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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

#IndieDev, #GameDev, #UnrealEngine - FINALLY releasing pt 5 of my interaction system series! Sorry it a month to drop! I got sick & ended up in hospital! This episode expands "Hold to interact" functionality to our interaction system. youtu.be/5PGGktZ3kwM Remember to like, comment & subscribe!

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UE5 Interaction System Series: Part 5 - Hold to Interact

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Sorry the next episode of the interaction system series is taking a while - I actually ended up getting pretty sick, and needed to get surgery. Working on the next episode now.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

#IndieDev, #GameDev, #UnrealEngine - Here's part 4 of my interaction system series. In this episode, I add door interactions! Stay tuned for more episodes where I expand the system out to include a more interaction types. Please, like & comment on the video, it really helps. youtu.be/qcjvCQlNPCs

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UE5 Interaction System Series: Part 4 - Door Interactions

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

#IndieDev, #GameDev, #UnrealEngine - I finally released the third episode for my interaction system in #UE5! This one focuses on handling when there are multiple in range interactables at same time, & uses Dot Product calculations to allow the player to pick one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQeb...

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UE5 Interaction System Series: Part 3 - Track Multiple Interactables with Dot Product Calculations

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

#GameDev, #IndieDev, #UnrealEngine - I'm still working on the Interaction system series, part 3 is taking extra time. This is because the episode is close to an hour long. I should get it out the door tomorrow at some point, after that, episodes will be shorter as most of the hard will be completed!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#GameDev, #IndieDev, #UnrealEngine - Hey! Here's episode 2 of my #UE5 interaction system series! This is where we build out the core component of our system, and actually show the interaction prompt to the player. More episodes on the way soon! youtu.be/4IJnlamZ3Co?...

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UE5 Interaction System Series: Part 2 –Showing / Hiding the Interaction Prompt

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Because of the rise in GPU prices, which won't come down any time soon, #GameDev studios will HAVE to go back to optimizing correctly. You can't sell games if #gamers can't run them. Rises aren't due to gamer demand, but hardware companies abandoning us for AI. We also need an Nvidia alternative.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Make it a horse sized duck, and cash in on reddit!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

True, but if it were actually one at a time like this, it would be amazing.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

#GameDev, #UnrealEngine, #IndieDev - My series on building an interaction system is in it's infancy. When completed, I will open source it. No Patreon, No purchase fee. If you wish to contribute - likes, and comments on the YouTube videos are heavily appreciated. Thx youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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UE5 Interaction System Series - YouTube

Join me on an in-depth journey through Unreal Engine 5 as we build a flexible, reusable interaction system from scratch! In this series, you'll dive into bot...

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

While I work on part 2 of the interaction system series, somebody out there needs to distract me for a few moments with the first video game story line that made them tear up! Mine for sure was Final Fantasy VII. #Gamers, #Gaming, #GameDev, #IndieDev

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Great! Then you could telegraph stuff with a consistent pattern, but then in this level, switch it up to pull the rug... Maybe highlight that something is happening, but make them focus on something different. They'll try to prepare & the rug pull will feel like less of a trap & more of a mind game.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Part 5! If you do something like the above comments mention, you'll give your players a nice flow to the experience, an easier way to understand where they went wrong after failing, and it'll really help with the dopamine hit when they understand the problem.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Part 4! Bonus points if the call to action is something you re-use in your game. Think about how certain iconic games use a specific color, or animation, or object in their games (The last of us and Uncharted's use of the color Yellow is my to go to for explaining this).

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Part 3! It doesn't need to be too obvious as to make it easy, maybe some blocks blink, or maybe there's a slight color shift, or a camera shake. But let them know something is about to happen, and build their expectation that they need to be ready to take action.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Part 2! So let's talk about what the user actually sees here. Developers will often miss this, and players get confused. You see the part where the player falls through the path at the end? If you warn the player, they'll be prepared for evading action, and wont feel sucker punched.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Part 1! Excellent - So, first off, congratulations on making something that looks so amazing. Isometric games speak to my soul for some reason, you've clearly spent a lot of time making this, and the floating path mechanic is a nice touch for keeping a player engaged, I LOVE the idea.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Hey @mazestalker.bsky.social - You open to some advice on this game mechanic? I love the concept, and have some thought on how to make it a little more polished for players. Figured I'd ask permission before I jump in here, especially if you aren't looking for feedback yet!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#GameDev, #IndieDev, #SoloDev! I released the first episode of my interaction system series for Unreal Engine! Interactions are a fundamental mechanic in video games & in this series, I'll teach you how to make your own, flexible, reusable system! More episodes coming. youtu.be/TrGCFTSD_Ck?...

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UE5 Interaction System Series: Part 1 – Building the Interaction Prompt Widget

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

@endvasion.bsky.social notified me that my discord invite link was expired. I didn't even know you had to set them to not expire - anyways, it has been updated now. You can find it in my bio if interested.

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Endvasion 👉 Wishlist on Steam! @handle.invalid · 26/02/2025

Is posting here considered as marketing? I wouldn’t mind getting 2 wishlists: WISHLIST here: bit.ly/4bf4lZi <3 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Not sure if I missed you mentioning this, but this really reminds me of a game I loved when I was growing up, named "Super Thunder Blade" It looks great, and if it was inspired by STB, then you've really captured it well!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

This looks so beautiful - excellent work!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

#GameDev, #IndieDev I'm working on my first series of videos aimed at getting more complicated than exploring individual #Unreal blueprint nodes! I'll be showing you how to build a functional interaction system for games, I'll post links when the first episode drops. Follow me to get the updates!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Hey!! I just released my latest video in my blueprint bites series, it's about getting basic math up and running in Unreal Engine! Please go watch it, like it, comment on it! I could really use the support! youtu.be/-bcYdXmLA2Y?... #UnrealEngine, #GameDev, #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

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Blueprint Bites: Essential Unreal Engine Nodes - YouTube

🔹 Welcome to Blueprint Bites! 🔹 Want to master Unreal Engine Blueprints one node at a time? 🎮 Blueprint Bites is a step-by-step series where we break down ea...

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I am running about a day behind schedule with my next installment of blueprint bites - expecting to release it tonight, or tomorrow :)

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Today, let's get #GameDev, #IndieDev, #IndieGameDev & #Gaming in the same room as each other to discuss their least favorite mechanic in video games! I'll go first, "Hunger" systems, in non-food / non-vampire games. I'm here to have fun, not look after a human virtual pet! What's yours? Why?

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

On that topic! here's a link to my first series on YT - "Blueprint Essentials"! It's young, but growing weekly, and will keep expanding! You are probably more advanced than where the series is at, but it will catch up! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... If that's of interest, please subscribe! :)

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Blueprint Bites: Essential Unreal Engine Nodes - YouTube

🔹 Welcome to Blueprint Bites! 🔹 Want to master Unreal Engine Blueprints one node at a time? 🎮 Blueprint Bites is a step-by-step series where we break down ea...

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The above video is not one of my videos, but I haven't published one on the widget switcher (yet), but this might help!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Did you know you can control switching between widgets, without using the branch nodes at all? There's a solution called the Widget Switcher, and it's supposed to help with simplifying this exact kind of problem :) It'll mean less branch nodes all over your code! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7W...

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Unreal Engine 5 Widget Switch Tutorial: Create a Seamless Menu System

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Hey #UnrealEngine, #GameDev, and #IndieGame communities! I have a question for you, what's the blueprint node that you most could use some explaining on? I'll be available throughout the day to answer questions about them!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Thankyou for the reply! as important as types are, I wasn't sure anyone would actually be interested in them!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Hey #UnrealEngine, #GameDev, #IndieDev communities! I just dropped a video breaking down all the major data typs in UE5, key to powering your projects. Watch now, then drop your favorite data type in the comments! #UE5 #Blueprints!!! youtu.be/gbePhHPAM-w

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Blueprint Bites: Unreal Engine Blueprint Variables Explained – How to Use Data in UE5!

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CritCorsac 🎮 Dovvee's ReQuest Out Now 🎮 @critcorsac.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A first look at my Game Boy game in motion! Why walk? Dragons can fly! 🐉 #GameDev #GBStudio #Retro #IndieGame #GameBoy #PixelArt #Dragon

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Especially if those "cool looking people" are the "Be more alpha male" types. Those guys crack me up. It's not even like I'm against the message, it's just that for a bunch of "Alpha's", they sure are fragile.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

can't re-use ** Bluesky needs an edit button.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I promise my next video on Unreal Engine blueprints is coming either today or tomorrow. The pixel art doesn't make itself, and this one has a lot of new elements that I can re-use from previous videos! Editing takes longer than the making of the content! #GameDev #VideoEditing

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Love to see it Jamie! One of my all time favorite titles was The Legend of Mir II, it was an exceptional MMORPG back in the day. It's still going now, but the official version is just micro-transactions all the way down.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Wow - this really captures the look and feel of the early Pokémon games on the Gameboy Color era. I've seen a lot of attempts to do this, and it isn't as easy as it looks. I especially like the sprite animation here, very tidy. Great work so far!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I loved this game, but the bugs... the bugs... they haunt me!

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

I teach game dev and game design - I'm still in the infancy of my channel and bluesky presence, but I'd like to get added. Or do I need to be a certain size first?

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I hear you! Seems like everyone needs more time these days!! Is there a world where improved tools would help? What's the biggest thing killing your time?

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

oops - that should have said "Who do you think is also great at UX?"

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

UX in #GameDesign is often extremely over-looked. However, some studios really do it well. In particular, #NaughtyDog makes use of the color yellow so well in #TheLastOfUs & #Uncharted, that #Gamers instantly know what to do & focus is on the challenge. #GameDev do you think is also great at UX?

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I'll go first in case people are shy! I've been working like crazy. Feels like I haven't had a minute to spare in months. Took today and tomorrow off of work to just get some rest. Been busy with house renovations as well, been in a fixer-upper for a few years, and it's finally getting better.

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Taking a break from dev related stuff to reach out to the #GameDev community to see how we are all feeling today? I want to hear about the good, and the bad! ❤️

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Player Foundry @playerfoundry.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

On this day in 1995... Sega released Ristar. Objectively, it's a decent game, but as a child, I despised it. Probably because Sega actually wanted to replace my beloved Sonic the Hedgehog with him! What’s your take on Ristar? #GamingHistory #RetroGaming #Gaming

I still haven't forgiven them for wanting to do this to Sonic.

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