Game developer operating out of Portland, OR making games with a strong narrative focus. Currently making the wilderness restoration and photography game Depth of Field distillednuance.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mx2ux2oees26I got a truly *wild* number of recommendations when I put out the call for nature themed brand pun names. So I'm making part of winding down in the evening checking a couple off the list with a cup of tea. Here's the non-dirtied models from last night! #indiegames #gamedev #blender #godot #3d04 Oct 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2ux2oees26https://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mwz7bkxkbs24This is a roughed in hidden area in Depth of Field based on the #Tenino, WA quarry which is an amazing (and amazingly cold!) public swimming spot here in the #PNW. Had fun making an automated step, repeat, and randomize script to help stack the blocks #indiegames #godot #gamedev #screenshotsaturday04 Oct 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwz7bkxkbs24https://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mwyk6mdk3s23It has been a week! 😑 A family member passed away recently after a protracted hospital stay so I've been running across two states trying to help. I did manage to update my website, make some feathered friends, and take some great reference pics of Oregon though! #indiegames #gamedev #photography03 Oct 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyk6mdk3s23https://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mwi6tgnjlk2xSadly it's been a week of outages and family emergencies. I did manage to get some work in on the Trash2Treasure machine and drew/modeled some new nature themed parody trash though! I'm particularly proud of these but would love suggestions for more! #indiegames #godot #gamedev #screenshotsaturday27 Sep 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwi6tgnjlk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mw3fqn2z3k2rI am *almost* done playing with garbage! The Trash2Treasure machine is now in game and sorting litter with bellows extending action! All I've got left is making the SFX, signs, status screen, and the vending machine UI then we're on to building restoration! #indiegames #blender #godot #3d #gamedev22 Sep 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3fqn2z3k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mvyftyvm522rBeen working on the Trash2Treasure machine off and on today and made some decent progress. Leaning towards a blue shipping container sort of vibe for the exterior and got the bellows on the dispenser since this is a restoration *and* photography game after all. #indiegames #blender #godot #3d21 Sep 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvyftyvm522rhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mvwk4pg2sk2iWell I've still got another 50min of #screenshotsaturday left in my neck of the woods so before I call it a night: Behold! The Trash2Treasure Vending Machine... or its baby pictures anyway, long way to go yet. The dumpster in the vid earlier was for testing only. #indiegames #blender20 Sep 2026 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwk4pg2sk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mvvmv3w4vs2nBeen making lots of progress on my cozy little photography and park restoration game Depth of Field despite it being a pretty hard week personally. Finally got the pickup system wired up to the inventory and that in turn wired up to the new notebook UI. #godot #indiegames #screenshotsaturday19 Sep 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvmv3w4vs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3muqqyiznqc2dSo the big ticket item for Depth of Field this week was writing a proper pickup and interaction system. I got side tracked making some art, which I'm trash at, but thankfully in this case that was playing to my strengths! Bonus points if you get the PNW nods! #godot #indiegames #screenshotsaturday05 Sep 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqqyiznqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mtty5leymk2uA bit late for #screenshotsaturday but I'm rusty at this so you'll have to forgive me 🙏 been tinkering with water shaders for the last couple days, still needs some work but it's been getting closer and closer! Can't wait to invite folks in to see the new park!24 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtty5leymk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3mtjw5j6bbc26I took a break from game dev for a bit but I'm diving back in! After going over all my projects I decided to focus on making a full version of my cozy survival photography game first. Here's a first look at the new and improved Depth of Field! youtu.be/7DKS6vlOUiQ https://youtu.be/7DKS6vlOUiQ20 Aug 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjw5j6bbc26https://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3lxvyhei5vc2xWhile dying repeatedly in a certain late game palace of Hollow Knight I got to thinking. You dream nail the guard outside to get in right? What kind of terrible work life balance did that poor sod have to be dreaming of a building full of saw blades, spikes, and sycophants even after death!?03 Sep 2025 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvyhei5vc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3lvyxepng3k2gThrew together a quick UI mock up for dialog using the line art I made this morning and one of my test scenes. Pretty happy with result but I'm going to keep playing with it. #godot #indiegames #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday09 Aug 2025 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvyxepng3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3lvysvqdqpk2nSpent an hour or so paging back and forth through Rendering With Pen and Ink by Robert Gill surrounded by a bunch of referenced photos today and somehow managed to make these UI border decorations for the kitten with a knife game I'm working on. #indiegames #gamedev #screenshotsaturday09 Aug 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvysvqdqpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3lutvissots2yOnce I noticed I was absolutely blown away by how Hollow Knight is constantly making subtle changes to its camera limits to direct player attention. So I made my own version in Godot and added dynamic camera smoothing based on velocity #godot #indiegames #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday26 Jul 2025 06:06 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lutvissots2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3ludcqlppb22dBeen working on my little Kitten With A Knife tribute game setting up art and scenes for the helpful NPCs. The Guide here was particularly tough for me to work on given her context but she's getting close to where she needs to be I think #godot #indiegames #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday19 Jul 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludcqlppb22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3ltu2xkcg4s2aStarted as a joke, became a short memorial game idea for my late lap cat and constant companion when she took a turn for the worse last weekend. I'm taking a short break to make this little platformer about A Kitten With A Knife. #godot #indiegames #gamedev #GodotEngine not quite #screenshotsaturday13 Jul 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltu2xkcg4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3lsatqb7xqs2sBit of a late #screenshotsaturday since I was sick this week but I've been doing some prototyping on the battle scene for my little electro swinging, dungeon crawling, heist game this afternoon. Got some of the amazing artwork added into the game now too! #godot #indiegames #gamedev #GodotEngine23 Jun 2025 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsatqb7xqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3ljw6rgdpqs2fFun fact, most dungeon crawlers seem to use 4 meter grids. It's amazing how much that little change makes the the game have the right feel! I'm also inordinately happy with my custom FilckerLight3D nodes, even got them working in editor! #godot #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiegames #screenshotsaturday09 Mar 2025 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljw6rgdpqs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3ljgnvruidk2yBeen making up for lost time due to a cold/flu this week. Pretty happy with how this is coming along despite the set back though. A bit late for saturday, but it's an extension of yesterday's post so... #godot #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiegames #screenshotsaturday03 Mar 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljgnvruidk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3lje7kpy7nk27Working on some tools for my dungeon crawler/deck builder RPG idea. The dungeon builder is coming along great and should make level design a breeze! #godot #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiegames #screenshotsaturday02 Mar 2025 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lje7kpy7nk27https://bsky.app/profile/distillednuance.bsky.social/post/3livvbizf2s2uI've had a deck builder/RPG/dungeon crawler game idea living rent free in my brain for a few months now. So I decided to take a short break from my photography game and make a quick demo to see if's actually fun. But first I need some new tools to help build the levels! #godot #gamedev #indiegames24 Feb 2025 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:dyvbppk5bctod4sh5f42kccm/app.bsky.feed.post/3livvbizf2s2u