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@yotesmark.bsky.social
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Black-Owned Indie GameDev Studio creating #BattleGemPonies Check us out: patreon.com/YotesMark

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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Alpha3 Build Now Available for All Backers Version 1.0.15 (same password as before, found in devlogs) - A much less buggy build of Act 1 - Revamped battle calculations system - Rebalanced battles, catch rates, and wild spawns #indiegame #mlp #brony #pokemon yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-p...
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Made the first image for funsies, but kinda felt like something was missing... What do you think? #mlp #mylittlepony #battlegemponies #mlpG6 #foreverfriendship
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
New ponies on the horizon? Sounds magical 💗🌈 #mlp #mylittlepony #battlegemponies #mlpG6 #foreverfriendship
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
New mechanics, equipment, maps, and a minigame are all playable in #BattleGemPonies Act1's Alpha in a more polished state than ever. This #pony game is shaping up real nice! #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
#BattleGemPonies is still in Alpha, but shaping up nicely thanks to all the help we've been getting from bug hunters and our programmer's nonstop technomancy spree. 🤖 Get the Summer Progress Report on Patreon! 📰​ www.patreon.com/YotesMark/po... #gamedev #summergamesfest #indiegame
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The Paragon Cartel wants that pony of yours. You'll end up getting into trouble right away in BGP Act 1. ("I JUST left the hometown lab, man!") #screenshotsaturday #battlegemponies #monstertaming #indiegame
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Felt pretty clever making "Frost Bite" a move in this game. #BattleGemPonies #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
[Alpha2 Backer Playtest is Now Available] | All Backers can get it on Itch! - Fixed some game breaking bugs and prettied things up a bit. - And there's an Android version this time. - Lots more to come in a few weeks! #BattleGemPonies
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The player characters are looking so lively today thanks to some new animations! #BattleGemPonies #PixelArt #ScreenshotSaturday
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
This is what we're talking about when we say "we need time to polish"! ✨ We're at the stage where placeholders get gorgeous makeovers and the world starts to look and feel official. #pixelart #monstertaming #indiegame
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Customize these options to your heart's content! We're always listening for feedback and will keep adding features that make the game more comfy and convenient to play. #gamedev #indierpg (There's already at least 4 more of these that weren't around when the game first launched.)
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Friends flew out to see this together and the Peach Oreo cookies one brought were magnificent.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I love these popcorn bucket Lumas too much! I got the orange one and my roommate got the green and a Yoshi 🥚🌟#MarioGalaxyMovie
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Due to the excessive amount of bugs found in the latest build that took many years to create, we have henceforth decided to abandon the Battle Gem Ponies project in favor of starting a new clean-slate project featuring cybernetic bumblebees at war. 🐝
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Liking the cozy couple interiors of the area too.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Route Quartz is by far the laggiest map in the Unity editor. Some chunks of it refuse to load for a minute. Which is weird, since it's not even one of our biggest & busiest maps! We'll need to determine the verdict on how it runs on a variety of devices during the ongoing Alpha playtest right now.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
2015 Overworld Dreams: This is the PowerPoint slide I made to hype myself up when dreaming about turning my little #BattleGemPonies fangame prototype into a fully explorable world. Looking back, I can confirm, the game has all those biomes in a playable state right now.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Can't believe I drew this Pokémon fangame map on graph paper in high school instead of paying attention in class... And now, over a decade later, it's the region for my indie game #BattleGemPonies with actual players running around on their own adventures!
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Gather around, everyone! 💎 The #BattleGemPonies Act1 Alpha Playtest Build is LIVE on Itch! So if you're a Patreon member and a fan of playing early builds of games full of fun new places to explore (and bugs) then there's a new build with your name on it! 🌟
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
#Unity2D Tilemap Sheet importer issues hit different at the end of a long day of debugging. The problem was fixed days ago, but I just wanted to share the photo from our developer Discord posted that night. 😂 Oh, the daily woes of #gamedev.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
There's a developer debate over what color the decorative rim around the Crystal Stable interiors should be. Which color for the background border looks best? #monstertamer #gamedev #pixelart #feedback
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Hope my game's trio lives up to the standards being set today. 🔥💧🌿 #BattleGemPonies #pokemon #pixelart #ocdesign #animation
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I feel like this was scientifically engineered to appeal to me.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Finally. A game where choices matter.
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
we are truly blessed to have these precious creatures
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We're decorating scenes around the map with little dioramas like this. A gang of sleeping Frufang can be found in this cozy corner of Dank Cave. (probably resting after some wild party) Landmarks like this might keep you from getting lost in the twisty-turny caves. 🦇🍎 #mlp #pixelart #gamedev
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Aw, c'mon! We're missing out on Nintendo eShop's Horse Game sale too... 🤦🏽 This week's sales would've been legendary for us. Life changing!
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
When you defeat a shiny, glimmering, uniquely colored pony in the wild, it drops a special item that allows you to change the color of any single pony you choose... #BattleGemPonies #monstertaming #creaturecollector
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
HowCouldThisHappenToMe.mp3 🥲 (Development's running a year behind schedule and the self-inflicted suffering is nonstop.) #Steam #SteamHorseFest #IndieDev
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Funniest Bug of the Week 🪲 (no further context will be provided) #BattleGemPonies #gamedev #indierpg
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
It's Officially ON!! 🔥 #BattleGemPonies Welcomes in the Year of the Fire Horse!🔥🐎🔥 #HappyChineseNewYear #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #YearOfTheFireHorse
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
💘~ We're Feelin' the Love this #ValentinesDay ~💘 #mlp #indiegame #BattleGemPonies
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Added some ambient traffic to a shady city for my game. They'll be driving in and out of this tunnel. 🚓🕳️ (Made with Unity's particle system) #gamedev #indiedev #unity2d #pixelart
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Experimenting with Lighting illusions using Tilemap layers. 💡 #gamedev #pixelart #madewithunity Gives the city a cool night life vibe that takes me back to Pokémon Gold & Silver...
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Today's mission has been sprucing up maps so players can't just walk past all the interesting obstacles. (That mostly means strategically placing rocks, trees, and walls everywhere. 🪨 ) #gamedev #supertilemapeditor #unity2d
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Everyone's talking about The Big Game 🏈 today, but we only have room for the Big Game 🎮 we're making together on our minds this weekend! #indiegamedev #SuperBowlLX #pokemon #monstertaming #gamedev
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
This week we're going map-by-map and setting up all the crazy things that happen. Then we end each day with a quick playtest of the new areas and take some notes on improvements to make first-thing the next morning. #screenshotsaturday #mlp #gamedev
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
You can hardly tell in pictures, but these monitors have completely different color settings and it changes the feel of the Peridot Woods map so much it's crazy. 🌳 #gamedev
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
REJOICE! For all Saved Files shall now survive the approaching update... ☁️➡️📦 Basically, we coded a thing so nobody's save data gets scrapped or corrupted when the DLCs drop. #UnityDev #gamedev #debug
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We made a scene validator tool today that tells us exactly which NPCs are misbehaving and how to fix them. #madewithunity
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Looking forward to watching folks meet & catch these ponies in February 👀
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
There are SO many ponies in this Professor intro cutscene 😂 #screenshotsaturday We really wanted to show off the variety during the first impression and introduction to the world of #BattleGemPonies! 🐴💎
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How did we EVER get this far without using a hi-res vertical monitor? Royal really sold me on the concept for #gamedev & #unityengine
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YotesMark @yotesmark.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It will be fueled by the power of hindsight!
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