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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿
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Black writer from NYC. My most popular story online is Bullets & Spells. I’d like it if you read it.
Developer behind #TearsofXivo
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Peace and much love from NYC 💟✌🏿
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Through much (quite a lot) of trial and error, I got my combat section code working! It'll play random music too! Now I gotta add sprites and I'll be done (after I figure out how to change the names of the health bars too)
#TearsofXivo #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamedevstuff
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
A lil playthru of #TearsofXivo. Sorry about the quality, this is a phone screen recording of my laptop screen recording.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamedevstuff #art #3dart #visualnovel
September 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
Some close-ups on her.
A full body shot of Katrina in her cybernetic form, there is no background as she stands, leaning on her hip. A close-up of her face. She looks off to her right side off screen, her pupils have purple holographic rings. She sweetly smirks at whatever she sees. Where her neck should be is an open space with wires and springs holding her head up and connecting it to her body. The backside of Katrina, where we can see how the prosthetics hold her head in place, cupping her skull halfway up. There are two wires that connect to her skull that go into her back. There are also various wires, straps, and other mechanical bindings that act as her neck. A close-up of Katrina's arm, the hollowness of her hand suggests that this isn't plating for her hand but rather a replacement altogether. There is a display on her forearm that reads "Fuel QTY" The display isn't lit up.
September 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
Cybernetic Katrina is online, prepare for TearsofXivo.Exe.
(2/3)
Katrina leans back on her hip and puts her arms down as the orb produces her longsword: a Tear of Xivo. It is a crystalline pink sword, rising from the seamless orb.
September 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I did a poll over on tumblr and the ppl voted to give Katrina cybernetics for a photoshoot! So here's a scene in what could've been a very different game. (1/3)
#TearsofXvio #3dart #art #ocs #ocsky #blacksky #scifiart
A 3d image made in DAZ3D studio. A sleek white hallway that seems to go on forever with rounded walls and light panels between each segment. A large black orb floats in place as Katrina from Tears of Xivo walks towards it. Katrina isn't in her usual form. Parts of her body are covered or replaced with red and black robotic prosthetics. She reaches her right hand out over the orb. The orb has neon red text illuminated on its surface, it reads "CAUTION!" A zoom in on Katrina, from this distance and angle we can see the small smile on her freckled face and that her eyes are a luminous purple. An alternate angle of the last shot, even closer to Katrina. We can see the wires and springs where her neck should be connecting her head to her shoulders. We can see more the of the plating that covers her torso and arms and the ridges where they meet her skin. Her wrist has a display showing some numbers. Green and red wires lace in between the joints of her hand.
September 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Come closer, she won't hurt you. (2/2)
Muxtra is now lying in the sand, propping herself up on her left elbow as she beckons the viewer forward with a gesture of her hand. She crosses and bends her legs up as a dangerous smirk stretches across her face. The skeleton on the spear is still visible past her wing.
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Since no one goes without a photoshoot, here's Muxtra poll winning outfit. (1/2)
#TearsofXivo #3dart #art #OCs #ocsky
A 3D image of Muxtra from Tears of Xivo. Muxtra is a tall, muscular woman with tan skin and multicolored angel wings. Muxtra is flying over the ocean, looking up to the sky with her back to the water below. She's wearing a shimmery green sleeveless dress with high cut leg slits. The sun has set, painting the ocean and the world around it in warm orange light. Muxtra has a wide smile on her face. Muxtra lands on a beach, doing a three-point landing, water splashes away from the impact. She looks amused by this. Bioluminescence tinges the water blue. Muxtra stands on her toes and turns to face the viewer, posing her hands on her waist and chest. She makes a puckering face as she strides across the beach. Her wings spread out to offer an almost welcoming gesture. There's a lot of vegetation in the background. The clouds above part where her head is. Muxtra kneels in the sand, sticking her hip out and licking the top row of her teeth as she looks to the viewer. Her wings are angled back, revealing a collection weapons on her right side. On her left is a skeleton that's been pierced and held in place by a spear. Muxtra's flirtatious look is made sinister by her choice of location.
September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
*The most smug expression you’ve ever seen * I’m doing NUMBERS on here
September 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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The rest of the crew! (2/2)
Vexxin from Tears of Xivo, a dark skinned Black woman with blue and purple jumbo braids and heterochromatic eyes that are blue and purple. She sits on a couch with her leg folded underneath her other leg and has a warm smile for the viewer. On the couch with her is a stack of papers tied up with string, a pile of scrolls, a quill pen and its inkwell, and a a curled up map. Next to the couch is a wood board with different papers kept in place with daggers. Xiuhcoatl from Tears of Xivo, a middle aged woman with orange and yellow hair in cornrow braids. She stands in an arena with her macuahuitl in her left hand. Xuihcoatl has a warm smile for the viewer, despite the rack of weapons next to her. The Nimbus from Tears of Xivo, a large airship with an intricate yellow, white, and brown allover pattern for its envelope (the part that holds the gas that lifts it up). The Nimbus sits in teh water, waiting to be boarded as the viewer looks at it from a dock with a rowboat at the side. It's wings and propellers are stowed at its sides.
August 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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The Riptides standing where they work! (1/2)
#TearsofXivo #indiedev #indiegame #indiegames #gamedev #devlog #art #3dart #OCs #OCsky #Blacksky
A 3d image made in DAZ3D studio, depicting Artelia from Tears of Xivo. She's a red-skinned succubus with six glass stained horns and blue dreadlocks. Artelia smiles at the viewer as stands cupping her hands together. Next to her is a table with an assortment of medical supplies, potions, clean towels, and a teapot. Under the table are a stack of books and more towels. Next to it is a bucket of water, which sits next to a bed which is empty. Eve from Tears of Xivo, a young Asian woman with shimmering purple eyes and tricolor short hair. She's in a watchtower overlooking a beach. Eve leans on the railing as she waves to the viewer. On the railings are two black dumbbell weights, her focus, and a plate of treats. Sahkyō from Tears of Xivo, a half snake half human woman with deep brown skin and golden brown scales, with black and white dreadlocks. She has a slight smile for the viewer as she crosses one arm and holds up the other. Sahkyō is standing behind a counter with an assortment of goods laid out, including potions, weapons, scrolls, a helmet, and a pile of emeralds sit there as well. A glowing yellow orb of magic floats over her head. Terrya from Tears of Xivo, a blue skinned gargoyle with shimmery silver horns and green bow braids. She's in a kitchen leaning against a stone brick oven. There's a variety of foods laid out throughout the kitchen as well as there being some potions on a shelf on the wall.
August 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
Some more enemy NPC's, a mage and rogue, respectively
#TearsofXivo #art #3dart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegames #devlog
A Black woman in a yellow and orange patterned dress, black leather forearms, and platform sandals is holding a branch with an bright orange orb at the end. Her braids are yellow and orange and she has bright orange eyeshadow. She holds her right arm up as she looks offscreen to the left. a 3d image made in DAZ3D, a dark skinned Black woman kneels as she draws back on a bow. She's wearing a black hoodie dress, googles, spandex shorts, pauldrons and bracers, and black sneakers.
August 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
All in all, Muxtra gave me more than my fair share of trouble throughout her creation process, but a good villain demands a thorough go over before you throw them out in the world. Muxtra caused me so much pain and I'm sure she enjoyed every second; just as she'll enjoy hurting you in Tears of Xivo!
Muxtra is flying towards to the viewer, her large weapons in hand and a sadistic smile across her face. It's clear she means to do us harm.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Muxtra doesn't believe in subtlety, adhering to one discipline, and certainly doesn't think less is more. She carries an assortment of weapons with her so that she can use whatever suits her mood at the moment. I call this her weapon wheel. (7/8)
This is a full body shot of Muxtra, like the first picture but this time, there's an arsenal of weapons floating in the air behind her. A close-up of the various weapons that float behind Muxtra along with the swirl of magic that keeps them afloat. In the arsenal there are a couple swords, a burning axe, a spear, a hammer, a mace, a kukri, a glaive, and a chakram. A close-up of the large war hammer in Muxtra's left hand. It's made of gray metal with bronze accents decorating it. There is a spike at the top. A close-up of the sword Muxtra keeps in her right hand. The weapon is quite wide, the blade is an iridescent pink with its center being an iron gray. It has intricate carving along its length. The grip of the sword is black with gold rings. Despite the size of both weapons, Muxtra holds each with one hand.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Muxtra is a Celestial, these winged beings are amongst the most powerful people's out there. Both physically and magically gifted, they can go toe-to-toe with the vast majority of peoples. Some take on a protector role with regards to other peoples. But only some. (6/8)
A front shot of Muxtra's entire body, but her wings are bent at different to showcase their joints. Her right one is bent lower as her left raises up higher.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Washboard abs, and visible underwear straps, what more must be said? Her pants and boots gave me so much trouble, you don't even know. (5/8)
The upper half of Muxtra's body. She's back to expressionless, no longer terrifying the viewer. We get a closer look at the mismatched shoulder armor she has on. On her right arm is a brown leather guard in the style of a viking armor. Her left shoulder is guarded by samurai armor, a sode. The drawstrings of her hoodie rests on her considerable chest. A close-up of Muxtra's torso, she has a visible eight-pack, her abs are very toned. She has large breasts supported by a piece of armor that protects her solar plexus and ribs. This close we can see that her pants zippers are slightly undone. She has a few moles on her torso. This is a shot of Muxtra's lower half. This close we can see the details of her shin armor, swirling patterns fill in the spaces. Her shin armor has six spikes protruding from it. Her exposed thigh shows a bit of how muscled her legs are.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social
Muxtra has strong features. I gave her a strong jawline to make her face even more angular. Due to her chaotic nature she doesn't commit to one look for long, so no tattoos for her. She has intense expressions, incredibly menacing. Her eyes are intense, ignore that white rectangle, please. (4/8)
A zoom in on Muxtra's left eye. The rainbow coloration of her iris is intense and follows no pattern. This close we can see each individual eyebrow hair and how all of them are different colors. Her eyelashes are long and black. There is a white rectangle in the center of her pupil but that's just the reflection of the camera, I really don't know how to stop it from showing up. Why does it keep showing up? Uggh.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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For her hair, I settled on this ponytail pretty quickly, but choosing a coloration that was a good fit was an arduous task. After about a quadrillion different looks, I settled on this one and I'm happy with it. Her baby hairs are oddly charming. (3/8)
A close-up of Muxtra's face. Her expression is blank. She intense rainbow colored eyes, her eyebrows look white at first but looking closer they're actually multicolored giving the illusion of being entirely white. She also has mismatched earrings, and a nose ring. Her cheekbones are very prominent, her jawline is similarly strong along with having thick lips and a wide nose. Muxtra's hair is done up in a ponytail with a large bang going right across her forehead. Her is a myriad of colors, the bang a gradient of pink, red, and yellow, her baby hairs on the left side of her are different gradients of the rainbow, the main part is a gradient of green and pink. A quarter turn to the left of the previous picture, we see Muxtra's right side. From this angle we can her earring and piercings, including a daith and an industrial piercing. Her earring is a long one with a teardrop gem. This is the left side of Muxtra's face, on this side we see her earring has dangling gold chains that latch onto her upper ear. The rainbow gradient of her baby hairs is more visible, each section has a different pattern. The back of Muxtra's head, her ponytail is a shimmery lavender as it trails down into her hoodie's collar.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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A character sheet for our antagonist: Muxtra. First, her overall appearance. (1/8)
#TearsofXvio #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #devlog #indiegames #art #3dart #Blacksky #ocsky #OCs
A 3d image made in DAZ3D studio, it is of Muxtra, a tall, tan, muscular woman with multicolored angel wings standing in a t-pose with a blank expression. She's wearing a cropped hoodie with a psychedelic pattern of red, white, and purple, a cropped halter top with a kaleidoscopic pattern of green, red, and orange. A sode (Samurai shoulder armor) and a leather viking style shoulder guard on her left and right shoulders respectively. Muxtra also has on black leather pants with an asymmetrical design; the left side stops at her upper thigh, with visible black underwear straps on her hips. She has on mismatched leg armor, one made of a bronze like material protecting her right knee and shin, while there is only an iron knee guard on her left. She has a stocking on her exposed leg that has a psychedelic pattern of blue and green. Her boots are pink with large black platforms and hearts on the tongues. This is a quarter turn of the first image, Muxtra has been rotated slightly to the right. This angle brings her left wing closer to the viewer. Her wing, from the top, has light blue feathers, light red, white, and blue. The several ring on Muxtra's hands can be seen from this angle. The image shows absolute left side of Muxtra. From this angle the full length of her hammer, spanning about two thirds of her height. Her thighs and butt are noticeably thick with muscle. This is the view of Muxtra from behind. We can the full length of her wings, easily twice her body height. Her ponytail is visible.
August 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Just one more, okay? (2/2)
Artelia is now in the ground part of the fountain, and provides a look at her rear. She stands with her back to the viewer but moves her wings out of the way. Her tail curls up and she looks back at the viewer, licking her top lip. She holds her arms up to touch her head. Her underwear straps are caught on the spikes protruding from her hips.
August 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Are you going to be a good lil' patient for Artelia ლ(´ڡ`ლ) (1/2)
#TearsofXivo #art #3dart #ocs #ocsky
A 3d image of Artelia from Tears of Xivo. She's a red skinned succubus with six glass stained horns, blue dreadlocks, and golden spikes protruding from various parts of her body. Artelia is sitting on a chaise lounge chair with several pillows, behind her is an opening to the evening air with voluminous clouds and bright stars set in the lavender sky. Artelia is looking at the viewer with a flirtatious expression as she holds her left index finger up to her mouth in a beckoning gesture. She's dressed in black lingerie with forearm gloves. Artelia is flying in the air, her tail bends around her left leg as she poses with her left hand behind her head. Her wings spread to hold her in the air as she looks to the viewer with an alluring expression. Artelia stands, picturesque in form, in a running fountain. She rests her right arm across her head and her left against her thigh as she leans on her hip. She has a pleased expression for the viewer. An alternate angle of the last picture, this one lets the viewer look down at Artelia, offering a better look at her face and body. She looks up at the viewer, slightly surprised.
August 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Meet Onyx and Opal! Onyx is a friendly quest giving NPC, and proud citizen of the 🏳️‍⚧️ nation. Opal is a talking crow that causes mischief. I can't wait for y'all to meet them in Tears of Xivo!
#TearsofXivo #gamedev #indiedev #art #3dart #indiegame #indiegames #devlog
A 3D image of a Black man standing with his left hand on his hip while holding a green staff in his right hand. He's blindfolded and wears a hoodie with sweatpants and high top sneakers. His hoodie has a red, white, and purple geometric pattern, and his blindfold has a pink, white, and blue vertical wavy pattern. He has a long beard with coarse hair that is pink, blue and white. His hair is braided on top of his head into a ponytail with a fade on the sides. His hair, like his beard, is blue, white, and pink with a splash of blonde. Resting on top of his staff is Opal, a crow with antlers. Opal's head is pink and gradients into white then blue as it travels down. A close-up of Onyx, he's smiling brightly at the viewer. At this distance, we can see a bit of the wavy pattern on the side of his head. A close-up of Opal. We can see the gold accents on his pink horns and the gold swirling jewelry on his beak.
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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More promo art concepts, still looking for a solid tagline. #TearsofXivo #art #3dart #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #devlog
A 3d image of Katrina from Tears of Xivo, she's a young Black woman with short cherry red hair. Katrina's standing with her fists balled up and has an intense glare for the viewer. There is only water where she stands. Behind her is Xivo, a Goddess. Xivo has the appearance of a Black woman with rainbow colored hair, but she's much larger than Katrina, her arms are longer than Katrina's body. Xivo is leaning on her side, propping herself up on her arms and is visibly distressed as she looks down at Katrina. This is the same image as the previous one, but there is additional text under "Tears of Xivo" the added text reads "What makes a Goddess weep?"
August 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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All in all, Xiuhcoatl was a pleasure to make, and hopefully you'll enjoy her character in Tears of Xivo. (9/9)
Xiuhcoatl is running towards the viewer, holding her war hammer in her right hand and her macuahuitl in her left hand. Despite being armed, she looks at the viewer with a warm smile. It's probably fine, right?
August 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Her arsenal of weapons offer her a range of options, but she clearly has a thing for swords. I figured she'd like the versatility. Because of her weak magical power, her weapons don't have any enchantments but with her reach and strength it rarely makes a difference. (8/9)
All of Xiuhcoatl's weapons float in the air.. From left to right there is a large war hammer stained with blood made of iron. a spear with a tarnished gold grip or maybe it's bronze, her macuahuitl (a wooden sword with shards of obsidian embedded in the sides), and a steel longsword with spikes near the hand guard and an image of a skull carved where the tang meets the hilt.
August 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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You can't have a lady warrior running around on thin sticks so Xiuhcoatl has pretty strong legs. Those leggings are begging for mercy. (7/9)
A shot of Xiuhcoatl's lower half, we see her muscular thighs and armor plated shins. Her sword rests against her left leg in its sheath. A quarter turn view of Xiuhcoatl's backside, her buttcheeks are rotund. A shot of Xiuhcoatl's lower half, this time without the armor or equipment. We can fully see how well muscled her legs are and the red warpaint that goes down her legs through the mesh of her leggings. A quarter turn of Xiuhcoatl's backside, without the armor or equipment in the way. We see more of her shapely rear and the thick musculature of her legs.
August 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM