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Nicholas McDonnell

@nicholasmc1.bsky.social

Game Designer/Generalist Wishlist Crabmeat on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat Prev - Design / Co Founder @samuraipunk https://nicholasmc1.itch.io/

974 Followers  |  238 Following  |  658 Posts  |  Joined: 05.09.2023  |  1.7017

Latest posts by nicholasmc1.bsky.social on Bluesky

Going through the Todo list today and addressing feedback from playtesters, so lots of programming and design changes
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
#gamedev #horrorgame #fishinggame

06.08.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very happy with this engine room vibe.

@mitchellpasmans.bsky.social did a great job on the ambience.

06.08.2025 00:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Refreshing the art for the current winch in Crabmeat over at twitch.tv/searchinginteractive

#gamedev #blender3d

04.08.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am once again requesting that if you are an indie headed to Pax Aus to exhibit at riding, please send me an email.
I will be creating shorts on the games that are attending and will be giving the shorts to developers so that they can use them on their social media. They will also be appearing on

01.08.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I do hate smoking. Maybe that's it .

01.08.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two huge carpets bent against a wall in an apartment hallway

Two huge carpets bent against a wall in an apartment hallway

Something about these carpets is upsetting me

01.08.2025 03:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Perfect, need to adapt the skinning a bit but the core rig works
thanks for the help!

31.07.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking at @joshalanb.bsky.social's response that should work just fine

31.07.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah probably if I can get unity rigging to play nice

31.07.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does anyone know how I would set up my rig to do a proper piston joint?
I animate it procedurally using animation rigging so it cant rely on blender constraints. #unity3d #gamedev

31.07.2025 05:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Live with more Crabmeat dev, working on the crane asset today so come by if you wanna see some 3d and texturing work. #gamedev #blender3d
www.twitch.tv/searchingint...

31.07.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have fun in Melbourne!

31.07.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only as fun as watching me work can be ;)

29.07.2025 06:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a blue crab is sitting on a piece of paper that says crab place ALT: a blue crab is sitting on a piece of paper that says crab place

Going live, come hang out while I make art for Crabmeat
www.twitch.tv/searchingint...
#gamedev

28.07.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nailed it

26.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In response to this video of all things

vt.tiktok.com/ZSSL8hvgx/

26.07.2025 04:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Noice. Let me know once you've locked in your work schedule.

26.07.2025 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a tiktok reply on one of my videos

"this is very cool Roblox game"

Screenshot of a tiktok reply on one of my videos "this is very cool Roblox game"

Oh no...is this the new "Mobile Game?"

26.07.2025 03:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure it won't ;)

25.07.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I certainly could try. Depends what part of the city you wanna explore and how much time you got.

25.07.2025 07:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean yes but I live here so it's a given.

25.07.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Crabmeat - Controls Explainer
YouTube video by Searching Interactive Crabmeat - Controls Explainer

Made a little explainer video for how the weird controls in Crabmeat work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YakC...

25.07.2025 05:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come hang out as I make more art for Crabmeat
www.twitch.tv/searchingint...
#gamedev #blender3d #unity

24.07.2025 02:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your loss buddy.

22.07.2025 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You don't like a thick cup of java?

22.07.2025 05:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with a mustache is laying on a couch and says screaming ALT: a man with a mustache is laying on a couch and says screaming

me thinking about implementing that after getting this coffee "drinking" to work*

22.07.2025 05:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You don't own a moka fountain? They're great at fondue parties.

22.07.2025 04:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cool coffee drinking is added to the game, anyone got any notes? #gamedev

22.07.2025 04:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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a cartoon character from spongebob squarepants is standing next to a plant . ALT: a cartoon character from spongebob squarepants is standing next to a plant .

Doing animation and art polish today, come hang out to prevent this from happening. #gamedev
www.twitch.tv/searchingint...

21.07.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone getting followed by a lot of US political ragebait accounts recently?

21.07.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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