At last, brave adventurers, the final trial awaits! Return all lanterns to the shrine to rekindle its light! Worry not! The teleporter stands ready to whisk you there. No need to ruin that date-night fit with unnecessary cardio. 💫 . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Lantern 4: Hard to find, easy to claim! Just keep walking… forever… toward the lighthouse. You might spot the lantern above if you squint. Then it’s simple: find the platform to the mill’s turbine, power it up, and enjoy your leisurely ride to victory! 🎡✨ . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #GameDev

🎙️ Co-op Challenge 3: Communication is key! 🏮 One player hits the trigger, the other rides the platform. The catch: the trigger-holder can’t see what’s happening! Will your teamwork survive the silence? 👀 . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #GameDesign #LevelDesign #IndieGameDev

Lantern 2 brings some trickiness! 🏮 Both players have to reach the roof… but only one can climb at a time. Just don’t let that box roll off the edge… or you might be stuck up there. 😬 . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #GameDesign #LevelDesign #IndieGameDev

Level’s done and lanterns are scattered across the map!🏮 Time to hunt them down! Since I don’t plan to release this game, I feel zero shame in showing you exactly where they are.😅 Here’s Lantern #1 — let the hunt begin!🔦✨ . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Spent way to much time running across this large demo map, so I created a teleporter to make it easier! . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #GameDev #IndieGameDev

The perfectionist in me won. The movement just felt sluggish. 😩 Realized I was being too careful with timing and selectively scaled my keyframes by 0.76 and POW 💥 the attack finally hits right! Some smaller moves look rushed now, but hey— the movement looks better! . #animation #LearningInPublic

Over it. 😵‍💫 Do real animators ever spend way too long analyzing a single #animation trying to fix “that one movement”? Or is this just a newbie mistake? . #LearningInPublic #GameDevelopment #Blender #IndieGameDev

I have a lot of refinement to do. But I'm happy with how the base movement #Animation turned out! What do you think of my ax swing? . #Blender #LearningInPublic #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Win condition unlocked! 🏆 It’s not enough to bring the lanterns to the shrine. You’ve gotta bring a date too! Love truly is the ultimate endgame. 💕🎮 . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #GameDev #IndieGameDeveloper

Animated a new combat idle for my barbarian character in #Blender 🪓 I'm thinking it may be a bit fast for a casual idle. He looks a little out of breath. What do you think? Should I slow it down a little? . #Animation #LearningInPublic #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Swapped the collectibles for lanterns! 🏮✨ Now the goal is to find them around town and bring them to the Forest Shrine for a cozy little date night! 💕🎮 . #UnrealEngine #LearningInPublic #GameDevelopment #IndieGameDev

My barbarian may be standing idle, but I'm not! More #Blender #Animation practice! How did I do? . #LearningInPublic #IndieGameDevelopment #GameDev

Took a small break from #UnrealEngine and #Blender learning, so not much to show today… But I’m not coasting! Spent some time in my secret dev lab 🧪💻, digging into research for my next #indiegame. I’m itching to start… stay tuned — the reveal is coming! 🎮

It’s not a golden banana or a legendary loot drop… but it is collectable! 😂 The challenge was to find something to collect using only the map assets I had. May swap it out later, but the mechanics work! That’s a win in my book! 🎮✨ . #UnrealEngine #LearningInPublic #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Just learned about Motion Paths in #blender animating. I'm excited to play around with this on future #animations . #LearningInPublic #IndieGameDeveloper #GameDev

More #animation of this silly little blob! His vert is next level! 😆 How does it look to you? . #LearningInPublic #gamedev #IndieGameDev #Blender

Built a mover component in #UnrealEngine to make a sliding door and a moving platform! It will take teamwork, timing, and just a dash of chaos to reach the goal… but that’s half the fun, right? 😎🎮 How should I use these to create challenges? . #LearningInPublic #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Practicing some Squash & Stretch with this silly little blob! 🟢 This little guy needs to take some deep breaths! 😂 How did I do? . #Blender #Animation #LearningInPublic #GameDev

Just learned about Normalizing in the #Blender graph editor! 😱 Everything is soooo much easier to read now -- What tools and tricks have you found that makes #Animation easier? . #LearningInPublic #IndieGameDev

Shoutout to Meshingun Studio for their Stylized Village Fatpack! 🌿🏘️ I’ll be using it in my next few multiplayer #UnrealEngine posts—the assets look amazing, and the seasonal environments are gorgeous! Go check it out 👉 fab.com/s/9d6c2ca3c134 . #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Welp… that didn’t go quite as planned 😅 The perfectionist in me wants to keep tinkering, but this lesson is just an intro to #Blender #Animation Time to accept — “good enough” is good enough!✨ Any tips as I move forward? . #LearningInPublic #GameDevelopment

The learning course I’m following is for #UnrealEngine 5.2, but I’m on #UE 5.6 — turns out the Steam Subsystem had major changes!☠️ Spent way too long troubleshooting… but victory tastes sweet!🍾Hard-fought, hard-learned, and now I know better.💻🔥 . #LearningInPublic #GameDev

Added an axe to my animation thinking, “this will be epic!”🔥 0 frame ✅ last frame ✅ Middle frame… pasted flipped copy 😱 My animation just became a deadly boss fight. What have I done?!😭 Any suggestions #animators . #LearningInPublic #Blender #Animation #IndieGameDev

Super hyped to finally learn how to bridge a main menu to the game session in #UnrealEngine 🎮 Until now, it’s all been about the game loop. I’ve been itching to figure out how menus fit into the bigger picture. Can’t wait to dive deeper! 🚀 . #LearningInPublic #gamedevelopment

Pro tip for fellow #UnrealEngine devs: don’t put your Main Menu widget logic in the level! 😅 Learned the hard way when my packaged build refused to show it. Moving the setup into the Controller fixed everything... after some painful head-scratching 🧠💥 . #LearningInPublic #ue

Serving fierce Blender runway energy in this practice session 💃✨ Striking poses like I’m about to headline Fashion Week… but really, it’s just me and my viewport. Be honest — do I work the runway, or trip over it? 😂👠 . #Blender #Animation #LearningInPublic #IndieGameDev

Still only in the intro, and I’m already picking up tricks that would’ve saved me so much pain on past animations. Better late than never, right?🎬✨Fellow #gamedevs and #animators — what’s your “wish I knew sooner” tip? . #LearningInPublic #Gamedev #IndieGameDev

I've already redesigned the armor for my Orcs three times, so I decided to work on the weapons until I feel confident enough to touch up the main models.

Fun fact: A client RPC only runs on the target client. That means only the player who triggered it sees the fire… so yes, Ricky Bobby really was on fire!🔥😂 . #UnrealEngine #LearningInPublic #indiegamedev

This is fine…🔥🚒 Another multiplayer learning session, another “meh” demo. But trust me, this cube is a certified multicast RPC arsonist! Had to make it sound cooler some how, lol… just wait until it spreads chaos across the map!😂 . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev #ue

I’ve been experimenting with FK vs. IK animations—I always assumed IK is just better than FK. But having tried it with arm swing I see that was a rookie thought… IK isn’t always the go-to solution! Arms have their own drama.😂💪 . #Blender #Animation #LearningInPublic #gamedev #indiegamedev #indie

Working on player replication!⚡Mostly backend stuff, so not much to show… but behold! I can make the cube jump, count, and even shove it off a ledge like a tiny virtual menace.😂 . #LearningInPublic #ue #cpp #UnrealEngine #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedeveloper #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev #indie

Practicing some #Blender graph editor animations! Soon the world will tremble at my skills… Pixar, DreamWorks, anyone—my masterpiece is almost ready!😂🎬🔥 . #LearningInPublic #animation #blendercommunity #blenderrender #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev #indie

Victory!🎉Got a Listen Server running in #UnrealEngine with #Cplusplus packaged it up (quirks and all), and connected my dev PC to my trusty old laptop over LAN. The poor thing fought bravely… but it’s definitely more potato than gaming rig.🥔💻😂 . #LearningInPublic #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

One last standoff at my western scene!🤠💥Been dueling with #SubstancePainter render settings—personally, I think the second shot wins the showdown. Which one takes the crown for you? 👀 . #LearningInPublic #3DModeling #3d #art #gameart #digitalart #3dart #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indie

Just wrapped up a #SubstancePainter training course!🎨The western scene was fun to texture, and I picked up some useful skills. That said, the course itself felt a bit disorganized and hard to follow, so I don't personally recommend it. (Keeping it unnamed out of respect.) . #3DModeling #3d #gameart

It’s been a while since I touched animation! 🎬 The course I took was focused on #Blender basics and not specifically #animation. Now it's time to dive deeper! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharpening my animation skills! Wish me luck! . #LearningInPublic #gamedev #gamedeveloper #Indiegamedev

Who was going to tell me that making a #UnrealEngine multiplayer game is easy…just turn on a second player!😂 Famous last words! . #LearningInPublic #UnrealEngine #ue #cpp #MadeWithUnrealEngine #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiedev

It’s been a while since my last #SubstancePainter update, but I’m almost done texturing this Western scene! 🤠 Yeehaw! What do you think so far? . #LearningInPublic #3DModeling #3d #art #digitalart #3dart #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #Substance3d #characterdesign #substance #texturing

Huge thanks to @gamedevtv.bsky.social & Grant Abbitt 🙌Their Character Creator Course helped me sculpt my #Blender Pig-Knight Orc -- never thought I could pull this off. 💪 Highly recommend for aspiring game devs and Blender enthusiasts ! 🎨⚔️ . #gamedev #gamedeveloper #indiegamedev#indiedev

The #UnrealEngine course didn’t cover the shiny new #UE5 Enhanced Inputs, so I’m learning it now. Once complete it’s time to face the biggest boss fight yet… the dreaded #multiplayer.💀🎮 . #LearningInPublic #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #videogame #indiegamedeveloper #indiegame

One last look at my #Blender sculpt! 🎨I never thought of myself as much of an artist, but somehow—guided or not—I made this! Shocked doesnt even begin to cover it. I’m ridiculously proud of how it turned out! . #LearningInPublic #3DModeling #3d #art #gameart #digitalart #3dart #gamedev #indiegamedev

Finally finished my #Blender sculpt!😆He was bred to be part of the evil horde… but shh, he secretly wants to save the day. Redemption arc incoming? I think so!🛡️🗡️ . #3DModeling #3d #art #gameart #digitalart #3dart #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev

Oof… that’s a lot of lines😅I’m diving into the #Blender Rigify add-on—someone send help! . #blendercommunity #blenderrender #3DModeling #3d #art #gameart #digitalart #3dart #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev #indiedev #indie #indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment

One last parting shot before I pose my #Blender sculpt. I set out to make a big, scary Orc and somehow ended up with this cutie. The hero doesn’t stand a chance—this Orc’s too adorable to fight!😂 . #LearningInPublic #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Finished baking and texturing my sculpt!🎨I’ll be using #SubstancePainter for future projects, but I wanted to see how it works in #Blender. Who knows—maybe I’ll still do some small texturing in Blender here and there. What do you think? . #3DModeling #3d #art #gameart #gamedev #gamedeveloper #indie

Noted… #Blender isn’t the best tool for baking texture maps😅 But this was expected. There are ways to fix it, though it’s tedious and some detail gets lost. Hopefully, #SubstancePainter won’t let me down! . #3DModeling #3d #art #gameart #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #indiegamedeveloper

Wrapping up for the day on my #Blender character sculpt😵‍💫My eyes are glazing over, but the clothing textures are looking good... right?😅Tomorrow they should look amazing! . #LearningInPublic #3d #art #gameart#indiegamestudio #indiegamedeveloper #indiegamedev #gamedev #indie

Oops… got so deep in learning mode that I forgot to snap a pic of my #Blender character sculpt before jumping into the armor😆 Here’s the front view anyway—what do you think so far? . #LearningInPublic #3DModeling #3d #gameart #digitalart #gamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedevelopment #indiegamedeveloper