John

Solo, self-taught dev on a ride full of highs, lows, fun, hope and a lot of disappointment. My only companion has been AI. Here to log the journey, for better or worse. https://discord.gg/Mmmecx6mXg

Liverpool, England Joined on Aug 8, 2025 https://Quackworkstudios.com

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Sep 22

Extended Duckmon Devlog: How 12 Months of Solo Game Dev Led to an Automotive Security Project

#automotive #unity3d #devdiary #gemini

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DEV Weekend Challenge: Dog Days Edition Submission 🐕

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Aug 14

Weekend Challenge: Dog Days Edition

#devchallenge #weekendchallenge #googleaichallenge #gamedev

5 min read

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Aug 6

Dev Log 40 - RNGDungeon Mini Game

#unity3d #gamedev #devjournal #csharp

15 min read

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Jul 25

DEV LOG 39 - Continued Improvements

#gamedev #unity3d #python #beginners

12 min read

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Jul 20

Duckmon: The Demo Was Ready, The Game Was Not

#unity3d #gamedev #beginners #csharp

7 min read

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Feb 12

From my first Dev.to challenge to building my own website.

#html #webdev #unity3d #gamedev

4 min read

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Dec 22 '25

Dev Log 38 - The Christmas Resurrection (Kind - Of )

#gamedev #unity3d #beginners #devjournal

5 min read

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Nov 15 '25

Dev Log 37 - Consolidated Update

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13 min read

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Nov 8 '25

Dev Log 36 - Mythic Pause

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3 min read

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Oct 22 '25

Dev Log 35 - Equip Hands Tooltips

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3 min read

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Oct 20 '25

Dev Log 34 - Tooltip Resurrection

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7 min read

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Oct 18 '25

Dev Log 33 - Liquid Entry & Landing Page

#beginners #devjournal #webdev #unity3d

4 min read

Frontend Challenge Perfect Landing Submission 🦇🎃

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Oct 18 '25

Frontend Challenge - Halloween Edition, Perfect Landing - TextZ Ombie

#devchallenge #frontendchallenge #webdev #javascript

2 min read

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Oct 14 '25

Dev Log 32 - Relic 001 - Plague of Rot

#python #ai #devjournal #beginners

2 min read

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Oct 11 '25

Dev Log 31 - Attachment Panel

#gamedev #beginners #devjournal #unity3d

3 min read

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Oct 6 '25

Dev Log 30 - Discord Invite

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1 min read

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Oct 5 '25

Dev Log 29 - Unity Security Update

#unity3d #beginners #devjournal #gamedev

2 min read

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Oct 3 '25

Dev Log 28 - Inventory Loot System

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4 min read

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Sep 30 '25

Dev Log 27 - Gear Registry Refactor

#beginners #devjournal #unity3d #csharp

3 min read

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Sep 28 '25

Dev Log 26 - Weather System Overhaul

#beginners #devjournal #gamedev #vibecoding

3 min read

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Sep 25 '25

Dev Log 25 - The First 50 Days

#beginners #devjournal #unity3d #csharp

8 min read

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Sep 24 '25

Dev Log 24 - Resurrection Protocol

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4 min read

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Sep 21 '25

Dev Log 23 - Fruitful Imports

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8 min read

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Sep 20 '25

Dev Log 22 - Importer Overhaul

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3 min read

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Sep 18 '25

Dev Log 21 - Drag And Drop

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4 min read

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Sep 16 '25

Dev Log 20 - The Grind

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2 min read

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Sep 10 '25

Dev Log 19 - Chaos To Clarity

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4 min read

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Sep 7 '25

Dev Log 18 - Burnout

#devjournal #gamedev #vibecoding #unity3d

2 min read

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Sep 6 '25

Dev Log 17 - .cs > .json

#csharp #gamedev #devjournal #beginners

6 min read

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Sep 4 '25

Dev Log 16.01 - Updated

#csharp #devjournal #beginners #gamedev

5 min read

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Sep 4 '25

Dev Log 16 - Runtime Editor

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8 min read

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Sep 2 '25

Dev Log 15 - The Glyphs

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5 min read

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Aug 31 '25

Dev Log 14 - Zero to Impostor

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5 min read

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Aug 30 '25

Dev Log 13 - Backgrounds & FMV

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4 min read

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Aug 27 '25

Dev Log 12 - Bootstrap & Scene Fader

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4 min read

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Aug 25 '25

Dev Log 11 - Gear to .json

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4 min read

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Aug 23 '25

Dev Log 10 - The Echoes of progress

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4 min read

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Aug 23 '25

Dev Log 09 - Gear Archives

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5 min read

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Aug 20 '25

Dev Log 08 - Validation

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3 min read

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Aug 18 '25

Dev Log 07 - Backend Work

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5 min read

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Aug 17 '25

Dev Log 06 - Refactor

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3 min read

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Aug 14 '25

Dev Log 05 - Aim For The Stars

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3 min read

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Aug 13 '25

Dev Log 04 - Smurf Wars

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3 min read

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Aug 12 '25

Dev Log 03 - Pantry Expansion

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6 min read

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Aug 11 '25

Dev Log 02 - Complaint Form

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6 min read

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Aug 8 '25

Dev Log 01 - My First Dev Log

#gamedev #unity3d #csharp #devjournal

4 min read

DEV Weekend Challenge Completion

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