Hallo friends! Thanks to your vote on the last postcard poll, we now introduce our next quarterly postcard! This time you chose a design of Schotti and Sam in the Cheekynauts style! This is us having fun in Düsseldorf last summer! Did you know the tower there tells the time with a sequence of lights? It looks pretty cool at night when you're chilling by the Rhine!
All $5+ Patrons who have provided their shipping information have already been sent our best wishes on this new postc...
2020-03-01 15:51:27 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends! Thank you so much for your support and bearing with us while we took so long to find time to record the podcast we promised. We are happy to finally share with you the first episode of Pinch & Tail, the Cheekynauts Podcast!
In this episode, we talk about ourselves and our projects, then our views on relationships in games - just in time for Valentine's Day 2020! Special thanks to 2020-02-13 06:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello Cabana friends! In case you missed all the craziness on Twitter over the last few days, I've written a summary going into detail about some rather cool stuff that has happened! Please check it out! :)
Look forward to a postcard poll coming up soon!
2020-02-05 17:26:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends! After taking some time to focus on the Daily Achievement Log and our own personal stuff, Schotti and I are getting back into the swing of things and starting the New Year strong with some Santria and Moonshell Island content! As part of that, here is the latest character to be added to the Santria cast, Kali!
We couldn't decide which hat color to go with, so we asked 2020-01-09 18:51:38 +0000 UTC
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Happy New Years, friends!
You may have noticed that progress has been slow in the last while. As I mentioned at the end of the 2019 Moonshell Island Retrospect, I have been taking time for some much-needed self-care, and working on a secret project related to that. It is finally time to announce that project,...
2019-12-31 16:35:18 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends, and welcome to the first annual retrospective summary of progress for Moonshell Island! 2019 was an eventful year, so let's see how we did, shall we?
The Mockup
Above: Original mock-up created for 2019-12-22 20:00:44 +0000 UTC
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Hi and Welcome to the Santria Retrospect for the year 2019! It marks the fourth year of development (where is the time going?!) and a lot of stuff in my private life distracted me again from gamedev like in the years before so maybe I should stop pointing it out and take it as granted? Haha!
The big milestones of this year were:
Happy December, dear friends! To celebrate the holidays, we have updated the quarterly postcard early to spread some cheer. All $5+ Patrons who have provided their shipping information have already been sent our best wishes on this new postcard, and some have already received theirs!
Since this postcard is so seasonal, during January and February, all new $5+ Patrons will have a choice between this one and the first postcard below:
2019-12-01 16:30:37 +0000 UTC
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Hallo friends, Schotti's here! In the second episode of the making of-series I will explain the creation process and features of AcornEdit, a sweet content editor designed for the Cheekynauts games.
Above: AcornEdit logo designed by Sam.
Developing...
2019-11-19 19:26:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends! Sam here with the second half of my now complete entry for the Indie Art Calendar organized by our friend Zugai!
See the first half here!
The holidays are coming up and 2020 is just around the corner, so we'd really love if you'd pre-order and share about it to help us get the word out!
Check out the Indie Art C...
2019-11-17 18:48:39 +0000 UTC
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Hi friends, Sam here! The complete Moonshell Island title screen speedpixel video is finally done, and to make it more interesting, I turned it into a little devlog discussing the inspiration behind the game and how the first year of development has gone.
To say thanks, I've included all patrons as of today in the Special Thanks section at the end! <3
More speedpixels videos like this are coming soon! Let me know in the comments what topics you'd be interested in being di...
2019-11-10 01:52:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends! Sam here. Now that the Indie Art Calendar organized by our friend Zugai is open for pre-orders, I thought I would share the progress I've made on my contribution for the month of August. I'd say I'm about halfway done, so wish me luck in getting this done in time!
Check out the Indie Art Calendar!
Preview some of the art here!
2019-11-06 20:50:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends! Sam here. I've been working on the Moonshell Island title screen speedpixel video and it's nearly done! It will be a video with commentary and a bit of music, and as such I would like to include a credits section at the end with your names! Please let me know via private message if you prefer a specific name other than the one you use on Patreon. I am hoping to publish the video this weekend if possible. I hope you'll enjoy it!
In other news, the winning postcard design i...
2019-11-06 00:34:03 +0000 UTC
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Spooky greetings! Sam here. Recently I completed the Cabana Club area in Moonshell Island, and the speedpixel is so long that I want to turn it into a video with commentary, so it will take a little longer to share. You can check out the reveal in this tweet!
However, the Cabana Club has undergone a Halloween transformation, as seen in 2019-10-31 15:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Happy Halloween, dear friends! As seen in Schotti's recent tweet, here is The Count, in speedpixel form! You can even see a new expression at the end of the progress.
Check out the full introduction here!
2019-10-31 14:50:38 +0000 UTC
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It's been a bit since the last WIP and concepts post, so here are some hints at some upcoming Santria and Moonshell Island content we will be ready to share soon!
Thanks for all the support! We are excited to kick off next month with our first postcard poll and to send off everyone's goodies! Make sure to provide your shipping info if you wish to opt-in! :)
By the way, we had Cheekynauts stamps made! Look how cute!!
2019-10-26 02:51:41 +0000 UTC
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Hallo friends! Schotti here. In this first episode of the making of-series we will explain the creation process of one selected portrait for Santria. All time favorite Olivia is the chosen example.
Sam and I are very hyped for our monthly procedure: while working on the game and getting a
2019-10-14 15:23:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey, it's Schotti again! The year 2018 was a game changer for Santria and marks the third year of development. Similar to 2017 a lot of stuff happened in my private life, which affected the progress of Santria and my view of life in different ways. In the end, gamedev turned out to be my safe haven to release my creativity
2019-10-11 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hallo, it's Schotti! In 2017, a lot of changes in my life happened. I finished my studies and started a full time job in Western Germany, including a big move (and an additional small move beforehand) and getting used to the new environment. These circumstances slowed down the development but I started to enjoy gamed...
2019-10-09 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Introduction
Hi, Schotti here! Welcome to Part One of the Santria Retrospect Series, summarizing Santria's development on an annual basis. At the end of the year, I enjoy to look back to see the achieved progress in a focused manner and get a refreshed overview about Santria's development.
Sant...
2019-10-07 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Well, crash-landed that is. Something went wrong in the acorn ship, and now these two cheeky space travelers are stranded at the Cabana Club until they can get it working again.
The owner of the club is quite eager to get the ship off his property, so he is partnering with the Cheekynauts to reward those who support them in launching their games into the universe! These rewards will be explained in this post, but first...
Introductions!
2019-10-06 16:45:41 +0000 UTC
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All patrons are cordially invited to join the Cabana Club Discord Server, a wholesome community of friends and creatives to hang out and support each other in our projects.
Amenities:
We have plenty of fun emoji, two server bots, and a lot of channels to take advantage of. These include sections for SANTRIA! and Moonshell Island, a VIP section for earliest access to cool stuff, and our main area for socializing and collaboration: the Community Hall.
Depen...
2019-10-06 16:39:31 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends!
Lately I have struggled a bit to find a balance between working on the Patreon overhaul, working on Moonshell Island and Santria assets, the Cheekynauts website and content, and a lot of personal life stuff. While I have shared some progress on our Discord server, I haven't been posting as much here as I should. Here are some concepts I've been doing and the WIPs for the game ass...
2019-09-18 17:04:21 +0000 UTC
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Thank you for voting on this month's Pin Poll! Todd was fun to pixel on today's Pixels with Crabby! To catch up on what you missed, the VOD is up as of now!
I've updated the Pin Collection PNGs and 2019-09-11 23:08:49 +0000 UTC
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While I totally forgot to record the speedpixel for the latest Santria portrait (pictured below), I did remember to record the process for the Todd pin I did on stream! Guess I'm a bit rusty after taking a few weeks off. Y^^;Y
2019-09-11 23:06:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends! I am excited to announce that Schotti and I have formed a team and are calling ourselves Cheekynauts! You can follow us on Twitter and check out our website, cheekynauts.com, which already has some new and exciting information!
With this, I want to give you a heads ...
2019-08-10 17:52:56 +0000 UTC
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Thank you for voting on this month's Pin Poll! It was a lot of fun to pixel Princess Crabette on today's Pixels with Crabby! To catch up on what you missed, the VOD is up as of now!
I've updated the Pin Collection PNGs and 2019-08-08 00:28:52 +0000 UTC
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Princess Crabette pixel pin!
2019-08-08 00:28:26 +0000 UTC
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Here is the progress made on today's Pixels with Crabby! It was a fun one, so catch up on what you missed, check out the VOD!
2019-07-03 23:48:11 +0000 UTC
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Thank you for voting on this month's Pin Poll! It was a lot of fun to pixel Juji on today's Pixels with Crabby! To catch up on what you missed, the VOD is up as of now!
I've updated the Pin Collection PNGs and 2019-07-03 23:48:07 +0000 UTC
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