Dev Log 1: Welcome to Luminids

I’m building Luminids because I want a world that feels alive. Just a place that grows, where tiny beings make choices and the world reacts.

I’m not rushing this. I’m learning what the game (and the community) want it to become while I put the bricks in the right order.

Screenshots

Dev Notes

This is the foundation pass. Less “big features”, more “make the core feel solid”.

World core: Grounded the world. Streaming feels smooth with no chunky pop-in.

Textures: Tightened the tiles. Edges are quiet; it reads clean even when you pan fast.

Lighting: Locked three moods I like so far: glade, diorama, calm night. Bounce is still being tamed.

Luminids: Kept the bodies simple with a clean face plate. Expression slots wired and ready.

Save/Load: Worlds now persist. Auto save is doing its job.

Scenario model: First sketch of village life. Food, shelter, tools, gentle growth curve.

Agents: Local models on the bench. Starting with needs, jobs, and a small memory.

What’s next

• Harden the mesher.
• Finish expression states.
• Ship a basic village loop.
• Bring the first agents to life and watch what breaks.

How you can help

• Tell me what feels good or off in screenshots.
• Ask for a view you want to see.
• If a clip or image gives you a feeling, name it. That helps more than you think.

Thanks for being here. More updates soon.

Nick