@toraka.bsky.social - Toraka

05 Oct 2025 10:11 +0000

Crimson Coil update: Enemy turns are implemented, as is winning and losing a mission! The most basic MVP is done, from here it's just more content and polish. That's enough for a Kickstarter worth millions, right? #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

03 Oct 2025 13:23 +0000

Saddest Death Scenes In Gaming #1: Crimson Coil (The bullets actually cause damage when they impact, no trickery, it's not just visual!) #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

21 Sep 2025 10:54 +0000

Me: Creates advanced enemy behaviour scripting allowing each robot to deterministically find the best move within 2ms. Also me: Forgets to remove a robot when it's destroyed. The joys of #indie #gamedev

14 Sep 2025 18:02 +0000

Don’t you just love it when a logo gets a minimalistic rebranding? It’s so exciting to see something turn modern, sterile, and soulless. #design @TheTrolleyGame - @byDanDans #TheTrolleySolution (The Trolley Solution is a really great game, go play it! ~Toraka)

13 Sep 2025 08:02 +0000

Easy solutions can still be good. I broke my brain over how to implement grid line of sight into Crimson Coil. Solution: Actually spawn wall objects where they are implied to be and check for collisions in a line. (I turned off terrain for a better visualisation.) #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

07 Sep 2025 15:02 +0000

Enemy behaviour is implemented in Crimson Coil! Robots will intelligently find and coordinate where to go. Also they have angry eyebrows now, because evil. Further added are fog of war, health bars, camera panning, and a bunch of technical improvements. Productive week! #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

02 Sep 2025 20:18 +0000

TFW you accidentally give your code feelings.

02 Sep 2025 19:51 +0000

When you write the enemy behaviour code and it just works first try #gamedev https://media.tenor.com/0YzwtDxPt4AAAAAC/jeremy-clarkson-sometimes-my-genius.gif?hh=280&ww=498

31 Aug 2025 07:29 +0000

Control feel is super important, not just function. See how Crimson Coil's camera scrolls faster when the mouse is closer to the edge. Prideful visualiser of the trigger zones included! 🌈 youtu.be/DSxkBnrUG50 #indie #gamemaker #gamedev https://youtu.be/DSxkBnrUG50

17 Aug 2025 17:46 +0000

Crimson Coil progress for the week: The camera scrolls by moving your cursor to the edge of the screen now. It seems simple, but it's important to get the basic controls feeling juuuust right! youtu.be/X1-r_OFs_R8 #indie #gamedev #gamemaker https://youtu.be/X1-r_OFs_R8

12 Aug 2025 20:14 +0000

Tinkering with gamepad controls for Crimson Coil: The grid cursor has a body and a ghost. If you leave the grid, the ghost will leave the body behind until you return. youtu.be/4MAmL3h3uqA #indie #gamedev https://youtu.be/4MAmL3h3uqA

20 Jul 2025 08:19 +0000

Lil' clip showcasing Crimson Coil's central mechanic: Nothing is random. For each shot, you choose to hit or miss, but manage your energy carefully! youtu.be/aOwp4KPk1lU #gamedev #indie https://youtu.be/aOwp4KPk1lU

16 Jul 2025 13:56 +0000

Live feed of emails hitting my inbox from shady "marketing firms" asking for thousands in advance payment: https://media.tenor.com/q9O5GWINOsoAAAAC/andersomviolao.gif?hh=498&ww=282

05 Jul 2025 18:33 +0000

Idol Spotlight 1/8: Butterfly! She's the denmother of the idol club and takes care of all the little details. She's always writing something in her handy notebook, but don't worry about it! Hit Idol is available now on Steam w/ free demo! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3580300/Hit_Idol/ #gamedev #indie #cute

03 Jul 2025 15:09 +0000

Hit Idol is OUT! My cutesy pixel art puzzle game filled to the brim with story is out on #steam after two years of solo development in #gamemaker! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3580300/Hit_Idol/ I definitely didn't wake up at 5:30AM today from excitement <.< #gamedev #indie #cute #pixelart

30 Jun 2025 16:07 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Yapping with @grogdev.bsky.social about Hit Idol's development: How I got into game development as a professional software engineer, and the sins I committed along the way! #gamedev #indie https://twitch.tv/torakastudios

29 Jun 2025 07:59 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come look! The technical side of the dialogue is implemented. Now we must make it pretty. Then, maybe combat mechanics? #gamemaker #indie

28 Jun 2025 08:00 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come look! Stay cool in these trying times. Hydrate well with cool water. Chill and read a book. Or come hang out as we work on Crimson Coil! This time we finish the dialogue system actually for real. #indie #gamedev #blahaj

22 Jun 2025 07:53 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! We've got the data format for our dialogue system figured out. Now all we need to do is spawn dialogue sprites with the correct facing and expression and progress dialogue lines and... Main menu art by me. I am a great artist :3 #gamedev #indie

21 Jun 2025 08:00 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Today, we learn how to use Scribble and implement a dialogue system and don't get sidetracked immediately! Probably. Beautiful portraits made by Chlofie! #gamedev #indie

15 Jun 2025 15:24 +0000

@bydandans.bsky.social I played the demo of The Trolley Solution up to Go Viral on stream today and I haven't laughed this hard in a good while. Please keep making it! One feedback: I didn't realise you have to get all flags black for more levels and almost quit early. Add some indication maybe?

15 Jun 2025 08:00 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! We've got basic movement down, now to add pathfinding. For this we'll need to use... maths! My favorite! Later, we'll try the Trolley Solution demo! #gamedev #indie https://media.tenor.com/0FhQFoDNW-8AAAAC/cat-heavy-breathing-intensifies.gif?hh=498&ww=498

14 Jun 2025 06:11 +0000

Oh c'mon now. Somebody please download the Hit Idol demo so I can post about my dreams. Jokes aside, Hit Idol's demo has been downloaded (almost) 1000 times on Steam! I'm so hyped for release on the third of July! #gamedev #indie

08 Jun 2025 18:12 +0000

Toraka likes The Trolley Solution! Go wishlist it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONZ_f4kwiU Indie? Striking visual style? Vantablack dry humour? And you get to date the trolley? Where do I sign up! (I am not affiliated with nor paid by the developers in anyway. I just love this idea.)

08 Jun 2025 06:55 +0000

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! We've got the basic grid down. Adding the Input library was a breeze. Now can we implement soldier movement? And, uh, turn this entire thing sideways for the sweet isometric look! #gamedev #indie #strategy