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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 23/09/2024

Using the ranged power of the Pyrist Mechanica! #indiedev #dinosaur-trpg

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 11/11/2025

a little art/animation experiment i did awhile back for AM, when i was thinking about mounted units on an armored dinosaur

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 17/06/2026

hi everyone, I'm still here, with my little dinosaurs and anime people. Still on hiatus, but slowly working on animations and art despite everything :)

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 14/02/2025

happy uh (checks calendar) hug and kiss a dinosaur day

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 04/12/2025

No Patreon dev blog this month, I'm delaying it til next month and working on the game slower because of life things (mostly, trying to find a job). Sorry y'all

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 11/11/2025

a little art/animation experiment i did awhile back for AM, when i was thinking about mounted units on an armored dinosaur

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 09/07/2025

Hey, I'm Sarah. I'm an artist, 3d animator, UI/UX designer, and developer located in the American Midwest. I'm the creator of Ars Meteorica, a fantasy strategy game (demo) set in a world with anime-inspired humans and sentient theropod dinosaurs. Tech art and programming languages are my jam 🌟

Meteor (left) with Auryn, a dromi theropan Sword Priest. Meteor is holding a Tero on her right arm

Character creation in Ars Meteorica. Select between human or dromi.

Meteor fights a One-Eyed Wolf in an in-game Encounter

3d models made by me!
Top left: A galli theropan
Top right: Orebus, a dilo theropan (left) with his blood-brother, Anaximander, a human (right)
Bottom left: A allocine theropan (muscular type)
Bottom right: A Moss Covered Being and its shader

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 05/11/2025

Dev blog #15 is up for Patreons! In this one, I chat about the new Terrain Peek UI, Terrain Effects, and Volcanic Plains.

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 01/11/2025

heyo folks, my next dev blog will go up on Nov 4th!

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 06/10/2025

A compilation of over a year's worth of dev blog thumbnails from my patreon! A lil thing that I thought would be fun to see all together

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 05/10/2025

Dev blog #14 is up for Patreons! In this one, I chat about more behind the scenes things like Blueprint refactors, how some systems work, and some more enhancements. There's also a short video showing a quick full turn with the new UI.

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 01/10/2025

Hey everyone, my next Patreon dev blog will go up on the 3rd! I need a little more time to finish up a feature. Thank you for your patience 🙏

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 27/09/2025

Some sticker test runs from today :)

3.5" One Eyed Wolf glitter vinyl stickers

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 26/02/2025

somehow making a video game where you talk to dinosaurs in the 2025 hellscape :)

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 16/09/2025

😘🐕🌹❣️

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 18/09/2025

AI has NEVER been used in the making of my game and will never be. If you see me mention "AI," it's the classic behavior trees and pathfinding kind... not the biggest art theft in the history of humanity kind

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 17/09/2025

nope, not right now. Meteor (my protagonist) is fem presenting only. However, if i raise significantly more funding i will consider adding masc Meteor

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 12/09/2025

hello! i've recently been laid off, so that means I'm looking for work in addition to once again working full time on making my game demo. I'll be posting about it often! Please consider subscribing to my Patreon if you would like to support me and its creation. 💖 patreon.com/mosscoveredbeing

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Creating ARS METEORICA, a fantasy dinosaur TRPG

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 03/09/2025

Dev blog #13 is up for Patreons! In this one, I show a little dialogue snippet for a map, and talk about creating the Action Prediction submenu UI/UX. Unfortunately, this is a short one, but I hope yall enjoy it nonetheless!

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 02/09/2025

note for patreons, I'm currently doing my best to get Dev Blog #13 up today, but will likely be late, sorry! I'm wrapping up a UI/UX feature which will be the focus of the blog

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 30/08/2025

To save time on animating for my game demo, I combined my human rig with my dinosaur rig. Obviously corrections still need to be made per animation (like this animation right here isn't corrected, this is just the human run cycle thrown right on) but it's incredibly effective

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 15/03/2025

A basic attacking sequence for Auryn (class: Sword Priest)

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 28/10/2024

I thought I'd show how I did the wolf's eye. I wanted it to have similar depth like a real eye at all angles, but stick to my celshaded art style. It's a combination of simple textures and flipped normals + backface culling in the right places. #stylized3dtips

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 27/10/2024

"One-Eyed Wolves are among many dangers that roam the wilds of the Houselands at night. Often found in packs, they possess a head almost the size of an entire human and an insatiable appetite for blood." #dinosaur-trpg

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JSH @85jsh.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADFSGBHJDGBFKHJLOGDG

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 01/08/2025

Dev blog #12 is up for Patreons! In this one, I chat about major UI overhauls for the game, including a new Action Selector menu for the Grid gameplay mode and a title screen specifically for demos.

Dev Blog #12 for the game demo, Ars Meteorica, on Patreon. Meteor is facing off against a theropan bandit, with two combat toast UIs describing their actions. Cute stickers are overlaid on top.

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 04/08/2025

i just turned 33 yesterday (the day after international yaoi day), and to celebrate, I've acquired a figure of Messmer the Impaler

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 02/08/2025

happy sephiroth x cloud day aka yaoi day 💖💖💖

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 01/08/2025

Dev blog #12 is up for Patreons! In this one, I chat about major UI overhauls for the game, including a new Action Selector menu for the Grid gameplay mode and a title screen specifically for demos.

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 14/07/2025

(me cutting everything I can to finish a demo in 2 months) ensure the Freak character stays in at all costs

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 13/07/2025

happy sunday all. I feel like I shouldn't have to say this in the first place but... it is pretty rude to post snarky comments followed by unsolicited advice/suggestions on artists' work

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 09/07/2025

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 07/07/2025

Dev blog #11 is up for Patreons! In this one, I chat a bit about my overhaul of Pathfinding using Dijkstra's algorithm, which also works for multi-tile units and lets characters traverse correctly over terrain with cliffs and other features.

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 02/07/2025

my next patreon dev blog will be up on the 7th due to me traveling, thanks for your patience!

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 09/06/2025

i have been accepted into an indie game dev con 👀 more on that later possibly

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 25/05/2025

birds..................

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 08/06/2025

not to be like a whiny game dev on main, but i did all the work to upgrade to UE5... and its Chaos Physics is dropping my fps Significantly 🙃

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Pablo Rivera @pablonotpicasso.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New paleoart piece! Didn’t use 3D for this one as I just wanted to dive into drawing and painting, and had some fun attempting and figuring out a different workflow! #paleoart #dinosaurart #triceratops

Backlit low angle shot from a vantage point amidst ferns, a triceratops is visible in the distance behind a fallen log and a small flock of birds are flying by close to camera.

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Sarah @mosscoveredbeing.com · 31/05/2025

Dev Blog #10 is up for Patreon subscribers! In this edition, I share a new outfit for Meteor, new art, the new Galli theropan type, updates for the Meteor Maker, some Treasured Keepsake and Birthplace Memory lore, and cool bones.

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 28/05/2025

FMK - rey dau, rathalos, zinogre

Illustration of Rey Dau from Monster Hunter with a really nicely drawn foot. Also not that it matters but I counted all the tail and back spikes to make sure it matched up to the actual guy.

Illustration of Rathalos from Monster Hunter with extra care paid to the subsurface scattering on the wing patagium. Rathalos is my favorite creature design so he gets special big boy treatment.

Illustration of Zinogre from Monster Hunter in fully charged state. When I first saw Zinogre 15 years ago I was not really into him. However seeing him go super saiyan and start breakdancing in game turned me around pretty quick.

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