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Game Developer @ HardieSoftworks in Ottawa. ๐Ÿ“ฑ All my projects: davidhardie.net/projects.html

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Oh sorry, I assumed you were using Unreal Engine but that may not be the case. CMC is unreal's built in character movement component.

06.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kiopioke: Songbird, by David Hardie 14 track album

It's Bandcamp Friday and I'm really proud to share the album I created called Kiopioke: Songbird.

Hard charging tunes that build excitement with catchy melodies. Perfect for work or workouts.

#bandcampfriday #music #chiptune #OST

davidhardie.bandcamp.com/album/kiopio...

06.03.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is really smooth. Are you using CMC or custom?

06.03.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reaper DAW and Magical 8bit Plug. gets close to authentic sound without learning assembly lol.

26.02.2026 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

megaman 2, 9, and 10 are playing in my head all the time.

26.02.2026 16:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kiopioke: Songbird (Full album)
Kiopioke: Songbird (Full album) YouTube video by Hardie Softworks

Dragging through your week?

These tunes might help.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6rK...

#music #gamedev #chiptune

26.02.2026 15:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a data structure showing player stats: speed, shot power, shot accuracy, faceoffs

a data structure showing player stats: speed, shot power, shot accuracy, faceoffs

What other stats do you want to see in a hockey game?

#gamedev #hockey

12.02.2026 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If your goal is for a smaller audience then anything other than steam will suffice.

11.02.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Easier to keep track of. At least that's what I have seen so far.

07.02.2026 05:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Refactoring from Behaviour Trees to State Trees.

help

#unrealengine

06.02.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Test was a success. Absolutely thrilled to continue the project!

#gamedev

03.02.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Testing Steam Remote Play Together on a prototype tonight with some friends. High hopes for this one, wish me luck!

#gamedev #steam

03.02.2026 00:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
picture from a broadcast of a Habs/Vegas NHL game. The camera is focused on The Vegas coach, but a fan in the background is stealing the spotlight; he is wearing a Canadiens jersey with the nameplate "Leafs Suck" and the number 67, a reference to the last year the Leafs won a Cup.

picture from a broadcast of a Habs/Vegas NHL game. The camera is focused on The Vegas coach, but a fan in the background is stealing the spotlight; he is wearing a Canadiens jersey with the nameplate "Leafs Suck" and the number 67, a reference to the last year the Leafs won a Cup.

HoF trolling from this #Habs fan. For those not in the know, the 67 is not some reference to the meme, but rather to the last time the Leafs won the Cup, 1967. (Montreal has 10 cups since then.)

They aren't even playing Toronto.

Just chef's kiss work from this legendary hater.
#NHL #hockey

28.01.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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West games are on late so I don't know how Calgary and Vancouver do their powerplays and penalty kills, but based on the stats, I'm guessing it looks like this.

#pixelart #nhl

25.01.2026 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

forgot to mention that this plugin is FREE! AHHHhhhhh

23.01.2026 16:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
screenshot of unreal engine PaperZD Animation blueprint with a pixel art hockey player. User has highlighted the multi-directional feature as a "game changer".

screenshot of unreal engine PaperZD Animation blueprint with a pixel art hockey player. User has highlighted the multi-directional feature as a "game changer".

Just found out about PaperZD.

It enables animation blueprints for sprites. With state machines.

It's...it's glorious.

The multi-directional feature ๐Ÿ˜™๐ŸคŒ

#gamedev #unrealengine #pixelart

23.01.2026 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can attest that they get messy on NPCs as well!

13.01.2026 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

listen up NERDS, this is your new pricing guide:

wanna price your game at 4, 5, 6, 7.99, or 8?
---> your price is 8

what about 2?
---> your price is 3

what about 0?
-->your price is 2

10?
---> 12

13?
--->15

got it?

#gamedev #indiegamedev

12.01.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

listen up NERDS, this is your new pricing guide:

wanna price your game at 4, 5, 6, 7.99, or 8?
---> your price is 8

what about 2?
---> your price is 3

what about 0?
-->your price is 2

10?
---> 12

13?
--->15

got it?

#gamedev #indiegamedev

12.01.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you planning on adding diagonal movement? The paths suggest diagonal movement but it seems like it's just 4 directions.

06.01.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Try the Rupert's Delivery patch content. It's meant to be way more chill.

05.01.2026 00:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

-I included about 20%.

-Definitely carry over progress if possible. My carry over feature had a bug which made it not work; I heard about it from players.

-story was not complete, had the demo up for 8 months prior to release.

02.01.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Events Events happening in Ottawa, Canada that relate to the game development industry.

Happy new year!

Let's start 2026 with a bang through these awesome events: www.ottawagames.info/events/

Jan 8 | Ottawa Game Makers: The use of dark patterns in video games and the legal implications

Jan 23 - 25 | Eh! Game Jam

Jan 26 - Feb 1 | Global Game Jam

#events #ggj #gamejam #gamedev

01.01.2026 16:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally, I can go OUTSIDE THE BOX for 2026

01.01.2026 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

C.

29.12.2025 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a pleasant post to wake up to! Glad you are enjoying it. Looking forward to your game as well.

29.12.2025 12:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pixel art indie game with a little red bird on a laptop screen

Pixel art indie game with a little red bird on a laptop screen

Had some time to play indie games over Xmas! Really enjoying playing Kiopioke with @bibdu.bsky.social - developed by @davidhardie.net

28.12.2025 22:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The delivery guy trying to make his last delivery before Christmas

#gamedev

26.12.2025 02:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm working on my AI behaviour atm and when someone asks me what I'm working on I find myself looking for an escape hatch.

I don't want to talk about *that* AI, I want to talk about pathing and behaviour trees.

19.12.2025 12:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I made this using a series of render targets. The chug was so real that the engine consistently and frequently crashed.

So I remade it using materials (shaders) and wow, what an improvement. From literally unusable to buttery smooth.

Lesson learned.
#unreal

15.12.2025 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0