Creature concepts -> Creatures in game! It's fun to bring these little guys to life. Fun fact, the slime is fully 2D animated, while the froggy guy is 3D modeled and animated then exported as 2D sprites.. If only all creatures were a simple as the humble slime. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

A fence looking fence and also feeding some space boars! 🐗🥩✨💖 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Updated wall/fence placement a bit so it shows a nice preview of how it will look when placed.🧱🧱 You can make some interesting shapes easily now.✨ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Finished up some dynamic wall bits, so the corners look nice! Also a little gate.🧱🧱🚪✨ I image this wall to be more for defense than for creature-keeping but it can do both! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

A little spinning thing of this blaster that I put way too much detail in that you will never seen in game. So at least now you can see it here! ✨✨✨ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #blender

Shooting the blaster at night has a vibe. I'm also pretty happy with the sound for the blaster, so give it a listen! 🔊🔊 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

them: Do you use version control? me: ...yeah.. yeah something like that.. #gamedev #indiedev

Working on a little game play "trailer" video for the steam page.. The whole thing wont fit on here but here's a little snippet! 📽️🎞️🎥 check out the steam page here: 😁 store.steampowered.com/app/3240620/... #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

A quick screengrab from the Editor today.. Finally getting around to adding more crops and improving the farming experience a bit! 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾🥔🎃 Exciting to see everything all laid out! ✨✨ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Did a bunch of audio work recently! My favorite was adding a low pass filter to certain sounds when inside of your habitat, really makes it feel more comfortable and safe in there! Sound on! 🔉🔊🔊✨ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #unity

Shooting stuff in game! Got some audio in there as well. Now you can shoot aliens! finally! 💥💥💥 I've always viewed the blaster/shooting as powerful weapon that wont be able to be spammed constantly but is very useful in tight situations. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Shootin Stuff™️ isn't a huge part of Astoria, but it is a small part! 🌠💥 Modeled and animated this little blaster in Blender for my game Astoria. I think its probably way more detailed than it should be.. but I enjoyed it... 🤷 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blender

Here's a bit of ancient temple exploration for your sunday. 🔦👽🪐🧑‍🚀 Still a lot of art to make but its taking some sort of shape! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Animated this little squishy guy. Don't you just want to squeeze him... until he pops! 😜🌝 I should make all of the creatures symmetrical with no face or legs... 😅 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #animation

Added a touch of polish to crafting things.. Gotta craft all the things all the time never stop crafting always crafting. 🔨⚒️🛠️🔧🗜️🪛⛏️🔬🪓🏹🪚⚗️🇵🇱 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Have you ever gotten so made you create clouds? 😡💢☁️☁️☁️ Having animations other than just ATTACK is a good way to make a creature feel more alive... at least I think so! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blender3d

Here's a proper moving image of the water splash I animated. Also a shot of it in game with the new water! 2D animating is very labor intensive but also very satisfying! 📺✏️📄 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

I've been finally tackling water in Astoria.. I've put it off for a long time as I wasnt sure how to achieve a look I would be happy with.. But I'm getting close! I made this little water splash animation for when the player enters shallow water, happy with it! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Here's another one of the little GIFs I made for Astoria's Steam page showing some of the base building and power grid stuff! 🏠🏘️🔌⚡ Check out the steam page here if you're interested 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/3240620/... #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Does it ever feel like time just... ⌛⏲️⏩⏩ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

I put together a couple little GIFs for Astoria's steam page! (link below)✨✨ Having to make them so small and quick was a challenge! I have a newfound understanding and respect for all the video editors out there! 😩🎥⚙️ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Did a bit of work to update the map visuals! 🗺️ Still not sure how I want the actual map itself to look in the end.. and what is actually doable work-wise...💀🪦 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

A little time-lapse of creating an asset for Astoria! Lots of work to get the look im after! My habit of zooming out while painting made this a hard watch..Lots of editing made it better..💀🪦 I now know how to properly record these.. final image below.. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Have you ever spend 30 minutes setting up and recording a video about farming and greenhouses in your game.. Then when you look at the recording OBS had decided to crop it ✨perfectly✨⚰️🪦☠️🧟‍♀️ (definitely my fault 😭😭) Still gonna post it dangit. 😣 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Having the creature AI finally working as intended is very satisfying 😌🤌✨ Now they can chomp to their hearts content! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

The two states of being. Chomp and Yawn. What else is there? 🍔🥱✨ #blender #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Here is the progression an animated art asset for my game Astoria: 2D concept art > 3D model > 2D animated sprite. Most of the art in the game is just 2D sprites, but for more complicated things with many animated directions it makes more sense to use 3D! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Working on some mysterious alien temples! What could it be?? What does it all mean??🕵️🕵️ Still lots of dressing to add but it's coming along! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Using the 3D Printer is a big part of crafting and surviving in Astoria. I've been working on the UI visuals, and audio, for a bit and I'm happy with how its turning out! Still quite a few placeholder bits... but it's happening!✨🖥️✨ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

15 seconds of my indie game... #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Have you ever just hung out with a mysteriously invigorating alien plant before? 🌱⚡ Happy with the little SFX I did for this mysterious plant. 🔊🔊 sound on to hear it! #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Waaaahh!!@ I officially have a steam page up and running!! 😲🤯🥹 Check it out! I have the link in my bio and I will post it in the first comment below!! (feel free to wishlist it if you're interested :D) #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #steamgame

15 more seconds of my indie game... #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Finally getting some new zones/biomes set up in Astoria! Exciting to have new areas and art to get up and running. 🌳🌼🪨 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

animated some goop!

15 seconds of my indie game.. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

A screen grab of some works in progress.. so many things to draw! Still trying to find the sweet spot of enough variety and density of foliage etc to make it interesting to just walk around and explore. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #art

Goofing around with some wacky creatures. Still a lot of placeholder VFX and all that... hehehhh so much work to do 😬 I like the idea of having some very alien feeling creatures which may not even look like creatures at first glance👀👀 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

last one from 2024! see you all in 2025

A peaceful moment with some alien life. 😴🌳🌼🌃 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Merrrrry Chompis everybody!! I hope everyone is having a nice relaxing holiday time! 🎄🎁🎅 #chomp #indie #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

Throw back to when i was testing some proximity based labels for lockers.... Seems like it worked pretty well. I've since changed it to customizable locker colors.. less clutter I felt like. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Feels good to get your base over-powered and just sit back and enjoy all your hard work. ⚡⚡ Finished and animated a little generator. It's nice to have a bit of movement in an otherwise static object. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Finally honing in on a visual aesthetic I am happy enough with to start finishing some little assets for Astoria! Exciting! 🎉😁 #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #isometric

Getting the buggy to work in a 2D isometric game was kind of tricky. It's actually a 3D model being captured by an orthographic camera which spits out a 2D render texture and that is what the player sees and interacts with. 🚚💨✨ #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

📢 EEEP!!! MYTHWRECKED is OUT NOW After *3 years* my next indie game (following Röki) is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch... 🏝️ Explore a secret island ⚡️ Meet the gods of legend 🔎 Uncover the truth, behind the myth

2D Concept ----> 3D -----> 2D game asset. I'm not much of a 3D artist but I'm pretty happy with the results.. Trying to work around blue sky's single media type upload limit... haha #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blender

It feels good to have the creature AI working as I want it to finally. Just having the little chompers chomp away. Nice. #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Added some subtle shield effects for when you have a shield equipped. I don't want it to be too distracting, but still noticeable... Maybe it could be a bit more obvious..? #indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Someone had asked how I get the outline effect on the 3D models I've posted, so I made a quick little clip in blender to show how I do it! Its quite simple actually. Its just a solidify modifier with flipped normals and a material that uses backfaces. #blender #3D