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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are you also going to offer courses like these as prerecorded tutorials instead of bootcamps?

𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is only one area where there is a lot of them in one spot. The rest are gonna be fairly spaced out, I think. That's reassuring to know. Thanks a lot for your advice!

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's (mostly) a top-down game, so the last LOD is super small on the screen. I don't think it would be noticeable if I just deleted the rope, tbh.

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itch.io @itch.io · 16/09/2026

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Syncing builds from Steam · The butler manual

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Regarding the fence: what's better? The 'clean' version or the second one with more normal detail? #GameDev #IndieDev #3D

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I also thought about just deleting the rope completely for the last LOD since it wouldn't be visible from that distance anyways. Would that be fine or bad practice?

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Would backing it from the cage just be the same as normal backing in Substance Painter? Wouldn't that also mean needing a new texture? Because textures are more expensive than geometry, so I'd rather just like clamp the textures I already have in UE for the LODs if that is possible?

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is how the LODs look and their wireframes. It's quick, and in-engine you can't tell how ugly the last LODs are, but the wireframes are kinda... ew. I'm also using this game as a portfolio piece, so I wanna do it properly. Advice, please? #Blender #UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Simple Wooden Crosses for the Southern Graveyard. This time with custom LODs and collisions. For the LODs I used the Blender 'Decimate' generator, which is the way every indie seems to be doing it, but I'm not sure if it's actually best practice? #GameDev #UE5

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The simple gravestones for the Southern Graveyard (5 top and 3 bottom variations). The Midnight Cemetery will get gravestones that are a little bit fancier .3. #GameDev #3D #UE5

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New VS Old Hair Still not perfect, but a lot better than it was before, I think. #GameDev #3D

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The toys I once loved but then abandoned coming back for revenge would be pretty terrifying, tbh. In other words, evil 90s Beany Babies 😰

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I introduced some sketchy texturing on the rubber part of the gun bc I thought it could look charming and closer to the concept art. Thoughts? Does it look good or bad? #3D #GameDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The other guns have shooting animations on them, but I have no idea what to do for the shotgun since its parts don't move while shooting IRL 🤔

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I modelled the shotgun in a way that you could do a reload animation if the rig is changed so that the levers move. Currently there will be no reload animation because... Ghost doesn't shoot bullets; she shoots magic, so no reloading is needed. But just in case I change my mind. #Blender #3D

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In Substance Painter. Retopo, UV and texturing done. Without the heat, things are resuming at a normal pace again. #3D #GameDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Also, yes, Germany has shooting ranges. I think most countries have.

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Ngl I would really love to go to a shooting range and just hold a real gun one day. I feel like that would really help making the models more authentic. But that is expensive and Sketchfab is free, so you know-

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Highpoly of the shotgun is done. This took way longer than it should have because heat exhaustion has been kicking my ass. I also had to change a lot of the design because I don't know how guns work 🙃 #Blender #3D #GameDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I did the meme a while ago tbh, but updated it with her newest design.

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I did the meme a while ago tbh, but updated it with her newest design.

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Second Weapon: The Revolver It's kind of fascinating how wildly different the 3D stuff looks in UE5 VS Blender VS Substance Painter #GameDev #IndieDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

HealthFlask: Concept > Highpoly > Lowpoly VS the engine view, not even game view because the camera is so far away 💀 (ignore the placeholder idle pose) #Blender #GameDev #3D

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Slowly realising using GAS was a horrible idea/complete overkill/beyond my understanding of C++, and now I have to rip it out and start over again with programming 💀

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Ghost's highpoly is done. On to the retopo. I can't wait to see her done and moving in the engine! #Blender #GameDev #IndieDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I also was working with the wrong unit scale in Blender. Apparently I'm meant to be working in centimetres and not metres 💀 This is the first rig for this game that I attempted to do myself, the others were done with ARP, and boy oh boy ain't learning fun-

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

AnimDynamics doesn't seem to work when the enemies share a base AnimBP. I've already started animating, and changing the rig to separate the hair and do ragdoll physics for the hair only would destroy those animations.

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I wanted to simulate the hair in UE5 but unfortunately I messed up, so I guess I'm animating it by hand now. Ngl I'm eyeing Cascadeur rn bc of it. #Blender #GameDev #IndieDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Taking a break from Ghost to sculpt the wraith since I want to use her to learn hair simulation in #UE5 since her hair is a lot easier than Ghost's. #GameDev #IndieDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Before I forget, I used a base model I got from one of Marc Brunet's tutorials for this, so that's why the face doesn't look that much like Ghost yet. Will be fixed in the sculpting phase.

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Blockout for my main character, Ghost, is done. The rest has to be done via sculpting. Translating her hair into 3D sure is something. Her hair will need to be rigged and 'flow' in the engine like it's underwater so there is still plenty of problem-solving ahead. 🤔 #GameDev #IndieDev

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Loving the new UI! It's the perfect blend between fitting well into the game world and standing out enough for easy readability! I also really like circular bars tbh .3.

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𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩 𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔶𝔞𝔯𝔡👻 @crossfoxgames.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

As someone who grew up poor and still IS poor, it's important to me to have good performance so people with lower-tier gaming PCs can also play my games. But I'm the artistic type, not the technical type, so I'm ✨struggling✨

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