Der_Knob

Solo, part time game developer, gamer, hobby musician.
Developer of #SmellsLikeBurntRubber

Der_Knob boosted:
Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-09-12

Made some slow progress on the player controller today... You can now aim, shoot, and reload ✅

But aiming isn’t quite there yet. Right now the arms don’t move up or down to match the aim, I’m just rotating the weapon instead 😂

#indiedev #gamedev #unity #gamedevelopment

2025-06-13

Gestern gleich noch mal Zeit gefunden und die #TheDrifter Demo gezockt.

Richtig cooler Style mit der Pixel Optik und Erzählerstimme! Freu mich schon auf das Game 😁

Und hier das Video dazu 📺
youtu.be/9SwGT2ZZpqU

#gaming #pointandclick #steam

2025-06-12

Played the #ClearedHot Demo yesterday.

And it's so much fun!!! 😁 Looking forward to the release!

youtu.be/sv3MDEXbGfg

#gaming

2025-04-17

Ich freu mich so auf das #Gothic Remake!!!
dailymotion.com/video/x9i01im

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Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-04-02

Release 1.5.0 of #SmellsLikeBurntRubber is finally here! 🥳

The biggest change is the network layer. I changed the library from PUN 2 to Fishnet, which has a lot more features.
For example, you now got LAN multiplayer!!!

#gaming #racinggame

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Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-04-01

Thanks for all the inspiring replies on achievements. I've add two new fun and different achievements and have two more in the pipe. RIP "kill ten rats".

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Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-03-19

I’m excited to announce that a Beta version of the new network code is now available for testing!

So if you are brave enough, you can switch #SmellLikeBurntRubber to the Beta branch 😁
Check out the instructions in the Steam News:
store.steampowered.com/news/ap

#indiedev #gamedev

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Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-03-17

Gamedev question episode #26

Q: Why does so much unused art ship in games?

A: Because removing it late in development is too scary.

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Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-03-14
Der_Knob boosted:
Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-03-09

Network coding is challenging - especially testing as a solo #indiedev.

Luckily, I have some amazing friends helping out! Yesterday, we were hunting down some of those network bugs and putting them to rest. 🔧🐛

#Unity #gaming #gamedev

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Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-02-20

Results from the last weeks Event in #SmellsLikeBurntRubber 🧾

Congrats to Verdant Edgelord for tearing up the track! 🏎️🎉 #RacingLegends

#indiedev #gamedev

2025-02-17

@superlaserfreunde A really good article - check it out!

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Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-02-17

Great read on Entity Component System (ECS) architecture—what it is, how it works, and practical code examples!

Highly recommended for all #indiedevs looking to optimize their game structure.

🔗 richardlord.net/blog/ecs/what-

#gamedev #indiedev

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Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-02-15

Death by Zombie. The many ways to die in Death by Scrolling.

#screenshotsaturday

Death screen showing scores after being killed by a Zombie.
Der_Knob boosted:
Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-02-11

The #Steam Couch Co-Op Fest 2025 is here, and #SmellsLikeBurntRubber is a whopping 90% off! 🏎️🔥

Don't miss your chance to grab it at this huge discount!

Get it now on Steam:
👉 store.steampowered.com/app/219

#Gamedev #RacingGame #IndieDev #SteamSale

Der_Knob boosted:
Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-02-10

I missing printing out bug reports on paper. I think I'm going to start doing that again.

#monkeyisland

Page from the Monkey Island 2 bug report.
Der_Knob boosted:
Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-02-08

Improvements :: #SmellsLikeBurntRubber Release 1.4.9

Including some UI tweaks and bugfixes.

The big network update is still in the works, but it’s taking longer than expected. More about it you can find on the #steam news:

store.steampowered.com/news/ap

#indiedev #gaming

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Super Laser Freunde | GameDevsuperlaserfreunde@mastodon.world
2025-02-06

My family and I have been sick for the past two weeks 🤧 but we should be feeling better soon.

This, of course, has had a slight impact on the upcoming release. Let's see what the future holds 😄

Solo #GameDev can be quite a challenge 😅!

#indiedev #gaming #smellslikeburntrubber

Der_Knob boosted:
Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-02-03

More blogging. You remember blogging?

grumpygamer.com/deathbyscrolli

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