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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Kinda surprised it didn't pull in the post cover image.

Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark... I implemented darkness and torch light. It's on the web build. All the sample items work now. Some of the spells do too

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Throwback to when the starting prototype island was square but I didn't realize it bothered me yet.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Spell menu now pulling from real spell data. cool cool

Screenshot from midge makes games RPG WIP with a spell submenu. The spells listed are heal, cure , fire, regen, and outside. These values are now coming from real spell data, not just text placeholders.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Started working on the spell submenu, behold an empty spell list! I'll work on it more later today. It's pretty similar to the item submenu.

Screenshot from Midge Makes Games retro jrpg. It's a WIP of the spells submenu, which is empty and says "(no spells)". Background is character standing on overworld map.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You guys my first game, Gun Knight All Day, is on sale for the autumn sale! store.steampowered.com/app/2073630/...

Parody of senators holding up photos of texts they expected to be damning before learning they had mixed up hawks with hawkeyes. Instead of text messages, this photo is an ad for the steam game gun knight all day, 75% off. If you're vision impaired this game is probably not for you.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just a little clip showing off the new map transitions and being able to stay at the inn. The inn does actually restore HP and MP but the character starts at full for now. I might give some sort of buff for X number of steps and like a well rested status effect. We'll see.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey you can stay at the inn now! I don't feel like sharing a clip right now but here's a photo. But that shit ain't free. If you need gold crack open the chest and take the loot. E to open chests. It's on the web build.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Working on the inn dialogue and logic. It's almost done but I don't think I want to put in a late night tonight. Just a little bit more tomorrow then I'll post a video and an updated web build.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chests can now contain items too, not just gold! wee

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A little more work on the items menu, and some weird edge cases. Consumables will now show you a message when you use them. Even though item effects mostly aren't implemented yet. The dialogue slows down item usage so someone can't accidentally spam 3 items in a row.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Now that I've made some progress on the inventory, and made a key item. Doors actually require them now. And ya get a little message if you don't have one.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Made a little custom display for when you try to look at your items but you ain't got no items.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Alright some modest progress on the item submenu this evening. You can now consume items (no effects yet) but you can use them and see their inventory qty decrement after using them. Available on the web build

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Item submenu data coming from real inventories now, yea buddy! Not on the web build yet, a little rough around the edges, but hopefully soon.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sometimes when I make the game, I have a little fun with the placeholder text.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Space bar now toggles the command window. You can navigate the options with up and down. Astute players may notice that the commands do not actually do anything yet. It's on the web build if you want to see it.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just got started on the command Menu tonight. Still needs a lot of work.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Alright we got a basic XP and level system going. Level and xp to next level now pull real values and work. Since combat isn't implemented yet, each step will give you 1 xp. 400 steps to max out at level 10.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've never heard of Pasqually's Pizza & Wings in my life. Why would I deceive you?

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Made a little map title card that shows briefly when you change maps. Not a big thing, not the most important thing. But I like it.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A little work on what I was calling the QuickStatus window today. Better??? Worse??? Different ✔️ Not on the web build yet, still messing around.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I added the castle to the web build, but you can't get there yet. This is going to drive people nuts.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Drew an overwold castle last night. Wasn't sure if I liked it but I might be coming around to it. Made a few changes this morning.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yea that will probably work for a door. Same colors as the treasure chest pretty much.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

NPCs now have their own conversation data. Talk to them! E to talk, dismiss with SPACE. It's on itch web build now.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Alright, made a little progress tonight. The chests actually hold a gold value now, which adds to your gold, now visible on the quickstatus screen. The message that tells you you got gold comes from yarnspinner. Still need to replace the NPC dialoge with yarnspinner, but we gettin' there.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

From the story about the construction crew that found a kitten. Whoever gave him a vest and a hardhat gets a raise.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Wrote some logic to display the QuickStatus screen when you idle for a bit.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

First attempt at a quick status panel. If I can call it that.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Actually finding a few issues that would be a pain to handle in the main project, I'll keep working in the sample project for just a little while longer.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I have lost what was once treasured, and I feel so empty inside. (I drew an empty treasure chest)

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Took a little break from dialogue to make a treasure chest sprite.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I ain't afraid of no sleep. I ain't afraid of no bed.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Did a little work on signage for the shops last night. This will do for now.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Desert cave got a lower level because I made the stairs down sprite today. Making little practice maps helps me find the pain points in my workflow so I can write some little tools to improve my workflow.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

YUP! Talking to the king from directly behind the throne.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

FF6 is better than FF7 and chrono trigger.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Made some stairs, I think they're up to code.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Never go with a hippie to a second location. I just started work on the desert cave, not much to look at yet. But good practice for setting up more map locations. Reminds me that I need stairs and treasure chests, among other things.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Ooooh desert cave. Now I gotta make a map for it.

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Midge Makes Games @midgemakesgames.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Starting to get a little crowded in here. Worked on NPC collisions a bit and did some refactoring. Added a few more NPCs to the town to do a little more testing. Available on the web build.

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