moochi.games - Jackstrap game Solo #gamedev, #godot, hand drawn animations.https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mv3lr4r2d422Early this summer I started storyboarding a short promo for Jackstrap. The goal: explain the stupid premise and the actual game in under a minute. This devlog is about figuring out the scenes, gameplay beats, and how to make the pitch actually clear. zurl.co/hQ9W6 https://zurl.co/hQ9W609 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3lr4r2d422https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3muz3c6nakc26Earlier this summer, I made a fake prestige movie poster for Jackstrap. It was fun. It also exposed a bigger problem: Jackstrap is easy to explain as a joke, but harder to explain as a game. So now I’m working on a proper explainer trailer. Devlog 23: zurl.co/iLoTS https://moochi.games/jackstrap/updates/devlog-23-2026.06.16/08 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz3c6nakc26https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3muexmnpwzf2yEnd of summer feels like a good time for a quick Jackstrap refresher: Jackstrap is a hand-drawn arena survival game where Jack protects the Family Jewels from an increasingly deranged army of Nutcrackers. Move, build combos, survive. Very serious business.31 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3muexmnpwzf2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3much5nz2t225Jack's test run animations vs current WIP assets30 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3much5nz2t225https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3much3s4qco2gBuilding Jackstrap around a roughly 32-color palette, with #7D4BC3 as the star of the show. Limited enough to keep the art coherent, flexible enough that I don't have to fight the palette. Would you keep the palette tighter, or let it grow?30 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3much3s4qco2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mu57xifneu2yGave the devlogs a little cleanup. Now has a two-column layout, with media and text side by side. Much easier to read and browse. Still deliberately simple, not trying to win awards with the website... I just want a place to document making the game. zurl.co/oFlGa28 Aug 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu57xifneu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mu3goat2rn2gDevlog 22: Meet the Nutcracker Legion This feels like a big milestone for Jackstrap: I finally found the enemy that makes the whole game click. Jack protects the Family Jewels, nutcrackers wanna to crack 'em. zurl.co/lqAfjHonestly, I should've seen this coming sooner. https://moochi.games/jackstrap/updates/devlog-22-2026.06.06/27 Aug 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3goat2rn2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mty4ctvpc52bBetter hit timing. Clearer attacks. Snappier impact. And one very crispy Jack. 🔥 Devlog #21 - Fire Deaths and Better Hit Timing zurl.co/NBUqB https://zurl.co/NBUqB26 Aug 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty4ctvpc52bhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mtvyvytbrv25Devlog 20 - Hit Effects and Asset Structure zurl.co/9It3d making hits feel better, and cleaning up how the game assets are organized. https://zurl.co/9It3d25 Aug 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvyvytbrv25https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mtt2xfvyj22cI was spending too much time maintaining animation files instead of drawing. So I changed the workflow: 8 fully drawn files → 5 fully drawn + 3 shade-only files generated from 2 layers in the opposite direction. https://moochi.games/jackstrap/updates/devlog-19-2026.05.29/24 Aug 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt2xfvyj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mtqmgycn2c2zSummer + kids + me being lazy with social media = my Jackstrap devlogs are ridiculously behind. Here’s the latest one I’ve published. I already have several more buffered, and the actual game is much further along than what you see here: https://moochi.games/jackstrap/updates/devlog-18-2026.05.26/23 Aug 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqmgycn2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mtqkww5nr22zSummer + kids + me being lazy with social media = my Jackstrap devlogs are ridiculously behind. Here’s the latest one I’ve published. I already have several more buffered, and the actual game is much further along than what you see here: https://moochi.games/jackstrap/updates/devlog-18-2026.05.26/23 Aug 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqkww5nr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3msdc3aknbk2jBeen quiet for a while because I’m on vacation with the kids, but Jackstrap hasn’t been completely idle. We’ve been working on the game’s music, and I’ll have something to tease soon.05 Aug 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdc3aknbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mpntbzinin2yDevlog 17 - Movement Animations and Animation Tracking zurl.co/XlYnV https://zurl.co/XlYnV02 Jul 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpntbzinin2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mpnspd2moc2nI just got incorrectly charged for Linkedin Premium. I went to check transactions to see how much this dark pattern cost me. €82.64 euros per month! What the actual fuck?! This due to how they show buttons/information, but also, what the hell is that price? shame on you @linkedin.com02 Jul 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnspd2moc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mpgqcgaszk2sI know X isn't everyone's cup of tea 😅 But if you're still there, feel free to follow me there too. I cross-post most Jackstrap updates, and sometimes things show up there first. 👉 x.com/moochigames https://x.com/moochigames29 Jun 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgqcgaszk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mpdzprludj2qJackstrap Devlog 16 - Website, Open Development, Shadows, and Translation zurl.co/UxWZV https://zurl.co/UxWZV28 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdzprludj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mp4id4wn4w2bJackstrap Devlog 15 - Larger Sprite Canvas and Open Dev Decision zurl.co/EZ44z https://zurl.co/EZ44z25 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4id4wn4w2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3moxfok5pnb2iintroducing: the nutcracker legion. the very serious, and totally mature enemy faction for Jackstrap, the game about a living jockstrap. #gamedev #jackstrap #indiegame23 Jun 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxfok5pnb2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mox6rlafiy2zJackstrap Devlog 14 - UI Variations and North/South Attacks zurl.co/EqBFn https://zurl.co/EqBFn23 Jun 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mox6rlafiy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mosgj6pwor2wAfter intense, high-level game design thinking, I have identified the perfect enemy faction for my game about defending testicles: nutcrackers. Yes, this is the level of maturity we’re working with. #indiegame #gamedev #Jackstrap21 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosgj6pwor2whttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3momzvn7z3d25Adding tiny variant-specific details is dangerous. Now I want every version of Jack to die differently. #indiegame #gamedev #Jackstrap #handdrawn #2Dgame19 Jun 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3momzvn7z3d25https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3moielt6tei2jJackstrap Devlog 13 - UI, Family Jewels, and New Animations zurl.co/CUc28 https://zurl.co/CUc2817 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3moielt6tei2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mo746fwgks24I'm at a music festival for the first time in a long while. Things I would pay for now: - a no smoking zone* - a seat - a massage - better food - glass cups * Better yet, have smokers pay more for the privilege to be in a smoking zone. Fuck I'm old now.13 Jun 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo746fwgks24https://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mnwxedlrhu2tJack is a living jockstrap. His mission is simple: protect the Family Jewels from the Nutcracker Legion. JACKSTRAP is a hand-drawn top-down arena survivor coming soon to Steam. #Jackstrap #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #handdrawn #2Dgame #survivorlike #Godot #Krita #MoochiGames10 Jun 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwxedlrhu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mnuuvdec3r2gIf my games ever sell well, expect optional boxed editions, printed manuals, maps, weird inserts, and all the stuff we used to find inside game boxes. I miss that era. #gamedev09 Jun 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuuvdec3r2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mnp7whwk5s2xJackstrap Devlog 12 - Outfit Export and Animation Cost zurl.co/GJy4h07 Jun 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnp7whwk5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mnn2i7fqry2jI finally admitted I needed an animation tracking table and an attack table. Seeing what’s done, half-done, and still missing in one place is already making a huge difference.06 Jun 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnn2i7fqry2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mnhtrgkfvl2tI really underestimated how much animation work a hand-drawn 8-directional game would need. I’m new to animation. This game is literally the first thing I’ve ever animated.04 Jun 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhtrgkfvl2thttps://bsky.app/profile/moochi.bsky.social/post/3mnhf7mztfc2p@ZohoSocial is the best socials manager I've yet to try- believe me, I tried many: metricool, postiz, postiz selfhosted PITA, mixpost, buffer... weirdly though, their SEO is bad. I didn't find them until much later in my r&d. hence this post (...and also to get 100 free days)04 Jun 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:4ppzwxli4vpyi77e6rirer2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhf7mztfc2p