Hello friends!
Every six months we order a new pin to send out to our $10+ patrons. The month of May marks the debut of our next collector's pin, chosen by our patrons in our recent Pin Poll! The pins have arrived, and we couldn't wait to show you!
2021-04-18 19:48:34 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends! It's Sam again with a new colour palette to share! Last year, I wound up having to break the limits of my SPF-80 palette when I implemented a big visual upgrade to Moonshell Island, adding colours which gave it a more dreamy aesthetic. I have finally gotten around to organizing the expanded palette.
Examples of the palette in use...
2021-03-29 22:06:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends! Thanks to your vote on the last postcard poll, we've received our next quarterly postcard. We hope you like this cheeky spring design! It's been added to the Cheekyboard, and we've already sent it out to our $5+ Patrons!
Wishing you a pleasant springtime!
Your friends,
Sam & Schotti
Hey friends! We finally have another episode of our podcast for you!
In this episode we talk about the Moonshell Island Patreon demo released in 2020, our outlook on 2021, and plans for the upcoming Santria and Moonshell Island public demos. Special TOP-5 edition Q&A session at the end!
This episode is just over 1 hour long and is available on 2021-02-21 18:05:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends! Sam here, and I have a surprise for you!
This past week, I received some lovely flowers from a certain Mysterious Squirrel, which inspired me to do something fun for Valentine's Day and make a tiny point-and-click Cheekynauts game!
It took me 4 days to build, and unfortunately I didn't quite fi...
2021-02-15 17:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, and welcome to the annual retrospective summary of progress for Moonshell Island in 2020! As I write, I am recovering from a quadruple wisdom tooth extraction I decided to have right before Christmas, which is a fitting way to end a year full of challenges, but I'll try not to leave out any important details. Here goes nothing!<...
2021-01-04 17:55:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi and welcome to the Santria Retrospect for the year 2020! It marks the fifth year of development (yikes!) and some new milestones were reached worth spotlighting here!
This year Samantha and I focused on getting showcase demos for Santria and Moonshell Island ready for our booth at the Sask Expo 2020 convention scheduled for May. Unfortunately, COVID-19 messed with our reunion and participation in the Expo. Finding th...
2021-01-02 22:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
We finally received the postcard prints, and they turned out great! We'll be sending them out to our $5+ patrons as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!
While we may not be super active this month as we take time to recover from this year, we will be back soon with our annual retrospective devlogs!
If 2020 has been a hard year for you, know that you're not alone. It's been very hard for us too, and we have wavered several times throughout the year, q...
2020-12-09 19:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
For a while now we have been playing catch-up with our to-do list while dealing with unfamiliar territory that comes with starting a business, on top of getting our demos ready to share with you all! Sooo our $5+ patrons will be receiving the December postcards a bit later than usual this year. However, the design is up on the Cheekyboard for all to see while we wait for the prints to arrive. :)
In other news, we are going to be taking some much needed time off this...
2020-12-01 18:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It's been six months now since our last bi-annual collector's pin perk for $10+ patrons, so it's finally time to ship out the next one! And because we are celebrating numerous milestones (some of which we will be announcing soon), for the month of November we are including some new bonus stickers with each pin!
Hello friends!
We just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of you for your incredible support! We've reached $300/month a lot faster than expected!
To celebrate this and a few other milestones, We are thinking about doing another stream soon, probably sometime after the Moonshell Island demo is ready for you all to play! So let us know in the comments or send us a message to let us know what topics you'...
Hey friends! Thanks to your vote on the last postcard poll, we've ordered and received our next quarterly postcard. We hope you like this cheeky autumn design! It's been added to the Cheekyboard, and we look forward to sending it out to our $5+ Patrons soon!
Please let us know if your shipping info has changed recently and make sure your shipping information is up to date on your Patreon profile settings. Note that there may still be some delays due to the ongoing pandemic, ...
2020-09-02 00:20:17 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
Initially we posted some information Patreon had provided us with the understanding that the new alternate currency feature would save our patrons money on conversion fees; however, upon learning more we have revised the post. It is important to note that Patreon charges a conversion fee and in many cases it may actually cost you more to use this feature. Patreon has not been very transparent, but according to 2020-08-06 18:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends!
Big thanks to all of you who could make it for the live streamed podcast! We had a blast and we hope you did too. If you couldn't make it or you missed some, you can now access the episode on YouTube and SoundCloud. Enjoy!
Got an idea or a ques...
2020-08-02 19:35:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends!
After much preparation we are ready for our first live-streamed podcast on Twitch!
Join us this Saturday, August 1st at 2pm CST / 9pm CEST for ~ 1.5 hours of us sharing our Patreon experience and advice, talking about current events, the 2020-07-27 18:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while since the last Santria character portrait, so here's one for Stanton, the Santria Co. scientist you might recognize from the Santria Teaser Demo!
As we get closer to our demo goals, we will be making time for more portraits. We look forward to introducing some fun new characters in the future!
2020-07-27 18:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, Sam here with a Moonshell Island sneak peek at a new NPC and a couple of speedpixel GIFs! You will meet this local in the Moonshell Island demo, and her name is Harriet, but everyone calls her Hattie. I forgot to record her sprite creation, but here is a speedpixel for her little service desk:
And here is the speedpixel for her first portrait:
2020-06-11 14:19:33 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends! Thanks to your vote on the last postcard poll, we've ordered and received our next quarterly postcard!
We'll be sending out our best wishes on this postcard to our $5+ Patrons shortly. Please let us know if your shipping info has changed recently. Note that there may still be some delays due to the ongoing pandemic, but feel free to contact us if you don't receive yours in a reasonable time. Thank you so much for your generous support!
Your friends,
Sam &a...
2020-06-03 20:12:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends, Sam here!
It's been a long time in the making, but I'm finally reaching a point where I am content with the ocean tileset for Moonshell Island, though I do intend to polish it more eventually. Now that I've reached this milestone, I want to share the steps it took to reach this result, as it wasn't easy and it wasn't something I've seen commonly done. Also, there's a fun bonus at the end of this post for patrons only!
As you can see...
2020-05-30 22:46:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends!
We wanted to give you a heads-up on some upcoming changes which may affect some of your pledges. Due to new laws passing in several countries and US states, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges starting July 1st.
Less than half of all patrons will be charged sales tax, and for most, the amount will be very small. For example, sales tax rates in the US range from 4% to 11%, so on a $5 pledge, that would be between 20 cen...
2020-05-28 23:34:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
It's been six months now since we announced our bi-annual collector's pin perk for $10+ patrons, so it's finally time to reveal our next pin!
Cadet Fizzroy is the beloved mascot of Santria Co., a company known for Pine Tonic, the beverage for all ages! Drink Pine Tonic for that sweet sugar rush, and you too can be a space cadet!
For my final fanart in the #SixFanarts challenge, I did Bulma from Dragon Ball! Schotti was the first to suggest her, but since I already did Asuka for him, it took a poll and two other people to convince me it was okay to pick Bulma for my last fanart. She's so cute, how could I resist? Enjoy the process recording!
By the way, if you're unable to view the GIF properly, try using the br...
2020-04-27 21:16:32 +0000 UTC View Post
For my fifth fanart in the #SixFanarts challenge, I did a weird mashup between Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Link from Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, but the most prominent character is actually Link from The Legend of Zelda cartoon from 1989, because I haven't actually played the remake, but the Cloud I remember from FF7 shrugged a lot, and this is what I imagined would happe...
2020-04-26 23:55:29 +0000 UTC View Post
For my fourth fanart in the #SixFanarts challenge, I did Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Schotti is a big Asuka fan, and I wanted to reward all his hard work on Moonshell Island lately. Enjoy the process recording!
By the way, if you're unable to view the GIF properly, try using the browser version of Patreon. :)
Looking forward to the next one!
Sam
2020-04-25 23:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post
For my third fanart in the #SixFanarts challenge, I couldn't resist to do Crono from Chrono Trigger. For fun I've included previous fanarts I've made of Lucca and Ayla too, in case you haven't seen them before. Enjoy the process recording!
By the way, if you're unable to view the GIF properly, try using the browser version of Patreon. :)
Looking forward to the next one!
Sam<...
2020-04-23 21:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post
For my second fanart in the #SixFanarts challenge, I decided to do Riesz from Trials of Mana. This Switch remake of Seiken Densetsu 3 happens to be releasing on the 24th and I can't wait to play it! Enjoy the process recording!
By the way, if you're unable to view the GIF properly, try using the browser version of Patreon. :)
Looking forward to the next one!
Sam
2020-04-23 00:05:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends! It's been a while since I posted a speedpixel recording! I decided to change it up a bit and do the #SixFanarts challenge, and when Bjoern suggested Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks, I couldn't wait to pixel him! I hope you like my first of six fanarts!
By the way, if you're unable to view the GIF prope...
2020-04-21 00:22:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning and happy April, dear friends!
You may have noticed that things have been pretty slow around the Cabana Club since COVID-19 became a global pandemic. This crisis has affected all of us, some worse than others, and even though Schotti and I consider ourselves lucky to be healthy and still have day jobs, we find ourselves struggling to muster the motivation and creativity some days with so much happening around the world to weigh on our hearts.
Hey friends!
We hope you are all doing well and staying safe in these times of uncertainty. The COVID-19 situation seems to be effecting the lives of all people right now, and it is especially nice to have a great online community like you guys to keep us company when everyone is isolating themselves around the world. Take care out there!
As you may know, we have been working extra hard to prepare our demos for an upcoming convention where Sam lives, as Schotti was planning ...
2020-03-14 19:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post
We are working extra hard for the next two months to have our very first demos ready in time to show them at SaskExpo, a local convention where Sam lives which is happening the first weekend in May.
It is great to see Moonshell Island turn into something playable! Schotti did a great job making the new tomato nomsters fun and challenging to fight! He is devoting much of his time to this project so we both can present o...
2020-03-01 16:05:04 +0000 UTC View Post