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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I think I've finally settled on the release day for beaterCore August 13, 2026! No real promises, I still have a lot of work to do. But if everything goes well, expect the game to be released on this date #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

beaterCore is participating in steam's #NextFest ! It's an arcade racing game focused around repairing and maintaining old cars, with online multiplayer available right in the demo version If it's your kind of thing, make sure to check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3711050/ #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

New swamp map is basically a huge stress test of opponents AI and vehicle physics. Tons of changes were made just from it! And it's not even finished yet xD #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Just finished working on technical aspects of night mode for beaterCore! Night campaign events and multiplayer/split-screen night toggle are to follow #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I've made a new trailer for beaterCore! Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3711050/... #gamedev #indiedev #racinggame

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I've made a little tool to help me create dialogs for the game I'm making. #egui is really amazing for creating things like this! Though I did have to make the node connector in a pretty hacky way #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

More experiments with night mode. Just missing the headlights #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sounds when driving through rocks and grass #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Working on MSAA and SSAA anti-aliasing for the next version of beaterCore! #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Terrain LODs! Long overdue, they have improved performance on intel integrated graphics from literally unplayable to buttery smooth Paired with render scaling I've implemented just a couple of days ago, beaterCore will soon run on pretty much any old calculator! #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

beaterCore Demo 0.1.1 just released! Landscape now features lots of small rocks, trunk can be cycled through, auto parts store now features ambient sounds, and finally the tutorial has been reworked based on player's feedback Full changelog: steamcommunity.com/games/371105... #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Render resolution scaling independent from the user interface #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Worked the whole week to get this nice event selection screen ready Smooth animations and plenty of information about upcoming events, it's so much better than the old one #gamedev #indiedev #racinggame

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I've implemented dead zone and linearity settings for analog controls. I expected it to be a 15 minute job, took 2 whole days. It's a little rough at the moment, but the feature is released in the latest patch. Go try it out! #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Not really as cool as proper ray-traced audio but obstacles and terrain now modify the sound volume. You can hear how engines get louder as cars get in sight Coming soon into beaterCore! #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Working on various thread patterns

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

New beautiful wheel particle effects were added in beaterCore Demo 0.0.16! Play the demo on Steam now! store.steampowered.com/app/3711050/... #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Some demo release analytics I got ~400 wishlist additions ~100 came from a reddit post. But I can't recommend that since I got shadow banned after attempting to post there again. ~200 came from announcements in various discord channels The rest seem to be organic #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

New game mechanics coming to #beaterCore Resting will allow to skip a day if you can't find car/item you want. Current day of the week is now displayed in the hub UI to help with tracking time. Hub UI has been modified to better highlight selected locations on controller #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Spent a looot of time on these store assets but I think it was worth it

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Engines now feature spark plugs that can fail #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

As promised, gearbox inspection UI was redesigned in the same style as with the engine #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Engine inspection UI redesign Slightly better than the old wall of text. Same UI redesign will be done to the gearbox #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

This is one of the biggest maps yet, whole 768x768m, and it's the first to have room for multiple circuit layouts for different racing disciplines. Coming to the demo soon! #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

That's the first house asset that I've made for a racing circuit. I'm currently working on creating more time-attack maps into the game. Could be related to the fact that I've just implemented pacenotes... But tsss! That's a secret! #gamedev #indiedev #racinggame

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Don't know why but I'm really proud of this handbrake cable model xD New items coming to the game: Brake cable, wheel bearings, and brake hoses. You can guess what can break down now! #lowpoly #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

More split-screen screenshots I've repurposed multiplayer lobby UI for it. Compared to multiplayer though, it doesn't use cars from your garage, you're free to choose any car you want, but there's no damage or tuning sadly #gamedev #indiedev #racinggame

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I've managed to bring back split screen support. It was rotting away for months now, with ghosts of its existence creeping around the code. Took a couple of hours to get it to render all the new features #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This is the first track in game that isn't off-road. It does take a lot more patience and precision to make these more precise curves, specially considering that my level editor is not exactly suited for that #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

More cars now have different color variations I haven't posted for a while since I'm preparing the game for the demo release, and that involves a lot of bug fixes, stuff I can't showcase. Speaking of which - I'm in search of testers. Write me a DM if you're interested to try out the game #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I had to implement 3d text rendering just for this results screen. I don't think I'll use 3d text anywhere else, but I think 4 hours spent on it are worth it #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Now you can collect cups for winning races #gamedev #indiedev

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Working on an autumn set of maps

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Some multiplayer bugs are out of this world

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The HellBox @thehellbox.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I might be posting a demo for beaterCore on itch in the following 7 days. It needs some cleanup, but I think I have something playable. Does anyone have any tips on posting demos online? Any help appreciated #gamedev #indiedev

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