iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Added some achievements. 2 days left! I'm worried like crazy. store.steampowered.com/app/3602030/ #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

3 years later, my game is finally on Steam. Never again — this genre is true hard mode for solo dev. Hope people enjoy it and my suffering wasn't for nothing :) store.steampowered.com/app/3602030/... #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Tired of pitch-black nights in-game? I've added dynamic lighting! Now with a powerful cabin spotlight and first artificial light source — a light-tree (I'll fix the brightness!) Next up: making EVERYTHING glow ^_^ #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Happy with the final railroad generation! They connect regions & major cities, include some shortcuts, and leave room for expansion. (Rail-laying tech planned for a future update!) 🚂 #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #map #world

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Heh, I finally tweaked the map generation just the way I wanted. Now it's time to figure out the railway network generation. My first decent-ish drafts ^_^ #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #map #world

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Wanted to make biome maps in 20 mins with Perlin noise. Got a week of tweaking hell instead: coastlines, elevation logic, climate bands, and all that.. The water/land ratio is unrealistic but better for gameplay. So, what do you think? 🌍 #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #map #world

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Huge map from a full cluster down to individual pixels (each ~0.5-5 km, I haven't decided yet). The full 30k x 30k map is Earth-sized! Just showing off the engine's limits here ^_^ Now you have a whole world to explore! #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Map prototype with hexagonal regions is a fail. Turned out boring and unrealistic. Yellow lines are test railroads (release will have few roads, but you can build your own). Sometimes it's good to share failures, not just successes. ^_^ #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Working hard on creature AI. Removed mandatory logistics warehouses and improved the system — no more inefficient deliveries! This means rebalancing all recipes for smoother gameplay. Also, a hilarious animation of me coding. Enjoy! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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AUTOMATON（オートマトン） @automaton-media.com · 16/12/2025

列車コロニー再生街づくりシム『Steel Artery: Train City Builder』プレイテスト、本日より開始。市民が好きに働き休む、異種族共生トレイン automaton-media.com/articles/new...

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Sorted all Day 1 testing feedback (850+ surveys — wow!). Massive thanks to everyone! This will make the game SO much better. Celebrating with this cute cow 🐮 #IndieGame #Wishlist #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #pcgaming #gamer

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Finally, I've added the drawn girl animations to the train! And while testing, I discovered a really funny result from generating the starting residents of the train-city. One girl and seven men, if you know what I mean ^_^ #pixelart #gamedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Thrilled to share my last few weeks' work — the tech tree! Each node unlocks a new building, recipe, or feature — no boring +0.5% boosts. ~30 techs are for the playtest, locked ones hint at the game's future. #IndieGame #Wishlist #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #pcgaming #gamer

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Remember, I shared an early draft of one building? It's ready! This is a development center — key decisions in the fields of law, technology, and magic + alchemy are made here. #IndieGame #Wishlist #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #pcgaming #gamer

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I think it will be interesting to show how we make art. This is an early sketch that will turn into a finished building after some time. I will also publish it when it's ready. What do you think it is? #IndieGame #Wishlist #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #pcgaming #gamer

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I added steam from the working engines! Heh, I had to steam over (^_^) making it look more or less natural and, most importantly, not kill fps if you suddenly decide to build a race car out of dozens of engines 🙂 #IndieGame #Wishlist #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #pcgaming #gamer

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

For resource storage (and there are 32 different types), the game uses standard warehouses that are 3x4 tiles in size. And this indeed requires a lot of space, which is already limited on the train. I heard you, and I present multi-warehouses! However, they are even larger than the regular ones ^_^

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

If a train resident doesn't have enough money to pay for their cabin, they can get a little money for free in this building! Social Center is optional, but it will help to restore social justice😎 #SteelArtery #IndieGame #Wishlist #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Coal dust or just dirty orcs? Find out in the playtest of my train-city builder! store.steampowered.com/app/3602030/... #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

So, are the orcs slouching from the low ceilings, or are they just being lazy? #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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soulage23 @soulage23.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Join the 'Steel Artery: train city builder' playtest at Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3602030/... #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #WishListWednesday

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