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bsg_joel

1 year

i genuinely believed we'd be scratching to reach 100 reviews this continues to be a dream come true. thank you for playing ❤️

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

10 months

apparently my design wasn't good enough

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

10 months

Thanks for playing! ♥

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

4 months

making a movie

IGN

@IGN

4 months

The part creature collector, part eerie horror Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge is getting a film adaptation.

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@bsg_joel

8 months

WE WON IGN'S INDIE GOTY

IGN

@IGN

8 months

Zelda and Baldur's Gate 3 both won big at the IGN Awards. Here's every single award winner of 2023:

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

9 months

with our first dlc releasing in 18 hours, i thought i'd share some insight into how i used the 8 weeks of development

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

4 months

bought a whale

Black Salt Games donates $100,000 to NZ Whale and Dolphin trust | Newshub

Hit fishing game Dredge is celebrating its first anniversary.

www.newshub.co.nz

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@bsg_joel

5 months

MY GROSS FISH LORE IS BAFTA NOMINATED???

BAFTA Games

@BAFTAGames

5 months

Let us tell you a story 📖 the Narrative nominees are… ALAN WAKE 2 BALDUR’S GATE 3 DREDGE FINAL FANTASY XVI THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR #BAFTAGamesAwards

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@bsg_joel

10 months

i have been informed that i should not grip the award like that. i'd like to apologise to sxsw

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

10 months

WE WON GOTY AT SXSW SYDNEY!!!

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@bsg_joel

10 months

our new community manager says if my design gets more likes than the 'proper' one he'll resign

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@bsg_joel

7 months

there must be some mistake

Wario64

@Wario64

7 months

Game Developers Choice Awards 2024 finalists have been announced GOTY nominees: -Baldur's Gate 3 -COCOON -Dave the Diver -Dredge -Spider-Man 2 -Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Zelda TotK and Baldur's Gate 3 leads with 7 nominations each, followed by Cocoon

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@bsg_joel

1 year

i feel ill but in a good way

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@bsg_joel

1 year

six months ago, if you had told me that our first game would be editor's choice on playstation, i would have laughed at least a little bit, possibly even a lot

PlayStation

@PlayStation

1 year

A sinister Lovecraftian undercurrent lurks below the surface of fishing sim Dredge 🪝 Hook more top Editors’ Choice picks:

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@bsg_joel

11 months

the demo of DREDGE on steam during NEXT Fest was a huge contributing factor to the success of our game. with Unity's fee-per-install, free demos skew towards becoming a liability. this absolutely sucks, what the fuck.

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

1 year

added more fish to fish game

DREDGE

@BSG_DREDGE

1 year

Update 2 is now live on all platforms! ⚓ 📸 Photomode 🐙 10 brand new aberrations 🐋 New wildlife events ☮️ Passive Mode Plus, something new lurking in the depths below 👁️ Link:

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@bsg_joel

5 months

when i told my mother we were going to be on a STAMP, she finally appreciated the significance of our achievement

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

5 months

We're honored to have DREDGE featured on a @nzpost collectable stamp! We're so proud to be one of five games to represent the growing Kiwi games industry. Pre-order now to send your correspondence in sea-worthy style and deck out your gear with stickers and pins.

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

6 months

one day i will be quoted in a headline without swearing

PC Gamer

@pcgamer

6 months

Dredge dev reveals a mechanic (which killed NPCs without warning if you let them go hungry) lasted for about 3 days after the game's launch before they patched it out, because "people f*cking hated it".

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@bsg_joel

4 months

back home in new zealand after gdc and feeling quite confident that nobody has ever walked around a supermarket with this combination of items

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@bsg_joel

3 months

my beautiful, hideous children

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

3 months

Balancing video games is always a great excuse to crack out a spreadsheet. Here's a glimpse of the detailed work that goes into creating something that sails smoothly! #indiedev

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@bsg_joel

5 months

stunned to be nominated for a @sfwa NEBULA award!!

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@bsg_joel

3 months

lmao they remodeled our trailer just for a fake mobile game

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@bsg_joel

2 months

DREDGE s t u f f

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

2 months

The Iron Rig isn’t the only thing we’ve been busy crafting. Announcing DREDGE: Collector’s Edition, a limited run physical edition of the base game & DLCs, with a variety of memorabilia, coming this November, with pre-orders going live soon!

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@bsg_joel

2 months

got the BAFTA certificates in

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@bsg_joel

1 year

AAAAAAH WE DID IT

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

1 year

📢 DREDGE is OUT NOW Our sinister fishing adventure rises from the depths onto all platforms. 🎣 Fish for over 125 different species 🔺 Improve your boat and equipment 🗺️ Navigate the mysterious isles 🌊 Dredge the darkness Check out our new trailer below, then set sail.

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@bsg_joel

1 year

gamers were a mistake

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@bsg_joel

1 month

don't tell anyone but it broke the day the DREDGE trophy model went in

Radec

@realradec

1 month

PlayStation Stars has now been offline for 25 days, which means this outage has now lasted longer than the infamous 2011 PSN Hack which lasted 24 days Do you think PlayStation Stars will return, if ever?

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@bsg_joel

4 months

my favourite part is the literal rotting dead shark in the background of pic #2

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

4 months

We're proud to announce: DREDGE Scents. Bring the all the smells and wonders of the seaside world of DREDGE into your home. Scents include: - Fishmonger Musk - Sallow Sailfish - Putrefying Pier - and of course: Cod Find your local Travelling Merchant and place an order today.

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

1 year

@Googoobachoo @CanYouPetTheDog no, i made him invincible

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@bsg_joel

11 months

the first person to find me at TGS gets a dredge pin

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@bsg_joel

4 months

just walked into a suit shop: hello, i am going to the BAFTAs next week and would like to purchase 1 tuxedo please shop assistant: what are the BAFTAs? and WHAT IS A TUXEDO?

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

11 months

taking a short break from spooky fish game. first vacation in almost 3 years hello, japan

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

8 months

i truly hope that people on here understand the positive impact their words can have on others. it's a superpower we all have. a kind tweet, a heartfelt message, or inclusion in a thumbnail - it's enough to make your whole damn week.

Naughty Dog

@Naughty_Dog

8 months

To celebrate an incredible year in gaming, we asked some of our developers which games they loved in 2023. From Marvel's Spider-Man 2 to Chants of Sennaar to Baldur's Gate 3, here are some of the games the Naughty Dog team wanted to recognize this year:

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@bsg_joel

5 months

feeling thankful for the one constant in my life

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

4 months

maybe i'll get to meet hugo 💫

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

4 months

We can’t quite believe it, DREDGE has been nominated for a Hugo Award and our talented @bsg_joel is nominated for a Nebula Award! Thanks @TheHugoAwards & @sfwa for this huge honor! We’re deeply moved that this tale of a little boat in a mysterious world has captivated so many.

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

8 months

every christmas since we started development, our amazing producer @bsg_nadia has bought us dredge-themed xmas tree ornaments. here are this year's gifts

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@bsg_joel

10 months

actual photo of me networking at SXSW

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@bsg_joel

2 years

my incredibly crafty fiancée embroidered a dredge design onto a t-shirt as an xmas gift 😍

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@bsg_joel

3 years

accidentally just wrote a 600-word side quest where the climax is petting a dog

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@bsg_joel

3 months

is this gonna give me space cancer

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@bsg_joel

4 months

@CaseyLucas he can do the engine noises

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@bsg_joel

1 year

we went for a modest title for our panel

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@bsg_joel

8 months

which of you degenerates did this

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@bsg_joel

1 year

it was all worth it

Can You Pet the Dog?

@CanYouPetTheDog

1 year

A sidequest in Dredge challenges the player to befriend a scared and lonely dog on a deserted island. After carefully approaching, feeding, and petting the dog, the player places them into their inventory in a first step to finding this new companion a permanent home.

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

10 months

just happy 2 be here 🥹

Golden Joysticks

@GoldenJoysticks

10 months

Who gets your vote for Indie Game of the Year? Vote now #GoldenJoystickAwards

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@bsg_joel

1 year

watched zero punctuation for a decade and would never have believed there would one day be an episode on our game

Zero Punctuation

@ZPunctuation

1 year

This week on Zero Punctuation, @YahtzeeCroshaw reviewed both Dredge and Tchia!

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@bsg_joel

6 months

i really enjoyed doing this podcast, especially the part where i made @TrentKusters spit out his coffee

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

@Official_AIAS

6 months

This week on the #GameMakersNotebook , @TrentKusters chats with Alex Ritchie & Joel Mason of @BlackSaltGames about DREDGE, original ideas and early prototypes, balancing difficulty and consequences, and how they introduced an aura of spookiness in the game:

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

10 months

it was the wrong time for cherry blossoms in japan. but i am back home now, and it is the perfect time.

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

11 months

i am on vacation i swear

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

11 months

DREDGE's v1.3 update is rolling out now across all platforms! It includes: 🚢 Boat Customization 🦀 Added craberrations 📖 Added Crabs to the Encyclopedia 🌊 Added new shipwrecks around the world ⚙️ Balance tweaks 🐛 Bug fixes Full patch notes are linked below.

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@bsg_joel

3 months

wish dot com ass crab

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@bsg_joel

6 months

this account needs more than 40 followers

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@bsg_joel

9 months

@keta_games fallback fonts for other languages causing a cascade of memory related issues on some platforms 🫠

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@bsg_joel

1 year

this was NOT on my bingo card

Penny Arcade

@PA_Megacorp

1 year

Dredge up some memories with your friends at Penny Arcade

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@bsg_joel

11 months

last day of TGS! i have: * a few pins left to give out * some very limited postcards * a hangover come find me!

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@bsg_joel

2 years

@LiamBME DREDGE uses InControl. Adding the functionality for control remapping took an hour or two. Adding (and fixing) the UI for it took at least two weeks. 🙃

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@bsg_joel

8 months

opening my passport to the photo page 3 miles out from the airport so i don't hold up the line

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@bsg_joel

3 years

Thanks to everyone involved in making #NZGDC21 so amazing! It was so valuable for me, and I loved the chance to meet new people and show off our game a bit. Back in Christchurch now - after a quick detour to Napier to pick up my new puppy! What a week!

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

2 years

as a fervent sony fanboy this is a top 3 life moment

PlayStation Europe

@PlayStationEU

2 years

Bouy, does this game look cute! 🛥️ Catch fish and uncover once-forgotten secrets as you explore a mysterious archipelago in Dredge, coming to PS4 and PS5.

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@bsg_joel

11 months

losing my shit over these new laptop stickers. an oarfish AND a coelacanth?!

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@bsg_joel

4 months

the cashier audibly said "what the fuck" as I walked up

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@bsg_joel

10 months

posting this makes me feel vulnerable

Lisy K 🍉

@lisy__k

10 months

Game list of a producer.

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@bsg_joel

10 months

@Heartandnoise i can do more

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@bsg_joel

1 year

@iboudreau i considered locking this topic but i find it far too amusing

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

3 years

So excited to finally get our trailer and steam page out there 😁

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

3 years

DREDGE - a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. 🎣 Discover & catch fish ⚓️ Research & upgrade 🗺️ Explore the world 🕯️ Dredge the dark depths Now accepting wishlists @ RTs appreciated 🙏 #indiedev #indiegamedev #unity3d #indiegame #gamedev

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@bsg_joel

11 months

@mattgamedevguy @tha_rami it's an action performed on a product released in the past

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@bsg_joel

2 months

the morning destiny released, i got home from getting 4 wisdom teeth removed and played it high on painkillers

Destiny 2

@DestinyTheGame

2 months

The Final Shape has nearly arrived - so, let's take a moment to reflect. How did your journey as a Guardian begin? Share your oldest game screenshot, story, or a video with us in the comments below.

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@bsg_joel

1 year

Being mentioned in the same sentence as Dwarf Fortress [my favourite game of all time] is something I am struggling to process this morning

Noclip

@noclipvideo

1 year

On the new podcast we discuss the cosmic horror fishing of Dredge and filming our upcoming Dwarf Fortress doc. Watch: Listen:

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@bsg_joel

1 year

sorry i've been quiet for the past month. twitter had me flagged as a malicious bot so i have been unable to tweet, like or follow people (i also had absolutely nothing worthwhile to post about)

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@bsg_joel

1 year

i guess i was shilling dredge too hard

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@bsg_joel

1 year

please announce silksong but not on march 30 anything but march 30

Nintendo of America

@NintendoAmerica

1 year

Tune in at 2 p.m. PST tomorrow, Feb. 8, for a #NintendoDirect livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information mostly focused on #NintendoSwitch games launching in the first half of 2023. Watch it live here:

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@bsg_joel

5 months

back the bird 🙏

Toroa: Skycall ☁️🌊 wishlist on steam!

@toroagame

5 months

Toroa: Skycall is LIVE on Kickstarter!!!! GO GO GO GO support development and you shall receive: ☁️ the joy of flight 🐬 friendship with a dolphin 🗑️ over 20 unique pieces of trash?! (in game, not irl...) 🫶🏽 our undying gratitude ➡️

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

1 year

podcast where i talk about programming, writing, dredging and more

Jared

@IndieGameIntl

1 year

New IGI episode w @bsg_joel #programmer & #writer on @BSG_DREDGE by @BlackSaltGames 🦑🎣🚢 More links below 👇🏽 #DREDGE #indiegamedev #gamedevadvice #gamedevpodcast #gamedevs #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #videogames #indiegame #indiegames

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@bsg_joel

10 months

@GhostMakerDK when we grab coffee tomorrow morning - 11 hours! if i lose i have to buy him a coffee.

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@bsg_joel

3 years

me after spending the last 6 hours painting rocks and details onto the terrain: our performance target is like 16 fps right?

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@bsg_joel

3 years

Aw, thanks for the callout!

Kiwi Game Devs

@KiwiGameDevs

3 years

'Dredge' (202?) By: @BlackSaltGames (Christchurch) For: PC, Switch A fishing RPG with a sinister undercurrent. #MadeInNZ

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@bsg_joel

2 years

went to stewart island and all i got were countless memorable experiences with native wildlife

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@bsg_joel

1 year

@radiatoryang keyhole

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@bsg_joel

1 year

can't wait to get my grubby hands on this

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

1 year

Time for another announcement! 📢 ✨ Physical Deluxe Editions ✨ of DREDGE will soon be available to preorder for consoles! 🎮 DREDGE Game Disc/Card 🗝️ Blackstone Key DLC (2 exclusive in-game items) 🖼️ Poster 👁️ Sticker Set 🎨 Physical Artbook 🎵 Soundtrack Download

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@bsg_joel

8 months

oh no i forgot possibly the best one, the glittery hammerhead shark

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@bsg_joel

3 years

Added item descriptions yesterday. I was accidentally really disdainful of some of these poor fish. 🐟 #DredgeGame #indiedev #gamedev

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@bsg_joel

1 year

i wrote a thing for xbox!

Xbox Wire

@XboxWire

1 year

Dredge presents itself as a cozy fishing experience, but this upcoming game quickly twists into something far darker. Find out more inside:

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@bsg_joel

1 year

on-brand birthday presents

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@bsg_joel

1 year

@DaveOshry i will always appreciate you for capitalizing our game name correctly. you gotta shout it

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@bsg_joel

9 months

@HWinsenGames hoarfrost was my favourite

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7 months

@NeoSolarius nz squad to the front please

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@bsg_joel

4 months

me and who

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@bsg_joel

2 years

drawing upon my experiences in primary school writing acrostics prepared me for this social media moment at 3am

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

2 years

DREDGE will emerge from the depths on MARCH 30. 🐟 Reel in 125+ different fish ⛴️ Improve your boat 🎣 Search lost wrecks 🗺️ Explore exotic regions Our sinister fishing game is coming to: ⚓️ PC (Steam) ⚓️ Nintendo Switch ⚓️ PS4 & PS5 ⚓️ Xbox One & Series X|S ✨ New trailer ✨

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@bsg_joel

3 years

In Dredge, it's not just deep water that you need to watch out for. Dark wings arrive with dark skies.

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

3 years

"Isaiah, chapter five. It's the end of the world." #DredgeGame #IndieGameDev #gamedev

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@bsg_joel

10 months

@HelloCraigo @BlackSaltGames 🙇

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@bsg_joel

2 years

i can't tell you how excited i am to finally get to update my pinned tweet that had a typo in it for the last 6 months

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

2 years

We're happy to share that our friends @Team17 will be helping us raise our cosmic horror fishing adventure from the depths! 🎣 DREDGE will be on: ⚓️ PC (Steam) ⚓️ Nintendo Switch ⚓️ PS4 & PS5 ⚓️ Xbox One & Series X|S Prepare to fish the unfathomable in 2023 RTs appreciated 🖤

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1 month

they did it again ☠️☠️☠️

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@bsg_joel

1 year

@GamejunkieNZ @BSG_DREDGE 50% of my responses to support threads in the steam forums are "...are you SURE it's not in your storage?"

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@bsg_joel

1 year

@ruby_zimm @BlackSaltGames i was feeling poetic that day

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@bsg_joel

7 months

@CarlLeducq this man gets me

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@bsg_joel

2 years

i will simply add more gizmos. that will make things clearer and more understandable at a glance. #gamedev

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@bsg_joel

2 years

said goodbye to my little coding helper today. now there's no-one for me to blame my typos on sleep well belle

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@bsg_joel

2 years

i was going to make a pun on fanbuoy and then realized that the original tweet has a typo now a bottom 3 life moment

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@bsg_joel

3 years

This area was inspired by Giant's Causeway, a super cool structure of hexagonal basalt columns in Northern Ireland.

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

3 years

Blackstone Isle. Once a resplendent homestead, now a ruined husk atop boulders of black basalt. The locals won't go here. But you will. Wishlist DREDGE @ 🔉 #indiegame #gamedev #madewithunity

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@bsg_joel

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@LycaniteTV i love it when i get to bring to bring to life stuff that the artists have created, it feels like magic

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@bsg_joel

3 years

Playing @dinopoloclub 's #MiniMotorways is so much like programming. It starts out tidy & things go where they need to go. But after a few months you're connecting parts of your codebase that were never supposed to connect, and there are red lights everywhere. Great game!

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bsg_joel

@bsg_joel

3 years

I also set up automated builds for all our platforms but that was so boring that I requested it be STRUCK from the video

Black Salt Games 🎣 DREDGE

@BlackSaltGames

3 years

Latest dev log for DREDGE (🔊) 🏆 Fish Encyclopedia & Trophies 🦀 Crabs are found at varying depths 💬 Previous dialogue choices are remembered 💡 UI/UX Improvements ❓ Strange sightings Next week we'll be showing off a new zone! 🪨🍃 #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity

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