June 2025: How do we do it?

Hey there, friend!

June may be a month for sun and relaxation, but behind the scenes, we've been deep in the code mines. 🌞🛠️

The Core of Five Magics just got a shiny new look!

At last! The texturing pipeline is alive and kicking! I’ve officially textured the first in-game asset using our new Blender-to-Unity workflow. Now I can model and paint meshes directly in Blender using a synced material library, ensuring perfect 1:1 visual parity between what I see in Blender and what appears in Unity. No more surprises on import - what you see is truly what you get!

Couldn’t find the right vertex paint addon for Blender... so I made one! 😎 Meet Tinker Vertex Paint Utilities, built to fit our exact needs.

To capture this evolution, I whipped up a little script that snaps screenshots every time I save the scene. 📸

Razorfang and Stabber just got a new tricks!

The heavy-hitter Razorfang just got even more dangerous - our gameplay designer gave him a ground slam attack. Dodge it, or brace for serious damage!

Nevermind Oliver's white suite😊 It is little WIP accident

On top of that, Razorfang is getting new gear and equipment pieces to better fit our post-apocalyptic fantasy world more rugged, more brutal, and more in line with the universe’s vibe.

Jast look at those fancy googles! 😎

Stabber also got a major behavior upgrade — it now reacts faster, moves more unpredictably, and is much harder to outmaneuver in combat.

Facelifting Oliver: From Hero to Trailer Superstar🤩

As you might remember from our previous dev blog posts, we’re fully committing to performance capture for our trailer - and that meant Oliver’s face had to level up in a big way. From improved facial topology to proper eye movement and, yes, even adding teeth 😅

We quickly realized that to get believable lip movement, the face sculpt’s rest pose had to include a slightly open mouth - which, at first, made Oliver look a bit like a confused zombie. 🧟‍♂️ But hey, it works!

Karina, our 3D artist have been hard at work making sure he can express emotion naturally and believably on screen. It’s a big step forward for bringing our protagonist to life!

First Look at the Reveal Trailer!

And since we’re talking trailers - here’s a sneak peek at the opening shot!

The basic lighting and composition are in place, and it’s already starting to feel just right. We’re definitely on the right track!

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Thank you!

And beyond all that, we’ve made tons of small improvements across the board.

Thanks for sticking with our little friends-and-family team of five, building this home-brewed project after hours. Your views and comments mean the world to us — they truly keep us going. 💙

Stay tuned for more!