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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

TLDR, I made a cool showoff of gameplay and you should read it all if you like behind-the-scenes!

#gamedev #unity3d #lsbugames #3dmodelling #blender3d #blender

Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Finally, I placed him in game! Here he is and here is some gameplay of the Elephant which you play as! :) Hope you enjoyed this little ramble, follow for more!

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Finally, I placed him in game! Here he is and here is some gameplay of the Elephant which you play as! :) Hope you enjoyed this little ramble, follow for more!

Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Next was unwrapping and texturing! I tried to give him some realistic-ish clothing to match the look of the Elephant :)

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

I then proceeded to model the body, belt, and legs separately, focusing on keeping all connecting joints the same amount of vertices.

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

The next step really depends on what you prioritize but I wanted to get the look of the guard’s head down! I think in a lot of projects it’s important to model the face first; it’s typically the area with the most detail and the main focal point for a player to look at.

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

I began concepting by drawing him out on a piece of paper, combining all the inspiration I had gathered, as well as clipart of “security guards”. This was the final design which I landed on.

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

I decided to give the character very lank proportions, similar to K2SO, Waluigi, and myself. This would make it easier to animate based on my own movements and also give a unique visual image of a tall, overarching figure.

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

I decided to make him act quite bored. He is always slouching, barely holding his flashlight, and falling asleep on the job. To make him more unapproachable, I decided to give him large, reflective glasses to give the look of a man who doesn’t want to be spoken to.

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Next, I started to think more about how the character would act (which would be useful for animation later). I thought of him as a very pompous character; it would mean I get to give a serious look to the guy, and then confuse him when he sees a moving elephant statue…

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Since I knew the “type” of character that I wanted (a stern guard), I already had a pretty good base for where to start looking for inspiration. Characters such as the dad from CWACOM, Luca which bring this stern but recognisable look.

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Aug 4

Coming on here and giving an update on this Guard which I've been working on, and share some insight into how designing him came out, where the inspiration for this character arose, and how you could start doing this sort of thing if you’re not as experienced!
#gamedev
#lsbugames

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 15

It does, don't worry :) here if ya need some opinions!!

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 15

As someone who studied this, it's great to look at other GDD's made by companies and see how they made them. The original GTA is a great inspiration for my GDDs as it gets across all the sections and points generally needed for a game!

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 15

Textured and getting animated!
#lsbugames #indiedev #3dmodelling

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 14

Rigged and ready for texturing!

Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 12

Started working on this funky little bloke for a game I'm working on, he follows a typical security guard look and you'll be trying to avoid him :)
#indiedev #lsbugames #b3d #modelling

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 10

Super fun meeting the lovely people yesterday who came to Develop and the Indie Treasures event! Thanks to those of you who played my game and a special thanks to the organisers who gave the opportunity to show off my game! You guys are amazing :) 🔥

#lsbugames #indiedev

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jul 9

Reminder that I'm presenting #GASTRO at the wonderful Indie Treasures event hosted by @brilliantindietreasures.com be sure to stop by!

#lsbugames #gamedev #unity3d

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jun 19

Had a great time at the BA Hons #lsbugames showcase and showed off G-ASTRO! Big ups to everyone that came and what a lovely jubbly time it's been!

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Jun 11

So honoured to present here! Please buy a ticket if ya can: Friday Midday on Eventbrite!

Brilliant Indie Treasures @brilliantindietreasures.com · Jun 11

We've got games at Brilliant Indie Treasures 2025!

Check out G-ASTRO by @connorrmcg.bsky.social Play as a hyperintelligent, intergalactic, space Snail on a mission across the universe. Discover wildlife and plantlife to determine whether this world is habitable for snail-kind.

Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · May 30

G-ASTRO IS NOW LIVE ON STEAM!!! CHECK IT OUT ON THE LINK BELOW :)
ENJOY AND EXPECT SOME BTS OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHT ON THIS VERY PAGE :)

store.steampowered.com/app/3602060/...

#lsbugames #indiegames #indiedev #unity3d #newrelease #newreleases #b3d #indierelease

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · May 25

Just uploaded a fun game jam which I produced a couple of weeks ago! It's called Stall Out and you must make ice cream for some post-apocalyptic friends! Give it a go, check out the other peeps and let me know what you think!

connroo.itch.io/stall-out
#lsbugames #unity2d #unity #gamejam #indiedev

Stall Out by Connor, HamzaComplet, GR-124, memoryofavoyage

Serve ice cream to monsters in a post-apocalyptic world!

connroo.itch.io

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · May 6

About to start a #lsbugames GAME JAM!! Good luck to everyone involved!

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Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Apr 30

Little reminder this comes out in a MONTH! MAY 30TH BE READY :D

#lsbugames #gamedev #unity3d #indiedev #gamedesign #GASTRO #unity

Connor Robinson @connorrmcg.bsky.social · Apr 16

JUST FINISHED THE TRAILER FOR MY NEW INDIE PROJECT! G-ASTRO IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WISHLIST ON STEAM.

store.steampowered.com/app/3602060/...

#indiedev #GASTRO #lsbugames #gamedev #gamedevelopment #unity #unity3d

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Benjamin Game Design @benjamingamedesign.bsky.social · Apr 22

Added a screen to contain player stats to make the UI and the screen look les full and messy.

#lsbugames #unity3d #gamedev

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