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@FontesRanter

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I draw stuff. I also throw shit at the wall and call it game development. Check site for projects and art commission info!

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8 months
I like using plain text editors. Yep, definitely a thing I like to use for quick notes and stuff. Who needs all that fancy formatting, right?
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Figured I was getting a bit too off-the-rails with this game, so had to do something about it. As usual decent video quality in the reply. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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Still a ways to go for that A.I., but hey, it's starting to have it's moments! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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Welp... attacks are working, HP is going down... yep, this is also a fighting game, now. Further refinements are obviously in order, but hey, it's functional! Decent video quality in the reply. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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Because I was in a button-pushing mood today, Buck Up And Drive! is out on Steam! You can check the link in the reply below, and hope y'all dig it! #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #Steam
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When you've had enough of Little Timmy repeatedly asking if we're there yet. (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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... yep, took me this long to put that one in. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GameMakerStudio2
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9 months
me before: I might make it so walls are a bit hard to stay on, but they're pretty safe while you stay on them me now: this is the dumbest shit and it's staying that way lol #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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2 years
The lawn... is supreme... The lawn... must be fed... It's thirst... must be quenched... ... fuck lawns, really. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev
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5 months
I'd say "don't worry, they're fine!"... but they're landing off-screen so hell if I know. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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2 years
More cars to go vroom, more places to go zoom. v1.2.0 of Buck Up And Drive! is out, and hope it gets a laugh or two out of you! Links in the reply to make sure the tweety soup-presser doesn't nail this! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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9 months
If you thought the first game was nuts, the sequel will be sure to drive you up the wall! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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9 months
Can use a few more things here and there, but I can add to it later. I'll call this environment done for now, NEXT! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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3 years
Whee, new area in the works. Guess I can add "high steaks" to the list of features, now! As usual better video quality in the reply. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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2 years
I wanted to make a parody of the Cybertruck... but you know what? This one's not only legally safer, it's objectively funnier. 🚂🚂🚂 (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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> The new Speed Break move makes the car hop a bit for effect. > Notices that since it TECHNICALLY puts you in mid-air, you can use air tricks to get on the rails. Hmm... you know what, I'm keeping this. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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9 months
An important feature is finally back. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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3 years
Common issue from the demo's been not having enough time, so... workin' on that. Pre-order + Demo on the pinned tweet, and decent video quality below! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GameMakerStudio2 #screenshotsaturday
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"You're late! What happened?!" "I'm tellin' ya, traffic was hell today!" As usual, decent video quality in the reply below! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2 #screenshotsaturday
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2 years
Started as a quick before-bedtime sketch while I waited for melatonin to kick in, turned into... well, bit more than that I suppose. Guess I need to take another melatonin capsule now lol #artist #ArtistOnTwitter #mecha #yoshi
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New year, new reminder that Buck Up And Drive! is about to come out on Steam, so feel free to wishlist if ye haven't yet! (l.i.nk in the reply as I'm taking no chances with the a.l.g.orhythm) #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #Steam
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2 years
🗿 (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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3 years
Welp... this happened. Thanks guys!
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Racing game with fighting moves makes Fast & Furious car physics look realistic
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v1.3.0, the final update to Buck Up And Drive!, is finally out! More cars, more environments, custom billboards... an arcade cabinet version?! Yeah, there's *some stuff* in there. Dunno what any of this is? Check them Iinks in the reply! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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3 years
When you got Capcom within nut-punching distance.
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3 years
Still needs some effects and whatnot, but hey, got their behavior working well enough! Itch link in my bio (info only for now) and unfucked video quality in the reply! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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2 years
I'm telling ye man, you take this one on a test drive, it'll take you all the way to the STRATOSphere! Links in the reply in case of confusion. Or just because ye wanna, I'm not the boss of you! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #screenshotsaturday
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About time I start putting some effects back in. Them boost sparks are as good a place to start as any, right? #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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2 years
So on a lark I got... the 8bitdo mouse. It's been gnawing at my curiosity for years and finally got it. However bad you might think that is just by looking at it... it's worse. Far, FAR worse.🧵
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Rolling around at the speed of sound, Got places to go, Gotta FART OUT A RAINBOW!!! ... that's how it goes, right? Anyway, decent video quality in the reply, and check out the early demo on the pinned tweet! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GameMakerStudio2
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Don't ask me what them dummies be getting all that rice for. Really, don't, they made me promise I wouldn't tell! Also at the time of this tweet the game's on sale, so be sure to check the links in the reply! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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9 months
The car thinks it's a maverick hunter or something, I dunno. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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2 years
So hey, Buck Up and Drive! is now on sale as part of that #Steam Racing Fest event! If ye didn't get the game yet, now's a pretty good time to do so! ... linky in the reply so this doesn't get the soup presser. #indiedev #solodev
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Since this is the last environment I'm adding to the game, I wanted to end it on... a high note. (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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3 years
Oh look, I made a Sonic game! (pardon the very WIP new environment). As usual decent video quality in the reply, and you can check an early demo and pre-order on the pinned tweet! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GameMakerStudio2
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2 years
When you've had enough of John Deere's bullshit and are headed off to give them a piece of your mind. (Links in the reply if you dunno wtf this is) #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame
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3 years
Refining that 1v1 A.I. a bit more in time for release. Getting it to at the very least use the whole moveset, eh? Check the game's Itch page on the pin if ye haven't! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev
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Funny how it took me this long to try and implement this tackle thing. This now counts as a beat-em-up, right? As always decent video quality in the reply. #gamedev #indiedev #GameMakerStudio2
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3 years
Hmm, how can I rip off that other fighting game series even more? Oh, I know! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #screenshotsaturday
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There, got environment generation working fully. Guess it's time to make some more now! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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3 years
Aaaaaaand there, got a lil' tutorial going. Just need a few more environments done, and a few minor tweaks here and there and this update's done! (Dunno what this is for? Check the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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3 years
Started something new today! Controlling two players at the same time's a pain in the ass, I tell ye. #gamedev #indiedev #GameMakerStudio2 #screenshotsaturday
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Reminder that Buck Up And Drive! will be at this year's @SAGExpo with it's demo, along with the game's release on Itch! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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3 years
Oy mang, can I get an anti-air? SURE YOU CAN!!! ... I really need to cook up some A.I. one of these days. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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... huh, didn't expect press this soon. Eh, I'll still take it!
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Jump on railings, flip your car like a skateboard, and just go crazy in this cartoonish Godot-powered racing game by @FontesRanter . See what the Buck Up And Drive! sequel has to offer: #GodotEngine #gamedev #games #gamenews #videogames #indiedev
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1 year
I am pleased to announce that once again you can all get railed!... wait. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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2 years
If you see this and don't immediately think of Wario, congratulations: you're old. :V #gamedev #indiedev #solodev
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Son of a beach, finally got this environment done, NEXT! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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Guess what, Buck Up And Drive! is on Sale on Itch! Don't have it yet, now's a pretty good time to do so! Link below to prevent the twitter soup presser from activating. #indiegame #indiedev #solodev
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Yep, took me this long to add an environment like this. (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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If there were any doubts in regards to custom decals making a return, well, there we go! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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3 years
Fine-tuned movement a bit more in duel for better footsies (wheelsies?). And yep, we got air dashing. Them gears be guilty. Decent video quality in the reply, and check the pinned FAQ for more info! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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"Real 3D car in Game Maker isn't real, it cannot hurt you." Real 3D car in Game Maker: #indiedev #gamedev #3D #GameMaker
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So... Pre-orders on Itch are up, along with an early demo! Go nuts, and thanks in advance for anyone checking it out! #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #GameMakerStudio2
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Still pretty rough, but yay, cops are finally doing SOMETHING! Decent video quality in the reply. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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*Valve's first payment from Buck Up And Drive! finally dropped.* ... welp. That'll let me do this gamedev thing full-time, at least for a good while. Thanks to everyone that got the game thus far, and of course to anyone who does so in the future!
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Did some tweaks to the track generation, specifically height. Also yay, actual effects when you get hit! For a simple side-project, it's coming along. #gamedev #indiedev #GameMakerStudio2 #GameMaker #practice #screenshotsaturday #drift
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... Dammit, Takumi's been snorting powdered tofu again! Anyway, some more adjustments to mid-air stuff. (better video quality in the reply) #indiedev #gamedev #3D #GameMakerStudio2
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2 years
Huh, people liked that mecha-Yoshi, so... here's a Goomba. Now back to work for me! #ArtistOnTwitter #illustration #goomba
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You know what? This is starting to look like something! Something familiar, but something nonetheless! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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3 years
Come on, officer, how was I supposed to know there was a baby in that car?! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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Funny how adding the dust sprays makes the car look and feel so much faster. (dunno what this is? Check the reap lie!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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So, happy days of the holeing, or however that one usually goes, and reminder that you can wishlist Buck Up And Drive! on Steam! ... I'm putting the Steam link in the reply, so in the meantime here's the trailer! #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #Steam
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2 years
"All Hunters, emergency at Central Highway!" "What is it?! Mavericks?!" "... nah, Zero's on the sauce and took the old car out again." (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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3 years
Still pretty rough, but hey, victory screen thingy! Decent videowuality in the reply, and check the pinned F.A.Q. for this! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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When you're hungry as fuck and favourite ramen joint closes in 10 minutes. (Dunno what this is? Link in thread!) #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #screenshotsaturday
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3 years
how it started: how it’s going:
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3 years
Another day, another set of tweaks to this. Streamlining movement and basic attacking a bit. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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3 years
PINK. BACKFLIPPING. TRUCKS. ON THE FUCKING MOON. That's it. If that's not a selling point, I dunno what is! #gamedev #indiedev #3D #GameMakerStudio2
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Ha... haha... this one goes boom. Took a bit of spaghetti code to add this exception, but I think I can aFORD it. (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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2 years
Oh hey, she can do some stuff now! Well, again I suppose. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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3 years
Still a fair bit of jank, but getting there! *POWA.WAV intensifies* As usual decent video in the reply, and anyone new here, check the pinned FAQ! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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2 years
From Turbo Challenge to Trippy Challenge, things have changed a wee smidge since the Amiga days, haven't they? #gamedev #indie #indiedev #solodev
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Game's not even properly released and it already has whales, for fuck's sake. This industry's in the gutter, I tell you! Pre-order and early demo on the pinned tweet, and check the reply below for unfucked footage! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GameMakerStudio2
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Still needs a decal layout, but hey, new one in! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMakerStudio2
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Oh hey, Buck Up And Drive! is now on sale on both Steam and Itch! If you don't have it yet, now's a pretty good time to do so! (Iinks in the reply because something something da aIgorythm) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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Sbubby go spinny. And bonky Yes. (Iinks in the reply if you dunno what this is for!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #solodev
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2 years
Did you know that shrooms were legal in Japan till 2002? Probably explains a few things, if ye ask me! Oh yeah, more progress on that update for the silly car game! Links in the reply, ye know the drill! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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Kinda circumstantial? Yep. Hard to pull off? A lil bit. But damn if it ain't fun lol. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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*Insert joke about politicians here* Also yay, this update is ALMOST done. In the meantime if this is your first time seeing this, check the links in the reply! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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2 years
Guess what: Buck Up And Drive! is on sale on Steam and Itch! Pretty good time to get it if you haven't, this is! (also expect that last update to go up in a few days!) Check the Iinks in the reply! #indiegaming #indiegame #steam #itchio
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New Year's resolutions may be kinda bullshit. You know what isn't, though? Wishlisting Buck Up And Drive! on Steam! (l-i-n-k in the reply or the a-l-g-o-r-y-t-h-m might come for my spleen!) #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #Steam
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2 years
Some more work on this AI for the arcade attract mode. Finally knows what to do with rails lol Check them Iinks in the reply if you dunno what this is for! Or even if you do! #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #solodev
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"What, another tweet so soon?!" ... eh, I made the water look better. So there ye go. Just needs a bit of splashing here and there! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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Note to self: Never again draw this kind of stuff while on a calorie deficit. (dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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v1.2.0 had a few bugs. Them bugs are (hopefully) fixed. And hey, gives me an excuse to tweet about the content update again! It's got some new cars and stuff! Check them links in the reply! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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"Dammit Jazz, we told you not to overdo it on the pink glowy stuff!" (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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"This town ain't big enough for the two of us..." It will be if you stop adding lanes to the goddamn road, dumbass! (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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Oh, so THIS is where all those GPUs went! (Dunno what this is? Steam link in the reply, and more!) #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #solodev #screenshotsaturday
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2 years
Yay, movement basics are in, should get on with her moveset next! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #GodotEngine
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3 years
Whoever wins... we all lose. (Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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Now, I could let the Stalion be the only muscle car in the game, could I? (Dunno what this is? Links in the reply!) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev
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