She/Her 🏳️‍⚧️ I'm Anna, I draw things and make games! Wishlist BUDD on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3082080/BUDD/ Site: http://engineerkappa.net Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/engineerkappa https://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mupwryk6ts2vA fun thing about modding games is realizing when the original artist didn't bother with something, so you don't have to either04 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwryk6ts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3muon2hrduc2jThe secret to being a good artist is pretending you are one04 Sep 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muon2hrduc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mun44mzo422eI don't think I've ever been excited to fill out a skill tree or craft things in an action game, just a begrudging "yea i guess we're doing that now"03 Sep 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun44mzo422ehttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3muic2htgjs2oVibecoded slop aside, I think I'm getting a little bored of ports that get the code running on the destination hardware, but make no attempt to make it look good or even play well on that platform.01 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muic2htgjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3muby3prpbc2pSure I like prototypes that show all the weird alternate universe "what if"s, but I just as much enjoy seeing the stuff they cut because it did just suck. Hearing rumors for years about things they cut because it sucked, someone discovering a build with those things, and yes indeed, it did suck.30 Aug 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muby3prpbc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mtyvjrlphc2mthinkin about Mail again26 Aug 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyvjrlphc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mtxtilzhs22wI can't get over the girl with the reddest hair imaginable being named Aoko Aozaki26 Aug 2026 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxtilzhs22whttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mtrb5scbek2aWhat's the healthy balance between wanting to prototype new game ideas and finishing the game that's 80% done23 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrb5scbek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mtr646p2xk22I feel like my spritework's gotten much better as of late and it's funny comparing the late game BUDD sprites to the earlier ones23 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr646p2xk22https://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mtkuoaxzm22k"You don't have to come up with a reason to not like something" feels like good advice a lot of the time, but I WANT to know why I don't like something Even if I feel like I'm grasping at straws sometimes trying to figure out why something that Should appeal to me absolutely doesn't21 Aug 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkuoaxzm22khttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mtccykv2lc2qOne of the trickiest parts of balancing bosses for any game with an upgrade system is trying to find a balance between it being feasible with as little upgrades as possible, without being too easy if you're maxed out17 Aug 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtccykv2lc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mt2z3qymvk2uDecided to finally bite the bullet and get a Switch 2 Now I can play ridge racer portably just as kaz hirai truly intended14 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2z3qymvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msxtx7ptfk2nFinished reading Tsukihime Not sure how to feel but these characters are now permanently burned into my psyche13 Aug 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxtx7ptfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msuxulfjj22jI keep wanting to like Metroid Fusion but every time I play it I'm hit with a dozen things thst me go "but why though."12 Aug 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuxulfjj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msu3fjvuns2qGetting evil and twisted ideas like "There's no reason we cant finish BUDD this year" (content-wise, still a lot of testing, revision, and other boring bells and whistles required)12 Aug 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msu3fjvuns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msqycy3wsk2vdoodled a kohaku :)10 Aug 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqycy3wsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msm3l76qjs23Protip: if you're applying scaling or rotation to a sprite in your game, do NOT dither it You should expect those 1px details to get aliased away08 Aug 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msm3l76qjs23https://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msltqxdjhs24I like visual novels, I think.08 Aug 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msltqxdjhs24https://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3mshayic3us2cSo how did people play older VNs before internet walkthroughs were a thing? Did you have to just brute every combination of choices or what07 Aug 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshayic3us2chttps://bsky.app/profile/engineerkappa.net/post/3msbcshc7jc2oOugh I wanna make another game where we really gotta optimize stuff hard I love making number go down and having the tiny improvement add up to big savings over thousands of iterations04 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:4rh43tneytbzigosg6eitovq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbcshc7jc2o