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Excited to announce a new app release to round out the year, Chapters! It’s a minimalist writing app with a few thoughtful design touches to help you write your next masterpiece. Try It Out! Download it now for free on the  App Store. Cross Platform It’s also my first cross platform app, available on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS. Your data syncs seamlessly with iCloud (using SwiftData under the hood). So if an idea hits you while you’re out and about, you can quickly tap it out on your phone, then settle in with a coffee and iPad later to bring it to life. ...

Ever tried keeping track of all your comma seperated tags when trying to craft the perfect Midjourney prompt? It’s can get quite chaotic fast. That’s why I built this tiny prompt generator that helps you orgnaise and manage it a bit easier. What’s the Deal? This little web app helps you build Midjourney prompts by breaking them down into bite-sized pieces. Think of it as a prompt sandwich maker - you just pick your ingredients (subject, style, lighting, etc.), and it assembles everything into a tasty prompt that Midjourney will love. You can import/export the file as json if you want to use it again another time. ...

At the beginning of the project there were effectively two main choices for map design. The first would be to make bespoke maps, aimimg for historical accuracy and adopting real Scottish/British geography. A game like Total War takes this approach and does an excellent job with it. In our case though we to be inspired by Scottish history but not beholden to it for a feel that is ‘just left of reality’. So instead we wanted lean heavily into procedural generation. This would allow us to create effectively millions of different maps for maximum replayability. Civilisation is a prime example of the benefits of this. It also has the added benefit of keeping the asset creation needs minimal which when you’re a wee developer like us is super helpful. ...

Something a little different, I made a wee platformer game! So we are developing in Unity, but recently I was curious to see what Godot was like for development and I thought best way to test it out was to make a small game. Presenting - Paper Jumper! - Play now on itch.io! It’s a very simple wee platformer and was fun to put together, please have a go and leave your thoughts over at itch.io. ...