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Oh Unreal is ACES I just looked it up lmao

Maybe look into what Unreal does there’s not a lot of boutique graphics stuff these days.

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I think ACES is still industry standard but I haven’t been reading a lot of papers recently. It’s what I use personally for Desolus.

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Inigo Quilez :: computer graphics, maths, shaders, fractals, demoscene

Heh, they ported Aura 2 which is exactly what I did. Raphael Ernaelsten (creator of Aura 2) is a talented guy. You should check out Inigo Quilez’s fog equations too if you’re down that rabbit hole. iquilezles.org/articles/fog/

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Tutorials and articles of Inigo Quilez on computer graphics, fractals, math, art, demoscene, shaders and more.

So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · 16/09/2026

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PAX West 2026 felt like a true celebration of indie gaming. With hundreds of games vying for attention, it showed there is no shortage of innovative and engaging titles on the way. We were on the show floor, & in this article we highlight 15 games that we played that need to be on your wish list!

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PAX West 2026 - The Best Games from the Show Floor | So Many Games

Find out what our favourite games from PAX West were from the hundreds exhibiting in our comprehensive report.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I think it's just a bug in the YouTube AI model for however they generate close captioning.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Auto generated CC from my trailer lmao

Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excited to announce Desolus will release on October 15th! Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes. Travel through time to make structures whole and save the city from ruin.

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Shoutout to all the hard working indie devs that showcased their games in our Seattle event! 💪 and thank you to everyone who took the time to visit. We loved watching everyone play the incredible demos available!! ♥️ Next up is our Fall Online showcase - October 16th! 🤯

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm in Seattle for Pax West to show off Desolus. This picture is definitely not photoshopped and totally real.

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

More of the awesome games you can catch at our Seattle in-person showcase, Sept 4th! 👀 🔸 The Mailroom - @TheMailroomGame 🔸 Voidwood - @VoidwoodGame 🔸 DESOLUS - @DesolusDev 🔸 N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO - @metanetsoftware ➡️ bit.ly/MIXFALL2026

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James Cunningham @jamesac68.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I can't do everything individually so here's a whole list of demos I've been playing from Steam Next Fest- Over the Hill, FluxWerks, Hyper Detonator, Desolus, Spanky Bat-A-Swing, Blood Dungeon, Lazy Kickers, Moonbrella. Plus a pile of others mentioned in passing. hardcoregamer.com/a-small-sele...

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A Small Selection Of Great Steam Next Fest Demos

The secret is to play what you can, enjoy what you've got time for, and not worry about the rest.

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Steam Next Fest is under way and we're in it! If you love big non-violent RPGs with lots of colorful characters and dense hand-crafted worlds, this is a great time to try out our 2 hour demo 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in DESOLUS, a 1st person puzzle game. Solve puzzles through the use of black holes, traveling back and forth through time to make architecture whole. Wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/1003460/... #indiedev @desolus.bsky.social

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

OUR NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER! Check out Songs of Glimmerwick, our witch academy RPG where the magic of the world is music! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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Kay @kay-rpg.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We checked out some people playing Desolus at the recommendation of @valkariye.bsky.social and it was so cool. Single player puzzle with amazing gothic aesthetic. #PAXEast @desolus.bsky.social

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Desolus is being shown at #PAXEast you should definitely go check it out! We're at booth 20098!

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Best Indie Games @clemmygames.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

DESOLUS is a stunning first person puzzle exploration game where you explore a city of Gothic architecture between the past and the future. #BIGSpringShowcase

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It sucks to see a fellow dev get ripped off like this, but at least the revenge story is very satisfying. Got 'em! Oh and their game DESOLUS has a demo and you can wishlist it to help them out: store.steampowered.com/app/1003460/... #screenshotsaturday

DESOLUS title shot: a beautiful landscape of bright yellows and oranges.

A DESOLUS screenshot: dark blues and purples with what appear to be upside-down buildings. Aren't you intrigued? Go wishlist it.

An awards screen for DESOLUS with a bunch of awards like SAAM and MIX and FIG and stuff.

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Ty Taylor @imakeindiegames.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I'm guessing it was a blown circuit or something? RIP that monitor 🪦

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWv... Time to tighten up the graphics on level 3

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Game testers

YouTube video by FROGPANTS

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Despite all of our statistical models and high performance computers, you might be better off flipping a coin to predict the weather.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Science: Weather forecasting is a large-scale state-estimation and numerical-simulation problem in which the atmosphere is treated as a high-dimensional, nonlinear, chaotic dynamical system governed by discretized PDEs; heterogeneous, noisy observations... Faith: Groundhog I say the odds are even.

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a man is holding a microphone in front of a crowd and says " well it 's groundhog day ... again "

ALT: a man is holding a microphone in front of a crowd and says " well it 's groundhog day ... again "

festive vector @festivevector.com · 16/01/2026

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Excited to share the Battle for Croaker Command update to Sail Forth! 🐸 Help the Croakers in their hour of need ⛵ Sail the brand new Croaker Flagship 🦿 Do battle with giant Tekk Walkers Out now on Steam, Epic, and the consoles! store.steampowered.com/app/1031460/...

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

It's screaming at me because it wants the game done

Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Oh no it's getting worse, half the screen is gone now.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hmmm- definitely a good sound for a monitor to make

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Some of the meshes in the blockout version were near-final but others were just cubes and simple shapes.

It's no longer #Blocktober, but wanted to chip in. Blockout version vs. Final version. #gamedev

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It's fixed, I exported the model in the wrong format 🤦‍♂️

Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yea this is 100% how trees work in real life. (I think it's a shader error). #gamedev

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Haha I researched that same repo for the Desolus fog, but I mixed it with IQ's fog functions. iquilezles.org/articles/fog/

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Inigo Quilez

Articles on computer graphics, math and art

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We got Desolus localized into 29 different languages with a pretty great localization company, I can connect you if you want.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I was fortunate enough to catch golden hour on the way back to NYC. Took this picture from the train.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

They even have my favorite shapes! The Gyrobifastigium, the Disheptahedron, the Rhombicuboctahedron, and most importantly, the Rhombicosidodecahedron. Wow!

Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Oh wow I just realized how much is on this website. I've only been using it for geometry calculations. rechneronline.de/english.php

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Rechneronline - Useful Calculators

Calculators, digital tools, for numerous applications, for private, business and school use.