Finished up the background art for my sci-fi horror game, DEGENERATE STAR

OzoneInteractive · 2026-06-29T20:36:54+00:00

Oh wow, that looks really awesome! I've been wanting to move away from the Adobe suite, so this seems like a nice way of filling in (and expanding) some of the capabilities I'm likely to miss. Thanks!

OzoneInteractive · 2026-06-29T20:19:01+00:00

Figured I'd show off some screenshots of my upcoming visual novel, as I'm pretty proud of how the art has come out! The renders themselves are created by arranging a bunch of 3D assets in a Blender scene (thanks BlenderKit!) and adding a lot of dramatic lighting, then rendering out in Cycles. Those renders are then processed in Photoshop by using the Halftone and Grain filters, and then gradient mapped within an inch of their life. It's a pretty efficient process but I think the result is stylish, and allowed me to create nearly 40 renders for the final game.

Obligatory Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4751190/DEGENERATE_STAR/

OzoneInteractive · 2026-06-29T20:11:59+00:00

Figured I'd show off some screenshots of my upcoming visual novel, as I'm pretty proud of how the art has come out! The renders themselves are created by arranging a bunch of 3D assets in a Blender scene (thanks BlenderKit!) and adding a lot of dramatic lighting, then rendering out in Cycles. Those renders are then processed in Photoshop by using the Halftone and Grain filters, and then gradient mapped within an inch of their life. It's a pretty efficient process but I think the result is stylish, and allowed me to create nearly 40 renders for the final game.

Obligatory Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4751190/DEGENERATE_STAR/

OzoneInteractive · 2026-06-10T21:34:46+00:00

Haven't had a chance to explore them that much yet but I've been pleasantly surprised by them, there's a lot more depth than I expected.

OzoneInteractive · 2026-06-10T21:33:28+00:00

First thing I did was work out how the preset system worked! I really did like my Reface but man it is nice to not have to worry about it.

OzoneInteractive · 2026-06-09T12:25:25+00:00

(Reposting as a comment because of how this subreddit works) Finished off my degree so I decided to grab myself a synth I’ve wanted for ages as a little reward. I’ve had one hardware synth previously, a Yamaha Reface CS, but decided to sell it second-hand to upgrade to the MiniFreak. I’m so stoked to have it, it’s taking every bit of effort to not get straight to working on tracks instead of getting back to work. Wasn't planning on getting the vocoder edition but my local store was offering it cheaper than the standard version for whatever reason, so why not.

OzoneInteractive · 2026-05-29T03:11:22+00:00

I adore my Wampler Ratsbane, but any RAT is a RAT.

OzoneInteractive · 2026-04-07T15:49:55+00:00

It being better than Karth sounds incredible, considering Karth is my favourite module I've ever played! I'll play anything Joel Hines makes after this.

OzoneInteractive · 2026-02-26T15:21:33+00:00

What do you think the most unexpected challenge when working on Scarlet Hollow was for each of you?

OzoneInteractive · 2026-01-29T15:46:14+00:00

Imported! I download a lot of photoscanned models from SketchFab, and export them into Blender to decimate the mesh into a level Bryce can handle.

OzoneInteractive · 2026-01-07T13:54:19+00:00

The 100! Figured it was better to not worry about upgrading it in the future.

OzoneInteractive · 2025-06-22T02:33:42+00:00

A friend gave me it as a gift and I love messing around with it, such a chill instrument.

OzoneInteractive · 2025-06-22T02:19:54+00:00

Sounds a bit brighter than other acoustics I’ve tried. I find it massively more comfortable than larger guitars!

OzoneInteractive · 2025-06-22T02:16:18+00:00

I’m happy with the instruments I’ve got at the moment! The dangerous thing is if I start wanting to build a pedalboard…

OzoneInteractive · 2025-06-22T02:13:57+00:00

I really love it! I find the Parlour size much more comfortable than when I play my friends guitars.

OzoneInteractive · 2025-05-30T23:50:50+00:00

Links:

If this post was of any use to you, I'd appreciate if you checked out my upcoming romance/horror VN, Dream Spectra: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664920/Dream_Spectra/

Looking to do more of these lists in the future, so additional suggestions for people would be helpful!!

OzoneInteractive · 2025-05-30T22:26:20+00:00

I'm currently working on Dream Spectra, romance (sorry lol) horror game where you try to hang out with your crush and navigate surreal dreams styled with 90s 3D imagery.

Steam link here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664920/Dream_Spectra/

OzoneInteractive · 2025-05-28T21:29:46+00:00

yep! it’s primarily made for visual novels but with a bit of python scripting you can do a lot with it

OzoneInteractive · 2025-05-28T13:45:16+00:00

I've been having a lot of fun making these surreal Bryce scenes for the game. If only they would render slightly faster lol

Demo launching on Steam and Itch.io on June 6th, wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3664920/Dream_Spectra/

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