Ali ✦
@yoctosphere.bsky.social
Graphic Artist/Game Dev
✦ I'm making pearlessential!
It's an isometric, JRPG-inspired, exploration game. All about a rather peculiar exam.
💫 • s.team/a/3163190/
📺 • http://youtube.com/@Alkaliii
🔗 • https://discord.gg/UZ3DCZXmr9
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✦ I'm making pearlessential!
It's an isometric, JRPG-inspired, exploration game. All about a rather peculiar exam.
💫 • s.team/a/3163190/
📺 • http://youtube.com/@Alkaliii
🔗 • https://discord.gg/UZ3DCZXmr9
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Ali ✦
@yoctosphere.bsky.social
· Jun 6
pearlessential is a peculiar preparation focused turn-based RPG. Instead of grinding levels, explore an unfamiliar world for gear and skills to assemble your perfect strategy.
Learn more:
store.steampowered.com/app/3163190/...
#PitchYaGame
Learn more:
store.steampowered.com/app/3163190/...
#PitchYaGame
TIL how to (properly) distort UVs with a texture. Turns out I've been doing it wrong for a while...
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
TIL how to (properly) distort UVs with a texture. Turns out I've been doing it wrong for a while...
What's up #PitchYaGame!
I'm working on pearlessential, an exploration-focused #JRPG made in #godot
⚙️ Find gear and skills
✨ and assemble your perfect strategy
🗺️ while exploring an isometric Euphoria
Wishlist? s.team/a/3163190/
#indiegamedev
I'm working on pearlessential, an exploration-focused #JRPG made in #godot
⚙️ Find gear and skills
✨ and assemble your perfect strategy
🗺️ while exploring an isometric Euphoria
Wishlist? s.team/a/3163190/
#indiegamedev
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What's up #PitchYaGame!
I'm working on pearlessential, an exploration-focused #JRPG made in #godot
⚙️ Find gear and skills
✨ and assemble your perfect strategy
🗺️ while exploring an isometric Euphoria
Wishlist? s.team/a/3163190/
#indiegamedev
I'm working on pearlessential, an exploration-focused #JRPG made in #godot
⚙️ Find gear and skills
✨ and assemble your perfect strategy
🗺️ while exploring an isometric Euphoria
Wishlist? s.team/a/3163190/
#indiegamedev
Reposted by Ali ✦
We're honoured to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're honoured to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
Reposted by Ali ✦
Grow new connections in the middle of nowhere with this bittersweet cozy story. Delphinium is now LIVE on Kickstarter 💙🌿
October 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Grow new connections in the middle of nowhere with this bittersweet cozy story. Delphinium is now LIVE on Kickstarter 💙🌿
Reposted by Ali ✦
We couldn’t be happier to say that… it’s our turn now! We’re officially hosting this week’s #TurnBasedThursday 🎲
If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs!
If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread!
Now… your move.
If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs!
If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread!
Now… your move.
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We couldn’t be happier to say that… it’s our turn now! We’re officially hosting this week’s #TurnBasedThursday 🎲
If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs!
If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread!
Now… your move.
If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs!
If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread!
Now… your move.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
For this #screenshotsaturday I present to you a new video about the weather effects in pearlessential! Uh like, subscribe, and horn or something???
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#gamedev
October 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
For this #screenshotsaturday I present to you a new video about the weather effects in pearlessential! Uh like, subscribe, and horn or something???
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#gamedev
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#gamedev
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🤩 Excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday
All #GameDev and #IndieDev reply with your turn-based games and use the TBT hashtag☝️above
Also be sure to @ anyone who should be in this thread to share the love! 🥰
All #GameDev and #IndieDev reply with your turn-based games and use the TBT hashtag☝️above
Also be sure to @ anyone who should be in this thread to share the love! 🥰
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🤩 Excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday
All #GameDev and #IndieDev reply with your turn-based games and use the TBT hashtag☝️above
Also be sure to @ anyone who should be in this thread to share the love! 🥰
All #GameDev and #IndieDev reply with your turn-based games and use the TBT hashtag☝️above
Also be sure to @ anyone who should be in this thread to share the love! 🥰
Reposted by Ali ✦
Shrine's Legacy is OUT NOW!! 🎉🥳
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Restore the Sword, reunite the elements. The legacy will be known! SHARE AND LET IT BE SO!!!
💎
Thank you all for your support over the years.❤️
Links to buy the game below! 👇 #jrpg #indiegame #shrineslegacy
⚔️
Restore the Sword, reunite the elements. The legacy will be known! SHARE AND LET IT BE SO!!!
💎
Thank you all for your support over the years.❤️
Links to buy the game below! 👇 #jrpg #indiegame #shrineslegacy
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Shrine's Legacy is OUT NOW!! 🎉🥳
⚔️
Restore the Sword, reunite the elements. The legacy will be known! SHARE AND LET IT BE SO!!!
💎
Thank you all for your support over the years.❤️
Links to buy the game below! 👇 #jrpg #indiegame #shrineslegacy
⚔️
Restore the Sword, reunite the elements. The legacy will be known! SHARE AND LET IT BE SO!!!
💎
Thank you all for your support over the years.❤️
Links to buy the game below! 👇 #jrpg #indiegame #shrineslegacy
I've set up most of my negative status effects to persist outside of battle. Like the poisoned status in Pokemon does. I'm also tweaking some of my weather conditions so that they can passively apply negative status effects.
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#gamedev
October 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I've set up most of my negative status effects to persist outside of battle. Like the poisoned status in Pokemon does. I'm also tweaking some of my weather conditions so that they can passively apply negative status effects.
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#gamedev
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#gamedev
Reposted by Ali ✦
Proud to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! ⚔️
#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)
Let's make some noise ❤️🔄
#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)
Let's make some noise ❤️🔄
October 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Proud to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! ⚔️
#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)
Let's make some noise ❤️🔄
#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)
Let's make some noise ❤️🔄
Reposted by Ali ✦
Reposted by Ali ✦
In pearlessential, I want to have party members sometimes be available to talk to in the world. I added this 'doppelganger prevention' system to help with that.
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg
September 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In pearlessential, I want to have party members sometimes be available to talk to in the world. I added this 'doppelganger prevention' system to help with that.
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg
Book improvements! Got both halves in the right places now, and the shape keys are working perfectly.
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
September 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Book improvements! Got both halves in the right places now, and the shape keys are working perfectly.
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
Hmm... I can't put my finger on it, but I think something is wrong with my book animation.
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#indiegamedev #turnbasedthursday #jrpg #godot
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#indiegamedev #turnbasedthursday #jrpg #godot
September 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Hmm... I can't put my finger on it, but I think something is wrong with my book animation.
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#indiegamedev #turnbasedthursday #jrpg #godot
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#indiegamedev #turnbasedthursday #jrpg #godot
I felt really good about this level as I was sketching it, but I'm unhappy with how it obscures itself. Wish I noticed that when I was sketching lol.
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #leveldesign #godot
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #leveldesign #godot
September 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I felt really good about this level as I was sketching it, but I'm unhappy with how it obscures itself. Wish I noticed that when I was sketching lol.
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #leveldesign #godot
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#indiegamedev #jrpg #leveldesign #godot
Shops now let you immediately equip items after you buy them.
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
September 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Shops now let you immediately equip items after you buy them.
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
More tweaks to the shop system. One thing I've been working on is letting the player sell straight from their inventory if they are standing near a merchant. The system works but the UX could be better...
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
September 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
More tweaks to the shop system. One thing I've been working on is letting the player sell straight from their inventory if they are standing near a merchant. The system works but the UX could be better...
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #jrpg #godot
Some of the swords I've been making for #swordtember + #VJsSwordtember2025 ⚔️
please ignore all the tiny little errors my swords have 🫠
please ignore all the tiny little errors my swords have 🫠
September 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Some of the swords I've been making for #swordtember + #VJsSwordtember2025 ⚔️
please ignore all the tiny little errors my swords have 🫠
please ignore all the tiny little errors my swords have 🫠
Reposted by Ali ✦
Happy to be co-hosting this #TurnBasedThursday since the Sultan is not present here 👑
To participate-
💬 Show us your turn-based games, share your latest work
❤️ Engage with other fellow devs
🔁 Repost if you like what you see
To participate-
💬 Show us your turn-based games, share your latest work
❤️ Engage with other fellow devs
🔁 Repost if you like what you see
September 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Happy to be co-hosting this #TurnBasedThursday since the Sultan is not present here 👑
To participate-
💬 Show us your turn-based games, share your latest work
❤️ Engage with other fellow devs
🔁 Repost if you like what you see
To participate-
💬 Show us your turn-based games, share your latest work
❤️ Engage with other fellow devs
🔁 Repost if you like what you see
I kinda understand how interactive snow works, but it would be nice if it's didn't need so many subdivisions...
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#indiegamedev #godot
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#indiegamedev #godot
September 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I kinda understand how interactive snow works, but it would be nice if it's didn't need so many subdivisions...
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#indiegamedev #godot
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#indiegamedev #godot
Dialogue fast forward and a message log. I need to tweak how fast forward works on scenes with special instructions though. You can kinda see the camera act weird in the second dialogue sequence.
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#indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #jrpg
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#indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #jrpg
August 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Dialogue fast forward and a message log. I need to tweak how fast forward works on scenes with special instructions though. You can kinda see the camera act weird in the second dialogue sequence.
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#indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #jrpg
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#indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #jrpg
Added a simple popup system, It's mostly be used for tutorializing, but I might also use it for light confirmation in some places...
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#gamedev
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#gamedev
August 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Added a simple popup system, It's mostly be used for tutorializing, but I might also use it for light confirmation in some places...
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#gamedev
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#gamedev
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM