@backwyrd

Join me on my journey developing my new indie RPG, Backwyrd! Music, art, and behind-the-scenes looks at development are among the things to expect here.

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Joined August 2026
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Enemy bullets now taking away health… getting dangerously close to a full battle start-to-finish! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #unrealengine5
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Got some rudimentary enemy behaviors working, including movement and projectile shots. Will be working on more complex behaviors soon! -Suba #ue5 #unreal #unrealengine #indiedev #gamedev #indie #indiegame
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Spent some time working on more fun stuff today. If anyone remembers the firebar obstacles from Paper Mario, these will be very familiar! Code for my battle system can be easily repurposed for in-world obstacles! #indiedev #gamedev #indie #indiegame #unreal #unrealengine5 #ue5
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For anybody looking to use lots of projectiles in Unreal, it seems that the best option is to do all of your movement calculations in-engine and leave Niagara for rendering ONLY. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions; I spent a lot of time puzzling over this! #ue5 #unreal
Backwyrd@backwyrdOct 6
Sorry for the silence, everybody. I fell down an optimization rabbit hole. I got some word that Niagara is inconsistent for some gameplay purposes, so I redesigned my projectile system. Time get back on track! #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #unrealengine #indie #indiegame
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Sorry for the silence, everybody. I fell down an optimization rabbit hole. I got some word that Niagara is inconsistent for some gameplay purposes, so I redesigned my projectile system. Time get back on track! #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #unrealengine #indie #indiegame
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Rendering 1,000,000+ (one million!) sprites with no frame drops. (Top left is # of sprites, top right is FPS) Massive thanks to this video for the implementation: youtu.be/0R7llmGGTXA Now to add collision! #unreal #unrealengine #ue5 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indie
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So... what do we think? Better optimization now? Niagara is crazy. #ue5 #unreal #unrealengine #indiedev #gamedev #indie #indiegame
Backwyrd@backwyrdSep 28
Tip: To any gamedevs who want to make a game with lots of projectiles (like a bullet-hell) in Unreal Engine, don’t do what I did and try to figure it out yourself. Use the Niagara system to manage your bullets. Your framerate will thank me. #unreal #indiedev #gamedev #ue5
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Helpful links to anyone who'd like to use Niagara: youtu.be/aA_8NLzbUTA youtu.be/y6prVdJFsko

UE4 - Niagara Export Particle Data to Blueprint - Collision

In this video we'll talk about Exporting Particle Data from our par...

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Tip: To any gamedevs who want to make a game with lots of projectiles (like a bullet-hell) in Unreal Engine, don’t do what I did and try to figure it out yourself. Use the Niagara system to manage your bullets. Your framerate will thank me. #unreal #indiedev #gamedev #ue5
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youtu.be/9x5EpHmfFQo this video is super insightful, even if it’s for UE4. Hopefully rebuilding my current systems with Niagara won’t take too much effort🫠

Niagara bullet hell game How to UE4 | Niagara collision projectile

It is good to learn how to handle Export Particle Data to Blueprint...

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Should be useful for any other devs out there! #gamedev #indiedev #indie #unrealengine #UE5 #unrealengine5
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@HeoYoul_DevSep 4
게임 효과음을 찾아보다가 좋은 걸 발견했습니다 🔊 어도비에서 효과음 묶음 25종을 무료로 풀고 있더라구요. 상업 이용도 됩니다. 인디 개발자분들께 힘이 되면 좋겠어서 함께 공유 드립니다. adobe.com/products/audition/… #indiedev #gamedev #UE5 #인디게임 #インディーゲーム
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Backwyrd Mini Update: Miscellaneous Battle Improvements Part 2 - 09/23/26 Made a few more changes on the road to completing the battle system! -Suba youtube.com/shorts/Wl4srnUmj… #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpg #indie
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Hey all! Backwyrd Alpha Devlog #2 is now live! It compiles all the progress made over the past 2 weeks. The battle system is nearly done. A full battle showcase will be coming soon! Backwyrd Alpha Devlog #2 youtu.be/NuUi-9Brg2I #indie #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

Backwyrd Alpha Devlog #2

Backwyrd Alpha Devlog #2 Hey all, back with devlog #2! It's easy ...

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Backwyrd Alpha Devlog #2 is now rendering! Super excited to compile & share all the work from the past two weeks! Expect an upload to my YouTube channel youtube.com/@backwyrd within the hour! -Suba

Backwyrd Devlog

Join me on my journey developing my new indie RPG, Backwyrd! Music, art, and game prototypes are among the kinds of videos to expect here. Hope to see you on launch day! Cheers, Suba

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Backwyrd Mini Update: Enemy Attack Showcase - 09/15/26 I'm super happy with how easy to implement this ended up being! Looking forward to adding in some more complexity soon. -Suba youtu.be/aZJ492Rahjw #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpg #indie
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Why I didn’t think to put my YouTube Devlog (y’know… the MAIN thing I’m updating) in my bio is beyond me. Well, better late than never I guess! #indiedev #gamedev
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Newest update includes some minor battle changes, take a look! -Suba
Backwyrd@backwyrdSep 12
Backwyrd Mini Update: Miscellaneous Battle Improvements - 09/12/26 A few improvements: • Indicator for AP use during movement • Attack range system • Audio/visual feedback for failed movement added. youtube.com/shorts/KptQNK0C_… #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpg #indie
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Backwyrd Mini Update: Miscellaneous Battle Improvements - 09/12/26 A few improvements: • Indicator for AP use during movement • Attack range system • Audio/visual feedback for failed movement added. youtube.com/shorts/KptQNK0C_… #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpg #indie
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Backwyrd Mini Update: Battle Movement Showcase - 09/09/26 Early implementation of the movement phase of attacks. Player position upon surviving a defense phase will impact player attack phase start position. youtube.com/shorts/HG8OTGRVt… #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpg #indie
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Backwyrd Mini Update: Battle Inputs Showcase - 09/05/26 Showcasing a few input patterns that will appear during battles for attacks & more. youtu.be/ETNFSPWNn5Y #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpg #indie
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