NaiMann

Challenged by my friend to draw fanart of something that's in more of an anime artstyle.

Yeah... Maybe my own art already looks anime-ish, but it's simplistic for sure. But I did do some anime fanart with more details before. Let's do it one more time I guess?

Sunshine Village at night.
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Unearther new main menu background, Highland.

Also, currently reworking on biomes in the game to make it more distinctive and to make it better to progress gameplay.
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Talk about drawing. I'm no artist, just a programmer that can draw.

I know nothing about the artist's theories they used to create their art. (Color palette, anatomy, etc...) I draw whatever i want and what feels right.😆

Errana and Chole from my own game, Unearther. (Re-edited some details)

May need a little more time before I get used to drawing on a glass of the actual tablet instead of a pen tablet.

It seems my schedule has been freed up little by little. Chances that i'll come back to Unearther soon are there now. It's been very stressful.

I've also been wanting to do some drawing stuff too after a long time of not being able to do anything. Expect some random doodles here too.

I feel like animating a short duration of Errana mocking the camera.😆
(Note: I won't do any animated character portraits in Unearther. It's just impossible for me to do all of them in the game.)

Unearther in game background images will now use "480x480/2 layers" instead of "640x640/3 layers"

It's not a lot of differences but it'll surely ease my time working on assets.

I think i'm wrong about X/Twitter. Their feed and search already put me off the first minute i was in.

Feed full of politics and stuff unrelated to the chosen interests.
Search just brings you random stuff, I couldn't even find my friends. WTF😑

As I expected, I no longer have time to do anything at the end of workdays.

This means, unless it's a weekend or holiday, You won't see me touching Unearther at all.🥲

Got the waypoint teleportation fully working now. After almost a year since its first appearance.

Use for fast travel between points just like in the other games.
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The forest backgrounds on the left are made from just 2 images on the right. That's the magic when techniques are properly used.
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Gonna start learning Japanese now, as it's necessary for my workplace. Oh well..... this is going to be tough.😱

ファイト!

Some of the intro arts in Unearther. Still working on 2-3 more.

Got an opening sequence of Unearther story mode.

There may be an intro dialogues briefly explaining the story before the sequence. But i haven't finished working on it yet.
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Flying Errana.🧹🧹🧹

Errana: "Don't mind me. Just focus on those enemies."
Objective: "Defend yourself until you reach the destination."

Alright, I'll get to the gameplay and story progression this time.

Also, the so-called "Action Map" or the areas/dungeons that you have to clear to progress the game will be back. We'll see how this goes for real this time.

Pronouncing "Sean"
My Friend : Shaun
Me : SEEEEN!!! LET'S GOOO!!! 🤣

Potato/Lowest (Effects Off) vs Max settings.

Made some changes to the game visual, added background fog, distanced blur, etc. Now, no more about shaders i guess?
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I know the progressive roll out strategy. But sometimes, I also want an option to just update to the latest version.

Like when Pico 4 (VR) released an update, it took me months to just receive that. Isn't it all the same hardware or what? Only difference is region. Why tf would it take that long?

Got to test Unearther on an iGPU/Intel UHD630 today. At 1080p resolution. Max Settings [ 35-40fps ] Lowest Settings [ ~52fps ]

Regardless of fps, Input lag is not great. Newer iGPU or even dGPU is recommended. (The game utilizes shaders, so it's demanding to some extent)

Blood moon?!? The only thing i see is blood cloud!😠

Come on, I'm gonna have to wait a few years more until it happens again.

Found out about Winlator for quite a while. (An app to run .exe on android) Let's give Unearther a try.

It only took about 100+ clicks just to make it launch because it keeps randomly closed. Once it ran, it did with missing graphics and..... it froze!

Unearther's today. Introducing..... Fidget Spinner mode! (Bug)

Honestly, There should be a separate game for this. Where you have to retain the momentum to reach the goal and avoid getting stopped by obstacles.🤣🤣🤣
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Still taking a break from Unearther. But also planning so many things of how this will continue afterward.

But once again, Let's take a look at how far the project has come. Started in late 2017 and solo dev. all the way here.
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Vket 2025 Summer, VRChat

Even though i'm not very deep into japanese/anime cultures these days. But i'm pretty much addicted walking around seeing stuff in these VR worlds. They are pleasant and detailed.

Several times in Vket 2023-2024, VRChat

There's nothing specific about this post. I just want to relive some memories and some of their really well-made worlds.

Unearther - Sword Combo / Spin Slash

Inspired by Zero gameplay from Megaman X.😆
Abilities are also sword-specific, each sword may differ.
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Ms.Circular Fac..... I-I mean..... Ms.Errana.

The previous one I drew a while ago was kinda inaccurate. This one should do it.😄

Brought back the accessory slots.