ShoNiMals
@shonimals.bsky.social
Canadian (Toronto) 🇨🇦🍁. Solo Indie Dev. (She/her). ShoNiMals in the works.
https://linktr.ee/shonimals
https://linktr.ee/shonimals
So the past three days I’ve made a slight detour and may have started prototyping another project…Borough….
I’m sharing the long thoughts below. You can follow the new project at @boroughbuilder.bsky.social
#unrealengine #prototype #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev #citybuilder #cozygame
I’m sharing the long thoughts below. You can follow the new project at @boroughbuilder.bsky.social
#unrealengine #prototype #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev #citybuilder #cozygame
October 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
So the past three days I’ve made a slight detour and may have started prototyping another project…Borough….
I’m sharing the long thoughts below. You can follow the new project at @boroughbuilder.bsky.social
#unrealengine #prototype #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev #citybuilder #cozygame
I’m sharing the long thoughts below. You can follow the new project at @boroughbuilder.bsky.social
#unrealengine #prototype #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #solodev #citybuilder #cozygame
Sharing some more Streamer and Shonimal character design for the test level I'm working on.
PS I finally started the Steam Page creation process... working on getting a simple playlets demo done by the end of the year... 🤞🤞🤞
#conceptart #characterdesign #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
PS I finally started the Steam Page creation process... working on getting a simple playlets demo done by the end of the year... 🤞🤞🤞
#conceptart #characterdesign #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sharing some more Streamer and Shonimal character design for the test level I'm working on.
PS I finally started the Steam Page creation process... working on getting a simple playlets demo done by the end of the year... 🤞🤞🤞
#conceptart #characterdesign #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
PS I finally started the Steam Page creation process... working on getting a simple playlets demo done by the end of the year... 🤞🤞🤞
#conceptart #characterdesign #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
In between taking my daughter to see the Gabby’s Doll House movie and other kids’ activities, I’ve been designing up some opponent Streamers (name tbd) for the test level.
What should her and her bebe crow’s name be?
#characterdesign #gamdev #indiegamedev #indiegames #sologamedev #creaturedesign
What should her and her bebe crow’s name be?
#characterdesign #gamdev #indiegamedev #indiegames #sologamedev #creaturedesign
October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In between taking my daughter to see the Gabby’s Doll House movie and other kids’ activities, I’ve been designing up some opponent Streamers (name tbd) for the test level.
What should her and her bebe crow’s name be?
#characterdesign #gamdev #indiegamedev #indiegames #sologamedev #creaturedesign
What should her and her bebe crow’s name be?
#characterdesign #gamdev #indiegamedev #indiegames #sologamedev #creaturedesign
Alright here's the better version.
Movement is almost there. Just need to animate the hand poses.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
Movement is almost there. Just need to animate the hand poses.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Alright here's the better version.
Movement is almost there. Just need to animate the hand poses.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
Movement is almost there. Just need to animate the hand poses.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
Wanna see a cool trick? And trick I mean glitch! 😂
Working on refining animation today and turning the player character into origami.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
Working on refining animation today and turning the player character into origami.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
October 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wanna see a cool trick? And trick I mean glitch! 😂
Working on refining animation today and turning the player character into origami.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
Working on refining animation today and turning the player character into origami.
#unrealengine #animation #gamedev #glitch #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #indiedev
Loona is now in the game! Going to use her as a stand in for the player character for now. Character customisation will come one day, but it's low priority at the moment.
Going to start designing some other coaches for the test level.
#unrealengine #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev
Going to start designing some other coaches for the test level.
#unrealengine #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Loona is now in the game! Going to use her as a stand in for the player character for now. Character customisation will come one day, but it's low priority at the moment.
Going to start designing some other coaches for the test level.
#unrealengine #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev
Going to start designing some other coaches for the test level.
#unrealengine #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev
Exploring Cascaduer for creating animations today. It has been saving a ton of time in fussy tweeting stage.
#animation #cascadeur #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev #3danimation
#animation #cascadeur #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev #3danimation
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Exploring Cascaduer for creating animations today. It has been saving a ton of time in fussy tweeting stage.
#animation #cascadeur #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev #3danimation
#animation #cascadeur #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev #3danimation
Does research count towards #screenshotsaturday ?
Hanging out with the minks down by the beach.
#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #wildlife #toronto #animals
Hanging out with the minks down by the beach.
#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #wildlife #toronto #animals
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Does research count towards #screenshotsaturday ?
Hanging out with the minks down by the beach.
#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #wildlife #toronto #animals
Hanging out with the minks down by the beach.
#indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #wildlife #toronto #animals
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Working on a new Loona mesh for play testing.
Now to model the rest of the body…
#nomadsculpt #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #solodev #3dsculpt #solodev
Now to model the rest of the body…
#nomadsculpt #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #solodev #3dsculpt #solodev
September 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Working on a new Loona mesh for play testing.
Now to model the rest of the body…
#nomadsculpt #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #solodev #3dsculpt #solodev
Now to model the rest of the body…
#nomadsculpt #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #solodev #3dsculpt #solodev
Working on wayfinding today.
Who needs a pole when you have a perfectly good dead tree?
Inspired by the cottage road signs of back country lake roads.
#indiegame #gamedev #unrealengine #solodev #indiegamedev
Who needs a pole when you have a perfectly good dead tree?
Inspired by the cottage road signs of back country lake roads.
#indiegame #gamedev #unrealengine #solodev #indiegamedev
September 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Working on wayfinding today.
Who needs a pole when you have a perfectly good dead tree?
Inspired by the cottage road signs of back country lake roads.
#indiegame #gamedev #unrealengine #solodev #indiegamedev
Who needs a pole when you have a perfectly good dead tree?
Inspired by the cottage road signs of back country lake roads.
#indiegame #gamedev #unrealengine #solodev #indiegamedev
Sharing a quick site plan sketch where I loosely plan out the pathing and interest points in the level.
#indiegames #indiegamdev #unrealengine #solodev #gamedev #leveldesign
#indiegames #indiegamdev #unrealengine #solodev #gamedev #leveldesign
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sharing a quick site plan sketch where I loosely plan out the pathing and interest points in the level.
#indiegames #indiegamdev #unrealengine #solodev #gamedev #leveldesign
#indiegames #indiegamdev #unrealengine #solodev #gamedev #leveldesign
Sculpting out the landscape and doing some performance testing the next few days (kinda obsessed with PCG...).
#unrealengine #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #environmenntdesign
#unrealengine #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #environmenntdesign
September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sculpting out the landscape and doing some performance testing the next few days (kinda obsessed with PCG...).
#unrealengine #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #environmenntdesign
#unrealengine #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #environmenntdesign
Just spending the next little bit rebuilding up the environment for my test level.
#unrealengine #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #environmentdesign
#unrealengine #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #environmentdesign
September 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just spending the next little bit rebuilding up the environment for my test level.
#unrealengine #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #environmentdesign
#unrealengine #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #environmentdesign
With basic game programming done, I'm building up the environments again.
Doing some testing to make sure the foliage shaders plays nice with the weather system.
#indiedev #sologamedev #unrealengine #shonimals
Doing some testing to make sure the foliage shaders plays nice with the weather system.
#indiedev #sologamedev #unrealengine #shonimals
September 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
With basic game programming done, I'm building up the environments again.
Doing some testing to make sure the foliage shaders plays nice with the weather system.
#indiedev #sologamedev #unrealengine #shonimals
Doing some testing to make sure the foliage shaders plays nice with the weather system.
#indiedev #sologamedev #unrealengine #shonimals
September 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The skeleton of the Showdown System is done!
It now works with wild packs and other coaches.
It's pretty bare bones at the moment, but now that the turn orders have been ironed out I can start adding all the other ingredients.
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
It now works with wild packs and other coaches.
It's pretty bare bones at the moment, but now that the turn orders have been ironed out I can start adding all the other ingredients.
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The skeleton of the Showdown System is done!
It now works with wild packs and other coaches.
It's pretty bare bones at the moment, but now that the turn orders have been ironed out I can start adding all the other ingredients.
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
It now works with wild packs and other coaches.
It's pretty bare bones at the moment, but now that the turn orders have been ironed out I can start adding all the other ingredients.
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
Very much in the build it and make it pretty later stage.
Proud to have rebuilt the battle system to work with multiple ShoNiMals showdowns in the wild.
Nothing too fancy to see right now. Just getting those core turn mechanics in place and ironed out.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
Proud to have rebuilt the battle system to work with multiple ShoNiMals showdowns in the wild.
Nothing too fancy to see right now. Just getting those core turn mechanics in place and ironed out.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
September 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Very much in the build it and make it pretty later stage.
Proud to have rebuilt the battle system to work with multiple ShoNiMals showdowns in the wild.
Nothing too fancy to see right now. Just getting those core turn mechanics in place and ironed out.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
Proud to have rebuilt the battle system to work with multiple ShoNiMals showdowns in the wild.
Nothing too fancy to see right now. Just getting those core turn mechanics in place and ironed out.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine
Hey Bluesky it’s been a while.
I’ve just been optimizing some code and shaders (and enjoying the short Canadian Summer… ) so I haven’t had much to show the past couple of weeks.
Just got a better refined movement Ai running now.
Still have to rebuild my test level and polish the weather system.
I’ve just been optimizing some code and shaders (and enjoying the short Canadian Summer… ) so I haven’t had much to show the past couple of weeks.
Just got a better refined movement Ai running now.
Still have to rebuild my test level and polish the weather system.
August 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey Bluesky it’s been a while.
I’ve just been optimizing some code and shaders (and enjoying the short Canadian Summer… ) so I haven’t had much to show the past couple of weeks.
Just got a better refined movement Ai running now.
Still have to rebuild my test level and polish the weather system.
I’ve just been optimizing some code and shaders (and enjoying the short Canadian Summer… ) so I haven’t had much to show the past couple of weeks.
Just got a better refined movement Ai running now.
Still have to rebuild my test level and polish the weather system.
Spent the day setting up ShoNiMal Packs and programming their movement AI so that they don’t stray too far away from each other.
#unrealengine #creaturecollector #monstertamer #indiedev #solodev #videogame
#unrealengine #creaturecollector #monstertamer #indiedev #solodev #videogame
July 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Spent the day setting up ShoNiMal Packs and programming their movement AI so that they don’t stray too far away from each other.
#unrealengine #creaturecollector #monstertamer #indiedev #solodev #videogame
#unrealengine #creaturecollector #monstertamer #indiedev #solodev #videogame
They’ve been released into the ravine by my place. Hope it enjoys its new habitat. 🍃
July 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
They’ve been released into the ravine by my place. Hope it enjoys its new habitat. 🍃
When you #gamedev plans get side railed by a stranded #pigeon on your terrace.
Took all day to get this guy into a carrier.
#urbanwildlife
Took all day to get this guy into a carrier.
#urbanwildlife
July 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
When you #gamedev plans get side railed by a stranded #pigeon on your terrace.
Took all day to get this guy into a carrier.
#urbanwildlife
Took all day to get this guy into a carrier.
#urbanwildlife
What’s up Bluesky?!
Finished a day job gig and have more time for ShoNiMals!
I’ve been slowly expanding the world scale to work better with the ShoDown battles in world. Also did some texture updating.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine #videogame #creaturecollector #monstertamer
Finished a day job gig and have more time for ShoNiMals!
I’ve been slowly expanding the world scale to work better with the ShoDown battles in world. Also did some texture updating.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine #videogame #creaturecollector #monstertamer
July 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
What’s up Bluesky?!
Finished a day job gig and have more time for ShoNiMals!
I’ve been slowly expanding the world scale to work better with the ShoDown battles in world. Also did some texture updating.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine #videogame #creaturecollector #monstertamer
Finished a day job gig and have more time for ShoNiMals!
I’ve been slowly expanding the world scale to work better with the ShoDown battles in world. Also did some texture updating.
#indiedev #solodev #unrealengine #videogame #creaturecollector #monstertamer
Needed to take a break from programming the Shodown gameplay so I made a nifty rain droplet effect for the water bodies.
April 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Needed to take a break from programming the Shodown gameplay so I made a nifty rain droplet effect for the water bodies.