Feels good to have the systems in place so that adding a new feature like this is just a few lines of code #aquaplane #love2d #indiedev #gamedev #moses

All graphics in #aquaplane are created using only shapes (line, rect, circle, polygon) an approach I used in my game #YOYOZO (GOTY 2023, remember?)

So I figured I'd keep on with the synthesised shtick and generate all the sound effects. SFXR! #love2d #indiedev #gamedev #sfxr

I'd stay away from these things if I were you! #aquaplane #shmup #love2d #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #screenshotsunday

Just a quick first test of the iOS build—it runs like a dream on my old iPhone XS #aquaplane #gamedev #indiedev #love2d #ios

Spent yesterday afternoon fixing an issue with #aquaplane controls, somehow messed up a source control merge, decided to start again ...then realised I hadn't committed my changes for a while so had to do the work on that branch again. #gamedev #indiedev #love2d #sourcecontrol

Damn. This game has the vibes. #aquaplane #love2d #shmup #gamedev #indiedev

"How to make a splash"
#aquaplane #love2d #shmup #gamedev #indiedev

Today #aquaplane weighs 1000 lines of code. It's neat cute code and I'm kinda sad to break the barrier. The shader is an extra 100 lines of code. I've not done any real optimisation so far. Also: check out the bullet power-ups in the video! #love2d #shader #gamedev #indiedev

Time to retire the ellipse, so we now have the eponymous Aquaplane! Also added a custom font. All measurements are screen-relative so things *should* scale well to different screen sizes without much effort. #aquaplane #love2d #screenshotsaturday

I think I’m in love with shaders. And multi-coloured bullets. And blimps. Blimps are cool. #aquaplane #love2d

The good old CGA palette is doing some real heavy lifting! #aquaplane #love2d

Umm... slight shader problem. Looks gorgeous though! #aquaplane #love2d

The overarching concept for my shmup game: everything is based on Water and its various states: liquid, ice, steam & the interplay with hot and cold bullets & the viscosity of water slowing versus air. feels good! #aquaplane

ROUND 3 Poll 10

Aquaplane (Quicksilva)
Invincible Island (Richard Shepherd Software)
Haunted Hedges (Micromega)
The Train Game (Microsphere)

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

ROUND 1 Poll 114

Aquaplane (Quicksilva)
Digger Dan (Ocean Software)
Cry Wolf! (Custom Cables International)
Bar Billiards (Meow Micros)

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming