Leon ._. @webbedspace

Contributing developer of Twine (https://t.co/eX64Z21q1v) and occasional web game maker. CROSSPOSTS TO https://t.co/5YvLfLUfAm fairysvoice.net Australia Joined March 2009

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

8 hours ago

Alright, the game's been out long enough, time to post insular nonsense and relatable made-uppery #868-BACK

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2 days ago

@ZenryokuFGC It's just from the phrase "threading the needle" - of having to make something that fits multiple conflicting goals.

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Hey! For the past quite-awhile I've been playtesting 868-BACK store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/86… It's the sequel to 868-HACK, one of my lifetime favourite minimalist traditional roguelikes, and let me personally guarantee you, this one's absolutely even better. It has the stuff in spades.

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

2 days ago

fairysvoice.net/blog/How_to_Pl… - Hey! If you're playing 868-BACK and are still coming to grips with the game, here's a new blog post with some tips for beginner play. I'm hoping there's something here that might get you up and running on both feet.

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

a week ago

Honestly, even to me the game's dev connecting system had felt a little arbitrary on first blush, but on subsequent blushes it's clear that it does a lot of important work with very little!

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a week ago

So, there it is: a way to make run-based progression and stage-based progression, two different kinds of power curves, integrate with each other, without the former drowning out or trivialising the latter.

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

a week ago

A big design thought I've been having about 868-BACK is how it takes a game with stage-spanning power progression (on each 8-floor stage, you start with few progs and slowly gain more as you fight through) and adds a second, run-spanning power progression system (devices) to it.

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

a week ago

@badvillebeat That's a great looking kite!

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

a week ago

Anyway, I'll probably say more, and maybe share a few beginner tips, a little later, but for now: I encourage you to try for high scores!! Rest assured, there are rewards to be had for pushing yourself, and strange new challenges to discover.

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

a week ago

Making sure that everything that gave big points was correspondingly difficult, and that every scoring build was relatively close together in terms of point yield. I'm really satisfied with where it's at - a LOT of design pinholes had to be threaded to make things just right.

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4 weeks ago

Mario Maker 2 out of context

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

a month ago

"How can you people live with yourselves" - Me remembering that North Americans call the room with the toilet the bathroom

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Leon ._. @webbedspace

2 months ago

Seems everyone's talking about Titanium Court now that it's released. …And, as it turns out, I /also/ have a release review of the game at the ready. Here's my *gameplay-only* review, its two "tides", and whether the most effective strategy is fun or not. fairysvoice.net/blog/A_gamepla…