Scoops
@sharkscoops.bsky.social
Game Dev, She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Dev of Hadostruct, a submarine sim and exploration game.
Dev of Hadostruct, a submarine sim and exploration game.
Took a break from inventory networking to model a cabinet for Hadostruct. Did a lot of experimentation with my substance painter -> resize + dither workflow too.
Pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can get textures set up way quicker now.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can get textures set up way quicker now.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Took a break from inventory networking to model a cabinet for Hadostruct. Did a lot of experimentation with my substance painter -> resize + dither workflow too.
Pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can get textures set up way quicker now.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
Pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can get textures set up way quicker now.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev
More inventory work today. Got the UI events generalized and added a new 'dual inventory' view.
Now moving objects between player and world inventories is functioning! (With terrible placeholder UI)
Next up is stacking and QoL for sorting and transferring.
Now moving objects between player and world inventories is functioning! (With terrible placeholder UI)
Next up is stacking and QoL for sorting and transferring.
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
More inventory work today. Got the UI events generalized and added a new 'dual inventory' view.
Now moving objects between player and world inventories is functioning! (With terrible placeholder UI)
Next up is stacking and QoL for sorting and transferring.
Now moving objects between player and world inventories is functioning! (With terrible placeholder UI)
Next up is stacking and QoL for sorting and transferring.
Working on an item/inventory system was probably the worst time to get sick for two weeks, but now I'm feeling better and progressing again!
Doesn't look too different, but now I've got the backend inventory tracking instance GUIDs correctly and handling events far more cleanly.
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Doesn't look too different, but now I've got the backend inventory tracking instance GUIDs correctly and handling events far more cleanly.
#gamedev #indiedev
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Haven't had much to show lately between being sick and working on inventory system prototypes.
Currently playing around with a 'segmented' inventory that would allow each equipment to have slots tied to it.
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Currently playing around with a 'segmented' inventory that would allow each equipment to have slots tied to it.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Haven't had much to show lately between being sick and working on inventory system prototypes.
Currently playing around with a 'segmented' inventory that would allow each equipment to have slots tied to it.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Currently playing around with a 'segmented' inventory that would allow each equipment to have slots tied to it.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Been sick all week, but I managed to get some good progress done on items!
I can set up animation overrides and logic per item type. So here I've got a unique equip animation for the gun and a throw action for the block.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
I can set up animation overrides and logic per item type. So here I've got a unique equip animation for the gun and a throw action for the block.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
January 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Been sick all week, but I managed to get some good progress done on items!
I can set up animation overrides and logic per item type. So here I've got a unique equip animation for the gun and a throw action for the block.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
I can set up animation overrides and logic per item type. So here I've got a unique equip animation for the gun and a throw action for the block.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Another pointing post, but I've got the FPS animation IK set up pretty nicely now.
Looking around maintains more complex positions like the crouch, and still keeps the hands always pointing exactly where I expect them to be when the player is using them.
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Looking around maintains more complex positions like the crouch, and still keeps the hands always pointing exactly where I expect them to be when the player is using them.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Another pointing post, but I've got the FPS animation IK set up pretty nicely now.
Looking around maintains more complex positions like the crouch, and still keeps the hands always pointing exactly where I expect them to be when the player is using them.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Looking around maintains more complex positions like the crouch, and still keeps the hands always pointing exactly where I expect them to be when the player is using them.
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Still working on the character controller for Hadostruct.
Today I networked the left/right arm controllers, so now you can be pointed at by your friends!
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Today I networked the left/right arm controllers, so now you can be pointed at by your friends!
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
January 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Still working on the character controller for Hadostruct.
Today I networked the left/right arm controllers, so now you can be pointed at by your friends!
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Today I networked the left/right arm controllers, so now you can be pointed at by your friends!
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Before finding that talk, I was just rendering at half resolution and then blurring it as I upscaled.
Which worked, but it was a bit pixelated and couldn't go any lower than 1/2 resolution without looking really bad.
The new system looks better even at 1/4 or lower, and runs faster.
Which worked, but it was a bit pixelated and couldn't go any lower than 1/2 resolution without looking really bad.
The new system looks better even at 1/4 or lower, and runs faster.
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Before finding that talk, I was just rendering at half resolution and then blurring it as I upscaled.
Which worked, but it was a bit pixelated and couldn't go any lower than 1/2 resolution without looking really bad.
The new system looks better even at 1/4 or lower, and runs faster.
Which worked, but it was a bit pixelated and couldn't go any lower than 1/2 resolution without looking really bad.
The new system looks better even at 1/4 or lower, and runs faster.
It's a bit noisy this far out, but the volumetric lights can even be rendered from over 200m away. Instead of sampling at consistent step lengths, I'm sampling on a curve so that volumetrics have a higher sample rate closer to the camera.
January 17, 2026 at 1:38 AM
It's a bit noisy this far out, but the volumetric lights can even be rendered from over 200m away. Instead of sampling at consistent step lengths, I'm sampling on a curve so that volumetrics have a higher sample rate closer to the camera.
The trick ended up being a modeling workflow change, actually.
If you have a smooth-shaded non-segmented mesh, you can copy the normal data over from that to a segmented mesh using a Data Transfer modifier in Blender.
Messing with normals can achieve a lot of fun effects!
If you have a smooth-shaded non-segmented mesh, you can copy the normal data over from that to a segmented mesh using a Data Transfer modifier in Blender.
Messing with normals can achieve a lot of fun effects!
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The trick ended up being a modeling workflow change, actually.
If you have a smooth-shaded non-segmented mesh, you can copy the normal data over from that to a segmented mesh using a Data Transfer modifier in Blender.
Messing with normals can achieve a lot of fun effects!
If you have a smooth-shaded non-segmented mesh, you can copy the normal data over from that to a segmented mesh using a Data Transfer modifier in Blender.
Messing with normals can achieve a lot of fun effects!
Character models in Hadostruct are fully segmented, but I want them to look like they're all one mesh. I spent a little bit recently figuring out how to emulate that.
The end result is pretty fun, being able to 'pull apart' what looks like a single mesh.
#gamedev #indiedev
The end result is pretty fun, being able to 'pull apart' what looks like a single mesh.
#gamedev #indiedev
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 AM
It's been so much fun working on all of these systems for the game. I really want to be able to nail the visuals of lights shining into and out of windows in a deep ocean.
That's enough of a thread on the lighting for now. It's very fun to look back on how it's shaped up!
That's enough of a thread on the lighting for now. It's very fun to look back on how it's shaped up!
January 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
It's been so much fun working on all of these systems for the game. I really want to be able to nail the visuals of lights shining into and out of windows in a deep ocean.
That's enough of a thread on the lighting for now. It's very fun to look back on how it's shaped up!
That's enough of a thread on the lighting for now. It's very fun to look back on how it's shaped up!
It's got full control of the volume properties too, so I can make liquid profiles and swap them out on the fly, even on a per-room basis. The same goes for the atmosphere in each volume, in case I wanted thicker or colored fog.
January 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
It's got full control of the volume properties too, so I can make liquid profiles and swap them out on the fly, even on a per-room basis. The same goes for the atmosphere in each volume, in case I wanted thicker or colored fog.
Since the game will involve submarines flooded structures, I needed to also support multiple water volumes.
So it also supports water volumes that can be filled and emptied. That way individual rooms can flood and the lighting will work fine between them!
So it also supports water volumes that can be filled and emptied. That way individual rooms can flood and the lighting will work fine between them!
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Since the game will involve submarines flooded structures, I needed to also support multiple water volumes.
So it also supports water volumes that can be filled and emptied. That way individual rooms can flood and the lighting will work fine between them!
So it also supports water volumes that can be filled and emptied. That way individual rooms can flood and the lighting will work fine between them!
It's all done through a base shader that I set up for all objects in the game, so the water is always present.
I have a 'water plane' for rendering the foam on the top of the water, but all the lighting effects are part of the base shader.
I have a 'water plane' for rendering the foam on the top of the water, but all the lighting effects are part of the base shader.
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It's all done through a base shader that I set up for all objects in the game, so the water is always present.
I have a 'water plane' for rendering the foam on the top of the water, but all the lighting effects are part of the base shader.
I have a 'water plane' for rendering the foam on the top of the water, but all the lighting effects are part of the base shader.
When I started work on Hadostruct, I knew it was going involve a lot of water. The first month was nearly all researching water shaders and volumetrics.
I'm really happy with where it's at now! Light changes color as it passes through liquids, which has some really cool effects.
#gamedev #indiedev
I'm really happy with where it's at now! Light changes color as it passes through liquids, which has some really cool effects.
#gamedev #indiedev
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Hello Bluesky! Indie dev (and modder) here, new to the platform and looking to start networking and posting dev logs. My current project is a first person submarine sim that I've been working on for the past month.
Here's a video of testing I was doing today with IK pointing.
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Here's a video of testing I was doing today with IK pointing.
#gamedev #indiedev
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 AM