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HalfSizeAlien

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Arist, indie developer. Making Astoria, a 2D isometric open world survival crafting game! Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240620/Astoria/ #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Jul 31

Hello! Here is the game project I’ve been working on for a while! Tentatively called Astoria.

It’s a 2D isometric exploration/crafting game set on an alien planet!

I’m going to try and start sharing more about it. Definitely more updates to come!

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 1d

Another art time-lapse! Working on art lately.. no fancy new features or anything to show.... 👩‍🎨🎨🖼️

an ancient alien pillar thing! ooOoOoo 👽👾

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 1d

Heck yeaaaaah, beautiful!

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 5d

here's a silly little time-lapse of finishing an old piece of placeholder art. Might revisit this later but so many other things to do x____x 🎨🖌️🖼️

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 9d

I'm still pretty happy with how this little poison fella came out. He spits poison, yuck!

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blender3d #blender

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 11d

🤣 perfect

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 11d

Legally Distinct Energy Sword!™️©️

Or as I'm calling it, a holoblade! how can you have a space sword that isn't made of energy?? It's unthinkable really.

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · 17d

I'm still alive! I was away on a mini vacation for a bit but I'm back at the grindstone! 🏖️

Working on refining some animations, sound effects, lighting, and all that fun stuff. ✨

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 19

Always press it, always

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 17

This is amazing

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 17

Congrats!!

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 12

Elephant 🐘 🐘

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 11

They’re just doing their best

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 11

Haha, just don’t get on their bad side!

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 11

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

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 10

Beautiful! Love this! 🚬

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 8

A fence looking fence and also feeding some space boars! 🐗🥩✨💖

#indie #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 8

Love most of these fish!

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 8

Heeeeeecckkkk yeahhh! Great art!

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ahh, thank you! I appreciate it 🥹

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you! 😊

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Aug 27

I was thinking about that too. I probably should do that. It would be a bit of work but I think it’s doable..

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Aug 21

I cant take full credit for the look of the shaders, I use a tweaked version of the "Comparative Value Overlay" shader from this article:
medium.com/@josephclayt...

as for the outline, its a solidify modifier with flipped normals.

Four Different Methods for Making Cel-Shaders in Blender Eevee (2.8, 2.9+)

When doing stylized work, the method you use to make your cel shading can make or break the final result. Here’s 4, with pros and cons.

medium.com

HalfSizeAlien @djbolser.bsky.social · Aug 20

It is! There’s a link on my profile and here it is as well:

store.steampowered.com/app/3240620/...

Astoria on Steam

Astoria is a 2D isometric open world game where you explore an alien planet in search of wreckage from your crashed ship. Craft all sorts of structures, equipment, gadgets and more while discovering a...

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