Hello everyone! ShinyBrandon here, and I’m the sparkle/explosion/magic maker here at Shiny Shoe. I cooked up many new VFX with Inkbound 1.0 and I wanted to share some of my favorite additions to the game. [h2]New Passive VFX![/h2] We are always looking for ways to communicate game mechanics visually. Passives will only be noticed if there is a visual connection with the characters, so we wanted to step these up. Here are a few of my favorites! [h3]Weaver[/h3] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/cf34583f24e42aa4f795689b484a640e2fd5ac89.gif[/img] It was always hard to tell when Controlled Weaving was active, so I was thrilled to make it stand out more. [h3]Clairvoyant[/h3] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/be3753006199476e3d4470ddb6d5f4fabf783a4b.gif[/img] This one feels great! Visually telling when the spirit bomb was ready to BLOW for maximum damage was a big upgrade. [h3] Magma Miner[/h3] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/e79a1b45c003a5ca63ecd80a79f6fdb226d1035e.gif[/img] My all-time favorite right here! Heat has changed a lot mechanically but almost every iteration was built around gaining 10 stacks or so. It was always important to keep an eye on, but now you KNOW when you’ve got a big hit ready to go [i]Please note that the following section contains spoilers regarding the ultimate final boss in Inkbound.[/i] [spoiler] [h3]The Unbound[/h3] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/bacf738398b482e10ce8e047bc6bfc07a223bd9a.png[/img] Our big bad final boss HAD to have some cool FX. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/02a0dbdd15f99474440aad4b9c255d1751d0b4dd.gif[/img] The environment FX were a lot of fun. We had to really sell that the land bits were falling through this unraveling dimension. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/162f8d34d42a646e1ca3f154a0fcff9cec39dea7.gif[/img] The head flames and glowing mask took a while to hammer out and get just right. It also had to work as a player cosmetic! Overall I’m happy with the results. [/spoiler] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42473788/c278e201d976b776bfbd487e2b132646e2fc88e5.gif[/img] That’s all from me today! I hope you all have a wonderful day and I’ll catch you next time for more sparkles and explosions.