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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 6h

I've finished the Hauler mech set (No arms and legs previously) and it will be available in time for 1.0! Def my favorite of the bunch! #Blender #3D #3DArt #Gamedev #UnrealEngine

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Also super excited to finally show off one of the environments I've been working on for 1.0! Oh, and you can fly now as well 😎 #Blender #3D #3DArt #Gamedev #UnrealEngine

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lightyear Frontier 1.0 will release November 4th! Super exciting for us in the dev team to have the game finally leave Early Access! Here's the release date trailer (Made by yours truly 😉) youtu.be/ShvG2pcew7E #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Games #Xbox #Steam

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Lightyear Frontier - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Gematsu

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A lil' bit of progress made on the Tiger Tank. Lots of tiny details left. On that topic - I saw the movie "Der Tiger" recently. Can't say I was a big fan even if there were some interesting elements to it. #Blender #3D #3DArt #Gamedev

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A closer look at the repair tool in Lightyear Frontier! Inspired by the repair tool in Battlefield Bad Company 2. #Gamedev #Indiegames #Games #Blender #3D

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Work smarter, not harder! Using the world normal to put moss on top of rocks dynamically. #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Steam

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A new game update means new key/capsule art! I feel like I got some decent composition in there! The Automation Update has been super well received and we got a record amount of concurrent players as a result. Thanks a lot to our players! #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Steam

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

These badboys are now in the game! It was a really interesting shader challange to get them up and running. Very pretty! #Gamedev #UnrealEngine #Indiegames #Games

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Finally had some time over to try out ZBrush! Made an Orc. It's been quite a while since I did some sculpting but I think I got something decent done! Soooo much better than Blender's sculpting options. #3D #3DArt #Gamedev #ZBrush

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

As a kid long ago, the very first 3D model I ever made was a Tiger tank....in Google Earth. It was only made out of a few boxes and cylinders. Almost 20(?) years later - I thought I'd take another shot at it. Very much still WIP! #Blender #3D #3DArt #Gamedev

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Been trying to figure out a good (And somewhat simple) way to make a lava lamp material in Unreal. I think I finally got it! #Gamedev #UnrealEngine #Indiegames #Games

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

On the topic of water - Here's a waterfall! I didn't make the particles but I made the shader + model for the actual "fall" part 😅 Squonched the UVs at the bottom to make it fall faster further down. #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Steam

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I got to redo our Steam capsule art in time for our recent update. I'm happy with how it turned out. Mech + farming is a winning combo! #gamedev #indiegames #Xbox #Steam

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I heard you liked pretty skyboxes 🌞🪐 Check out the game! store.steampowered.com/app/1677110/... #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Gamepass #Blender

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The community is going ham with the modular building system we added! #gamedev #indiegames #Xbox #Gaming

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The ~Delivery Cannon~ in all its glory! Was very fun to make. The idea being that it's using gravitational force to sling cargo containers to nearby planets! #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Gamepass #Blender

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The Shifting Gears Update for Lightyear Frontier is now OUT! It's been awesome working on this for the last six months and I really think our players will like it. I'm especially excited to see the farm houses you'll build! #Gamedev #UnrealEngine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Gamepass #Cozy

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Still thinking about that Fear Factor episode where the challenge was just to get your hair cut off and most players dropped out.

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Benefit of using a mech for farming. You can easily move and take care of your cute livestock! #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Gamepass

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

When you're playing Pokemon TCG Pocket ranked mode and you either get matched up with lvl 7 bot Andy or lvl 45 Hiroshi with a golden Arceus/Dialga deck

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Friday mood. 1. Wake up 🥱 2. Start up your mech 🤖 3. Farm 🚜 4. Enjoy the weekend 🥳 #Friday #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Gamepass

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

1 year since Early Access launch! And with that, here's some more info on our upcoming update to the game. youtu.be/fsyGxc2eS48 That interesting weather phenomena at 7:30 was made by me 😎 🌪️ Same with that mysterious object at 3:10. What could it beee? 👀 #games #Indiegames #Gamedev #Xbox #Gamepass

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Lightyear Frontier | QnA: Automation, Savefiles, Modular Building, & More

YouTube video by Lightyear Frontier

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Super excited to see our players get their hands on what we're cooking up right now! 🏔️ Bigger world 🧑‍🌾 More powerful mech farming 🏠 Modular house building 🤖 Watering automation And more to come! #Gamedev #Unrealengine #Indiegames #Games #Xbox #Gamepass steamcommunity.com/games/167711...

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Steam :: Lightyear Frontier :: The journey forward 🚗

State of development + We want your questions!

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We have animal hats in the game! Check out the squad 😎 #gamedev #unrealengine #blender

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I absolutely adore the global illumination in Kingdom Come 2. It adds so much lushness to the trees. And it runs incredible. Well done Warhorse Studios!

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

"Screw it, I'm not getting anything good in the new packs anyway." One A1 pack later... #Pokemon #PokemonTCGpocket #PTCGP

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

250 hourglasses spent and got nothing good to show for it. A friend of mine had not saved any hourglasses but got immersive Dialga in their first pack... But I got Mew in Pokemon Blue so that means I win right? Right?? 😭 #Pokemon #PokemonTCGpocket #PTCGP

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I love making water materials. I can sit for hours tweaking parameters to get the wetness juuust right. #unrealengine #gamedev

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Helmets 😎 Can be switched between in the game by building a locker! Customizable color! Wowie! #gamedev #unrealengine #blender

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I LOVE the art for this card. But I don't need 6 of them 😭 (just got two in a row). #pokemon #ptcgp

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Tried Marvel Rivals and my biggest takeaway is that man, you can get so many fantastic games nowadays without having to pay a cent. Flash games were awesome but damn, kids of today be eatin' good.

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Me and gf got the best Christmas tree ornaments hands down

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Benefit of working on a mech game - Getting to see the life sized moving Gundam in Japan for ~research~. #gamedev

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The rumor of an Oblivion remake is crazy. Probably my favorite game ever. I literally dressed up as the Adoring Fan for last years Halloween! It's one of those games I wish I could experience for the first time once more and this would be the next best thing.

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

It must be really humbling for the Free Radical devs to see how far their fans are willing to go to play Battlefront 3. The now discovered Wii version feels like an early Christmas present.

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Having played every Battlefield game, 1 is still the my absolute favorite. It feels like "pure" Battlefield. The setting is everything.

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

How the mech has been iterated on since the start of development! #gamedev #unrealengine

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jakerlund.bsky.social @jakerlund.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Co-worker: Do you also play Team Fortress 2? Me: Eh, I dabble.

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