𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇

Game Developer - Saltsea Chronicles, Team Sonic Racing, EVADER, TV Trouble, Concentric, ████. He/him.

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

Saltsea Chronicles is OUT. It felt like christmas morning to see all the lovely reviews and kind words trickle in today. I’m so glad and relieved that it’s finally in people’s hands. Phew.

And now I sleep.

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

I’m getting kinda okay at this pottery thing! Although my house is slowly filling with ceramics now oops

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

And that’s a wrap. My final day at @gutefabrik was today. We got together on video call for one last social hang before we go our separate ways and it just reminded me of how rare it is to work and grow with a group of such uniquely wonderful people as this. I will miss it. 🏭❤️

[Daria✨devcom/gamescom 🎮 @sparklesdaria]

❕️If you are at GDC, come see @zerofiftyone_ and I speak about how we made Spoils, the in-house card game featured in @gutefabrik's Saltsea Chronicles ✨️We'll talk about mjnigame design, inspiration, AI and more - Friday, March 22 at 11:30AM 🃏
https://t.co/AvRmdD7I8u

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@philippawarr Ty Pip, I appreciate it 💛

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

Pretty gutting news here today. I’m going to miss the DGF crew so much. This studio felt so refreshingly ahead of its time as a place to work in so many ways, and I’ve learned so much in the last three and a half years.

[Die Gute Fabrik @gutefabrik]

We’re sad to share that we're halting production at @gutefabrik due to the challenging funding & investment scene in games right now. We downed tools earlier this month & have been doing our best to support the team who'll be looking for work from mid-March.

Full statement:

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@NilsDeneken Cheers Nils! It’s been such an honour to be involved 🥹❤️🙏🏾

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@timstatis Thanks Tim 🙏🏾❤️

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

Also I managed to throw, dry, turn and carve the one in the last pic in less than an hour which is *wild* by my standards.

Looking forward to the day when I can do this sort of thing without needing to immediately take a nap afterwards

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

This week at pottery class I learned how to make little foot rings on the bottom of my pots🏺

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

I’m definitely getting a little better on the wheel with more practice. It’s no longer quite so utterly heartbreaking when I ruin a pot, now that I can throw another one fairly quickly. RIP to the pots that perished in the name of practice today.

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@philippawarr Aw thank you Pip! ❤️

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

I threw my first decent bowl on the wheel yesterday! I’d made a bunch of practice ones before but none of them were kiln-worthy.

Stuff like this doesn’t come easy for my dyspraxic brain, so I’m pretty pleased 🎉

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@jennegatron ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥹

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

I was on a recent episode of @eggplantshow. If you listened to the ep I was on back in 2021 and wondered why we were obsessively thinking about trick-taking games, well.. here’s the reason!

[Die Gute Fabrik @gutefabrik]

Want to hear more about the development and design of our in-game trick-taking card game, Spoils?

Have a listen to @zerofiftyone_, @doougle & @sparklesdaria on @eggplantshow chatting about just that!

https://t.co/v8WSp8VsbN

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@helvetica I can’t unsee the “only two appendages at a time” thing now 😄

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@hannahnicklin I only know V in passing and didn’t know they were into it but I can totally see how there’d be a big interest overlap amongst games folks

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

I tried pottery on a wheel for the first time last weekend and now I can feel myself getting sucked into yet another new hobby rabbit hole.

The unused gear I bought from the time I tried stained glass art is side-eyeing me hard rn as I google for local pottery studios oops 🙈

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

Some news! I’m going to be speaking at next year’s GDC with @doougle. We’re giving a talk about the card game we designed for Saltsea.

[GDC Festival of Gaming @Official_GDC]

How can minigames best serve your worldbuilding? Two Saltsea Chronicles devs recount the development of a trick-taking card game, Spoils, in this insightful #design talk. Only at #GDC2024! https://t.co/G1Zi4uOA3M

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

@ruthie_edwards @gutefabrik Ahh thank you Ruthie! 💛

[𝖡𝖾𝗇 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗌𝗈𝗇 @zerofiftyone_]

Saltsea Chronicles is OUT. It felt like christmas morning to see all the lovely reviews and kind words trickle in today. I’m so glad and relieved that it’s finally in people’s hands. Phew.

And now I sleep.