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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 03/10/2026

*coughs* Not the hashtags I expected, but I guess the hashtags we deserve?.. 😂😆

Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 03/10/2026

🎶 warning: this was right before the Auckland Shinedown concert 😂 I wanted to have a spider in 7 Gates of Hell, spent probably 3-4 days on it. It's tied to a specific mechanic, so you can interact with it in the game now. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #indiedev #puzzlegame #spookygame #2danimation

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 01/10/2026

This is the current "oldie" I'm working on. An unfinished spooky? puzzle game from a global game jam 😂 I thought all source was lost, found it in an abandoned gitlab acc. Roughly 70% done now, missing a bit of art, some SFX, and a couple of minor gameplay systems. #gamedev #indiedev #Unity #solodev

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 30/09/2026

I thought maybe I'll post some of my recent work. This year, I gave myself a promise to finish as many of my old projects as possible, Numbers With Jack was one of those that was sitting there at like 90% done for about 8 years? Why? I don't know 😂 #gamedev #indiedev #Unity #kidsgames #mathgames

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 21/01/2026

Hey frenz! My multi-agent privacy extension has been approved on Chrome webstore (free). Check it out if you want to keep your AI conversations private and locked. Supports Gem, DeepSeek, Claude & Chatty G. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/eebpm... #AI #Privacy #DeepSeek #Gemini #ChatGPT #Claude

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 31/12/2025

Happy New Year 2026 from Aotearoa! Let the new year bring you prosperity and happiness 😊 💖🌟 #happynewyear #happy2026 #newzealand #Auckland #Aotearoa

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 08/11/2025

As some might know, Binding is always in a bit of messy dev hell. However, went to check the stats today, and was surprised, the last time I checked I had 200? For a tiny dev from a middle of nowhere, it means a lot💖 #gamedev #indiedev #gamer #gaming #screenshotsaturday 🔗: | steam.pm/app/3334560 |

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 07/11/2025

The Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines demo drops next week! Excited, terrified, and everything in between 😅 It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s a bit 'wtf?' - we hope you enjoy it! 💖 🔗 [ steam.pm/app/3709610 ] #indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 31/10/2025

🎃TRICK OR TREAT?🎃 The ghosts in Storylines have been restless… DEMO DROPS NOVEMBER 12TH 👻 Wishlist now or we’ll haunt your backlog forever. store.steampowered.com/app/3709610 | #Storylines #IndieDev #Halloween #IndieGame #Gamer #UnrealEngine #Gaming

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 04/09/2025

Been slowly chipping away at this, trying to add some variety to our village population. This system is using Unreal's FSkeletalMeshMerge functionality, with some small additions to be able to use morph targets. #gamedev #indiedev You can wishlist the game here if you like it: steam.pm/app/2835210

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 26/08/2025

The real chef is in the background of the first picture! Looks like all the new heads work with my skeletal merger script, it basically lets me mix and match different body parts, and bake them down to a single skeletal mesh. Similar to what Mutable does, just simpler. #Unreal #gamedev #indiedev

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 25/08/2025

Never mind the eyebrows, there are different morph-based variants, too. I've been setting up these new heads our modeler @frankinolupo.bsky.social has provided us with. I check if everything works fine using our base character's animations. #gamedev #indiedev #animations #morptargets

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 20/06/2025

Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines is live as part of ⚔️ 2025 Eastern Martial Artists Week ⚔️ on Steam! Demo is coming soon! Wishlist now: steam.pm/app/2835210 Big thanks to @SpiralUpGames for hosting! #Steam #gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 31/05/2025

Ah, I completely forgot to post about this! Got Binding into Zombies vs Vampires fest on Steam. They originally didn't pick it up because I put it on Steam a bit too late, but managed to convince them :) #SteamFest #Zombies #Vampires #TWD #Zombie #indiegame #indiegaming #indiedev #gamingcommunity

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 07/05/2025

What are they plotting? 🙃 Finally, got around to setting up some 'background extras' to make the world feel a bit more lively. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 03/05/2025

#screenshotsaturday Implemented the dialogue skipping feature. I really didn't want to add it to our largely story-driven game, however, I did a bit of research on Reddit and YT, and it just seems to be a quality of life feature for many players. #indiegaming #indiegame #gamedev #UE5

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 26/04/2025

An update on my chicken escapade! 🐥 The quest sequence has been improved: now you receive the special catcher directly from Mrs. Haleena to help you collect the chicklets. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity #gamer #indiegamedev #games #gaming #UnrealEngine #3Dart #Art #funny

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter, everyone! A lil preview of the interaction with Mrs. Haleena for this #screenshotsaturday She’s a loving homage to my mum, Galina, which means “hen” in Italian if you double the “l”. #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegaming #gamer #UnrealEngine5 #storytelling #easter #3Dart

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 15/04/2025

I had no idea Steam updated the dimensions of Store Assets!!! Spent most of today updating them. I always knew I'd have to update these eventually as I just made them quickly. It's basically a paint over of our 3D model lol #fightnjokes #storylines #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #SteamArt #Steam

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 04/04/2025

Throwback to my time working on Phantasmal with Eyemobi. I loved working on the comic for it. I also worked on some Steam art. #gamedev #indiedev #throwback #Phantasmal #horrorgames #indiegame #gamer #gamingcommunity

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 26/03/2025

Oh you have a cow kitty, too?! I'm very partial to those <3

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 26/03/2025

Set up this lil radio. I will need to add a turn on/off sound, and make turn on and turn off two separate things, so you definitely know what you're doing. The particle effect took almost as long to set up as the logic itself 😅 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamingcommunity #gaming #indiegame

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 15/03/2025

Chicken Chasin' Fun for this #screenshotsaturday 😇I absolutely love working on AI in Unreal, and also had a blast animating those silly little chicks. Wishlist the game here: steam.pm/app/2835210 #gamingcommunity #indiegame #indiegaming #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #ue5 #3Dart

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 10/03/2025

Updated the interaction w/Hugo. They might be cheesy animations, but hey, at least they're there. Will probably do another pass in the future :) If you don't know, Piper is our game director, so she oversees all processes. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegaming #gamer #gaming #cats

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 04/03/2025

The video gets cut off as usual 🙄 But have a cut off video of Hugo's updated facial animations! 😊 I've written a mocap transfer system in PyMel that allows me transfer recorded anims back onto the facial rig, so I can modify anything I want easily in Maya. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamer

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 04/03/2025

Henlo. I have a TikTok complaint xD I'm always...mesmerized at which videos get a low of views, and which don't, but never have I ever had something with 1 view. What happened? xD The vid with 500 is just an image that moves left and right 😂 fkin social media aye. #gamedev #indiedev #marketing

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 03/03/2025

Noice, just saw the banner appeared, too <3 Women's Day Sale is on! Wishlist the game here: steam.pm/app/2835210 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegaming #UE5 #adventuregame #storylines #storytelling

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 01/03/2025

Happy #WomensDaySale to all the female-led games out there! Thankful to be a part of this beautiful event! 💖🌷 Support us by wishlisting our game here: steam.pm/app/2835210 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gaming #gamer #gamergirl #gamingcommunity #games #SteamSale

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 27/02/2025

Starting to record some facial animations. They will need to be cleaned up in Maya, so working on a script that will apply fbx anims back to my face rig. Better with sound! #indiegame #indiegaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UE5 #adventuregaming #adventuregame #gaming steam.pm/app/2835210

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 26/02/2025

Hope everyone is having a great week so far! I have been working on adding blendshapes to Hugo, who got a sizeable update to his interactions and new voice acted lines. #indiegame #indiegaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UnrealEngine5 #adventuregaming #adventuregame #gamer #gamergirl #gaming

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 15/02/2025

Happy #screenshotsaturday to all the devs out there! This week we have been working on this new character. Her name is Cary S., and she is very pleased to meet you all! #indiegame #indiegaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UnrealEngine5 #adventuregaming #adventuregame #gamer #gamergirl #gaming

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 01/02/2025

Been experimenting with UE5's Mutable plug-in, using City Sample characters since they offer a great variety to test with. Planning to use Mutable to handle main character customization and simplify NPC creation. #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine #UE5 #Mutable #indiegame #gaming #screenshotsaturday

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 27/01/2025

I know I know, I've been away too long. But I present to you... The Hair Man! /this honestly made me dying of laughter for about 10 minutes, and I don't think I have anything else to say about it/ #gamedev #indiedev

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 31/12/2024

Happy New Year 2025 from New Zealand! #indiegamedev

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 24/12/2024

In Australia for a week. Since I don't have my PC with me, will just post some random dev stuff I sent to our dev chat with my friends. Last week, I was doing some fracturing in Unreal. The barrel model is not hollow, so it looks incorrect when broken, but the idea is there! #indiegame #indiegaming

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 07/12/2024

For this #screenshotsaturday we've added new facial animations for one of our characters - Bolo - voiced by the talented Darren Ying Chen Yi Wishlist Storylines now: steam.pm/app/2835210 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #games #gaming #gamer #unrealengine #digitalart

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 05/12/2024

When your own friends are throwing shade at your obsessive behaviors. Thanks @rmusicdev.bsky.social, I keep laughing at this every time 😂

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 04/12/2024

#WishlistWednesday is here! We are DROWNING in cats! (testing animations from Luca De Giglio, they are wip, but very happy with them so far!) Wishlist neow! steamp.pm/app/2835210 #indiegame #indiegaming #gaming #gamer #gamedev #indiegamedev #cat #CatsOfBluesky #fightnjokes #adventure #story #art

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 01/12/2024

There was a time in my life when I fancied myself as a future comic book artist 🎨 Maybe I should revive this hobby one day after finishing my other 10000 projects 😂😂😂 No AI back then, I tried my best to draw one good hand 🤣 #digital #art #comics #2Dart #ADHD #digitalart

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 01/12/2024

Hi, this is me & my cat! As you can see, she is not impressed with my theatrics. My name is Lena, I live in New Zealand, and have been running Lighstromo since 2016. Originally, a trained artist, I think I love coding more now. I hope more women enter game dev and STEM 💖 #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 30/11/2024

Our character artist is working on a new NPC for Storylines. A very early wip, but I'm very excited to add her to the game soon! #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gaming #indiegame #indiegaming #contentcreator #games #3dArt #character #characterart #3DModeling #digitalart #digitalartist

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 26/11/2024

Ported the Binding project from 5.4 to 5.5 because we want those sweet sweet movement updates, and I'm transferring most of the blueprint logic into components, so they can be reusable #UnrealEngine #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegaming #gaming #games #gamer #gamergirl #dogsofbluesky #art

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 23/11/2024

Stolen from @rmusicdev.bsky.social The last few days I've been refactoring my code for Binding after updating it to 5.5 😅🥲😭 save meeee #gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 18/11/2024

This was me figuring out how to do mocap for non-humanoid characters. Was easier than expected, as long as you have the correct blendshapes, you can still use IPhone for mocap inside #Unreal engine :) #indiegame #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev #gamer #gaming #motioncapture #steam #wishlist

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 16/11/2024

Send help, I can't with this marketing stuff anymore 🤣 I particularly love that they spelled contact with double t, very legit. #gamedev #indiedev #helpz

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 15/11/2024

Game dev is giving me a lot of anxiety lately, mainly the marketing side. A very well known publishing consultant told us that to get noticed by a publisher/investor, you need 10K wishlists, but then for me to get those 10K wishlists, I need a publisher to help me with marketing xD Me:

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Lighstromo @lighstromo.com · 14/11/2024

Hello, bsky! I thought as my first post I'll just say that I'm an indie game developer from Auckland, New Zealand, and mostly post about my devving adventures <3 Have a nice day ^__^

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