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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 26/07/2026

5000 pts to the first person to recognize this intro...

quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 13/04/2026

which button type do you like better? words or pictures? or both? currently it's both... forgot to capture the cursor, but you can imagine it... #SoloDev #IndieDev #GUI #GameDesign #IndieGame #VisualNovel #VN #RenPy

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

the final award of quite awarding awards 2025 is for the Most Anticipated Visual Novel... ~~ Dungeon of Departure quite adept ~~ wow, I feel so honored to receive this, I have so many people to thank... runners up: RATKING (willyfeesh), AENIGMA (neuromance), Gretel's Honesty (Callen Dulla)

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Most Anticipated Visual Novel Award and the winner is me, quite adept, for the game Dungeon of Departure - the game's artwork is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

the most serious award of the night is the Meme with Staying Power Award, which is granted to the ONLY meme of 2025 that has permission to continue into the 2026... ~~ James Doakes / But I Can't Prove It ~~ surprise motherfucker, these sus gifs are permitted to enter the modern #meme lexicon

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Meme with Staying Power Award and the winner is James Doakes / But I Can't Prove It - a screenshot of one of the many gifs in this style is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

the next award is awarded to a creator who makes videos that are drawings that are 3D that are 2D that are retro PS1 graphics and uh... idk... just trust me... the Magnificent Mixed Media Award goes to... ~~ Carter Amelia Davis Homemade Gatorade ~~ www.youtube.com/@sweetstench

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Magnificent Mixed Media Award and the winner is Carter Amelia Davis for the video Homemade Gatorade - a screenshot of the video is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

up next, the first ever tie in quite awarding awards history... the Pixel Perfection Award goes to... ~~ Tacocrepe & gynura ~~ for their achievements in outstanding traditional #PixelArt bsky.app/profile/taco... mastodon.gamedev.place/@gynura runners up: DumpsterCat (bsky), witch_warren (masto)

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Pixel Perfection Award and the winner is a tie between Tacocrepe and gynura - their pixel art is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

this award celebrates the creative and comedic use of #blender #3D #animation... the Amazing 3D Animation Award goes to... ~~ Skramossa Northerlion Animated ~~ this series is a year old and is as hilarious as it is well made... @skramossa.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@Skramossa #Northerlion

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Amazing 3D Animation Award and the winner is Skramossa for the series Northerlion Animated - the film's artwork is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

the next quite awarding award goes to the absolute best OST to Study/Relax To... ~~ Angeline Era melos han-tani ~~ the full game came out this month but even the demo OST was solid enough to stand on its own... check it out on bandcamp: htch.bandcamp.com #AngelineEra #GameMusic

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

this award goes to a #film or show that is made for watching together with the whole family, especially your lovely sweet grandmother, bless her heart... the Watch it with Grandma Award goes to... ~~ Weapons Zach Cregger ~~ runner up might be Bugonia which I'm going to see this weekend #movies

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Watch it with Grandma Award and the winner is Zach Cregger for the film Weapons - the film's artwork is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

this next award is to my fav game of the year, but every category I could think of saw it second to a French game that will remain unnamed... so I invented the category of Magical Mystery Adventure Award for... ~~ Blue Prince Dogubomb ~~ best mystery game in 25 years #gaming #BluePrince #GOTY

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Magical Mystery Adventure Award and the winner is Dogubomb for the game Blue Prince - the game art is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 17/12/2025

next award is for a book that I got at the library because it had a nice cover and then didn't end up reading it before it was due but I heard it was good so my assessment of it's artwork was on point... the Judge a Book by its Cover Award goes to... ~~ Alix E. Harrow The Everlasting ~~ #books

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Judge a Book by its Cover Award and the winner is Alix E. Harrow for the book The Everlasting - the book cover is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 16/12/2025

the first award of the first annual quite awarding awards by quite adept goes to... ~~ Alliterative Album Achievement Award ~~ Addie Alaimo A For Album ~~ this album found my ears in January and was the soundtrack to my adventures in Japan... addiealaimo.bandcamp.com/album/a-for-...

an image announcing an award winner - the award is listed as Alliterative Album Achievement Award and the winner is Addie Alaimo for the album A For Album - the album cover is pictured on the left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 16/12/2025

#TeaseYaGame ... navigate a mysterious underground world with three dependable dungeon explorers and find a way out before the light fades forever... in... Dungeon of Departure... now on steam! #GameDev #PixelArt #VisualNovel

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 16/12/2025

the "2025 quite awarding awards" hosted by quite adept will commence later tonight... here are this year's categories: Alliterative Album Achievement Award (AAAA) Judge a Book by its Cover Award Magical Mystery Adventure Award Watch it with Grandma Award OST to Study/Relax To Award continued...

image of a silver trophy with the quite adept logotype flanked by the words "quite awarding awards - 2025" on a magenta and dark blue gradient background

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 26/10/2025

look... another #devlog for the upcoming #SoloDev #PixelArt #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure over on #itchio quiteadept.itch.io/dod/devlog/1... I was busy planning a wedding and haven't made much progress in the past 100 days, but ALL of the voicework and character anims are done, LET'S GO!!!

screenshot of gameplay - five characters are shown on screen in front of a purple tinted dungeon background - in the dialogue box at the bottom of the screen, the highlighted character, Ghett, says "Yes. Though there looks to be a few more at the end of the hall here."

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 16/09/2025

at the edge of town the most peculiar plant with the purple leaves #haiku #NaturePhotography #poetry #poet #poem #purple #PNW

photo of a bush from above, the bush has oval-shaped, purple-tinted leaves

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 24/07/2025

this file is named "Logo2_final_FINAL.png" so you KNOW it's never getting updated again... #JustGraphicDesignerThings or whatever... #PixelArt #LogoDesign #GraphicDesign #Retro

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 18/07/2025

check out my latest #devlog for the upcoming pixel art visual novel Dungeon of Departure over on #itchio quiteadept.itch.io/dod/devlog/9... #PixelArt #VisualNovel #CharacterArt #PixelFed #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #VN #RenPy

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 09/06/2025

UPDATE CASTING CALL - I need to take 48 hours to recover after receiving 100 (one entire hundred) submissions for voicework over on Casting Call Club 2 of the 3 roles are filled and the 3rd (helmeted adventurer in the screenshot below) is paused for now. If you applied for it, I'll get back to you!

screenshot of gameplay showing three pixel art characters in front of a pixel art background of a mountain valley - the male character on the left is speaking and the two female characters to his right are dimmed because they are not speaking - the male character is labeled with the name Duro and says "Ah, of course. Akari was it? Well met... This is Keiva"

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 07/06/2025

OPEN CASTING CALL for paid #VoiceActor #VoiceWork for my #PixelArt #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure! www.castingcall.club/projects/dun... I posted the roles last night and am already overwhelmed with submissions! The 3 main characters needing voices are below. Thank you! #CastingCall #Auditions

pixel art of an older masculine character with dark hair

pixel art of an older feminine character with dark hair

pixel art of a younger feminine or neutral/nonbinary character with short hair and a helmet

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 03/06/2025

yesterday I finished pixelling and coding the animations for the third and final main character of my #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure his name is Duro and he is an idiot... #CharacterArt #PixelArt #OriginalCharacter #CharacterDesign #OC #Art #IndieDev #RenPy

pixel art of a male character with long dark hair in a ponytail wearing a olive green tunic with yellow collar over a dark undershirt with a belt in front of a pixel art background of a mountain meadow

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 30/05/2025

just finished another background for my #VN project... I'm loving the foreground and background tones, but something about the green in the, uh, midground seems off... oh well... #PixelArt #BackgroundArt #ArtPost #Art

pixel art background of a meadow in a mountain valley with a tree and a fence in the foreground

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 26/05/2025

here's what a year and a half of #PixelArt improvement looks like... I finally figured out how to pixel hands... #CharacterArt #PixelFed #OriginalCharacter #OC

pixel art image of a smiling female character with a helmet and holding a backpack with her hands - "2025" is listed in the top left

pixel art image of a smiling female character with a helmet and holding a backpack with her hands - "2023" is listed in the top left

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 19/05/2025

so my game won't have a map; the player will have to make their own map (i.e. on graph paper) based on the descriptions of the dungeon in the dialogue... but I went ahead and made a map for myself, just for reference... I can't share the whole thing, but here's a snippet: #Map #PixelArt #Dungeon

screenshot of a section of a labeled, top-down, pixel art map showing the key, compass rose, and a few rooms

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 19/04/2025

sometimes you can make a photo more interesting by turning it upside down... often the same is true for one's outlook on life... ah, sweet reflection... #photography #flowers #flower #pond #trees #nature #NaturePhotography #reflection

photo of a camellia flower floating on a pond with a reflection of trees... the photo has been rotated 180 degrees so the trees look upright and the flower is upside down

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 16/04/2025

I've recently finished some #CharacterArt for one of the NPCs in my #SoloDev #PixelArt #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure there are only two characters left to #pixel now!!! learn more about the game here: quiteadept.itch.io/dod #IndieDev #IndieGame #RenPy #OriginalCharacter

pixel art of a older, dark haired, masculine-looking character with light skin and arms crossed, wearing a red headband, red vest over a tan shirt and dark undershirt, with a utility belt and dark pants - the background is the courtyard of a castle looking structure with a cloudy sky and some foliage

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 15/04/2025

Snowfall in late spring Following saru footsteps Mountainside temple ("saru" is the Japanese macaque, a.k.a. a snow monkey) #haiku #NaturePhotography #Japan #JapanTravel #travel #poetry #poem #Yamadera #Yamagata #temple #BuddhistTemple #mountains #snow #nature #cloudy #hiking #spring #photography

Photo of a mountainside temple in Yamadera, Japan on a cloudy day with light snowfall

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 08/03/2025

this is my favorite of the few poems I've written... I hope it is okay to share it with the kind people of the internet... you can tell me what you think of it if you are into that sort of thing, even if we don't know each other... #Poem #Poetry #Writing #CreativeWriting #Poet #FeedbackWelcome

screenshot of text (poem)

barren in the warrens,
sallow in the hollow;
not always a sanctuary,
and not ever sanguine;
to feel so stark
unadorned with a mark;
barren in the warrens,
sallow in the hollow

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 07/03/2025

I wonder what my body would sound like, slamming against those rocks, and when it lands, will my eyes be closed or open? - Björk, "Hyperballad" #Snow #Landscape #NaturePhotography #SongLyrics #Bjork #Photography #Nature #River #Winter

photo of a rocky, mossy, and snowy coastline from above the churning river rapids

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 15/02/2025

just shared a new #devlog on #itchio for my #SoloDev #PixelArt #VisualNovel Dungeon of Departure quiteadept.itch.io/dod/devlog/8... it has been a real journey learning #RenPy and making assets for the game, including #CharacterArt #BackgroundArt #OriginalMusic #GUI and more! #IndieDev #IndieGame

pixel art scene showing four female character portraits in front of a town center background

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quite adept @quiteadept.itch.io · 22/11/2024

not ready to post here in earnest just yet... but just so this account is not naked, here are some things I have made: a #Painting some #DigitalArt a #Poem some #CharacterArt from my upcoming #PixelArt #VisualNovel, Dungeon of Departure you can learn more at my website: quiteade.pt #introduction

photo of an in-progress painting on some blurred newspapers - the painting is taller than it is wide and has white diagonal stripes across the canvas covering a background of chaotic color: orange on top and teal on the bottom

screenshot of digital art made in Photoshop by digitally manipulating a photo that was originally of a mountain valley - the art is taller than it is wide and very colorful with a halftone effect over high contrast swirls that look like crashing waves - any semblance of the original image is no longer recognizable - it could be considered abstract art

screenshot of text - a poem titled barren in the warrens - it reads:

barren in the warrens,
sallow in the hollow;
not always a sanctuary,
and not ever sanguine;
to feel so stark
unadorned with a mark;
barren in the warrens,
sallow in the hollow

animated gif of an original character named Keiva from my visual novel, Dungeon of Departure - she has dark purple hair and is wearing a tan collared shirt and dark purple pants, holding a length of rope on her shoulder, and talking and blinking (no sound)

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