iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Added a (very rough) first pass at boss introduction banners! They'll help you learn what you're about to face. The colors are based on the core itself, but... there's definitely a lot of work to be done here #indiedev #solodev #monogame #fallingblocks

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Brycicle is one of the characters that will be playable in my #indiegame! It always annoyed me that characters in falling block puzzle games didn't change anything with the gameplay, so my goal is to have characters that actually and meaningfully change the way the game is played. #oc #art

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It's not much, but it's a start: A title screen for my falling block puzzle game! On a related note, I'm taking suggestions for the game's name lol #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #monogame

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This one is similar: The pentomino boss will force only pentominoes to spawn. Like the Diminish boss, it also gives you less time to cover your field than a normal core would!

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Added two bosses to my #indiegame tonight! This one is called Diminish - it only spawns monominoes and dominoes, rarely giving you a larger triomino to cover the space with. #monogame #indiedev #solodev #fallingblocks

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Spent this week vastly improving the UI. Still a lot of work to be done, but I'm really happy with the visual indicators showing the current status of everything #monogame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm staying up way too late to work on this kind of thing But I also love how my UI is starting to become more polished so whatever lol #indiedev #monogame #solodev

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I added bosses to my #fallingblock #indiegame! This one, the gravity boss, causes gravity to change randomly and that only items that change gravity spawn on the board. Also the game gets faster the less health you have now #monogame #solodev

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

New oc for a little physical card game I'm doing on the side so I don't go insane debugging my main game lol Her name is Dani Saylor, and while she LOVES knives and acrobatics, she promises that she's completely sane*. *Medical professionals have not evaluated or verified this statement.

A colored pencil drawing of a young woman with short green hair, with one large bang covering her right eye. She's wearing a red scarf, a light blue button-up crop top that still has a collar and long sleeves but leaves a little midriff exposed; short brown shorts, fishnet leggings that end just above her knees, and blue stockings that go up to just below her knees. She's wielding two knives and has several others belted at her waist. She's got a friendly smile and is standing at a cliff's edge in front of a bluish gray cloudy sky.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This isn't what I was hoping for when I updated my game to MonoGame's new Vulkan backend lol Now to figure out what I did wrong...

A triomino on a pink background with an image that isn't properly scaled

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

this is why you always put in the proper state changes, kids #indiedev #gamedev #monogame #fallingblocks

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I really ought to figure out the color schemes of more of my OCs. At least I have one colored piece of her! Mirielle is an artificer that uses the blessing of the mirror goddess to allow her magical items to copy attributes of an enemy’s abilities, so she’d fit right in at a magic item shop

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I spent a good portion of this week adding sound effects to the game, but I decided last night that I didn't like what I'd selected, so back to square one with that But at least I've been able to add proper input prompts on the play screen now! #indiedev #gamedev #monogame #screenshotsaturday

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Mostly QoL stuff this week: Added a countdown at the start of the game and the omino has the status icon in addition to the border color Bombs were replaced with a generator status to get energy too (main way to get it now) #screenshotsaturday #monogame #indiedev #solodev #fallingblocks #tetris

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

This week for #screenshotsaturday, I changed the default resolution of the game to 1920x1080p, implemented a bag system so that you don't get the same piece 5 times within 7 turns, and fixed the window resizing/scaling code that would mess up the UI #indiedev #madewithmonogame #solodev #gamedev

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It's been too long since I've shown actual game footage of my four-directional falling block puzzle game, so here you go! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #madewithmonogame #solodev #fallingblocks #puzzlegame

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's been a while (May was rough), but I've still got a lot done since I last posted, including: - A pause menu that's actually centered on the screen - Full-color character art - Little indicators showing you that going that way is bad for your health #gamedev #madewithmonogame #indiedev #solodev

My falling-block puzzle game showing all the updates listed in the post

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This is when the gravity changes

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Had the idea of having the field change when the gravity pulses or when the gravity changes. I'm curious which one y'all prefer (with no field change being a totally acceptable option). This is with gravity pulses (when the gravity forces the omino down) #indiedev #gamedev #madewithmonogame

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

sometimes you just need some bad programmer art to make progress #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I haven't posted anything for the past couple of weeks for #screenshotsaturday because I was busy reworking the rendering code to make connected textures and autogenerate the omino shape renders And I am very proud of the result #indiedev #solodev #madewithmonogame (Images are before and after)

The old render system. The old omino pieces are all the same gray squares and you can't tell what pieces were used to cover the orange tiles.

The new render system. The ominoes all have unique colors and a border, making it easy to tell what pieces you've got. The white border will change color to match your current status as well.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

My four-directional falling-block puzzle game is really starting to come to life! I added one of the character renders, did some much-needed UI adjustments (overhaul in the works), and solved some bugs with window resizing #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithMonoGame #indiedev #monogame #solodev #gamedev

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Finally got around to implementing this todo item from December lol (took maybe an hour at most) (it's the "next omino" display) #indiedev #MadeWithMonoGame #monogame #gamedev #solodev #falling-block

A screenshot covering a portion of my falling block puzzle game's UI. At the top of the UI is a new section with the text "Next" with a plus (aka X) pentomino to the right of it.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Added an ability for the player to reverse gravity and indicators for the current gravity direction! (The glitch where the direction indicators would stop working under certain conditions is fixed but I didn't have time to get a new vid) #screenshotsaturdy #gamedev #indiedev #monogame #block-puzzle

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

In addition to making cores (red spaces) and pickups expire with time, I made the underlying grid turn red as the core gets closer to expiring! I think it really helps the player be aware of that limit without them darting their eyes over to the (currently) hard-to-see timer. #indiedev #monogame

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Making some good progress in my little falling-block puzzle game: - Window scaling - Better UI - Tons of backend improvements - Soft drops implemented (gotta avoid those RSIs) #gamedev #monogame #indiedev

A still image of my falling-block puzzle game. The user interface has been overhauled and the grid now sits at the center of the screen instead of in the top-left corner.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I’m really enjoying drawing this witch #oc! Aurelia’s from the same world as the angels that I’ve posted here in the past

Aurelia, my witch original character, walking through a dark cave. Her wand is raised and lit, casting some shadows

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

A witch #oc I designed yesterday! Right now her name is Aurelia. Very much a WIP #isperi #traditionalart #ink #paper

A witch character with a huge brimmed hat, short hair, exposed midriff, and fairly tattered clothing. She has a stern look in her eye and wields a long, pointed wand. Her left eye is covered by a fringe of hair. The picture is only lineart

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I added numbers to my falling block puzzle game, so I'll let it slide! #monogame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #fallingblocks

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Really rough and early preview of my current @monogame.net project Need to make it work now so I can make it pretty later! #indiedev

A very cropped screenshot of a grid-based game. There is a red diamond surrounded by orange tiles and a few other icons scattered about. Below the grid is the text "0/50", "[cut off] until core expires," "[cut off]: Neutral," and "[Sc]ore: 183"

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The Spitetress, one of the main villains of my #fantasy #worldbuilding project. She also happens to be one of my wife's favorite designs that I've done :D #oc #traditionalart

A colored pencil drawing of a woman with extremely pale skin floating in a dark space amid lightning streaking across the sky. She has long black hair which billows up in two long tendrils, red eyes, and is missing a mouth. On her arms are three dark shear sleeves. She has a sleek black outfit on with two layered skirts and shiny black boots that go halfway up her thighs. From her back flow four reddish-purple tendrils with energy billowing inside them. She has an ominous purple aura surrounding her.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#inktober day 2 I wanted to do Chopper from Ace Combat 5 weaving through the missiles (iykyk) but I can't draw jets So here's fairy weaving through the... magic missiles, I guess

A fire fairy weaving through a storm of magic missiles. Below the picture is the word "Weave", stylized to match the prompt of the day.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Elemental (or nature) fairies are the most common type of fairy in #Isperi, my fantasy #worldbuilding project. They are called such because 1) they command elemental magic and 2) they are enveloped in the element they control. Pictured are two of my fairy #ocs, Brooke and Oberon. #traditionalart

Brooke, a water fairy. Her skin is paper white that becomes a deep blue at the edges. Her four wings are shaped like water drops, and her hair looks and shines like water. She has green eyes and two legs. Her "clothing" has a fish-scale motif that turns into water as well.

Oberon, the Fairy King of Skies, in his flying mode. He has blonde hair and his four wings are storm clouds with lightning arcing around and within them. His skin is brown with a faint blue glow within. In flying mode, his legs are replaced with a tornado-esque genie or ghost-style tail. His forearms are also wrapped in stormclouds.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I know I've got a lot to learn with pixel art, but I'm pretty happy with how this one is turning out so far. Now if only I can figure out how to pack in more detail per pixel... #oc

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

so swapping attacks in the middle of firing doesn't stop the previous attack from firing lol #gamedev #monogame

Tons of projectiles going in several directions from two different attacks

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

i was trying to make boomerangs but i made an art program instead #gamedev #monogame

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Quick doodle of an angel #oc before bed And by quick I mean quick

A grayscale drawing of one of my angel ocs. Her halo is made of six arrow shapes and she has 8 diamond-shaped wings floating behind her. She’s wearing a short sleeveless dress. She has a somber expression.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Magical girl game jam 12 starts tomorrow! Current plan is to feature this #oc magical girl in it.

A magical girl. She has brown hair. She wears a green beret and a green coat over a frilly white dress and short white gloves. She has white boots, which are mostly covered by green leg guards that go up to her knees. The are several gold adornments on her outfit.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Long dress or short dress? (Diamond-shaped wings are definitely the direction I’ll go) #oc #traditionalart

My new angel oc wearing a sky blue dress that becomes a little translucent at the bottom. Her wings and halo have a golden glow. She has long silver hair.

The same angel oc looking at a silver globe. Her wings are diamond-shaped and her dress is the same style as before, but much longer.

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

New angel #oc! WIP though cause I’m still trying to figure out her color scheme #traditionalart #art

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I'm polishing my submission for MGGJ11. For now, I'm mostly integrating feedback I received, like having on-screen text for controls and showing the grid the enemies are on. Still a lot of work to do, but progress is progress! #screenshotsaturday #monogame #magicalgirls

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Princess Ferian, the Resonant Princess A couple of poses I did a couple years back that I found and was still happy with! #oc #traditionalart

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Even if these alternate designs won’t be used for my cyber magical girl, they’re still nice to have around to spin off into other designs (like in the bottom-right corner)

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Greenstack @greenstack.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Cyber magical girl design that's probably for the game I'm working on #oc #magicalgirl #traditionalart #art

A magical girl with a white dress, light blue hems, and glowing green lines. There's a strong hexagon motif as well.

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