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🌹 Hanuli 🌹

@hanuli.bsky.social

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A software engineer by trade, but an artist by heart ❤️ Posting mainly about my game projects and art. Currently developing "Crystal in Carnations" tactics game at Salmon Snake Games. Wishlist CiC on Steam! https://tinyurl.com/CrystalinCarnation

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · Nov 28

I'm Hanuli, a game developer through and through - I make games at work and some more at home because it's my life's purpose! :D

This account is for sharing art and creations tied to my craft. My studio, Salmon Snake Games, has released two visual novels - Check them out! 😊

🔗 linktr.ee/hanulinen

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

I heard her voice while reading the post 🥵

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Birds are actually low key terrifying? Super impressive work!

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Take all the time you need and take care 🫂 Can't wait to see what you have in store, but I'll wait patiently ^^

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

They are beautiful!

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

💠 Our current wishlist count stands at 57 (+11) We gained double the amount of wishlists from last sprint! I'm sure Vivis social media efforts are to thank for this. If you haven't already done so, please wishlist out game at tinyurl.com/CrystalinCar...

Crystal in Carnations on Steam

Two women bound by fate rise as Vivestria falls. Gather your allies and shape their journey through dual battle systems, life-altering choices, and multiple endings. In this story-rich tactical RPG, e...

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

💠 I'm most proud of the skill tree prototype I worked overtime on, so I will attach that screenshot right here ^^

#gameart #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Marketing:

💠 I did a lot of polishing for our store assets on Steam as frankly the screenshots there were quite ass. Took new higher quality screenshots in Unity. If you are interested in some new screenshots you can see them on the store page.

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Story:
💠 Not much story progress this sprint, unless we count that we quickly went over Elmo's latest chapter (Willow 15) that was already done last sprint.

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

💠 I made a bunch of QoL improvements to the script parser that translates our ink script to Unity.

It's nice when pictures are in the middle by default and not in some arbitrary corner, or that the game has a default expression and position for a character portrait, if unspecified

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Coding:
💠 I implemented walking animations and step sounds for units in game

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

💠 Hani wants to share some of their pixel art featuring a cryptera, a type of monster native to our game's world

#pixelart

A cryptera. Wild giant insect that has been frenzied by environmental crystalline pollution

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

💠 I finished the pixel art for Eloise's gameplay sprites. Now that they are done, Vivi and Hani will take over the pixel art production of characters, allowing me to put more of my time into coding ^^

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

💠 I finished all the expressions for Countess Felicite and also tweaked her design (yet again. At least her spine's no longer broken and she has a nice headdress). That's 34 expressions in total, since she has two sets of outfits.

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Art:
💠As one can probably guess from the updated devlog banner:
We commissioned @ormurinn.bsky.social for another key art piece for our game! This one is of Willow. It would be unfair if only Eloise got a key art piece, so of course we needed a second one! And My did Ormurinn do such good work ^^

Willow Fletcher lay on the ground, her heart bleeding out of time. Her battle is over and she lost. Her luckier half will now lead Vivestria to a new future without her. She loves Eloise, but Willow cannot forgive her.

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

This is Crystal in Carnations Devlog #21

It's been quite a stressful sprint. I managed to hire a renovation company straight from hell to paint our walls. I'm honestly surprised how much I personally got done despite dealing with that!

A very art-heavy 🧵™

#gamedev #indiedev #devlog #indiegame

Crystal in Carnations Devlog #21 banner featuring Willow Fletcher

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no 😭

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 3d

I've got three packages that were all delivered to different locations, because there isn't always space in the main post locker. Big sigh.

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 4d

Barnabas is a comic relief character and probably my favorite. he's a man misplaced in time. He's an excellent mercenary, but he would absolutely THRIVE in today's workplace culture. He speaks like he's from medieval LinkedIn. He is a true menace and I love him.

Barnabas: This was great! I've been wanting to gain expertise in infiltration techniques.
Willow: We were captured. I don't see how that counts as infiltration.
Barnabas: In the version my future employers will hear, I definitely did it on purpose. I'll even cite you as a reference.

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 12d

I commissioned @ormurinn.bsky.social for a second piece of keyart for my game! When there are two protagonists, it's not fair if only one of them has a fancy key art, and my, did Ormurinn do her justice! ❤️

#art #gameart #commission

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 11d

Oh come on xD One can't make this shit up!

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 11d

This is what I immediately thought of xD

A wizard looking miffed at a guide on how to summon a demon. Except it is in cursive and he has just summoned a lemon

🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 11d

Countess Felicite comes to mind (No, I cannot stop tweaking her design)

As the countess of Rieux, she's easily one of the richest characters we have and her life is pretty much non stop balls and politics = eats well, no boredom.

Though I would probabaly wind up getting assassinated in her shoes.

Many are the nobles of Rieux but none of them hold quite as much power as Lady Luck herself. Comtesse Felicite of Rieux is in fact not of the ancient family Rieux by blood, that line having been severed when her grandfather, Lord Thibault, was left the widow of the Lady Guillemette Rieux who, while loving her husband dearly, had never showed much interest in the bedroom side of things whether it be towards men or women. Nevertheless, she was happy to leave both her name and title for Lord Thibault to do with as he liked, and so the name Rieux was passed on to his daughter Lady Rixende and from her to Lady Felicite. It was Lady Rixende, who first got her nickname of good fortune, as all those who endeavored to undermine her position, weaker as it was for the lack of blood connection, quickly changed their mind and rallied behind the new comtesse.

Whatever were the secrets of Lady Rixende’s power, there is no question of her passing them down to her daughter, Lady Felicite, who is the very picture of grace, poise and power. Nearing the age of thirty, her beauty is in full bloom and her grasp on the politics of her homeland more sure than ever. While the rest of Vivestria crumbles, losing ground to Ehreburg’s continuing invasion, Lady Felicity has managed to keep Rieux mostly stable and has kept at least some trade still passing through her harbors, promising safety in the ravages of war.

For now the lady’s luck seem to hold, her gentle smiles and the sharp gaze behind them keeping the Rieuxian minds at ease, though were the balance of power to shift in either Ehrenburg’s or Vivestria’s favor, it could leave both the lady and Rieux standing on a knife's edge.

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 12d

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Andreas Rocha @andreasrocha.bsky.social · 19d

IG Challenge Sketch #12/21
painting process video on my Instagram instagram.com/andreas.rocha/

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🌹 Hanuli 🌹 @hanuli.bsky.social · 21d

I so wish I could have the pixel graphics + voice acting. I can't stand to look at the filter. Pixels aren't some sin you need to hide

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