Took the new Tarakona out for a test swim. To be honest, I don't think most of you will make it. Stay safe and avoid the void, jellies. #deepsea #indiegame

I’ve been working hard on a non-playable jellyfish shader and behavior to bring a whole group of floating cnidarians into Seashine’s next update. Meet Pandea rubra, commonly known as the Red Paper Lantern jellyfish! More GIFs here: ko-fi.com/i/IF1F51YPGLD #InverteFest #TechArt #GameDev

I never get tired of looking at siphonophores. Can’t wait to add them to Seashine!

Take a look at the new Uganga and its vertex animation. Feels much more organic, right? It’s incredible what you can achieve with sine waves, a few curves, and just two baked poses. #gamedev #techart

In this update, some 3D models won’t receive a visual refresh, but they’ll still benefit from the new vertex animation system. Here’s how the Tokitaki look with the new system! More GIFs here: ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y21YFIB1

I switched from one to two blendshapes for the fish attack vertex animation. Much more organic now! I baked the YZ offset positions for each blendshape into a single UVWX channel. Yes, I’m skipping the X position. It looks good enough without it. ☝️😌 #gamedev #technicalart

I’ve been working all morning on a lightweight flocking behavior for the next update, using the new Wakakakao as a test subject. The way predators chase their prey needed improved logic. It was also a necessary step for implementing the upcoming passive and aggressive swarms. #gamedev

Starting this year, players who: - fall asleep while looking at the portal - experience at least 4 REM cycles per night - have at least 1 déjà vu per month - reacted correctly to the sign will be invited to visit their nearest deep sea alien interface.

A giant #Pteropod #seabutterfly, Corolla spectabilis, cruising through the nighttime open ocean. Shot in the wild, using scuba, while drifting out over the deep abyss, at night, off Okinawa. #corollaspectabilis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #kumejima #okinawa #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

Imagine wearing a #jellyfish as a helmet!?! Well, that’s exactly what this juvenile jack is doing! Mostly immune to its sting, the jack has taken the jellyfish prisoner. Shot using #scuba, out over the deep abyss, drifting at night. #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #scubadiving #gug

Guys looks at this baby snail 🥲 Baby sea snails (called veligers) often sport large angel-like wings, which they use to glide through the oceans before landing in a permanent home.

Stiff? Not even close. 🐍 I saw some concerns about the new serpentine models. Today, I’m showing off how the new shaders actually handle their movement. Watch the new Nakahika and Unamaene in action: ko-fi.com/post/How-the... #TechArt #Shaders #GameDev

Don’t worry if I’m not very active on social media sometimes. It just means I’m fully focused on something in Seashine. I’m working on this update day and night, every day, while taking healthy breaks and exercising to avoid burnout again. Pace is 👍.

Part II of my series on new VFX for the next update. Today we’re looking at the speed boost and magnet abilities, not just how they look, but how the gameplay is changing to require even more skill. Details here 👉 ko-fi.com/post/Polishi... #VFXFriday #indiedev

I’m polishing the abyss. 🧐 Read Part I of my new VFX series for the Refresh & Harmonize update here: ko-fi.com/post/New-vis... #GameDev #IndieDev #VFX

A little teaser for the next wave of good news regarding the Refresh & Harmonize update. More about this soon on my Ko-fi page. I'm still polishing a few things! 👉 Do you like Seashine and want to see its world expand? Support my work on Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/pated

iOS jellies, please update your game to the latest version (1.2.6). I’ve finally tracked down the root cause of the issue where some iOS players couldn't recover their progress after reinstalling the game.

Getting a head start on future updates by retrofitting the new ability system (with the symbionts). It won’t be live in the Refresh & Harmonize update, but the core architecture is ready. 🙂👍

Me writing the description for a species I thought I didn’t have much to say about and somehow ending up writing a book.

How did I miss rough sharks? This is exactly why I need a public wishlist so you all can help me decide what to add to the depths of Seashine and see the current progress. Their anatomy is incredible! Definitely adding them to the to-do list.

More good news. Turning a setback into an opportunity. ko-fi.com/post/More-go...

✓ Added to the list of fish to be modeled.

Me every time I do my accounting or deal with taxes... Thank the cosmos this song exists to keep me from losing my mind. youtu.be/u8ccGjar4Es?...

When someone trashes your game for a "deplorable translation" but doesn't realize the names of the animals are imaginary world-building based on Polynesian languages. Case #895

One of the new playable jellyfish coming in the Refresh & Harmonize update! 🪼 If you were choosing its stats, what would they be? What Polynesian-inspired name would you give it?

The iOS technical update has been on a staged rollout for a few days and will reach 100% of users on the 19th. iOS jellies, please let me know if you encounter anything weird after updating. It’s a big change with the Unity game engine upgrade, and I might have missed something.

You can judge a person by the size of their moral circle. Trump, for instance, has the smallest possible moral circle, containing only him. Be the opposite: expand your circle. Include, for example, animals currently raised for food. We shut them out of our consciences. It's time to bring them in.

This coming week’s technical update also tweaks a few things, such as making the Supersense ability the entry-level ability instead of Antidote. Supersense is much more useful for early players, as it helps them find light sources. More experienced players generally already know where to look.

The world feels rough right now So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery. 🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta

Good news for the zen mode, why your high score doesn't appear in the leaderboard on Android, and other stuff here! 👇 ko-fi.com/post/Fast-tr...

The iOS technical update is currently pending review for TestFlight testers. 🤓 A technical update for both iOS and Google Play should be available next week, including a fix for the Google Play leaderboard (more on that tomorrow).

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I’m really happy with the aesthetics of the new Tarakona. I never had the time to make the previous version look the way I wanted. This update allows me to apply the full style I’ve always envisioned for Seashine. No textures at all, only vertex colors and well-placed triangles. #deepsea #3DArt

I’m progressively unlocking all my posts on Ko-fi for everyone to enjoy. However, I want to remind you that every donation counts. Seashine needs your help to stay afloat! As an appetizer, here are "before and after" illustrations for some new models! ko-fi.com/i/IM4M61N77IE

Fancy indeed! Should I imagine a not-yet-discovered deep-sea member of this family for Seashine, or just put it in my biological reference folder for my next otherworldly oceanic game? 🤔

Another doodle from this sea game. #seashine #sea #deepsea #horrorgame #seagame #fanart #fanartdigital #fanartdrawing #art #artdigital #artwork

exploring the prohibited area. #seashine #horrorgame #sea #fanart #fanartdigital #fanartdrawing #art #artwork

A new episode in my series exploring the research, iteration, and biological accuracy behind the upcoming “Refresh & Harmonize” update for #Seashine. Today’s focus: the refreshed Makonui ( #GreatWhiteShark ). #MarineBiology #shark ko-fi.com/post/A-final...