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superhero movie where the protagonist starts as a barber titled "Shave the world"

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Hyperlink Your Heart @hyperlinkyourheart.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

The Kazakh flag fuckin' rules. I wish the Irish flag had an emblem on it (would probably be a harp, much less cool than a sun and an eagle but still) and some celtic knot stuff.

The flag of Kazakhstan. It is light blue/turquoise with an emblem in the centre of a sun with an eagle underneath it with its wings spread, in yellow. On the left hand side (where it would attach to a flagpole I guess) there is an ornate design in a vertical line, also in yellow.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 04/10/2026

Haha I did not intend this effect. The model clips through the frame, because the head itself is made out of multiple bones. Not sure if I want to keep it that way, the frame should probably always appear on top.

In the model preview, when the model is viewed at a 30° angle, Samerion's muzzle clips through the frame that captures its face!

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 04/10/2026

Fixed the model preview that appears when editing faces

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 04/10/2026

And now, because I write on a schedule, I'm already writing another article, perhaps a little shorter. But just a little.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 01/10/2026

Samerion's asset editor has just achieved one of its most significant milestones: it can create an entire model from start to finish! Next up, more work on Flamebox and… a whole new game. samerion.com/journal/2026-09 #Samerion #Flamebox #gamedev #indiedev #blog

A black dragon posing next to a headstone making a "V" sign.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 30/09/2026

Among cool news I added a highlight effect to selected bones to make it easier to distinguish the parts

Samerion's parts, like the belly, now glow in orange when selected!

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 30/09/2026

I have to admit I screwed the model up by making torso connections nearly flat and not circular like they should've been. It's rather hard to fix that mistake now.

Samerion spritesheet showing parts of body: the chest, abdomen, hips and tail. They are nearly flat at the top and bottom ends.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 30/09/2026

I am apparently following as many as 500 people now. My feed is filled and I often fail to catch up with the work of many of the people I'm interested in. And I keep forgetting that I have set up lists! Or I forget to put the people into lists! Frankly, I don't think a purely chronological feed […]

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 30/09/2026

I am making the illustration for this month's blog and I'm using Flamebox for this, and I can tell you, I am going to have SO MUCH FUN making Samerion

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 28/09/2026

I've trimmed the article down a lot, it's 2300 words long now.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 27/09/2026

New blog article should be out by the end of this month. After which I'm working on another one right away.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 27/09/2026

today's exciting event is the random occurrence of a samerion x phineas and ferb crossover

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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 24/09/2026

But now I need a break let me play some minecraft

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 24/09/2026

I've just realized. The old, broken, crappy wolf model took me a week to make. This one took three days. It's quite a difference hahaha

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 24/09/2026

Stop using AI, just give me a microphone so I can yap

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 24/09/2026

Trying out a new method of drafting articles for the blog, and… well, the longest article to date was about 3000 words long, and now, within about two hours, I've written 3800 words for the next draft. This seems effective.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 23/09/2026

The model is (anatomically) complete! #Samerion #Flamebox

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 23/09/2026

When I say "anatomically" I mean the model is still obviously incomplete in terms of textures. It needs more angles so it can look good from the top and bottom. The torso needs more faces to give it a better shape. It could probably be thicker. I forgot about all of Samerion's back spikes and […]

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 23/09/2026

Hmmm… I'd go and improve the model a whole lot still, but really, it's the 23rd of September already and I really ought to publish that blog by now, huh. I'll just do the wings and post a picture of Samerion striking some kind of cool pose.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 23/09/2026

I think the torso is kind of bad and needs reworking

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 23/09/2026

me. I am boxing my flame behold: legs

Samerion the dragon has a pair of digitigrade legs now!

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 22/09/2026

As a video!

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 22/09/2026

This is the single coolest thing I've ever done. I hope I can finish this model tomorrow, there's not much left!

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 22/09/2026

Watch out, the dragon has hands now! And they are rigged. #Samerion #Flamebox

Samerion the dragon, as a holographic 3D model, without legs and without wings. It has two arms however, with five fingers on each.

The model is fully rigged, meaning each body part can be moved. The fingers in particular can be curled.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 21/09/2026

Will you believe it if I tell you I have git integration on the roadmap

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 21/09/2026

I've had enough drawing for today, so I'm already working on bugfixes for the next version. Just the small but handy stuff.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 21/09/2026

I'm probably going to include the Samerion mascot model as a demo asset in a future version. You could load it from the home page or import menu!

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 20/09/2026

Here's another video showcasing the model better. I'm gonna have to add 45° angle faces for the head & horns, because they need more depth.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 20/09/2026

Here's another video showcasing the model better. I'm gonna have to add 45° angle faces for the head & horns, because they need more depth.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 20/09/2026

As soon as I'm done with this dragon I'm doing a blog post. But I'm sick so it's going to take a while. And also it's the end of the month so as soon as I'm done with that blog post, I'm doing another.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 20/09/2026

Offsets can be set for each dimension (X, Y, Z) but I think in most cases the only dimension I need is Z.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 20/09/2026

It's done! I can now set 3D offsets for each individual face, moving it away from the bone's origin. #Samerion #Flamebox

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 19/09/2026

I filed offset control to 0.9.2 earlier but it turns out to be a *must* so I'm refiling it under 0.9.0 RC3.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 19/09/2026

RE: mastodon.gamedev.place/@samerion/11… I added this and now I'm not sure I want texture painting anymore given its complexity and limitations ;_; But we'll see.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 19/09/2026

I've got something going! It's far from perfect, but it's definitely, definitely COOL. I'm definitely going to need RC3 to fix alpha glitching, as well as to display mirrored faces (which are technically supported but don't show up because of a bug) #Samerion #Flamebox

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 19/09/2026

Codenamed Samerion 2027. The idea so far is to, following the story of an Iramuta's pilgrimage, showcase the species' culture, and the protagonist's search for home and belonging.

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 19/09/2026

I'm going to publish RC2 today, because I've left the workflow a bit *too* minimal. I'm adding a "Replace from file…" context menu option to textures, because getting the first bone faces into a model is too hard with a texture editor as limited as the […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

The topmost layer's context menu will now include a "Replace from file…" option under "Show only selected"

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Artha 🏳️‍⚧️ @samerion.com · 19/09/2026

I'm getting ideas for a point-and-click(?) linear story game in the Samerion universe. Something small, 1–2 hours long. I've got two blog articles to write now, so I'll probably get working on the script once I'm done with them.

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