diorama-puzzle

Devlog

• Texturing progress
  March 09, 2026 by feodoric-makes#texturing, #substance, #unwrapping, #3D

  Finally finished unwrapping the UVs. It was unusually challenging because certain objects have multiple visual states: split into a number of segments, depending on the blocks they occupy, and whole... Continue reading

  
• Ghost prop shader
  February 02, 2026 by feodoric-makes#shader, #puzzle, #isometric

  Some props are quite tall, so they obscure other details and generally look bulky when moving blocks. Tried several solutions: Display trunk only – looks weird. Add height-based dither – better, b... Continue reading

  
• New fern model
  January 07, 2026 by feodoric-makes#3D, #blender, #isometric, #workflow, #puzzle

  Decided to substitute the fern prop with a new model. Old: New: - Created a cube, scaled it to resemble a leaf, added some loops for bends. - Used curve modifier to simulate bends. - Used array modifi... Continue reading

  
• Underwater details
  January 05, 2026 by feodoric-makes

  Added some underwater weeds and rocks. The rocks are icospheres scaled for variation, the weeds are scaled cubes with slightly modified geometry (top sharp edges). The weeds are bent with a curve modi... Continue reading

  
• Isometric campsite scene in Blender (WIP)
  December 30, 2025 by feodoric-makes#blender, #3D

  Working on a 3D scene for future prototyping. The water blocks will look seamless when put in the right order. Added water lilies and underwater stems to Blender project. Had a bad time manually delet... Continue reading