Infrablack

Rockstar Games uses this technique a ton, allows you to get really nice polished looking assets that sit well within a scene without the need to spend a lot of time baking unique textures. Also came up with a variation for growing dual-layer vines/flowers on parts of the map.

Blending on

Blending off

Heya! Hex speaking. A cool technique I use a -lot- in Phobolis is the oldschool yet very effective blending strip/skirt trick to 'glue' meshes together, so much so that I've been developing a custom set of geometry node tools in Blender to achieve this with much less manual effort.

we're building a glut of guns, so there will be various melees, automatics, scattershots, pistols, exotic weapons to build your loadout from. we want to encourage the audience to hold onto guns they like but be compelled to reconsider when drops get scarce.

An utterly feral piece of #phobolis fan work by the incredible @theinkyway.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev #fanart #FPS #horror

*Correction - Gave Up. Nine Inch Nails

Amon26: "*Looks at the cut I did with Mr. Self Destruct, still here in the room with me. Looks back at screen.*...I'm going to bed now."

Amon26: "We play along to music while testing, sort of like a rolling vibe-check. @nin.com has been a frequent rule of measure. Act surprised."

#indiedev #gamedev #phobolis #fps #horror

Song - Mr. Self Destruct. Nine Inch Nails

"Daddy, daddy
It was just like you said
Now that the living
Outnumber the dead

Speak my language"

#gamedev #fps #horror #phobolis #nightmare

Amon26: "Can step, Pls?"

"the boys are back. them demons" #phobolis #indiedev #fps #horror

YouTube video by Infrablack D.I Phobolis - Rot with anger.

youtu.be/QMxSOZCTHcQ Rot With Anger. #phobolis #fps #indiedev #retro #analoghorror

"Dead will dance for what is left
Worms will wait with baited breath
The blind have now become my deaf
So says the Little Horn."

#phobolis

YouTube video by ZlimBratSki 70 of the Most Brutal Upcoming Indie Games You Need to See

youtu.be/d3WQSyn0eMU?... Well well well!!!

Look who dropped a NEW TRAILER EXCLUSIVELY on @zlimbratski.bsky.social's latest showcase?? (Marker 16:14) #indiedev #gamedev #fps #horror

Less vivid color palettes are also a good way to make cannon fodder look distinct from tougher enemies. Instead of color-coding your enemy classes, make the weaker ones wear single tone outfits, normal ones two-tone, strong three tone, so on.

A colorblind-friendly approach to visual ques

Avoid flourishes and decorations, unless ornate costume designs are commonplace in your world. All your designs should be relatively easy to read, but make sure 'the mook' reads as such.

Imagine a dozen clones of this character in a scene and ask yourself if it would look right or weird.

Amon26: "Mook-energy" is elusive. You want a level of generic-ness in the weakest most commonplace enemies. Utilitarian, disposable, But they should still be aesthetically distinct. Use "shallow" postures. the body language of an amateur, easily distracted, frantic in combat.

Heater's a good name for an Orange Cat

*taking notes*

I own a CED of National Lampoons Family Vacation. Movies on vinyl are weird.

An overworked professional young man at the breaking point melts down in a men's room.
Washing blood off his face, he sees a door. There. In the dim corner.
At the end behind the stalls

The sound of batons.
Boots.
Twist
the
handle.
And now.
Another one leaves.

#phobolis #indiedev

Amon: "And minidiscs for all those "Ohh we went to EUROPE this summer" kids. ;)

kidding, minidiscs were awesome. I was just poor and jealous."

Just go so hard you become impossible to ignore. It's still all about luck and stubbornness.

YouTube video by Scanner - Roots and Punk Inspired Rock and Roll Scanner - Personality

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbUF... Scanner is an old-guard punk band from the 80s still red-lining it. We gave them our blessing to include a cameo of The Impresario as portrayed by Elena B and now we pass that goodness onto you. Check them out!

don't worry, we just want to slap grafitti on that wall every now and again.

www.tiktok.com/@infrablack_... oh yeah, we're #tiktok flavored now too

MAKE.THE.LIE.REAL. #Phobolis #indiedev #art #gamedev

Have you been half asleep?
And have you heard voices?
Well I've heard them calling my name.
#phobolis #somethingchanged

Our brother in arms speaks the truth

trash. hot and fresh for you. #indiedev #blender #fps #phobolis #stimky