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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reading AI output significantly hurts my brain. There is something in the way that a lot of models compose sentences that breaks my brain so quickly unlike real human output. Can we make it stop.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Maybe this is to on the nose? I have a lot of feelings about AI generated "art". #twitch #solodev #indiedev Streaming live now while I finish this level: fxb.gg/stream

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ooops. I left my Unity Editor on while idling. Working on some new Typing Stars levels now on twitch: fxb.gg/twitch #solodev #gamedev #indiedev #twitch

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Wow. I love how this looks. So freaking vibrant.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I finished, after way too long, and too many days in between without getting a chance to touch it, a new level with sfx and gfx. I have a few more ideas to implement quickly and then finish everything else up. You can play the demo on steam (and wishlist if you want to support me: www.fxb.gg/steam

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Typing Stars is a relaxing, typing speed and skill based game set in space. Improve your typing dexterity, race against the clock and beat your friends scores.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How quickly excitement to release can turn into dread to release the game. A side project when there are just not enough days between work and parenting to get everything you want to do done and still sleep so you can show up the next day. #sologamedev #indiegamedev #twitch #steam #typing #gamedev

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I've got to give myself a little grace, but it's hard juggling family, work and a side project. I'm trying to finish a new level in Typing Stars and it feels like I'm making no progress when working on it between the cracks of time. I'm live on twitch right now trying to finish it. fxb.gg/twitch

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for blueberry muffins.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Truthfully, all the things I know over 20 years of software engineering experience, but didn't apply because this started as a small prototype that grew in scope and ambition.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The bottleneck was monolithic classes and methods. It was hard to know where new level functionality belonged, and adding anything meant more boilerplate or risking regressions. Breaking the logic into interfaces and ScriptableObjects has made adding levels and moving things around much easier.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Can I build a new game level in 2 hours? No. Not even close to 3. But refactoring my level and word logic has made it much easier to tackle challenging level ideas quicker. There is a lot to build in 25 days. #solodev #indiedev #devlog fxb.gg

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's also incredible my inability to spell in the morning before my coffee. ☕

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The answer is no. I need another 2 hours to finish.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

When you realize the AI is maybe not as friendly and willing to help you and your crew mates like you may have thought. Working through a refactor now so that I can add more levels to the game. Live now at twitch.tv/itsflannelbe... #indiegamedev #solodev #twitch #gamedev

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Embarrassing typo. (Or maybe I can blame autocomplete, AI's dumb sibling. This is not* This is it. No more delays! Let's fn do this.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I agree. I don't want to ship with ai generated assets. It's placeholder assets for now. I'm working with an artist to replace those assets before launch.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Shoot for the moon, and you'll land among the stars. This is not. No more delays. August 24th, 2026. I'm on Twitch now twitch.tv/itsflannelbe... #indiegamedev #gamedev #solodev #indiegame

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Who said making games was easy? I'm live right now on Twitch twitch.tv/itsflannelbe..., making questionable decisions on scope and somehow making progress in the opposite direction. #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #twitch #twitchstreamer #liveontwitch

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Maybe excuses, maybe this some mental spring cleaning, but dang it I'm doing my best. I'll keep streaming. Slowly chipping away at this. And I'm going to figure out this damn shader problem I'm having and it's going to loop dope.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I don't know if there is another strategy out of the loop. Maybe better sleep, earlier mornings? But I've struggled with that for 4 months. How are we even at the end of March? And it's not motivation. I'm genuinely excited to implement the final ideas I have to publish the game.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The pattern lately: 30-40 minutes in the morning. Then I tell myself I'll pick it up after work, after dinner, after the gym, but I'm too busy and tired at night to get back into it. I'm glad I'm streaming on twitch, because I feel held accountable to stream daily and get some micro progress.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The struggles of solo development on a side project. Tough week from a productivity standpoint, though I did manage to carve out some morning time and move things forward. #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev #twitch

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I hope people enjoy playing my silly game. Typing Stars is a part of Next Fest and there is a demo available to play now! store.steampowered.com/app/3316570/... #nextfest #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #twitch #steam

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I also stream most of all the game development on Twitch, if you're interested to see me pull my hair out during the crunch. twitch.tv/itsflannelbe... #twitchstreamer #twitch #gamedevelopment

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

It feels surreal to see Typing Stars on the main page of Next Fest. It never feels real, and it's scary to put something out into the world, but it's going to become real soon. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3316570/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #steam #nextfest #typinggame

A screenshot of Steam's Next Fest homepage showing Typing Stars, the authors game, in the "Word Game Games" section.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I've been trying, and struggling to tell a story without spelling it out. This post wasn't originally about this. I started working on this as tanks rolled into Ukraine, now I'm watching executions on the streets of US. There is a deep undertone of anxiety and anger throughout... #indiedev #gamedev

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

fk it we're doing it live it's embarrassing not being able to spell words wtv - typing stars live march 8? 🫰 #gamedev #indiegame #fml #twitchstreamer twitch.tv/itsflannelbe...

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Some days feel like death by a thousand papercuts. Spent two hours solving overlapping transparent game objects causing additive opacity. Using shader voodoo thanks to Claude, I got it working. Back to building this weird little typing game...

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Progress feels slow at times, but it's progress. Adding new end game animations with some flavour text for world building. Trying to finish by Next Fest. Help. Live now twitch.tv/itsflannelbe...

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I NEED CHAT TO CATCH THE TURKEY!!! twitch.tv/itsflannelbe...

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

My face when Unity in the morning. twitch.tv/itsflannelbe...

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Send me your Game Jam games to play on Stream. I need some fun content for 31 days of streaming! fxb-calendar.vercel.app

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Live Now! Sora 2 released. Give me your most unhinged prompts to try. Day 1 of 31 days of streaming.

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Chat gets weird sometimes. I'm live RIGHT NOW over at twitch.tv/itsflannelbeard

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

If you follow me on Insta you can get a sneak peak of my upcoming YT short. I honestly have no flipping idea what I'm doing to grow my audience, or create shorts, or just content creation in general. Like my code, I'm throwing spaghetti at the wall. www.instagram.com/reel/DO7AmZh...

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The last 5% is kicking my ass. The technical debt in one of my main game classes is slowing me down and making changes difficult. But we're getting closer to finishing the boss-level sequencing.. almost. Hang out while I wrestle with my poor coding decisions live RIGHT NOW twitch.tv/itsflannelbeard

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The changes are based on feedback from people who’ve seen the game, and that kind of input is incredibly valuable when you're building solo. That's one of the things that makes streaming game development so fun for me. Come join the community on twitch. #gamedev #indiedev #typinggame

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fxb games studio @fxbgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I'm back to working on game play after spending way too much time building a diegetic menu system. I've had this idea for a ship moving minigame since the beginning, but I haven't been able to make it fun. There's a lot to do but I'm testing out a simpler typing movement mechanic. #gamedev

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