Nathan Hoad

@nathanhoad
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Making Bravest Coconut, a silly game about solving story-driven puzzles, meeting a cast of quirky characters, and exploring a world full of secrets... and you're a cat.
Homehttps://nathanhoad.net
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Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/nathanhoad

There doesn't seem to be a week that goes by without some game dev horror story on Reddit that could have been avoided if the project was using source control. I made a quick intro to Git video to hopefully make the process less scary.

๐Ÿ“บ https://youtu.be/oYsAftrDaps

#IndieDev #GameDev #Coding

Beginner Game Devs: Let's talk about Git

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If you like thinky puzzle games but also like a little bit of action then you should check out Bravest Coconut.

๐Ÿฑ https://s.team/a/2913190

#WishlistWednesday #IndieGames #PixelArt #Godot

I've been working on improving the branding for Bravest Coconut and decided to update the trailer while I was at it: https://youtu.be/_pvOG2MsTQk

#ScreenshotSaturday #Godot #IndieGame #PixelArt #ThinkyGame

Bravest Coconut: Official Teaser

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Here's v3.9.1 of my Dialogue Manager addon for #godot - lots of fixes and a couple of new things under the hood.

https://github.com/nathanhoad/godot_dialogue_manager/releases/tag/v3.9.1

#IndieDev #GameDev

Release v3.9.1 for Godot 4.5 ยท nathanhoad/godot_dialogue_manager

What's Changed New Stuff Simplify how imports are compiled by @nathanhoad in #1015 Add a warning when exiting with unsaved files by @nathanhoad in #1029 Allow responses to have doc comments by @na...

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There's going to be a spooky graveyard area in Bravest Coconut but I need some suggestions for funny epitaphs to have on the tombstones. Any ideas?

Wishlist now: s.team/a/2913190

#ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGame #CozyGame #GameDev #Godot

I recently made the switch from Windows 11 to Linux for all things game dev and I couldn't be happier so I made a little video about the experience.

๐Ÿ“บ https://youtu.be/nEgGTluWrO8

#GameDev #Linux #Godot #IndieDev

Game Dev: I migrated to Linux

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All of my Godot Dialogue Manager example projects are 40% off for the next few days for the Black Friday sale on Itch (or get the whole bundle for 65% off!)

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://itch.io/s/168534/black-friday-creator-day-2025

#Godot #IndieDev #GameDev

Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Nathan Hoad

A bundle by Nathan Hoad, $12.00 for 6 games

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It's time for another update to Dialogue Manager! Version 3.9 comes with some fixes as well as a bunch of new stuff.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://github.com/nathanhoad/godot_dialogue_manager/releases/tag/v3.9.0

#Godot #IndieDev #GameDev

Release v3.9.0 for Godot 4.5 ยท nathanhoad/godot_dialogue_manager

What's Changed New Stuff Save open buffers when running project by @nathanhoad in #999 Allow pre/post processing lines during compilation by @nathanhoad in #1001 Add setting for translation CSV de...

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Bravest Coconut is taking part in Steam's Animal Fest ๐Ÿฑ

Play the demo and give it a wishlist: s.team/a/2913190

#CozyGames #PuzzleGames #ThinkyGames #IndieGames #Godot

I'm on the "From Concept to Controller: Local Game Creator Stories" panel at Supanova Brisbane on Sunday at 11am. Alongside a great line up of speakers, I will be sharing insights into the journey of developing my game, Bravest Coconut. s.team/a/2913190

#GameDev #IndieDev #Supanova