retro #gamedev #indiedev

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Deskpunch Games @deskpunchgames.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I'd love if they based the Vice City area on the GTA: Vice City map. Would be awesome to see it with modern graphics.

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