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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 27/07/2026

One last post before I get home - another from Cleveland - @dunderbeckgame.com has a whole storyline about a giant stone body bursting through the ground from underneath Cincinnati - so seeing partially submerged body parts felt very familiar ♥️ #GameDev #IndieGames #Worldbuilding

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 26/07/2026

#Cleveland #Ohio has its meat murals down - this was (I think) a steakhouse near where I had dinner. Love me a good cleaver and a meat pun. #Research @dunderbeckgame.com @rustltd.com

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 25/07/2026

Starting the trip back to #Rochester - one more hot dog before I hit the road! Giant tomato chunk aside, it was a decent Chicago dog - strolling the streets of St. Joseph, #Michigan #HotDog #Research #ProbablyNotABusinessExpense

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 24/07/2026

So this is the second (and third) Sausage Tree I've seen - up in the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids. I didn't have plans for them in @dunderbeckgame.com , but I think there must be, now. I'm picturing an angry butcher dad, "What, do you think sausages grow on trees?!" #gamedev #indie #research

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 21/07/2026

The Douglas Root Beer Barrel - a root beer and hot dog restaurant that is shaped like a giant barrel. Working on #H3VR, @dunderbeckgame.com and @h3vr2.bsky.social - I've really grown attached to American roadside attractions - we need more restaurants that look like things! #research #worldbuilding

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/07/2026

What I want to know is, is it like the @redbull.com car? Can I just pop open that wiener and get a pipin' hot glizzy? #PopOpenThatWiener #HotDog #Glizzy

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/07/2026

Gouda, absolutely - bitterballen, unfortunately not. But they did have stroopwafel and salmiakki! And a giant wooden shoe, but I didn't get a picture of it. But I did get this one:

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/07/2026

Hey, @arthurperpixel.bsky.social ! I don't want you to be too jealous, but I'm an official Honorary Dutch Dancer! 💃

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/07/2026

At a Dutch Village in Michigan - this lady reminded me of @dunderbeckgame.com 's own egg seller lady, illustrated by @alexbpart.bsky.social - I think he nailed it. #GameDev #GameArt #IndieGames

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 19/07/2026

Continuing my research journey for @dunderbeckgame.com - do you like mouths? #Dunderbeck! Do you have a mouth? #Dunderbeck! Have you ever eaten anything? #Dunderbeck! Nominated for best simulator, #Dunderbeck - that weird mouth game! store.steampowered.com/app/2477750/... #IndieGame #GameDev #Demo

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 18/07/2026

Babe, babe, babe - wake up. New GoFundMe dropped - "Buy Lucas a Weird McDonald's Tree." I have the perfect spot for it right behind me while I do video calls. Really, though, #Dunderbeck 's done something to my brain. I see weird food related ephemera and I'm like, "but I need that! For #research!"

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 17/07/2026

Doing some research down in Columbus #Ohio at @sciencemuseum.bsky.social (COSI) - it's real cool of them to put in a @dunderbeckgame.com exhibit 😜 #MythicalCreatures #Unicorn #GameDev #IndieGames

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 15/05/2026

Wha-wha-wha?! There is a real Cincinnati, Ohio? And @dunderbeckgame.com is being shown there? Well, if you are nearby, swing by Super Cincy this weekend to check out the upcoming demo (featuring the kick-butt music of @garrettrose.bsky.social ) before anyone else can! #IndieGames #Cincinnati #Cincy

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 05/03/2026

Though, the Dunderbeck art is at least somewhat representative of the game - that Megaman cover? Woof.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 25/02/2026

On the topic of new store assets, @alexbpart.bsky.social has been hard at work making character and monster art for @dunderbeckgame.com, and we now get to show off this amazing new banner art! Oh! And minor note - we're in NextFest - give us a wishlist and a comment! 💖🌭 #GameDev #IndieGames #Steam

Epic art showing the titular character, Dunderbeck, punching a Unicorn - teeth go flying. Behind this action there are several other supporting characters and monsters rushing to join the fray.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 25/02/2026

I find myself hunting for my Steam/Itch.io Illustrator template once a month - so I’m sharing it! If you're a #IndieDev also trapped in the world of Adobe looking to export all your store assets in bulk, grab it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1AnEG... #GameArt #Marketing #NextFest #Steam #Itchio

A screenshot of an Adobe Illustrator workspace displaying a template for PC game storefront assets. The dark gray canvas features seven blank white artboards of various sizes and aspect ratios, organized into two rows and labeled for bulk export. The top row includes five Steam-specific templates: Header Capsule, Main Capsule, Small Capsule, Vertical Capsule, and Background; the bottom row contains two templates labeled ItchIO_Cover and ItchIO_Banner. The Artboards panel on the left side of the screen displays the names and sequence of seven assets.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 27/12/2025

Going through old @dunderbeckgame.com media, and I found this - quick proof of concept for hands/mouth graphics (using my own mouth/hands) #GameDesign #IndieGames #Dunderbeck

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 25/12/2025

The family made "ugly" sweatshirts for the holidays - here's my submission:

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 03/11/2025

Taking another stab at "cheesy" - and also, "flaming hot" - because sometimes you just want a flaming hot human torso. Or a flaming hot pile of puke. @dunderbeckgame.com is there for you in those moments. #IndieGames #FlamingHot #Cheetos #NotSponsored #LookingForASponsor #GameDev

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 01/11/2025

A hot dog? In this economy?! I divided all money by 10 - because a hot dog should probably not cost $3. Not that I can afford another at $0.30, either... #GameDesign #IndieGames #Dunderbeck

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 31/10/2025

Item variants previously used only different sprites. The new system uses particles and tone mapping for a consistent, expandable visual language, as shown here with the "cheesy" variant. #GodotEngine #Dunderbeck #GameDev #Cheese

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/10/2025

I love my work. (With @alexbpart.bsky.social) Discussing Dunderbeck After Dark. The saucy, unreleased, unannounced (oops), purely fictional DLC for the equally unreleased game, @dunderbeckgame.com. #GameDev #MonsterDong #Worldbulding #Illustration #IndieGames

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 08/08/2025

This mug is one of my favorite things that we sell on the #RUST store - the mythos of Jerry the Lemon is one of my most loved narratives in #H3VR - make sure to scream to the citric celestial after you drink your cup of lemon juice. That's what normal people enjoy in the morning, right? #IndieGames

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 27/07/2025

Alternate view - I dunno where she found that missile...

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 27/07/2025

I've been having a lot of fun playing with #legos lately - I made a magpie! She just found a new shiny thing - oops! Look out!

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 19/07/2025

With my birthday coming up, I'm reflecting on what I've learned and let go. My coding and art skills continue to grow, but my patience for web dev (once my focus) is fading. It's odd, realizing past me (who knew this stuff) is a different person. Still, I'm super happy I chose to lean into game dev.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 15/07/2025

Back around the turn of the century, the @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social was a whole other kind of wild. In @dunderbeckgame.com, our zoo-inspired level probably won't have a "butcher's day" but it *will* have bonnacons. #GameDev #IndieGames #MagicalCreatures #Cincinnati

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 12/07/2025

For all of the joking about @dunderbeckgame.com being nominated for "Best in Simulation" at #TMG2025, it turns out the game may have been more simulation than I had thought (Taken from Greg Hand's book, "Cincinnati Curiosities") #Cincinnati #GameDev #Worldbuilding #History #FactVsFiction

Book excerpt reading, "To demonstrate how intrinsically alien Cincinnati once was, let's drop in at the Palace Hotel on the night of Friday, December 12, 1890. On the menu is elephant steak. The Palace Hotel (today's Cincinnatian Hotel) has elephant steak on the menu because an elephant was executed by firing squad that morning at the Cincinnati Zoo. Hundreds of people watched. That pretty much summarizes Cincinnati in 1890."

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 23/06/2025

Look at those silhouetted items! I'm really liking the way this is shaping up. The almanac in @dunderbeckgame.com is a real important part of the gameplay and it's been neglected for too long. BUT NO MORE. YOU WILL BE PRETTY SOME DAY. And that day is today! #GameDev #UIDesign #GodotEngine

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 22/06/2025

Gah nothing is better than racking your brain on how to illustrate something with an icon and then realizing you already made an entire icon set - not only for that one item, but for the whole problem space. Thanks, past me - you're the best!

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 21/06/2025

Hey @snoozykazoo.com - I wanna add a mandrake to @dunderbeckgame.com and a certain lovable scamp of an anthropomorphic root vegetable came to mind; do you happen to have: An attack sound, a hurt sound, and a... Uh... Hurt. To. Completion? Sound? for #TurnipBoy? Asking for a friend 💖

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 28/05/2025

A huge thank you to @tmgexpo.bsky.social for featuring @dunderbeckgame.com on their steam event! Please! Wishlist today! Or, wait until June to play it at #TooManyGames where we can chat in person about grinding magical creatures into sausages - and THEN wishlist it! (Also demo coming soon!)

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 11/05/2025

Post a creature from your game, and its inspiration. #indiedev #gamedev

Pack rat from "Dunderbeck" - a large rat with an even larger bag. She is wearing a red tunic.

Protagonist from "Backpack Hero" - an anthropomorphic rat with a very large bag. She is wearing a red tunic.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 07/05/2025

It was awesome being booth neighbors, @snoozykazoo.com - and thanks for the Chef, @yukonmakes.games - I'll catch y'all around! Hot dog / turnip crossover when? #GodotCon #IndieGames #ChefBoyardee

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 05/05/2025

All set up for #godotcon tomorrow! Swing by The Garage tomorrow or Wednesday and find out how the sausage is made! #godot #godotengine #indiegames #screenshotsaturday

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/04/2025

Its attack pose is based on Wolverine from the the #SNES game, "X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse" - its arms and legs are a lot stubbier though 😅 #GameArt

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 20/04/2025

To go along with our Rat King, I present - the "Rat Prince" - the mini boss for the sewer levels in @dunderbeckgame.com #GameDev #IndieGames #Rat #Prince #WorldBuilding

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 14/04/2025

Dough Lads narrative graphic is in! Now we can get some good ol' fashioned, doughy extortion! #GameDev #Narrative #WorldBuilding #IndieGames #Godot

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 13/04/2025

The bus driver might be a skeleton.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 13/04/2025

I feel like #GameDev is the ultimate test of "Is my sense of humor *at all* appreciated by other people without the affliction of being me?" I think the bus driver's speech being entirely beeps is real fun. I'm sorry if you don't. He's gonna get all the bones. #GodotEngine #YarnSpinner #Bones

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 27/03/2025

Psst, #Boston - wanna check out my horrible sausages? Looks like @dunderbeckgame.com will be showing at #GodotCon this May! The quick pitch: Grind magical creatures into sausages in this frantic inventory management auto-battler, set in the mystical land of Cincinnati, Ohio. #GameDev #IndieGames

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 12/03/2025

Here's my first pass at a locket for the boon - I now wonder - should the player be able to throw it away (on purpose or by accident)? Or, should there be a separate place for unique "trinkets" that the player can't touch... I already don't have much screen space left! 😅

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 11/03/2025

Alright, #GameDev question - I have a giant rat, named Yersinia, whose babies have wandered off - when you bring them all back to her, what should you receive as a reward? A strong weapon? A bunch of cheese? Some cash? I'd love any ideas y'all have! #WorldBuilding #Godot #YarnSpinner

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 07/03/2025

Same, giant skeleton. Same.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 03/01/2025

Like, this feels more interesting to me - it's a 4x ratio:

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 03/01/2025

Like, this would be at scale - maybe this is the right move, though? It pushes the player to immediately break it down versus carrying it around with you. Any thoughts? The player's backpack is a 6x5 grid.

Screenshot of Dunderbeck in which a temporary item, "SIDE OF ELEPHANT" takes up almost the entire backpack.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · 03/01/2025

Wait! My elephant numbers are off - it's probably more like this. So, you know. Before you run out there to eat some elephant.

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