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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 2h

Now I'm imagining a sort of monkey's paw situation where players are allowed to customize games, but they're only allowed to customize *other people's* games. I wonder how that would shake out...

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If someone released a decomp of a small indie game, I think it would be poorly received. I'd certainly be a little disappointed if someone released an AI decomp of my own project.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I use Inmotion Hosting. They have an EU server option, webmail, and no AI nonsense as far as I can tell.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I got an external SSD and all my storage problems have been solved.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Word on the street is that they're not letting anyone post anything now.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In my experience (of being in one,) these sorts of mega huge discords are hard to moderate even IF you're prepared. So I can only imagine what it's like with a total of 5 ish mods.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I remember back when Tweetdeck got an update that gave me the option to block myself (this was shortly after the takeover.) It didn't actually do anything but log errors to the developer console, still amusing nonetheless.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you ever need ideas for programming you can DM me.

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Dan DiIorio @trampolinetales.com · 30/09/2026

📢 NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Category Connections is a chill puzzle game where you sort 3,000 things into 100 categories. No timers, no stress, just a big grid of things for you to organize. Perfect for a rainy afternoon. Coming to Steam and Mobile in 2027. Wishlist now! CategoryConnections.com

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some day, I need to make "Ayy Magic".

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I saw the first part of Lady Emily's recent Gundam video so I kinda know the premise already, BUT before that I would have probably answered "It's some sort of magical girl anime?" (Like Sailor Moon (also have not seen))

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know this is me being pedantic, but I do think it's important to recognize that.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'd argue that it's a layer of *concretion*, since the specifications for old consoles are fixed in place, which is what allows old ROMs to be played today. Obviously *how* those ROMs are played is abstracted away, but IMHO the not-abstract part is the most salient thing.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Technically, nobody can falsify the results if they never get published!

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yep, I played Backdoors when the second one came out (and then the third when I finally realized that released.) IIRC you were credited as a playtester? I need to check out Winter Witch... I'll do it soon.

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Fabian Fischer @ludokultur.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Topdeck Automat releases November 16! 🚨 This might just be your new auto-battler obsession! 👀 Combine hundreds of cards, infinitely stackable modules and the unique abilities of 30 different characters into crazy chain-reaction builds! 💥 👉 Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/4321920/...

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In order of when I thought of 'em: Hiveswap N Step Steve (does it count if I made it lol) Broken Age I guess does Half Life count? ENA: Dream BBQ Corru.Observer Umineko When They Cry Minecraft Story Mode The Walking Dead BackDoor by SolarVagrant (I hope this gets finished some day :33)

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Okay, it turns out the answer is "VR remake of Dual Destinies that's exclusive to Meta hardware." :/ bsky.app/profile/wari...

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nice! Does the game have a lighting engine or is it all baked into the art?

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If this was true, then chess masters would just play random moves when fighting each other and that would become the dominant strategy.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"I can't justify having 20 artists..." Then maybe don't have 20 artists? Consider scoping your project so it only needs 1 artist instead.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of the gifs in the end of act 1 update had a frame that contains a silouette of someone that we're 99% sure is June. Which isn't much but it's something.

A silouette of a female figure holding a hammer which looks a lot like Ebgert's hammer. Hmmm...

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So it does, apparently. But I had to switch Parallel Dungeons from Forward+ to Compatibility to get it to work on my friend's computer, so I have some doubts on if this fallback works 100% of the time or not... Still, good to know!

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/rendering/renderers.html

Since Godot 4.4, when using Forward+ or Mobile, if Vulkan is not supported, the engine will fall back to Direct3D 12 and vice versa. If the attempted fallback driver is not supported either, the engine will then fall back to Compatibility when the RenderingDevice backend is not supported. This allows the project to run anyway, but it may look different than the intended appearance due to the more limited renderer. This behavior can be disabled in the project settings by unchecking Rendering > Rendering Device > Fallback to OpenGL 3.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

PSA to folks playing a Godot game: If a Forward+ Godot game doesn't work on your device, you can force the game to switch to Compatibility by using the command line argument "--rendering-method gl_compatibility" (you can put this in Steam's launch options.) The game *may* be playable this way.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Second PSA to devs making a game in Godot engine: The Forward+ and Mobile renders require vulkan support, which many devices still do not have. Try switching to the Compatibility renderer if you want it to work.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

PSA to devs making a game in Godot engine: Godot publishes recommended/minimum specs for their games, so if you're not sure what to put as the minimum specs for your game, you can just use what they have! (More intense games might need more RAM/CPU) docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/ab...

docs.godotengine.org

System requirements

This page contains system requirements for the editor and exported projects. These specifications are given for informative purposes only, but they can be referred to if you're looking to buil...

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'd use 1-3 if negatives and zero aren't a concern.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And it's a well deserved achievement!

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This post made me wonder: has the health of the game music industry been closer to the game industry or the music industry? (Not that either are in a particularly healthy state at the moment.)

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think it's easier than ever to make a video game, but it's still hard to make a "great" video game. In no small part because people's expectations for what a "great" video game is has risen (though I do think we've hit a ceiling of sorts.)

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In case you missed it, there are forms here for buyers (to let me know what you want) and artists (if you want to get paid to draw merch designs) nuvofacto.com/announcement... (had to re-post this due to typo)

nuvofacto.com

Nuvo Facto merch announcement

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The poster, on the other hand, needs some work. The material I chose was too cheap and I'm not satisfied with the design I made (It feels incomplete.) Back to the drawing board!

A paper poster featuring the level from Bee Magic. It's very warped.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Merch Store progress report: the test stickers I ordered arrived! I was worried about the quality since these were the (slightly) cheaper "kiss cut" option but they seem to be in perfect condition. I'll move forward with these!

A sticker of Steve from N Step Steve and the protagonist of Bee Magic applied to my laptop.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yeah I think the fact that everything that leaked was so old is probably going to kill interest. And most people have been focusing on Valve's own stuff that leaked; I think this post is the first I've heard of non Valve games being included in the leak.

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Bobby Vanden @danga.games · 02/09/2026

HE WHO WATCHES IS OUT NOW! Please go check it out if you are at all interested in puzzle games. It is a banger (self certified) and something that I really put my heart into. Day one reviews go so freaking far, if you like the game please do leave a review! I even narrated a trailer for it 😬

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Nuvo Facto @nuvofacto.com · 02/09/2026

Nuvo Facto is making a merch store! Want to pay for cool merch? Want to get paid to make cool merch? Head to the link below and fill out the forms! nuvofacto.com/announcement...

An image of Steve from 5/N Step Steve looking at a webpage of the Nuvo Facto Merch Store offering a sticker of himself.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Perhaps a better solution is where you keep everything as blocks, but every block has valid C syntax written on it such that it forms a valid program if you were to throw it at a comiler. Basically, the blocks become training wheels for text based syntax.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A mod for scratch that lets you type out math expressions instead of meticulously constructing them out of the green blocks might be good? Though it might be hard to motivate scratch users to use it.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

People have been saying "Too much quality, not enough quantity" for a while now! (/s)

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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/08/2026

I wrote up tips for saving and loading games durably in Godot. It's stuff I wish I'd known before shipping games on PC: eviltrout.com/blog/2026-08...

eviltrout.com

Tips for Saving Game Data in Godot

How we made save games in The Roottrees are Dead and The Incident at Galley House resilient to full disks and failing hard drives.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Day 38: Full Bore by Whole Hog Games steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...

A cool metroidbrania game with a very nice early-2010's aesthetic. This doesn't play like most puzzle games; its approach to timing puzzles and movement might be frustrating to some players. But for me, its unique approach to puzzle gameplay is charming.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thanks for reminding me about this! Review incoming...

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

These days it feels like many big publishers have forgotten that you can just make small games. Or has the AAA industry forgotten how to do so?

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They signed a deal to stream the series on Netflix in addition to YouTube.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Actually, the scroll bars I've tested seem to only keep tracking the mouse when it's close-ish to the bar; if you move the mouse too far away they will stop responding. But not MY scroll bars. They'll work at infinite range.

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Ethan Clark @ethanclark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Also, UI elements are more complicated than they seem. For example: scroll bars should only react to the mouse when the mouse is inside them. Unless you start dragging the scroll bar and them move the mouse away from it, in which case it should keep following the mouse until you release it.

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