Eric Vargas

indie dev. building in public.
Currently shipping:

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

My latest app has been trapped in Apple review limbo for 3 weeks.

Built the entire Android version while waiting.

Now I need alpha testers so Google lets me push to prod. Drop a reply and I'll DM you. Would really appreciate the help 🙏

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

If this works it doesn't make sense to keep using React Native.

I hope it does.

tl;dr: "Port my new iOS native app to Android"

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

LETS GO! Completed a new app. Entered the blocking apps arena.

Stoke about it!

Other than doing distribution organically, i'd like your help to test it!

Please reply or send me a DM if you are willing to. It's only for iPhone atm btw.

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@averycode 2 dudes in the back table going hard

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

Help me out please!

What app icon do I use for my new app?

1. Darker background
2. Lighter

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@andi_losing Been there. It feels like they design new Mac OS updates so they slow down old computers LOL

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

What AI one shoted for me for my next app.

Now iterating on it

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

Been working hard on a new app but god damn. It really feels like tokens are more expensive.

I was hitting the 5hr limit consistently in the beginning of the week and now at half of the week i finished my weekly credits :(

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

This

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

Normalize disappearing for an extended period of time to do a factory reset on your focus and creativity.

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@acadictive Do it! I’m sharing your path :)

It’s hard. But remember is a hard you chose!

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@alexcooldev What do you suggest focusing on posting when you haven’t launched the app yet? What’s strategy you follow?

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@mrcanute1 Yup, you read her correctly.

With your question I realized that a 1/3 of my life I’ve been a husband lol. Feels like a part of me now, that I always have that other half of me I can rely on :)

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

Wife told me that I have to at least be making $1K MRR in a year or else… 😨

Game on? 🫠

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@Seliydf Interesting. What is it?

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@eliana_jordan My wife (don’t tell her)

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@MaxxifiedLian I don’t think I’ll stop working on it completely. Still posting about it on TikTok but I don’t want to be constantly thinking about it at least this week.

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

So I've been feeling a bit stuck with progress on my goal tracking app.

Needed my mind elsewhere so I started working on a new app.

And oh boy, how I love building something from scratch. The days when you start something new are so fun.

Has this happened to you?

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

Does your photo library looks like this after you started posting on TikTok/IG?

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

@lexx_aura This is like the CGI version of it. You’re actually not replacing what they did nor improving it.

With the statements you make I would expect something better and actually anime style

[Eric Vargas @brol1dev]

Did my version also using Seedance V2

[Emily @IamEmily2050]

Seedance V2

prompt:
visual_anchor:
style: "Delicate oil canvas texture with thick-painted impasto brushwork. High-fidelity 2D digital anime aesthetic mixed with Triple-A CG realism. Low-saturation tones, cinematic haziness, and sophisticated lighting."
character_description: "A young woman with a refined, doll-like face, large expressive eyes, and light brown hair styled in twin buns adorned with pink cherry blossoms and navy blue ribbons. She wears a Victorian-inspired maid outfit: a white lace blouse with sheer sleeves, a navy blue corsellette with gold lace-up detailing, and an embroidered apron over a ruffled skirt. White lace-top stockings and navy blue pumps."
mecha_form: "The transformation wraps her in sleek, dark blued-steel armor accented with gold filigree and glowing red energy channels. The armor design is intricate and asymmetrical, maintaining her silhouette while adding aggressive mechanical edges."
weapon_description: "A massive 'Sapphire Blossom' Saber-Staff. It features a long, blued-steel pole-arm body with a sharp saber blade at the tip. The hilt is ornate, decorated with pink enamel cherry blossoms and a large, glowing teardrop sapphire gem at the crossguard."

environment_specs:
setting: "Infinite high-altitude sky during peak daylight. Rapidly moving cloud layers and high-velocity air currents. Heavy motion blur, Tyndall effect (god rays), and floating red energy particles."
camera: "A single, seamless long take. Panavision C-Series lens (35mm, f4) aesthetic. IMAX film grain. Dramatic camera shake during the high-speed descent to emphasize g-force."

timeline_script:
00-02s: "Vertical free-fall. The character descends through the clouds with eyes closed, hair and ribbons whipped violently by the wind. Red electrical arcs dance across her skin as dark mecha plates begin to converge from the periphery, falling in sync with her body."
02-04s: "Lower Body Assembly. Camera glides to her legs. Large blued-steel mecha plates snap and lock onto her thighs and shins over her white stockings. Intricate mechanical parts extend and interlock with a heavy, metallic 'clack' and red sparks."
04-06s: "Torso Assembly. Camera tracks upward. A mechanical chest plate slams into place, locking over her embroidered apron. Asymmetrical armor components ripple outward from her sternum, snapping shut with fluid mechanical precision against the howling wind."
06-08s: "Shoulder & Arm Assembly. Dual shoulder pauldrons lock into place simultaneously with a heavy metallic impact. Mechanical components slide down her sheer sleeves, encasing her arms in blued-steel plating. Her eyes remain tightly shut."
08-10s: "Head Transformation. Tight push-in on her face. Fine mechanical segments extend from behind her ears, interlocking across her forehead and jaw. A sleek mechanical visor slides shut over her eyes, locking with a sharp red glow at the moment of contact."
10-13s: "The Stall & Pose. Character performs a 360-degree mid-air spin to cancel her downward momentum. She hovers in a low-angle hero shot. She draws the Sapphire Blossom Saber-Staff from her back with a flourish, pointing the blade at the lens. Red light erupts from the sapphire gem. A massive circular shockwave震散s the surrounding clouds. Violent camera shake."

technical_execution:
physics: "Realistic inertia and weight. Mechanical parts have visible thickness and collision. Smooth, non-floaty body mechanics."
audio_profile: "Environmental SFX only: wind shear, mechanical locking, electrical hums, and the 'thump' of the shockwave. No BGM."
negative_prompt: "Western architecture, text watermarks, distorted limbs, extra fingers, blurry facial features, low-quality VFX, choppy frame transitions."