3 years ago

Alright, now this one's THICC with #indiedev content so enjoy today's writeup.

New Artwork, New Features, New Hardware, Delays, and tons of neat fan projects are underway.

The May #BattleGemPonies Progress Report is Here! https://www.patreon.com/YotesMark




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You'll end up battling in all sorts of locations across Pinto. We made special battle scene backgrounds for each one. (These backgrounds will also appear as your current location on the File Select screen.)

The first travel trick we HAD to make sure was fun was the Surfing mechanic. 🏄

When your pony just starts talkin nonsense. 🦄💬

(This is a lowkey error message.)

Oh ya I finished the doodle btw

no more high twi

In #BattleGemPonies we use a Threat Level indicator to gauge the power of ponies in the wild. #indiegame #ScreenshotSaturday

Felt down, so I drew Pinkie Pie. (ignore that the shading makes no sense) Happy 2026 y'all! Here's to another year of art! :>

We started with a very Gen3-esque #pokemon art style for the human characters, but ended up going with a more Gen 4 "Powerpuff" look. Allows for more expressive faces this way! 😄

Take a look at all your Battle Gem Pony facts & figures on the Stats screen! (Here's a snapshot of what the menu looked like in 2015 vs now 📸)

twilight ourple

VS Match let's you pick from a crazy variety of arenas to duel in. ⚔️ (Unity's UI ScrollView came in clutch.)