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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The fusion system is working! (though a lot of edge cases still to iron out) Powers can be broken into effects/targets/durations/conditions/misc. Players can fuse power chips to combine bits of each, which effectively grows the possible powers from the 100s into the 10000s! #gamedev #indiedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Slowly making progress on the battle screen UI. Why didn't you guys tell me that fitting things into boxes without f'ing up the other boxes was the hardest part of #gamedev? #Capesong #indiedev #superherogame #superhero #OC #indiegame

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hard to pick just nine, but each of these had totally consumed my life at different points in time (three sports manga on the list was definitely a surprise!)

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Don't have any new visuals worth showing for #ScreenshotSaturday because most recent work has been backend stuff. But the system is coming together for fusing chips together to make combo powers with elements of both parents. If I can figure it out, it's going to make truly unique heroes possible.

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Working on the codex. NGL I'm proud of my dev/art progress so far to see these all on one screen. Still 200+ more on the planning spreadsheet yet to be created. #Capesong #superherogame #superhero #OC #roguelike #roguelite #rpg #turnbased #tactics #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #pixelart #aseprite

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Spent some time this week working on the animations for when heroes apply elemental effects to the field instead of directly attacking opponents. #ScreenshotSaturday #Capesong #pixelart #aseprite #turnbased #roguelike #superhero #superherogame #comicart #indiecomics #OC #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Current task: drawing pixel explosion #26 (Ice-Ground Contact - Medium Intensity). I guess I could buy an asset pack, but I don't want to miss out on the joy of drawing pixel explosions #27-80. #gamedev #indiedev #aseprite #pixelart #superhero #superherogame #OC

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sometimes the RNG generates a meh powerset but you wanna try anyway because the guy's name is Myron Pupper. #WishlistWednesday #Capesong #Indiedev #Gamedev #superhero #superherogame #OC #turnbased #roguelike #pixelart

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#gamedev is so adhd coded. Spend 20min doing math, a half hour drawing a sprite, ten minutes aligning the pause menu, back to math again, wait I haven’t posted anything on social lately, wait what was I doing again? What day is it?

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Folk Emerging 🦣 stone age 4X (OUT NOW) @curiousdynamics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday thread! 🎮 If you're a #gamedev with a turn-based game, showcase it in the replies, and use the hashtag #TurnBasedThursday. We're all boosting this thread! ♖ If you love turn-based #Gaming: ❤️, 🔁, & follow your faves!

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Planning what's offered in the starting loadout. Five powers: 2 from the primary element, 3 off-kit. Slightly favoring affinity without forcing you into an archetype. Want to encourage diverse buildcrafting based on your battle results/rewards. #indiedev #gamedev #superhero #OC #turnbased #roguelike

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Trailer is done! Capesong: a turn-based combat strategy game where you generate OC superheroes and plot their growth, featuring tactical timeline battles and robust customization. Wishlist: s.team/a/4667120/ #TrailerTuesday #indiedev #gamedev #OC #superhero #roguelike #turnbased #pixelart

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Experimenting with different systems for increasing a hero's affinity. Until now, it was like a gate; purchasing a higher affinity allowed you to get better powers. But I'm changing so the more often you use a power, the higher your affinity gets. So unlocking thru use rather than thru purchasing.

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Super happy to show off the new capsule artwork, created by the extremely talented Felipe Poveda! www.deviantart.com/felipepoveda #ScreenshotSaturday #Capesong #Indiedev #comic #superhero #gamedev #OC #comicart #superherogame #roguelike #turnbased

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Much of the last month has been spent drawing sprite animations. Finally finished the important ones. Next up, projectiles and particle beams. Hope to have a preview video ready soon s.team/a/4667120/ #Capesong #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #superhero #OC #superherogame #pixelart #wishlistwednesday

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have a complex system of rules and interactions, but even as the game’s designer, it’s often impossible to tell why things happen. So I’m trying to pare things back and simplify but I don’t want to dumb it down. The target player likes buildcrafting and stats. How do I make this perfect for them?

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The game is turn-based strategic combat, but at each round's resolution, it'd be sweet to watch the superhero battle play out as the turn results are revealed. Made a test area to experiment with the sprites. Still a long way to go! #indiedev #gamedev #superhero #OC #Capesong #ScreenshotSaturday

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If an attack that inflicts 15dmg goes against a defense that blocks 20dmg, but the attack has a modifier that allows it to fire twice on the same turn, then 10 dmg should leak through. The 20block defense shouldn't work twice. *spends five hours figuring out how to trace and fix* #indiedev #gamedev

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pat-o-logic-studio.bsky.social @pat-o-logic-studio.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Rcvd my commissioned capsule image, but don't want to update my Steam page til I've got some gameplay footage ready. Thing is, I've been at this for months, the UX is still half-baked, sprites are mediocre, and the game has zero juice. Guess I know where my focus needs to go next. #gamedev #indiediv

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The ‘competing DAWs’ are back to a simpler 2-track system. Shoehorning verticality into the combat grid made defense useless. Looked cool AF but it moved playability in the wrong direction. Can’t be afraid to try new things but have to be able to admit when they’re not it :( #indiedev #gamedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’ve been spending all week back at this drawing board. Every time I think I have a cool, unique combat system figured out, I discover a degenerate strategy that breaks everything. The ‘competing DAWs’ vision is still there. Just… unclear still. I’m going to figure this out 😤 #indiedev #gamedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Had an actual dream vision of how to make the 'competitive math' work. Successive waves of double-blind chip placement on a DAW-like grid, building your equation while thwarting theirs. I think (hope!) this'll be a truly unique strategic combat system #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Promotion to the Global Defenders is meant to feel like a rare and well-earned reward for a particularly successful run. Making this the moment where you can give your guy an actual superhero codename feels like the right move. #capesong #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #superhero #superherogame #OC

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Most recent work has been on the new (re)direction. Multi-move planning along a timeline (a la Star Renegades, Into the Breach, FFX, etc). If this works, it'll elevate the battle system from a simple rock-paper-scissors simulator into the strategic/tactical planning vision I've had from the start.

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Making a conscious decision in my superhero game to NOT generate characters w/ codenames. Hope players can connect with their heroes on a human level 1st. Raúl Díaz the teacher from Peru. Not just ThunderFist (or whatever you end up codenaming him once you get far enough) #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Slowly dawning on me that the game I’m making is just competitive math. *third eye opens* wait a minute… everyone’s game is just competitive math! #indiedev #solodev #gamedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Been deving for months and my game still just looks like default menus. Balancing math & making tiny decisions that send me back to square one again & again. But I can tell it's going to be so satisfying to play once it's ready. Wish I could convey that in a screenshot or a video. #indiedev #solodev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Still early in development and haven't begun marketing my game for real. Just made Bluesky and X accts to post lil updates. But OMG twitter is horrible. As a new user, my feed is just a stream of lowbrow, racist, sexist, red-pilled AI chud content. It's depressing. Think I'm gonna delete it.

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Postbattle upgrade screen WIP. Go deep on single-element mastery, branch out to find an unexpected synergy, tack on some super-speed for a momentum boost, or just heal up for the next battle? #ScreenshotSaturday #Indiedev #gamedev #solodev #superhero #superherogame #capesong

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Been struggling forever with how to give heroes unique loadouts. Power draft? Too narrow. All powers gated by tier? Too broad. I think I finally found the answer: Modules. Unlockable groups of powers that execute a specific multi-turn strategy. #indiedev #gamedev #superhero #superherogame #capesong

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I am constantly impressed and amazed by the stuff I see other devs posting here. I could spend all day hitting the like button. Is there a word for when you're hopelessly discouraged and unbelievably motivated at the same time? #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Finally made a system that translates different effects ("burn_2_3") into plainspoken language ("Apply level 2 burn for 3 turns") and shows the definitions as color-coded tooltips when clicked. Should have done this a long time ago. Game is so much more legible now. #superherogame #indiedev #gamedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Struggling with presentation / information hierarchy on the battle screen. So many variables and statuses can modify the damage output of a given move. How to decide what to show and what to fold into sub-menus or tooltips? #screenshotsaturday #capesong #indiedev #gamedev #superhero #superherogame

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Making a build-your-own-superhero strategy game. Obviously character generation is super important. I want to make something that OC creators will want to mess around with even if they never bother playing the actual game. #capesong #superhero #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #pixelart #superherogame

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Finished the power chip designs for 7 of the 10 elements. Happy to see the UI coming together. #ScreenshotSaturday #Capesong #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #superhero #superherogame

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Meet Liv Aase: Norwegian bookstore clerk by day, fire-wielding elementalist superhero by night! #screenshotsaturday #capesong #superhero #gamedev #indiedev. store.steampowered.com/app/4667120/...

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Building out the tunable CPU AI. Tagging powers to help make an auto-battle system that uses personality-weighted choices. Want to let players either pilot battles themselves OR have a "coach mode" in case they don't want to micromanage every detail #capesong #superhero #indiedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Balancing powersets is crazy work. How much dmg should fire do to a hero with a healing factor? What if they’re already bleeding/made out of ice? #capesong #superhero #gamedev #indiedev

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Working on the character randomizer today. 57 countries in the database so far, meaning your hero could be a mechanic from Manila, a teacher from Nairobi, or a chef from Osaka. Names, appearances, backstories - all region-appropriate. #gamedev #indiedev #superhero #capesong

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The heart of a superhero story is the person behind the powers. That's tricky with procedurally generated heroes. A solution: tie ability unlocks to personality. Reckless heroes and cautious heroes shouldn't develop the same way, even if they share an element #gamedev #indiedev #superhero #capesong

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Pheefus [Wishlist Capesong!] @pheefus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Freedom Force and City of Heroes were two of my favorites. Always loved creating superhero OCs in a lore-rich world. Now I'm trying to combine that with the depth of a strategy/tactics game. Hopefully I can make something worth playing! #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #superhero #superheroes

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