Liza Knipscher
@lize.bsky.social
Game dev who loves making randomly generated critters and does so as often as possible. Developing Cookie Gardening and Biolune. Owner of Meep Engine: https://www.meepengine.com/
Biolune: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/Biolune/
Biolune: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3070190/Biolune/
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Liza Knipscher
@lize.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Adding some pretty foliage to Cookie Gardening. Are there lore implications to adding flowers to a world of sentient vegetables? Yes, of course
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This species got randomly generated with a leg where its head would normally be and a head where its tail would be. It was also carnivorous, so it chased other creatures around backwards, then had a hard time killing them because its head wasn't close enough
December 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This species got randomly generated with a leg where its head would normally be and a head where its tail would be. It was also carnivorous, so it chased other creatures around backwards, then had a hard time killing them because its head wasn't close enough
Merry Christmas from the Holiday Beast, who is covered in wings and thankfully appears to be an herbivore
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Merry Christmas from the Holiday Beast, who is covered in wings and thankfully appears to be an herbivore
I've been working on making death and decay look more interesting. (Yes, all these shrubs have full skeletons)
December 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I've been working on making death and decay look more interesting. (Yes, all these shrubs have full skeletons)
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December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I didn't think the "round torso covered in identical body parts" prefab was going to pay as many dividends as it has. Truly one of the worst things I've made. I should do more like this
December 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I didn't think the "round torso covered in identical body parts" prefab was going to pay as many dividends as it has. Truly one of the worst things I've made. I should do more like this
This one looks like a very polite land dolphin
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This one looks like a very polite land dolphin
Pretty pink birch tree crab
December 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pretty pink birch tree crab
Dragon lump, embedded mushroom caps
December 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Dragon lump, embedded mushroom caps
More from the radial antler-beast, seen here spawning a gumdrop-shaped son
December 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
More from the radial antler-beast, seen here spawning a gumdrop-shaped son
Majestic nighttime monster
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Majestic nighttime monster
Just found out Hello Kitty Island Adventure was built using Unity's DOTS/ECS! I'm personally delighted any time I find overlap between "cute and cozy" and "high-performance data-driven software architecture"
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December 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Just found out Hello Kitty Island Adventure was built using Unity's DOTS/ECS! I'm personally delighted any time I find overlap between "cute and cozy" and "high-performance data-driven software architecture"
The radial antler-beast bravely flees a small turtle
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The radial antler-beast bravely flees a small turtle
Having a very normal day of game development over here
December 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Having a very normal day of game development over here
This animal's hobby is blinking
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This animal's hobby is blinking
I love watching these weird animals walk around. They have goals, they have places to be, they're just doing their own thing
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I love watching these weird animals walk around. They have goals, they have places to be, they're just doing their own thing
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Figuring out the physics-based movement has been an ongoing process, especially since switching to DOTS, which has a separate physics system from default Unity. (Fun fact: the new DOTS physics is officially called "Unity Physics," which is deeply confusing and un-Google-able). Here’s a wobbly moose
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Figuring out the physics-based movement has been an ongoing process, especially since switching to DOTS, which has a separate physics system from default Unity. (Fun fact: the new DOTS physics is officially called "Unity Physics," which is deeply confusing and un-Google-able). Here’s a wobbly moose
Fun fact: there is no snout in the game that is shaped like this; it's actually a head that grew where a nose normally would! But it looks like a silly round nose and that's what matters
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Fun fact: there is no snout in the game that is shaped like this; it's actually a head that grew where a nose normally would! But it looks like a silly round nose and that's what matters
I turned up the color saturation on the post-processing and I can't bring myself to turn it back down. Bright animal. Colorful friend. Look at him
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I turned up the color saturation on the post-processing and I can't bring myself to turn it back down. Bright animal. Colorful friend. Look at him