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Climbslop Dev Explains Her Game - White Knuckle Developer Interview

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May 18, 2026
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I invited Holly, the lead developer behind White Knuckle, to talk about its design and development in preparation for the Nest update Discord - https://discord.gg/25FbmtGf4R 00:00:00 - Holly (lead dev) 00:03:00 - Nest LEAK?? 00:04:22 - The LORE Situation 00:06:50 - Tryhards vs Casuals 00:08:55 - Importance of Balance 00:15:55 - Deleted Content 00:20:25 - SILOS 00:25:56 - New Players VS Items 00:31:07 - Bloodbug Ragebait 00:33:00 - The MASS problem 00:38:28 - BUDDY!!! 00:40:41 - Would you change Silos? 00:44:21 - PIPEWORKS 00:45:48 - Why is Pipeworks so HARD?? 00:50:42 - Striders, the gentle giants 00:52:23 - Interlude ASCENT 00:56:45 - Forlorn Gateway (Aura Farming) 01:00:40 - HABITATION YELLOW 01:02:44 - Why do we crank? 01:04:04 - PERKS 01:09:47 - Why get rid of the Mass? 01:12:41 - How far ahead was the game planned? 01:14:29 - What happened to Teeth? 01:17:15 - Teeth Ragebait 01:20:06 - Rocket Jumping 01:23:22 - HAUNTED PIER 01:27:41 - DELTA LABS 01:29:16 - The Creature Feature 01:33:17 - Super Secret Doors?? 01:36:32 - Taking risks VS Playing safe 01:38:24 - Saves in a Roguelike game? 01:42:31 - Challenges? What challenges? 01:43:35 - ABYSS 01:46:31 - The Artifacts 01:50:38 - The Face Ragebait 01:56:49 - Rho & Altars 02:00:04 - The Deadman's Handle PROBLEM 02:05:05 - Worker Bloodbug Ragebait 02:11:18 - SHORTCUTS 02:15:28 - Chimney and Parasite 02:19:24 - Trinkets, Bindings, Facility Upgrades 02:21:31 - COMPETITIVE GAMING!! 02:23:33 - Very Casual Gaming? 02:26:00 - The Tutorial PROBLEM 02:29:18 - OFFICIAL HOLLY ARTIFACT TIERLIST 02:35:24 - Cut question (Inspirations)

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