Each pony has DOZENS of expressive animations. That's why it takes so long to get each one from single concept sprite to finished in-game. Aseprite's the tool used to get these pixels moving around so nicely. #madewithunity #unity2d #gamedev #pixelart

THIS GAME IS FOR YOU. YOU ARE THE TARGET AUDIENCE!

Got a whole handful of features done today. It's really nice when our second programmer soars overseas to us and we get to go HAM all weekend on the project. Feels like a real indie studio with the three of us giving it our all in the same room. #gamedevelopment #IndieGameDev

#BattleGemPonies is gaining new features fast, but we really need to test them thoroughly because the softlocks and crashes are way too abundant. Get the full Progress Report on the YotesMark Patreon (it's free for all to read this time)! 📰#ɢᴀᴍᴇᴅᴇᴠ patreon.com/posts/progress…

In the #BattleGemPonies Arrival Story, Alpha ponies will appear after you've caught their base form. Come back to these same spots in the postgame and you may find new Alphas of the other local species in the area. (As well as Alphas of the 3 starters...)

One of the most common lower level Status attacks in #BattleGemPonies is Death Glare. It's pretty powerful too, especially early on when stats are all small numbers and GP is most precious. #pokemon #mlp #rpg

Putting your opponent to sleep is a dirty trick, but an effective one.🥱😴 #mlp #flufflepuff #fakemon #turnbasedrpg

Well, this household certainly got a little prettier over time. (The Haze House of Jade Pass) #gamedev #pixelart

There are SO many ponies in this Professor intro cutscene 😂 #screenshotsaturday We really wanted to show off the variety during the first impression and introduction to the world of #BattleGemPonies! 🐴💎

This week we're going map-by-map and setting up all the crazy things that happen. Then we end each day with a quick playtest of the new areas and take some notes on improvements to make first-thing the next morning. #screenshotsaturday

Everyone's talking about The Big Game 🏈 today, but we only have room for the Big Game 🎮 we're making together on our minds this weekend! #indiegamedev #SuperBowlLX #pokemon #monstertaming #gamedev

Today's mission has been sprucing up maps so players can't just walk past all the interesting obstacles. (That mostly means strategically placing rocks, trees, and walls everywhere. 🪨 ) #gamedev #supertilemapeditor #unity2d

Experimenting with Lighting illusions using Tilemap layers. 💡#gamedev #pixelart #madewithunity Gives the city a cool night life vibe that takes me back to Pokémon Gold & Silver...

Added some ambient traffic to a shady city for my game. They'll be driving in and out of this tunnel. 🚓🕳️ (Made with Unity's particle system) #gamedev #indiedev #unity2d #pixelart

💘~ We're Feelin' the Love this #ValentinesDay ~💘 #mlp #indiegame #BattleGemPonies

It's Officially ON!! 🔥 #BattleGemPonies Welcomes in the Year of the Fire Horse!🔥🐎🔥 #HappyChineseNewYear #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #YearOfTheFireHorse

There's a developer debate over what color the decorative rim around the Crystal Stable interiors should be. Which color for the background border looks best? #monstertamer #gamedev #pixelart #feedback

Gather around, everyone! 💎 The #BattleGemPonies Act1 Alpha Playtest Build is LIVE on Itch.io! So if you're a Patreon member and a fan of playing early builds of games full of fun new places to explore (and bugs) then there's a new build with your name on it! 🌟