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Joana Almeida 🧙‍♀️

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    Here's the progress I made recently on AVE VIRIATE, my Colony Sim + RPG videogame! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    You can now build wooden structures! Areas can now become gathering, sowing, or resource drop spots too! Plus a lot of small fixes and tweaks everywhere!

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #screenshotsaturday

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
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    Jul 4, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    Going through all the feedback I've gotten so far, and I'll try fixing the easiest/most egregious stuff. There's SO much to tackle! Insanity!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    Villagers go around a small grassy area, gathering resources and building furniture and other workstations. They gather acorns from around the map and use a milling stone to turn them into flour. They then use that flour to bake acorn bread. Occasionally they will go for a nearby bread pile to eat some, or to a nearby straw bed to sleep in it. ▶
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    Jul 3, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    The sprite recolouring shader is now almost complete! Going to spend today tweaking it a bit more so that it can allow for colour ramps! 🎨

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
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    Jul 24, 2026
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    It's finally here! AVE VIRIATE's alpha public playtest is now live!

    AVE VIRIATE is a turn-based colony sim where you manage an Iron Age village! Help the community thrive by providing villagers food, shelter, and work! 🛖⚒️

    Get it on itch! iohanna.itch.io/ave-viriate

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    AVE VIRIATE by Joana Almeida
    What will you do to protect your homeland?
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    Jul 1, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    Going to continue from where I left off yesterday and try to support animations with layers! Let's see if I can finish that today!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
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    Jul 22, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    Last few touches on the GPU rendering logic (hopefully) and then more sprite recolouring shader shenanigans!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
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    Jul 23, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    I'm back from my week off! I want to tackle some final issues with the new rendering pipeline today so I can move it to the main project!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
    17 3
    Jul 21, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG game! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    It's playtest public release day! A little surreal, I'll be honest.

    I'll be tackling the last things the build and game page needs and then... Publish! Eeek! 😱

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    Villagers go around a small grassy area, gathering resources and building furniture and other workstations. They gather acorns from around the map and use a milling stone to turn them into flour. They then use that flour to bake acorn bread. Occasionally they will go for a nearby bread pile to eat some, or to a nearby straw bed to sleep in it. ▶
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    Jun 30, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    Not working on the game itself today. I'm going to experiment with multimesh instancing and other rendering methods to improve performance!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
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    Jul 7, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    More Multimeshing today! Now that I've gotten the rendering part down, time to go further: sprites with different sizes and animations! Wooo!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread.
    14 2
    Jul 9, 2026
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    Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG videogame "AVE VIRIATE"! ⚒️🤖⚔️

    More rendering research! Now that I've setup a basic MultiMeshInstance, it's time to try and push it to see how it can be used effectively!

    Come join me!

    www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory

    #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

    A small village slowly gets built over time in a verdant forested area. As this happens, the villagers also go about and plant crops, cut trees and mine nearby stones. A small area is set up so that wheat may be ground to flour and then baked into bread. ▶
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    Jul 8, 2026
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    Hello everyone!

    Just a heads-up to anyone who missed the end of stream last Friday: I'm going to have a very erratic schedule, so I'm cancelling streams this week!

    Worry not! I'll be back next week to continue on my performance shenanigans!

    I hope you have a great week! See you next Tuesday! 😊💚

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    Jul 14, 2026
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    Reply to @sorcerystory.bsky.social

    Here's a few screenshots I took of this new version! I'll try to have a nice video for Screenshot Saturday this week!

    A village in a heavily forested area. The villagers are about, performing various tasks, such as resource gathering and food production. In the centre, the title of the game (AVE VIRIATE) can be seen, along with buttons to start a new game or quit. A village in a heavily forested area. The villagers are about, performing various tasks, such as resource gathering and food production. A village in a heavily forested area. The villagers are about, performing various tasks, such as resource gathering and food production. A village in a heavily forested area. The villagers are about, performing various tasks, such as resource gathering and food production.
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    Jul 1, 2026
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    Tried this game yesterday and I was so captivated by it I gave it a go today too (and will probably have a go at a highscore later)!

    It is super charming, and I give it my highest recommendation! You should try it too! Find all those VHS delinquents and get those fees back! For your uncle! 📼

    Kago @kago.newgrounds.com
    @postelvis.bsky.social and I released a game for Summer Game Jam 2026! Check out Fine Detective here: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/... #gamedev #newgrounds #summergamejam2026 #godotengine
    Fine Detective
    Help catch VHS store delinquents in a timed hidden object Seek-n-Find game.
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    Jul 22, 2026
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    Good luck on the Jam! 🙌

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    Jul 23, 2026
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    Glad to hear it! Congratulations on the wishlist milestone! 😊💚

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    Jul 4, 2026
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    To anyone knowledgeable in #godotengine 's #shader language: I've only been able to recreate 2 OpenGL texture wrapping methods: GL_REPEAT (by default or explicitly hinting "repeat_enable"), and GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE (hint: "repeat_disable"). Is it possible to do GL_MIRRORED_REPEAT and GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER?

    A texture in a Godot shader using no hints (default), hint: repeat_enable, and hint: repeat_disable. All 4 OpenGL wrapping modes: GL_REPEAT, GL_MIRRORED_REPEAT, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE, and GL_CLAMP_TO_BORDER. Source is: https://open.gl/textures
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    Jul 26, 2026
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    Happy Birthday! 🥳🎂

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    Jul 9, 2026
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    PC: A simple jumper. A hop and a skip. A baby.

    NPC: Jumps spoken only in the grandest of epics. The Gods themselves would stare in envy. A casual Olympian Athlete.

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    Jul 5, 2026
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    Yeees! I can't wait for them to have a few more animations and things to do! That'll make them even more alive!

    Thank you so much! 😊💚

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    Jul 5, 2026
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    Heya everyone!

    As I mentioned yesterday, I need some time to do post-playtest launch stuff (look forward to the announcement soon!), and also take some time to rest. I'll be skipping the usual stream today (and maybe tomorrow) as I scramble to get all this done.

    I hope you have a great day! 😊💚

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    Jul 1, 2026