SeaCrit

Devlog

• A Mi Manera
  November 24, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  What a trying road it's been. WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT! But when the chips were down, when the world went mad, when all the slings and arrows were flying and all the back scratchers and the brown nosin... Continue reading
• We gotta get some thoughts together
  November 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  What a WEIRD time to be a gamedev. The entire industry is on fire. Everyone is losing their minds. Everyone is freaking the heck out wondering what the future holds. And it's like... Welcome to the cl... Continue reading
• Blah, blah, blah
  November 21, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  In this moment I'm a little tired of coming up with clever titles and finding the perfect song. What's the point? The world uplifts and demonizes you depending on who's circle you're in, if you're a o... Continue reading
• We Back
  November 19, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Haven't posted work sessions around here in a long time. For one I think they might be a bit self indulgent, even for these parts. For two, they're boring as shit. And for three, I've been kinda in th... Continue reading
• Down to Donkey Park
  November 18, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I was thinking about this blog. How we wear our heart on our sleeve, we air our ambitions, our rage, our motivations, the reasoning behind these things as best as we can communicate them, and we try t... Continue reading
• Protect and Survive
  November 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Continue reading
• Ugh (This is a really shitty blog post and you probably shouldn't read it)
  November 14, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I'm so fucking ready for some kind of a break. I'm tired of the petulance of this industry. I'm so sick of the favoritism and gatekeeping. I'm tired of the silence and lies and back scratching. I'm ti... Continue reading
• Implement, Experiment, Iterate: Let's Talk Some Gamedev for Once
  November 13, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I had it all built up in my mind that we were going to write an insightful blog on gamedev for once! We've been floundering the past few weeks distracted by this mad world, and distracted by this outr... Continue reading
• What's the plan, Stan?
  November 12, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Let's put aside the inanity of the world for today, and let's just indulge the wonderful frustrations of our project! For the past couple months i've been so spread thin. I have reached the point of d... Continue reading
• A Ground of Grind, a Bit of Blather
  November 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Was being totally worthless when I decided, "You know what, at the very least we can try the new WebGPU build in Unity, maybe that fixes that input bug on touch controls on mobile". And that didn't wo... Continue reading
• Land of Confusion: I Feel Like I'm Taking CRAZY PILLS
  November 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Do you ever just take a moment to wonder about just how absolutely confusing and batshit crazy the world is? PREFACE: More than any blog, I think this is just me having to vent and get some stuff off... Continue reading
• Our Suffering Means Nothing Unless We Win
  November 09, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  We have one purpose right now, one chance to enact any sort of positive change. I need to get work done on SeaCrit, and that comes with it's own distractions and rabbit holes and never-ending slew of... Continue reading
• The Turning Tide
  November 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I'm frustrated. I'm frustrated because I had in mind the perfect fucking s*ng for this blog, and I can't remember what it is. Let me preface this writing by saying it is only be the grace of incredibl... Continue reading
• Roll the Bones
  November 06, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I couldn't think of the right song for this blog. Wasn't sure i'd do one. The election took place last night, one side won, the other lost. The pendulum swung, it'll swing again. We do this funny thin... Continue reading
• Don't let your troubles get to you 'cause win or lose it's alright
  November 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Can't work today, too many distractions, too much stress. Mind is all over the place. But then I put on Boston for this blog and I thought to myself, "You know what? We can do a little fuckin' dev tod... Continue reading
• This is fine
  November 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  So everyone's going totally mental, the world is about to erupt in civil war, our economy is so fucking corrupt and meaningless that nothing matters any more, and all the job and mantles in the world... Continue reading
• Jibberin' Jabbers
  October 31, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Feel like my old self right now. I don't really have anything to say, I just heard this song last night while working and I thought to myslef, "SELF! That song was a banger, you should put it in a blo... Continue reading
• The Wizard of Oz
  October 27, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I have this big ball of aimless topics that I wish I could sufficiently put into words on these blogs. And not sufficently communicating the issues or proposed solutions they just take up room and ene... Continue reading
• For Old Time's Sake
  October 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  2

  Some pretty strange days. Just gearin' up for a little work. Per usual there is so much to do, and I don't want to lock us into some mountain of work. The idea of doing a little bit of everything soun... Continue reading
• A Quickie Blerb
  October 20, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  For better or worse I just haven't had the same kind of energy to run my mouth in these parts. Usually i'm this ball of creative energy that can't decide whether to work on the game or to write a blog... Continue reading
• Unity 6 Thoughts
  October 18, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Mixed feelings. I'm SO grateful to see our futures aren't crashed and burned in the crater that was the runtime fee. We are free to compete in Unity with our ongoing projects, but there doesn't seem t... Continue reading
• Game Dev: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
  October 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  So before I smear this excrement of a blurb on the wall, I want to say where the motivation came for such a blather. I ate too many sugar free chocolates and it eradicated my guts. And as I threw up o... Continue reading
• Vapid Vocations for the Void
  October 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  What if our project is no good? What if it's good but the world turns a blind eye? What if we're no good and just too crazy to see? Been stressed by all the distractions in the world as of late. You w... Continue reading
• To Blather or Not to Blather...
  October 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Spent another day dickin' around on the internets regenerating and being a worthless fook. Posts have been getting some pretty good engagement on Twatter. And just typing that makes me feel like a sel... Continue reading
• Maybe We Are F*cking Special
  October 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  So increasingly I'm starting to wonder if we are a bit more of a unique snowflake after all. I always assumed we would see more people standing up to the chaos, more people taking a stand and pushing... Continue reading
• Blog Backup... Migration?
  October 07, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Planned on taking it easy today, but just spent the past 6 friggin' hours copying and pasting every single blog here to twitter, or X... or whatever the heck it's called these days! It started with me... Continue reading
• Rechargin' the Ol' Batteries
  October 06, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I gotta say, things have been pretty great as of late! Health is holding in there, the world seems to be unfucking itself. And SeaCrit is going strong. I almost worry we're going to get complacent, AL... Continue reading
• Just a bit of planning and some minor revelations about SeaCrit
  October 04, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Sometimes a bit of a break can be the best thig for our games. Especially as solo developers. Because we get so caught in the weeds, we become so obsessed with the various systems at hand that we are... Continue reading
• Let's discuss the unique trials and tribulations we are facing in the development of SeaCrit (Solo Dev Perspective)
  October 02, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  So fish are coming online, the item drop system is online, items with their bonuses are working, the shop that sells items and bonuses is more or less up and running. Full steam ahead right!? There is... Continue reading
• Conflictions
  October 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Filled with doubt of late. This is a pivotal time not just for our project coming to fruition, but also the our industry falling to ash. The stakes are beyond comprehension. Part of me wants to write... Continue reading
• Sometimes the best thing you can do for your project, is take a damned nap
  September 30, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  TELL ME WHY!? Probably going to be my lowest effort blog post ever. But part of this is conditioning myself to stop making pretentious blog posts. We're gonna focus on making a good game gosh damn it... Continue reading
• We are Asking for it
  September 30, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  This song carries this message better than I ever could. For all our finger pointing, we are a bit of an insufferable prick ourselves. I'm finding myself excited about this industry's downfall. I'm ru... Continue reading
• Venting Some Madness So We Can Get to Work!
  September 28, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I don't want this blog to get too sidetracked with our outburst escapades on Twitter or the Unity forums too much, but whew, some crazy times in this industry. The tribalism is really flaring of late... Continue reading
• Actions Speak Louder Than Words
  September 27, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  We are above the petty bullshit of others, we will not use our energy to harp on paltry transgressions and shallow internet arguments. Jk, we are absolute fucking neckbeards and we will ABSOLUTELY hol... Continue reading
• Get it Together
  September 26, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Whew, so many revelations to express, so many emotions to repress! That's the human experience isn't it? If we all bore our hate, our assumptions, our wants and desires, our tribalisms at the forefron... Continue reading
• Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is!
  September 25, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Just kidding, our broke ass doesn't have any money! XD XD XD... :/ So we managed to get banned on the Unity forums (Yes, again). And though I consider it to be censorship and total fucking b*llshit, i... Continue reading
• It's Ok if our game SUCKS. Truly.
  September 23, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  It's not just Ok that our games suck. We must ACCEPT that our games will suck! Games are not visual art. People train for years and years to the point they can sit down and draw an emaculate horse, an... Continue reading
• "For the Greater Good"
  September 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  (They sure don't make 'em like they used to!) UltraElitistCondescentionMode.Enable(true); //You probably should stop being such an insufferable fucking neckbeard, IllTemperedTuna WELP! So yesterday we... Continue reading
• The Dog Days are Over
  September 21, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I'm so scatterbrained right now I don't even know where to start. What a f*cking rollercoaster life is these days! Unity has seemingly really turned it around. You wouldn't know it from my blogs, but... Continue reading
• To neckbeard, or not to neckbeard? That is the question.
  September 17, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I've got this growing pit at the bottom of my stomach. Day after day I say some cantankerous shit somewhere online where it is absolutely least welcome. And every time I think to myslef, " Self! Why a... Continue reading
• Whew boy, we really did it this time
  September 16, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  The world is a complex machine. We simple humans would like to believe things are much more simple than they are. There is so much comfort in the big lie. We have schools so we will be educated, groce... Continue reading
• Que Sera Sera
  September 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Felt compelled to make a silly little blerb, no heavy rambles today. I get restless when we're not feeling well enough for dev and feel compelled to to SOMETHING. It's very easy to underestimate every... Continue reading
• Short Bit O' Blather. PLANNING!
  September 13, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Not gonna be a very entertaining blog today, truth be told just want to get some ideas out there and build myself up to get back to work tomorrow. We need a little break to collect ourselves and brace... Continue reading
• This Too Shall Pass
  September 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand, just find a place to make your stand and take it eeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssy. Light little blerb tonight. Just another crazy day in life! I've b... Continue reading
• Like a Rock
  September 09, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Where to begin? That's how I feel opening the project these days. I have SO MUCH to do. SO MANY systems to bring online and polish to make them all shine and elevate the game. So often we add things t... Continue reading
• We Are Strong, Principled, and Compassionate Developers and We Will Sacrifice to Make Great Games Again
  September 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  That's the big lie isn't it? Some of us were fortunate enough to be born into a world that was inundated with these bullshit white lies. We had it beat into our heads that we were special. But not bec... Continue reading
• A Return to Normalcy
  September 04, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  What a strange decade it's been! There were winners, there were losers *COUGH*. Overall, it really feels like everything's gone to shit... The unfortunate truth is sometimes you gotta hit rock bottom... Continue reading
• It's Ok to be an Emotional Wreck at Times
  September 03, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I don't know what we're doing making this blog post. Maybe we're just in self destructive mode right now. To think I was thinking of making the post "What's the opposite of imposter syndrome?" God dam... Continue reading
• Bit O' Blather
  September 02, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Gonna be a meandering bleh blog today more about me bitching and moaning about personal things that no one wants to hear about and that's fine, I'm takin' a break today and don't want to put too much... Continue reading
• One Step at a Time
  August 30, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  First of all, FEELIN' BETTER! LFG! There is much to do: Bonuses. Items and purchasables that give the player these bonuses. Shops and Fish that dispense these items/ purchasables! There is never enoug... Continue reading
• A Deep Dive into SeaCrit's Game Design
  August 29, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  So i’m gearing up to add some mechanics for bleed (Damage over time, aka DOT’s) and figured let's this once actually share some design thoughts as I’m excited for how all these elements are goin... Continue reading
• Things may not be good
  August 28, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Have a super mega awesome day and stuff Neckbeards! Edit: So I was pretty bummed today, because we had so much momentum going and my head is in the project and we're rearin' to go. And our health took... Continue reading
• Organic Code
  August 27, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Felt like doing a little blerbin' but hopefully not too much blerbin' cuz i gotta save some energy for work! When we first start coding, we're so amazed that anything we make works at all, that we kin... Continue reading
• Gearin' Up for the Slog
  August 24, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I don't know what they're putting in the water, but I'm optimistic for the future for the first time in a long time. It's been so long since i've been excited to get to work, excited to push hard and... Continue reading
• Bonus work
  August 21, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  What's the reward for busting our ass and trying to make an innovative game as we flush our blood, sweat, and tears into dirt?! MOAR WORK! Thought we were done with the bonus setups, but ran into bugs... Continue reading
• Wrapin' Up the Bonus System
  August 19, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  The weirdest thing is happening, I'm finding I don't want to blog because I'd rather save my energy for actual development. WTF is happening to me? So anyway, I've hit a pretty major milestone that I... Continue reading
• God Emperor of the Neckbeards
  August 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Some interesting music today! I generated this at Udio.com, where you can make incredible AI music for free. I have mixed feelings on AI so this is going to be a one off, won't be posting more AI musi... Continue reading
• Just a quick bit o' blurbin'
  August 12, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Where does the time go? It's groundhog's day all over again. For the past 2 months I've thought I'm going to get to work on the bonuses, tune them up and then we'll make some items and the game will c... Continue reading
• A bit more planning. No crazy rant today.
  August 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I keep ending up on tangents. Yesterday we ended up getting our bonus system to be able to show in real-time what the bonuses do and this is HUGE for me being able to set up bonuses quickly and see if... Continue reading
• The Plan?
  August 07, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I try not to think how long it's been since we started this project, but I still find it exhilarating and terrifying that this many years in and I'm still tinkering around with absolutely key bits of... Continue reading
• The Fragility of Tech
  August 03, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Tech is so fascinating to me. Left to our own devices us neckbeards would make overly complex mechanisms that no one else would be able to use. It take vast financial resources, feedback, and an empha... Continue reading
• Blerbin' some Blather
  August 02, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Was pretty beat today and burned out from a pretty terrible day of dev yesterday and spent what little energy I had on the Unity forums just speaking into a void. Not unlike here! There is SO MUCH to... Continue reading
• Snapshot of Frustration
  August 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  We are making progress. I sit down, I have a plan in mind, I want to attack certain areas of the game over others, want to check things off the TODO list, want to get this demo out. I prioritize the t... Continue reading
• The Song Remains the Same
  July 31, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  It's the weirdest thing. I love Led Zepplin, but i've only been able to truly enjoy them recently. Because when I was younger, THEY PLAYED THE EVER LOVING SHIT OUT OF LED ZEPPLIN EVERY SINGLE FUCKING... Continue reading
• In Spite of it All
  July 26, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  2

  I don't know what to make of this blog. Some days I hope maybe these blathers resonate with enough people that it helps catapult the project to success. Other days I dread the idea of people seeing it... Continue reading
• What to do..?
  July 25, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So if ever you have a complex problem with your project, your best course of action is to post some blathers in a blog, rather than getting work done! So I have these NPC item mechanics, and if you hi... Continue reading
• After the Fire
  July 23, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  We're really phoning this blog in. I heard a great 80's song over the radio that I hadn't heard in ages and I promptly forgot it's name. While mulling it over just now I remembered it had a "D" in it... Continue reading
• Just some late night blerbin'
  July 19, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  So I guess we're in "serious mode" now. I'm not gonna stick my foot in my mouth any more... does that include late night blathers where we just ramble and vent some late night introspections? We make... Continue reading
• A moment to breathe
  July 17, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Can't go 80 MPH all day every day. We've been pushing hard as of late, we're due for a break anyhow. So anyway, bonuses are on the docket. And I got to thinking about them a bit today, and I'm thinkin... Continue reading
• Fight
  July 16, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Gamedev is a fucking slog, I tell ya man. It'll kick your ass, you'll try to appease it, and then it'll kick your ass again. It is a never-ending pummel with no respite or reward year after year as yo... Continue reading
• Performance is not the bottleneck.
  July 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Why do we fixate performance? There are more important pillars to gamedev and yet we sunder them with technical thinkings! The greatest games of all time had crappy framerates and ran on imperfect har... Continue reading
• This is where the fun begins!
  July 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Bonuses are finally online in all forms! Items, puchasables, gobblefish, prefixes... they're all working! Barring any future catastrophes today we should be going in and actually start adding this cra... Continue reading
• Who's in control?
  July 09, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Tribal monkeys with cognitive dissonance. There's your answer. We're all in control. We're all one tiny vote for stupidity and self serving chaos in this world of deceit and apathy. People surmise it'... Continue reading
• Holy B@LLS
  July 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  HOUSE OF THE DRAGON! HOLY SHIT! There are still great stories to be told that can make us feel alive! Still wonderous adventure to be had that can unite us while celebrating our flawed humanity. It is... Continue reading
• Really, really... REALY REALLY burned out. But also excited to get more work done! Blech
  July 07, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Been workin' pretty hard the past few weeks! Health is holding in there, I really don't have too much to complain about, but I LIKE TO COMPLAIN DAMN IT. I'm so burned out. 2 weeks ago I thought we wer... Continue reading
• We've got soul
  July 07, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Was pacing around the kitchen at 2am eating loose leaves of pepperoni as one does and I got to thinking about random things and a thought occurred to me... while coding and learning the tangible struc... Continue reading
• The Proclamation Domestication
  July 06, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  We're so coddled these days! All anyone cares about is upvotes and view counts. For so many years we've been conditioned that only content that's on the front page is any good. Only videos with a bill... Continue reading
• Just a quickie little blerb
  July 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Nothin' major tonight, want to save what creative energies we have for the ongoing grunt work of getting upgrades online. Whew, we've really been paying the piper of late. Sit down, expect to check th... Continue reading
• Happy 4th!
  July 04, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I used to BBQ like a fiend back in the day. These days we stay in this cave and cook this code at crazy hours of the night. I grew up on the West coast, where it was cool to hate. Cool to hate the sil... Continue reading
• Synchronicities
  July 02, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Very much in the belly of the whale in this moment. There is so much that still needs doing, and none of it is going to be easy. Every element of the game we have spent months on, or even years on, an... Continue reading
• An emotional appeal
  July 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Well, looks like I might be getting banned again on the Unity forums. I lasted about a week. Bleh. We'll see, not banned yet, but just had my post removed and that's how these things often go. Asking... Continue reading
• Bonus Blog
  June 27, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Been a minute since I was excited to get to work. I'm always happy to make progress and happy to push forward for those painful gains. But tonight I'm excited for the work itself, and as we build up b... Continue reading
• Knockin' on the Powder Keg
  June 26, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  2

  Tonight, we're not gonna have ourselves a real good time. We're not going to feel aliii -iiii -iiii iiiiiiiiiive. And the world has already turned inside out! And that's ok, because we gots works to d... Continue reading
• *RING*ing in the new day
  June 24, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  2

  We're reachin' deep into the Tull, THEY'RE NOT ALL GOING TO BE BANGERS DAMN IT! https://illtemperedtuna.itch.io/the-seacrit-fish-game/devlog/334747/rings-are-on... Been over 2 years since I first got... Continue reading
• The Question
  June 23, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  To feature creep, or not to feature creep? That is the question. When we're beginning our gamedev journey everyone will tell you, "Don't feature creep!" that's what amateurs do. FINISH YOUR GAME! But... Continue reading
• Of Ghouls n' Ghosts
  June 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  When I started SeaCrit, the games that came to mind that I wanted to draw inspiration from were Diablo 2, Dota, League of legends. We are far more happy, and the game is far better, when we go for the... Continue reading
• The Audio Crash bug in the web build is gone!
  June 21, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Was resigning to get to work knowing there's a debilitating crash bug that would cause anyone who tries the project to think it was a buggy mess if by some miracle anyone decided to even try the damne... Continue reading
• A drab blather of ups and downs
  June 19, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I usually come in hot, with a song, and I get emotional and I say a great deal of stuff that isn't kosher for gamedev in the modern age of delicate sensibilities, so today I figured, let's try to keep... Continue reading
• Just a Ramble in the Dark
  June 17, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Short and sweet little blerb tonight! Still high on the notion that the game is coming together. We had a clear vision for development, create a very small section of ocean, create just a few enemies,... Continue reading
• Shout Out
  June 14, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  (Face to Face is underrated as sh*t) This is going to sound silly, but I'm pretty damned excited to get my first shout out on the project in the wild! I shitpost all over the place in my down time, an... Continue reading
• The Foregone Conclusion
  June 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Every day in every way, we are getting weaker. Equal all. Nothing to strive for, nothing to sacrifice. Purposeless. Virtue lurching over clouds of dissonance, raining into the endless sea of congratul... Continue reading
• In a bleh sort of way
  June 09, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Was really looking forward to getting some work done this weekend, but just feeling so bleh. Sharp headaches, sore joints, upset stomach, tired, dizzy. Wah, wah, wah, we're such a bitch. Lots of time... Continue reading
• A blerb of blather, a blerb of WORK!
  June 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  2 hours of work done today M*THER FUCKERS! WOOOOOO! WE BACK! Seriously. Just a tiny chunk of work but so glad to be back at it. There's so much to do but one step at a time. I had a realization, no mo... Continue reading
• Tempering expectations
  June 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Feel a little silly writing this post, because I have another larger blog post in the works where we beat our chest, and scream to the mountains how great this game is becoming and how we're ready to... Continue reading
• What's goin' on?
  June 04, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Edit: made this post several months ago in the unity forum and made a backup here, figured i'd go ahead and publish it as it's still relevant How are we still so bad at making video games? We are a co... Continue reading
• Let's do a little blather
  May 31, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So I'm still totally stoked with how the general combat of SeaCrit seems to be coming together, there's just so many avenues to take in a fight. The layers of positioning, of deciding if you need to r... Continue reading
• Sitting in our little corner.
  May 29, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I despise what's been done to this industry under the guise of altruism. I was watching this video and just found it totally infuriating. These lazy assholes waxing poetic about the "good" that they h... Continue reading
• Gearin' Up!
  May 28, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Just had an awesome little sit down with the project! I updated amplify shader and suddenly my materials are behaving much closer to how they should be and i think i'll be getting better looking asset... Continue reading
• Do we want some cheese with our whine?
  May 24, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Feelin' a little better today, fasting, I'm hungry as sh*t right now, but it seems to be helping so we're going to push through and not eat. No dev either! As much as I want to start setting up these... Continue reading
• Just a little blerbin'
  May 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Going to have to take a break today, thought i'd keep up a bit of work but it's really draggin' me down so it's time for a deep breath and to be useless for a bit. I NEVER thought I would ever have th... Continue reading
• Touch of Grey
  May 18, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Feeling pretty ok today! Had an overwhelming urge to post this song, was always one of my favorites when I was a little shit, and now I actually have a touch of grey. WHY THE HELL HAVEN'T WE LINKED TH... Continue reading
• Bleh
  May 16, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Everyone plays the victim these days, and the last thing anyone wants to hear is some dude whining about their health, it's like, "dude, hide that shit no one fucking cares. toughen the fuck up and de... Continue reading
• We finally know what the game is.
  May 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  I tend to go down rabbit holes in this blog, lose focus, and generally play the fool because hey, it's fine if this project is a failure so long as we aren't taking it serious. Who cares anyway? Talk... Continue reading
• Some design musings. YOU CAN TUNA FISH DAMN IT!
  May 14, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  It's tiring to work on a game day in and day out. You become so burned out it's hard to even think about problems again and again. I have been fighting issues with gobbling up fish and hitting them an... Continue reading
• Happy Mother's Day
  May 13, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  You ever just get an uncontrollable urge to listen to Simple man? I'm blessed to be surrounded by some great mothers in my life. I'm an uncle, I'm a son, I'm a dad, even a bit of a m*the fucker! Shout... Continue reading
• "Your game isn't finished when you put your heart into it. It's finished when you tear it out."
  May 12, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  This is my favorite gamedev quote, and I'm sure I'm butchering it. Point is games aren't good when you get all your crappy ideas in, rather when we hone them to perfection, trim the fat and remove exc... Continue reading
• Revelations of Blance
  May 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Where to begin? Dev has never been so damned good. All those years hoping for help and support, and the best thing that could have happened for SeaCrit was to remain secret from the madness. I just ha... Continue reading
• What do you do when the Old Man's gone?
  May 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  What do you do when the old man's gone? Do you want to be him? And your real self sings the song, Do you want to free him? No one to help you get up steam And the whirlpool turns you way off-beam... Continue reading
• Some Revelations
  May 09, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Doing a quick blog between work sessions! Got 3 hours in, pretty shitty bit of work, but did a little meditating and I had some revelations that I think will make the game better. 1. Swap weapon and c... Continue reading
• Disconnected
  May 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  I blather a lot in these parts trying to piece together why the world has gone to shit, and I really think it boils down to one singular concept. We're disconnected. We wake up in the morning to a dig... Continue reading
• More gamedev to the wind
  May 07, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Just gearin' up for another day. Think we'll do a bit of organizing, a bit of level design, bit of ability adjusting. Think we'll get back to doing dailies. You know, it just struck me. Our health is... Continue reading
• Neckbeard Rising
  May 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Game is kickin' ass! Feelin' good, got the game size under 50 Mbs, and still a bit more optimizing and removing of assets to be done. It'll grow as we make more stuff, but the small size allows us to... Continue reading
• LIKE BUDDA (Ok Unity, You Scored Some Points Today)
  May 03, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Not the biggest Metallica fan these days but we had a great day today with the project and even Unity (WHAT ARE THE FOOKING ODDS?) so let's celebrate with a cringey metal song. Started with a bit of d... Continue reading
• 3 point plan
  April 30, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Sometimes it makes sense to just trudge forward. You know a billion and one things need adjusting, nothing is really pertinent, you have a ton of energy, so might as well open the project and just fri... Continue reading
• A quickie 'fore the devin'
  April 27, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So wasn't sure I was gonna get to work, not feelin' the best and feeling burned out, but I get the project open and immediately after Unity loads I see all that new shit we were working on last week a... Continue reading
• Just kinda burned out
  April 26, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  This is way harder and taking way longer than I ever imagined. And I never thought the world would become so crazy. You look to the left and you look to your right and you see these people who have ea... Continue reading
• Dear Diary...
  April 24, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Might be a weird one tonight, or might lose track of stuff and just blerb a boring nothing. Who knows! I ping pong between extremes. "We're living in a simulation, and our lives are a pitiful nothing... Continue reading
• Excuses
  April 18, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Don't do this it's unwise. Make sure you don't overscope! Why did we do this thing, the correct coding paradigm is this! It's this person over here's fault! So tired of damned excuses! High and mighty... Continue reading
• Does anyone actually make any damned games any more?! Backstabbers, Backscratchers, Posers, and Grifters in every direction.
  April 17, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Do I whine too much in these parts? PROBABLY! So anyways! Everyone WANTS to make a game, no one ACTUALLY wants to make a damned game. Us humans are so petty, so easily convinced or petty, self serving... Continue reading
• We are COOKIN'
  April 16, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Truth be told, I don't even want to blather about SeaCrit today! I just got my hands on some psyllium husk powder and it's changing EVERYTHING about how I cook in the kitchen on this zero gluten diet... Continue reading
• Maybe the real Gamedev was the bugs we fixed along the way...
  April 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna#Unity3D, #MadeWithUnity

  What a time to be a game dev! Grifters, backstabbers, and cowards in every corner. Court jesters stearing the conversation to the petulant nothings for relevance. Monkeys flinging refuse partaking in... Continue reading
• Super Ultra Mega Hard Mode
  April 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  For years and years we've been developing in this cave knowing we have no connections to the very incestuous and closed industry of gaming. There are legions of astroturfed journalists, a cult of game... Continue reading
• Supreme Leader
  April 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  The DEF LEPPARD will continue until moral improves. BACK IN MY DAY!.. we would talk about North Korea, and we would marvel at how their government was so brazen and mad with power that the people were... Continue reading
• Looking to the future
  April 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Gamedev is slow and cumbersome. Projects take years to gestate, sometimes longer if they're ambitious. Teams get locked in, cultures form, trajectories are revealed, and like a massive glacier they lu... Continue reading
• Pushin' the envelope
  April 07, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Kids these days don't know 'bout DEF LEPPARD. FOOLS! So I'm finally happy with the waveswim mechanics, part of my brain is just like, IT WORKS! IT'S SIMPLE, IT'S FUN JUST TUNE IT! YOU IDIOT! And anoth... Continue reading
• They're making Happy Gilmore 2
  April 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  I don't know why, but this makes me so god damned happy. Maybe the world can heal after all... Continue reading
• Tools
  April 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Back in my day!.. we used to call people who were all to eager to please the authority figure, or the big ol' greedy establisment run by greedy douchenozzles, "Tools". It was a bit of a derogatory typ... Continue reading
• Just a bit of blather 'fore we get to it
  April 04, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Stumbled on this video yesterday and damn does Carl just hit the nail on the head here, damn do I miss having adults in the room. Sums up so succinctly a good bit of what I've been trying to blather a... Continue reading
• I don't fear the game that has 100 hours of play, I fear the game that has a moment of play I want to experience a bajillion times
  April 03, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I feel a little silly speaking on game design with this being my first solo project. We're unproven, haven't seen an ounce of success, and who knows if we're just one of the billion drops in the sea r... Continue reading
• Dynasty of Dystopia
  April 02, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  We hail from a world of mass death and fear. 150 years ago things were pretty grim. We'd pop out 15 babies each and most of 'em would die, it was a struggle to maintain the population. Raising capable... Continue reading
• Whoa, oh, ohhhhh, hey hey hey! Dev all night and party all day.
  April 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  How have I never heard this song before!? Feelin' good. I'm growing stronnnnnnnnngggggggger. Was in a pretty dark place just a few months ago. Got a solid 7 hours sleep yesterday... night? I keep stra... Continue reading
• Status Update
  March 30, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Saw this video the other day and it really resonated with me. We live in a society... I spend so much time thinking about this stuff and the craziness and we have this great decline, yet so many are p... Continue reading
• Frustrated at the frustrations
  March 27, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So... we got the fog in. I actually think it kicks ass, shoutout to fog and mist2 on the Unity asset store. But the build suddenly just renders totally black in the web build. UI shows fine, game play... Continue reading
• Whew, so much to stress about
  March 26, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  The world's falling to pieces, the gaming industry is torn apart amidst accusations of racist bigotry from all sides, corporations have become incompetent and destroyed by falling into unfruitful vent... Continue reading
• Of Games, Engines, and Culture Wars: A 2024 GDC Retrospective
  March 25, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Did some writing today. https://www.geeksandgamers.com/of-games-engines-and-culture-wars-a-2024-gdc-retr... Not feeling gamedev so hopefully getting to it tomorrow. Happy with how the article came out... Continue reading
• A nowhere man no longer
  March 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So, I'm getting a little tired of blathering about it at this point, but my plan was to go in, not stress visuals, and just get spawn systems in, get the spawns in, see which fish are fun, and NOT STR... Continue reading
• Complex != Better
  March 21, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  When we think about the most satisfying gaming experiences, what comes to mind? Stomping a row of goombas eventually getting one ups for a combo. Skying half a mile through enemy mines and spinfuses n... Continue reading
• Eyes on the prize
  March 20, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  I want to save creative energy for the game, but at the same time I really feel compelled to blather. I really let these blog posts become a sh*t show at times. It usually coincides with health seemin... Continue reading
• The real Gamedev was the bugs we fixed along the way...
  March 18, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's a strange time to be alive. We're racing towards the singularity, we're affirming one another moral sweet nothings. Literally anything but trying to do cool stuff that ma... Continue reading
• K.I.S.S.
  March 14, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Quick blather today. Just affirming the plan! KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID It's easy to get obsessed with that perfect game, to think the game has to be the greatest thing ever in every single way even if i... Continue reading
• A Symphony of the Night
  March 12, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Tonight we uncover the SeaCrits of gamedev! Sometimes an idea hits you, and you just FOOKING KNOW that's the missing ingredient to the SEACRIT SAUCE you've been trying to cook up for years! Forget why... Continue reading
• Blatherception
  March 11, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So this all unfolded fast, I'm a published author again! https://www.geeksandgamers.com/az-vs-act-man-a-requiem-for-the-haters-from-the-g... Saw that some of the YouTube spaces I follow were seeking w... Continue reading
• Relativity
  March 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Wasn't gonna make a blog today, but a couple thoughts came to mind as I was cookin' up dinner, and they both fit perfectly under the title of "relativity" and i figured F*CK IT, let's do a quick littl... Continue reading
• The beatings will continue until moral improves
  March 06, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Welp health took a nosedive, I've had worse, hopefully it gets better soon and we're back to work. Got a little worked up on the Unity forums and got banned. Shoulda seen it coming. No free speech all... Continue reading
• A Short and Sweet Little Ditty of a Blog Tonight
  March 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So the weirdest thing happened yesterday. I sat down to tune up the graphics on level 3 a bit and I really feel as though just a single day of tweaking and tuning some visuals made a big difference. A... Continue reading
• Tokyo Vice
  March 04, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  We're gonna force our way through the backdoor of this sh*t gaming industry M*ther Fuckers! If you're not watching Tokyo vice, go watch it! Love this show, been getting into it the past couple weeks a... Continue reading
• Change of Plans
  March 02, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Quick little blog. BOY HOWDY did we splerg out on that last blather! Enough worrying about this sh*tstain of a world, let's get back to neckbeardin'. So I had a notion today that I don't like how zone... Continue reading
• A Renege
  March 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  God damn do I love this song. I'm not sure I can really say anything that isn't better expressed through song. Just want to work, just want to make something cool. Stupid f*cking world out there thoug... Continue reading
• Quick little blerb
  February 29, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Been back to work the past couple days... and darn does it feel good! Wish I could say specific things that were getting better, but it's just a billion things all over the place coming together. Two... Continue reading
• Let's do a little planning
  February 26, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Quick one for now, wanna save the creative juices for work. I had an epiphany this weekend. I'm not going to spend untold days spilling into weeks and months implementing my grand plan. Finally get th... Continue reading
• Intoxicating Whispers of Progression
  February 23, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Wonderous progression mechanics will destroy your game. Twice if you let them. First your will create your skill tame and timid. It will be weak and unrewarding to the touch, you will have stunted you... Continue reading
• Every Which Way But Making the Damn Game!
  February 22, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Oh gosh, how do we get our hands software to make 3d assets again or to make photoshop images again?! What if we need to make videos in the future, All my crap is gone after formatting! Should I take... Continue reading
• Nightmare of a day
  February 21, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Got a small amount of work done, nothing crazy, saw a video on how to speed up windows on Youtube, saw this debloat program getting lots of positive reviews, figured i'd download it because there's a... Continue reading
• An old school blather
  February 20, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Feelin' a little nostalgic, figured we'd let loose with a blather like we used to and go full neckbeard. If you're an older dev like me, you might remember a time of common sense. Just basic obvious t... Continue reading
• A weird notion
  February 15, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Got a little work done today, and while planning ahead I had this weird notion. I was thinking about how i was going to add this enemy and this section of zone, because that's what I had all stored up... Continue reading
• These are the Days
  February 14, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Not feeling 100%, didn't get some secret investor contacting me saying they want to fund the fish game, didn't win the lottery. It's just another day! BUT! Good lord do I enjoy days where I just get s... Continue reading
• Uncertainty is the driving force of gamedev
  February 12, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  If you're not uncertain during your development, something is terribly wrong. We should be uncertain, because if we're not, we're not properly framing the potential pitfalls that will destroy our proj... Continue reading
• Just blerbin' fer the void
  February 10, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I had a few little ideas for what to blather about that are escaping me right now. Probably the usual notions that stem from the usual questions. What's the point of all this? How do we make something... Continue reading
• A Window into the Madness of Gamedev
  February 03, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  So yesterday I implemented keyboard controls (will be in playable demo when I do the next build), it went VERY well, took a bit over an hour to get in and I had a substantial new feature that added a... Continue reading
• Less Neckbeard, more Geek
  February 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Ok, been kind of a crazy week on the internets, got a little sidetracked, wasn't feeling great. Overall, JUST TOO DAMNED DISTRACTED! Eyes on the prize, we're making a darned game, and we want that gam... Continue reading
• King of the Neckbeards
  January 29, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  The war rages on. Neckbeards strike against the edge lords from a hidden base. There are annonymous d*p sh*ts on the internet that are wrong GOD D@MN IT! There is no official proclomation to the thron... Continue reading
• The Plan!
  January 25, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  GAH DAMN IT, I accidently closed by web browser and lost all my blathers! Oh well quick synopsis before we get to work: We're going to get to work making the actual game today! We're going to start fo... Continue reading
• What a Long Strange Trip it's Been
  January 24, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Was trying to track down a song to spur some kind of blog as I haven't slept well, but I want to do SOMETHING of some worth. No idea if we'll fulfill that aspiration, and after finding this one, I hav... Continue reading
• Let's be grateful
  January 23, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  There's two ways to be when you're pushing the boulder up the mountain. We can curse the stars, we can be bitter about all the tasks that need doing, we can mutter under our breath how painful it is t... Continue reading
• Strange magic
  January 19, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Weirdest thing has been going on as of late. I wake up, and i have energy, I'm feeling pretty good about the project, and when I think about working on it I get pumped up to kick as ass like the old d... Continue reading
• Just have fun with it
  January 17, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  We are PUMPED! I think I know how I want upgrades to work! And items, and enemy arrangements, and how to bring this all together! Like the gameplay loop exists almost fully formed in my head right now... Continue reading
• Stay On Target!
  January 16, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  We got really damned distracted. We put the game out there, we started obsessing about getting feedback, to hear from someone the game is good, knowing full damned well it's only a fraction as good as... Continue reading
• Handle With Care
  January 13, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  I recently decided to get a little feedback on the game, and I posted in some random Reddit forum. I get this auto mod response alerting me to this discord server where everyone goes to play each othe... Continue reading
• BITCHEN TECHNOLOGY!
  January 12, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I've really lost focus as of late. I started submitting my game to publishers, started posting it into forums hoping someone would give it a try. And I start to become obsessed with the notion of othe... Continue reading
• A bit more time to think
  January 08, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  In a weird kind of way tonight. Was gearing up to make a big energy blog and beat my chest and talk about how ready we were to take on the world and make a great game. Been feeling better, been feelin... Continue reading
• A quickie little blerb
  January 05, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Whew, just up from a nap and finally feeling rested enough to get more work done! Took a mulligan yesterday. I saw the Unity blog post that they're accepting applicants for games that are geared towar... Continue reading
• WE BACK! (Let's put some pen to paper)
  January 03, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  Finally back to work, and damn if it isn't a relief. Too much stressin', not enough doin' in this forsaken era! Gotta focus, one step at a time! It's time to stop stressing the things out of our contr... Continue reading
• Let's Ring in the New Year with Some Blathers!
  January 01, 2024 by illtemperedtuna

  What a scattered mess this one's gonna be! For old times sake I wanted to find the oldest video I could where i recorded dev on SeaCrit, 4 years ago! 4 years! WHERE DOES THE TIME GO!? Didn't think i'd... Continue reading
• Some scattered musings
  December 26, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've gotta admit, the blathers of late have not been my best. Lots of complainings, lots of defeatism, lots of wondering if we'll go the distance. Not enough work getting done. So let's get into some... Continue reading
• Developed of Chaos
  December 24, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Impromptu blerb! Always thinking about the decay going on. The soft handed, entitled masses wearing the mantles pointing fingers. There's this debate that goes on, "How clean does your code have to be... Continue reading
• Cold feet
  December 20, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm partly making this post because I just want to vent, and partly I just want to forum slide my last post because it was so negative. I'm really wondering if i've spent entirely too much time on the... Continue reading
• What's going on?
  December 14, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Different kind of post today, I usually isolate my blathers here in my blog, but today I took some time to post in the Unity forum some thoughts. Tried to not be too inflammatory and to be reasonable,... Continue reading
• Offerings of power have interests of soul
  December 09, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I feel as though we're getting close. Gotta go through the story a time or two and gut some redundant flowery crap that isn't necessary, and just gernally slim it down, because for now, it's just too... Continue reading
• Let's talk about the negative environment of modern gamedev
  December 08, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  So per usual i was doing some procrastination and watching some YouTube, and something always strikes me when people complain about games. NO ONE KNOWS WTF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. Everyone's a critic,... Continue reading
• Deep Breath
  December 07, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Trying not to stress about the out of control madnesses of the world, but the mind wanders. Things feel broken. And the worst things get, the more you agonize over trying to figure out why everything... Continue reading
• Checkin' in
  December 05, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've had Neon Nights stuck in my head all day and it's one of those rare times where you hope the song never gets unstuck from your head. Took a little break, feelin' a bit better lately, not great, b... Continue reading
• No Joke
  November 28, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  There's been a radical change in the fish game as of late, I kind of take its story seriously now, and with that I have to rewrite a good deal of the NPCs in the game. Some bits I can keep, the cooky... Continue reading
• Back to Busyness!
  November 27, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Let's get back to things! I felt like it was a good time for another ramble and to go over the state of things, and collect ourselves and try to see clearly the path forward that hopefully drives us b... Continue reading
• Let us be grateful
  November 24, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Let us break from our complainings and moanings. If you have your health you have everything! Shame and regrets can be made right. Our journey can lead us from ruin. None that is sacrifice is written... Continue reading
• Some scribbles
  November 21, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  ===player swims down into a cave after fighting some new types of enemies with swords and shields, stronger than prior enemies=== =Tells of Legion Fish= 1 Thinkin' of Tanglin' with the fallen legion!?... Continue reading
• Regrets
  November 20, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I shitpost a lot. I'm pretty good at it, i can generally hold my own in online arguments. I casually sent a shitty text today to someone, it's ok for me to be petty, I live in this cave, i'm the victi... Continue reading
• For granted
  November 17, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  We progress. Computer chips get faster, our stories become interactive, graphics becomes reality. It's an machine that morphs and changes into more potent and stunning form, the worker bees that tend... Continue reading
• Quick little break
  November 15, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm taking a little break from dev, hopefully won't be long or indefinite. It's come to the point I no longer hope i'm just going to get better naturally, most days I just feel sick. Have an appt. Sun... Continue reading
• Perfection is the enemy of progress
  November 12, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said many times before here, just trying to give myself a little pep talk here and get to work soon. Health isn't great, but i've had worse. When you've been w... Continue reading
• Super Chunk
  November 09, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Perfection is the enemy of progress. The reason we plan, the reason we try to look before we leap is to ensure we get the most out of our creative juices, to enhance the man hours we put in. I keep th... Continue reading
• Impromptu Blerb
  November 07, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Past week hasn't gone as well as I wish it could have. I'm starting to wonder if being too sick to work is going to become the new normal and it's really hard to take after coming so far. BUT, feeling... Continue reading
• Captains Log: Sentimental
  November 02, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Whew, what a long road it's been reaching this point. When you think of a milestone you usually think of some giant feature being added, a demo being released, a set of functionality that brings the g... Continue reading
• Time to play the game
  November 01, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Blathered recently about how if we are to ever finish our games, we must peer into the void and look earnestly into our projects, and see the rot that is preventing us from making painful but meaningf... Continue reading
• What's the problem?
  October 31, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  We've all been there, we WANT to work on our game, we WANT to open up the project and clean things up, make them better. We want to make the gameplay better darn it! But we get a sinking feeling, SOME... Continue reading
• Darkest Before the Spawn
  October 30, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  "I need to make the combat not suck" This is the prevailing thought that has entered my mind for over 5 f*cking years. I don't know where the time goes. I need to make the combat not suck... tune pref... Continue reading
• Enough Dilly Dally
  October 29, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  There are 2 modes you have to slip in and out of while creating a game and you're a solo developer. Content creation, and tool creation. Early on, you're RARIN' to get to making stuff. The moment you... Continue reading
• Illusions of Progress
  October 27, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Our perceptions of progressis a tricky thing. We are item oriented. If we're cleaning our bathroom, we might think, I need to clean the floor, I need to clean the sink, I need to clean the shower, I n... Continue reading
• Holding Fast
  October 26, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  You know, it's ok if I write a stupid little blurb here that isn't very insightful. I asked myself, "Self, why even post a blog today? It's not going to accomplish anything if it's not some super insi... Continue reading
• Gearin' up
  October 25, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Still feelin' like sh*t, don't think taking a break is making me feel all that much better, so just gonna get to it. Going to aim to get at least a couple hours of work in, sort out some charge headin... Continue reading
• An off day
  October 23, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Things are going well on the project, which is why i've suffered through all this for so long. But there is this constant sense of "you need to finish the project soon, this can't go on forever." I pr... Continue reading
• Penetration
  October 22, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Projectile mechanics have needed some love for a while now, i've been focusing on melee and all of its mechanics up and running and sniper mechanics have been falling to the wayside, so today I figue... Continue reading
• We pay the Piper
  October 21, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Yesterday was an Ok day, not terrible, not great. WE PAID THE PIPER. I've remarked on paying the piper before. Gamedev is a calculated risk. You spend too much time setting things up and being careful... Continue reading
• The least we can do
  October 19, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  When I was young, I was too "cool" to enjoy anything that was too fun and too many people liked. Sum 41 was beneath me. But I'm older now and my shame is gone, and I was thinking to myself, I wanna li... Continue reading
• When the heck am I going to get back to work!?
  October 18, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've been refactoring and refenagling things so damned much the past week I don't even know what reality is any more. "If I fix this i'll be so much more damned productive!" It's been a solid week of... Continue reading
• There is no Scope
  October 16, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  What if I told you that there is no scope management, because there is no such thing as scope? Your game has one script that determines enemy behavior, it has one bit of logic that determines health,... Continue reading
• The Tide Rushes In
  October 15, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  It is not sustainable to fixate milestones. If you open your project and your goal is "I'm going to get my attack abilities done in a few days" you are going to become very flustered as you miss deadl... Continue reading
• Pushing through
  October 14, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (In good times and bad, this song is a absolute f*cking banger. Where did music go?) Had a great day of dev yesterday, 14 hours. To be fair 3 of those hours was getting the item system to insert an ap... Continue reading
• Fixing Everything
  October 13, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  There are questions that drives me mad: Why are only greedy, sheltered, bubble-huffing, gatekeeping manchildren in charge of tech? Why is it locked in a cage in a basement? Why are pipelines and pract... Continue reading
• Knocking on the door
  October 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm so tired. I'm tired of working on the project, I'm tired of adjusting prefabs, i'm tired of fixing bugs, i'm tired of the health rollercoaster. I'm tired of each and every day being groundhog's da... Continue reading
• Exponential, Unlimited Growth
  October 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (WHO KNEW THAT CARS COULD SING? WHAT CAN'T THEY DO!?) A week ago I added this upgrade to the game that every 10 enemies you kill with crash dashing, you gain a permanent bonus to all dash damage. I wa... Continue reading
• We do a little planning
  October 10, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I keep thinking I'm a day away from the project untangling and leaving me with a clear path moving forward. A couple weeks ago I was certain I was just a couple days away from a solid demo. Just gotta... Continue reading
• Moving On
  October 09, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Life can be bittersweet, more bitter than sweet these days. It's bad enough us arseholes have to deal with the ramifications of our actions, but then others have to deal with it as well. We can't chan... Continue reading
• Keep It Simple
  October 08, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  No singular system is too complex in SeaCrit, but when you have several mechanics overlaying each other and each of those systems interact in a multitude of ways, it can quickly get out of control. Th... Continue reading
• Stewin' in the Salty Seas
  October 06, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  PLANS ARE FOR FOOLS! I really need to plan... I've been deving by the seat of my pants and sometimes your game can really benefit if you just take the time to clear your head and not try to drive thro... Continue reading
• Time to turn up the volume
  October 05, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Dev has been surprisingly great lately, had a rough patch the past few weeks due to health, but we're back in it now! Yesterday was an absolute nightmare of a dev day, I committed myself to cleaning u... Continue reading
• Indulging a Bout of Confidence
  October 04, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  We're gettin' to the good bits... While wrapping up work last night, I was organizing some upgrade idea I'd made many months back, and some of them just seemed really awesome. I was like, "Oh damn, I... Continue reading
• Measure twice, upgrade once
  October 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Touched on it a little yesterday, but today I really want to dial in some progression. Right now i pop into the game and I feel like a race car, it feels good and it's let me balance the combat and me... Continue reading
• U and I
  October 02, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (We're gonna revamp the UI ... Get it?) One of the most important parts of gamedev is learning when to plan and when to dev by the seat of your pants. I find that if you're feeling it, just go all in... Continue reading
• Deep Divin' Design
  October 01, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (I used to think the Beatles were overplayed, but I miss their music these days) When we start a project we have these preconceived notions about what's going to make our game fun. Often times it's co... Continue reading
• The dawn of the Krack
  September 29, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (NO ONE ROCKS HARDER THAN THE MOODY BLUES WHEN THEY'RE SINGIN' 'BOUT HAVING A CIVIL CONVERSATION) Yesterday, I decided I would spend less time blathering nothings into the wind, and endeavor to write... Continue reading
• We fight the madness
  September 28, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Took a little time to think. Not about the game, just to empty my head. Been racing a mile a minute thinking about these thirsty systems and the ever growing madness of this stupid, unfair world. In a... Continue reading
• Finding the Goomba
  September 28, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  It's a bit maddening. The way i've been making this game, the moment something is fun and starts to work... I take it out of the game. I am constantly iterating on the things that are bad and broken... Continue reading
• Transform.root
  September 26, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  (Don't care if it's cringe. Hail and kill m*ther fuckers) It's interesting working alone. You have the ultimate power over a project riddled with infinite possibility. You can make lateral moves on th... Continue reading
• For better or worse
  September 25, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Still strange days. Just a little positive blurb for tonight, could use some positivity, it's taxing fixating the negatives all the time. We haven't given up yet. I don't know if that's a good thing o... Continue reading
• Endeavor to stop breaking
  September 24, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Early in our gamedev journey, we're so ecstatic when somehow something works by an means possible. "IT DID THE THING!" Off to the next system! We're playing with all these new toys and everything is m... Continue reading
• Time to get it
  September 23, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  It's Friday! You know what that means! I GET WET I GET KNOCKED DOWN I GET IT: You may be noticing a pattern here as I did... All songs that start with "I GET" are all total f*cking bangers. Maybe I sh... Continue reading
• THE PLAN
  September 22, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've really been poluting this blog space with low effort posts of late. I just wanted to make a quick post and organize ourselves a bit. The cart's been put before the horse and I find myself getting... Continue reading
• Are we big enough?
  September 22, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Another shitty week, what else is new? Gonna take a cold shower and get to work, gotta get out of this hell... or at least try. Well, I'd be a doggamn liar If I said this ain't a lonely town And what... Continue reading
• What's the plan
  September 21, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I find myself obsessing about how to make this project a success in this crazy world. Maybe I should adopt a new personality, create a fictional persona for myself that's more in line with how success... Continue reading
• ALL IN ON RANDOM RECURSION
  September 20, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  At first I was afraid, I was petrified, didn't know how i'd go on level craftin' with no hand placed geo by my side. NEW PLAN: We build the game to be fun, replayable, and hold my interest as a develo... Continue reading
• Needle in a haystack of human wreckage
  September 19, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Wasn't feeling it so took a day off, but have a lot on my mind, that I kept putting off making a blog for. Stop making negative blog posts dumb ass. Oh well, can't help myself these days. I don't know... Continue reading
• Staying focused
  September 15, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've decided I'm going to TRY to stop obsessing about the outside world so much. We can look at this new variable and that new variable and we can get right down deep into rabbit holes thinking about... Continue reading
• And here we fall
  September 15, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Having lots of thoughts of doubt tonight. Ping ponging between the stress of looming failure and angre at what others have done to this industry as I've resigned myself to the squalor of this cave. De... Continue reading
• Let's get a grip
  September 14, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Ok, so the world is plunging into slimey, greed-tainted darkness. WHAT ELSE IS NEW?! Same shit different day. Let's get some fucking work done. Feeling better, this I'm very grateful for. Didn't sleep... Continue reading
• The big beats
  September 13, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Fun graph exponential. If people were to play the game now, for the first time ever I think they'd think, oh wow, this actually isn't dog crap! My dream is that in a week or two after implementing som... Continue reading
• Eat me, Unity
  September 12, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I try to keep this blog centered on my idiosyncrasies and not let current goings ons find their way into this soft walled chamber where I blather blathers. Some bad news today. Sometimes you think, "T... Continue reading
• Some notifications seemed to have gone out about a new build, was unintended
  September 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm told a notification went out saying to play a new SeaCrit build went out to people somehow, I wanted to say the newest build is not ready for prime time and has some glaring issues that have alrea... Continue reading
• Just a blather
  September 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Health has been up and down the past several months. Past few days it's gotten really bad. I don't now what's wrong with me, I know I have type 2 diabetes, but beyond that I have no idea. I'm incredib... Continue reading
• Quick little blerb
  September 06, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I really don't like down time, I like to open the project and just slam out work as issues come to me in the engine. Every day I don't work I feel like i'm inviting failure, i'm rolling the dice and a... Continue reading
• The Ceiling
  September 05, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  There is only one thing that matters in gamedev: Do you break the ceiling? The neverending scope management. The eternal struggle wrangling the neckbeard horde in your disorderly kitchen. The years of... Continue reading
• Let's enjoy cooking a cheap steak together
  August 31, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  We don't know what we don't know. We trust the world will impart vital information to us through common sense and small talk. Through osmosis of the grand human experience we will be imparted universa... Continue reading
• Distractions
  August 30, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  It's been a solid week, I miss the days of 18 hour days where I just felt absolutely unstoppable, but let's not get too greedy. Progress is progress, and perfection is the enemy of progress. I do feel... Continue reading
• A blog before the slog
  August 28, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Nice quiet night. Don't want to squander too much energy on a blog, but felt like a light blather before opening Unity. What to work on? Sometimes this is the all important question, and sometimes it'... Continue reading
• Here we go
  August 26, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Almost didn't make this blog, don't think i'll say anything here all that insightful or interesting... BUT I do feel tonight may be a landmark night of development and I wanted to commemorate it with... Continue reading
• Zero hour, 12 am
  August 23, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  What to blather about? I felt very compelled to make a long post about the balancing of potential against what you actually have gas in the tank to achieve. The difference between a good game, and a f... Continue reading
• Here we go again
  August 22, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  We live in a very strange world. I don't see any end to the insanity any time soon. I'm trying not to get distracted by the insanity of it all, but I do wonder at times, "What am I doing working on th... Continue reading
• We do a little planning
  August 17, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Wrote a long ass blog entry and accidently deleted the darned thing! Oh well, nothing new, just blathering about how I wish this gamedev thing wasn't so hard to do in your lonesome. Trying to get back... Continue reading
• The good, the bad, and the ugly... but not in that order.
  August 16, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Let's start with the bad. Drank some coffee and was about to get down and dirty pushing forward for the first time in too long and out of nowhere just felt awful. So not feeling good enough to work on... Continue reading
• Back to it
  August 14, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I find myself thinking more about what to write in this blog than worry about what to work on in the fish game. And maybe that's silly, but maybe it isn't. Found myself thinking I wasn't feeling like... Continue reading
• Murmers
  August 07, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Really fighting the urge to blather. No progress on the game just yet. Health was getting better, then my eye swelled up yesterday and took a mulligan today. At some point you stop feeling sorry for y... Continue reading
• if(wantToMakeGreatGame) Marathon(); else Sprint();
  August 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I was getting too in my head about these blog posts that no one reads. SeaCrit needs to become fun, that's all that matters. These posts are blathers in the wind. I do take pride in the honesty, trans... Continue reading
• We are the madness
  July 20, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I fight the urge to post things that do not correlate to the development of SeaCrit. It's not safe, it's not prudent, it's weird. Don't be weird, don't rock the boat. Brush the right elbows, put out t... Continue reading
• Relaying some simple truth
  July 19, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I find myself going down rabbit holes, of devising huge mountains to climb when the potential for a quality demo is right in front stairing me in the face. I told myself NO MORE FEATURE CREEP! Never a... Continue reading
• Floatin' with yer flotsam
  July 18, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Gearin' up for work and feeling a little aimless of late. There's plenty to do, I know I can open my endless list of little things to fix and distract myself for weeks on end... but something is missi... Continue reading
• Ever spinning the mud
  July 17, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I look back from time to time at the various gigs I had before SeaCrit, at all the stupid sh*t we were tasked with, stupid sh*t devolving into larger more chaotic masses of stupid sh*T project to proj... Continue reading
• Blather
  July 14, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Thoughts occasionally pop into my mind of what I could blather about. My plans for the game, the state of things in this crazy world, some crappy old prog rock diddy that I need to think of an excuse... Continue reading
• I wish we made better games in a better world
  July 10, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  You don't have to be a top chef to know a choice cut of ground meat, well seasoned, cooked to perfection on a fresh bun, served with quality condiments makes a great burger. **I suggest a dash of Mont... Continue reading
• Brief Blather
  July 09, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm down a lot of rabbit holes right now, i'm revamping AI, i'm rescaling everything, i'm bringing enemies online, I'm developing new combat mechanics, I'm tuning items, I'm building the game in so ma... Continue reading
• Dipped my toe in a rabbit hole
  July 08, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  No new features! I told myself. Just get the AI systems and movement online! So I wanted movement to feel a bit more eventful and real so I added a new crash into obstacle mechanic, where if you hit s... Continue reading
• Lists
  July 06, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've talked before about the illusion of progress that plagues most dev teams. You create a list, at the bottom of that list is a finished fun game. That's what people think. But they're just arbitrar... Continue reading
• Crusin' along
  July 05, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Been paying the piper like a m*()&er F)(&er lately. So many things I didn't know needed fixing and retooling that i've been having to refactor the past month. Every day I get to work I fix things that... Continue reading
• A surreal passage of time
  July 04, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I was going to talk about some emergent gameplay that happened recently, but moreso I'm just reminiscing about this entire journey. What a great deal of time has passed in the interim of wanting to ma... Continue reading
• You can tune a piano AND you can scale a fish.
  July 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I was throwing some caves together yesterday, and some lighting reminded me that the actual scale of the world of seacrit is terribly off. a 1x1x1 meter cube is about 1/2 the size of the smallest fish... Continue reading
• Gamedev's dirty SeaCrit
  July 01, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  We like to imagine we're getting better at gamedev, that some day we will become so good that we can create some fantastical project that blurs the lines within the physical realm. But the reality is,... Continue reading
• Payin' the piper
  June 30, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I am eternaly in a state of thinking I am 2 days from this next big demo coming together. As such I work in this mad dash, forgoing best practices because salvation is right around the corner if I can... Continue reading
• Feature Creepin'
  June 29, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Stumbled upon an old design doc yesterday and figured i'd take a peek at it. "Let's look at all the terrible ideas I had back in the day!" Now i've got feature creep because I liked a couple of them... Continue reading
• Questioning Convention
  June 28, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Item mods have felt "off" for a while. And now is the time to revamp the system as I have not yet begun to implement recent revisions. The standard for items is you a get a modifier that has some kind... Continue reading
• Wave Swim is a go
  June 27, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Finaly forced myself to work a bit and I implemented a new swimming system. I'd been thinking of this for a while, but when you see a dolphin swim you see them arch their bodies up and down to create... Continue reading
• Some blathers between
  June 23, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm so glad I took a little detour and got some particles in the project, the whole thing feels a bit more "legit". It was also a reminder of a key concept that I needed to be reminded of: Most great... Continue reading
• Spitting out the bullet and doing some GahDamn PARTICLES
  June 22, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm usually pretty coy about this gamedev stuff, like to talk up how cruddy my code is, make jokes about how much of a *(&#$show this project is. But last night I got distracted by particle work and h... Continue reading
• Bitin' the bullet
  June 21, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  For weeks now I've been very measured in forward progress. Don't want to jump the gun spinning wheels in mud because of reckless forward development. I've been trying to better finess spawn systems, A... Continue reading
• Some tedious goings ons
  June 21, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I never talk about boring technical stuff, it's not sexy to talk about prefab arrangements or object tag efficiency or scene debug object setups. I also very much forget all the work I got done when I... Continue reading
• Gearing up
  June 20, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  By the sole metric of progress, work has been incredible the past few weeks. A lot of paying the piper fixing things I didn't know were broken, a lot of time spent polishing things I felt were suffici... Continue reading
• A final late night blather
  June 18, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Late night, feelin' good, had some time to unwind and I'm gearing up to get this show on the road. I'm feelin' a sentimental so watch yourself, blather incoming! What a f*ckin' ride. Through the thick... Continue reading
• How much have I squandered?
  June 16, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Every feature in every game ever has the same lifecycle. You add something, it's TERRIBLE, then you polish it and make it better. You devote hours to adding new sounds, new bubbly effects, you tune ho... Continue reading
• A late night blather
  June 15, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've got a LOT on my mind, there's a lot that needs doing as SeaCrit comes online. I had it all made up in my mind I would do a big blog post how I was going to refactor tuning values. How I was going... Continue reading
• Pain is the product
  June 13, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  The usual thought crossed my mind as I gear up to hit work today (FEELING BETTER!). Gosh, I sure wish I had money so I could pay some other poor saps to shoulder some of this pain with me. There's tha... Continue reading
• Full Circle
  June 12, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Last night I added a mechanic where the longer you spin around, the larger you start to grow. If you execute a combo finisher, your growth drops back to normal, but you execute a powerful attack that... Continue reading
• You can tune a piano, you can't Tuna fish.
  June 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I can think of no song/ album better suited to SeaCrit's development than REO speed wagon's Roll with the Changes from You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish Got some coffee brewin', gonna tune... Continue reading
• Not sure where I'll ramble with this one
  June 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Life is surreal, sometime I think I'm going to wake from the strangest of dreams. We can't refund the time we've squandered or reverse the languish of past decisions. Life is fickle, life is mad, life... Continue reading
• Sweet baby J*s*s GIVE ME THE POWER OF GREYSKULL
  June 09, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I am really burned out. 2 of the last 3 days I spent migrating complex, core shaders to shader graph, and the tool is terrible. Slowdowns, not performants, impossible to keep clean, just a total mista... Continue reading
• Picking up the pieces
  June 07, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Ok, so the past few days have been a total catastrophuc, some of it's my fault, some of it I blame on Unity... Ok I mostly blame Unity right now, but clear skys ahead! No more render pipeline shenanig... Continue reading
• Hell day
  June 07, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Buckeled down and got the player shader migrated, it was hell, but I got it done. I was overestimating the gains I was going to get from the High definition render pipeline. I'm gritting my teeth righ... Continue reading
• Snap Decision
  June 06, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  It dawned on me randomly that SeaCrit could look a hell of a lot better in the stand alone builds if I migrate to the HDRP, don't know why I never considered this before. Subsequent thoughts formed ar... Continue reading
• A quick little blather
  June 05, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  BIG NEWS: Lots of sh*t to do across the board, burning out across the board. Going to adopt a shotgun approach and just get a bit of work done on everything every day moving forward. Make a few new pr... Continue reading
• Bite the bullet
  June 04, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I didn't write my combo system, it's over designed and a total nightmare to work with. It uses yield functions and lots of code things that I'm not familiar with and it interferes with me adding more... Continue reading
• In pursuit of the Goomba
  June 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've spoken in past blog entries about the pursuit of the Goomba. To develop that key enemy for your game that "fits". That is the right combination of threat and satisfaction of defeating. I had the... Continue reading
• Stop punishing the player
  June 02, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Why do we position ourselves as the enemy of the player? We aren't making a game as punishment, we are trying to give those who are kind enough to give us their time a pleasant experience! A thought j... Continue reading
• It wasn't supposed to end this way
  May 28, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Year after year we pour our hearts and souls into these projects fueled only by the cinders of our optimism. Defeat isn't likely, it is inevitable. Progress slows the longer you strike at the iron, an... Continue reading
• Some time to think
  May 27, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I miss the days I would ponder during a drive, "what should I add to the fish game to make it fun?" This was the element of game design that was most fun. Just imagining what would be cool. It's been... Continue reading
• What’s our problem, and will we ever fix it?
  May 26, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Maybe you have a door that’s hard to shut, you gotta wiggle it a bit before it clicks into position. You don’t fix it because it’s only a minor inconvenience a few times a day. Your car stops st... Continue reading
• Oh blather
  May 25, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  The rollercoaster goes on! The game is coming together. Hit a lull yesterday, got sidetracked working on secondary systems and good lord I forgot just how much time and energy can be spent developing... Continue reading
• A meaningful world of adventure and progression
  May 24, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  For a while now i've wanted the world of SeaCrit to be a bit of a treasure hunt, with sprawling zones and little hidden areas where you can find rare fish that give you interesting permanent bonuses... Continue reading
• I am become death, smasher of combos
  May 23, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I can think of no greater satisfaction as a developer, than slumming through DAYS of grueling bugs and setbacks, hitting every conceivable roadblock, going to sleep with your brain shut down from 40 h... Continue reading
• Less blathers more dev
  May 22, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  What a turn around the past few weeks have been. I've almost forgotten how bad things had been just a month ago. Brain was fogging, feeling worse by the day, dev had been paused for months, everything... Continue reading
• Not too fast and not too slow
  May 21, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  A few words from an old jingle entered my mind and it led me to a song I haven't heard in so, so long. We can still feel, we can still push forward, we can still cast ourselves against insurmountable... Continue reading
• Let's spin some mud
  May 20, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  It's deja vu all over again, but I repeat myself. I start work knowing it's going to be a slog, I know there is lots to do, and that it will take more work than anticipated, and I STILL accomplish a f... Continue reading
• Process
  May 19, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I think a lot about processes, pipelines, whatever you want to call them. Culture, history, economics, game development. They're all processes of various things across various lenghts of time with dif... Continue reading
• Gearin' on up for another dev session
  May 18, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Dev's been fire lately, at least I think it has been. I played the old build last night and I could barely tell any changes so i don't know where all my time is going. Had a few revelations lately abo... Continue reading
• Excited for a solid day of work today
  May 17, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Every project is it's own story. Generally we think of the early days in a project as the fun ones. You're prototyping big systems, getting the groundwork in, finding cool new things, finding the fun... Continue reading
• Of pirates, and low poly art packs
  May 16, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I was reading a few things online today, one about how there are too many low poly art packs out there, and also that you shouldn't add art to your game because it gives a false sense of accomplishmen... Continue reading
• Da Da Da
  May 16, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Uh huh... Continue reading
• Happy little (un)accidents
  May 15, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Had a solid day of dev today, nothing fantastic, nothing terrible, when I came across some code that made up the various force values in the game. It's over-designed, because it's revamped code from p... Continue reading
• Distractions
  May 11, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  As one can easily glean by the devlog of SeaCrit, I can blather. I can blather FOR HOURS about this gamedev crap, and I try to keep that all localized here. Well I've been feeling a little off and not... Continue reading
• Gearin' back up
  May 08, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Nothing too major to post today, just getting ready to jump in and get to work in the near future! It's a very nice feeling to know that i've been back to work and that things will be moving forward s... Continue reading
• Dev's a long song
  May 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm being heavy handed with the Tull as of late... TOO BAD I'm not changing the channel. Third day of being back to work and sorting things out on the project, it's just starting to feel like a routin... Continue reading
• In a strange kind of way
  May 02, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  The Moody Blues crack me the hell up. When you think of most rock bands it's like: "HEY BRO, DID YOU CATCH THE NEW VAN HALEN SONG HOT FOR TEACHER!? UNCHAINED? RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL? THIS SHIT PUMPS M... Continue reading
• Back to the fire and flames
  May 01, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  The longest of journeys begins with a single step. And if on t hat journey you end up stumbling about, lost in a forest, and become set upon by a pack of ravenous, wild deer, you may end up fleeing, a... Continue reading
• Onwards and Upwards
  April 30, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Do I spend more time thinking of which music to link than writing these blogs? PROBABLY! I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm gearing up to get back to work in a big way. I love this feeling. Took... Continue reading
• Where is SeaCrit and where is it going?
  April 27, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Good news F*CKERS! An old friend reached out from my college days and we caught up a bit and found we're in a similar space. I've been working on this silly fish project and he's wanting to dive back... Continue reading
• A quick bout of optimism. I finally solved the bug.
  April 17, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I spend a lot of time mulling over whether I should blather about recent happenings. If I'm being too negative, if the tone of these blogs isn't right for future success. I honestly don't think it f*c... Continue reading
• 3 Bean Salad
  April 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Ever get a verse of a song stuck in your head and you can't for the life of you remember the damn thing? No matter how good the song is, it's not going to be worth the frustration of those lyrics bein... Continue reading
• Madness
  March 29, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (Rough and unrefined. Will edit and refine later) I like to cook. There are so many things to enjoy about cooking, impressing others with culinary skills, mastering knifework (as if), knowing which sp... Continue reading
• Pick your poison
  March 13, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Apologies for repeating myself, but I felt like getting out a ramble, it's deja vu all over again. I jumped the gun saying I was feeling better, been feeling off the past couple weeks again. I almost... Continue reading
• A murmur of a blurb of a blather
  February 26, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  (Oh cool, I just found out I can embed the web build in these blog posts, I'm going to have to figure out how to get the seacrit music to not interfere with my daily music choices) I needed a break, m... Continue reading
• Time to get busy devin', or get busy dyin'.
  February 03, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  Been fighting against a blog since work is paused presently as I have a lot of frustrating things going on in real life, which increasingly feels like an excuse to give up and wither away. I need to g... Continue reading
• Impromptu late night blather
  January 12, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  Haven't done one of these in a while, feels kinda weird, just blathering about the state of things out of the blue, I remember when these posts were almost daily. I REALLY miss those days. I miss feel... Continue reading
• More Jeckyll, less Hyde.
  January 06, 2023 by illtemperedtuna

  I've recently set some rules about only blogging when I'm getting progress on the game done, or to have a winning attitude because "play the game" and all that BS. I feel like blathering, so imma blat... Continue reading
• Merry Christmas
  December 25, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  For most my life i've been the high and mighty atheist thinking everyone else dumb for believing in an invisible god floating about the heavens. Merry Christmas. We dont' have long on this earth, it's... Continue reading
• The Ecstasy of Gold
  December 08, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I generally try to talk about the fish game at least a bit in my blogs, but today I just need to get some shit off my mind. This is a concept I’ve been trying to conceptualize in my head for for som... Continue reading
• Dippin' the toes back in
  December 05, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Took an impromptu break. I woke up knee deep in the project fully expecting to slam out another 8 hours balls to the wall work on and on for weeks on end until the game was ready, but gamedev is volat... Continue reading
• Echoes of a blather
  November 05, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Been REALLY under the weather this week, last night I was forcing myself to at least walk a bit and getting really light headed and I was thinking "Am I going to be six feet under before I finish this... Continue reading
• Polishing up the graphics on level 3
  October 29, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Status update really fast: I had these high hopes of adding this new complex charge system, and I was going to kick ass yesterday, but I decided to take a mulligan and just enjoy a nice quiet day with... Continue reading
• Just touching base, been a bit of a rough week
  October 27, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I'll start with some optimism. Last week things were kicking ass, the project was going well and I was super excited for where I was taking it. A few bumps in the road with real life as well as trying... Continue reading
• A daily slew of blathers
  October 26, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Not wastin' time today, gonna hit some coffee and get to work. The importance of the web build: maybe it's not important at all, maybe trying to go out of your way to make some creative work in this e... Continue reading
• THE BUG HAS BEEN FOUND
  October 25, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I have spent a stupefying amount of time the past couple weeks trying to find an elusive performance bug. When you press the screen, it lags on touch devices in the web build. Today I decided I was go... Continue reading
• Best to let the illusion roll
  October 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  This is a blog for no one with dev sessions watched by a fraction of that audience. And that's ok. The blathers here are proportional to the time I devote to the project, but the past couple days have... Continue reading
• You have bugs? Good. That means you've dev'd for something, sometime in your life
  October 19, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  What a break! 3 days off the project and I feel like a total worthless lump and what a great feeling that is. Gone is the funk where I would take weeks or even months off and just feel a sense of "fuc... Continue reading
• New stun animation
  October 15, 2022 by illtemperedtuna#Indie, #Roguelike, #Unity

  Really happy with how this came together. Need to tune dash and knockback values moving forward... Continue reading
• Oh bother
  October 15, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Took the time to write a nice, well adjusted blog post focusing on tangible gamedev aspects and some insightful commentary on tie fighter and how this game is closer to that than the average beat 'em... Continue reading
• A mundane blather
  October 14, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I got to thinking about how stupid this blog is, who is this for? Why post to no one about a game that this world doesn't want? But that's counter productive to keeping a rhythm, to finishing this for... Continue reading
• Very tired
  October 13, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It's been such an incredible week. I'm becoming spoiled by positive progress. Today was good, but not great, and I built up things that are going to take time elsewhere, so it's a delayed payoff and I... Continue reading
• Coffee Time
  October 13, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  If you can get yourself just a spoonful of Maxwell's house, it'll do you good as two or three scoops of that other weak shit. Ain't Maxwell's house alright? More fuel for the dumpster fire... No blath... Continue reading
• The Prestige
  October 11, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I've rarely drank coffee, but lately I've been indulging because it gives me 10 hour work days, the downside is my sleep hours go nuts and I get a little loops, not tired, not awake, just kinda in a f... Continue reading
• Into the Breach
  October 11, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I hope dev goes well tonight or this blog is going to be awkward as fuck for the 2.5 people who read this blog post I've stared into the void, "what's making my game suck?" and I have accepted that th... Continue reading
• Blather in the wind
  October 10, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I was building up this massive rant and rave about how I'm not sure how i'm going to make the game better... Should I take my own advice and come up with some big bold new feature that I KNOW will mak... Continue reading
• Bit o' work done
  October 07, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Brain's pretty fried so just going to link the dev session: Didn't get as much of the world built out as I wanted to, but got a lot of necessary project cleanup done so that this sort of content can b... Continue reading
• Just taking a little breather
  October 06, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  The usual course of dev is that I have to constantly fight to get back a headspace where I can work on the project, but I think i've found a bit of a groove as of late, and that's nice. It's been real... Continue reading
• We make happy catastrophucks
  October 05, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I really wish I had screen captured today's dev session. Usually I record myself coding, something i'm self taught and have only been doing for a few years . This would be akin to Alec Baldwin having... Continue reading
• Crazy tangents
  October 04, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So I deconstructed my scene until there was literally nothing in my scene but a particle emiter and a damned camera so I could see the frame rate on my phone. Sometimes you get a bug so obscure and co... Continue reading
• Revamped website
  October 03, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  If you're reading this you can see the site revisions. I almost took a screenshot of the site so I could say, "Hey this is what the new logo's and site layout looks like!" And then it dawned on me you... Continue reading
• Feeling scattered
  October 02, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Just gearin' up to get some work done. Between the mad dash of getting the web build working and revising phones setups and AI... my brain is all over the place. Kinda in a headspace where I feel ther... Continue reading
• Don't you have phones!? Optimizing web builds and improving touch controls have been a distraction as of late
  October 01, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  A couple of pleasant surprises have demanded a lot of secondary type work. 1. I have found that i can very easily play the webGL build of the game on phones, and not only does it run, it runs pretty d... Continue reading
• Less blathering, more deving
  September 30, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Game's getting better, gearing up to bug old faces long gone in the near future for some feedback now that i hope things are coming together: The start of this song makes me think of Breaking Bad's Gu... Continue reading
• So you can now play the game through the web build on android phones
  September 29, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It had been a really long time since I did an android build, so I figured I'd crank one out and make sure it still works, well while on the site on my phone I noticed I could try the web build... and... Continue reading
• To betterments!
  September 28, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I may have just submitted SeaCrit to BIGMODE moments ago, Dunkey's new publishing thing because I'm impulsive as sh*t. Feeling a sudden pressure that hopefully goes away within the next 8 hours to get... Continue reading
• Items Day
  September 23, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Work is interesting, it's a rollercoaster implementing new things, will I run into new bugs? Will the changes stick? Will the game get better? Will I play the build after work and feel as though I've... Continue reading
• Organizing some thoughts
  September 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm rather manic when developing the game. There are moments where I feel everything is coming together and this won't be a wash, and then I'll play the game at times and it's haunted by the same issu... Continue reading
• In a game jam sort of way
  September 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  You don't think of game development as a sport. I sure didn't. But tonight I feel like I was totally on fire. Like I got a hat trick or knocked out a few home runs. There's so much to do that I feel a... Continue reading
• Planning the plan
  September 20, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Just blathering the usual blathers. I'm trying to ride the high of yesterday and getting lots done. Generally you feel later into the project that you're trying to bleed blood from a stone to get fun... Continue reading
• A long day
  September 20, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Bittersweet day, work went well, but I feel like i'm just crabby all the time and shitty to the few people I'm still connected to at all. It's taken a lot to get this far, hope there's some kind of pa... Continue reading
• A mundane blather
  September 18, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I feel silly making these blog posts, espeically when it's been so long since I got work done, but i'm hoping to at least unload some thoughts and get the ball rolling and this is my favorite place to... Continue reading
• Feelin' good about tomorrow
  September 18, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It's very rare that I open the project play it and think, "oh snap, is this not dog shyte? What do I do now?" "Guess I'd better write up a ton of things to do so I'm busy! " WRONG ANSWER! I'm not eage... Continue reading
• A quick glance into the void
  September 17, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  I'm not sure if I've tried to fully convey this notion that haunts me as I push forward on the fish game. You build up AI, you build up levels and items and tons of content and at its best, it feels l... Continue reading
• Having an off day just some quick blathers
  September 13, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I get thrown off pretty easy these days, the wind blowing in the wrong direction messes with my head and makes me not able to push forward on the game. So anyway, I decided I'd at the very least decid... Continue reading
• You can't fake fun
  September 11, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Been mulling over this blog all morning thinking of a decent gamedev topic, which is in turn preventing me from making the damned game. It doesn't really matter anyway, because I regurgitate the same... Continue reading
• Blathers
  September 09, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I THINK yesterday went really well. I was not looking forward to putting together new zones. I very much get this sense of deja vu. I put together some geometry, I put fish in the spawn lists, I start... Continue reading
• Some quick blathers
  September 08, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Sometimes you're working and a notion hits you, "I am going against everything I know to be true about gamedev by doing this." So today I started making a sort of platform area kind of as a white box... Continue reading
• The cat's meow
  September 07, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Let's blather a bit while I wait for this coffee to enter my blood. I've touched on it before, but I used to do QA for games. We used to poke fun at how crap the games we were testing were, I remember... Continue reading
• Early morning thought: It helps to sleep on it
  September 02, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Firstly, I have no idea what i'm doing with this blog, if its to get the game out there, if it's only for me, if it's supposed to hold insights on gamedev. I kind of blather too much, sometimes I feel... Continue reading
• There will be bugs
  September 01, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm going to blather a lot of things I've blathered before . Trying to get my head in the right space. I was going to get to work yesterday, in fact I wanted to get so much work done that I brewed and... Continue reading
• Building up our =CORE=! (We're skipping leg day for obvious reasons)
  August 31, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  =CORE= is how I denote a lot of the parent prefabs in Unity which are objects that work in a Child/Parent relationship, in that the child prefabs inherit the qualities of their parents, but can have u... Continue reading
• Plenty to worry about
  August 30, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Not looking to be too melodramatic, but in the absence of getting work done today, I figured at the very least I could run my mouth online and make a total ass of myself (what else is new?) Firstly, G... Continue reading
• Tired and burned out, might take a day off
  August 24, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  "Tired and burned out, might take a day off" was the notion that just crossed my mind. F THAT! Gonna power through a bit more work once this coffee enters my bloodstream. A thought just crossed my min... Continue reading
• Some really good developments today
  August 23, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Really solid day of work today with some big milestones. I still code like a moron, but walls I used to smash into and think I had no solution to suddenly just fall over and I can solve huge problems... Continue reading
• More tree, less forest
  August 22, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Going to keep it short and sweet today I've been overwhelming myself trying to push for this big goal of an actual fun demo, every day I try to wrap up some massive system, pound out another, as if I'... Continue reading
• Fly
  August 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Fly is widely regarded as the worst episode of breaking bad. It's just them hunting down a damned bug and nothing really progresses. Am I using too many Breaking Bad references? Maybe. That's how toda... Continue reading
• Some scattered thoughts before getting to work
  August 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Yesterday it was so clear what the gameplan was. Fix items, simplify spawns, easy peasy. Everything will fall into place. But as I cross off day 1, I'm now thinking of the path forward and I'm realizi... Continue reading
• HOLY MOLY the mojo is back
  August 20, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Today I finally got a decent session of dev done (video is uploading at the time of this post) and I think it will spill into tomorrow Took way longer than I care to admit to finally get back into the... Continue reading
• Nixing the cloner for a time machine
  August 19, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I used to think to myself, "gosh, if only I had a cloning machine I'd make an army of myself so I could work on design, code, sounds, UI, etc. all at once! I could finish the game in a few months! And... Continue reading
• Gearin' back up and entirely too many little things
  August 10, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It's gutting to gut your game, but after a long hiatus and playing the game briefly I'm being hit immediately by thoughts of "What the fuck does this do?" Why are items so convoluted? Why is this mech... Continue reading
• The plan!
  July 18, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Ok so haven't gotten to work just yet, but definitely getting close, when you're able to deep dive into thinking about the game, that's when you know you're on the cusp of diving in and kicking ass. B... Continue reading
• Why things suck
  July 16, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  This outline kinda grew out of control so I'm just going to post the damned thing rather than wait till tomorrow to clean it up and make it "PC". In a weird way, little sleep deprived, fuck it, a rand... Continue reading
• A blerb while concepts are fresh in me head.
  July 12, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  This break ended up being much longer than I had hoped, but i'm so many years working on this, i don't get flustered over it any more, it takes as long as it does for the mojo to come back, that's all... Continue reading
• Checkin' in
  July 05, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Nothing's changed in this crazy world, and I haven't gotten s&*( done, but it's been a while and i figured i'd write a little blurb and pump myself up to get back to work soon. I'm a little bummed I h... Continue reading
• Feelin' better
  June 09, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Been alot of little things preventing me from working lately, mostly burn out, but also been feeling a little bleh. My visions been feeling strained, joints sore, blah, blah, bitch moan. Too much time... Continue reading
• Small bit of work
  June 07, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Lots of things going on in my head, and there's a warning siren going off saying "STOP TRYING TO PLAN THINGS OUT IN YOUR HEAD AND JUST DO THE DAMNED WORK, FOOL!" I'm thinking about how I want the game... Continue reading
• Satiating my guilty conscience with a devlog
  May 30, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Was still under the weather so lounging around a bit putting off work. I am so incredibly drained and on days like this i'm pretty damned useless. There are a few endeavors you can take on that really... Continue reading
• How to build up the world?
  May 28, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Still have some bug kicking my ass, so can't jump in and pound out intense level design, but feeling better and I think tomorrow will be the jumping off point. Level design has been an ongoing issue,... Continue reading
• Sick day
  May 28, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Pretty under the weather today, trying not to think too much about the game, because on days like this it can often feel like the sky is falling. THE END IS NEAR! THE GAME WILL ALWAYS BE CRAP. THERE I... Continue reading
• A blather in the wind
  May 26, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So I saw this shitshow on reddit and it reminded me how terrible this industry all is, and for a brief moment I thought, maybe this cave isn't so bad: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/uxg3wp/... Continue reading
• There will be bugs
  May 24, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Sometimes I think I should make these blog posts less scattered, less about seacrit specifically, and write crap that is more in line with the sorts of media that ends up ruminating through the intern... Continue reading
• Late night blerbin'
  May 23, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Had another off day, but I'm feelin' it and I think i'll be back to work come tomorrow. I shaved my beard of shame, I was growing it out till the game was kinda done, but I got tired of looking like a... Continue reading
• Early morning counter epiphany
  May 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Working in a bubble is the worst thing you can do. I was on a tear removing things from my game, every time I removed something, it seemed to make the game better. So when I ran my plans by a couple o... Continue reading
• Late night epiphany
  May 21, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I took a break after getting some pretty solid work done the past several months, not sure I needed this long a break but it is what it is and i'm gearing up to jump back in hard. It's after a solid b... Continue reading
• The tangled GameDev knot we weave
  May 14, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  We add cool new things to our games thinking, this neat new system will give me an edge! But most of the time these ideas don't work, that's generally why they haven't been done already. And we don't... Continue reading
• Deep Breath
  May 13, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Making progress: There is still more to be done, there will always be more to be done. But for the first time in years I feel as tough I have pushed this game to be something that shows its potential,... Continue reading
• Burning the candle at both ends the past couple months
  May 12, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So damned happy to have had energy and resolve to work on this game as of late, but pushing myself to work through burnout is really starting to catch up with me. Usually I think of the game and I kno... Continue reading
• The dilution of effort
  May 09, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It's trying to refrain from balance when you know so many things are up in the air, it's natural for our brains to want to check things off the todo list for some semblance of order and sanity, so our... Continue reading
• Zero hour, 11 am
  May 08, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So one of the streamers I indulge in from time to time, Asmongold is doing this OTK game showcase, I don't really know much about it, I just know it has the potential to give a bit of exposure for gam... Continue reading
• "Don't indulge in fancy graphics and animations"
  May 06, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  "Real" gamedevs often take a lot of pride in how crappy their whitebox levels look, in forgoing fancy animations and graphics and sounds, because they aren't swayed by such pedestrian rubbish! Only th... Continue reading
• The final piece of the puzzle
  May 04, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm really happy with how work has been going, but I have this sneaking suspicion that I am indulging in poor development as I did earlier in the project and I sense that I may be pushing forward in t... Continue reading
• Some blathering's before getting to work today (what I think seacrit is becoming, the gameplay I'm seeking to develop)
  May 04, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I'm kind of dumbstruck by how little I had planned for this game so many years ago, I figured i'd make some fish, throw some stats on them, add fish parts and everything would come together. I thought... Continue reading
• I have thought.
  May 02, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Sometimes I forget why I started this game to begin with. I would play games they would have glaring issues and I would think, "This sucks, I could devise a better system". When we are the outside obs... Continue reading
• Some time to think
  May 02, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I've been on autopilot for so many days now. Dev has been going really well, and every day like a mindless drone I open my task list and I add things. But sometimes your game screams at you, "This isn... Continue reading
• Some ramblings on the never ending struggle tuning the various dimensions of progression
  May 01, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I was working on the chargeup speed yesterday, which was deja vu all over again, and i was increasing the speed the player gets the moment they press the charge button for like the 500th time, this ti... Continue reading
• Dev is a scattered mess
  April 28, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So I've been working like a crazy person lately so I took a break today, but ended up just working on random secondary things. When you push forward really hard, and you make a ton of progress across... Continue reading
• If Item Mod X is overpowered because of Y, divide X by Y
  April 27, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  How many times do you play a game and you get some powerup that's TOTALLY BROKEN because of how it synergizes with one other thing, or because it's just too strong? Then when the devs "fix it" or nerf... Continue reading
• I'm not going to harp on how I might be crazy, I'm going to make an optimistic blog post
  April 22, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Around 3 years ago, something incredible happened. 2 of my testers fought over the controller because they really wanted to keep playing the game. That was a pretty amazing day, but it was pretty shor... Continue reading
• Damned good day of dev today
  April 17, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I no longer think I've worked on this game for so many years in a row. It took years to learn the basics of solo dev and code. It took another year of a nervous breakdown doing next to nothing because... Continue reading
• Form follows function
  April 16, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I never try to plan ahead too much for a variety of reasons, most importantly you never know how things are actually going to fit into the game until you get them in, so if you plan too much, you end... Continue reading

  
• Finally entering the balance phase and not nearly as burned out as I thought I would be.
  April 10, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It's been a very productive week, but today i'm giving myself a little bit of a breather as I gear up to hit this hard again tomorrow. I can't believe that I'm actually looking forward to working on t... Continue reading
• The weight
  April 07, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  In any game, its impact is determined by its weight, the story leading up to an event. The epic rivalries of sport, the long growing of your empire in a game of monopoly THAT FELL IN AN INSTANT when y... Continue reading
• Blah, blah, blah
  April 06, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I wrote a big whiney post and deleted it, because even I’m getting sick of listening to my sh-t. TIME TO WORK! Time to push against the burn out. F-ck it. Might get 5 minutes of work done, might get... Continue reading
• I repeat myself
  April 05, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I still can't get over how much crap there is to do to finally reach the point where I'm tuning the damned values of upgrades and items that I got into the game over a month ago. Sometimes I think abo... Continue reading

  
• I F'd up recording again
  April 03, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So I've been trying to chronical this last month of dev by recording each dev session, and although I had a solid day of work today, I goofed on the recording again! THat's 2 sessions in a row that i'... Continue reading
• 1 more day...
  April 02, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Bit more work done. I'm kinda overindulging in dev posts lately I think, but for the first time in a very long time, I feel like I'm 1 solid day's work away from making a new build. That's kinda crazy... Continue reading
• Time to plan!
  April 01, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  The past month has actually been pretty great. I've been having stretches of dev with solid progress and I feel like I'm on the verge of sending the game off for feedback and inching towards the first... Continue reading
• Mini Blerb
  March 31, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Any day I get more than a few hours of work in I'm pretty stoked these days. I'm not sure if I should call it falling standards, but all I can say is anyone having trouble working on their games after... Continue reading
• Blathers
  March 26, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Usually when I make a post I have some gamedev concept I felt like blathering about, or some really annoying issue I want to vent about, but I don't really have any specific thing and just felt like m... Continue reading
• Deving alone is weird
  March 22, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Sometimes I wonder if I blather too much, but it's not like anyone's forced to read these blurbs from the void, so whatever. It's so weird to be working on multiple systems at once spending days makin... Continue reading
• More years than I'd care to admit into making this damnable game and I still have no idea what I'm doing...
  March 20, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I close my eyes and I imagine a different world, where there is a defined process for getting your game funded, without the noise, without the nostalgia bait, without the various closed markets. You m... Continue reading
• Much still to do...
  March 14, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Still to do: Add multiple secret area with unique shops and items to buy, and lists of NPC's to fight with unique rewards (make modular so they are easy to repurpose and add multiple times. Set up the... Continue reading
• The hidden costs of overarching systems, and the building burnout
  March 12, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Had a GREAT day of dev today, no hiccups, solid chunk of work dialing in a few level design stuff and some mass upgrade and item refactoring. While working something struck me. We focus on the end res... Continue reading
• The better you get at making your game, the more developing your game will drive you crazy
  March 09, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  It's a weird dynamic, you WANT to get better at making your game, you want to be able to dissect your game and see what you can do to make it better, you want debug tools so you can throw yourself int... Continue reading
• Almost didn't work today, but I got some really cool stuff in the game! (Drew inspiration from DOTA)
  March 05, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So now that I had boss spawns in, I was thinking how similar the system was to probably my favorite game of all time DOTA 2. In Dota, you aren't in an open ocean with random fish swimming around you,... Continue reading
• Some bittersweet dev... FINALLY
  March 04, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  HOLY SHIT, I GOT WORK DONE TODAY. IT'S A GA'DAMN MIRACLE! You don't usually think of gamedev as being emotional, but I put on some music I hadn't listened to in forever because I got tired of listenin... Continue reading
• The puff before the spawn
  February 26, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So I'm in the throws of being in my head before working on this new boss spawn system. So instead of getting the damned system done, I just keep going over every little detail in my head, over and ove... Continue reading
• I made this a lot harder than it had to be
  February 15, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  First of all, holy shit, 11 days since my last post. I can't believe how the time just melts away, only thing keeping me sane these days is how close I feel the game is to coming together. I wish ther... Continue reading
• The plan!
  February 03, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So i did some soul searching on Seacrit and I did come up with an idea that I think is going to bring everything together! Sometimes you come up with an idea that isn’t really a new idea, but a nice... Continue reading
• Blathers
  February 02, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Gamedev is often plagued by failures and disappointment, even when things feel like they’re going relatively well we can experience bouts of writer's block as our brains become tired of being beaten... Continue reading
• You can't overthink your way out of overthinking
  January 27, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  So sometimes you just hit a creative block, this becomes more and more frequent as your project goes on and the honeymoon phase is over it's harder and harder to get your creative juices up for the pr... Continue reading
• Uhh... I feel like the game is starting to truly, genuinely not suck
  January 16, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  This but unironically. Started today with 2 steps back, had some performance issues with projectiles, so I finally bit the bullet (see what I did there?) and migrated away from rigid bodies to simply... Continue reading

  
• More blatherings
  January 14, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Firstly, and I don't know why I feel compelled to justify these blog posts in the outskirts of the internet, I want to explain why I've been making these posts as of late. When you're this far into de... Continue reading
• Holy shit, I'm bad at code
  January 14, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I feel silly typing this, being years deep into the project and admitting this, but i haven't kept it SeaCrit that I'm not primarily a coder, and I don't talk about coding much because i just kinda pi... Continue reading

  
• Rings are online
  January 13, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  The things you think are going to be hard can sometimes be really easy. I thought adding rings to the game would take at least a few hours, but bing bang boom they're in. Item system just makes a list... Continue reading

  
• Itemization: Finding the sweet spot between snowballing min/max power builds and fun new setups
  January 13, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  A “Build” is our end goal in an itemization game, the culmination of all those increased hit mods, crit mods, lifetap, attack speed, etc. The more a build can draw power from many sources, the mor... Continue reading
• Decay is not a motivator
  January 11, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  Decay is not a motivator, and thinking it to be is a self indulgent notion to give up all responsibilities to yourself and others pursuant to your idiot dream. You might think the decay you are willfu... Continue reading
• Some days you dev, some days you make birthday cakes, and some days you just fix technical crap
  January 08, 2022 by illtemperedtuna

  I REALLY wanted to jump back into dev today after a couple days of hiatus, but that just wasn't in the cards. One of the things I hate most in all the universe are repository issues. There's nothing q... Continue reading
• Pushing/Polishing things until their actually worth having in your game
  December 26, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  I've had ranged fish in my game for a long time, have had janky keep heading mechanics for a long time, and for a very long time I think they've been just that, janky, not fun. I HOPE that they are fi... Continue reading
• Underwater waterfalls
  December 24, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  Sometimes you get this big ideas in your head about this amazing system that's going to be awesome and set your game apart. Prior to this project I did effects work, and I got pretty good at it and I... Continue reading

  
• Build Back Bush
  December 23, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  Was getting a bit of work done today, when I start thinking about how I miss having the large spherical bushes, and I remembered why I had to take them out: huge performance issues from many stacked a... Continue reading

  
• ​Content is a prison
  December 22, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  Content is a prison If you have content, you aren't free to make your game better you're a slave to not breaking that content. I'm really glad I took the jump to radically chaning the environment. I d... Continue reading
• Locking in the core play
  December 13, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  When you have an idea for something cool and new in your head, the first thing you need to do is implement the damned thing. When I started this project I had this cool idea in my head that i was goin... Continue reading
• Core play emerging and random "happy accidents"
  December 11, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  Development has been going really well as of late so I felt like making a post while all these happenings were fresh in my head. Lots to blather about! Looking forward to posting a new build soon with... Continue reading
• Blatherings
  November 30, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  I feel silly making these posts as no one sees them and by any metric this game is a terrible failure but I'm making the post anyhow because in my crazy brain I think things are going relatively well... Continue reading
• Gamedev is weird
  November 19, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  Past couple months have been pretty trying, just lurching forward doing all sorts of random things, pushing forward for a complete demo and maintaining a lot of in game ramblings. This was going to be... Continue reading
• Web Build is a go
  November 18, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  Had to resolve some sound issues, but the web build is finally working again... Continue reading

  
• The BIG ONE
  November 17, 2021 by illtemperedtuna#FREE, #DEMO, #Roguelike, #Roguelite, #Fish

  Finally reached a demo that I feel kinda shows this game's potential. Hope you enjoy!... Continue reading

  
• Some Yamerings
  August 05, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  1

  On the verge of another update and burned out from weeks and weeks of solid work in the best way possible. Pretty grateful to just be here and toiling away again distracted by work and seeing progress... Continue reading
• New build!
  July 07, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  I've exposed some spawn settings and it would be great to know which assortments of fish you guys find to be most fun... Continue reading
• Good lord it's been a year since posting anything, my how the time flies... Anyhow!
  July 06, 2021 by illtemperedtuna

  So dev has slowly become more steady as of late which seems bizarre as i've kinda been wallowing in writers block for too long and getting a solid day of work done feels outright amazing and outlandis... Continue reading
• New web build. Camera simplificiations, lowered low end difficulty, lots of little touch ups.
  May 26, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Getting closer to all these systems coming together to be a game... Continue reading
• Revamped Dialogue system
  May 18, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Changelog ============================================== Full screen flash of red when you are damage to make it more obvious what’s going on in combat I’ve rewritten most all fish dialogue be mor... Continue reading
• Beginnings of the shop system.
  May 17, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  I have made the spin attack purchaseable, and the Nosey fish a purchaseable option and begun prototyping general game flow with purchaseables. Now the question is how far do I push this? How much do I... Continue reading
• Added block mechanic, new skill selection method based on movement over charge time
  May 03, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Also moved charge meter to under the player in game... Continue reading
• Big optimizations, locked in phone build pipeline
  May 02, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Game is FAR more performant on lower end machines. Turns out my floating floras had too many alpha cards and it was causing a slowdown (didn't realize alpha cutout could be such a performance hit on... Continue reading
• Big changes across the board and polish
  April 28, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  New environments, big tweaks to AI and combat, lots of bug fixing... Continue reading

  
• Floatin' some flotsam out into the deep desolate oceans
  April 26, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  New environment area that isn't just spheres floating in the open oceans. 3 years i've worked on this thing and just now feeling out envirionments that arne' terrible. New "reverse" movement when char... Continue reading
• Bringing back old zone looks, tuning of menu fish, adjustment to dash
  April 23, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  To do in the near future: Revamp powerup system so upgrades are easier to pick and not based on fish type Remove fish type swap, and make sharks and nosey fish a choosable class... Continue reading
• Lots more stuff
  April 19, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  General balance to tier 3 fish improved avoidance ai new zone look new unified and unique player fish look "bismuthian" Bug fixing and general polish... Continue reading
• New PC build for anyone having performance issues with the web build
  April 17, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  New PC build for anyone having performance issues with the web build... Continue reading
• More upgrades and more polish to upgrades, 3rd tier of evolution added. Various stuffs.
  April 16, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Getting closer to what feels like a game... Continue reading
• Lots of new stuff
  April 14, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  The game is FINALLY starting to feel like a roguelight. Going to be a bit of tuning and content in the coming weeks and hopefully the game will really start finding itself. Revamped how players access... Continue reading
• New Stuff
  April 09, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Foundations for scaling difficulty added Revamped core controls Scaling down of game world Removing "secret unfinished content" much smaller download. Lots of changes here and there... Continue reading
• Some pretty major changes
  April 03, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Added homing projectile as main shark attack Removed Evolve bar, now HP causes you to evolve at 100% HP. Regen only works up to 50%. Lots of MSC changes. Breaks a few things for now... Continue reading
• Fixes to web build and more things...
  March 29, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Global spin charge aback is back in the game (does less damage, now stuns) Music now loops in web build Pickup particle effect isn't shyt any more Music toggle button "M" now works Resolved crappy sou... Continue reading
• Total world rework. Big changes to ranged mechanics and various polish.
  March 29, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Scaled down the world, got rid of boring zones. Starting to really feel like a game you don't want to put down. Combat is getting more and more fun, figuring out the nuances... Continue reading
• Fixing some crashes and small polish
  March 28, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Small update... Continue reading
• Further refinement to web builds.
  March 28, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Scaling UI, fixes to broken prefab links, small touch ups. Improved ranged attacks (less clunky)... Continue reading
• Web build is a go! Stable, performant, runs on damn near anything!
  March 28, 2020 by illtemperedtuna#Web build

  https://illtemperedtuna.itch.io/the-seacrit-fish-game... Continue reading
• Please don't play the web version I am sorting out a shader issue.
  March 27, 2020 by illtemperedtuna

  Gimme a couple days... Continue reading
• Site revamp! Hopefully the site is as good as the game now and you'll take a peek!
  March 24, 2020 by illtemperedtuna#Demo, #New game, #Holy Bajesus

  Total facelift to the home of the Seacrit Fish game. Demo video to come in the next few days!... Continue reading

  
• FREE NEW GAME. It's loads of fun. Give it a shot!
  March 22, 2020 by illtemperedtuna#Release, #Unity, #Roguelike, #Roguelight, #beat em up, #shooter

  Finally got this game out the door! I think it's awesome, why isn't anyone playing it!?... Continue reading