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Crystal Story: Crystology

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Crystology is an upcoming RPG by @bredfrown that blends a retro aesthetic with active turn-based battles. Pre-rendered BG's made w/ Nomad Sculpt! 😊 Steam Page for CS: Dawn of Dusk: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1746590/Crystal_Story_Dawn_of_Dusk/

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not quite sure what #PortfolioDay is, but here's a few screenshots of Crystology, lol!
#indierpg #prerenderedbackgrounds

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Wilbs @wilperi.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hey! I'm opening up fakemon commissions, so if you or someone you know needs an official-looking 'mon or two made, hit me up!

Contact via Bluesky DMs or email (found on my portfolio site, link in bio). Payment in advance via PayPal. Pricing and format are subject to change.

RTs are appreciated 🙏

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve always had an thing for them, but I realize that they weren’t for everyone, lol, so I want to make sure folks who don’t like them can turn them off, but if they change their mind, they can try them out ;)

Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 2h

Nomad doesn't quite use terms like "Phong Shading", but that is basically the equivalent in programs like Blender or Maya, etc. :)

I'm still new to 3D, lol

Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 2h

The 'secret sauce' I think (or at least what I've figured out), is to use limited textures, and if you do use them, try to make them relatively low-res and limited colors, but otherwise, I rely a lot on making things with just colored geometry with more "metallic" and reflective shading.

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 3h

I made it to where folks can turn the CRT filter on/off last night, but dang, it looks so different with it off!
#gamedev #prerenderedbackgrounds

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Zerra's Adventure @zerraadventure.bsky.social · 3h

Skill Tree almost finished!! The only thing left is to add the final preview images.

I’m really happy with the result, but any feedback is always welcome! 😁

#indiegame

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not quite sure what #PortfolioDay is, but here's a few screenshots of Crystology, lol!
#indierpg #prerenderedbackgrounds

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not quite sure what #PortfolioDay is, but here's a few screenshots of Crystology, lol!
#indierpg #prerenderedbackgrounds

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Crabby Sam @goawayimcrabby.bsky.social · 1d

Not me posting outdated #Moonshell_Island footage for #PortfolioDay! I'm too busy rebuilding my #pixelart #rpg to take on additional work rn, but any support would help me get 'er done!

Wishlist: s.team/a/1629660
Patreon: patreon.com/cheekynauts

#cozygames #gamedev #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry about the lack of stuff lately.
I have been busy with work so I have not had much time to work on stuff lately.

Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 3d

I'm finally getting to work on something I've been putting off for too long - the main menu, lol
#gamedev #indierpg

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Crabby Sam @goawayimcrabby.bsky.social · 1d

Like whatcha see? Follow my #gamedev evolution from artist to programmer in these VIP-exclusive daily progress collections rich with game footage and text logs as I rebuild #Moonshell_Island! Sign up today~ 😘💜

The links and password are available to VIP patrons here! www.patreon.com/posts/141157...

Daily Progress Reports for MIR Sprints 1-3 | Cheekynauts Entertainment

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 2d

Morbi if you'd make a game, I'd play it. I could help! :D

Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 3d

I'm finally getting to work on something I've been putting off for too long - the main menu, lol
#gamedev #indierpg

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Crabby Sam @goawayimcrabby.bsky.social · 4d

I've emerged from the depths of menu madness to find #ScreenshotSaturday already upon us? Aye, programming #Moonshell_Island tis cumbersome to bear. Good thing she's got an Inventory System~! 💪🎒

Captain's #gamedev log:
www.patreon.com/posts/140953...

#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #gamemaker #rpg

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Squishy @squishedy.bsky.social · 6d

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8 days until Away From Home!

My pixelart rhythm RPG is almost here!

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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (ADV/VN) @traindetective.bsky.social · 8d

We started making DI purely for the love of the game - the most exciting thing now is seeing just how many people have an appetite for the same kinds of games that we do!

store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved on Steam

A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventu...

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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (ADV/VN) @traindetective.bsky.social · 8d

A lot has changed since we started developing our game over 3 years ago...

Nintendo made a new Famicom Detective Club. Every Ace Attorney game is now in English. Another Code was revived, fueling desire for Kyle Hyde remakes.

People want ADV games, and we want to make them 👍 #gamedev #indiegame

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Tetra - They/Them @tetraminose.bsky.social · 11d

My first asset pack is finally out and it's completely free!

It's nothing too crazy, but I hope that you have a lot of fun with it if you end up using it :)

tetraminose.itch.io/town-tender-...

Town Tender - Asset pack by Tetraminose

A downlodable 2D Idle/Clicker game asset pack!

tetraminose.itch.io

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 9d

Render and in-game! :)
#prerenderedbackgrounds #gamedev #3dart

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 8d

I forgot to mention, I do have a CRT shader in my game as well, which helps complete the look. :)

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like I'm literally throwing stuff together, but when you shrink it down and run it in-game, you kinda get that feeling that is what folks back in the 90's were doing, too, lol

Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 8d

No shaders! I basically scaled down a 4k render to in relation to Mina, and the game itself is at 320 x 180 resolution.

I shrink the render from Nomad in Photoshop and set it to 8-bit color depth to make it crunch it some more.

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 9d

Render and in-game! :)
#prerenderedbackgrounds #gamedev #3dart

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 12d

I added one more thing during my lunch break, lol!
#prerenderedbackgrounds #nomadsculpt #gamedev

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Crystal Story: Crystology @crystalstory.bsky.social · 10d

I took a stroll around the playground and hopped on a random encounter so I could hear the new battle music @c-q.bsky.social made for the game! :D
#gamedev #prerenderedbackgrounds #indierpg

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