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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Here's the current "Charge" weapon concept, plus a placeholder 'ariel' type enemy that wandered into view so functional planetary combat preview I guess? IDK, I was too lazy to re-record it. #coding #StarDancers #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #pixelart #Godot #indiegame #HammerTime

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I've been drafting out weapon mechanics for a while and recently had time to start cobbling them together. I'm STILL fine tuning classifications, but here's the current concept for the first type of weapon. #coding #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers #indiegame #pixelart

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Past few days have been a blur while I've been getting feedback from my latest #StarDancers release, but in-between playtests and notes I've been working on the game's Mob system! But now I must sleep. Goodnight @everyone! #coding #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #solodev #godot #indiegame

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Me: *Finishes the current test/stability build of #StarDancers and announces public playtest this Friday and swears to take a break until then.* Also Me: "What if I started working on mobs?" #coding #gaming #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #pixelart #Godot

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Star Dancers v0.0.12 Test Build will release Friday, October 2nd! Anyone who's interested in playing and offering feedback, I'd love to hear from you! #coding #godot #solodev #gamedev #indiedev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Biome detection and background swap framework is in place. I plan on having more dynamic backgrounds later down the line, but that's a WAY future me problem. My current hyper-fixation has been elsewhere (cough cough #Valheim), so progress has kinda slowed. 😅 #coding #gamedev #solodev #godot #indie

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I have no idea what caused this bug yet, but once I do I'll probably implement it as an actual feature later down the line. Loving the vibe here. #coding #bugs #gamedev #happyaccidents #solodev #indiedev #godot #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Started to put a checklist of things I needed to add before the next release and noticed it started to sound more like a threat than a to-do list. Dead players can't request refunds. #StarDancers #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #meme #funny #gamedevelopment

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I've been working on the Star System Map, adding in sounds and transition effects. Sounds are a mix of different paid and free packs, and they likely won't stay, but it gives off a general feel I'm going for. #coding #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #StarDancers #Godot

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I'm not experienced in #SoundDesign at ALL, but I've been tinkering with the game's audio while working up to the upcoming #StarDancers update. The game still sucks by the way. There's near nothing for content, and it's barely stable. #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev #gamedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens, I Hate Doing UI But This Menu's Bitch'n. 🔥💯 Spent the past few days hyperfixating, trying to impliment as many QoL improvements as possible without it being overbearing. #coding #godot #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I'm trying to keep everything as simple and intuitive as possible. Gonna organize it based on alphabet, rarity, material type, and crafting station next. I had a similar system from another project I made, so I just cleaned it up and ported it over. #coding #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm revisiting the crafting system, you guys have any tips, ideas, or sins to avoid before I get too far into it? I've got an idea of what I want to do, but I'm not the one who's going to be playing this at the end of the day. 😅 #coding #godot #StarDancers #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ores not only lights up 50% more than it's host block depending nearby lighting, they also sparkle now. Eventually you'll be able to craft accessories to make spelunking even easier! #coding #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers #gamedevelopment

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

At one point while tinkering with the trees, I noticed that they weren't spawning as often as they should despite the Print logs telling me they were. Apparently 3/4 of them were spawning in the planet's (horrendously unfinished) core, whoops. #coding #fail #StarDancers #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

All of that work I spent on Galaxy Generation at the start of this project is starting to finally pay off. A lot of this was fairly plug and play, outside of the atmospheric fog and eclipses. It's slowly starting to look like an actual game now. #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev #gamedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The last preview image was BAD bad, so here's an update of the day/night cycle in MUCH better quality! I should really consider some form of quality control. 😅 #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers #godot

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The GIF sucks more than the world's current economic balance, BUT I finally implimented a basic day/night sky system! I'll grab a professional editing software eventually, but not today. 😅 #coding #godot #solodev #StarDancers #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame #indiedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm lazy as hell, so instead of drawing background walls, each exposed wall piece combines parts of their block-tilesheet to generate new background tiles. This was a nightmare to put together, but so worth it. #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Finally got auto-mining prioritization working. I tried doing it a long time ago, but finally came back to it after my two braincells collided for the first time in eons. #coding #indiedev #gamedev #godot #StarDancers #solodev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

So I WAS going to have a better animated player for Star Dancers, but I QUICKLY discovered why #Terraria does their animations like they do. Unlike Terraria though each limb is it's own layer, with only 1-2 frames each. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #coding #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

When I added in lighting, the game REALLY struggled to keep up with chunks and lighting without severe dips in DPS. I've been hyperfixating on this so much I haven't really done much else since my dip in posts. #coding #gamedev #StarDancers #godot #indiedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In #StarDancers, you'll need to place Solar Panels on as many planets as possible to passively acquire Solar Energy as fuel and crafting materials. After a few HORRIBLE concept designs, I settled for the LITERAL Sunflower on the far left. #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #pixelart #godot

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

FLUIDS WORK AND DON'T FILE FOR DIVORCE WITH YOUR CPU WHEN DISTURBED! Also GREATLY increased the chunk system rendering speed! Pretty much spent my whole vacation working on these liquid physics, just in time to go back to work. 😅 #coding #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

BOI DO I HATE #WATER!!!! It's stupid wetness and stupid hydration. Stupid flowing mechanics and stupid laws of physics. Stupid piss-making mechanics and stupid need for survival. Screw water, I hope you evaporate. (Video speed 2.5x) #godot #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers #programming

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Mob design for #StarDancers is going to be tricky, so here's a megathread of some #gamedesign #philosophy for me to reference later, and hopefully help some other wannabee #indiedevs to boot! #solodev #gamedev #godot #design #coding

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I MAY have re-added Animalese back into my overlay... I MAY also have went a little overboard with the customizations...... Shoutout to @pinguis.bsky.social for providing the sound assets, and inspiration for the customizations! #coding #godot #streamer #vtuber #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #skull

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I still need to polish it up some more, but the block angle system is at least functional. I don't want to admit how long this took, or the coding war crime I committed to do so. Also, basic workbench is done. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #Godot #StarDancers #pixelart

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

With some advice from @aiassprite.bsky.social, I'm trying out a different workflow to hopefully optimize workflow and encourage consistency in my style. Nothing screams beginner tools like a stick on a stick. Unga-bunga. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #pixelart #art #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Over the past week or so I've been working on adding walls, caves, water basics, and better generation in general. If you have any dogs give them a pet and tell them I said they were a good boy/girl. This is a threat. 🔫🙂 #coding #gamedev #indiedev #programming #godot #solodev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Made a LOT of updates to my overlay, including damage and levels for chat and myself. Plus animations. Plus phrases. Plus a bunch of other stuff I can't remember because I've been blindly hyper-focusing on this thing for days now... #godot #overlay #streamer #vtuber #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I made a LOT of updates to my #godot #overlay last night. -I now primarily speak through tts. -You can just murder me if you get tired of me talking through tts. -Also updated the chat visuals and did a LOT of refactoring and optimizing. #coding #vtuber #streamer #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Here's a Biblically Accurate Eggman WIP pic I partially drew a while back, I don't know if I'll finish it or not:

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm still on the fence, but I MIGHT get back into #streaming in the near future while I work on pixel art assets for #StarDancers. A short test of my #godot #overlay I made over a year ago. It still works surprisingly. #coding #vtuber #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #streamer

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I'm FINALLY working on the pixel art for Star Dancers, which has been a long time coming. My art skills are rough, but I'm hoping to improve along the way. Anywho, say hello to the very first 'officially' created sprite for the game, the smelter. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #godot #solodev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Man I hate trees. Their stupid trunks and their stupid leaves. Their stupid wood and stupid roots and stupid photosynthesis. #coding #godot #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #StarDancers #programming #trees

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Hickory Dickory Dock, It's currently shading o'clock, The clock struck one, I suck at rhymes, Hickory Dickory Dock #coding #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #godot #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I'm FINALLY working on planets again! Instead of making all the art as I go along, I made a simple "template" system where I can do quick color swaps for different block types, then can come back and work on the art later. Good for prototyping! #coding #godot #solodev #indiedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Star Dancers Fun Fact: "Overburn Transit", your standard travel method between planets, literally detonates a Starship's engines. It only works for Star Dancers because one Dancer known as G-102 "Mad-Lad" Gary annoyed reality into rewriting itself. #gamedev #lore #indiedev #solodev #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I'm honestly loving how responsive and snappy the movement feels now. While charging a boost, your ship's turn speed increased by 50%, allowing for better control of boost direction. Also working on procedurally generated asteroids. #coding #godot #StarDancers #indiegame #solodev #indiedev

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I'm currently working on procedurally generating asteroids using geometry paired with shaders, and implimented a little preloading to make gameplay smoother. Looks goofy at the moment, but it's a start.

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Starship movement updates! -Charge boost your engine, allowing quick direction changes in the heat of combat. -Engine and wing trails, 'cuz it looks cool. -You can now strafe back left and right instead of fighting momentum. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #godot #StarDancers

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I HATE WORKING WITH UI SO MUCH I SWEAR TO GOD! Anyways, here's a planetary orbit state where you can select a celestial body to visit. It also goes directly to the orbit state if you choose a planet as a destination in the Star System Map! #coding #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The ship doesn't just "warp" anymore, it DETONATES. Plus a big background and warp visuals overhaul. #indiegame #solodev #indiedev #space #godot #coding #GonePlaid

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Kryptic Studios: Star Dancers Dev @krypticstudios.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Playing around with warp effects at the moment. I still need to work more on the warm-up and cool-down tho.... Also added in a system for orbiting planets, giving you time to choose your destination or just coast in orbit for a while. #coding #solodev #gamedev #stardancers #indiedev

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