#flamebox
LightNews LightNews
samerion.com
Paper mesh models are now working in 3D with shading and everything!

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
September 1, 2026 at 9:54 AM
samerion.com
I'm done with #flamebox 0.8.5. Most important changes being batch operations like entity duplication & removal, but also a number of improvements to render UI

#Samerion #gamedev #indiedev
Flamebox 0.8.5 splashscreen.
April 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM
samerion.com
Flamebox is now available to purchase for a mere two dollars! Come buy to support my work and get something a little special in return :)

https://samerion.com/journal/2026-05
https://samerion.itch.io/flamebox

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev #creativetoots
Flamebox is out now!
It's a big day for Samerion: the level editor has just become available for purchase on itch.io—for just $2. And as for me: I'm gonna take a break.
samerion.com
May 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
samerion.com
Texture painting for holographic models!

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
September 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM
samerion.com
Editing skeleton rigs!

Particularly notable here is all input is relative to a selected bone, it's not in world space.

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
August 27, 2026 at 5:59 AM
samerion.com
Not Like The Other Models—Samerion Journal

Here's what I'm up to: the next feature of Flamebox is the model editor, because Samerion's models are very unique in design: both a blessing and a curse.

https://samerion.com/journal/2026-07

#Samerion #flamebox #blog #journal #gamedev #indiedev
Not Like The Other Models; poster art featuring skeletal remains of some mammal creature.
July 11, 2026 at 11:34 AM
samerion.com
Working out the first concept art involving terrain in Samerion

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
Flamebox screenshot showing the surface of a rectangular chunk of terrain. It is mostly covered in olive grass, with two tall bright rocks sticking out of a cliff. There's a patch of red granite in the terrain, too.
March 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
samerion.com
Shadows?

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
Flamebox screenshot showing the same area as in the last post, but this time, the cliff and the rock pillars have shadows!
March 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
samerion.com
Third day in the works, I've got a hi-res screenshot/render feature working.

This one was taken at 3840×2160 resolution.

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
A bit of terrain from my Flamebox project, with the log bridge in the center. No user interface is visible.
March 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
samerion.com
Just making the shadow controls more intuitive. They match camera movement now.

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
April 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM
samerion.com
I just received the first diorama made with Flamebox!

I didn't expect to open Discord to picture with the #flamebox logo on it, but there it is. It's very cool to see it works with other art styles!

#Samerion #gamedev #indiedev
Discord message from Kapendev. "Well, made something with it (smiley)" Below is a picture of a little room. The room is mostly empty, except for a teal chest in the corner and a chair on the other end of the wall. There are some plants growing out of the floor. The scene uses a very limited palette: the walls and background are black, the floor is paneled with beige wooden planks; the walls are additionally decorated with some teal growth. The Flamebox logo can be seen in the bottom-right corner.
May 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM
samerion.com
Added an option to include a watermark on renders, for fun! ^^

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
High resolution screenshot on dry the riblands riverbank, with a gray cut-out in the bottom-right corner, making space for a "Made with Flamebox" watermark.
March 29, 2026 at 11:57 AM
samerion.com
Expanding the area.

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
Flamebox screenshot presenting another chunk of terrain in an area called "Riblands." Tall bright rocks protrude from a grassy cliff-side. A river bed, albeit empty, is visible below the cliff. There is another path formed by the water coming off the cliff. The long shadows and the yellowish lighting of the scene suggests the sun is setting.
March 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
samerion.com
More of the same area… and at a different angle. I'm having fun with this!

I will have to add more tiles, certainly, but completeness isn't really my goal with this piece.

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
Flamebox screenshot showing the same Riblands diorama. There is a third, small fragment added on the other end of the river bank, along with a new set of pillars. There are now pillars on both sides of the river, and each side is skewed towards the river—hence, "rib"lands.
March 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
samerion.com
I thought I didn't need the complexity meter, but it turns out if I merge the entire terrain into a single tilemap, well… it's pretty big.

And at this size, #flamebox starts stuttering.

#Samerion #gamedev #indiedev
Flamebox screenshot. There's far less objects in the sidebar list than usually, but there's a complexity meter appearing over the level display. It says: "Terrain complexity 63%"
April 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
samerion.com
I am making the illustration for this month's blog and I'm using Flamebox for this, and I can tell you, I am going to have SO MUCH FUN making Samerion
September 30, 2026 at 5:28 AM
samerion.com
It's a big moment for #Samerion, as finally, #flamebox— its level editor —has become powerful enough to efficiently handle its task. Check out my work on Riblands, and also… my #minecraft world.

https://samerion.com/journal/2026-03

#gamedev #indiedev #blog
The world is coming alive: level design starts now!
April 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
samerion.com
I'm working on version 0.8 of Flamebox 3D (renamed from Samerion Studio)

This update is focused on file & asset management 🙂

#Samerion #flamebox #indiedev #gamedev
Samerion Studio screenshot, showing an asset import dialog. It opens with text "Select assets to import from brama-marchijska.samerion". There are two columns, one with a list of tilemaps, and the other with a list of textures. There is a checkbox next to the name of each asset. There is also a checkbox before each list to toggle all assets. The dialog window ends with text "Textures used by selected tilemaps will be imported automatically," next to an "Import all" submit button
February 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
samerion.com
RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@samerion/116607251079683784

Get Flamebox on itch.io https://samerion.itch.io/flamebox
May 22, 2026 at 9:43 AM
samerion.com
I wanted a log bridge, but how do I build a log bridge when all I've got are tiles? Well… let's make a few hexadecimal tiles, scale them down and rotate!

You know it's good when I'm already getting creative with it :P

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
March 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
samerion.com
The model is (anatomically) complete!

#Samerion #flamebox
September 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
samerion.com
i'm going worm mode

#Samerion #flamebox
Samerion's holographic model has a head, torso and tail now, but no legs, no arms, no wings; it looks like a worm, suspended mid-air.
September 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
samerion.com
Some tweaks and fixes later, I think it's looking a lot better!

Due to a quirk in the shader, sometimes the shadow is applied excessively… which is a bug that I should fix, but the only consequence is the creation of highlights, which makes this a feature!

#Samerion #flamebox #gamedev #indiedev
The shadows are now sharper yet less pixelated than before. They are applied more precisely and have more shades.
March 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
samerion.com
Started writing the specification for the model editor Flamebox is going to have yesterday. We're so back.
June 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
samerion.com
Finished my TODO list for Flamebox 0.8.6!! Just got to publish its itch.io page & write a release article
May 18, 2026 at 11:52 AM