ARez - Developing a game 🚀
@arezdev.de
I work on an Expanse inspired space game in my free time. Right now, I am still early in development and just doing what feels good.
Feel free to ask questions!
Feel free to ask questions!
Ah okay. Yeah they probably had similar influences 👍 Good luck on the sales and general release!
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Ah okay. Yeah they probably had similar influences 👍 Good luck on the sales and general release!
Are you or any other dev possibly involved in halls of torment? The art style looks SO SIMILAR! Not in a bad way, I enjoyed HoT, but I am just wondering 😅
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Are you or any other dev possibly involved in halls of torment? The art style looks SO SIMILAR! Not in a bad way, I enjoyed HoT, but I am just wondering 😅
Not a typical MEATBALL simulation 🤣 Nice typo 😅
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Not a typical MEATBALL simulation 🤣 Nice typo 😅
Is the windows logo censored/ blurred out on purpose? 😆
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Is the windows logo censored/ blurred out on purpose? 😆
Nice! But do the metaballs (which I assume this is) collide and deform on collision? It doesn't look like it in the video but this is what I found particularly fascinating about lava lamps
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Nice! But do the metaballs (which I assume this is) collide and deform on collision? It doesn't look like it in the video but this is what I found particularly fascinating about lava lamps
Well, I appreciate the chat, maybe by trial and error I will eventually get it to look like it was made from a proper artist 👍 (Or am *I* the proper artist then? 🤯)
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Well, I appreciate the chat, maybe by trial and error I will eventually get it to look like it was made from a proper artist 👍 (Or am *I* the proper artist then? 🤯)
😆 I appreciate it. But I am really more into programming and I just do the 3D stuff on the side, because thats what you gotta do as a solo dev I guess 😅
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
😆 I appreciate it. But I am really more into programming and I just do the 3D stuff on the side, because thats what you gotta do as a solo dev I guess 😅
Thank you! I hope so too! Until then, my mediocre art skills will have to do 🫠
January 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Thank you! I hope so too! Until then, my mediocre art skills will have to do 🫠
Well, the end goal is to get it to look as if it could fit into the Expanse universe without copying a design from it 1:1. So whatever textures get it there, I would be happy with 😆 (fyi I added another comment under the post which might be of relevance if you are interested)
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Well, the end goal is to get it to look as if it could fit into the Expanse universe without copying a design from it 1:1. So whatever textures get it there, I would be happy with 😆 (fyi I added another comment under the post which might be of relevance if you are interested)
Preferably, I am looking for someone who likes The Expanse and would be interested in the project itself, as this is really just a hobby project so I can't offer much payment. Maybe someone who is looking to improve their work or would just be interested in helping out.
January 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Preferably, I am looking for someone who likes The Expanse and would be interested in the project itself, as this is really just a hobby project so I can't offer much payment. Maybe someone who is looking to improve their work or would just be interested in helping out.
For this model, I think it just needs a bit of refinement as its already in a decent shape (at least IMHO). However especially better texturing could probably elevate the model much higher than it is right now.
January 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
For this model, I think it just needs a bit of refinement as its already in a decent shape (at least IMHO). However especially better texturing could probably elevate the model much higher than it is right now.
Oh hey, thats me! Thanks for the spotlight 😅
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Oh hey, thats me! Thanks for the spotlight 😅
But at least your results look amazing 😁 I feel like even the model I just sent pictures of could be improved a lot by a proper 3D artist where as I (as a programmer) can only get so far 😅
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
But at least your results look amazing 😁 I feel like even the model I just sent pictures of could be improved a lot by a proper 3D artist where as I (as a programmer) can only get so far 😅
Im currently just chilling. Occasionally working on the game when I feel like it. Revently I have spent all my time with the "3D Models" plate from your pic 🤣
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Im currently just chilling. Occasionally working on the game when I feel like it. Revently I have spent all my time with the "3D Models" plate from your pic 🤣
Damn, I am not sure why but this picture gives me real desktop background vibes :D Maybe it's the color grading? What do you do in that regard?
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Damn, I am not sure why but this picture gives me real desktop background vibes :D Maybe it's the color grading? What do you do in that regard?
Yes this could be very helpful! Isn't there like a proposal or PR for this already?
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Yes this could be very helpful! Isn't there like a proposal or PR for this already?
Thats nice! Thanks for your work!
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Thats nice! Thanks for your work!
What happens when you got a lot of submissions for a single asset? Do you randomly choose which ones to display for each visitor? Do you sort them by some criteria?
January 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
What happens when you got a lot of submissions for a single asset? Do you randomly choose which ones to display for each visitor? Do you sort them by some criteria?
Thank you! Yeah honestly I think a lot of it is just having bevels in the right place, having some booleans and LOTS of insets/ extrusions 😅
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Thank you! Yeah honestly I think a lot of it is just having bevels in the right place, having some booleans and LOTS of insets/ extrusions 😅
Thanks! I am glad you still see the resemblance to the Roci because that was the goal :)
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Thanks! I am glad you still see the resemblance to the Roci because that was the goal :)
Of course this is still WIP and some stuff is missing (like PDC and railgun models) but I am pretty proud how far I got. I consider myself more of a programmer so doing this from scratch was a lot of work for me 😁
January 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Of course this is still WIP and some stuff is missing (like PDC and railgun models) but I am pretty proud how far I got. I consider myself more of a programmer so doing this from scratch was a lot of work for me 😁