I got some feedback of the caracters looking too "cute" (or goofy was the exact word). There's some intentional goofiness for sure, but maybe the character style clashes too much with conventions of the stealth genre. I did an experimental paintover.

I tried a hood on the character. I don't know what I'll do yet but I'm mostly leaning towards the original look.

Grappling hook + timing = successful entrance

Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a colorful action-RPG & town-builder where you and your robot buddies help build a new future from the ground up.

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Made a rain cylinder effect (reducing the need for particles), and a tutorial explaining the process in broad terms (Unity, HDRP): https://t.co/XqnHulTzHj

Happy #WIPWednesday! Are you working on a game? Making some art? Practicing a song? Something else? Tell us in the comments!

Since the game's EA launch half a year, I've been focusing a lot on optimization. I made a post describing some methods I've used and showing the progress I've made: https://gustofwindgame.com/blog/?p=184

Causing an alarm

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To celebrate the game's impending release, we've added The Knightling Pack and The Knightling Community Pack back to the Shop!

I've recently done a bunch of landscaping work on the third mission of the game. I tried to get the barren terrain type to look close to the dwarf birch dominated highlands in northern Norway. Music by https://olliojamusic.com