Synist @synist.bsky.social · 3hNow that I have a better sense of how I want the game to play and look, I spent the rest of the day wireframing. They look so different from last night's sketches that it's almost funny. But one gives me art, and the other function, so... Yeah. Let's go with that. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev 0116
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 14hAnd after doing this, I'm also realizing that this game is leaning more towards dungeon crawler than incremental. But honestly, I'm not too mad about that. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 14hI've finally gotten into the game design for this project, and boy do I love a good flowchart. I ended up making some changes to card types, but it's a small price to pay for actually knowing all of the mechanics and the core loop. #gamedev #indiedev 1114
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I started questioning my design choices for the game, and somehow ended up sketching out UI. Which led to me finally figuring out the art direction for the entire project. Great job, me. Looks like I'll be making a lot of changes this week. 041
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026No, I don't know why I'm like this. I've long since given up trying to answer that. But I don't even want to think about how long this would will take. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Me: Maybe I'll do a simple drawing of Thaen eating the fruit. Also Me: Maybe there should also be a massive orgy. 100
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Also, this took me nineteen fucking hours to do, and most of it was for the background that you can't even see. But I'm really proud of that background, so here we are. 010
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I finally have a banner, and I am very happy about it. But I'm also cackling at how much time I spent yesterday designing clothes for this. I mean, there are clothes. A whole outfit, really. 210
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Me: "I'm just going to draw something simple and fun." Me: *draws guidelines for three hours* Demon: *yawns while being summoned* "Are you going to draw me this time?" Me: "... Sure, why not?" 010
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Last one for the night: outfits for Thaen and the new Synists. It's been a rather productive day. www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comThe New Synists | SynistAnd finally, we have the clothing designs for our main characters. Plus, a sneak peek at new characters and... an icon? I wanted to blend th 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026More clothing designs -- this time, for the citizens of Haenem. Now to bring the two together for my main characters. www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comHaenish Clothing | SynistMore clothing designs. Yay! I tried to theme it around the use of their hands. Since the Haenish are very much craftspeople and traders, the 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Most Artists: You don't need to learn anatomy to such an extreme, since most of the body will be covered with clothes. NSFW Artists:static.klipy.comSweat Dripping Down Man's CheekALT: Sweat Dripping Down Man's Cheek 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Finally started designing clothing. First up is the Ancient Synists, which will be the basis for the game characters' designs. www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comThe Ancient Synists | SynistI had an idea for some art, only to realize that I needed to do other art first. And now we have some visuals for the priests that used to m 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have so many tabs open that there's a scroll bar. I'd hate to see what this looked like if I had my tabs across the top of the browser... 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yesterday I started out compiling lore in Obsidian. Then I got distracted, and ended up using @11ty.dev to build a whole website. So now Synist has a (SFW) wiki called The Synistverse. And it's only going to get bigger as I go. synistverse.com 132
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I just remembered that, in the romance genre, Open and Closed Door is already a thing. And it's the complete opposite of how I was using it. Whoops. 001
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am trying new things with my art, and I am very happy with how this one turned out. Now I just need to draw him 1,000 more times. www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comIntroducing Thaen | SynistI finally have an actual image of Thaen and I am so excited right now. And it's a good thing, too, since he's the protagonist of the story a 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Turns out, a quick trip to Google provides an answer. Not that I understand all of it, but that's besides the point. 110
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026 A question that's tickling my brain at the moment: Scientifically speaking, what would it take for humans to have anime hair colors? 110
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hahaha! Hi, sugar plum!! You're making me blush! ☺️ And yeah, as much as I say I struggle with UI, I do love it. So that certainly tracks. 110
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Decided to figure out a detail in my project that I'm going to be using a lot. There's also a bit of an update on my progress with Synist so far. Go check it out! www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comAngel Eyes (and Current Progress) | SynistThis is probably the weirdest bit of worldbuilding that I've done, and I absolutely love it. I made this for a couple of reasons. The first 111
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I like everything about marshmallows except for actually eating them. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I've fucked around and created a second language for this world. Though, in my defense, it's just a written language, and I haven't connected any words to any of the symbols. But I've been told that it still counts. Dammit. 110
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've finally gone through all of the nibs that came with my tablet. Which is very apparent when I feel how scratched the screen is. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The fact that I have yet to make an interactive fantasy world map in Godot is honestly very weird to me. Definitely something I'll be doing for this project. 011
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Worked on some visual development, because I got sick of struggling with trees. www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comMonxa Tree Concepts | SynistI switched gears after my third attempt at drawing Thaen in that damned tree. I just couldn't get to where I wanted the art to land. So I to 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The fact that I work better when I have Mountain Dew is no longer an opinion. It's just part of my biology now. 010
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's taken me over five hours to get to line art. Tomorrow, we start on the color. www.patreon.com/Synist/posts...patreon.comThaen Banner - WIP | SynistThis is my second attempt at this piece, after some brainstorming on the direction that I want for the project's look and tone. I'm really d 010
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Today's been an art direction and visual development day. But now I want to draw something fun. 010
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I've started working on a personal project that I'll be talking about soon, and it amuses me how much I let perfectionism stop me from getting stuff done. For instance: I need names. So I immediately decide that I need to create an entire language for it. Ha! 011
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I much prefer my transmigrators honest. Just tell the people who actually see it what happened. All this "I can't tell anyone the truth" shit is just annoying and unnecessary. 010
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026My sketches are always messy as hell, and I hate it. Yet here we are. This is going to be an adventure, to say the least. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Woke up wanting to draw something cool today. Which is not the greatest way to start a piece that ends up being anywhere near cool. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Spent four hours to get to a color rough while deciding what one of my characters looks like. Fairly happy with the outcome, but my hand is killing me. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026At first I was taken aback by the huge differences between manga Omegaverse and YouTube Omegaverse. But now that I've gotten used to it, I'm not sure that I hate the latter. I might actually even like the shifter aspects... 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I count angels as monsters, and you will not change my mind. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I have an ambitious idea for a drawing, and I think it might kill me. And it's not even smut. Just... involved. 000
Synist @synist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The frequency with which I misspell 'polyamory' as 'polyarmory' is starting to make me question things. 020