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Been going through for the last week or so and getting the blocked vertical slice building and ironing out the issues, it's slowly becoming almost playable.
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Been going through for the last week or so and getting the blocked vertical slice building and ironing out the issues, it's slowly becoming almost playable.
Animation is pretty new for me (minus very minor edits to accentuate an impact or release), so all the scaling particulars about getting from blender into unity were driving me insane lol.
The little 100x scaling between fbx and blend formats kept weaseling in and turning man eater into a planet.
The little 100x scaling between fbx and blend formats kept weaseling in and turning man eater into a planet.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Animation is pretty new for me (minus very minor edits to accentuate an impact or release), so all the scaling particulars about getting from blender into unity were driving me insane lol.
The little 100x scaling between fbx and blend formats kept weaseling in and turning man eater into a planet.
The little 100x scaling between fbx and blend formats kept weaseling in and turning man eater into a planet.
Trying to do the Man Eater from scratch, minus some bone models and a ground texture. It's turning out alright, and this will hopefully help my confidence when starting the NPCs.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trying to do the Man Eater from scratch, minus some bone models and a ground texture. It's turning out alright, and this will hopefully help my confidence when starting the NPCs.
Used some of the day off to finish blocking Dondoran's interiors.
If you've been following this project for a while, this may seem like reverse progress, but I wanted to go back and redo some areas to sure the general feel and muscle memory came through.
If you've been following this project for a while, this may seem like reverse progress, but I wanted to go back and redo some areas to sure the general feel and muscle memory came through.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Used some of the day off to finish blocking Dondoran's interiors.
If you've been following this project for a while, this may seem like reverse progress, but I wanted to go back and redo some areas to sure the general feel and muscle memory came through.
If you've been following this project for a while, this may seem like reverse progress, but I wanted to go back and redo some areas to sure the general feel and muscle memory came through.
The goofy system I've been using to block the dondoran building heights -- moving brian until he's on the roof.
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The goofy system I've been using to block the dondoran building heights -- moving brian until he's on the roof.
Started blocking out Dondoran yesterday, also fiddling with the door exit animations to use root motion.
It does bring the autowalk doors much closer to the original though.
It does bring the autowalk doors much closer to the original though.
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Started blocking out Dondoran yesterday, also fiddling with the door exit animations to use root motion.
It does bring the autowalk doors much closer to the original though.
It does bring the autowalk doors much closer to the original though.
#devtober day 31 - Shannon blinking
Wanted to finish with something visual, and luckily I found a nice tutorial on how to implement blinking with blendshapes by @evepaints_ -- linked below.
The Shannon model was a commission last year from k_catz on fiverr, briefly shown to the Quest 64 discord.
Wanted to finish with something visual, and luckily I found a nice tutorial on how to implement blinking with blendshapes by @evepaints_ -- linked below.
The Shannon model was a commission last year from k_catz on fiverr, briefly shown to the Quest 64 discord.
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
#devtober day 31 - Shannon blinking
Wanted to finish with something visual, and luckily I found a nice tutorial on how to implement blinking with blendshapes by @evepaints_ -- linked below.
The Shannon model was a commission last year from k_catz on fiverr, briefly shown to the Quest 64 discord.
Wanted to finish with something visual, and luckily I found a nice tutorial on how to implement blinking with blendshapes by @evepaints_ -- linked below.
The Shannon model was a commission last year from k_catz on fiverr, briefly shown to the Quest 64 discord.
#devtober day 30 - easier ik look for npcs
There were 2 previous attempts with this with the newer Rigging system, but I learned today that there is just a built-in function for this on the default animator object. Way simpler and just takes a few seconds to set up.
There were 2 previous attempts with this with the newer Rigging system, but I learned today that there is just a built-in function for this on the default animator object. Way simpler and just takes a few seconds to set up.
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 AM
#devtober day 30 - easier ik look for npcs
There were 2 previous attempts with this with the newer Rigging system, but I learned today that there is just a built-in function for this on the default animator object. Way simpler and just takes a few seconds to set up.
There were 2 previous attempts with this with the newer Rigging system, but I learned today that there is just a built-in function for this on the default animator object. Way simpler and just takes a few seconds to set up.
#devtober day 29 - more blocking and camera work
The stairwell areas are blocked with the lua data, and the stencil issue was just a typo somewhere. The last camera issue is handling collision and closeness, and figuring out why the npcs now talk to you while pouting.
The stairwell areas are blocked with the lua data, and the stencil issue was just a typo somewhere. The last camera issue is handling collision and closeness, and figuring out why the npcs now talk to you while pouting.
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
#devtober day 29 - more blocking and camera work
The stairwell areas are blocked with the lua data, and the stencil issue was just a typo somewhere. The last camera issue is handling collision and closeness, and figuring out why the npcs now talk to you while pouting.
The stairwell areas are blocked with the lua data, and the stencil issue was just a typo somewhere. The last camera issue is handling collision and closeness, and figuring out why the npcs now talk to you while pouting.
#devtober day 28 - blocking and door issues
Adjusted the animation / IK stuff to play nicely with doors and the new 30 fps sim stuff, but the denser layouts are inviting problems with the stencil door trick from last year.
Adjusted the animation / IK stuff to play nicely with doors and the new 30 fps sim stuff, but the denser layouts are inviting problems with the stencil door trick from last year.
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
#devtober day 28 - blocking and door issues
Adjusted the animation / IK stuff to play nicely with doors and the new 30 fps sim stuff, but the denser layouts are inviting problems with the stencil door trick from last year.
Adjusted the animation / IK stuff to play nicely with doors and the new 30 fps sim stuff, but the denser layouts are inviting problems with the stencil door trick from last year.
#devtober day 25 - starting magnet rock
About 20m in, I remembered why I kept skipping this one. Added a rock dissolve shader and updated the particle event stuff to take a scaling coefficient. The rolling rock dust is too aggressive atm and overall colors feel mushy.
About 20m in, I remembered why I kept skipping this one. Added a rock dissolve shader and updated the particle event stuff to take a scaling coefficient. The rolling rock dust is too aggressive atm and overall colors feel mushy.
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
#devtober day 25 - starting magnet rock
About 20m in, I remembered why I kept skipping this one. Added a rock dissolve shader and updated the particle event stuff to take a scaling coefficient. The rolling rock dust is too aggressive atm and overall colors feel mushy.
About 20m in, I remembered why I kept skipping this one. Added a rock dissolve shader and updated the particle event stuff to take a scaling coefficient. The rolling rock dust is too aggressive atm and overall colors feel mushy.
#devtober day 24 - fiddling with magnet rock ideas
The decal thing from magma ball would make it easier to do a dirt trail from the original's sliding rock animation, but the current placeholder has grown on me. Maybe there's another place to use this one.
The decal thing from magma ball would make it easier to do a dirt trail from the original's sliding rock animation, but the current placeholder has grown on me. Maybe there's another place to use this one.
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#devtober day 24 - fiddling with magnet rock ideas
The decal thing from magma ball would make it easier to do a dirt trail from the original's sliding rock animation, but the current placeholder has grown on me. Maybe there's another place to use this one.
The decal thing from magma ball would make it easier to do a dirt trail from the original's sliding rock animation, but the current placeholder has grown on me. Maybe there's another place to use this one.
#devtober day 23 - spinning I guess
Spent the majority of today's time matching brian's rotation to the fps vs. the original 30 fps sim, but then realized that recording this would not show anything -- "rtx on" etc.
So instead I tied the animator to the sim, and it now does the spin thing.
Spent the majority of today's time matching brian's rotation to the fps vs. the original 30 fps sim, but then realized that recording this would not show anything -- "rtx on" etc.
So instead I tied the animator to the sim, and it now does the spin thing.
October 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#devtober day 23 - spinning I guess
Spent the majority of today's time matching brian's rotation to the fps vs. the original 30 fps sim, but then realized that recording this would not show anything -- "rtx on" etc.
So instead I tied the animator to the sim, and it now does the spin thing.
Spent the majority of today's time matching brian's rotation to the fps vs. the original 30 fps sim, but then realized that recording this would not show anything -- "rtx on" etc.
So instead I tied the animator to the sim, and it now does the spin thing.
#devtober day 22 - magma ball visual arrangement
This was one of the trickier ones to date, and was the first to require 2 unique shaders -- a wobbly lava one and a decal to let me partially "reveal" a lava texture in the travel path.
Also thinking of doing an october recap vid, lmk if interested.
This was one of the trickier ones to date, and was the first to require 2 unique shaders -- a wobbly lava one and a decal to let me partially "reveal" a lava texture in the travel path.
Also thinking of doing an october recap vid, lmk if interested.
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
#devtober day 22 - magma ball visual arrangement
This was one of the trickier ones to date, and was the first to require 2 unique shaders -- a wobbly lava one and a decal to let me partially "reveal" a lava texture in the travel path.
Also thinking of doing an october recap vid, lmk if interested.
This was one of the trickier ones to date, and was the first to require 2 unique shaders -- a wobbly lava one and a decal to let me partially "reveal" a lava texture in the travel path.
Also thinking of doing an october recap vid, lmk if interested.
#devtober day 19 - fire pillar 2nd iteration
Sped up the main motion after being surprised at how fast the original animation is. Agreed with ratdev's comment yesterday about it looking more like lava, so I added some of the fire 1/2/3 trail sprites and adjusted the color some.
Sped up the main motion after being surprised at how fast the original animation is. Agreed with ratdev's comment yesterday about it looking more like lava, so I added some of the fire 1/2/3 trail sprites and adjusted the color some.
October 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#devtober day 19 - fire pillar 2nd iteration
Sped up the main motion after being surprised at how fast the original animation is. Agreed with ratdev's comment yesterday about it looking more like lava, so I added some of the fire 1/2/3 trail sprites and adjusted the color some.
Sped up the main motion after being surprised at how fast the original animation is. Agreed with ratdev's comment yesterday about it looking more like lava, so I added some of the fire 1/2/3 trail sprites and adjusted the color some.
#devtober day 18 - fire pillar attempt 1
Trying to use the particle system as much as I can, along with a pretty versatile shader from the Hovl kits for the base pillars. Cutout feels to aggressive atm.
Trying to use the particle system as much as I can, along with a pretty versatile shader from the Hovl kits for the base pillars. Cutout feels to aggressive atm.
October 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#devtober day 18 - fire pillar attempt 1
Trying to use the particle system as much as I can, along with a pretty versatile shader from the Hovl kits for the base pillars. Cutout feels to aggressive atm.
Trying to use the particle system as much as I can, along with a pretty versatile shader from the Hovl kits for the base pillars. Cutout feels to aggressive atm.
#devtober day 17 - studying fire pillar
Recorded and studied the Fire Pillar visual today and I will probably end up doing a fully scripted visual for this. I think without the little shuffling motion it does in the middle, Unity's particle system could get pretty close though.
Recorded and studied the Fire Pillar visual today and I will probably end up doing a fully scripted visual for this. I think without the little shuffling motion it does in the middle, Unity's particle system could get pretty close though.
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
#devtober day 17 - studying fire pillar
Recorded and studied the Fire Pillar visual today and I will probably end up doing a fully scripted visual for this. I think without the little shuffling motion it does in the middle, Unity's particle system could get pretty close though.
Recorded and studied the Fire Pillar visual today and I will probably end up doing a fully scripted visual for this. I think without the little shuffling motion it does in the middle, Unity's particle system could get pretty close though.
#devtober day 16 - rolling rock 2
Thursdays are long work days for me, so I played around with an alternate idea for rolling rock 2 where it uses two rocks that crisscross.
It's always felt a little underwhelming as the highest damaging earth spell.
Thursdays are long work days for me, so I played around with an alternate idea for rolling rock 2 where it uses two rocks that crisscross.
It's always felt a little underwhelming as the highest damaging earth spell.
October 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#devtober day 16 - rolling rock 2
Thursdays are long work days for me, so I played around with an alternate idea for rolling rock 2 where it uses two rocks that crisscross.
It's always felt a little underwhelming as the highest damaging earth spell.
Thursdays are long work days for me, so I played around with an alternate idea for rolling rock 2 where it uses two rocks that crisscross.
It's always felt a little underwhelming as the highest damaging earth spell.
#devtober day 15 - rolling rock 1
Given the last few math heavy days, I wanted to take a break and check off one of the remaining spell visuals. Was also a good opportunity to make sure things still behaved after all the camera work.
Given the last few math heavy days, I wanted to take a break and check off one of the remaining spell visuals. Was also a good opportunity to make sure things still behaved after all the camera work.
October 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#devtober day 15 - rolling rock 1
Given the last few math heavy days, I wanted to take a break and check off one of the remaining spell visuals. Was also a good opportunity to make sure things still behaved after all the camera work.
Given the last few math heavy days, I wanted to take a break and check off one of the remaining spell visuals. Was also a good opportunity to make sure things still behaved after all the camera work.
Oh haven't seen that tool, looks neat yeah.
There are a few effects I haven't gotten around to yet, but the one I'm most perplexed by atm would be the Fire Pillar visual. It has a few different little models that all sort of fold in on a single point with no other visuals -- very memorable.
There are a few effects I haven't gotten around to yet, but the one I'm most perplexed by atm would be the Fire Pillar visual. It has a few different little models that all sort of fold in on a single point with no other visuals -- very memorable.
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Oh haven't seen that tool, looks neat yeah.
There are a few effects I haven't gotten around to yet, but the one I'm most perplexed by atm would be the Fire Pillar visual. It has a few different little models that all sort of fold in on a single point with no other visuals -- very memorable.
There are a few effects I haven't gotten around to yet, but the one I'm most perplexed by atm would be the Fire Pillar visual. It has a few different little models that all sort of fold in on a single point with no other visuals -- very memorable.