It occurs to me that I have never really done a true "introduce yourself" style post here on Steemit even in spite of being an active member for quite some time. I have enjoyed using Steemit, I believe, for over a year.
I am about 99.99% sure that I have never posted in Introduce yourself in spite of knowing the importance of doing so. I guess I just never really thought I was ready. This post isn't just an introduction to myself but its also aimed at people outside of Steemit to explain why I like Steemit so much. So you might notice a little preaching to the quire.
My hopes is that I can maybe inspire other indie game developers like myself to join Steemit.
Hello, I am TheCastle and I work on video games for a living.
I have worked on big games and small games a like. I have been doing it for easily more than 15 years especially if you count my time in various modding communities around the internet.
A link to my CV if you want to see.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2YIXbdMSYsNEgtdkZHOTJmOE0
I have a super cute kitty cat named Bella and my wife is @zombiedoll. I love nachos, I will travel the world to see how Nachos are different in each country if I have a chance to some day! With that said I am very work oriented.
I spend most of my time either playing or making video games. I have always been really passionate about the art of game design and I have been really changing my strategies around recent technological developments. Not only am I provided with amazingly useful development tools I have also been taking part in the world of crypto currency and Steemit. Both of these things create a really amazing opportunity.
Why lean on Steemit?
Steemit provides a very simple way for me to monetize my blog about my independent game design project. All I need to do is talk about what is on my mind and show images of the project and I earn money when people upvote my content. Steemit has a lot of earning potential but in my case I don't yet have a super large following to be completely independent (Yet). However, its been pretty nice for me to be able to give me more time to continue working. It greatly slows down how quickly my finances are burned out on basic daily life costs.
Your upvotes are literally buying me the snacks and energy drinks I need to work on my game around the clock.
If I make a post that gets me a couple of dollars you can bet I am spending that on some coffee or food to help me stay focused on the job. And I have been working as hard as I can. Making a game like the one I am making right now has been something I have dreamed about for years and I now finally have a chance to do it.
I seriously would not have attempted to take on a project like this as a full time endeavor if it were not for bitcoin and steemit.
I still am completely puzzled why we don't see more indie devs on steemit right now.
This site is an amazing opportunity for those of us who are just trying to make ends meet while working on passion projects. Seriously, I cannot stress this enough. Where the hell are you people, I see you all clamoring for a chance to talk on heavily curated places like twitter and reddit. The only curation on steemit is meritocracy. And your following might prove to be more financially lucrative than your actual game, lets be honest.
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You sound like an infomercial
Usually if I try to explain this to people they will shut down and kind of assume that I am selling a product or something. That I am a paid advertiser. This seriously couldn't be further from the truth! This has been a strange position to be in as I have felt like I am often watching people drowning in the ocean who will outwardly refuse a life raft because they think its just a gimmick.
A lot of people wont even believe that I am actually a dev of my game to be honest. Its pretty amusing to be in a genuine situation and you are surrounded by people who are pre-disposed to not believe a word you say! Its both frustrating and amusing at times.
I usually avoid these kinds of conversation altogether, at least if I am vocal on Steemit people can scroll down and see "Oh he made X dollars for posting this, maybe there is something to this."
Otherwise, there seems to be little reason to mention it lest I sound like an infomercial. Alright, your loss! :D
How are things going so far?
Right now I think that things are going pretty well. I am in a situation where my personal costs are as low as possible. I have a little bit of a nest egg and a lot of time to focus on my game. I have been spending a lot more time trying to build my Steemit following while also working on the game. Currently my average posts net value gains about 2 dollars each give or take 50 cents on a good day. My goal will be for my posts to earn about 10 dollars each which I think would require a bout 1500 more followers.
Once I have that kind of throughput my earnings will be at around what you might expect from a part time job. If that were to happen then I would be in a steady position where I can continue working on games independently for the foreseeable future.
My plans seem to be coming together outside of one weird stint where its a tiny bit more complex to convert bitcoin to USD in the state of New York.
Overall I feel like things are going well. If I can manage to get more eyes on me here on Steemit I will not only be actively talking about the benefits of the site to outsiders I will have a working example of its effectiveness to show first hand.
It would be really great if I can have help in promoting what I am doing right now.
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How are things with the game itself?
The game is coming together really well and I am progressing its development quite quickly. I am currently waiting to hear back from Valve Software for the chance to become a developer who can put the early access Demo of my game up on Steam. (Not to be confused with Steemit).
At that point I will continue to blog about the games progress and promoting the steam game page.
I am taking this very seriously, I want to be consistent here on Steemit and not only promote my projects but also promote Steemit.
This will be super kickass if I can pull this off! Also check out the latest demo of my game! And help me promote!
Revulsion is an independent game project that I am solo designing right now! My plan is to get the game on steam early access soon.
You can support this project by simply following me and upvoting me on Steemit! Or you can play the free demo! Link Below.
https://steemit.com/gaming/@thecastle/download-and-play-the-first-demo-build-of-my-game-project-stray
All Revulsion related posts are located here:
https://steemit.com/created/revulsion
Would love to see more of the game when you get a chance to post! ^_^
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This post received a 1.5% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @arthestically! For more information, click here!
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I support you developing this game independently dude! Im glad that steemit is here for independent creatives and Im sure we will see a LOT more joining in the coming years .... Im a film maker and actor and all-round creative and I will be hoping to at least semi-support myself through this platform so that I can stick to projects I feel passionate about, and not sell my soul. If this works out for you, me and others, then we will see even more emphasis on beautiful, authentic, adventurous, imaginative and risk taking creative projects. Great for culture, great for everybody! Keep up the good work :) x Basil
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Glad to know that there are Non-Gamedevs here who support Gamedevs like the poster (@thecastle).. upvoted!!
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Thanks for sharing your intro post, and showing off some of your skills.
Thanks, also, for helping anyone sitting on the fence about joining this great platform, to jump into the pond.
Best regards,
Peace!
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Hi Castle, I am not big on FPSs at the moment so I never looked too deep into your game, but since I am a huge fan of games in general I wish you success, so projects like yours will let more indie Devs join Steem.
Do you know Jagged Alliance 2 btw? Can you make a game like that? :)
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Hey dude, this is rad. If I might make a humble suggestion...coding on a diet of energy drinks, coffee, and snacks is short term good and long term very bad. Consider spending what the community gives you on some well-cooked balanced meals, water and tea!
Sorry for coming off on my high horse but as a fellow computer nerd, nothing made a bigger impact on my work than eating, sleeping, and working out well :)
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I second this.. but sometimes you can only work with Energy Drinks or Coffe (I don't like both but look at the programming community!!)
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That is super amazing. Yeah more creators from all areas should be promoting and showing their content in here already. But because it is not main stream I believe People will always think twice before they give a chance to steemit. I wish You all the best with You game and in here as well :D
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Looks good, But next time put the camera a bit further away from your face.
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hmm was it up to close? Ill keep that in mind. sorry about that
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I changed the picture so its a bit further away.
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Lot better, Nice Zelda T-Shirt.
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Keep us posted for sure! I love playing the indie games available on steam! Can you tell us more about the game you are developing?
Oh and welcome to steemit! Upvoted and followed!
Edit: Somehow I missed the link you posted when reading! Definitely going to check it out! Cheers!
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For easier reference, the most recent version release of the demo can be found here. https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecastle/revulsion-update-and-new-game-demo-download-9-7-2017
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Thanks!
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Hello TheCastel! Keep up the good work dude, It's great to see people like you with the courage of pursuing their dreams and passions..I believe that Steemit is an epochal revolution and will help us to detox from facebook and other zombifying socials, pushing us to be critic and original. Especially, I hope that the direction this project will take is the one of pushing people in expressing themselves freely, for the way they truly are, trying to say something that can add value in the lives of others (Ah..Leave the junk-food and try Italian food and Mediterranean diet, simple and fresh stuff, your coding skills will improve ;-))
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Nice post @thecastle . What software do you use to make games, I had always had interest in making games , but it is too much work. I always end up making a very simple game.
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Unreal Engine 4 is an amazing choice even for simple games. I highly recommend looking into Blueprint scripting if you are not a programmer.
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Ya I am not a programmer! blueprint scripting is the option.Thanks brother for your advise . Started following you.
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Hello and Welcome to the Steemit family. i'll be looking forward to your posts. lets support each other follow me back @manofmiracles
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Just on a note you know that @dwinblood is also an indie-dev? He doesn't talk a lot about his games, just about his 3D-Modeling tools and how it is "most likely" also used to make 3D Porn... :D
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I had no idea! :X
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Great post, @thecastle! It resonates with me. I'm an indie developer, too. Wish you all the best.
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Hello Welcome to Steemit wish you best of luck ! Glad to see more people like you
welcometodubai
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Welcome to Steemit !
Greetings from Mallorca...
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Nice intro post my friend @thecastle !
Great job !
Upvoted .
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Thank you for your post I think the platform is rich for the Indy dev the collaboration of the team sharing the development openly both gains followers building a community around the game can benefit the developer by asking for feedback. The highest voted requests can pay to fix bugs and further the design. I think this is the next step in crowd funding.
If you need any beta testers hit me up. I have a Vive VR hmd also if you are considering doing any VR dev. Also we might talk about some other aspects of design I may be able to help you with I am always looking to expand my artistic playground.
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I'm picking up what you're putting down. I like the way that game looks, lots of potential. Look forward to future developments.
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Welcome to Steemit @thecastle. Game looks interesting, will check it out sometime. Thanks for sharing.
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keep up the good worm ☺ you inspired me ☻
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Hi, a hobbyist gamedev here... I sometimes (it's been more than a year since I last) make games for fun... mostly for jams... I don't intend to become a Pro.. (I want to become a pro writer though).
I know the hardships of making games... I know that nothing is easy...
I write game reviews/topics here. and I love to see more gamedevs here... I should make a list of them!!
Totally Agreed!!
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Welcome to steemit @thecastle, you'll do great here
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Fight the good fight sir! Develop them games.
My advice: Write every. Comment everyday. Resteem good shit you like. No excuses.
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Hi! It's lovely to see a fellow programmer here in Steemit. Wish you the best of luck with your project and let me know once you have a product I could test or write about.
Cheers!
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hi , very happy to see you. i am wishing you the best and hope your are enjoying steemit. i am the best voter and follower, and hope you too follow me in this community.
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Dude if you get it this game on Steam I will totally try it out with my friends and play it on Twitch. Not that anyone watched me on Twitch, but I will. My one friend is fantastic at finding bugs too. I love Indie games.
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Yes! Dude, don't spot...and let me be your marketer xD
you keep gaming, I'll keep upvoting
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WELCOME TO STEEMIT :) Glad to see more people like you - here join the steemit! Being a steamboat is a great adventure! Here you can win money while blogging! At first it will not be easy, but it is not impossible. So just write it from your heart and everything will be fine. ! Applause! Wish you much luck! Greetings, @maulanailham
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Thanks for sharing... Love it.
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Go go go! Hopefully more people like you stay and stay for good! :)
I love your ideas and your advocacy in promoting steemit as well, it's the future i believe.
Gamers unite! haha
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Awesome post @thecastle I actually joined steemit to find people like yourself. I am in my senior year finishing up a BS in Game dev and programming. I just started the ground work for creating my first 2D sidescroller (that I talk about in my intro post) and look forward to posting updates as I progress with some concept art and modeling. Cant wait to see what you post and it's super cool you worked on Project Nevada (one of my favorite mods of all time!)
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welcome to the club~ :) happy to see you here !!! enjpy :)
Here's my recent post. Hope you have time to read.
Comments, suggestions, upvotes & resteem will highly appreciated. Thank you!
https://steemit.com/poetry/@athenabree08/appreciate-life
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you have my full attention and support @thecastle
i like genuine as yourself, if one's honest and is open minded he will attract a lot more things and people.
Im a creative person such as yourself, im a photographer and director and am actually using animation on after effects in my own field which is fashion and commercial films.
welcome!!
upvoted and resteemed.
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Welcome to steemit! Im looking forward in your future stories and I hope I get tagged in one of your post about your future game! It would be an honor to look at your art.
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Hey mate, great post! Upvoted and will be following you here and on Gab, would be great to get a follow back and I will enjoy watching your journey :) all the best mate!
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Hi nyc to see you buddy welcome to steemit. Steemit a very good platform for every person ' like you.have a good day and journey as a steemian.
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Looking forward on hearing about the adventures of an up-and-coming indie game dev! You definitely have my support! Hopefully you get accepted into steam early access so you can help bring people to the community!
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Your game look exciting. This is very inspiring. I hope I have a talent like yours. Keep on working and developing it. This might be the next big thing right?. I'll definitely follow you. Thank you @thecastle
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Welcome!! Guess it's never too late to #introduceyourself! !! ;)
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welcome @thecastle - nice to have you over there ... upVoted and Following your blog now
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Hey great post @thecastle
I was of the same concernes but Ill still maintain that its a new platform so these late comers need a kick up the old proverbial.
Im going to be uploading MUSIC with the intent of entering into the indie game market. What kind of music are you thinking of having themed and in the backrounds??
let me know would love to collab @thecastle
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Great post and thank you for sharing. Wish you the best in your endeavors!
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I think this is a great thing you're doing! As someone that also intends to support myself on here as an author, more power to you! :)
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Awesome Work! If you would like to get more supporters and be rewarded for your own upvotes, check us out! https://steemit.com/steemit/@infohunter/get-resteems-and-upvotes-and-much-more
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good post, I invite you to follow me and subscribe to my channel in youtube of gameplay in tablet that I am initiating. on the other hand you have my vote. regards!
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Welcome here on steemit @thecastle. I hope you will enjoy your stay with us. Already nice picture. Thank you!
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WelCome To Steemit Dear And Follow My Account
https://steemit.com/@kashii
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Welcome to steem. nice post. I am Venezuelan phtografer, follow me and looks at my pics
https://steemit.com/photography/@bawer/a-deep-sad-looking
https://steemit.com/photography/@bawer/no-es-un-simple-payaso
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Enjoy steemit:)
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@thecastle Wonderful put up And that i desire steemit experienced a sticky or pin selection due to the fact That is a type of Specific posts..
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Thank you for your authentic post. You are a head of your peers. I too am I surprised why gamers and developers and streamers just aren't on here. It's not Steem itself. I think it might be more a resistance to crypto currencies.
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@thecastle Really intriguing and insightful submit. Want you the most effective with all of your potential endeavors.
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nice post keep coming out with useful info @crypto-pro
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