Dev Log Designing a Living World

From a sphere on a grid to creatures in a world that feels like a place: what actually changed across the first ten dev logs, and in what order.

One controller for time, clouds, fog and weather, so the sky blends between states instead of switching.

Three behaviour axes, habits that form through repetition, and relationships that build slowly: how each Luminid decided what to do in early 2026.

Chop, carry, store, repeat. A first pass at harvesting and inventory that turns the world into a playable loop.

A high-level look at the layered terrain pipeline behind Luminids, and why the order of operations matters as much as the noise itself.

The visual identity, and the reasoning behind it: why the palette is mostly dark, why interface animations breathe instead of bounce, and what glow is actually for.