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Nick \ Without Fail

@withoutfail.bsky.social
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nostalgic millennial . indie game dev . occasional artist

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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hahaha ha ha ... 😭
A steam sale notification indicating that Civilization 7 is on sale for 50% off but still costs $50
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BluntBSE @clg-bluntbse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We're 80% funded, but our Kickstarter closes this SUNDAY! If you want to see a new game in the world of the Secret Histories, now is your chance! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tmo... #weatherfactory #cultistsimulator
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The Matter of Being
Open-source narrative-strategy game set in the world of Cultist Simulator.
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
All we have is enough
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Now you're just a #shader that I used to know
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Feeling thankful as Alight joins the #Cat Awareness Sale on Steam, launching today! Check out Alight here store.steampowered.com/app/4463010/... And the rest of the festival here store.steampowered.com/curator/4623...
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Could be wrong but I'm pretty sure Jane Austen wrote it a bit more than 20 years ago
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BluntBSE @clg-bluntbse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Matter of Being is now live on Kickstarter! Set in the world of #cultistsimulator, it plays like Suzerain if, instead of being president, you were a rebellious spirit on the run from ancient gods. Check out our campaign @ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tmo...
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My friend, @clg-bluntbse.bsky.social, just launched the Kickstarter for The Matter of Being. If you're interested in a foreboding and well-written occult adventure by a wonderful person, check it out. Witness, the most fascinating backer tier... Link below
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Sometimes I wish this were me #footballmanager
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just starting out with #clipstudiopaint and this default folder name seems a little sus 🤔 #digitalart
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"Historians would trace the sequence of events that followed to that moment where he first tasted true power"
(Explained in following threaded post) Programming code that reads:
public static class IEnumerableExtensions {
  public static bool Any(this IEnumerable enumerable, Predicate<object> predicate) {
    foreach(object el in enumerable) if(predicate(el)) return true;
    return false;
  }
}

namespace DatabaseClasses {
  public partial class DBGladiator {
    public bool Retired() => Disabilities.Any(kvp => ((KeyValuePair<object, int>) kvp).Value > 1);
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Pro-tip: Looking for #newmusic? Tired of constant ads on *gestures to everything*? Try turning your radio to AM and finding music there. Plenty of DJs just playing songs they love for hours back to back for the love of the game. Even has that #retro muffled sound us kids love #nostalgia
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I'm sure Ridley Scott thought he made art with The Last Duel, but the scene I won't forget is Matt Damon angrily hitting an aroused horse with a shovel
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A little practice art, copying out a scene from Millennium Actress with different colors. Crazy how much you can get done with some flats that are just 2-5% not-neutral-gray RIP Satoshi Kon 🎇 #art #digitalpainting #space #anime
An anime-style portrait of a woman gazing off into spaces in a bulky spacesuit, cushioned by padding on a backdrop of stars.
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Still got mine #physicalgames #pcgaming #playstation #gamecube
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🔥 These two adorable juvenile Eastern Screech Owls
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Elena Kononenko @kononenko.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Hello, today is my Birthday! ✨And the best gift for an artist is a retweet of their artworks 🍃🌿
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Downtown Boston is crazy because a real life woman walked by me with her two toy poodles while yelling "we aren't moving the needle enough" into her phone
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hi #pitchyagame ! We're working on two very different games. In this one: - Manage a gladiator school - Use synergies between arms and armor to give them the best build - Throw them into the arena and bet on the outcome - Meet some extraordinary characters along the way It's called Forum Mortuorum
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We're working on two extraordinarily different games. In Alight: - Be a spritely old lady - Find cool birds - Decorate your lighthouse home - Help out the local kids (and adults) #pitchyagame
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I love the 'unsafe' keyword in #csharp because it's a fun way to say this code is about to get spicy #gamedev
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Saverio, a 19 year-old Italian tuxedo cat, is living a happy life in the medieval streets of Poppi (Italy). He has become the official mascot of the village.
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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🌖 Amberspire is OUT NOW! 🌇 A dice driven science fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence to make deals with powerful off-world factions, experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Honoring the fact that medieval illustrations of cats were whack...
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Kristin Askland @kristinaskland.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Radish vip..🫜 #art
Sketchbook page with radishes and a girl painting
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We out here at Blue Ocean Games' #risingtide! Come watch some trailers and vote on your favorite games! blueoceangames.com/challenge/vo...
blueoceangames.com
Blue Ocean Games
A new way to validate your game, get feedback, and secure funding.
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Ruffed Grouse are such cool birds. They can be *right there* and still hard to see. It’s aways exciting when you catch a glimpse! #birds 🌿
Head and neck and shoulders of a chicken-like bird with a crest. Its feathers are a delicate pattern of a thousand shades of brown.
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Cherry blossoms in Japan.
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Shade of Stars @shade-of-stars.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A bird from sketchbook.
Drawing of a bird made with colored pencils
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Dan Morison @darkmechanic.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Spotify shoves the lyrics to songs at you, whether you like it or not, which means I can finally sing along to the Skyrim soundtrack
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The Eurasian #bluetit is a small facultative insectivore who happens to be able to see ultraviolet light. The intensity of its yellow underbelly correlates with the number of carotene-pigmented yellow-green caterpillars it consumes #birdfacts
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
HUGE shoutout to @aurumek.bsky.social for painting our capsule for Alight. He was an absolute delight to work with and inspired us with his work! store.steampowered.com/app/4463010/...
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Alight on Steam
Photograph birds, decorate your lighthouse, and find companionable peace in Alight, a heartfelt cozy adventure about aging and absence
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It's time! We've just announced our upcoming game, Alight, on Steam! If you'd enjoy cozy vibes, one surprisingly athletic grandma, and a story about aging, memory loss, and companionship, we'd be honored for you to check it out. Link below
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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 06/03/2026
This is very good
This website allows you to either ask an "ai" a question or larp as the ai answering the question. I asked for a "poem about frog longing" and got as a reply "There once was a frog name Hank 
who spent his time sat on the bank
he wanted some flies
and so he would cries
cause he didn't have any, to be frank"
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#TeaseYaGame ✨ (news coming soon)
Three cartoon children face each other in conversation in a softly painterly winter sceneAn elderly lady, in a slightly cartoon style, approaches a waterfall and pond near the edge of a wintery forestIn a 2D scene, an old lady stands on the landing of the stairs in her lighthouse, looking into her living room. The living room contains a  table and chairs, a comfy green armchair next to a bright orange, retro-looking radio, and a few other small furnishings and decorationsThe bedroom of a cartoon lighthouse is shown. An imperious looking thin cat sits on a small bed tucked under the spiral staircase. A cute potbelly stove stands in the corner. Large dormer windows point off to the left and the right of the room
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Cool game by a cool person. If you played #cultistsimulator as a demon. Makes me think of the Bartimaeus Sequence - one of my favorite fantasy series
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Question for the #gamedev s of Bluesky - if you were looking to find an animator for 2D drawn animation, where would you look first?
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#TeaseYaGame
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Not tryna start anything, but I've had back to back days with head scratchers in #godot that turned out to be what I'd consider engine bugs. Today's: if you set an object to travel at 50 meters/sec but the object (or it's parent) is scaled to 2x, it instead travels at 100mps, even set top level.
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Spent a lot of late nights with my nemesis and savior, the pen tool, putting together the map for Forum But LOOK AT THOSE COASTLINES!! (worth it) Also thanks Ptolemy
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Romero Games @romerogames.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Cooked this weekend on some skeumorphic UI in #godot for a submarine #wargame
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Honored to say that Forum Mortuorum will be featured as 'Coming Soon' in Excaliber's Indie Assemble Steam event (excaliber.it/en). Many thanks to Giorgio Catania for putting it together! I just wish I were in Rome for the Rome Video Game Lab he's running too!
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Excaliber
Excaliber è una realtà dinamica e indipendente ideata da Giorgio Catania, nata per promuovere e supportare la crescita dell’industria italiana dei videogiochi.
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
*:・゚✧*:・゚✧ coze intensifies ✧・゚: *✧・゚:* stay tuned to see where this goes . . . ( i'll figure that out too ) @godotengine.org #godot #indiedev
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Ahhh this is the gentle vibe I'm trying to capture in my game!
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
#indiedev mood
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Nick \ Without Fail @withoutfail.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I'm having a criminal amount of fun with shaders, vfx, and buoyancy in #godot
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