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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 3h

And #devlog time! Lots of new sound effects and an amazing piece of the #KatFS soundtrack in this one! 🤘 I also write about Kalia's Journal, the collectible treasures and the Trial Chambers gamemode. 🔥 Read it on itch: #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev gdn001.itch.io/kalia-and-th...

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KatFS Alpha Devlog #26 (September 2026)

Hello everyone! Another month flew by, and the time for yet another monthly devlog. At the end of August's post I mentioned how I wanted to spend the month of September to do an audio pass on the proj...

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Hope For The Planet @h4tp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnews

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Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

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Spilt 🏳️‍⚧️ @spiltthemilk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I SAW THIS POST SOMEWHERE AND I FEEL CALLED OUT

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My Genshin pulls for 7.1 were... unexpected??? Simultaneously extremely unlucky AND lucky (o.o) #Genshin #GenshinImpact

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Lordyan(Commissions Open) @lordyanyu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

pencil？ tiger？what a weird combo

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William Davis @willdavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lesbian lesbian lesbian lesbian

Age of the Deep - can't censor Kealani. She's on a beach being a bisexual gremlin.

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 19/09/2026

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! Last week I've touched up the challenge mode of #KatFS for the demo and felt like showcasing it 😈 It's meant to be a side mode to the main campaign focused on combat encounters. It'll also tease some of the enemies coming in the full game! 🔥 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

GOOD GRIEF WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M NEARLY AT 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS??? It was 900 just two days ago?! WHAT DO I EVEN DO FOR 1,000??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

A screenshot of my YouTube channel, notably showcasing the current subscriber count: 941. The text reads:
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@DiamondDiDii - she/her/elle/hun - 941 subscribers - 61 videos
Your friendly neighbourhood autodidactic epistemophile! Off lollygagging doing character design ...more
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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 14/09/2026

Set up the triggers for the #KatFS in-game guide entries today. Some are location-based, while others are more dynamic (such as the NPC entries unlocking when you first engage with the NPC) 🔥 Still looking to improve the notification and navigation for new entries 👀 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Brandon Santiago @4brandonjs4.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Space Momma’s HUNGRY #samus #metroid #yuri

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Painting some establishing shots for an upcoming character teaser for Corvus~! Ousionic fallout zones certainly are eerie places indeed... #Elskold

A painterly illustration of a spooky winding path trailing off into a faint sunset. The path is surrounded by various brambles, branches, and columns, all distorted and warped as if liquified in zero gravity then frozen in place.

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Painting some establishing shots for an upcoming character teaser for Corvus~! Ousionic fallout zones certainly are eerie places indeed... #Elskold

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 07/09/2026

I said "the enemy NPCs in #KatFS could use better SFX" and @diamonddidi.bsky.social said "bet" and just up and voice acted a bunch of zombie growls 🔥 According to her, "all that metal singing practice paid off" (Sound on for this one, obviously! 🔊) #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Crisppyboat @crisppyboat.ca · 06/09/2026

Little Big Planet 🌎✨

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Working on some character-specific animations now hehehe~ >:3 #Trifolia #Elskold #indiegame #indiedev

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🔪Kicoffe🍉 VGen @kicoffe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Hi! Today is my Birthday! Another year has flown by. I'd love to receive a repost🥰

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Working on some character-specific animations now hehehe~ >:3 #Trifolia #Elskold #indiegame #indiedev

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

TRIFOLIA PROGRESS!!! 🌱 -All three iuvets are accounted for (finally) -GYRO-BASED HEAD MOVEMENT (I had to) -Experiments into dynamic music zones -Misc gameplay improvements Gameplay can finally get a focus now that all three have models now :D #Trifolia #Elskold #indiegame #indiedev

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

MICROWAVE THE JORNA (I've been 3D modelling hehe) #Elskold #ElskoldJorunna

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 13/08/2026

Kalia heads out for a morning foraging walk, but not before giving her cat a goodbye pat :3 Establishing scenes for the game's intro cutscene I'm currently working on. #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev #art

Overhead shot of Kalia's shack, with her and her cat walking out of the porch.

Shot around Kalia's shack in the woods, with her cat rubbing against her leg as she looks down at them.

Close up shot of Kalia's cat getting pet.

Shot of Kalia walking off the trail into the woods as her cat observes.

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

MICROWAVE THE JORNA (I've been 3D modelling hehe) #Elskold #ElskoldJorunna

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 08/08/2026

What was meant to be a late summer-themed crossover with @pixeldominus.bsky.social (and @zerraadventure.bsky.social and @diamonddidi.bsky.social) appears to have suddenly turned into an unexpected beach boss fight! 👿🏖️ Does seem to be a common theme with action girl beach episodes... 😎 #KatFS #art

Artwork depicting the characters Kalia, Zerra and Pomulus under a massive shadow, staring up at its source (behind the viewer). They're standing on a sandy beach near the waterline, all wearing swimsuits/beachwear.

Follow-up artwork depicting the other side of the scene. A massive mermaid sea monster emerges from the sea, roaring, as many tentacles wriggle around her, one carrying Diantha.

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 07/08/2026

And the Facility Sentinel's attacks are all done! This thing will wield hardlight blades, hammers and charged explosions in an attempt to purge Kalia out of the ancient facility 👿 These First Civilization people sure knew how to build em... #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 06/08/2026

The Sentinel's ultimate attack is highly lethal and unavoidable! Kalia will have to figure out a way to interrupt it while it's charging up, otherwise... 👿 #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

AFTER 6 WEEKS OF HARD WORK, MY FIRST LONGFORM VIDEO ON ELSKOLD IS OUT Do enjoy me yapping about this project for 17 minutes, if you'd be so kind :3 #Elskold #Worldbuilding youtu.be/0G54GuqQrT4?...

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Let's Worldbuild! An Introduction to Elskold

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The submerged ruins of Munur hold many mysteries to be uncovered. But, be weary of falling rocks! The veins of sandstone and chalk within the walls have weakened with oceanic erosion! #Elskold

An illustration of a ruin in a dark submerged cave. Fianna features prominently, using her phonomancy focus to help move fallen rocks for passage, her focus glowing gold at the point of contact. A chibi Corvus is off to the right side with a blank, distressed stare.

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 31/07/2026

Closing the month with a (mostly) feature-complete iteration of the second boss fight of the game! Definitely a great way to conclude the demo and showcase what Kalia's adventure brings. 🔥 It's still missing some special FX, but the main animations are all there! 🤘 #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @office-anomaly.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

guys can we please play the video game 😭 #ScoobyDoo

drawing of fred, daphne and velma playing Rock Band, but the girls are distracted. fred is begging them to lock in from the background

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 23/07/2026

While the Staff Guardian is an ancient construct designated to protect a single room, the Facility Sentinel is a massive security core responsible for guarding the entire complex. Expect to fight both in the upcoming #KatFS demo! 🔥 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Sprite showcase of the Staff Guardian and Facility Sentinel bosses side by side, with Kalia for comparison.

The staff guardian is a floating spherical "head" with a single eye, not much larger than Kalia herself, surrounded by floating rings that break up and cross each other.

The Facility Sentinel is a massive construct, composed of a huge floating spherical core protected by a ring base and a crown hovering over it, with this component being almost as large as the entirety of the Staff Guardian. It is also surrounded by three huge floating "arms" that tower over Kalia.

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 22/07/2026

Settled on a blockout for the second boss design of #KatFS. Lemme tell ya I did not half-ass this one 😅 This thing will be full of moving parts that need to be sprited and animated, quite a challenge ahead! Kalia's largest foe so far! 😈 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Screenshot of a rough 3D mesh of the facility sentinel boss, a floating spherical core surrounded by a crown and base, and then flanked by three "arms" floating around it. The inner core alone is larger than Kalia

Screenshot of the 3D mesh in its blade attack form, with a sword protruding from each of the three arms.

Screenshot of the 3D mesh in its "charge attack" phase, where the core lands on the ground and the three arms adjust to brace the core as it charges.

Screenshot of the 3D mesh from the perspective it'll be shown in the game, with Kalia for size reverence.

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

AFTER 6 WEEKS OF HARD WORK, MY FIRST LONGFORM VIDEO ON ELSKOLD IS OUT Do enjoy me yapping about this project for 17 minutes, if you'd be so kind :3 #Elskold #Worldbuilding youtu.be/0G54GuqQrT4?...

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Let's Worldbuild! An Introduction to Elskold

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 18/07/2026

#ScreenshotSaturday time! After a week of improving NPC animations across the board, I wanted to sit back and look at the results... Through a bunch of combat sequences in the upcoming #KatFS demo! 🔥 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #indieBR

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Diantha Crystal @diamonddidi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

After FIVE LONG WEEKS, I am just about done with my first long-form video about Elskold!!! Just have some final subtitle and thumbnail work to do left; so, it should hopefully be out later this week!!! :D 17.5 minutes of me yapping Brace yourself #Elskold

An illustration of the Library of New Munuria from Elskold in a dynamic shot with various characters strewn about, going about their tasks.

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 14/07/2026

More NPCs getting a revised animation pass for the next demo, this time the skeletons! They already got a bump up before in their generic animations, but I'm finally getting around to their attacks. 💀🔪 Bow variant next in thread 🔽 #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 13/07/2026

Fun fact: #KatFS development started during the pandemic, so the first picture is actually from the very first prototype! Art style has kept consistent but evolved significantly I'd say! 😁

Old screenshot of the first Kalia and the Fire Staff prototype, a very simple version where the player could control Kalia and use basic abilities against simple skeleton enemies.

Screenshot from the latest version of the game in development. The environment is much more detailed with lightning effects, the UI is different and more refined, and the animations are more varied.

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M-T Creations @m-tcreations.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I can finally share one of my craziest and most ambitious projects so far! Long story short, I binged #theowlhouse recently and just needed to find a way to bring my favorite character, Hooty to life!! So I did! 🧵1/5 #3dprinting #fanart #danaterrace #alexhirsch

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Alex Rockmaker @alexrockmaker.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Ae mais uma!!!!

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 08/07/2026

And now for the finalized animation! 🔥 Had to add a bunch of explosions for dramatic effect 😈 #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 06/07/2026

Touched up the Staff Guardian's animations today, and finally added a death animation for it. Included some neat smoke plumes so that looking at its disassembled carcass is even more satisfying 😈 #KatFS #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Kalia and the Fire Staff 😈 @kaliagame.com · 01/07/2026

🚨 ALERT! DEVLOG TIME 🚨 June has been a busy month with many improvements made to #KatFS thanks to playtest feedback. Enough in fact to fill up an entire changelog! 🤘 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame Read the devlog here: gdn001.itch.io/kalia-and-th...

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encountersltd @encountersltd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

coupla vexies /o{^u_u^}o| ✨️

A cartoony Micron ink pen drawing of my character Vexie VaVroom the stylish robot: she sports bright white silicon 'skin', horns, two antennae, and vent-like ears on her head, a long holographic hairdo that can display all sorts of patterns (here it has dots), and in lieu of legs moves around on treads. She wears her usual ensemble; a long sleeved top with houndstooth trim cuffs and wavy cut on the bottom edge, a long skirt with a patterned rectangle design reminiscent of mod fashion, silver chain necklaces, and dramatic oblong silver hoop earrings with sprocket-like sawtooth outer edges and heart charms on the inside. Here we see Vexie in the middle of a strut: we see her from the side as she trundles to the right, dynamically leaning back as she does so, head turned to us with a confident and dainty closed-eyes smile, arms relaxed and swaying back and forth. The linework is sharp yet loose and somewhat angular; I tried to capture the dynamism of her gait.

A second Micron pen cartoon of Vexie - she wears the same outfit as the previous drawing, and she is rendered in lines that are slightly bolder and a bit more softer edged. This time, Vexie stands straight upright, her pose pointed forward and slightly rightward, and appears to be surprised or having a eureka moment. Her mouth looks as if she's saying "Oh!", the pattern on her holo-hairdo is of lightbulbs, and above her is a speech bubble with one big exclamation point. Just what has her so caught off-guard or inspired isn't seen or certain.

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Media Molecule @mediamolecule.com · 27/06/2026

The official LittleBigPlanet soundtrack is coming to vinyl & CD! 🌍🧶💿 Refresh your memory with iconic music from Craftworld, coming soon! Available for preorder with @iam8bit.com here: bit.ly/8bit-lbp

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rufus⁷ @rufuss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In case you, too, needed this today:

Op is novelconcepts: Hey, man, c'mere. Listen. Get in real close, this is important.
You're gonna make stuff again. You're gonna make stuff you're proud of. You're gonna make stuff you're excited to share. You're going to feel that overwhelming drive to create, not just the frantic / want to want to you're stuck in now. You're going to have awesome ideas, and you're going to make them into reality. You're going to create again.
You're still an artist. You're still a writer. You're still home to the same passion you had before. You'll find it again. It's not gone. It's just resting. Let it rest. You're going to make stuff again. I promise.

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