iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 16/05/2025

#RememberYourOath proving ground animation testing is going... Well. This game is now about Yoga. #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev #Rigging #Animation #Help

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 10/05/2025

After watching the recent Connor Conquer's video on #Rimworld, I have returned to the game after a long time. It is going well. #Gaming #Games #ColonySim #Nearlykickedtodeathbyahorse

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 09/05/2025

Unity Programmers of Bluesky, I have a question on composition. Is it a good or otherwise okay architecture practice to break up entity components through interfaces? See screenshot for examples of how I am doing this. Any pitfalls I should be aware of? #Gamedev #Indiedev #Programming #Unity

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 02/05/2025

The newest member of the office, Lord Denning, performing a code review on some refactored character controller code. #gamedev #indiedev #birddev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 27/04/2025

So welcome home (Lord or Lady we don’t know yet) Denning, the Congo African Grey. I am sorry you just missed the sweetest Amazon to ever live, but you’ll find all the love and care and happiness in the world waiting here for you.

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 24/04/2025

There is a certain point in Vampire Survivor where the game just kind of falls away, and you’re left with a collage of colours and numbers. The game ceases to really be interactive and becomes a visual dopamine explosion. 10/10

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 20/04/2025

Wandering through a field. 10/60 game 2 is shaping up now that I have a bit of art on the field. #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 14/04/2025

"Alright, time to test the wave-spawn system." Clearly, there is an bug somewhere. #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 11/04/2025

Fun extended video with some added Juice. Also, some bugs, like how bullets will sometimes start tumbling. #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev.

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 11/04/2025

Some progress today: Enemy AI, bullets, simple animations. We're nearly done the first of the 10/60 challenge. I just made up the 10/60 challenge (10 simple game prototypes in 60 days). Has been very fun! #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 09/04/2025

A solid evening of programming later, we have a bunch of Space Invaders. Game 1/10 - Legally Distinct Invaders from a Place that is not Earth. #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev #MiniGameSummer

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 08/04/2025

I'm doing a riff on Space Invaders. Current Progress: Ship moves!

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 03/04/2025

Progress, added a dash. And perhaps a reason to use it. Run box. #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev #Ohfuckohfuck

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 02/04/2025

Not sure how long this has lived in my game. I guess it has to stay #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 01/04/2025

Learning Aseprite for some micro-projects to fill out gaps in my knowledge. Made a character. Need to figure out a game for them. Pilgrims of the Church, in many kin and kind. #Gamedev #indiedev #solodev #pixelart

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 31/03/2025

Remember Your Isometric Oath, featuring new playable character "Box". #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev #RememberYourOath

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 28/03/2025

Associate Producer Bora spending the day shadowing me. #bird #amazon #parrot #petsatwork

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 25/03/2025

#WIP character window including inventory, character sheet, and some item lore for funzies. Still largely blocked out and unskinned, once the Character Sheet section is ready I'll be on to UI skinning. #Gamedev #indiedev #solodev #RememberYourOath

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 24/03/2025

#RememberYourOath has another inventory refactor in the works. Pictured is an unskinned mockup. The UI for this game will forever be my white whale. #gamedev #indiedev #UI #RPG #DungeonCrawler

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 23/03/2025

Hatlabs employee profile: Binny Title: Executive Producer Likes: Productivity (Scritches), Being able to oversee production from the highest point in the office, my keyboard keys Dislikes: When devs don’t provide adequate scritches, ears. #birds #cockatiel #gamedev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 19/03/2025

A use case for AI for me is to use it to review my code. I will write something (in this case, an inventory sorting algorithm) and then have Jetbrains AI tell me what it does. Sadly, sometimes it has trouble. #Gamedev #indiedev #solodev #AIshouldnotmakedecisions

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 18/03/2025

Arguably not a #gamedev yet as I have yet to ship something, and don't work in the industry... Mostly a #solodev in the off hours. But I am jumping on this bandwagon in the same way one buys a set of free weights in January. Aspirationally! #Whatagamedevlookslike

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 17/03/2025

#RememberYourOath is still on track. As an experiment (and learning exercise) I rebuilt the core featureset in Unity, which has been a very different and educational coding experience. Among these updates: Got some Hands (only when crouching for now). #Gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 17/03/2025

Something I have found very helpful, using Canva or a similar whiteboard/flowchart program to just, lay out all the elements of a UI window before going to work building it. Super helpful. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #programmerart

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 16/03/2025

HatLabs Employee Profile: Bora Title: Associate Producer Likes: Parkour, Snacks, Other People’s Snacks. Dislikes: Flying, being up after 8pm.

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 16/03/2025

The Producers are having a working lunch as they watch me code. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #birds

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 09/03/2025

Spent a week working on a new character controller for #RememberYourOath, but I kept losing track of the ground because a raycast I would use to track it broke. Finally figured out why. I am an idiot. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #programming

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 08/03/2025

Messing with this concept a lot, has led me to develop a functioning desktop. #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 06/03/2025

Liked this idea so much I whipped up a super-quick prototype.

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 21/02/2025

Moving towards a new phase of the Project. What was the church hiding here? What did they build this place to conceal? To protect? What vile thing along these grey foundations? #RememberYourOath #Gamedev #Indiedev #Solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 19/02/2025

The sheer audacity that this is a real Magic the Gathering card is both inspirational and awe-inspiring. There are so many ways to make this card delete a player from a Commander pod and I am 1000% here for it. Bring on the 10,000 needles. #MagicTCG #Magic #MagicTheGathering @magic.wizards.com

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 18/02/2025

Video update of weekend work. Mostly just more interaction systems coming together. I am running out of things to work on to put off implementing combat. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #rememberyouroath

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 16/02/2025

It's a #blender day today. I've started targeting an early GameCube/PS2/Xbox aesthetic for the game, with Metroid Prime as an inspiration point. So I'mma make assets. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #it'satree

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 14/02/2025

A lot of what I have been working on for #RememberYourOath lately has been back-end, getting equipment and consumables to work, some UI work, refactors. There have been a few adds, but not much. Here's a clip. #Gamedev #indiedev #solodev

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 14/02/2025

I'm right there with you. Our inner demons are clearly simpatico

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Matthew @theorangehatter.itch.io · 11/02/2025

While playing with art style, I made a Torch. Is this to PSOne-Core? Is PSOne-Core overdone these days? Thoughts? #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #blender

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