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Jérémie Mercier

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Jérémie Mercier reposted

Today's #UnrealEngine session was about #PoppyPlaytime! With the player possessing Huggy Wuggy, it's time to hunt the employees! Disclaimer: no grabpacks were broken during the session!

jolanific's tweet image. Today's #UnrealEngine session was about #PoppyPlaytime!
With the player possessing Huggy Wuggy, it's time to hunt the employees!
Disclaimer: no grabpacks were broken during the session!
jolanific's tweet image. Today's #UnrealEngine session was about #PoppyPlaytime!
With the player possessing Huggy Wuggy, it's time to hunt the employees!
Disclaimer: no grabpacks were broken during the session!

Jérémie Mercier reposted

This always gets me.

itsbasedgamejam's tweet image. This always gets me.

« (…) where they validate each other’s bad takes » Sir you nailed it - allow me to reuse that wording next time I deal with the Lidl-grade local gamedev cesspool 🙏🏻

Of course they did. Gaming media lost the plot ages ago. Now it’s just a circlejerk where they validate each other’s bad takes. No surprise Veilguard is their game of the year.



When Xmas approaches, such a delight to get some trad Brit surprise box (@CadburyUK!) from Based indie partner @DynoStorm ! See the project he works on, Westmen, restoring white dignity 1 pixel at a time 🙏🏻 (With @itsbasedgamejam at the bottom of the screen)

jemReactor's tweet image. When Xmas approaches, such a delight to get some trad Brit surprise box (@CadburyUK!) from Based indie partner @DynoStorm !
See the project he works on, Westmen, restoring white dignity 1 pixel at a time 🙏🏻
(With @itsbasedgamejam at the bottom of the screen)

Meanwhile, small villages of indomitable indies hold out against the legions of wokies! Meet the heroes Blackthorn Winter (@Morena_Vesna) Warden (paladin), Summoner (Warlock), Elemental (Wizard), Huntress (Archer). Yes, that's Babushka. Finest Rakija & Gibanica in the Balkans!

jemReactor's tweet image. Meanwhile, small villages of indomitable indies hold out against the legions of wokies!

Meet the heroes Blackthorn Winter (@Morena_Vesna)
Warden (paladin), Summoner (Warlock), Elemental (Wizard), Huntress (Archer).

Yes, that's Babushka.
Finest Rakija & Gibanica in the Balkans!

2015: Heroes we wanted to be. 2025: Characters we’re forced to relate to. What happened to making games fun?

itsbasedgamejam's tweet image. 2015: Heroes we wanted to be.
2025: Characters we’re forced to relate to.

What happened to making games fun?


Yes @TaitoCorp, you opened a tab in 1987 with Arkanoid. We're here to settle it—with interest.

Blackthorn Winter just got friendlier for casual gamers with the introduction of difficulty modes! While the game is meant for hardcore arcade fans, we know not everyone has a grudge against Arkanoid. Whether you're here for nostalgia or just to chill, we've got you covered.…



Hey @pr_pirate , Like my version of « putting the R back in Golf R », with R as in Rudolf?!

jemReactor's tweet image. Hey @pr_pirate ,
Like my version of « putting the R back in Golf R », with R as in Rudolf?!

Jérémie Mercier reposted

True.

Rothmus's tweet image. True.

So refreshing— Had my share of their tokenism and "tolerance" culture. "They hide like cockroaches now that the light's on. Still, they infest the small time indie scene, and big AAA." Sounds like a great opening to a purge-inspired FPS about the local indie scene for this jam!

🚨 Non-Woke Game Jam Incoming! 🚨 We’ve got 800+ based devs in our Discord, ready to reclaim gaming. 💪 The next Game Jam starts in 36 days with $1,000 in cash prizes up for grabs. 💰 🔥 Join us. Build something legendary. Links are on our site (in bio). Let’s make gaming…

itsbasedgamejam's tweet image. 🚨 Non-Woke Game Jam Incoming! 🚨

We’ve got 800+ based devs in our Discord, ready to reclaim gaming. 💪 The next Game Jam starts in 36 days with $1,000 in cash prizes up for grabs. 💰

🔥 Join us. Build something legendary. Links are on our site (in bio).

Let’s make gaming…


Woot, @Morena_Vesna that sounds like you, "fiercest Slavic folklore battles". Too bad my aim is off in your #blackthornwinter Very tempting @itsbasedgamejam hope I can join, it happens precisely the moment my studio's game enters the starting blocks 🥵

Thursday 4PM EST, it's choppin time! ⚔️ Imagine the fiercest Slavic folklore battles, but with the precision of a Swiss watch. You'll dodge, block, and strike with the grace of a bear wrestling a pine tree. A ritual of strength and honor. Don't miss this QA!

itsbasedgamejam's tweet image. Thursday 4PM EST, it's choppin time! ⚔️

Imagine the fiercest Slavic folklore battles, but with the precision of a Swiss watch. 

You'll dodge, block, and strike with the grace of a bear wrestling a pine tree. A ritual of strength and honor.

Don't miss this QA!


"Westmen is a survival tower offence game where you fight hordes of game journalists, furries, anime fans, and other degenerate spiteful abominations" Reminds me of unsavoury encounters in the local gamedev scene 😆👾 Happy to work on a game with you @DynoStorm! #gamedev

Destroy Weebs, Furries, Journalists and more in our new prototype game WESTMEN! It's like a hybrid of Vampire Survivors / Team Fortress 2! Try it today for free! :) studiodynostorm.com #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMaker #MadeWithGameMaker



Why the obsession with superheroes? It’s just grown-ups idolizing other grown-ups in spandex, pretending to break the laws of physics while throwing punches that’d get them KO’d in a real bar fight. #thoughtoftheday


Perfect timing here, just visiting Reims today and couldn’t help remembering «  (…) build a Cathedral to PAIN! » … for this is prophecy! youtu.be/iRknGCG8R1A?si… Cheers @simorph !

jemReactor's tweet image. Perfect timing here, just visiting Reims today and couldn’t help remembering «  (…) build a Cathedral to PAIN! »
… for this is prophecy!

youtu.be/iRknGCG8R1A?si…

Cheers @simorph !
jemReactor's tweet image. Perfect timing here, just visiting Reims today and couldn’t help remembering «  (…) build a Cathedral to PAIN! »
… for this is prophecy!

youtu.be/iRknGCG8R1A?si…

Cheers @simorph !

It really made my day meeting Shadowman game developer @simorph. There is something special meeting your heroes. Thank you again for signing my copies of Shadowman it truly means a lot. I need to get this framed. ❤️

GameMistress's tweet image. It really made my day meeting Shadowman game developer @simorph. There is something special meeting your heroes. Thank you again for signing my copies of Shadowman it truly means a lot. I need to get this framed. ❤️


Jérémie Mercier reposted

Folks, a first playtest of @BlackthornWinter is available via Steam! Content has been trimmed down to the Happy Path of Least Resistance to only focus on the basics. store.steampowered.com/app/2378140/Bl… Best part? The built-in feedback form grants you a free Steam key upon release! N.B. We…

dercetech's tweet image. Folks, a first playtest of @BlackthornWinter is available via Steam! Content has been trimmed down to the Happy Path of Least Resistance to only focus on the basics.

store.steampowered.com/app/2378140/Bl…

Best part?
The built-in feedback form grants you a free Steam key upon release!

N.B. We…

So we’ve followed some of your #Blender tutorials @TheRoyalSkies - hear my 7 yo saying “not a problem!” … witness the influence you have on people..! #UnrealEngine #gamedev


🔊🔊🔊 Driving the van tonight; the SD card soundtrack begged the question: what do you call the niche for die hard #AtariST nostalgics who fantasise making a Crusader No Regrets x Thief original series remix, with a #STALKER vibe? #retrogaming @GSC_GW @ArboreaMeltdown


Went for a coffee… came back and he change the sword material so it glows. Dadda is proud 😆🔥 Unreal is so much more fun than Scratch 😆 #UnrealEngine5 #STEM

Learning @UnrealEngine at 6… Level design is his favorite part so far… happy new year @TimSweeneyEpic & his team 🫶🏻🥳 Been fan of Unreal tech since the early days of Unreal and making levels ad a teen in 1999… jeez I’m geforce 256 old. Shoutout to @GameDevMicah for the tuts!



Best part of having a 6yo copy-paste of yourself: you can bring « what if I had been born 30 years later » to a whole next level 🥳🔥🫶🏻 #indiegames #devlife #dadlife

Learning @UnrealEngine at 6… Level design is his favorite part so far… happy new year @TimSweeneyEpic & his team 🫶🏻🥳 Been fan of Unreal tech since the early days of Unreal and making levels ad a teen in 1999… jeez I’m geforce 256 old. Shoutout to @GameDevMicah for the tuts!



Frozen plains actually involve "Frozen Eerie Blocks" ... #dadjokes #devlife comment they're pretty n'ice 🤦🏻‍♂️❄️ Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2378140/Bl… Claim your free copy, subscribe: blackthornwinter.substack.com #indiegames #indiedev #RETROGAMING

These should be referred to as "Edgeless Eerie Blocks". #Portal fans might ask where the "Companion Eerie Blocks" are, and that's an easter egg on our TODO list. Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2378140/Bl… Claim your free copy, subscribe: blackthornwinter.substack.com #indiegames



Seriously, each spell has a "funFactor" variable assigned to it. Oh, and "orbs" are called "balls" in the code & config files, as in "the huntress has the kind of lady-orbs it takes to face Kikimora". Jeez, trigger alert. #devlife #indiegame #IndieGameDev #dadjokes

jemReactor's tweet image. Seriously, each spell has a "funFactor" variable assigned to it.

Oh, and "orbs" are called "balls" in the code & config files, as in "the huntress has the kind of lady-orbs it takes to face Kikimora".

Jeez, trigger alert.

#devlife #indiegame #IndieGameDev #dadjokes

PoV: dev mode, all mobs drop loot. Catch scrolls to cast a random spell and preview what the game has in store for you! Wishlist #BlackthornWinter : store.steampowered.com/app/2378140/Bl… N.B. The final blast is Echoes of Jarovic: 300% dmg to all! #indiegame #devlife #pixelart #retrogamer



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