2026-10-17T17:31:11Z https://nostr.now Clarissa the Werecow 🎃 https://nostr.now/npub1h80lu7h64v3w8sxdue77v9tlzup2f97epujpe4sq8p4zrxre4v2sgpvdl2 https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/accounts/avatars/114/096/822/268/070/952/original/730d274d3e673f74.png https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/accounts/avatars/114/096/822/268/070/952/original/730d274d3e673f74.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0yys7sarpgynfm9dq5sg6sucyunlgaxxm75lmj4kpvqe42u0nmqqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432vhqrd4 I didn&#39;t plan my XP very well going into that boss fight 😶<br/><br/>#EnigmaHeart #GameDev #IndieDev<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/117/514/908/066/254/938/original/7e31d8085ab6cf3d.png"> <br/> 2026-10-27T21:07:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvujpaeglxnr9at28h5ftket064n4tdnhhkj8awfklgfjk5jt52vgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432nh5edq Enigma Heart still has a lot of Zelda II&#39;s DNA, and at the end of the day, it&#39;s definitely still a &#34;Zelda II-like&#34; through and through.<br/><br/>But because I&#39;m reverse-engineering through observation instead of looking at the code (I don&#39;t know assembly anyway so I couldn&#39;t if I wanted to), it&#39;s different in a bunch of tiny ways that make it play very differently. Physics, enemy behavior, etc. -- they&#39;re all *just* different enough that now I&#39;m great at Enigma Heart and suck at Zelda II, lol. 2026-10-23T19:08:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqnpdd9gn4lh33fyk7ujh4mjzta5pk7w8ehfs6rgw8jdlwtrqattqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432un04lx It makes me want to claw my eyes out that MeTV runs shows in a weird in-between ratio, and that M*A*S*H is no longer available in the original 4:3, because people still fear &#34;black bars&#34; in the year of our Lord 2026. 2026-10-11T05:34:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2rdzz9m8y88jhlnzmze0lqv2wfgzskwmlsqqcc0ry7gtl48w2d8czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432tsy3h3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwyxm6nwhaqa42ld88p3kwujfcmzk8g50qx5mr83xhvzezkyl7xcymy6dc'>nevent1q…y6dc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I miss it! And occasionally I&#39;m like &#34;I should revive that comic...&#34; like I don&#39;t have enough on my plate for the next twenty years! 2026-10-10T17:44:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4vanh0g7wrvzjmpkmf2c5yxudr0tzthwdz0ne7hsw0vaptlpn9qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x43286upl0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0pqpcvhs9wyf52azmt6u3faewvw0nd3x8j79pfd8yd69r0xljpqsa4dj8q'>nevent1q…dj8q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Should it have taken me an hour to do? No, and I&#39;m sure future storyboards will be faster as I get more confident (I haven&#39;t drawn in ten years, and haven&#39;t drawn regularly in probably twice that long, when I still had a webcomic you&#39;ve never heard of)<br/><br/>But it was an hour well spent :D 2026-10-10T17:16:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pqpcvhs9wyf52azmt6u3faewvw0nd3x8j79pfd8yd69r0xljpqszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432e3tpx3 Storyboarding a sequence in Enigma Heart. On paper.<br/><br/>Between editing the script and now this, I&#39;m remembering how enjoyable it is to work analog.<br/><br/>#GameDev #EnigmaHeart 2026-10-10T16:12:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ekuxk800h84s9xlfnpheytx7mwx6fumlsekeda53f85cw87jynszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4325aet3j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9efh9hqr4lge99lxwyqa33rm5fk2ggd8aca793nqxq4u86fdg6qcj8edyk'>nevent1q…edyk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My Vs are consummate, though 2026-09-30T17:21:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9efh9hqr4lge99lxwyqa33rm5fk2ggd8aca793nqxq4u86fdg6qczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432z44s3h Drawing an &#34;S&#34; in an anti-aliased pixel font: not even once<br/>#GameDev #PixelArt 2026-09-30T17:20:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ztn0qza27ulnkqllplqmdvnjkrc8q9wfegx907tjun8jrmxereczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432dl67x9 It&#39;s business time<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/117/321/636/726/448/572/original/4d0ef8347143f8ba.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-23T17:55:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrk4y30nsfaecn55gpa6ge0s38yv3kk2l9ewjwpgcc849wju05rvgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432g09vkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2kcvy8s8h854xx0w8qjukagthycl4n9ctygdqyymmkwec039v5lcj8jsdc'>nevent1q…jsdc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>might make some coffee if i can peel myself out of this chair 2026-09-20T17:11:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2kcvy8s8h854xx0w8qjukagthycl4n9ctygdqyymmkwec039v5lczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432utt34g yeah, today&#39;s gonna be a day of rest. no work getting done today. I anxiety&#39;d myself into a frazzle this past week. 2026-09-20T17:05:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3jq5p2m28dclqtpqun05pzjyeahp4fcdx7tnm2wkkv2erukqtdszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432epree4 Is there a Best Original Screenplay award for video games? Because I deserve it &gt;_&gt; 2026-09-16T22:47:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6m2s26phgyekkkqjzawgjrsapzk82j23n4a8wmnq3prju4csffczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432twhx9w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw46kqenx0lykjf5n8w32esx7ffgy8u74stg63cg4yglznxp903xgc26tcf'>nevent1q…6tcf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not going to expect to do this overnight. One step at a time. Today is taking out my Google Drive contents. Then I need to get my apps migrated over from linking to my Google account to just an email address. Then I guess figuring out what to do with my photos and text messages before swapping Android out for a different OS.<br/><br/>Definitely a big job. 2026-09-09T16:02:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw46kqenx0lykjf5n8w32esx7ffgy8u74stg63cg4yglznxp903xgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432za267c I think it&#39;s time to start de-Googling. 2026-09-09T15:52:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsta8r9xn75lrh3pk8yuy8p5w7cf8keafak4v0v9zfzjdvlm4e2v8gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4327xgzjk Starting to think there&#39;s no point in even bothering to obtain my proof of Canadian citizenship since I&#39;ll very likely never live there since my partner&#39;s family are all here in the U.S. and she doesn&#39;t want to leave 2026-09-05T23:31:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyj82pdjxuwp7skmx2h7m2n3n0pfnx6wk32qwu9966p827pk4xqtszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432rn5cc3 You know what? I don&#39;t agree to the GPL 2026-09-04T01:55:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8l37nm5xx55gt4v47qmfw3je5arhtzf3d4axwn4dmyc7myqewufczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432q0ygx8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyhla44qlzyem9mttceyvgthg42ucstkhdhlq436gp9fyzetl4fqsaawmd'>nevent1q…awmd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For sure!<br/><br/>Spicy ramen today, movie, and most likely a very long nap. 2026-09-02T15:16:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxes5jqknlkr0rshwgdxr85l2ww64nm8fkefxe3qjfg6ynysktxmgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432hmw4lx Good thing today is my day off because I am absolutely *wiped* 2026-09-02T15:10:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvjajn4yvzn6ekljrp3645yeuyecr707khfej84zd26uglscl0xvgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432grlv2u What if we kissed on the Cray supercomputer loveseat? 👉 👈<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/117/159/324/391/259/196/original/f6ca961a7b1c683d.png"> <br/> 2026-08-26T01:58:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mcm6aujx8v4h7lsh8udwmcakchrpy92vunurg0wyp0rrjsc55lczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432kd86lf Japanese vlogger, 26: &#34;When I was in high school, I used to look forward to each month&#39;s new Frappuccino flavor.&#34;<br/><br/>Me, American, elder millennial: When I was in high school, I used to walk to the 7-Eleven for a Big Gulp and hope the ice machine was working and the floors weren&#39;t too sticky 2026-08-17T15:48:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqnh6fag8xuc9kgprl6329tzct5gmkd4adg3atxgtycr5dskhn2qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432dhgra0 **New update on ko-fi!**<br/><br/><a href="https://ko-fi.com/post/Some-reflections-I2F22570ZK">https://ko-fi.com/post/Some-reflections-I2F22570ZK</a><br/><br/>You know I hate asking, but my wife and I are behind on rent and are trying to catch up. I know things are tight for everyone, but if you&#39;re able to throw a few bucks our way, any amount can help out. Thank you. 🩷 2026-08-16T18:08:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspw4ch8yjy7wqzka3ykfvrp29fjxnwlzsr4myejpmhs5un8m7pq3qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432s6wqth I think I might treat myself to a replay of HoverBat&#39;s Zelda II sometime soon. It&#39;s been a while. 2026-08-12T18:44:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstg4p2nufkraemgjs9stpx74kdq63fr92a99yr4dpk27wy8t7nycczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432fkmr9k I get to show a friend Tampopo this week 🥰🍜 2026-08-12T05:18:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvhfp2lmegvp585dpurshq9s2zmnw9p9tzxlmf2fw3w28kghlmkczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4323tlc2f If the world didn&#39;t suck, we&#39;d be getting Ghostbusters 2016 III this year 2026-08-10T22:01:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs23kd5366y4q7y4temv6mk2f7suedw79m6h546z2xnxedmef8xtfqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4327aeyem I would just like to say that I fucking love Final Fantasy III.<br/><br/>No notes. 2026-07-30T21:26:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsge459e73x5a59m3uq0ayhzzruz39qpsesvryx7lqq9qyy2a0mglqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4328ytfpu i&#39;m antsyyyyyy 2026-07-28T00:32:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdt89p0vkt0d5mgpsnz4d648e9czp9zpyunqtssk5grpvj5ktdk8gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4324lmq5j Still trying to meet my goal so my partner, cat, and I can keep our heads above water one more month while I sort out the last of my funding options for the game. If you&#39;re able to help out, any amount helps. If not, boosts are also greatly appreciated. 💜 Thanks!<br/><br/><a href="https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus">https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus</a> 2026-07-11T20:17:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfdtl2s4yhrg70z5g0pyhzqd4xjjle9d8nehay6clrm5uzarfyrgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432rcptq9 I&#39;m simultaneously proud and ashamed of this pun<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/857/007/267/536/355/original/a707ff37e121470d.png"> <br/> 2026-07-03T16:34:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmsd0658y2xnvm6h9nlsedcsfqlvjg9yu0qyhw22gva77e38xp8gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432xmuw8w yeah i think i need to be off social media today. fuck 2026-06-30T15:55:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqhlcfuw446l7fx5e7xgczaywz3x0gmraynjc9f28caslpp8mzlgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4327avgw9 I still hate asking, but another new month is coming up, rent is due, and I still haven&#39;t had any luck finding work. Savings are basically gone. If you could throw a couple bucks, it&#39;d really help. If not, also cool, but maybe give a 🔁 boost?<br/><br/>Thanks!<br/><br/><a href="https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus/">https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus/</a> 2026-06-29T00:25:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80cjek5kvm87hwr5268t9lpuuwu48j606uklg24v0r85etjtfkdqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432xnyadr I&#39;m not saying a big part of the reason publishers weren&#39;t interested in Enigma Heart is that it&#39;s about queer relationships, rejection of the status quo, and dismantling of power structures, but I&#39;m not *not* saying it either 2026-06-28T17:52:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8k4nnc4zhnaxtxagvf8vm232pz5ek63acuagq2gtwd0mzp7eqpuqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432fqwk8d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfz8gj4v3wfym3jsxmv9ngd6tleeu9f5x6p27w7dk3ngky30mv3hsz22y8f'>nevent1q…2y8f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>(how the fuck do you even find 800 people to email, anyway? I emailed six streamers and seven media outlets, none of whom responded, and that was exhausting on its own) 2026-06-24T16:06:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfz8gj4v3wfym3jsxmv9ngd6tleeu9f5x6p27w7dk3ngky30mv3hszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4324n8e8v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ma736s0g957uy47q8tcee4ekrsx6z4eczyjtu6ee9nlrwnw52ygj83nse'>nevent1q…3nse</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s especially scary when I see one dev in particular who has a substack and mailing list that they keep updated regularly, has participated in festivals, has sent out 800 emails (how do you even find 800 people to email?), and participated in Next Fest, and their wishlist graph basically looks exactly like mine. If they&#39;re doing all that and doing no better than I am, what chance have I got 2026-06-24T16:04:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ma736s0g957uy47q8tcee4ekrsx6z4eczyjtu6ee9nlrwnw52ygzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4329njp6a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4fxtyfteavcg4dqh5928awshnaq2ar34xdg0nvanv25fpfaan0czmjsy4'>nevent1q…jsy4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t have anybody to help with community management and PR, and I can&#39;t afford to hire anybody (I can&#39;t even afford next month&#39;s rent). Which means the giant pile of non-dev stuff that constantly needs doing feels insurmountable at times. 2026-06-24T15:59:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4fxtyfteavcg4dqh5928awshnaq2ar34xdg0nvanv25fpfaan0czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432t39uju I think the hardest part about promoting Enigma Heart, getting buzz going for a Kickstarter, etc. is just... like... doing it. Staying in people&#39;s minds. Being &#34;on&#34; all the time.<br/><br/>I see other tiny indies with blogs and newsletters and a constant bsky presence with really good posts, and constantly do email outreach, and I&#39;m like... how??? I&#39;m exhausted just working on the game itself, let alone putting myself in a frame of mind to do all that stuff on top of it. 2026-06-24T15:59:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs094uccz85kg3tpfncegpgefxytttcj7kkl4ayphzkzuhkxp38xfszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432jr9s0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswq9uzpdl2cr9qud5kcvcd0ueaudxmg28sg039srej5jkvvhsm3rq2zzzd0'>nevent1q…zzd0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you too, huh? 2026-06-16T23:22:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd29049z6q8n7rp4ytqgjp7geljyh04j6epnnwcgrja65zccxvnzqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432wsznlp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfv0phdnrr2fshyjtrd8tmqmg34dzmcmqjnt62q2czl5zfxt722ugqr7dwa'>nevent1q…7dwa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All that being said...<br/><br/>While 2,200 wishes is still upsettingly low, it&#39;s still pretty amazing to me the *rate* that number has grown. <br/><br/>The green line is when I talked to that marketing expert and decided to start pitching. The red line is when the demo dropped last month. Thr growth since the demo has been insane. And the two jumps in between? Without even a demo, those were just from #WishlistWednesday and #ScreenshotSaturday posts.<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/738/221/614/058/367/original/5b480bd7f225ba53.png"> <br/> 2026-06-12T17:08:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfv0phdnrr2fshyjtrd8tmqmg34dzmcmqjnt62q2czl5zfxt722ugzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432ety8u9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9y9j4we6n5amksqvg9autdnee2eanw7gj6uwzc8vsngkj4r7yast5m6uv'>nevent1q…m6uv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want to blame the person who gave it to me, but I&#39;m starting to think &#34;pitch to publishers&#34; was incredibly bad advice and I&#39;m a little embarrassed that I devoted so much energy to following it. 2026-06-12T16:46:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst9y9j4we6n5amksqvg9autdnee2eanw7gj6uwzc8vsngkj4r7yaszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4325upx8e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgr8p5729a4ajykkke63wzx9nykddpp6xrv4vrq6m438drgma2c0crvy7pv'>nevent1q…y7pv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also feel like I wasted half a year pitching for a publishing deal that was never to come, instead of moving on with development and working on the post-chapter 2 content. Sure, I wouldn&#39;t have been able to pay for assets because I&#39;m out of money, but placeholders are a thing, and at least the game would be closer to being done. 2026-06-12T16:41:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgr8p5729a4ajykkke63wzx9nykddpp6xrv4vrq6m438drgma2c0czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4325v7esw I&#39;m still wondering if maybe it wasn&#39;t the right idea to jump into Next Fest this soon. EH likely won&#39;t launch before the next Next Fest, and I know that&#39;s one of the big pieces of advice you see everywhere. But I also kinda felt like I needed to in order to get some wishlist buzz going because the game&#39;s visibility was dying otherwise. (And for what it&#39;s worth, it does seem to have worked)<br/><br/>It&#39;s not too late to pull out. I just don&#39;t know if doing so would be worse at this point. 2026-06-12T16:36:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstcav6kzhsvxk7acny0dhx2qjkmdzals3p5xyc2myxc3qg0ddxg2gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x43272dfnw I&#39;m out of gas, y&#39;all. This bug is fixed, but would it be the worst thing in the world if I waited until tomorrow morning to build this and push it to Steam and itch? 2026-06-09T02:38:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgf8q2p72vngxe5hxfdauh4tz2qzuvvyh9465g6w8sjjs078s2hwczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4329zrdsu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrr9pf48fu26l4yq9mhv55m89xkkfe8mnds0a46p7q5dccss3j7kgjq2rc7'>nevent1q…2rc7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In the case of the former, it would just be another condition for letting go of the edge, alongside pressing Down, Jump, or Left/Right (depending which way you&#39;re facing) 2026-06-09T01:59:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrr9pf48fu26l4yq9mhv55m89xkkfe8mnds0a46p7q5dccss3j7kgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432s70j6e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87hfwa4taz26svu7eu9ygfkwzew6nq62hjy47xx4zq80rctr544qjuh90a'>nevent1q…h90a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reproduced it! And it&#39;s nothing like I thought it was. And it&#39;s embarrassingly easy to make happen: just press the attack button while you&#39;re hanging from a ledge. You do the attack, but your motionLock is still set to &#34;stupidly high number,&#34; leaving you stuck in mid-air.<br/><br/>So now, this coding error actually brings up a game design decision: how do I fix it?<br/><br/>Do I allow you to stab while ledge-hanging, thus pushing yourself away? Or do I disable attacks while you&#39;re hanging? 2026-06-09T01:59:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87hfwa4taz26svu7eu9ygfkwzew6nq62hjy47xx4zq80rctr544qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432tetr6t Wow! A second person in less than 24 hours reporting the same bug. God this sucks 2026-06-09T01:51:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdrd7v7hxpmepjkmplk5jz47vsgccjydjkxy28z9th4q2a74umz5gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432ye8qr6 First confirmed softlock in the wild!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2790746826?t=04h49m59s">https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2790746826?t=04h49m59s</a><br/><br/>I&#39;ve literally never encountered this before. This is really embarrassing.<br/><br/>Looks like I have some investigating to do.<br/><br/>#GameDev #EnigmaHeart 2026-06-08T23:23:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszp5ak6ldgav4qedc96u857jf94mc00u437kh3terqwxq9rf4h29czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432nmnqn9 Enigma Heart&#39;s Steam store page looks so much more professional than it did even yesterday.<br/><br/>Between the bigger, higher-res animated clips, the new section headers, and completely re-written description copy, I&#39;m much happier with the page now.<br/><br/><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/</a><br/><br/>#GameDev #Steam #EnigmaHeart 2026-06-08T20:07:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86kzvf5mkevyw7apfw70tjrz30n20t9e62tvw3sh905phruzqs3gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4327qmt06 Me as a game dev: extremely normie, re-makes Zelda 2 but adds queer themes and characters<br/><br/>Other indie devs: combination rts/cooking/match-3 game where you play as a sentient floaty pool toy moving through neon-and-chrome 4D liminal spaces and it&#39;s actually a PhD-quality thesis about mental health and personal identity 2026-06-07T22:45:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9s0gxhjuy287cg3rcudnpu7zjx20q09f39kz754teqvagffkrq6czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432e6pv3p With this run-up to Next Fest, I feel like Woz in *Pirates of Silicon Valley*: &#34;All of a sudden we&#39;re working harder than our fathers, who we laughed at for how hard they worked!&#34; 2026-06-04T16:39:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgueqexczl9hj8pukfuckctsvgup5rsdlakpwu9dnlh4hn2qra5eczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4324ye4p8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspe6hatgdqevpmenu6ys8wckh2cl508j4u60vyawndc8r7r6ad87qtxys72'>nevent1q…ys72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>[Pinky voice] NARF!<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/687/774/502/776/764/original/655587e4d56b7cf1.png"> <br/> 2026-06-03T19:16:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspe6hatgdqevpmenu6ys8wckh2cl508j4u60vyawndc8r7r6ad87qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432ugyem6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgljthhksfhm69su7t29acaj7pp029tsyj3a2h7cmpxmad7ljtq6c3fqasu'>nevent1q…qasu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Catching up on my DVR backlog: it&#39;s #Svengoolie time!<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/687/746/949/013/935/original/38f5b0bdd99eecd9.png"> <br/> 2026-06-03T19:09:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgljthhksfhm69su7t29acaj7pp029tsyj3a2h7cmpxmad7ljtq6czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432tgmeen Barring any bugs that need fixing and any community feedback to respond to, last night&#39;s Enigma Heart demo update was probably the last one until the end of Next Fest. I know what I&#39;m going to do for the next three weeks; I just don&#39;t know which one I&#39;m gonna do *today.* 2026-06-03T18:19:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5adda5sh6nq5ng0h3ycyzz4k4r8aufesulphea4flzkqsya8uaszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432lmn6nj As much as I need Enigma Heart to be a commercial success for my own survival, I also really want it to be one so the awesome people I&#39;m working with on this game also get paid and get the recognition they deserve for the incredible artists that they are:<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15gncy73z5esg7y0s7y4tgqrcfrh5evgxcltesfwxnjs3k6wf80mset292m" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Szabó Em, Enigma He-Art Director :shrimplant:</span> (<span class="italic">npub15gn…292m</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17m7uhvhva5n3r0ft6l7lxaxa8xmfnc6wgqv6ukzdwntq2rzyvktqzwt3t6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Martijn Frazer</span> (<span class="italic">npub17m7…t3t6</span>)</a></span>, and [@hi_cial](<a href="https://donphan.social/@hi_cial">https://donphan.social/@hi_cial</a> ) <br/><br/>You all rule. 2026-06-01T00:04:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz7rawk7t3qd6h6nys7hqtaqut640wwv3s544knpm8tr748uaxfcgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432fu8xc2 My birthday is tomorrow! 🎂 Go play my demo and wishlist it! Tell your friends! 💜 <br/><br/><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/</a><br/><br/>#GameDev #EnigmaHeart #WishlistWednesday #YesIKnowTodayIsThursday 2026-05-28T15:11:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxh862psgjcs0ya8j6jzxzkzt7927hrn44xgj49s4wky0dx7p2rlszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432mgppkv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9s4qc3vxuzwmfrh2970whe750c954e838m33723x48erkj3gwqcfh44v6'>nevent1q…44v6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m a simple girl; I see Zelda II, I boost 2026-05-22T22:50:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwxhntudpmtqavzxcgs4vauvfv6ujefvkmg6nq5r2tg0v3fel6zqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432vsl327 Anybody know any streamers who might be interested in checking out Enigma Heart&#39;s demo? I&#39;m gonna start getting on their radar!<br/><br/>🔄 Boosts appreciated! 2026-05-22T00:46:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqa7jzvr9rutqhxg2xeyr5eplfvgkzjnvwmyn2yw8xsrcvjregylszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432r5nsuz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2vf2nnm7kek4lkfk0luwjkqx88lgwz2ywj4ckhlqkxr493rq8nzq4avcs8'>nevent1q…vcs8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woof, I feel this. It&#39;s tough when your game calls for a bit of patience to reveal itself but a player just skims the surface, or rushes into it with an expectation of what it is or what they think it should be. 2026-05-21T17:29:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2k3eh8tqpfayjv4dqcvuz3jpdznj7cl3h4uwr574s0xukm84v6qqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432p4jq2s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqgz76get9mlj4eg8e9v9mssxfzstfvr849z9ve7u3y99uf2lgptgt4fh5c'>nevent1q…fh5c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve achieved one of my major goals as a game dev: I&#39;ve always wanted to make other people feel the way my favorite games have made me feel. 2026-05-21T16:51:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgz76get9mlj4eg8e9v9mssxfzstfvr849z9ve7u3y99uf2lgptgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432mlwm0j A nice soothing balm for the &#34;It&#39;s too Zelda 2, if I want Zelda 2 I&#39;ll play Zelda 2&#34; criticism I saw yesterday: a player just mentioned to me that they had never played a side-scrolling action RPG before, and now they&#39;re in love with the genre and are going to try out Zelda 2 for the first time -- because of Enigma Heart!<br/><br/>🥹 2026-05-21T16:49:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvcw7zztjjwlsg6uz38c4edzl9nj93e7h0cyhxx94dc7nk2r0v35gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432e3vet5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs942fnhcfgs5yvk9sayc2etqu3nfyht7rmwr3na3qhwr3c39hhm7cp6el9c'>nevent1q…el9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Enigma Heart is, undeniably, Zelda 2 at its core. It has a wealth of new mechanics that differentiate it, but I&#39;m not going to throw all of them at the player at once just for the sake of saying &#34;See? It&#39;s different.&#34; I like slow growth. I like a journey.<br/><br/>That, and I feel like the fact that it actually has a character-driven narrative with real weight beyond &#34;Link die, Ganon come back&#34; makes it a completely different kind of experience. It&#39;s a JRPG wearing Zelda 2&#39;s clothes.<br/><br/>#EnigmaHeart 2026-05-21T05:06:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs942fnhcfgs5yvk9sayc2etqu3nfyht7rmwr3na3qhwr3c39hhm7czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432a2asy7 One thing I&#39;m learning about myself as a game designer and storyteller from working on Enigma Heart: I&#39;m not afraid of a slow burn. I drip-feed story, and I drip-feed game mechanics.<br/><br/>That may sometimes lead to the occasional &#34;This is too similar to Zelda 2, if I want Zelda 2 I&#39;ll play Zelda 2&#34; because someone didn&#39;t get far enough into the adventure to really see everything the game has to offer. But I&#39;m okay with that. If it&#39;s not for you, it&#39;s not for you. 2026-05-21T05:05:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr82mcvet0l9rrlcjapfwcwtmwejkzmcpgcjfwt4ywss7ehj30ajczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432mxuf7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswff99mffvlcz6e8e6tjju2cvqldfwyk3gvcaye3s35h23uxghctcmk3t4d'>nevent1q…3t4d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Play the demo and wishlist Enigma Heart. 💜 ⚔️ <br/><br/><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/</a><br/><br/>#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #EnigmaHeart #Zelda #ZeldaII #PixelArt #Steam #SteamNextFest #EnigmaHeartDemo 2026-05-21T01:50:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswff99mffvlcz6e8e6tjju2cvqldfwyk3gvcaye3s35h23uxghctczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4323rc94m As an elder millennial who was basically raised by television, I couldn&#39;t help slapping a comedic end-of-commercial &#34;button&#34; to the end of the trailer:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC2e5gmhMic">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC2e5gmhMic</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19yjc99aa6l2j6lcvs82dvhplwn3cj3jh6jssjtdqp5q2ucy3dz3qdwz90k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Hadrosaurus Software 🦕🌈💾</span> (<span class="italic">npub19yj…z90k</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #EnigmaHeart #Zelda #ZeldaII #PixelArt #Steam #SteamNextFest #EnigmaHeartDemo 2026-05-21T01:47:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9vrvmwjkq09k5la6drurqhjxctmdurxhlyuaz8yyh3n4mas7pcsszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4323eu8vj Nobody tells you that if you rebrand (or at least, redesign your logo), you have to update *everything*, and that that &#34;everything&#34; is a lot more stuff than you realize, lol.<br/><br/>Today it&#39;s the press kit. 2026-05-20T19:37:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswapampqnt74jq5w83z2t9yxlrljwrm73s2rnzzxfm73le6ve3lkgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432hl7mla In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstlrlvyjcvgekdyxfyzqdym2rwe4f44rh0mrzph5ndaf9f0qa3tgqvp85y0'>nevent1q…85y0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Marketing is exhausting 2026-05-20T03:55:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlrlvyjcvgekdyxfyzqdym2rwe4f44rh0mrzph5ndaf9f0qa3tgqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432fh3qsa Done with the trailer. Gonna post it to socials tomorrow. It&#39;s the same clips and beats as the old ones, but I&#39;ve done some subtle camera movements in post, as well as cropped in on a lot of the clips so they focus more on what&#39;s going on in the scene instead of being mostly empty screen space. I also added team credits.<br/><br/>Tomorrow after I post that, I need to do a second version, same trailer but with a different CTA slate specifically directing people to Steam for the Next Fest demo. 2026-05-20T03:55:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxc8e3ucqy838ay3uuqs5p8fh29jnk2vr3lgj34q0x63hzujlkv7czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432ekqezr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqg676j7vstqwsqalzuertgydljch6tcc9ajxjwega3ks3cn8tnycfswcnw'>nevent1q…wcnw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sub-2,000 wishes is still not a lot, but the fact that there are visible spikes proves that self-promotion works, and I just need to... do more of it.<br/><br/>Having a playable demo out now is gonna help, too, I&#39;m sure.<br/><br/>#GameDev #Steam #EnigmaHeart 2026-05-18T22:58:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqg676j7vstqwsqalzuertgydljch6tcc9ajxjwega3ks3cn8tnyczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432fr2g2d My lifetime wishlist graph for Enigma Heart. The red line is sometime in November, roughly around the time when I started preparing to pitch the game to publishers, and got a lot more vocal about asking for wishlists on Bluesky and Mastodon. In the past six months, I&#39;ve more than doubled the amount of wishlists I had for the entire 8 to 9-ish months prior. That ain&#39;t bad!<br/><br/>#GameDev #Steam #EnigmaHeart<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/598/045/929/863/213/original/9f8676aea869aa46.png"> <br/> 2026-05-18T22:58:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg2fhkr4er88pue39mpgcrqfru9hcdy0h5kv9whmq7pvllsfh4qxszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432pch5az As long as we&#39;re stuck with cars anyway, I sometimes imagine how much happier and less stressed a society we&#39;d be if cars had remained puttery little open-top things that couldn&#39;t do much faster than 25 or 30 mph. 2026-05-18T03:02:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6nsvhyrpt9wfucyfk08djdk9tjuajvu7c0lfuzuxz7j98dcx4fgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432g0ms0g Wow, so between Mastodon and Bluesky, my post announcing the demo launch has gotten 308 boosts so far 😳 I couldn&#39;t be happier, this rules.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@HadroSoft/116586439384127487">https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@HadroSoft/116586439384127487</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1u8klwyukzuhadnemqkk9nch6u9mclzyspaqyyd940qkczmxzvhps3vfjet" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1u8k…fjet</a></span><br/> </div> Have you ever wondered "What if Zelda II, but gay"?<br/><br/>Check out Enigma Heart! We've got:<br/><br/>- Sword lesbian<br/>- Found family<br/>- Giant ice woman who may or may not step on you<br/>- Cow<br/><br/>- And oh yeah -- A PLAYABLE DEMO, FINALLY!<br/><br/>Get it now:<br/>:steam: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/</a><br/><br/>#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EnigmaHeart #PixelArt #Zelda #Zelda2<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/585/901/924/614/171/original/336dad95479a9c67.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/585/902/212/464/246/original/b18092acc5864a5a.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/585/902/492/996/884/original/9143efca0356be7f.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/585/902/706/605/921/original/177f7f516f280eac.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-05-18T01:51:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswgcztdm7aazj2j3tfhtmtlhamgprkmc8pkhh3avttym3nvgzxvggzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4327zhu48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pyw4vy5x0xjls0nazwu26n00kz9ln2yud8cxgavpr55arhnwm0q4rklru'>nevent1q…klru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Think we can get it to 2,000 today? 😄 <br/><br/>Demo out now!<br/><br/><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/Enigma_Heart/</a><br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/590/603/689/841/902/original/a197963c17a4fc83.png"> <br/> 2026-05-17T15:25:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8pyw4vy5x0xjls0nazwu26n00kz9ln2yud8cxgavpr55arhnwm0qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432kswvp4 150 new wishlists since yesterday... gosh 😳 🩷 2026-05-17T15:16:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvu4y8msuxfksymc2xc40ddjlqx9l7psmkmyvlznucgff2l3tmmfszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4326j2fhg Launching is terrifying. 2026-05-16T20:02:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0p4hh5y2vrr9wnxt3ctrcsfzu2xn6wdwx3mtqjjedmsrhtnewr0qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432hqqvct Always fucks me up to watch let&#39;s players get absolutely wrecked in Zelda II and never cast Shield, despite it being super cheap to cast 2026-05-16T02:01:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgsw7j2l08qmdwcw5hkrc2xjggng3yx3lw4v2v0pgsql94xwhdr2czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4322xygtp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0apjwgj90ekhctpvqa2w4c4vmxj4wl3dxafs87hdpqry2q0cv8jcwck434'>nevent1q…k434</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After that, I kinda... have no idea when I should release the demo. It&#39;s ready right now. But there&#39;s still paranoia about bugs. And also, like... how close to PUWP should I wait to let it drop, you know? 2026-05-14T15:39:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0apjwgj90ekhctpvqa2w4c4vmxj4wl3dxafs87hdpqry2q0cv8jczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432h7ye36 Just need to find and defeat two more monsters (thankfully I know where they are lol) in order to confirm that the last achievement is achievable. 2026-05-14T15:39:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp0rw7tm372yxzl4z48azz3vquhp4ymplu0pwfuv7d8ws09dqexvczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432zm76p7 Ugh I don&#39;t know how today went from &#34;I&#39;m going to have a day off&#34; to &#34;I&#39;m probably going to be working for most of today&#34; but I&#39;m not happy about it 2026-05-11T15:56:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6feasl47j6ja4cmh8z86utk6hdjwyfd7xx7kcm4fphk29hmer2gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432y49p56 I don&#39;t need AI in order to integrate code I don&#39;t understand; I can do that on my own by researching something for two days straight, implementing a solution, and then never needing it again so that by the next time I look at the code, I have no clue what I&#39;m looking at. 2026-05-10T01:17:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2e68fuc00d68v2tq5h6gms2c7afpsdl3j9n79h93kfq2su4jzlrczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4328r024s You know what&#39;s frustrating? As a player, I don&#39;t give a rat&#39;s ass about the Steam overlay. But I know other people do, so I can&#39;t release a demo in this state. 2026-05-09T19:07:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsprjdtkks054datf0nthzzh2hfn2gyvdy759p8vhtg4nf7grmv4pgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4328n5a3u Morning peeps! New testing build of EH coming today for those who&#39;ve opted in. Also hopefully I&#39;ll be submitting my build to Valve for review for Next Fest 😬 2026-05-08T14:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwyhr0qdz5jk7rhja3azysmjvp3gc8u4fzvmdte99aet9fu2kjuczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432epdpv0 Later today I&#39;m gonna reveal the new Hadrosaurus Software splash screen/ident animation in a [ko-fi](<a href="https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus">https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus</a> ) post.<br/><br/>I think I did a pretty good job on it. If it lands the way I think it does, it&#39;ll make players go, &#34;Wait, am I playing a game or am I about to watch a PBS show from the early &#39;80s?&#34; 2026-05-06T16:19:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xweupnpvrmjljdz82vt4hpzq89w2wduy4ngk8g90ymn2p53hcvqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432k00f4n Selling millions and funding my magnum opus JRPG is a cool dream and all, but right now I&#39;d settle for just not having to work all the time so I actually have the energy to watch Svengoolie when it airs on Saturday nights instead of constantly juggling it on my DVR 2026-05-04T01:57:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzwjzv9enu5wlt3tr2rgmea0wd0zv6hm6cm2vf92q342wa867q4gzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432v250za In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq57556yqwmh9ctmnz9y7wumdzaedv6mwx93749upc3dse4eng3ts58stf9'>nevent1q…stf9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my options for a gamedev-focused server for @ Hadrosaurus are kinda slim tbh.<br/><br/>gamedev.place - likely out, see above<br/><br/>gamedev.lgbt - I love it here, and I&#39;ll continue to keep my personal account here, but the studio would lose being mutuals with SFML, since their host instance is moderated here<br/><br/>peoplemaking.games - wouldn&#39;t feel right running a brand account on a people-focused instance. respect the space and all that 2026-05-04T01:46:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq57556yqwmh9ctmnz9y7wumdzaedv6mwx93749upc3dse4eng3tszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432h2y4hl just realized that when I&#39;m logged in to my studio account at mastodon.gamedev.place and try to view the profile of one of my friends, it just shows &#34;Account suspended&#34;, which 1) is weird, 2) I assume that friend is unable to see or follow my studio account. That sucks. It may also affect where I migrate to when I change my @ handle. 2026-05-04T01:36:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgry9e3gz7cg5jd4nd36s8sjm4nnfzgad2clhwj4c9w9gjuz38pszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432xzl28m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06lyn0adgqtuq9hjmzm7yaxtzhgenlcn589q434ef72ysnyss4xchjdyad'>nevent1q…dyad</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow, that&#39;s pretty shitty. Their updated comment is even worse: &#34;...higher quality that they release for free.&#34; Like, I could see it if you were charging some ridiculous price for it, but some people act like indies don&#39;t deserve to eat and that if it&#39;s not some AAA title, it should automatically be free. Fuck that guy 2026-05-03T19:08:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0unt95dv0kfumhs9mr99e6yu3e2az5u90php0gzdksn4s9ttnkvqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432l3exvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvd3pnfppzn7qz0q639027k9nsc8p46npt8yegv7kssrwxhj0629q258pap'>nevent1q…8pap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Def. And *A Rulonian Tale* as an idea goes back 33 years at this point, to when I was 11, so if a pile of money falls in my lap, literally every other game I have in the pipeline takes an immediate backseat, and I&#39;ll have no regrets about it 2026-04-24T19:40:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7rxajv90y5t9mhuap4ajach29uf2w8508rpl2svk5n2kqwdvqeqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432y49v5x I know I promised Acronia first, but if Enigma Heart makes 10 million dollars, I&#39;m immediately channeling half of that into making my jrpg instead of waiting 2026-04-24T19:27:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst4ujefhk0y2dngxt0gp60nc6r2fj63mflw2k9mv2jnly9sqne5fczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4325pzlmv I hate asking, but as May creeps up and rent comes due again, things are still scary tight. Publisher search (and now job search tbh) continues, but nothing&#39;s really come my way yet. Again, I hate asking, but any amount (and boosting! 🔁) would help.<br/><br/>Thank you 🙏🩷 <br/><br/><a href="https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus/goal?g=33">https://ko-fi.com/clarusplusplus/goal?g=33</a><br/><br/>#mutualaid <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rl7sxmdvhjssw4vq4hl3gjmadxfuh25n3y608mj3tds2uxrdcu6qqyr8f0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mutual Aid Requests</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rl7…r8f0</span>)</a></span> 2026-04-23T15:01:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ax0hz0cfd9nzyngdya8c24vhhayeuvc52psvu8vrp7m4lmh6fwczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432xlj984 I hope y&#39;all are ready for A Rulonian Tale, when the time comes for me to make it. It&#39;s ultimately a celebratory story of hope and happy endings and queer romance, but there&#39;s also a lot of instances of emotionally-immature people making mistakes and really hurting each other along the way.<br/><br/>Basically, every character is a self-insert of some kind at this point.<br/><br/>Thing is, they&#39;re all in their 20s. I&#39;m 45; I have no such excuse. 2026-04-21T19:48:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmh2e6ndrm559zzs9gn037vnp3s9t4rg7jrvu4qzls86wrz5zw4qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432zykzu9 need to research and figure out the best way to include links to wishlist and the community forum directly into the game&#39;s menu 2026-04-21T18:09:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdf464qhfk2j9r82xc0e6k0uptgxd95s5dmpntl7xmtmdpcfegvszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432r8p0nl If I succeed at this whole &#34;making games&#34; thing, it&#39;ll only be because I&#39;m too stupid and stubborn to know when to quit. 2026-04-17T15:19:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg0w5f268z665ymraf27mulzgmxdyt72dqaglu0p9wespsntjxh5czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432caff09 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg3edj4gjkax6a7uq3yee6509tp4al0vj0k3kkyfth8jjadye7pgv6qpv7'>nevent1q…qpv7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>god-ot 2026-04-10T23:38:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs98jrn8vslrn0m26xasquk6yc4p6y7vsdagd3dtwc2u0equj4yctqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432qnk2jw RE: <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@HadroSoft/116370325379210975">https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@HadroSoft/116370325379210975</a><br/><br/>Standing at 1,380 wishlists -- can we get it to 2,000 this #WishlistWednesday? Do it for Snow! ❄️🩵 <br/><br/>#GameDev #EnigmaHeart #Steam<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1sz42fe6hy23jqxp4kfuqpms33nm8n67rw5r9926w3fzsdgnl5yws0exp7y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1sz4…xp7y</a></span><br/> </div> Wishlist Enigma Heart! We've got:<br/><br/>- Sword lesbian<br/>- Found family<br/>- Giant ice woman who may or may not step on you<br/>- Cow<br/><br/>:steam: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/</a><br/><br/>#WishlistWednesday #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EnigmaHeart #PixelArt #Zelda #Zelda2<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/370/314/472/803/709/original/268d7ef5a1580ecb.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/370/314/581/361/465/original/e6184f480a910bd2.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/370/314/714/730/752/original/b7b634c35179503e.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/116/370/314/842/792/418/original/7d70c5aeda1211f7.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-04-08T17:48:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3ck23zy48n3hxp46jmfk7l4cpvh8qjuffan92w2nnhcqhgff97qzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432z9tvse ugh, posting to beg people to wishlist my game makes me feel like one of those Number Go Up capitalist types. I hate it 2026-04-08T16:18:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2v52ty2rxpfvrf8sctjd4gzmsycyhx0cxllrcjcvzugl3ex8rlczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432azcfta This kind of thing used to be cutesy internet culture, but now I just find it user-hostile. I didn&#39;t break Reddit; Reddit broke. Also, give me a goddamn error code just to show me you&#39;re not entirely unserious<br/> <img src="https://193eb646-6077-4968-9f13-271a9b475591.svc.edge.scw.cloud/media_attachments/files/116/365/231/643/025/058/original/93863f9ff8134bb7.png"> <br/> 2026-04-07T20:09:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsnfatptt06wf29psaeqrxlx69hl4zu0n7wv2r0rhgf7vjw9mllqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432m7rnwq Okey Dokey Panic 2026-04-06T21:23:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwcd5q960k2jwmqwxqv54wzhkyll85ur7j7knvje03m696z6qrfgzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x4327uz4rx Just a reminder that if you follow me for my #gamedev musings, be sure to follow <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19yjc99aa6l2j6lcvs82dvhplwn3cj3jh6jssjtdqp5q2ucy3dz3qdwz90k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Hadrosaurus Software 🦕🌈💾</span> (<span class="italic">npub19yj…z90k</span>)</a></span> as well! 💚🦕🌈 2026-04-06T19:42:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2g6pzgpcfdve227nn44qryh7d59ptmw5cuzd6c76hm9gl5kntfaczyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432h5xnd8 So! Enigma Heart is currently at 1,319 wishlists on Steam. I think this coming #WishlistWednesday, I&#39;m gonna try for 2,000. 2026-04-04T23:55:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqj2aqqpm78kwk5xjshpdsaj24vjj94t488efe7lcluheht8pkccqzyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432376hwj I wonder how many of my rejected/ignored pitches came down to Enigma Heart not having parallax scrolling 2026-04-04T19:32:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs85g4wxc0m0s7udurdnwjjzym8v3yx0exmtnwmqstmntjspqelzjszyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432zan5pc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6s8jmff7han6cdxnq8ptr2ceth9cssm0mzd84tkg2fcee8lmgps2m9x36'>nevent1q…9x36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>agree 2026-04-03T15:23:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycu8chyxwvqyt6zxcfxxs2uja44xrr8l0a35dm3ljs7ye704dy3czyzualln6l24j9c7qehn8mes40uts9fyhmy8jg8xkqqux5gvc0x432dhj57t Turned off the depth of field effect in Eiyuden Chronicle and started using the d-pad instead of the left stick to move the character around. It feels more &#34;right&#34; now 2026-04-03T15:11:11Z