Neto | Solo Dev

Solo dev. Building something dark, with AI as a tool, not a shortcut.
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[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

Outlines: on or off? 👇

Added outlines to every character, without drawing anyone twice.

How: one fullscreen pass reads the depth the characters already wrote. Wherever depth jumps (one body in front of another, an arm across a chest), it draws a thin line on the far side, tinted with the nearer body's own colour, darkened. Never flat black.

Why: in a crowd of 100+ bodies, every silhouette now reads on its own. Same render, almost no extra cost.

Inspired by the GDC talk on Never's End's linework.

Images in the comments.

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[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

Unity Spark: prompt a game, built from Asset Store packs, no code.

I get the business side. Every game made this way is a sale for their marketplace.
But I'm worried about the flood of soulless games coming. Same assets, same prompts, no idea behind them.
I use AI in my own game. Tools aren't the problem.
The tool can't give you a vision, and that's the part players remember.

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@singkeyshk Congrats, I will wishlist it too

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@ZeusSocialHQ The 3D models. I use image-to-3D to get a base, but the raw output is rough and needs a lot of polishing. I keep going back to them because they still deserve better. I wish I could afford a proper 3D artist, but for now it's just me and a lot of reference. What about you?

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

I'm not an animator. But I couldn't leave the blacksmith hunched over a tiny anvil.

So now he heats the iron inside the bell, turns, and strikes. Anvil at knuckle height.

Still learning. 🔨

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[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@BiskeyGames That looks good ! I'll check your videos later

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@eiasninelives After reading the PDF, I used the outline technique to make the characters in my game stand out. Here's how it turned out 👇

https://t.co/0nP0mjuBNe

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

Outlines: on or off? 👇

Added outlines to every character, without drawing anyone twice.

How: one fullscreen pass reads the depth the characters already wrote. Wherever depth jumps (one body in front of another, an arm across a chest), it draws a thin line on the far side, tinted with the nearer body's own colour, darkened. Never flat black.

Why: in a crowd of 100+ bodies, every silhouette now reads on its own. Same render, almost no extra cost.

Inspired by the GDC talk on Never's End's linework.

Images in the comments.

#gamedev #indiedev

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@eiasninelives You found the source? What a great find. I'll study this!

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

You can turn it on or off in settings.

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

Outlines: on or off? 👇

Added outlines to every character, without drawing anyone twice.

How: one fullscreen pass reads the depth the characters already wrote. Wherever depth jumps (one body in front of another, an arm across a chest), it draws a thin line on the far side, tinted with the nearer body's own colour, darkened. Never flat black.

Why: in a crowd of 100+ bodies, every silhouette now reads on its own. Same render, almost no extra cost.

Inspired by the GDC talk on Never's End's linework.

Images in the comments.

#gamedev #indiedev

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@ZeusSocialHQ Next is less animation and more polish. Finishing the details so people can actually play the demo. Hope you'll give it a try!

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@nemui_nekoooo Thank you

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@MaxMRM_Gameplay Dizem que é curto né , eu quero testar, tinha esquecido

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@Izkimar Just because I was about to get hands on some Thresh gameplay....

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@Silents_Pixel Following. The day I can afford an artist, you're the first call.

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@Euclides_Netok Oh, that's right. It looks like they render at around 320p and reduce the color palette as well. It's the technique covered in this talk. Nice to see someone else taking a similar approach!
https://t.co/ZIvGQXghRT

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@kevgarly Hey, thanks for the card!

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@ZeusSocialHQ Yes! Prescott Burk's videos.
Three days ago, my blacksmith looked like this 👇
https://t.co/zYxSu3UUfi
Sitting, hunched, anvil way too low.
Watched a real smith work and rebuilt it from there.

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

Was animating this blacksmith as a draft, then watched a real one at work (Prescott Burk on YouTube) and realised I was doing everything wrong.

Back to the anvil. New animations soon.

#indiedev #gamedev

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@qgda30 vish

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@BrunoMAiub porra, planta uma árvore ai mano

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@CoderGeeta Fully humbled 😅 The new version, at the forge and with the anvil at the right height, drops tonight.

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

Was animating this blacksmith as a draft, then watched a real one at work (Prescott Burk on YouTube) and realised I was doing everything wrong.

Back to the anvil. New animations soon.

#indiedev #gamedev

[Neto | Solo Dev @Euclides_Netok]

@JohnnyOstad put moar