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Hey friends! I'm back to update you on what I've been keeping busy with since my last update, starting with this year's autumn postcard design: Crabby's Computer! I went with this design as a reflection of the projects I've been focused on recently, and the TODOs I still may or may not fulfill befor

Hello friends! Since my last update I've been keeping pretty quiet, so I wanted to do a quick check-in. A lot of my capacity has gone towards learning Godot, and the more I learn, the more I want to keep learning to see if it's a good fit for Moonshell Island. It seems to have great potential for th

Hello friends! It's a little later than intended (sorry about that!) but Ain and I worked together to finish this year's spring postcard design: Drama at Dot's Digs! It's a little different than the original draft because it's been so long since it was first conceptualized that the whole game world

Hey friends! It's been a couple months now since my last update, and normally within this amount of time I'd be making good headway or wrapping up another progress sprint for Moonshell Island. I wish that was the case this time... but after the intensity of last year and how this one is starting, ta

Happy New Year, friends! Just moments before I started writing this, I completed the milestone showcase (see video above) for Sprint 4 of the Moonshell Island Reboot: Journal System! This being the main menu, it's actually made up of 5 systems: Journal (synopsis) Quests (main and side quests) Achiev

Season's greetings and warm wishes from the Moonshell Island crew! Please enjoy this special holiday illustration by our postcard and character artist, Ain! Thanks for all your support throughout this challenging year of rebuilding Moonshell Island. We accomplished a lot for the circumstances, and w

Hello friends! Now that the postal strike has changed to a rotating strike, our new postcard prints are finally in! This adorable design I shared in my third milestone update is by our brilliant character designer Ain, who has taken over as postcard artist while I focus on rebuilding Moonshell Islan

Hey friends, I've finally completed my third major system of the Moonshell Island Reboot, the Inventory System! This one kept me over-encumbered to use a relevant term, and took a whopping 28 days (non-consecutive but full-time) to perfect to my standards. It gave me trouble right up to the end, but

Hey friends, I'm back with another milestone update for the Moonshell Island Reboot! This one took 16 days over the last month since my first milestone update, and breaks new ground for the project in the form of an Audio System. Finally we can enjoy Anna's gorgeous music in-game and experience anot

Hey friends! Sorry, I’m a little late for this year’s Summer Update… I’ve been working hard to reach a point where I have something promising to share for it, and I believe I have succeeded! Note: The rest of this update is text-only, but if you wish to see the daily progress videos and reports lead

Hey friends! It's long overdue, but I can finally reveal the new postcard I'll be mailing out to all qualifying tiers this month! This one is extra special because it's a collaboration between myself and our character designer Ain. Based on my rough sketch selected in the postcard poll, Ain did the

Happy Valentines, friends! This post is totally unrelated to that, but since I'm living that sweet spinster life I have time today for a personal update that may affect the timeline and level of progress I'll be able to deliver this season. Sorry, it's not one of our fun, content-rich posts. I just

Season’s greetings, friends! Winter has arrived (or will soon if you're reading this early as a paid patron), and it’s time for our final progress update for the year 2024. Now that we’re doing quarterly updates, we won’t be doing the Moonshell Island Annual Retrospect this year. Sometimes a new app

Hey friends! I've received the prints for this month's postcard, which I'll be sending out to all qualifying tiers (Shooting Starfish and up) this week! In the six months since the last postcard: Bryan Depuy has joined the team as Moonshell Island's programmer! I've wrapped up my series of demo art

Ahoy friends! As cozy season sets in, it’s time to share the spoils of a busy summer voyage. Heads up: This post includes animated GIFs which are best viewed on your browser! Demo Artwork Update: Timelines can be completed early?? In my Summer Update I celebrated completing my Character Sprites spri

Hey friends! As we cross over into a new season and pass a new checkpoint on Moonshell Island’s demo production, the time is ripe for another progress update! Heads up: This post includes animated GIFs which are best viewed on your browser! Artwork Update: Timelines are motivating! In my Spring Upda

Hey friends! I've received the prints for this month's postcard, which I'll be sending out to all qualifying tiers (Shooting Starfish and up) this week! In the six months since the last postcard: I've wrapped up the demo planning stage as best I could and have begun a series of milestone sprints lea

Hello friends! I hope spring is off to a rejuvenating start for you all. I know I’ve got a bit more spring to my step, because I have some Moonshell Island progress to share thanks to a couple things I’ll be talking about today! Heads up: This post includes animated GIFs which are best viewed on you

Hey friends! Check out the prints and completed design for next month's postcard! It was fun to finally finish the "Secret Snack Time with Dot" design, so thanks for voting for it! I'm so excited to write and send these out to all qualifying tiers (Shooting Starfish and up) for October. If you've ch

Hey friends! I've received the prints for next month's postcard, and I'm eager to write and send them to all qualifying tiers (Shooting Starfish and up) in early April! It's been six months since the last postcard, and a lot has happened in that time. I've moved provinces and am continuing Cheekynau

Happy belated New Year, friends! I'm so grateful for your continued support after my lengthy hiatus. What better way to return and get my head back in the game than with the traditional annual summary of progress? Media heavy post incoming! Q1: Cozy club interiors and dog petting The year started of

Hello friends! I now write you from my lovely new home on a lovely little island that so far have both been everything I'd dreamed of. I'm happy to report it's worth all the trouble and a 4 day drive with 3 cats! Pictured above: our 3 cats in their favourite hiding spot - my bathroom closet Pictured

Hello friends! November already... where did the time go? Time flows weird when life's eventful, and mine certainly has been that. As I've mentioned before, over the last year or so I've split my focus across studio matters, my day job, and working toward selling my house and moving back to my provi

Hey friends! I'm happy to report the coaching I'm receiving through Weird Ghosts and Gamma Space is proving quite productive already. This has so far mostly been focused around project management, so I don't have too much to show for it yet... but I do have next month's postcard to share with you! I

Hey friends! Can you believe summer is already upon us? Time sure flies when life gets busy. Life has been getting very busy for me this year, and especially recently. So it's been a little quiet here lately, and I appreciate you sticking around! Earlier this month, I updated the Moonshell Island tr

Hello friends! I hope you've enjoyed seeing more Moonshell Island content lately, because that's what you'll be seeing here from now on. We'll leave the existing Santria content up for the foreseeable future, but life has taken Schotti another direction and he will no longer be as involved with Chee