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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Did yet another face edit with Mario's Odyssey model, this time to match it with his 3D World model. I still need to fix the sideburns, but with that aside... ...Why does Mario's previous facial structure do a better job representing the 2D art than the model that was supposed to be built from it?

Mario's vanilla face mesh from Super Mario Odyssey.

Mario's face mesh after editing it to fit his 3D World model. Mario's face is notably less puffy overall and his mouth is placed higher up under his mustache, looking much closer to Shigehisa Nakaue's art than what became of Mario's face in vanilla Super Mario Odyssey.

Mario's "WearEnd" animation with the new face mesh and his beta outfit from during Super Mario Odyssey's development. Note that Mario's earlier design for his overalls had the ends of his overalls' straps rounded like the 2D art, while in the final game they were reverted back to the angular look they had since the GameCube era.
It is also worth nothing that Mario's textures in the final game still retain the general UV layout of his beta model, as the unmapped areas of the textures surrounding his straps still appear rounded rather than angular.

Concept art from "The Art of Super Mario Odyssey" regarding Mario's in-game model, note how the ref sheet that was drawn for Mario's initial draft for his model has the line where Mario's mouth appears in the final game marked as his "Lower lip", implying that this was supposed to be a measurement for where the outer edge of Mario's lower lip would crease at rather than being the opening of Mario's mouth.
Nakaue's art is also present next to a retextured version of Mario's model from Super Mario 3D World, which has textures similar in style to what Mario's beta model initially had.
Interestingly, Mario's model that's used whenever Cappy pulls him into a "Captured" entity (Internally referred to as "MarioHack") still contains Mario's beta textures and retains his rounded straps, Mario's "Golf" costume in the final game also retains the old body model with rounded straps that he originally used during Odyssey's development.

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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Disable gambling ads:

Discord Settings. "Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Sponsored Content settings. "Manage Sponsored Content" button is pressed

Manage Sponsored Content settings. "Real Money Gambling" radio switch is "off" (disables gambling content)

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

at the end of the day, its US law that is gonna be twisting ANY platform into complying panicking does nothing. if you want to make a diference, contact your senators and demand they vote no on KOSA, as an example of one such bill www.badinternetbills.com

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Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Random thought regarding Sonic character designs: You know how some animals have a black pigment on their noses, lips and paw beans? What if that was worked into the characters' faces, stylizing them like the animals they're based on? Treating it sort of like an outline for the mouth to work with?..

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Snoozey 🐘 @snoozey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I've been seeing a LOT of people fall for discord tricks these past couple months, so I felt the need to make this to help get people caught up on internet safety 101. Please repost/share this around, you could help save someone's account!

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A bit out of practice from the hiatus, but I've been working on SM64 stuff again!

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.

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Ellory @thelocalmuffin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hey so as a heads up. This. Is. All. Commissions. PayPal is DREADFUL to work with. Do not mention the word. Do not censor the word. Please just pay the invoice. If you do the artist you commissioned WILL get in trouble.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Fun fact: Valoo has two unique tail meshes in Wind Waker, the one that's normally part of his main model is a lower detail version of it. Since Valoo's tail in Gohma's boss fight is higher poly, I tried re-attaching it to the rest of his model. Both his tail and neck are roughly 10 bones each, ouch.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 05/08/2026

And the KIDS Act, please call about the KIDS Act too! Don't let anyone tell you your voice doesn't matter, we can fend this off as many times as we need 🙏 Thanks again guys you are genuinely so cool

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 05/08/2026

THIS IS WHY!!!! WE CALL!!! GREAT JOB EVERYONE 🩷 KOSA did pass the house but remember the senate has a conflicting version. Keep calling, it matters!

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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 03/08/2026

🚨 Markup of Bad Internet Bills is happening THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your reps today and again tomorrow 🚨‼️ Our call tool makes it easy: www.badinternetbills.com

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Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

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Lucidies (Comms Open) @lucidiesart.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Contact your reps about all the internet censorship bills now if you *Actually* care about art here and videos and normal websites and how the Internet is now. www.badinternetbills.com

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SnepShark 🔞 @snepshark.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If this is allowed to become normalized, you won't even just need to worry about these services losing your ID in a breach, you'll also need to worry about scam/compromised sites asking for your ID for the express purpose of stealing it!

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SnepShark 🔞 @snepshark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It will be worse than this! Most websites will be forced to ask you to send your ID to a third party surveillance service, adding a credit card won't be enough for most. Bluesky asks for your *social security number* if you live in Texas now, due to this shit. Call in, and kill it.

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Eromancer @eromancer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Still hanging in there, mood is doing a little better after hearing some words of reassurance from you guys. Things are thankfully calming down a bit more at home compared to when I last posted, so here's hoping it stays that way. Also, birthday today! 🎂

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's getting to the point where it feels like there's no reason for me to be alive anymore...

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Eromancer @eromancer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

They're building a digital prison and most people don't even know it. Your art, your free expression, your dissent. Literally anything they find objectionable they want to label as "obscene" and debank and imprison you for.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#FluffaValoo #Valoo Experimenting with the shape of Valoo's face and eyes a bit, trying to make his cheeks a bit more poofier looking like in Wind Waker and plotting out how to make the eyelids a bit better for expressions. Will definitely need to redo his face textures, but it'll be for the best...

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I shouldn’t have to enter a life-ruining amount of easily hackable personal information to visit a website, and neither should anyone else of ANY age.

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Phosphorshy @phosphorshy.horse · 10/07/2026

ok prob final addition to this thread, age restriction is going to continue being an issue and while we can temporary push it away by jumping through hoops and workarounds, the best solution will be to put pressure on lawmakers to push back on these kinds of laws and organize together to fight back

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Phosphorshy @phosphorshy.horse · 10/07/2026

I'm gonna give a heads up to anyone who sees this or similar posts deer.social hasn't been maintained for over a year (github.com/a-viv-a/deer...) I personally use and highly recommend witchsky.app if you are looking for a social-app fork

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DeLaine ✨NSFW 6’1 Giantess @delaineinla.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sex workers and queer people have tried and tried and tried and tried to get average people to care about this type of censorship for *years*. KIDS act already passed the House & KOSA is in the senate this summer. Contact your senators if you don’t want more of this 👇 www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

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U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators

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Accursed Dirt Beast 🔞 @aftermoles.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

If anyone is getting smacked with this - just use deer.social or another alternate client. Bsky is just an AT Protocol Client, and your Bsky account is an AT Protocol account - you can use your same Bsky account thru another AT Protocol Client, no migration or loss necessary. Could not be easier.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I think the site devs tried to vibe-code again, a lot of media isn't loading anymore suddenly...

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#FluffaValoo Slowly figuring out dumb animation stuff with Valoo in Odyssey modding, it's... yeah...

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Nice Footpaws @ionotter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

One of the furry community's originals, Roz Gibson, is in really big trouble. She is in kidney failure, and needs a donor, so please reskeet. www.furaffinity.net/journal/1138...

I’ve thought long and hard about making this post, but really, at this point, I don’t have much to lose. Desperate times, and all that.

TLDR version: I need a kidney transplant, and I’m looking for a donor. Read below for all the gory details.

Since late 2019, right before Covid hit, I’ve been battling a serious illness. I’ve been kind of cagey about what exactly is wrong, for a number of reasons, but here’s the truth—I’m in full kidney failure.

There is no history of this in my family, so when the symptoms began appearing I didn’t recognize them until it was too late. By the time I went to a doctor my kidney function had dropped into the single digits. Most kidney failure is caused by diabetes or high blood pressure—I got some weird kidney disease I can’t even pronounce and never heard of: Oxalate Nephropathy.

By adopting some dietary changes and careful monitoring, I was able to limp along with reduced kidney function for several years. But you don’t appreciate how much your kidneys do to keep you healthy until they stop working. There’s constant fatigue and nausea, and a general feeling of unwellness that never goes away.

But eventually I lost even what minimal function I had left, which left the end of the line for kidney disease: dialysis. As of this point I’ve been on dialysis for about 3 years. Let me tell you—dialysis is its own special kind of hell that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.

But even that is just a stop-gap measure, and my condition is continuing to get worse. Despite this, I’m trying my best to live as normal a life as possible. I’m extremely lucky I have a job that’s willing to allow me 9 hours a week for dialysis, so I’m still working. On weekends I work on my art and comics, and one or two days a month I do my volunteer work at the bird-banding site. I can even travel to see my family—if I arrange for dialysis at a local clinic ahead of time.

All of that is done while trying to deal with the symptoms of kidney failure. I’ve known 4 people who were on dialysis—none of them worked or really did much of anything, and at this point they’re all dead, which doesn’t really give me a lot of hope for my future.

Which brings us to the point of all this—I desperately need a kidney transplant. That is the only thing that will give me a chance at a relatively normal life. I’ve been approved and on the transplant list for a few years, but the waiting period in California is very long. By the time I get to the top of it, I may be too sick to get one. Right now I’m still in relatively good condition, comparatively. A transplant from a living donor lasts much longer and is better in every way than one you get from a deceased donor.

Unfortunately, everyone in my immediate family is too old or has other health problems that preclude donation. So this post is a desperate attempt to find anyone willing to donate. I realize donating a kidney is a lot different than giving ten bucks to a GoFundMe, but as I said at the beginning, at this point I don’t have much to lose by asking.

Here is the living donor site: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-.....t/living-donor

You can inquire and even arrange to donate completely anonymously if that’s what you want. Hopefully there’s a Jack Salem fan out there who wants to see the stories (and the artist) continue for years to come.

That is all.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#FluffaValoo I tried doing something silly regarding Odyssey modding and made Mario's face into Valoo's body to see how the hard-coded jiggle physics that were applied to Mario's nose and mustache joints would look on a furry avatar, it's VERY limiting without being able to code the physics yourself

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Krystal @stellavian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

There's a new phishing scam taking place currently on Discord and it involves compromised accounts trying to get you to "watch anime" with them through an unknown watch-party app (PLEASE SHARE THIS AROUND) 🧵

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Sonic can look really good when you aren't being forced to trace the Forces model over and over again, right chat??? Edited Classic Sonic's model from CrossWorlds with @jukoduko.bsky.social's reference sheet in mind, though sadly can't do the lankier proportions without editing all the animations...

First mid-air pose from Classic Sonic's First Place/Character Select decision animation while riding on the Extreme Gear. referencing Sonic's unused Victory Jump from "Sonic The Hedgehog (16-bit)", this pose finds new life in "Sonic Mania" as part of Sonic's Victory Dance after completing a Level.

Sonic's second mid-air pose from the previous viewport render, I don't remember the exact game this pose first showed up in, but this does look similar to Tails' ending pose from 'Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)'

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The Evil Bear Account™ 🔞 @razyfoxxo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This is my once-in-a-blue-moon post on matters like this. Keep calling your damn senators. Bully them, and I mean, *bully them.* Takes 5 minutes to do your part, plenty of resources bein' shared around to help you do it. Don't let the Diddler Committee™️ control how you express yourself.

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pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 28/06/2026

this is actually a good reminder that you should delete the tracking nonsense off of any url that you share online. just delete everything after the ? (including the question mark) and share like you usually would

a screenshot of a youtube url showing the actual url as everything before the ? and everything after as “tracking nonsense”

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Slowly figuring out how to work the eye materials in CrossWorlds. Found out that the "Msk" textures are meant for the eye sclera color, "Spt" textures do nothing presently. "MRO" for the eyes seems to only affect metallic and specular, while roughness is a separate parameter. In the meantime... Sonk

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#FluffaValoo Well... here goes nothing. I made new progress on Valoo's model since last time I posted about it, he's a bit lankier proportions-wise now and I've been working on reworking his textures and parts of his model to be more modular for avatar mods. And yes, still working on the shape keys.

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Question for the furs who follow me: I know a lot of folks really liked the Valoo model I passionately made for my personal Guardian Dragon (He's a total powerhouse by the way, he burns through energy within minutes when using willing human vessels), so I wanna test the waters with something...

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

He's in-game now! Had to troubleshoot some stuff with the editor, but I've successfully modded my take on Classic Sonic into CrossWorlds!

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Lucidies (Comms Open) @lucidiesart.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I feel like at a point we need to do more than just contacting reps but idk what. Keep contacting them though. Maybe see what else is possible

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Lamb 🔞 🔜 CFF, MFF @lustylamb.com · 17/06/2026

Unfortunately, There are currently no good alternatives that actually allow adult-oriented sales. It's just a matter of operating under the radar. I did make a website that collects all that info in one place : aa-tips.carrd.co If I missed any please let me know and I'll research it and add it.

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Adult Artist Tips

tips for creators in these trying times

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MikeMurdock @mikemurdock.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

(political post) yeah, those bills are still there. keep calling your senators and reps 5calls.org capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121 and say no to KOSA SCREEN Act COPPA 2.0 RESET Act Sammy Act App Store Accountability Act GAMING Act Safe Messaging for Kids Act Parents over Platforms Act

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Lucidies (Comms Open) @lucidiesart.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Look at dis and contact ya reps about how bad this is if it helps Kosa passing would mean almost every site online especially social media and YouTube or such will need ID verification and it won't be optional x.com/i/status/206...

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

POV: Your father told you to stop doing your favorite victory dance because it "looks childish"

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Adelaide Ghoul 👻 @adelaidejewel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

They’re trying to build a data center next to the Nashville Zoo Petition here, if you’re so inclined: c.org/KxhXznzBcD

Screenshot from facebook:

Nashville Zoo

We're asking our community to stand with us in protecting the animals, habitats, people and future of Nashville Zoo.
A proposed 69,000-square-foot data center is planned for property directly adjacent to the Zoo. While developers claim the facility will have no impact, no environmental studies or impact assessments have been conducted to evaluate potential effects on our animals, visitors, staff, or the surrounding community.
Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity and water; straining power grids, depleting natural resources, and damaging our watershed. With nothing more than the word of a profit-seeking developer, how are we to know this new data center will not lead to irreversible damage to the animals we exist to protect?
We cannot afford to find out years from now how this facility has negatively impacted our 1.4 million annual visitors, our local community, or the 3,000 animals entrusting us with their care. We are calling on the Nashville community to join us in our fight to stop this data center from being built, now.
Please sign our petition and say yes to the Zoo by saying no to the new data center

Includes photos of a big cat at the zoo and a photo showing how close the data center would be to the zoo

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Accipitrina @accipitrina.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Build up a valuable space off the backs of free labor provided by queers, then discard them the moment it is more profitable to do so in favor of juicing up that upcoming IPO. Scream and piss as much as you wanna, but the only thing that'll matter is MONEY. Cancel your VRC+, loves~

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Doodling a bit in Blender with models from games before my time, have this animation of Sonic's Dreamcast model walking that I did a jank setup to replicate the vertex clamping for

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Fun fact: Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Odyssey share the same engine, so there's a lot of 3D World leftovers in Odyssey's files. That being said, it's entirely possible to make 3D World's version of Mario as expressive as Odyssey's if you're clever enough about it!

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Coop Deluxe @sm64coopdx.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Unfortunately, there was an oversight in the initial release of this update wherein the updater binary was mistakenly not included for some platforms. We recommend re-downloading the update if you downloaded it within 20 or so minutes of the release. Thank you.

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Coop Deluxe @sm64coopdx.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

sm64coopdx v1.5 is out! Added an auto-updater, unified the OpenGL and DirectX builds into one build, added a searchbox for mods and DynOS packs alongside buttons for quick navigation to their relevant folders as well as the mods site, removed Herobrine, fixed numerous bugs and more! Download below:

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Release Super Mario 64 Coop Deluxe v1.5 · coop-deluxe/sm64coopdx

sm64coopdx v1.5 Released on May 27th, 2026 at 11:00 PM EST Changelog (178 commits) Changes Added an automatic updater to the game, the game will prompt you if there's an update and then download a...

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FluffaMario @fluffamario.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I am perfecting an art of repairing Sonic models, one detail at a time. (Haven't messed with the ears yet, but I'll be tackling those next once I can come up with a replicate-able way to fix them!)

Front view of a Sonic model edit, trying to invoke the Dreamcast-era design elements with some creative liberties taken for better 3D shaping language.

45 degree view of Sonic's model, with Uekawa's art from the first Sonic Adventure to his left for comparison.

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