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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 20h

This #Godot #GodotEngine update is brought to you by State Machines lol. Quite an intense load of lectures there, and it was frustrating when it didn’t work correctly, but I figured out what the problem was because I’m great. This will be a roguelike hack ‘n’ slash game. #SoloDev #GameDev #IndieDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 30/09/2026

Ha I did exactly the same thing the other day. Was debating going out and buying another belt, or going for a more Simpsons-esque solution

Simpsons meme “Hey, dude, he’s ragging on your cord”, where Jimbo Jones has an extension cord instead of a belt

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 27/09/2026

#Godot problems can anyone help? I shouldn’t be able to click on the sword button whilst the enemy is attacking but I can, also the player HP is not updating when the enemy attacks. Code is below #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev again this is adapted from a #GodotEngine 3 tutorial, help pls 😿😿😿

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 27/09/2026

Have some #Godot #GodotEngine Some might say this is very “Undertale” but it reminds me more of “Moraff’s World”. #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev Decided to do this because I fancied making something completely new and different and thought a tutorial made in version 3 would be a challenge in 4

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 26/09/2026

Ok I’ve just been making notes and not gonna lie - I’m having fun even if it’s #GodotEngine 3. Plus the comments in the video (so far, only two videos in) show how to convert it to #Godot 4. Was searching for a series for a while for a game like this #SoloDev #GameDev #IndieDev

Asset from HeartBeast’s amazing Mobile RPG tutorial, showing a menacing rat in a dungeon. Below it are player stats, and buttons for Sword, Heal, and block.

A box at the very bottom shows “Words Here?” which is clearly for actions. It’s very Undertale.

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 26/09/2026

As a change is as good as a rest, and I’m a little sick of this #20GamesChallenge (it feels like work!) the next on my list is a #Godot #GodotEngine turn based RPG by HeartBeast - it’s Godot 3 but I really don’t care #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev Coming soon!

Video screenshot from a HeartBeast tutorial for making a 2D mobile RPG in Godot 3. There is a rat enemy, and three buttons labelled sword, shield, and heal.

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 26/09/2026

#20GamesChallenge #Asteroids using #Godot #GodotEngine Making this again is annoying but making notes on tutorials, rather than following along, really helps the learning. Player has lives, and we have a funky game over screen. Almost done #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 22/09/2026

#Godot #GodotEngine update Just a quick one to do with score. Made only with notes as part of the #20GamesChallenge which I’m still 50/50 about continuing too much #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev Might make Zybourne Clock or something idk

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 21/09/2026

Back on #20GamesChallenge this is Asteroids, made only using notes. I did try to be fancier with cooler assets for the asteroids but couldn’t get what I wanted to work and couldn’t find any answers anywhere so just went for it with these assets #Godot #GodotEngine #SoloDev #IndieDev #GameDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 20/09/2026

jmannius.itch.io now has all the games I’ve made following tutorials for - some #Godot 3 but most #GodotEngine 4. These are somewhat crude. When I finish the other stuff I’m working on I’m going to make sure they’re more polished - menus and sound effects/music #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

Simpsons Thrillho meme with text that reads “JMANNIUS.ITCH.IO now has all the games I think are worth a look”

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 20/09/2026

Nothing super fancy but I revisited an old 3D tutorial, and rather than just finish it and move on, I’ve started to upload games to my itch.io account, something I’ve been putting off for ages. Screenshots below are what I’ve finished and uploaded (Project Boost) and what I’m working on

Screenshot of GDscript code from Project Boost, now on my itch.io page!

Screenshot of a Project Boost level in Godot, game now available on my itch.io

Game development in Godot 4 showing a tile used for a grid map node

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing a grid path

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 20/09/2026

Important update! I’ve finally decided to update my itch.io pag, so now you’ll be able to play the #Godot #GodotEngine games that I’ve been making as part of my #IndieDev #SoloDev journey - more so I can share them with family and friends, but it also increases my enthusiasm for #GameDev

Simpsons meme: Milhouse excitedly sitting with a video game controller saying “This is great! And all I’ve done is uploaded my game to JMANNIUS.ITCH.IO”

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 20/09/2026

What’s great about revisiting this is realising just how much I’ve learned. Even with minor UI changes to #GodotEngine you can figure it out, and the skills I’ve learned from 2D are helpful here #Godot #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev Getting my mojo back!

Space library’s in Godot 4, showing two bitchin’ types of tiles I will use for Barbarian Blaster

Barbarian Blaster map in Godot, showing a passage the hairy bastards will run through in their pants whilst we blast them with cannonballs

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 20/09/2026

Finished and exported. I normally don’t like short form videos but this showcases this #GodotEngine project nicely. #Godot is so easy to use. #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 19/09/2026

@gamedev.tv Player rocket is now a thizzin’ purple colour, #Godot #GodotEngine is so simple to use even I can do it, fun being a #SoloDev #GameDev #IndieDev and thanks also to @bramwilliams.co.uk who is one of my favourite instructors. Will make a clone of “Gravitation” based on what I’ve learned.

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 19/09/2026

Sleeping as if they work so hard, have colds, and also went to Asda to do shopping #DogSky

Sasha, our 1/4 Staffy 1/4 French Bulldog 1/4 Shihtzu 1/4 something dog, relaxing in what appears to be her own luxury armchair

Ellie, aka EllieBellie, our Staffy Cross (who I think might be part whippet as well?), also sleeping on a luxury sofa

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 17/09/2026

Returning back to a GameDev.tv #Godot #GodotEngine course is a lot of fun. Almost finished this part of the course and think I could quickly recreate it with my notes, maybe even if 2D #GameDev #SoloDev #GameDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 16/09/2026

Decided to revisit the first #Godot #GodotEngine tutorial course I ever completed. My understanding has increased massively since undertaking specific tutorials and making notes to escape #TutorialHell Feeling more enthusiastic for #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev since my heart really lies in 3D

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing a barren brown land with a blue launching pad and a green landing pad. The player sits on the blue launching pad, ominously.

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing a cylindrical player node, stuck in the blank expanse of hell itself

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing the GdScript for the player including the line “fuck me readers! I’ve only gone and fucking crashed!”

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 16/09/2026

Realised I was getting bored of Frogger and needed something more exciting (with better quality code) for the #20GamesChallenge so here is early Asteroids in #Godot #GodotEngine using crunchy pixelated assets by DarkCesium #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev had fun troubleshooting this when it didn’t work!

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 14/09/2026

Made some time for #Godot #GodotEngine for the #20GamesChallenge of Frogger. Applied my knowledge of the random generation to parked cars and boxes as they were similar size. I think I’ll finish this more polished version this week #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 11/09/2026

Third game of #20GamesChallenge is Frogger. Yes I’ve made this before, but to escape #TutorialHell we use our trusty notebooks and try to optimise things a bit. Player character is fully animated, have used onready variables and world boundaries #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #Godot #GodotEngine

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing a pixelated Frogger map

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing a pixelated player character

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing player code I’ve tinkered with to optimise a bit and bring in line with stuff I already know and practice

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 10/09/2026

#Godot #GodotEngine tutorial completed for this Frogger clone, I will soon recreate it using only these notes as I escape #TutorialHell by utilising the #20GamesChallenge #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

Godot game development screenshot of a Frogger-clone title screen

Godot game development screenshot of a Frogger-clone game map

Godot game development screenshot of a Frogger-clone code for the cars

Frogger clone game in progress where the player is in an incredibly busy place!

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 07/09/2026

Figured out what the problem was with my Frogger game and sorted it! Back on #20GamesChallenge to escape #TutorialHell on my #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev journey. This will be complete soon, I disagree with the instructor for some of the methods (I prefer separate scenes for all objects) #Godot

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 06/09/2026

So was a bit unhappy with a Frogger tutorial I was doing, I wouldn’t stay I’ve abandoned the #20gameschallenge but I’m redoing good tutorials like the below and making notes and trying to recreate the games from the notes. Small scale #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #Godot #GodotEngine

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 31/08/2026

Hi, I got this game and I love it. It’s inspiring as a fellow indie game developer. I’m also sorry for your loss, I lost my friend Ziggy a few months ago.

My majestic friend Ziggy, a half Staffy half Husky, posing on the sofa looking at the camera

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 30/08/2026

Almost finished this infinite runner as part of my #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev journey using #Godot #GodotEngine Player can’t infinitely jump anymore, figured that out myself. Scores are stored. We have SFX and music. I don’t like the player death animation looping or the music restarting

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 24/08/2026

THERE WASNT A PROBLEM. I HAD ACCIDENTALLY CLICKED SOMETHING IN THE CONSOLE SO I COULDNT SEE THE MESSAGES I NEEDED TO SEE. I’VE SPENT HOURS ON A PROBLEM THAT DIDNT EVEN EXIST #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #Godot #GodotEngine

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 23/08/2026

Finally finished this Postal 2: Paradise Lost achievement, almost seven hours of playtime total. Those final bosses were so annoying and then I found out throwing a machete was all I needed to do. Getting home at the end was funny - no way was I refighting the bosses #Postal2 #ParadiseLost

The “Harder than r/gonewild” achievement for Postal 2: Paradise Lost, which I successfully unlocked today. It was an incredibly painful and frustrating experience and I will never play on that difficulty ever again

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 16/08/2026

Finally got it. Interestingly the final boss wasn’t the hardest bit of the game it was that sodding military base #Postal2 looking forwards to Postal 2 Redux

The achievement “Scientology Level: OT VIII” unlocked today, where you complete A Week In Paradise on POSTAL difficulty. Apocalypse Weekend fucking sucks and I’m never playing it again.

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 11/08/2026

Been obsessively playing #Postal2 lately because I only have three achievements left before the redux version is released, these are what I have left. Still ideally want to make a game with the amount of freedom Postal 2 has in #Godot #GodotEngine

Steam achievements for postal 2: adderall4all (complete paradise lost game in 1:45:00 or less), and Harder than r/gonewild (complete Paradise Lost on Postal difficulty)

Postal 2 steam achievement Scientology Level: OT VIII - complete a week in paradise on postal difficulty

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 09/08/2026

#Godot #GodotEngine Player stands idle and then starts to move when the game starts, the ground and background become animated too! I figured this out myself. I’ve also got a problem that the player death plays repeatedly and I don’t know how to stop that #SoloDev #GameDev #IndieDev code below

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 06/08/2026

Moving out of #TutorialHell! This is being made purely with my notes, and I’ve even added an animated background which wasn’t really covered in the original flappy bird tutorial. Player has a pot obstacle to run into or jump over as well #Godot #GodotEngine #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

Overview of a pixelated infinite runner game in Godot 4 showing the main game scene in a spoopy forest with a menacing pot in front of them

Overview of a pixelated pot obstacle in Godot 4 with a scoring area for the player to jump through

Pixelated forest background scene which scrolls properly in Godot 4

Pixelated playthrough of the infinite runner game in Godot 4 where the player is about to run into a menacing pixelated pot

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 04/08/2026

#20GamesChallenge first game, #FlappyBird, completed, using only notes I made during a #Godot #GodotEngine tutorial to escape #TutorialHell Game has been exported, we have hi-score storing, and sound effects. Now am working on an infinite runner #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing GDScript of game scene where I’ve added a lot to it

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing flappy bird game being played in the editor

Game screenshot showing stand alone exported Flappy Bird clone

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing a pixelated character running on the spot in a forest

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 03/08/2026

Keep moving forwards with the Flappy Bird clone because focus is now getting good at the game engine rather than just making my dream game in #Godot #GodotEngine Inspired by a JuniperDev video I’ve also made some sprites for a game I’m making at a later date #SoloDev #GameDev #IndieDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 02/08/2026

My escape from #TutorialHell continues with my notes and remaking Flappy Bird. Sometimes I’m tempted to try a different Game Engine but then I remember just how easy #Godot #GodotEngine is for #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev I should have adopted this approach ages ago but eh I was just as slow in bjj

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 31/07/2026

Again escaping #TutorialHell using #Godot #GodotEngine This game was made using notes made whilst watching a tutorial and not referring to the tutorial at all. Really enjoying the progress here, see my chicken scratch notes! #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 30/07/2026

I literally almost quit #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #Godot #GodotEngine earlier but by making notes I’ve made the following without rewatching the tutorial I was following. This is truly the way forwards I’m so lazy sometimes but honestly writing notes is the way forwards

A Godot 4 game development screenshot of Flappy Bird where I’ve made it using only notes I made whilst following a tutorial

A Godot 4 game development screenshot of Flappy Bird showing early player code where I’ve made it using only notes I made whilst following a tutorial

My horrible chicken scratch notes I now use for game development

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 30/07/2026

I don’t know about my fellow #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev out there, I know scope creep is a thing, and you should keep expectations reasonable and start with 2D (regardless of game engine), but I still dream of making an immersive sim like Postal 2 or Cruelty Squad

Screenshot of one of the best games ever, Postal 2

Screenshot of another one of the greatest games ever, Cruelty Squad

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 30/07/2026

Also, given the success I’ve had at Jiujitsu with taking notes, I’m going back on #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev using #Godot #GodotEngine but this time I’m taking notes and really going to focus. This is the best way to escape tutorial hell (otherwise I’d just give up 🤷‍♂️)

My flappy bird clone which I’m restarting in an attempt to escape tutorial hell

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 24/07/2026

Also had a clear out and found some old posters that I’ve put up in my office to brighten it up a bit because #Postal owns #PostalBrainDamaged #Postal2

Postal Brain Damaged poster clearly based on American Psycho

Robocop Poster from “Total!” magazine, a magazine I have fond memories of reading as a boy, which is probably why I’m into gaming as much as I am (and also explains my sense of humor)

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 24/07/2026

Escaping #TutorialHell (though I did have to reference one 😞) but made more progress in #Godot #GodotEngine - more referencing my previous project. Player rotates when they move and when they die they don’t move anymore. I’ll sort the spawner/score/HUD and then finished #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev

Godot 4 game development screenshot showing flappy bird clone, where the bird faces off against two pipes that are just standing there MENACINGLY

Godot 4 game development screenshot showing script from flappy bird clone, which sorts player rotation when they go up and down

Godot 4 game development screenshot showing script from flappy bird clone, which sorts player dying when they hit the ground

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 23/07/2026

Still doing the #20GamesChallenge and realised my birb had the wrong root node. However this is quite the learning experience in #Godot #GodotEngine as I’m really thinking here and getting the hang of #GDScript This will be ready soon I think #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

Game development screenshot showing flappy bird in Godot 4

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing script for the pipe obstacle

Game development screenshot in Godot 4 showing player script

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 22/07/2026

Was feeling burnt out for #GameDev so have made time and opted for the #20GamesChallenge Game 1 is either Pong or Flappy Bird, I’ve opted for latter, obviously using #Godot #GodotEngine and not using tutorials though I used previous project as a reference sometimes #IndieDev #SoloDev

Godot game development screenshot of Flappy Bird showing the player

Godot game development screenshot of Flappy Bird showing the pipes

Godot game development screenshot of Flappy Bird showing the ground

Godot game development screenshot of Flappy Bird showing the whole game scene

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 17/07/2026

Normally block adult bot accounts anyway but looked at what this one had blocked on clearsky and…

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jmannius.itch.io @jmannius.itch.io · 16/07/2026

Don’t often use Bluesky for #bjj related things but I’ve started doing a #judo class to help with it and this meme feels appropriate

DJ Luigi meme: My Judo throws during drilling

Crying Luigi: My judo throws during live rolling

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