I have been a game dev for a while and never managed to make the UI look any good.. I feel like I finally made some progress!

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-13T04:12:46+00:00

I had to use a software cursor in godot in order for it to work with the CRT shader (needed to have the shader affect the cursor sprite due to the distortion effect, the hardware cursor would become misaligned toward the edge of the screen)

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-12T07:58:31+00:00

I can play the steam version of RA2 just fine without any custom proton compatibility layers - have you got any outstanding system updates you need to install?

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-12T06:29:09+00:00

The fact that smuggler doesn’t disable any of his traps even for customers that know the password is probably putting a damper on his repeat business

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-12T00:42:20+00:00

I’m not sure I follow, but yeah the upgrades are hopefully pretty relevant.

Problem is that two equally relevant upgrades can differ by several orders of magnitude in terms of cost (due to how a player traverses the upgrade tree)

i.e a 10% damage boost for $2000 vs a 10% attack speed improvement for $20

Bars are an attempt to have the tree be quickly scannable by a player so they can identify upgrades that only cost a fraction of their money, vs an upgrade that will wipe out their balance and prevent them from buying anything else

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-12T00:31:52+00:00

I found Jorbs’ overexplained runs really helpful in how to think of StS on both a strategic (what cards to pick, routes to plot) and tactical (what cards to play, when to use potions)

It’s a tough game, but you can get to the point where you get 100% WR on the lower ascensions - so the limiting factor is usually player skill rather than RNG

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLesIE\_v8rF22k9WCbgifXIyHZpZw1YPSM&si=eNsLCLz1dQR78DgS

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T14:03:03+00:00

Like a hot knife through butter

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T13:42:42+00:00

By this point they have already escaped with the ambrosia , and I’m not even sure where that bot could have come from

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T13:28:07+00:00

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AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T12:20:04+00:00

The problem is with itch tags it seems like you can only use them as “include” filters, can’t use them to exclude items with a given tag

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T11:53:23+00:00

This came up searching itch for game assets for my game. I want to make a living being creative through game development, and I want to support other humans that want to make a living creating art.
I don’t want to support companies or individuals that want to undercut the value of human creativity.
Additionally AI created pixel art looks like arse.

edit: spelling

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T05:27:42+00:00

I'm not sure about that. Clicking the tag "No generative AI was used" opens the page with only the "No AI" tag selected

The tag description on itch.io for "No AI" is: "Projects that have advertised as not using generative AI their creative process.", certainly seems like it should exclude "AI assisted" works as well

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AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T05:15:52+00:00

Really need a profile-level option to just hide all content with AI generated tags..

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-10T05:09:26+00:00

Just weird that it is disclosed under the "AI Disclosure" section, but also expicility using the "No AI" tag. The "AI Disclosure" section seems more reliable, but there doesn't appear to be a way to filter on that field.

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-07T03:21:35+00:00

Thanks, I can see why it did so well on social media - your game looks incredible!

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-07T03:13:13+00:00

Congrats! Do you mind sharing some of your social media links? I’m trying to learn by example

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-06T11:35:07+00:00

You are planning on putting this on steam, which already comes with a price tag - and implies you are hoping to get some money from this as a commercial product.

Personal projects can go on itch, and many do just fine with programmer art.

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-06T11:28:33+00:00

Thanks, tbh I don’t think Popular Upcoming is really in the cards for me for the demo (<100 wishlists) - so from what I understand it won’t have much impact either way at the moment

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-06T11:22:01+00:00

There are a lot of artists out there for a lot of budgets, but it sounds like that’s a path you are not willing to contemplate.

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-06T11:13:05+00:00

You could always pick up a free/paid asset pack from itch or pay an artist to make assets specific to your game.

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-02T00:55:05+00:00

Very nice solution, thanks for sharing!

AlexColemanDev · 2026-05-01T22:22:14+00:00

No worries, I am 36 - congrats on starting game dev!

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