Metal Mutton 🤖🐏 @SteelWool@computerfairi.es

the shit unity's pulling right now is horrible, of course, but if a lot of people switch to godot because of it, that's a great silver lining. imo it's a lot better designed overall, it's friendlier to beginners, and it is of course open source

#blackmastodon SHOW'EM.

hi please hire me to make you pixels i'm broke and unemployed and i need the money https://maple.pet/commissons #mutualaid #commissons #pixelart #art #mastoart thanks for having boosted this post already i know you won't have failed me 💜

An evolution - this looks a little organic.
#demoscene #creativeCoding #generativeArt #TIC80

Godot no ha tardado en actualizar sus precios 😜

#godotengine #unity

When facing the "All we need is STEM!" approach to education, my usual response is:

Developing the vaccine was the STEM problem; distribution & getting shots in arms was the Social Science problem; getting people to trust it & combatting misinformation was the Humanities problem -- which did we fail?

If you’ve decided to start using #GodotEngine this week, this thread is for you.

Firstly though, don’t switch mid-project. You’ll have a bad time! Godot is not a drop-in replacement for Unity! Finish your current project, then start learning Godot by making a few small games. 🧵

The universe has weird timings.

In the 20 years of using Steam, I virtually never got a random scam contact request.

Today, I was waiting for a coworker to send a friend request.

I got a freind request, accepted, but it turned out to be a scammer.

Anyway:

Fediverse in a nutshell. #animeirl

Remember that threat Unity had that closed their offices? They fucked up so bad the threat came from their own staff 😵

https://www.eurogamer.net/unity-closes-offices-over-potential-threat-following-controversial-pricing-changes

I hear so many older people saying things like "If I were younger, I would be nonbinary", and listen: you can be nonbinary now! It sounds like you already are!

The Shadow King has been released!
🗺️ massive map!
👹 lots of different enemies!
🦘 fun platforming!
💡 boss fights and secret rooms!
🎶 beautiful soundtrack!

Get the game on itch:
https://johanpeitz.itch.io/shadow-king

Please spread the word! ❤️

#️⃣ #pico8 #indiegame #pixelart

We passed the €30,000 threshold on the Godot Development Fund today! 🎉

Thanks everyone for your support! 💙

Our current goal is to reach 50k as soon as possible, to secure the current payroll, and enable us to add a couple more developers to the team.

https://fund.godotengine.org/

tips for being more #positive about your work!

❌ “I can’t fix this bug no matter what I try”
✔ “I am an avant-garde software artist”

❌ “my code won’t compile”
✔ “this is an abstract piece”

❌ “I never get around to implementing any of the features I want”
✔ “I consider myself a minimalist“

❌ “sorry I forget to document my code…”
✔ “my art is about the journey, not the destination”

❌ “I have never finished a project”
✔ “I prefer to leave the ending open to interpretation”

❌ “sorry, this software is not compatible with “
✔ “here I have chosen to make a political statement against “

❌ “this memory leak causes the program to crash”
✔ “this program symbolizes the transience of mortality and reminds us all what is important in life”

Shadow King launches tomorrow on itch and patreon. Made with #pico8 I had some help to overcome some of the restrictions - read on! 👇

Also, boost this post for a chance to win a key tomorrow! <3

Finally got around to blogging about my new game - https://distractionware.com/blog/2023/09/mr-platformer/ #terrynews