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Suddenly clientCount sounds entirely differently... ☠️

As for the 42-second run of E1M1 – not great, not terrible, I'd say... not a world record, far from it. But every every perfectly-landed shotgun shell brings joy! As does 21-st kill just before exiting the level. 😌

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... and some buy a pro gaming mouse that costs an absurd amount of money by the standards of their teenage selves, then replay from beginning to end the game that probably had the greatest impact on their adolescensce.

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Yeah, about the mouse... You see, everyone handles the mid-life crisis differently. Some buy sports cars or loud motorcycles. Some take up pottery or start tending the garden. Others immerse themselves in the pleasures of a willing body half their age...

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Turns out, Quake is just like riding a bike – muscle memory is eternal. Tolkien definitely was onto something about the fingers recalling their strength when they once more grasp a sword. Or a mouse! XD

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Honestly, I didn't expect playing #Quake in 2026 to be this satisfying. And I can't remember feeling this level of hyper-focus! Even programming, which is my daily work, rarely gets me there anymore. Although it comes with a price – the intensity exhausts me faster than 30 years ago.

Just yesterday I've read a thread on the Other Birdsite where the author argued that in the AI hivemind's best interest would be to _not_ do a hostile takeover of the Internet exactly because humanity still retains full control over the physical aspect of the network (data centers, servers, cables).

SkULLY 💀🎃 @artofsully.com · 15/09/2026

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N64 and PSX artists rejoice - my vertex/normal painter tool POLYPAINT is now (finally) live on the Unity Asset Store!! 🎊 Grab it 30% off for the launch week - I can't wait to see what you all do with it! assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu...

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 15/09/2026

P.S.: It turns out it's not that straightforward to download a legally obtained Quake and then even launch it on an Apple Silicon macbook but it's doable.

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 15/09/2026

30th anniversary of #Quake release evokes all the good memories and the irresistible urge to experience it all again. And it's still possible to configure the visuals exactly as in 1996 with 256 colors and overscaled textures.

Screenshot of the start level of the Quake 1 mod “Dimension of the Machine” running in vkQuake engine on Apple Silicon macbook. Color palette is reduced to 256 colors and the textures are underscaled with the GL_MAX_SIZE command.

Blockbench @blockbench.net · 12/09/2026

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Blockbench's page on the new Lospec software list: lospec.com/software/blo... Also a nice place to find other fun low-spec or retro art software!

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Blockbench | Low-Poly Software on Lospec

A low-poly 3D modeling program

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 07/09/2026

Soon a new file header will spread: "This file is auto/ai-generated, do not edit it by hand."

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Jacek Wesołowski @jzwesolowski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Random reminder that if you're in need of an experienced, EU-based game design generalist who can also whip up a kickass custom editor in Unreal and has led teams of 3-60 in the past, then I have open slots.

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Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

An arty shot of Melkhior's Tower, live in the field, courtesy of one of the members of the elite testing team. 😄 bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-to... #melkhiorstower #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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Analyzing why I bounced off Phonopolis made me realize my own detective game, Wright Files: Egerton's Pickle, risks the exact same problem if players expect a traditional point-and-click rather than a real-time investigation.

TL;DR: The issue came down to puzzle design: deductive reasoning vs. what I call “tinker-toys” (isolated contraptions solved purely through trial-and-error poking). When a game chains six tinker-toys back-to-back with no downtime, mental fatigue sets in fast.

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I recently quit Phonopolis mid-game. Not because it's bad – it's gorgeous and well-made – but because it was not the experience I expected to have when I launched it. It seemed like a good material for a blog post, so there you go: blog.vigeo.dev/post/8267452... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

After watching a fragment of a Let’s Play with the solution of this puzzle (in which the player needs to obtain an extra bulb for the projector), I’ve just closed the game and watched the rest of the let’s play to find out how the game ends…

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ALT: Hungry Cat's Tuna Feast

So it seems like with cats it's always about the tuna. The ultimate cat “hack”! XD

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Hungry Cat's Tuna Feast

P.S.: I know it's an extremely cynical view. Still, it's not an uncommon scenario.

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Bonus points for them if there's some way to “hack” you to share the resource (i.e. there's something you need and it shows, like attention, friendship, intimacy, etc.).

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 01/09/2026

The uncomfortable truth is that in many cases it really is that simple with humans. If you're visibly in possession of some resource there will be people who will want to access your resource in one way or another.

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I have it both ways... sometimes the aesthetic is my jam but gameplay is not, other times it's the other way. Lately I've experienced this with Phonopolis – came for the aesthetic and genre (because hey, a new Amanita's game!) but left because of gameplay (worth a blog post to explain).

@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 27/08/2026

No wonder, they're siblings – look at their ears.

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Official Commodore® @commodoreofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Commodore is proud to release the Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection for PC & Consoles in partnership with our friends at @antstreamarcade.bsky.social and @team17.com. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4870460/... #gamescom #retrogaming @pixel-arcadia.bsky.social

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 25/08/2026

P.S.: I hope we're not #inb4 media corporations lobbying for making ad-blocking illegal (ex. on the ground of tampering with or disrupting their service).

@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 25/08/2026

Same here! And NGL I've gone to great lengths over the years to find ways of watching YT without ads be it on desktop web browsers or mobile apps – specifically due to the extortion vibe.

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Exactly Exactement

ALT: Exactly Exactement

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 24/08/2026

YT has become unbearable with the ads. I can't even count how many videos I've skipped because of an unskippable ad. P.S.: Yeah, I know we've been given the gift of a basically free video sharing platform. But now it demands us to pay with our time and the price is just too high. 🤷‍♂️

@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 18/08/2026

Whole streamlined workflow in action. After the initial setup (model clustering, setting up export pipeline) from @blockbench.net to #Unity within seconds. Still a bit rough around the edges and with some issues but already usable in “production”. 🥳 #gamedev #indiedev #lowpoly

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 18/08/2026

Slowly but steadily forward! 😄 Recently I've prototyped a Blockbench plugin that allows palette-based vertex coloring of the models and streamlines export to Unity (via a modefied FBX exporter). But could be Godot as well! 😉

@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 16/08/2026

On a similar note, I enjoyed “Spiritfarer” very much but still felt some dissonance between presentation and topics it touched. Also, some NPCs were insufferable and you still needed to put up with them to advance the story.

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 16/08/2026

That being said, I think there's a fine line between – let's call it – non-adult, and infantile. And, for my personal taste, the amount of infantility in (especially non-combat) games is too damn high.

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 16/08/2026

I don't think it's sick, it's just... adult. And (unsurprisingly) adult themes are specifically what people want to escape when they delvele into escapism by playing (and creating) games. It may be that you're just more into “sim” than anything else. 🤷‍♂️

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 14/08/2026

After additional work on the prototype of my vertex coloring plugin for @blockbench.net I'm able to apply vertex colors and directly export them into #Unity. No more destructive mesh operations with ProBuilder, the workflow is a breeze now! 😌 #gamedev #indiedev #lowpoly

Screenshot showing a model with vertex colors applied in Blockbench and the same model exported in FBX format and then imported and rendered in Unity with vertex colors applied as in Blockbench.

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Omni Systems - Eufloria 2 in Development Now! @omnisystems.gg · 12/08/2026

🌱 EUFLORIA SEQUEL REVEAL! 🌱 Eufloria 2 is the sequel to 2009's indie hit "Eufloria", featuring major gameplay additions and innovations, and a powerful level editor. Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/4415060/... Discord - discord.com/invite/unsbg... #IndieGameDev #VideoGames #Eufloria #NewGame

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The Biggest Announcement in Eufloria History

Join us for the biggest piece of Eufloria news we've ever announced!

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 12/08/2026

Prototyping a (yet another) Vertex Colors plugin for @blockbench.net: works in Edit Mode (with color/palette panels), semi-transparent colors on the palette, FBX export... Attaching a video since it's easier to show than explain! 😄 Would anyone find this useful? #Blockbench #gamedev

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@goshki @goshki.vigeo.dev · 09/08/2026

Thanks! Mostly trial and error but yeah, does the job. 😁