Category: Art

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• Art directionThe visual rules of Arborwake, set by the user directly - flat toon pixel art in the Threadway B08 style, cute slime-like 2D cells, and state changes that read at 1x.Approved
• Astro VFXThe astrocyte opening - a hole in the ground, one astrocyte process rising, sparkles - used for Link in turn rooms and for the calming visit at Hearth.In the alpha
• Build VFXThe construction and repair effects - built versus in use, a banked road stretch, "later" for one stretch per return, and a shortcut that opens only when it can really be walked.In the alpha
• Care VFXThe turn-room effects for Care, recovery Care, Tend, Engulf, Trim, Process and Settle - three results with three shapes, timed to the rope's contact frame.In the alpha
• Character spritesHow Arborwake's cell characters are drawn and animated, from the original Ranger sheets to the six named-cast production sheets installed in the alpha.In the alpha
• Encounter backgroundsThe painted room shells behind Arborwake's turn-based boards - sixteen approved "3D made 2D" rooms whose floor fits the 24×20 grid, with round obstacles and per-room ground passes.In the alpha
• Environment artHow Arborwake's places are made - concept studies, Meshy models and Blender renders finished as layered pixel art - and the history of the rejected first packages.In the alpha
• FlowThe Ranger's overworld travel look, version v002 "melt and move", in which the cell folds its processes in and flows forward on a membrane wave.In the alpha
• Home artThe art of Hearth, the player's home - the H15 map with home layout A, the neurons' own axon lines, the buildings, podium, delivery tray and scorch marks, and the growth lines still under review.In the alpha
• Home VFXThe home effects - the Hearth podium's floating squares, Imprint equip at home, the companions board, departure and return, and rest at the Apothecary.In the alpha
• Movement VFXThe overworld movement effects - a short dot trail behind walking, a finer trail behind Flow, and a body shake when a walk is blocked.In the alpha
• Orders VFXThe turn-room effects for a companion's orders - Direct, Swap, Huddle and Call - where Call is drawn as a signal that residents choose to answer.In the alpha
• PalettesThe colour rules of Arborwake - the shared B08 palette, a distinct ramp per district, the lighter oligodendrocyte ramp and the fixed rope and outline colours.Approved
• Panels VFXThe menu and inventory effects - hover corners, a pressed button that sinks, tab and item markers, equip and unequip - with one shape for each state and no words.In the alpha
• Pressure front VFXThe animated pressure front in turn rooms - coming, striking, resolving one at a time, lingering and held overload - restyled to the painted rooms and approved by the user.In the alpha
• Pull and Glide VFXThe turn-room effects for Pull, Glide and dragged debris - anchors and landings while aiming, a gripping diamond and clamps, a body that flows tile by tile, and a still trail under reduced motion.In the alpha
• Quests VFXThe quest and pickup effects - tracking a quest, evidence found at its cell, a finished side story, the first permanent unlock, and taking something from a pickup source.In the alpha
• Studios interiorThe lobby of the Skill Studios on Threadway, a sci-fi research-station room built from a concept, pixelised, cleaned and projected so cells can walk in depth.Approved
• Survey VFXThe turn-room effects for Survey - a scan tint over the exact area, two sweeping scan columns, an evidence frame and lens on each revealed front, and a hollow return when nothing is found.In the alpha
• TendrilsThe thin rope-like processes that microglia, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes extend only during actions, drawn under the body by one shared rope module.In the alpha
• Threadway 3D sceneThe art side of Threadway - the P24 Blender scene with frozen painted projections, a hazed back row and a glass tract, shown live in 3D with flat 2D cell sprites.In the alpha
• Vessel VFXThe Vessel Margins effects - a visible monocyte surge countdown along the vessel's centre line, and adhesion where a monocyte sticks to the wall.In the alpha
• VFXArborwake's visual effects - quiet, tactile pixel feedback with no words and no popups, built as eight turn groups and five overworld groups, all approved by the user.In the alpha
• Ward VFXThe turn-room effects for Ward and Stand Fast - five plates per tile, three solid and two empty, so a ward visibly shares 60% of a hit and never reads as immunity.In the alpha

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• Art direction Approved The visual rules of Arborwake, set by the user directly - flat toon pixel art in the Threadway B08 style, cute slime-like 2D cells, and state changes that read at 1x.
• Astro VFX In the alpha The astrocyte opening - a hole in the ground, one astrocyte process rising, sparkles - used for Link in turn rooms and for the calming visit at Hearth.

B

• Build VFX In the alpha The construction and repair effects - built versus in use, a banked road stretch, "later" for one stretch per return, and a shortcut that opens only when it can really be walked.

C

• Care VFX In the alpha The turn-room effects for Care, recovery Care, Tend, Engulf, Trim, Process and Settle - three results with three shapes, timed to the rope's contact frame.
• Character sprites In the alpha How Arborwake's cell characters are drawn and animated, from the original Ranger sheets to the six named-cast production sheets installed in the alpha.

E

• Encounter backgrounds In the alpha The painted room shells behind Arborwake's turn-based boards - sixteen approved "3D made 2D" rooms whose floor fits the 24×20 grid, with round obstacles and per-room ground passes.
• Environment art In the alpha How Arborwake's places are made - concept studies, Meshy models and Blender renders finished as layered pixel art - and the history of the rejected first packages.

F

• Flow In the alpha The Ranger's overworld travel look, version v002 "melt and move", in which the cell folds its processes in and flows forward on a membrane wave.

H

• Home art In the alpha The art of Hearth, the player's home - the H15 map with home layout A, the neurons' own axon lines, the buildings, podium, delivery tray and scorch marks, and the growth lines still under review.
• Home VFX In the alpha The home effects - the Hearth podium's floating squares, Imprint equip at home, the companions board, departure and return, and rest at the Apothecary.

M

• Movement VFX In the alpha The overworld movement effects - a short dot trail behind walking, a finer trail behind Flow, and a body shake when a walk is blocked.

O

• Orders VFX In the alpha The turn-room effects for a companion's orders - Direct, Swap, Huddle and Call - where Call is drawn as a signal that residents choose to answer.

P

• Palettes Approved The colour rules of Arborwake - the shared B08 palette, a distinct ramp per district, the lighter oligodendrocyte ramp and the fixed rope and outline colours.
• Panels VFX In the alpha The menu and inventory effects - hover corners, a pressed button that sinks, tab and item markers, equip and unequip - with one shape for each state and no words.
• Pressure front VFX In the alpha The animated pressure front in turn rooms - coming, striking, resolving one at a time, lingering and held overload - restyled to the painted rooms and approved by the user.
• Pull and Glide VFX In the alpha The turn-room effects for Pull, Glide and dragged debris - anchors and landings while aiming, a gripping diamond and clamps, a body that flows tile by tile, and a still trail under reduced motion.

Q

• Quests VFX In the alpha The quest and pickup effects - tracking a quest, evidence found at its cell, a finished side story, the first permanent unlock, and taking something from a pickup source.

S

• Studios interior Approved The lobby of the Skill Studios on Threadway, a sci-fi research-station room built from a concept, pixelised, cleaned and projected so cells can walk in depth.
• Survey VFX In the alpha The turn-room effects for Survey - a scan tint over the exact area, two sweeping scan columns, an evidence frame and lens on each revealed front, and a hollow return when nothing is found.

T

• Tendrils In the alpha The thin rope-like processes that microglia, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes extend only during actions, drawn under the body by one shared rope module.
• Threadway 3D scene In the alpha The art side of Threadway - the P24 Blender scene with frozen painted projections, a hazed back row and a glass tract, shown live in 3D with flat 2D cell sprites.

V

• Vessel VFX In the alpha The Vessel Margins effects - a visible monocyte surge countdown along the vessel's centre line, and adhesion where a monocyte sticks to the wall.
• VFX In the alpha Arborwake's visual effects - quiet, tactile pixel feedback with no words and no popups, built as eight turn groups and five overworld groups, all approved by the user.

W

• Ward VFX In the alpha The turn-room effects for Ward and Stand Fast - five plates per tile, three solid and two empty, so a ward visibly shares 60% of a hit and never reads as immunity.