🌳 MEETING PLACE FRIDAY — Level Design: The Rally Point 🌳

Jeff — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:51:23 +0000

Every good co-op game has a rally point — the place the whole party regroups so the team can check who's present before the next move. A home escape plan works exactly the same way, and that's how we teach it in Fire Babys.

Design notes from today's build: one fixed rally point (never a moving target), placed in front of the home with clear sightlines, reached by two independent routes from every room, and paired with a hard rule — no re-entering the level for items or pets. Simple systems, practiced often, beat complex plans nobody remembers.

The pros: "Get out fast and stay out. Never go back inside for people, pets or things. Smoke is poisonous. If you must escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to your exit." — U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) (Source: https://www.safeoutcome.com/documents/00120/USFA%20Escape%20Planning.pdf)

Fire Babys games teach fire safety through play for everyone; proceeds are intended to fund real U.S. fire-department school programs one day. No partnerships yet — that's the mission we're building toward.

the future is BLAZING FOR FIRE BABYS 🔥

My fellow nerds — I need your help 🔥

Jeff — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:32:33 +0000

I'm Jeff, and I'm building a kids' battle game called Fire Babys. Right now it's a concept with a big heart: a fun, chaotic, Fall Guys-style game where little fire babies battle it out. Our flagship mode is called SPLASH — two teams, two pools, grab your rivals and dunk them. Last team standing wins.

But here's the twist: it's secretly a fire-awareness teacher. Fire classes, extinguishers, what to do when a fire is nearby — baked right into the gameplay. And our goal is for game proceeds to help start and fund real US fire-department school-awareness programs, going into schools and teaching kids face to face.

I'm looking for:

Playtesters — play the early concept and tell me what's fun and what's broken
Nerds with opinions — devs, artists, game-design brains, I want your takes
Believers — if this mission hits you, spread the word

This is day one. Come build it with me.

Play the concept: https://firebabys.io/3d.html?mode=splash

the future is BLAZING FOR FIRE BABYS 🔥

DEV Community: Jeff

🌳 MEETING PLACE FRIDAY — Level Design: The Rally Point 🌳

My fellow nerds — I need your help 🔥