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Trianull

@trianull.bsky.social
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Developing a Zelda-inspired game! adult human male.

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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
* This OST piqued my interest in composing, Spider Dance especially as I began via making chiptune. Most of my game projects start with music, so I have a LOT to thank this game for.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Keeping cool. #screenshotsaturday #zeldalike #LegendoftheSun
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Every copy of Super Mario 64 DS can tell when you're having trouble with the controls
Super Mario 64 DS' Star Mission select screen, with Star 6 of Bob-Omb Battlefield highlighted, titled "3 Red Coins, No Really, It's Fine"
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
yeah this was a weird mission ngl
Super Mario 64 DS' Star Select screen for Wet-Dry World, with a star mission captioned "Drown in 6 Inches of Water"
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Happy #RockmanDay !! I decided to once again remake my #pico8 Mega Man project, making it both more feature rich and more size-efficient!
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Over winter break I'd forgotten my drawing tablet at my dorm room and was stuck using my mouse for a month. Funnily enough, some of my favorite little pieces came from that period of time. Also, I do all of the pixel art for my game with my mouse. So lol, lmao even.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Yep, it's a tileset, but using some layering techniques to smooth things out occasionally.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Into the volcano. Still WIP, but coming along nicely! #zeldalike #gamedev #LegendoftheSun
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The 8 Dungeons #LegendoftheSun #gamedev #art #oc #indie
From left-to-right, top-to-bottom:
(1) Naomi half-submerged in the Seaside Shrine, (2) Naomi grabbing a vine-like snake in Cinnamon Hollow, (3) Naomi carrying a large dinosaur bone in the Fossil-Coated Cave, (4) Naomi passing by a prisoner's remains in the Ice Chamber, (5) Naomi peering down a floor in the Hishakai Volcano, (6) Naomi fighting a pirate captain on the Pirate Platoon, (7) Naomi meeting an old warrior's spirit in the Tower of Reflecton, and (8) Naomi hang gliding towards Nimbus Temple.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Once again I'll have to cancel this week's #LegendoftheSun #gamedev stream. I promise it'll return next week! Very awesome timing on my part to start a streaming schedule right before two back-to-back college weekend events. Here's a handful of NPC sprites as compensation.
Left to right, top to bottom: 
Razel and her dad Ferrum, Moe, the Bomb Hermit, Lein and her brother Huck, and their parents Bobb and Gnetta.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Trying something new! I'll be streaming development of #LegendoftheSun every Sunday from 2:00-5:00pm CST! Will be live at www.twitch.tv/trianull #gamedev #twitchstream
Naomi pointing at the stream details:
"Legend of the Sunday" Dev Streams! 2:00-5:00pm CST
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Thank you! I've got a number of other characters but they're almost all for the sequel I'm planning lol.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Here's a few snippets of some of the music tracks for the game! #LegendoftheSun #music #vgm #soundtrack
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Hey #PortfolioDay, it is I, Trianull. I'm a jack of all trades gamedev fella, my current project being a Zelda-styled game called Sun Saga: Legend of the Sun. I'm doing the programming, artwork, sprites, music, sound effects, game/level design, and story all by myself! #Art #OC #gamedev #indiedev
A screenshot of Legend of the Sun's first dungeon.A screenshot of the still in-progress fifth dungeon.Artwork of the main character, Naomi Yoko, wielding the Sun Sword and Sun Shield.A digital painting of the game's intro.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Sneak preview of how this new dungeon is gonna look. #LegendoftheSun #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #pixelart
The interior of a volcano. A steel grate sits just above the magma, and a staircase has been dug out of the rocky walls.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
QRP this with yellow art 🍋 Obligated to do this because of my character in the quoted post lol Last image is @abitofepicness.bsky.social's character :D
Naomi watching the sunrise over the ocean
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
bonk
Razel's still unnamed dad, a stocky blacksmith.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
☀️ Happy New Year! ☀️ Made a lot of progress on Legend of the Sun this year, and hopefully a demo release will be on the horizon soon. I appreciate all of you who are excited to play what I've been making. Best wishes for 2025! 🧡
Naomi equipped with the Ray Sword on her back and writing in her adventure notebook.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I told you about stairs bro. #screenshotsaturday #LegendoftheSun #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #zeldalike
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Naomi #art #digitalart #oc
Naomi Yoko in a more experimental shading style, light blue highlights coming in from the right, and pink/purple highlights on the left.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
r obot
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Alternate versions of Naomi. More info in the alt texts! #art #oc
Naomi.EXE, a Mega Man Battle Network styled variant I made for fun."Metro" Naomi, a design which I still want to iron out a bit. She'll be used in a spin-off game I want to make as a foray into 3D. This Naomi is fighting for the adoption of solar energy within her island city.Naomi-Robo, a solar-powered impostor robot made to cause chaos and destruction in order to sully the image of "Metro" Naomi and solar energy.Beast Naomi, a non-specific animal variant I also just made for fun.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Find out on the next episode of Super Mario World Z #mario #dbz #pixelart
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
I already showed off the next post as my introduction here on BlueSky, so here's the last tweet I made of the game, and where I am now, having worked out a system for acquiring items! I hope you enjoyed this thread! ☀️
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
I added a lot more text behind the scenes after that, including Hiragana and Katakana characters! I'd like Legend of the Sun to have English, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese at launch, so I started setting that up here.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
By suggestion, I also made each slot create a note. Now you can play songs using it if you so fancy!
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
With most of the dungeon systems now in place, I looked towards getting items to work. Here's the item wheel I came up with, I really like how it turned out!
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
To follow up on a question that was asked, I made another textbox demo too.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Next is what became my most popular tweet by a long shot, a very meme-y introduction to textboxes.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
With the water in, rafts were up next to be added! They can be pushed around while the water is low and jumped on top of when the water is raised, in order to create a way across.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
After that I added the central mechanic of the first dungeon, water! Also shown was hopping down from ledges and some a few touched-up sprites of Naomi to better match the game's top-down perspective.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Next up on that list was the floorswitches and their many variants.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
I then set my sights on the first dungeon in order to get the underlying systems working, starting with doors that open after all enemies are defeated.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Sometime later, I changed the way layers worked, going from balancing just two, to as many as I please!
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Next, I showed off the running mechanic. You used to activate it with a double-tap of a direction, before I realized the action button would work better as it was almost always open.
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
For those curious how Sun Saga: Legend of the Sun has shaped up, here's a 🧵 thread with all my old video posts! Starting out, I created a quick, unpolished engine just to test out a few things, like the overworld tiles as seen here. #gamedev #indiedev #LegendoftheSun
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
The best feature in my Zelda-like. #gamedev #indiedev #LegendoftheSun
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Characters for my game series. A lot of variety here since I haven't nailed down a particular rendering style yet. #art #oc
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Heyo! I make music for my games! soundcloud.com/trianull/sets/ I've been at it for 9 years at this point. I work with more primitive tools like trackers and soundfonts. Have a listen to a late-game track from my current project:
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Trianull @trianull.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
I guess now's a good a time as ever to start posting here. I'm making a Zelda-inspired game called Sun Saga: Legend of the Sun! Play as Naomi Yoko as you conquer dungeons, discover her home island's secrets, and fight back against the mysterious force behind the sun's destruction. #gamedev #indiedev
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