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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Despite my silence, I'm still plucking away at things. Currently working on the system menu. Learning to control the window in the code. So far the three controls shown work! More to come!

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I've been sick the past few weeks and haven't had the energy, focus, or motivation to do anything. Finally feeling ready to jump back into things, so tonight I'll be back at it and will hopefully have an update worth sharing soon!

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Working on the the main character sprite sheet for John Adventureman tonight! #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Still taking a break from the coding side of things, so I drew my own HUD tonight. It's really nice having everything looking the way that I want and matching the color scheme of the village. I'm getting closer to only using my own assets. #godot #gamedev #solodev #rpg #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I made my own inventory boxes to fit my own personal art style. I'm really pleased with how it came out. I still need to make my own version of the coin and spacing symbols. All of the item icons I drew as well! Next is redoing the player HUD! #gamedev #rpg #godot #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Spent all night working on the quest system, which also lead to figuring out a monster spawning system. I'm pretty pleased with the progress made this weekend. 😎

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Devlog #2 is up! I go over my progress with the quest system and updates to the tile map. Will be adding monster kills, item collection, and events to the quests next. But for now at least, you can complete quests via dialogue, see your progress, and be rewarded! #gamedev #godot #devlog

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Adventure Game Devlog #2: Quests!

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ran into some small issues this week and getting the button nodes configured to pass the quest data to be able to be displayed for the player upon clicking on the quest buttons. But now there are visible active and completed quests. Currently configuring monster kill quests. #gamedev #rpg #godot

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Was working on my tileset last night and fixed some of the colors. The fences were a different set of browns and it really looked off. Fixing it really brought the scene together. Next will be fixing the trees. Still working on the quests, just needed a break. #gamedev #pixelart #rpg #godot

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I've got a very rudimentary quest system setup. It's only driven by dialogue at the moment, but it works! Making progress! Currently working on getting it to display in the player menu. #gamedev #godot #rpg

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Trying something new and doing long form videos for my devlogs. So you can actually hear me speak and explain what's going on with the current updates. I give background on me and the project, then get to the updates. New menus, updated inventory, and a lantern! #gamedev #godot #devlog

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Adventure Game Devlog #1: Intros and Inventories

YouTube video by Voluun the Absent Minded

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Drew a monster based on a TTRPG I've been playing this week. Happy with how this turned out. #art #horror

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I finally graduated, and I'm getting back into development by bringing in some new techniques that I learned in my final classes that dealt with front end development. I saw some major opportunities with my player menu, so I'm currently rebuilding it and laying foundation for the new menus.

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Finally had some time today and sit down with my project and saw that I was still on 4.4.1 and updated the Godot engine. OMG 4.6 is gorgeous! This makes working on my laptop 10000x easier. Thanks @godotengine.org! #godot #gamedev #coding

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Concept sketch for the main character, John Adventurman. I wanted to capture the old school 80s/90s fantasy vibes for my character. I need to look up some references and have some fun with it. #gamedesign #conceptart #pencil #drawing #art

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

It's been busy between holidays and being sick, but I've gotten a lot done on the inventory. No spoilers but I've added key items that affect the player and how they interact with the world. Also corrected the color palette for the town. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #animation #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

My favorite thing as a newbie developer is when you're building functionality for objects, and then once it's working making the code reusable for future objects. Simplifying and making code reusable is so satisfying. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I brought the animation into Godot and built the item. I thought it would be more fun for it to look like TNT rather than the round traditional look. I'm happy with how it works. I'll balance the item MUCH later. Onto make more items! #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #animation #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Working on building the inventory and abilities before I move on with anything else. So, I drew an explosion! I'm still learning pixel art and animations, so I'm pretty proud of how this turned out! 😁 #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #animation #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I've been insanely busy with classes the past few months. So, today was very overdue! I finished the door system and now keys, switches, numbered monster kills, and events work I drew the town guard sprite I added descriptions to the inventory #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

A lunch time pixel sketch. I might clean this up and make a sprite sheet for this tbh. #pixelart #art

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Defeated the Lurker tonight as Brazwiz and retired to a Fortress! Only my 3rd success at this game amongst a pile of many defeats lol. #ironhelm #greygnomegames #cardgames #boardgames

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I drew my first NPC sprite to match the tileset aesthetic. It's pretty basic, but I'm working with 16x16 pixels for this project. Next is to turn it into a template for future NPCs. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Small update on my village tileset. + Fixed the window alignment to better fit the houses + Redid the well to like like a well lol + Added TREES!!!! They're a bit rough still, but they work! It's finally getting that atmosphere I wanted. :) #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I got a lot more done on my village tileset and wanted to see it in action. I need to make some adjustments to what I have, but I really love how it's turning out! (I don't have collisions setup yet) #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Working on creating my own village tileset in Aseprite. I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out so far. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I've finally hit that point where I feel like I've got a good foundation built up for my game. Now I need to actually plot out the rest. I've had a rough idea, but I picked up a notebook to carry with me and start writing and mapping everything out fully. #gamedev #notebook #penandpaper

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I broke out my XP Pen tablet and drew a couple of key designs in Aseprite (pun intended). It's a start and I think I'm in the right direction. I'll probably be drawing my own assets going forward instead of using purchased place holders. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #aseprite #pixelart

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

It's been a busy summer. Finally got some time for my adventure game! I've started working on a basic event system and am setting it up for the doors first. I'm also considering getting rid of the leveling system and going zelda-esque item/gear based instead. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Finally finding time to get back into things, so I worked on setting up a push block that can trigger switches. I'm working on the switch script next so that it can open doors or reveal treasure. Slowly but surely making progress! #gamedev #godot #rpg #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

NPCs can now move around and will face you when you talk. NPC's can follow a path back and forth or complete a circuit. They can also walk around at random just like the enemies as well. Next will be implementing the same thing into the monsters. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I'm still alive. I've been incredibly busy between moving, dealing with school, and work. I've had some spare moments to work on my project, and will start posting regularly again now that things are balancing out! :)

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Been pretty busy this past week, but got a little dev time in. I added loading screens to help with the bigger areas. I had some weird behavior with the tileset and camera without them. Added sfx for sword, bow, and shops. Also fixed the interaction detection. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Small update: +Showing a list of all assets being used. +Added the tavern. +Added music based on location. No interruptions if it's not supposed to be unique. +Dialogue and signs have sfx too! +Shopkeep now has a randomized greeting. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I made the mistake of picking up the Oblivion remaster. It's so good. See you all in 1,000 years. Lol. ✌️👋

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This was a lot harder than I was expecting, but I got a functioning, and reusable shop setup! There are a couple of small errors that I need to fix still, but it works! It checks the players gold and if they have prerequisite items before selling to the player. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I finally got my hands on one of my favorite albums of all time on vinyl, Black Cascade by Wolves in the Throneroom! Throwing this on while I work on my game 🤘 #blackmetal #metal #atmospheric #wittr

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Not a big update. Added coins to the player inventory along with animation to the amounts that you pickup. The amounts are randomized and increase with luck skill. I also have the events and framework in place for shops. Still more to go though to make it function. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Updated the town a bit and removed the enemies for now. I got a working scene manager and added in the shop. Next will be actually making the shop, the inn, and adding gold to the inventory. I added some interactable signs to give some flavor to the game as well. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It's not much, but I have the basics for dialogue! Now I just need to build an event tree and shop system. I will now be disappearing again for a little while. lol. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure #dialogue

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Added damage numbers to the player, and fixed an error in the code that caused the numbers to always be red after a crit hit. Finally built a pause menu! Only continue and quit game buttons work, but it definitely makes it feel more complete. Next is NPC dialogue! #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I've gotten a lot done in the past couple of days, and I'm loving how this is coming along. Here's the bow in action! I also have HP bars for the enemies, as well as floating damage numbers with working crit hit chances and damage. #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I've got a functional bow and collectable arrows now! #gamedev #rpg #godot #adventure

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Finally got my inventory setup. There are two equipment slots for potions and special items. Enemies chase you, lose you, pursue your last known direction, and then go back to wandering. Will change direction if they bump into a wall. Also, healing animation, and working xp! #gamedev #godot

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Finally getting around to playing Tin Helm. We'll see if I survive lol Ragnar enjoys sleeping nearby while I play games. #tabletop #cardgame #solo #boardgame #cat

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Last night's lunar eclipse. I'm pretty impressed with how well my phone does with these shots. #lunar #eclipse

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Checked out Cartographers tonight! This was a fun little game. 😊 #boardgame #tabletop #cardgame #cartographer

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Voluun the Absent Minded @voluun.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Going through my ancient box of art to start scanning things in to have a digital copy. It's been very interesting to see where I was as a teenager and pre-teen over 20 years ago. My art has always been weird. But I don't remember like any of this. #memories #art #artwork #pencil

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