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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 03/10/2026

Whenever I'm livestreaming is always when the fun bugs happen, when everyone is watching. #indiegamedev #gamedev

An animation glitch in my game causing a characters neck to stretch really long

Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 27/09/2026

So I did that 9 games thing I've seen people posting, here's mine. It was actually a struggle to come up with 9, the only ones I'm really sure about are the first 4. 😅 Most games I don't think had nearly as big of an impact on me

The Secret of Monkey Island, Age of Empires II, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Portal, Battletoads/Double Dragon, Fallout: New Vegas, Psychonauts, Kerbal Space Program, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 25/09/2026

Decided to investigate NetBSD today. Since Linus has decided to slopify the Linux kernel, I figured I might mess around to see if netbsd, which explicitly does not allow AI generated code is a viable alternative. After installing it and playing around, the answer is ... maybe?

Neofetch running on netbsd with an xfce desktop environment

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 24/08/2026

I've gotta get out more, too much yellow on this map

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 21/08/2026

While making this octopus I used a geometry node setup to duplicate each tentacle. Because they all share the same UV space, I only need unique texture for half of a single tentacle! Hopefully this saves some GPU memory in these troubled times 🥲 #blender3d #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 20/08/2026

New enemy in the works in my pirate game, A Short Odyssey #gamedev #indiegamedev

Being attacked by an octopus aboard a ship

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 19/08/2026

My pirate game, A Short Odyssey, features realistic tides. Some areas are only accessible at high tide. #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 17/08/2026

Just having some fun with cannons in my pirate game A Short Odyssey. #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 17/08/2026

Also what I picture a "value extraction pod" looking like

A picture of the agony booth from star trek TOS

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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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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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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 26/03/2026

You know, this is probably a niche opinion, but I actually enjoy the process of UV unwrapping, trying to max out my texture space is a fun challenge. and faces always look funny in UV space... #indiegamedev #blender3d

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 09/02/2026

Made a cat walk cycle for ASO, just starting to get the hang of animating the 4 legged ones. #blender3d #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 01/02/2026

My little ship is coming together after many hours of modelling, added some nice bronze cannons for the gun deck. #indiegamedev #gamedev #blender3d

2 rows of 3 bronze cannons each on the gun deck of a wooden sailing ship

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 07/11/2025

It's not perfect since point lights don't cast shadows in my engine, but it looks like I have a torch! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 06/11/2025

Working on the caves a bit, the entrances look a bit more natural now I think #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 01/11/2025

Yes I did do the whole stream while dressed as a pirate... #gamedev #halloween #indigamedev

Jake streaming while dressed as a pirate

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 22/09/2025

My Pirate themed RPG: A Short Odyssey got into it's first Steam Event. Come check out the Summer Postcard Event on Steam from today till Sept 29. And don't forget to wishlist the game! #majorupdate #indiegamedev #gamedev #summer #summergaming store.steampowered.com/curator/3428...

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 27/08/2025

Sometimes I scroll through steam categories to see where my game shows up (this is under "pirates"), I thought it was funny to see @eternalskiestcg.bsky.social basically right above my game A Short Odyssey in the list. #indiegamedev #steam #gamedev

A steam list showing A Short Odyssey & Eternal Skies near each other

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 23/08/2025

My game A Short Odyssey, now was an official Discord Server Join with the link below for updates, playtest opportunities or just to hang out! discord.gg/Jm6WADgV #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 04/08/2025

A little sneak peak for my segment in the upcoming #GP-Direct showcase #indiegamedev #graphics #gamedev

Looking out onto a rising sun on a Caribbean island

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 26/07/2025

Really happy that we were *not only* able model the cannon live on stream but actually rig up the angelscript code to get it to fire! #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 08/06/2025

Now we're really cooking! no joke, I just added cooking to my pirate RPG, A Short Odyssey #indiegamedev #gamedev #cooking

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 21/05/2025

Been working on this jungle for a while, hopefully I got it dense enough, it was a challenge to keep everything over 120fps on my modest graphics card (2060 super). But with alot of modelling rework I managed. #indiegamedev #ashortodyssey #graphicsprogramming

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 10/05/2025

It's a nice day to sit out in the sun and do some learnin' #gamedev #indiegamev

A copy of "Programming Game AI by Example" sitting on a deck chair in the sun

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 01/05/2025

Just sharing a nice vista from my game A Short Odyssey. Sometimes I like to just place little plants whenever I can't find anything else to do. #gamedev #indiegamedev #ashortodyssey

Looking out over a river valley in A Short Odyssey

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 28/04/2025

Canadians don't forget to vote today! I cast my ballot earlier and it only took me 5 minutes. Also I don't think I need to say it on this platform but please *don't* vote conservative lol

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 07/04/2025

Doing some work on realtime GI, not sure this is gonna make it into the game, but its fun #indiegamedev #graphicsprogramming

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 15/03/2025

Woo, finally got the localization system for my engine working. So I'm messing around with the game in French! The translation is not final, but feel free to correct me anyways! #gamedev #indiegamedev

The options menu of A Short Odyssey translated into french

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 04/03/2025

Wow I think my leaves look alot better with a little bit of translucency. #indiegamedev

Looking up at a Ceiba pentandra tree with the sun shining through the leaves

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 02/03/2025

Did some more work on my waterfalls. Hopefully this is an improvement? #gamedev #indiegamedev

Looking out at a river with a waterfall in the distance

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 23/02/2025

Navigating the rivers on the island in A Short Odyssey #indiegamedev #gamedev

A 3D render of a man in a canoe next to a waterfall

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 17/02/2025

New gameplay is in the works in A Short Odyssey #indiegamedev #gamedev

3d graphics of a guy paddling on a wooden log next to a beach

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 20/01/2025

Just a chill island flyover in my game A Short Odyssey #indiegamedev #gamedev

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 13/01/2025

I feel like the game is really starting to look good when I can let my play-testers take screenshots and it doesn't show any obvious flaws #indiegamedev

Heroic looking main character with palm trees in the background. And a little bit of glare from the sun

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 02/01/2025

Added a new dialogue camera, to prevent awkward camera angles during conversation #indiegamedev #ashortodyssey

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 31/12/2024

Sometimes you spend several hours writing code, end up having to read someones master's thesis and then you are rewarded with something glorious... The removal of a really annoying seam, I really hate seams. #indiegamedev #enginedev

A 3d mesh of a crocodile with an annoying seam around the arm

A 3d mesh of a crocodile with extremely nice smooth normals

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 21/12/2024

Fuck I hate weight painting. Any tips for doing feathers? #indiegamedev #bird

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 14/12/2024

Working on friendly AI now, so you can have some people to go questing with #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Jake S. Del Mastro @jakedelmastro.com · 12/12/2024

Who could be hiding in this secluded hut? #indiegamedev

A secluded hut nestled in between rocky hills

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