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It's #WishlistWednesday!

In #StarSpark you battle your way through a tournament using timed combos and a deck made up of attack, defense, and support actions.

Here's a photo of the Steam playtest build running on my Steam Deck with working cloud saves! 🙌

🌟 https://s.team/a/3639950

#GameDev #IndieGame

It's #WishlistWednesday!

In #StarSpark you battle your way through a tournament using timed combos and a deck made up of attack, defense, and support skills.

It's not in the deckbuilder fest b/c I'm still iterating on it, but you can check it out on Steam 🙂
🌟 https://s.team/a/3639950

#GameDev #IndieGame

#MonthlyRecap 2026-04

- Job hunting
- Read the Steel Ball Run manga
- Lifting more at the gym

For #StarSpark / #gamedev:
- Got Omen's sprite in
- Revised skills
- Started revising events
- Character starting decks planned
- My podcast interview released (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q75-F3P8iqs)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jeremyjackson/116466130670410739

It's #WishlistWednesday!

In #StarSpark you battle your way through a tournament using combos and a deck made up of attack, defense, and support skills.

I'm currently revising events, so I don't have anything cool to show off at the moment, but you can check out last week's progress in the quoted post 🙂

🌟 https://s.team/a/3639950

#IndieGameDev

It's #WishlistWednesday!

In #StarSpark you battle your way through a tournament using combos and a deck made of attack, defense, and support skills.

🌟 https://s.team/a/3639950

If interested, you can see Star Spark's monthly wishlist numbers since the Steam page launch in the linked post 🙂

https://mastodon.social/@jeremyjackson/116443168268348644

#IndieGameDev

#MonthlyRecap 2026-03

- Job hunting
- Multiple family gatherings
- Played Resident Evil 9
- My birthday! :D

For #StarSpark / #gamedev:
- Gave cards rarities
- Got new enemies in game
- Small map updates
- Did a podcast interview about JoyFlow/Star Spark/GameDev (will post when available)

#MonthlyRecap 2026-02

- Job hunting
- Saw some standup comedy
- Started watching Smallville
- Went to several bday parties and a baby shower

For #StarSpark / #gamedev:
- Made a new KO graphic
- Updated the battle UI for the deck system
- Designing new map enemies
- Received some Star Spark fan art

#MonthlyRecap 2026-01
- Job hunting
- Played #Firewatch
- Had a stomach bug
- Watched seasons 1 and 2 of #Primal
- Started watching Better Call Saul

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Deck system
- Updated the options UI
- Changed speech bubble layout
- Came up with a plan to release this year!

#MonthlyRecap 2025-12
- Celebrated our anniversary
- Attended a few Christmas dinners
- Started reading Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
- Started playing Cave Story
- Had a fun NYE! 🥂

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Damage previews
- Mael's battle sprite
- Remade some VFX
- A lot of planning

#MonthlyRecap 2025-11

- Saw some jack-o-lanterns
- Had a big pizza
- Had two Thanksgiving dinners

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Impact frames
- Improved hitstop
- Made a pitch deck
- Added better sounds

The highlight was definitely having Star Spark show up on Kotaku on Thanksgiving Day!

#MonthlyRecap 2025-10
- Started playing Final Fantasy Tactics
- Staying consistent with the gym and guitar

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Finished the Thug sprite
- Made the JoyFlow Games website
- Started on sound effect improvements
- Launched the Steam page for Star Spark 🎉

This week I've been toying with sound effects.

Some feedback I got about Star Spark's trailer was that the hit sounds were too dull, so I've been trying to tweak some anime sound effects to better fit the feel of the game.

Do you think these sound better?

#GameDev #IndieDev #Godot #StarSpark #IndieGame #VideoGames #FeedbackFriday

#MonthlyRecap 2025-09
- Job hunting
- Worked on my static site generator
- Read #Bakuman
- Played some of #WanderStars and #TicTactic

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Steam trailer 95% done
- Steam page contents updated (not live)
- Made a Thug sprite for the Thug Battle event
- End of run stats

#MonthlyRecap 2025-08

- Job hunting
- Started on a static site generator
- Started playing #MetalGearSolid Delta

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Made all 10 battle arenas use parallax
- Added 14 new skills
- Added pre and post-fight character dialogue
- Started working on the Steam trailer

#MonthlyRecap 2025-07

- Started going back to the gym
- Saw the new Superman
- Went to some birthday parties
- Job hunting

For #StarSpark:
- Updated the combat UI
- Tweaked the damage formula
- Bugs fixed
- Credits updated
- Rebalanced character stats
- Key art planned out

#gamedev #indiegamedev

#MonthlyRecap 2025-06

- Cooked out, swam, went to a wedding
- Applied to more jobs

For #gamedev, I mostly got some art for #StarSpark squared away
- Rissio's sprite is in
- Enemy sprites updated
- Volcanic and Forest arenas updated
- Got some great feedback from watching videos of people playing

#MonthlyRecap 2025-05

May was a busy month, but nothing too exciting.

- Went to some cookouts
- Watched The Pitt
- Finished Days Gone

For #StarSpark:
- Finished making equipable skills
- Serj's sprite is in
- Updated powered up effects
- Renamed planets/maps
- Started on a generic map enemy

#MonthlyRecap 2025-04

- started playing Days Gone
- finished watching You
- more job hunting

For #StarSpark:

- I made a Steam page with placeholder art (not public, waiting on more key art)
- Polished/juiced up some features
- Zaelar's sprite is in
- Started working on the remaining skills

#gamedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2025-03

- My birthday was this month!
- I had cinnamon rolls instead of a cake and one of my friends grilled some steaks.
- We also went to Texas to see our new niece.

For #StarSpark:

- After a big map event code refactor, all 32 events are in game
- Coda's sprite is in now too

#MonthlyRecap 2025-02

This was a slower month, but good overall :)

- Watched the superbowl with some friends.
- We have a new niece!
- I might have a new job lined up.

For #StarSpark:

- I came up with more map events for 32 total.
- Grav and Xeke's sprites are now in game.
- I started talking to an artist for key art.

I posted this for #TurnBasedThursday on bsky, thought it'd be nice to share again on fedi too :)

#StarSpark is a roguelite, turn-based fighting game.

Beat down enemies, grow stronger, and learn new skills as you compete in the survival tournament.

Only one can win. Is it gonna be you?

Demo: https://jeremyjackson89.itch.io/star-spark

#godot #indiegamedev #gamedev

#MonthlyRecap 2025-01

- Completed an Unreal tutorial series.
- Found a copy of Super Gokuden at a book store.
- Started exercising again (I'd taken a break to let my rib muscles heal).
- The demo for #StarSpark got played 124 times on itch and I've been iterating on it based on the feedback so far.

#MonthlyRecap 2024-12

- I started playing #Cyberpunk2077
- I pulled an intercostal muscle 🥲
- We went to 5 Christmas parties
- I did some of #AdventOfCode
- I started doing #leetcode problems
- I made some combat improvements to #StarSpark and got a demo up on itch

https://jeremyjackson89.itch.io/star-spark

#gamedev #indiegamedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-11

- I started reading #Dandadan
- I played #Superliminal
- I went to 4 Thanksgivings 🍗😮‍💨

For #StarSpark

- Players can now find skills during runs and equip them to use in combat
- I planned out some map events and enemies

#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-10

- One of my best friends had their first child and I got to meet them! :D
- I played #DragonBallSparkingZero and the Lake House DLC for #AlanWake2

As for #gamedev:
- I'm still learning #UnrealEngine and C++
- #StarSpark main mode got a complete overhaul and that went well!

#MonthlyRecap 2024-09

- I no longer work at Plato, but I've been job hunting and have some potential prospects.
- I attended a couple of birthday parties and a baby shower.

For #gamedev:

- I started learning #UnrealEngine and #cpp.
- #StarSpark got some polish tweaks and the main mode is currently getting an overhaul.

#MonthlyRecap 2024-08

- I played some of #LoopHero and #ShogunShowdown. Good games!
- I finished reading the #DrStone manga.

I did a lot of #gamedev on #StarSpark:

- Tons of combat updates/rebalancing based on feedback
- Added cooldowns to actions so they can't be spammed
- Cool new special action background
- Made a Burst action with animations
- Made a CRT shader that can be toggled
- Lots of planning

#MonthlyRecap 2024-07

July was a good month!

- At work I released a remake for one our games.
- I went to several birthday parties.
- I saw #Deadpool3.

As for #gamedev, #StarSpark progress was steady:

- I began playtesting and getting (really good) feedback from people.
- Input rebinding works with controllers and keyboards.
- The soundtrack is done and in game.
- The remaining character designs are in the works.
- Focus mode looks cooler and won't be called focus mode in the future.

#MonthlyRecap 2024-06

This month was mostly getting back into the swing of things after the Canada trip (and then catching covid shortly after getting back from it).

I did make some decent progress on #StarSpark!

- The game has a logo (thanks Kai!)
- Special attacks are functional
- Characters can now throw and counter
- The character select screen got an update
- The main menu also got an update
- There's an options menu now
- I'm almost finished with input remapping

#gamedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-05 (3/3)

As for #gamedev, I didn't get as much done with #StarSpark as I wanted.

However:

- The logo is almost done
- I fixed some more backdrops
- Damage formula has been updated
- More character sprites are in the works

I hope to show off more of it soon!

#MonthlyRecap 2024-04

We saw #SixTheMusical! It was fun and had way more energy than I expected.

At work (#PlatoApp), we released a new competitive word finding game called #Wordbox.

For personal #gamedev, #StarSpark progress moved forward a bit with:

- Character perks
- Enemy AI combat improvements
- Turn executions flow better
- Combat now has a pause menu

It's still on track to be done by EOY 🤞

I also:
- Finished #FF7Rebirth
- Started playing #Balatro
- Started reading #DrStone

#MonthlyRecap 2024-04

We saw #SixTheMusical! It was fun and had way more energy than I expected.

At work (#PlatoApp), we released a new competitive word finding game called #Wordbox.

For personal #gamedev, #StarSpark progress moved forward a bit with:

- Character perks
- Enemy AI combat improvements
- Turn executions flow better
- Combat now has a pause menu

It's still on track to be done by EOY 🤞

I also:
- Finished #FF7Rebirth
- Started playing #Balatro
- Started reading #DrStone

#MonthlyRecap 2024-04

We saw #SixTheMusical! It was fun and had way more energy than I expected.

At work (#PlatoApp), we released a new competitive word finding game called #Wordbox.

For personal #gamedev, #StarSpark progress moved forward a bit with:

- Character perks
- Enemy AI combat improvements
- Turn executions flow better
- Combat now has a pause menu

It's still on track to be done by EOY 🤞

I also:
- Finished #FF7Rebirth
- Started playing #Balatro
- Started reading #DrStone

#MonthlyRecap 2024-04

We saw #SixTheMusical! It was fun and had way more energy than I expected.

At work (#PlatoApp), we released a new competitive word finding game called #Wordbox.

For personal #gamedev, #StarSpark progress moved forward a bit with:

- Character perks
- Enemy AI combat improvements
- Turn executions flow better
- Combat now has a pause menu

It's still on track to be done by EOY 🤞

I also:
- Finished #FF7Rebirth
- Started playing #Balatro
- Started reading #DrStone

#MonthlyRecap 2024-04

We saw #SixTheMusical! It was fun and had way more energy than I expected.

At work (#PlatoApp), we released a new competitive word finding game called #Wordbox.

For personal #gamedev, #StarSpark progress moved forward a bit with:

- Character perks
- Enemy AI combat improvements
- Turn executions flow better
- Combat now has a pause menu

It's still on track to be done by EOY 🤞

I also:
- Finished #FF7Rebirth
- Started playing #Balatro
- Started reading #DrStone