Occam's Garage

Solo dev making simple, fun games.

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Finally got a trailer for Antigen Drift, my immune cell game. Steam page coming soon! #gamedev #indiedev #biology

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@ShaiyaLegends It carries so you can string together lsuoer long combos if you hit everything just right

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Dash in, spin, fling to the next one. Movement in Antigen Drift, the immune-cell action game I'm making solo. Follow along.

#indiedev #gamedev #actiongame #AntigenDrift

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@Giulio6686 3 card upgrade selectors

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@buzzybats Physics-based, mostly. The wobble actually steers the board, and the camera ignores it entirely. It's scripted to happen dynamically based on your speed, gear, and player stats.

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Adding some realistic speed wobbles to my downhill longboarding game

#screenshotsaturday #longboarding #indiedev

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Nobody:
Me: We need to bring back downhill arcade racers

So I'm making one. 🛹 What was your favorite growing up?

#indiedev #gamedev #WIPWednesday

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@BurnZeZ @zaiphirion It comes with its own set of problems, but I agree it would be cool to bring something like it back. Also would be a great way for indie devs to connect to potential players and get feedback

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@crierlon @joshbedo_ If we're counting hardware you also need a computer to develop a game and publish on steam. I get what you're saying, but it's not a great comparison.

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@yano_gamedev The problem is there's no way to enforce it. We already see studios who "forget" about AI assets until called out. No doubt there are tons of non-disclosed AI assets people never noticed. It's easy toget rid of the water marks and synth IDs, so just scanning assets isn't enough.

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@Smallzero Is it real ASCII characters or just a shader over 3D models? Looks awesome

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@TheGamerSection Antigen Drift. You play as immune cells fighting viruses in the body.
https://t.co/TOEsjWcUW0

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Testing different abilities for the different immune cell classes in my game. B-Cells get antibody bombs.
#indiedev #gamedev

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Testing different abilities for the different immune cell classes in my game. B-Cells get antibody bombs.
#indiedev #gamedev

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@megakumadori Great style!

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@SpeedoEdgar @GPrime85 All of them. My day job is enterprise full-stack, and they give me a copilot license that lets me choose. For my own use, I have a personal Claude subscription and haven't switched it off Opus 5.5 since it came out.

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@Giulio6686 Shadow of the Colossus

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@GamewithDave Antigen Drift: you play as immune cells exploring the human body and fighting viruses

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@Sydnus83 Looking good 😊

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@BecomingCaptain Business as usual. There have always been low effort rippoffs made as a cash grab, and platforms like Roblox have always been full of them.

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@a_apanasik Not to mention Roblox has been full of awful knockoffs since before AI. It's always been a shitty place where hack devs make crappy games for kids who don't know better.

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It''s also not any cheaper to vibe code a complex game yourself instead of buying it. You need at least the $100/month sub or use API tokens. Not to mention making all the art. If it's 3D - anything more detailed than low poly requires expensive specialized models and they still suck and need a lot of manual effort to tweak and rig up for animation.