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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 19/09/2026

My #gamedev stream is coming up in ~15 minutes (2PM EST) Tune in below, making a pirate zeldalike, and working on interactive grass #indiegamedev www.youtube.com/live/p7dg-TA...

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OpenGL/C++ Engine - The snake is seven miles long - A Short Odyssey LIVE

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Testing some magic projectiles w/ particles, I've done a lot of work on particle systems in the past week, will write more about it in my next devlog #gamedev #indiedev

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New DuskEngine devlog posted, it's a very short one because this past month I've also been focused on other projects duskworks.net/blog/duskeng... #indiedev #gamedev #enginedev

screenshot showing a town scene at night, with street lamps, looking at a far away mountain, hill, and pine trees

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

My game engine has been featured in this year's GP Direct 😇Check out the awesome work of all the Graphics Programmers! #gamedev #enginedev #indiedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB7X...

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GP-Direct 2026 - Graphics Programming Showcase

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 10/08/2026

Exactly one year later the frogs have returned. GP-Direct 2026 will be coming tomorrow! Tune in to the GP YouTube channel to see cool games and engines that are built without Unity, Unreal or Godot! www.youtube.com/@graphicspro... #graphicsprogramming #indiegamedev #gpdirect #gamedev

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

First successful test of my fog of war implementation for #godot , it works with two layers, the immediately visible layer and the memory layer, storing previously uncovered areas #gamedev #indiedev

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kuraine @lena.fyi · 26/07/2026

there arent nearly enough people talking about Radiata Stories (2005)

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I hope everyone's ready to get their minds boggled, mine is now thoroughly boggled.

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Working on a bunny model... and trying out Godot at the same time #gamedev #godot

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The monastery is also not under construction. Maybe a monastery under construction and a patriarch in the background looking like he's planning what the building needs next or something.

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It would fit a city builder rather than a monastery builder more.

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Bjorn @tipling.com · 03/07/2026

I'm like at the 2 month point where I usually get bored and abandon my project to do something new, I am feeling that right now. I suddenly want to work on a software CPU rasterizer again. BUT. I have decided NO. I will stick with it. Added buildings back #gamedev

A screenshot of my game demonstrating buildings can be built now

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Much of the work I've done on the engine these past days has been on making pathfinding faster and able to be done in increments in the background, all with the goal of eventually supporting lots of minions #gamedev #indiedev #enginedev

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I added the ability to create custom shaders (assets) to my engine and now I'm slowly adding interesting effects to the game, see my prev post for the old tornado, this one is a WIP and is already a lot better #gamedev #indiedev #enginedev

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Some madness involving a tornado of bats and lightning #gamedev #indiedev

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Arjun Krishnan @ajn-kris.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This demo was made WITHOUT a game engine. My multiplayer first-person shooter game, named "Hyacinth", was written using C++, Vulkan, and Nvidia's PhysX. You can read about my authoritative game server implementation at: ajnkrishnan.me/blog-posts/h... Project GitHub: github.com/AKris0090/Hy...

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KnightDivisionGames @knightdivgames.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Scraps Of The Machine DEMO is available NOW ahead of Steam Next Fest! 🔥 Go play it and brawl with mechs! store.steampowered.com/news/app/404...

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Scraps Of The Machine - Scraps of The Machine DEMO Now Available! - Steam News

Playable demo for getting a taste of the fps mecha experience!

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I posted a new devlog for my engine, DuskEngine. It contains a summary of how I got a build running on Steam Deck and some more additions and changes that took place throughout the month of May duskworks.net/blog/duskeng... #gamedev #enginedev #indiedev

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DuskEngine Devlog 7 - Linux Build, PBR and More Edition

The eighth devlog entry.

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My engine is building & running on Linux on a Steam Deck, it's pretty cool to see it on a handheld :) #gamedev #indiedev #enginedev

A photo of a steam deck showing my engine/game running on it.

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 17/05/2026

Really happy the way the new mapping system is coming along in ASO, can't wait to see my playtesters get their hands on it. #gamedev #indiegamedev

A partially explored map of an Island with 3 locations marked: "Big Crab Beach", "Grasslands" & "Old Spanish Fort"

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Chae Sirin @xirin2u.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

doodling •ᴗ•)꜆\ #art

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Unforsaken RTS @tinyhaggames.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Setting up traps for enemy units is just fun #RTS #indiegame #strategygame

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

touch the cube. caress the cube. whisper in its ear: "everything will be fine". then subdivide it and turn it into a work of art.

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 02/05/2026

Going live again in about 5 minutes for my weekly #indiegamedev stream! #gamedev www.youtube.com/live/l4FWIkm...

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It's Time to LOCK IN - A Short Odyssey LIVE

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I'm about to reveal true witch flying innovations to an unsuspecting world. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

So in that sense, rather than overwhelming, it was too difficult. I'm still not 100% sure what I was doing when I finally won, I kinda tried things randomly (I did say I'm not good at this type of games..).

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I wouldn't say overwhelming, one thing that comes to mind, it would have been nicer to have more obstacles on the map, with just a few obstacles (lots of open spaces) it felt like I had to search for *the* one correct path to beat the chef. My first several attempts all played the same (I lost).

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I suck at this type of games, but it was ok. Had to fail a bunch of times before I won the first time.

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Firefly in the Dusk🌙 @fireflyinthedusk.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I never hash anything if the bespoke approach is not counter productive. I want to be able to see the data relationships clearly and be able to spot potential bugs in git diffs. I also dislike black boxes in general...

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 25/04/2026

I gave my letter of resignation at work this week, from here on out I will be working full time doing #indiegamedev on A Short Odyssey! Come join my #gamedev stream in about 45 min to celebrate!! (2PM EST) www.youtube.com/live/drQxkYA...

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I QUIT MY JOB! - A Short Odyssey LIVE

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