🌊✨ Our waterfall scene is finally legit.. pixel-perfect tile + asset synergy! 🙌

Seeking approval from senpai #seaofstars 😅🙏

Maybe someday we'll craft something even a 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 as beautiful! 💧🍄⭐
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🌿 Growth update!
We can now add grass directly into rooms -- and even change its color! 💚✨

Every blade reflects perfectly in the main game, tying the world together in real time 🌎

Feels amazing seeing the world come alive piece by piece!
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🌀 Fluid motion test!
Our latest animations mimic the slick backflip and sideways somersaults from Naruto: Ninja Storm 👀

💥 Backflip dodge
⚡ Sideways roll transition
🔥 Testing smooth combo continuity

It's feeling so dynamic already!
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🌊 Waterfall scene update!
Now with rock tiles and terrain on the left half!

🪨 Adds realism to the layout
🧱 Tests environment interaction
✨ No more "floating" waterfall!

Loving how it's coming together 😆
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🎥 Behind the curtains..
Here's a peek at our in-engine room editor 👀

✨ Toggle between 2D/3D views
🔄 Pan the camera 360° even from behind
🗺️ Visualize height + normal maps in real time

We plan to give players access to this in Game #2. Build your own arena! ⚔️
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🎬 Animation blitz!

🧪 Chugging potions mid-battle
🏹 Nocking and firing arrows
⚔️ Sword parries on point
🔱 Twirling spear strike for the win!

Every motion is starting to feel crisp and satisfying -- little steps toward making combat feel 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦!
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🧺 Inventory magic in motion!
Players can pick up, rearrange, equip… or even 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 items! 💥

🍾 In this clip, a healing potion's being tossed to an ally for a quick mid-battle heal -- Teamwork at its finest! ⚔️

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⚔️💨 Advanced actions incoming!

These special moves blend movement and attack into a single, fluid strike.. BUT they'll burn through a bit more of your resources 🔥

Just like basics, you can chain them back-to-back for stylish combos! 💥
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⚔️ Basic attack actions rundown part 1!

💥 Slash: A vertical strike that hits 1 tile but deals extra damage
🔪 Slice: Sweeps multiple tiles based on weapon size

🔗 Chain them for fluid 2-move combos that feel so good in motion! 😎
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🦇 Again the bitter black, winds begin to howl.

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✂️ Tile cutting is live!

Now tiles play nicely with object assets so we can smush them together for some wild combos 🤩

Next step: smushing tiles into 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴! Can’t wait to break… I mean, 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥… new worlds with this! 🔥
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📢 For those wanting a little more in depth detail on the sprite > blender > asset process we're using...

📽️ Here is a short video that explains it a bit better!
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