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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

liking this colorscheme a lot more, and happier with the window-screen shader #indiedev #gamedev #multiplayer #coop #shaders

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Erin Returns From The Grave 🦇🖤🦇 @woodaba.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

OBJECTIVELY the funniest screenshot in any nintendo direct im dying

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

working on a fun new idea that i think ill be able to follow through with #multiplayer #friendslop #gamedev #indiedev #customlighting

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

some more work on the muzzle flash going to add arms + full animations next #indiedev #gamedev #6dof #fps #godot #shaders #customlighting

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Yuri @yurisizov.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

In the last couple of days I've seen this argument that you have to partially allow LLM-assisted contributions in FOSS/public work because that will keep people honest. That otherwise they'd do it anyway, just lie about it. That's a fallacy.

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

WIP; KR-AE50 revolver, winch/grappling hook, reload+fire animations Still lots of improvements to make on this stuff, but it's a good base line #indiedev #gamedev #fps #6dof #godot #customlighting #shaders

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

KR-AE50 Revolver, futuristic 8 shot revolver, a perfect sidearm for astronauts #indiedev #6dof #fps #godot #handmade #humanmade #revolver #model

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Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 08/06/2026

We live in the stupidest timeline.

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

KR-AE50 Revolver, futuristic 8 shot revolver, a perfect sidearm for astronauts #indiedev #6dof #fps #godot #handmade #humanmade #revolver #model

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

working on a custom star shader Left: normal amount of stars Right: 5 million stars There's a noticeable FPS drop with 5 million, but it's still playable on an M4 Mac Mini base model Godot's multimesh + a custom shader is great! #indiedev #gamedev #godot #shaders #6dof #fps

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

mostly finished with the default object lighting shader, will leave it for now to focus on other things finally ive spent weeks studying shaders, shader-related math, etc and its paid off in so many ways #indiedev #gamedev #godot #shaders #lighting #customlighting NO AI USED EVER ON MY PROJECTS

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Some more work on the custom lighting shader, starting to become pleased with how it looks, probably going to work on some models next to refine it further #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #fps #6dof #space #godot #shaders #lighting

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

google works better if you turn off personalization at the bottom of the results page

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

some custom lighting shader work for my 6DoF FPS game (lots to do with it still, but its getting there! #indiedev #gamedev #shaders #lighting #6dof #fps

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henmesh.bsky.social @henmesh.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Decided to balance the multi-projectile reflect by having parries damage your weapon's durability. It won't break until the animation finishes though, so you can reflect any number of bullets at once #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Moving objects around is starting to feel pretty nice, now when you pick up an object, its treated as extremely light and has a hard time moving heavy objects This will be useful for puzzles where stacking objects is involved #indiegame #physics #puzzle #coop #multiplayer #godot #netcode #game

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

my favorite activities include: - writing code in godot fast enough to outpace the linter

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Physics are starting to feel smooth, only a couple points of jitter to improve after some testing with a friend across the country #indiegame #puzzle #physics #coop #multiplayer #netcode #godot #alpha

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

messing around with physics object interactions, starting to feel kind of smooth #indiedev #netcode #physics #puzzle #godot

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

forgot how fun netcode was to work on until i started this new project #gamedev #netcode #multiplayer #godot #physics #puzzle

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

really productive week of bug fixes, performance improvements, and small but important additions / polishes the next few days will focus on content additions, hopefully that will turn into some actually exciting videos to show

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

id say performance is getting pretty good (m4 base mac mini, 130 enemies i accidentally spawned due to a bug all shooting) #indiegame #gamedev #godot #roguelike #space #survivor #bullethell

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

refactoring game code is the most zen thing in the world during my lunch breaks at work #indiedev #gamedev #godot #roguelike

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Improved the upgrade UI to include the # of each upgrade owned rather than separate images #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #godot

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Weapon missions activate when standing in them for a short period of time, spinning their sword icons around when the timer ticks down Completely unfinished+unpolished, but the POC is here, will show off when the actual missions are working #gamedev #godot #roguelike #space #game

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Had a bad dream where all my peers started using AI to generate "games". They delighted in the incoherent sequences of images and video, and I thought I'd gone insane. Glad to be awake.

Hayao Miyazaki leaning back, with a tired expression on his face, eyes closed, cigarette in mouth, hands on his head, holding his glasses.

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Asteroids are now batched and more plentiful, makes the movement feel a lot better #indiegame #gamedev #godot #space #roguelite #bullethell #survivorslike #roguelike

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

why are youtube bots commenting purely about ELVES in my SPACE ROGUELIKE?? #indiedev #gamedev #confused #youtube #bots

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

uploaded a video of 3 almost 4 MONTHS of work on my indie roguelike, SurvivorShip. Please check it out and maybe like/subscribe or something 🤪 youtu.be/zpfZftue3Us #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bullethell #devlog #godot #space #game #alpha #wip

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3 MONTHS OF WORK of my Survivors-like: SURVIVORSHIP

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

the new cloud system being completely dynamic will lend itself well to the weather system i plan to have in the future #indiegame #gamedev #godot #alpha #shader #shaders #clouds #sky #weather #space #roguelike #roguelite

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

thinking i might not need to do much to these clouds beyond the basics! Looks great haha #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #godot #alpha #shader #clouds #space #planet

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

if youre a game dev for the love of god run your game on a steam deck (or any mediocre setup). the amount of #indiegame s coming out that cant even run well on my 5060Ti is absolutely absurd $300 laptop or device to test on now might save you hundreds in refunds #indiedev #gamedev #optimization

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studio::variant @variant-dev.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Some more work on the lighting and visuals, lots and lots to do but im happy with my progress #indiedev #gamedev #alpha #godot #roguelike #survivor #space #lighting

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