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MachineScreen

@machinescreen.bsky.social
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Indie Game Dev Been making free, micro games on & off for ~10 years. The current plan is to try and make something bigger. I was @machine_screen on Twitter machinescreen.itch.io Suffolk, UK

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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All the time! Brains are annoying sometimes.
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Queen's Domain⚔️ - DEMO OUT NOW @queensdomain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Queen’s Domain is launching OCT 30TH!! ⚔️ Excited to announce our retro-fantasy action RPG with brutal combat and traversal-focused exploration will be available soon for PC and Consoles. Coming to Steam, Switch 2, Xbox Series and PS5!
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is very, very cool. Thanks for making it!
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I also recall from when I was experimenting with them that I had to manual author the UV2 maps as the packing algorithm for the UV2 auto-generation would sometimes rotate faces in ways which were super obvious in low res. So texels on a floor might be at 45 degrees compared to an adjacent wall.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For lowres lightmaps it strikes me that it should be as good as Quake's as a baseline but when I previously tested it at a similar resolution it certainly wasn't.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The helplessness is the genuinely worrying thing. That's how they get you. I sometimes feel like we're living in the prologue to a classic dystopian sci-fi novel about the loss of individuality.
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Dean @dean-dev.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
store.steampowered.com/app/4331110
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scumhead @scumhead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
we're whalers on the moon
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm no expert on lightmapping but if you need any assistance lmk
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oooo, this sounds intriguing, it does feel like it might need a ground-up rewrite. After trying to use it for low resolution lightmaps I discovered that there seem to be two PRs that have created fundamental alignment issues that weren't there originally github.com/godotengine/...
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LightmapGI producing incorrect, misaligned lightmaps · Issue #112768 · godotengine/godot
Tested versions Reproducible in: 4.1.2.stable onwards (though not identically) Not reproducible in 4.1.1.stable and earlier System information Godot v4.5.1.stable - Windows 10 (build 19045) Issue d...
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And now the theme tune is in my head...
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Initially I read this as meaning you hate the fact that pico8 has never prompted you to use an LLM and I thought... wait, that can't be right!
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'd be surprised if Nintendo didn't receive feedback during testing that young Link especially sets off uncanny valley feelings in some people because I appear to not be the only one.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On their narrow boat, creeping up the canal...
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Fidelity > Art Style is just never a good choice. Now we have some odd, plastic doll-faced impostor.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well I really don't like the character art style in the OoT remake. It has a weird uncanny valley plastic doll look to me.
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

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HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am so very tired of *gestures broadly*. Maybe trying to make commercial indie games in times like these is a fools errand unless you have an established audience. Especially when there are competitors willing to embrace the plagiarism machines to shortcut much of the effort. This timeline sucks.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I approve of these urges
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Maybe no one cares but if you're a low poly artist doing character stuff I am very interested in collabs of any kind. Please get in touch.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oh no, missing an 'at'... 🙁
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Once I got past it on the latest Terror series I was locked in. But initially it was like... Ermmm
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why is he so bad it?! Get a better coach?
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Danilo Dias @daysdanilo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Made a new model and @ronisilva.bsky.social created this awesome thing that makes the muscle texture stretch and tile itself depending on the distance of the bones. Really cool! #lowpoly
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Across the US, workers are souring on AI. The tech industry has insisted that AI would make workers’ lives easier and more productive, that the more people understood and used AI, the more they would like it. Something closer to the opposite has happened.
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Why office workers are turning against AI
Whether or not you like AI at work ultimately boils down to a question of power.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This game is likely not for me gameplay-wise but the art style and overall vibe is just impeccable!
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Kyle Labriola @kylelabriola.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Claude continues to be the siren's song tempting all programmers to jump into the sea. I think it's impossible to underestimate the temptation that many [especially older] programmers seems to have for wanting a solution that will make their lives "easier" and fill a hole in their heart.
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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you're not using asbestos yet, you are being left behind. Everyone is using asbestos, there's no point in trying to fight it. Asbestos is the future.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is the thing I find genuinely disturbing because it seems to mean that a lot of people who outwardly appear to be passionate about something aren't actually. All they care about is the end result, not the process, not the struggle.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ugghhhh...
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I absolutely could not put this book down. Highly recommended.
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Daniel Almenara (Pinky) @pinkydev.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’m excited to finally announce 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡, a retro-style survival horror game set in a medieval era. ⚔️ It’s a project I’ve been working on for a while, and you can wishlist it now on Steam! (Link in the comments) A demo is coming soon!
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Oooff, this whole thread hits home hard.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Maybe I'm just old and out of touch and what the kids really want is Be A Criminal Simulator 2026.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just watched the GTA trailer and my overriding thought is isn't it rather icky to be able to hurt and kill random innocents like shopkeepers in that level of fidelity? Older entries clearly weren't real life and had tongue firmly in cheek but this feels more serious tonally and that feels odd to me.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Texturing is cheating!
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Great translation from sketch to model. Just awesome!
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
When you take an evidence-based approach to AI-assisted and agentic software development, a picture emerges. It doesn't serve the narrative the bubble's been built on. But for the tiny % who care what's probably real and what actually works... codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/a...
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AI Software Development – What Does The Data Say?
I’m currently pulling together a bunch of sources – that are mostly recent – on the topic of LLMs and their use in software development. Some are peer-reviewed studies. Some are i…
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 12/08/2026
Hey, indie devs, this is what happens when you try to sneak AI stuff onto Steam without disclosing it. Don't do that! It will completely destroy your reputation!
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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
i understand if people are pressured to use LLMs for work. you gotta eat, it's hierarchical, usage may be monitored, i get it. but if you bring that shit home it's different! that actually is a personal endorsement. you don't have to use your own projects to normalize unethical corporate projects.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Your bay windows are missing their bottoms!
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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
You've probably seen this already but I found it interesting that the general message I got from it was 'make it easy for third parties to verify that it's stolen' rather than actually protecting the original game from decompilation www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNBd...
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The Clone Wars: Defending Godot Games From Reupload Scams – Yasen Dinkov – GodotCon 2026
YouTube video by Godot Engine
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good news everyone, I found it!
Photo of a frosted window with a sticker on it that reads MEANS OF ESCAPE.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good news everyone, I found it!
Photo of a frosted window with a sticker on it that reads MEANS OF ESCAPE.
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This does happen on some marketplaces (not video game related). The example I know of does it based on sales. So if a product doesn't sell at least once within a 12 month period it is removed. I reckon something like this could work well with Steam.
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scumhead @scumhead.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ringwyrm is an immersive action horror game with survival elements. Explore a nonlinear interconnected world, meet a large cast of memorable characters, slay sickly monstrosities and avoid myriad diseases. Coming 2027.... wishlist below!
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Queen's Domain⚔️ - DEMO OUT NOW @queensdomain.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A little corner from my retro fantasy game… What do you think is in the bowl? 🦴
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Nyek London @stupidhoroscope.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I don't understand hobbyist programmers that use AI Like if you don't enjoy solving problems what the fuck are you even doin here
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MachineScreen @machinescreen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Their FAQ says that private repositories are limited to 100Mb and should only be used by people who also contribute to open source projects. That's very limiting.
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