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Day 13 part 3 of catching up on Costumes.

Better hide when you see it's shadow, it's Vulture Mama Dodo (Martha)!

So this costume is a mixed bag for me, but I'll start off by saying in case you don't recognize it, it's inspired by the Vultures in Rain World. Rain World is a game where you play as a little slug cat and try to survive in what I would consider the most complex and interesting simulations of an alien ecology TO DATE. As someone with a biology field who loves animals and HATE when the animals don't feel "real", this one game really hit it home.

Though more of a cult hit and honestly should get more praise in my opinion. However, due to it's difficulty and lack of hand holding, I can see why people end up dropping it quickly. Lucky for me I have the family trait of being hard headed and stubborn so that didn't bother me much. So if you love a game that feels real, rich in deep lore, secrets to explore, and multiple endings to unlock, I would recommend giving it a shot!

Now why is this one a mixed bag for me. Well, this one was the first one I "attempted" to try to make into something that plays with physics (think live2d and vtube studio). Of course though I bit off more than I can chew, and wasn't able to progress enough into it to make it happen. I wanted to have the neck dangle and move with the movement of the mouse, almost giving it a muppet vibe.

Due to the time restraints it resulted into a quick version of what you see above. I think it took a total of 30 min. to make. Thinking that I really phoned it in, I was surprised to find out that the community absolutely loved it. So much so that one of them named her "Martha", a first personal name for any costume so far.

Maybe it's because I'm blinding of what my original goal was, or maybe this falls in the category of "It's always the content with seemingly the least amount of effort, that resonates with the most people" conundrum. Either way, I'm glad people love it so. Sometimes I just wish I felt the same.

Remember that sometimes it's difficult getting out of your own head and see things from the perspective of others. In this case where the external perspective is positive and internal is negative, I recommend putting your own feelings aside and accept and celebrate the love people have for something you made.

Just try not to take it personally your next project that you put 1000x more effort into ends up being a flop. That's just the way it goes sometimes.

I'll try not to have such a long break between now and the next part.

No promises though.

Day 13 part 2 of catching up on Costumes.

Be careful not to pet it even if it's cute, say hello to Apex Mama Dodo!

Another one of the more controversial costumes, this one was made for REPO when it first came out. A cute little duck that follows you around then grows massive teeth if you pet it? Sounds like perfect costume idea for Mama Dodo to me!

REPO is a co-op horror "friendslop" game where you go around, collect items while not dying to the monsters that roam the area. It's one of my favorite co-op games that I've played and something I would highly recommend playing if you're considering it.

Plus, the devs release really cool devlogs and I would recommend watching those as well as they are inspiringly creative.

Anyways, I think similar to the other controversial costumes (Zoochosis cough) the sudden transition from cute to red gums and teeth is too unsettling for some. Originally I had it as a redeem where a viewer can "pet" mama dodo and turn into the one with teeth for about a minute.

However, redeems for specific interactions don't often make it past the event as it's too difficult to manage it with so many costumes that people can choose. Maybe that's something we can figure out a solution to in the future...hmm.

Day 13 part 1 of catching up on Costumes.

Hope you're hungry because it's time for Pie Mama Dodo!

Now this costume might throw some people off. "1dealist," I hear them say "what in the world did you play to make this walking monstrosity?"

Surprisingly, none! This was the first costume that I made that was a request from one of the viewers. I have a redeem that people can submit for me to make a custom Mama Dodo costume (though currently I'm WAAAAY behind that list, but that isn't here nor there).

It also aligned with the release of this costume was right around pie day (March 14th), so it was a fun little pun. Speaking of pun, can you guess what flavour the pie is?

It's poisonberry.

It will kill you.

Also is responsible for one of my favorite thumbnails I've made called "Pie mama dodo can't hurt you". I know I had a good laugh when making it.

Day 12 of catching up on Costumes

Time to relax and pick your favorite dinosaur, it's time for Chill Mama Dodo!

What makes this costume extra special is that every prehistoric creature you see on the blanket, was requested by the community. Sometimes it's a personal favorite, sometimes it's just a funny little guy. Very one of them special and 300 Channel points a pop.

I knew there was only limited space, so I designed the blanket so that it's an Annual thing where it resets every year and then make a physical version of it as merch. Though I will say, this blanket ended up being used for 2 years, so we'll just pretend it's the first year anniversary regardless.

Though this costume was made near the beginning, it wasn't until this point in the timeline before we completely filled out this version of the blanket so I didn't want to mention it until now.

One funny anecdote I will share about this costume is that we almost added the Dinosauroid to the blanket.

So, let me explain.

There was a period of multiple weeks where we were looking into the Paleontology conspiracy theory iceberg, where we learned about the Dinosauroids, a hypothetical evolution of Troodon-like creatures if the cretaceous extinction had not occurred. People in the community requested to add these to the blanket, in which I then put a full stop to any "mythological" creatures to be added. This was to prevent us going into a rabbit hole where you would have something like Yutyrannus standing next to Spinosaurus driving UFO's.

Funny enough, this conversation recently occurred this past Sunday, discussing what should and should not be on the blanket. For now, the current rule is that the creature must be extinct, however if they are still alive there must be fossils of them in the past. The characters in 1dealist Lore are exempt from this rule, however, so Dodos are also allowed.

Reason for this rather peculiar set of rules is mostly due to the fact that what is and isn't allowed was based mostly on "feeling". A shark didn't feel right to add, but Megalodon did. Dodos felt right to add, but an extinct parakeet didn't.

So this is still very much a work in progress and I think you might find future iterations of the blanket might have slightly different rule sets. There was even talk about an April Fools blanket where we fill it to the brim with the crazy tin foil hat paleontology theory creatures.

Overall both the community and I are aligned in that this costume is special. Not only is a piece of them in it, but it represents the love all of us have for the creatures that came before us. I do plan on moving forward in making this merch that all of us can enjoy, and am looking forward with making the Lore video tying it all together as well.

Whelp, have another back to back work day so I can't make a combo like before. In the meantime, I challenge you to be able to name all of the prehistoric creatures on the blanket! (if not that at least see if your fav is on there and call that out).

Hey y'all,

A small break from going over the past to talk about an important lesson for the present. As a recovering perfectionist/workaholic, very solemnly have I had the experience of "going back to the drawing board", so this is still a very fresh feeling for me.

In this case, it involves the new costume I wanted to make for the game Mouse PI, which inspired me to make a rubber hose animated black and white version of Mama Dodo. Yet everything just felt...off. I tried a couple variations of animations and even though the main character and Mama Dodo is fairly 1-1, she also didn't seem quite right.

I usually ran into this issue a lot in the past. The chronic "this isn't what I pictured in my head" kind of mentality that had plagued most of my creative ventures and was the core reason why my downward spiral and relationship with art soured so badly. So much so that I HATED my art and even after 2 years of working on it semi-regularly with many people complimenting and supporting me, do I find it "Alright". One day I'm sure though that as I continue working on it, my relationship with it will continue to improve.

So instead of trying to push through even if I don't like the result of it, I think I'm going to take a moment, let it simmer a little more, then come back to it with different eyes. I think this is the first time I've ever dropped a costume with the full intention of coming back to it later and change it up and it feels strange to say the least.

Hopefully this won't spoil things too much for the future version of this costume, but I felt that sharing what isn't a "final version" and that the journey isn't always one path. I still won't share what I have planned for the special interaction with this costume and think y'all will enjoy it!

Day 11 of catching up on Costumes

Time to take what the doctor ordered, it's Eldritch Doctor Mama Dodo!

For those that know me, it's not surprising that a Lovecraftian Doctor sim would catch my eye, so I dove headfirst into Do No Harm. You play as a new doctor in town and help cure peoples "ailments" via the four Humors, which is represented in different colors.

For those that don't know, way back when people didn't know how people work, the four Humors were how they viewed what made up the body; Phlem, Blood, Black Bile, and Yellow Bile. How does injecting the right Humor "cure" the people? I don't know man, I just work here.

Overall, it's a great game, had a lot of fun with it, got the good ending and would recommend giving it a shot.

Which brings us to our Dr. Dodo here. I remembered the issues that I had with Manager Mama Dodo a while back, so I wanted to make sure this felt MORE. So by making it seem like horrors beyond imagination where hidden beneath the cute exterior of the outfit, with many of teeth and eyes, we came to this conclusion.

I think this costume actually turned out pretty well. I even wanted to make a short video with the audio where they are like "This is Snoopy goopy, he's chill. and this is erik-" introducing all the little small faces I made in the coat. The stethoscope is also a nice touch as it breaks the silhouette, which is something I should try to do more of honestly; identifiable but unique is what I'm thinking is a good goal to have.

If I would have one criticism, it would be that I just didn't go HARD enough, y'know? I think I'm holding myself back a bit with these costumes for the sake of recognizability, and instead I should really push the envelope to see how far I can take it before we switch to something that people just can't recognize of being part of the original. If they end up making a second game, I'll try to do just that.

Day 10 of catching up on Costumes (just one today since this one is a big one).

What's that at the end of your insect glaive? It's Monster Hunter Mama Dodo!

In case the name didn't give it away, this costume was made for the game Monster Hunter. "But 1dealist", I hear you say "There are like 87 different monster hunter games, which one was this one for?" This one was for Monster Hunter Wilds and, as someone who put in over 300 hours into World, I was really excited about this one!

For those that don't know, Monster Hunter is a game series where you hunt monsters that have disrupted the local ecosystem, use their parts to make cool armor and weapons, and use those new gear to hunt more difficult monsters. A combination of a deep combat system, strangely positive environmental outlook, cool giant monsters, and some even cooler fashion to chase after; it's a favorite for a reason!

I was especially excited for this one b/c this was one of the few games I really wanted to implement more of something lore heavy to the costume pool.

So...Lore Drop!

1dealist the Paleomancer is well...a Paleomancer, meaning he raises creatures from the dead that may be too expired for most necromancers to utilize. However, he was a crafter before he became one, meaning that he just can't help himself from "modifying" his summons to improve on their strengths or help remove their weakness. This goes from catapult Ankylosaurs to weaponized artificial limbs on an Achillobator (big raptor).

So when a game comes out that have monsters that look like a T-rex with a sword for a tail, I like to imagine all of the little summons like to watch to see if there is anything they can "request" as a modification. Almost like a shopping network but with more teeth.

So in addition to this costume there was a other things that were added. A little background that made it look like there were a bunch of eyes watching the screen, TTS that chat could utilize to make it seem like they were talking, as well as introducing a new summon to the public eye, King the T-rex (you can see the pictures of these below).

King himself is fairly modified, his teeth replaced with metal conductive ones to amplify his magic and also had requested a sword tail ever sense he saw Glavenus. To say that Wilds didn't disappoint would be an understatement and 1dealist may be trying to figure our how to retrofit a Railgun on a Quetzalcoatlus as we speak.

So discussing the idea around the costume and the experience is cool and all, but what about the costume itself. Well funny enough, it's just kinda...meh. I didn't really enjoy this costume. The fact that you couldn't tell WHICH Monster Hunter game it is from just looking at it is also a failure of clarity. The core idea was that Mama Dodo made a nest at the end of a players weapon and they are trying to get her off. I think there is a way to make this work but the execution of it is a complete failure.

Don't get me wrong. Every costume is beautiful in it's own right and there is always someone who can find something from each art piece regardless of quality. However, when talking about these costumes I need to be able to look at these objectively, and objectively, this isn't a good costume.

That doesn't mean the whole event was a failure however. Most of my attention wasn't on the costume, but creating the experience and impact on the community that I was trying to express. A new character that people can fall in love with, an interesting background of behind the scenes of a world I'm trying to create, and giving my community a voice for the first time.

I think it's less to do with the costume itself and more to do with the costume is just part of the whole much more in this situation than before. Each piece by itself may not be up to ones own standard (especially for a workaholic like myself) but together it's something that is more than enough to feel proud of.

I always say this, but remember to be kind to yourself on your own journey. I mean, this is my longest post so far and yet one of my most disappointing costumes. That tells you how much thought and effort goes into something even if it just didn't quite turn out the way the creator wanted.

Day 09 part 2 of catching up on Costumes.

It's not your resolution, its just a small little guy with a light! It's Oneshot Mama Dodo!

In case the name didn't give it away, this costume was made for the indie game Oneshot. It's an rpg with twists and turns as you play a self-aware character in a dark world, holding unto a light that could change everything. Fun game with emotional weight, I would definitely recommend this game a playthrough.

This costume was the first one I tried to do at a lower resolution to give it the feeling of being pixelated. I liked how it looks overall but in my opinion it just doesn't scale well when "blown up" to the usual size. There's another costume where we tried to do something similar to a much better success, but you'll see that in the near future :)

Overall, I'll give this one a solid A as it does it's job well but the way I went about it made it difficult to truly enjoy at the fullest. Plus, it's easily identifiable as if you were to see the main character, it's pretty spot on.

Day 09 part 1 of catching up on Costumes.

Touch at your own risk, it's Cursed Doll Mama Dodo!

This series of costumes I made with playing the Poppy's Playtime game series in celebration to the newly released chapter 4 (at the time). Since we hadn't played any of them yet, we spent a whole week going through them.

For those that don't know, Poppy Playtime is a horror game where you are trying to find out what happened in an abandoned toy factory, with giant toys not taking too kindly to you snoopin' around.

Overall I like that plot and the small moments here and there, but it's not one that's easy for me to recommend due to the bugs and other issues it had. If there would be anything I would recommend, is probably watching the lore videos or someone else's playthrough (or mine if you may be so inclined).

Doing this was probably one of my favorite interactions to date. So, I had a redeem that allowed people to "poke the doll" which would have a percentage chance for something to happen. 60%, nothing would happen, 30% the eye would move to look at you through the screen (see one of the attached pictures for that one), and finally 10% chance of a jumpscare. The jumpscare would have the huggy wuggy sound effect and the following picture flashing on the screen;

Overall it was a blast and the little hats made the doll feel really cute and different even if it was just a small change.

Day 08 part 2 of catching up on Costumes.

If your car needs a tunup or you need to disarm an explosive, be sure to call Mechanic Mama Dodo!

The second most divisive costume I've ever made goes to a game called Uncle Chops Rocket Shop. An indie spaceship repair sim game full of charm and oddities. If you are looking for a neat little sim game with a good sense of humor, I would recommend giving this one a shot.

So why, you may be asking, is this one divisive? Well, compared to the other ones we've made so far, this costume can be a bit...jarring. Going from a cute little dodo to what is essentially a fully grown man with a sleeveless-T can put anyone on edge. So there is a pretty even split between people who found this hilarious and some who didn't want to look at it anymore.

As far as the inspiration, all you would need to look at is the main character you play in the game. Essentially it's the same look but a different colored shirt, different tats, and a fox head instead of a Dodo.

In addition to the new costume I added a speech bubble to the stream that looked exactly like the one in the game, making it seem like we were talking inside of it. I think it turned out pretty well if I don't say so myself!

It's difficult to say I would do it differently if I were to make it again. It's taken directly from the game itself and the theme is spot on. I think I would instead try to do more of putting my own spin on it besides "I totally didn't copy their homework, I put my name on it" style of inspiration.

Maybe have her leaning into a car pulling out random objects or change the head to different paleo creatures. I don't know I'm just spit balling here, let's see y'all do better in the responses! (Just kidding I'm just farming for engagement).

Day 08 part 1 of catching up on Costumes.

Time to put your deck together, it's time for Card Mama Dodo!

This costume was made for the game Inscryption, an indie card game/escape room with more twists and turns than a *insert southern colloquialism here*. Highly recommend it and the systems throughout the game are deep, interesting, and fun!

Funny enough this costume was one of the easiest I've made and is also one of the more popular (I'm starting to see a trend here). There is an Inscryption maker online that I just imported a simple black and white mama dodo similar to the Ink Mama Dodo. Then I made her abilities be somewhat cannon as best as I could, and wallah!

Overall, it really showed me the joy of making costumes that feel like they are in the game we are playing; like this is a card that would easily fit in my hand (which I played with when making thumbnails for the video).

Day 07 part 2 of catching up on Costumes.

Time to check under the tree it's Christmas Mama Dodo!

I try to make myself available for big holidays when I can. I know for some, it's difficult to meet with family and friends and providing a nice space for people to go to during that time gives me a sense of making even a little bit of a difference in peoples lives.

So what I tend to do during the Christmas time is pull up one of my favorite games of all time Satisfactory, as they have a Christmas update every year. So even though this game is "technically" for Satisfactory, it's more for just celebrating the Christmas holiday as a whole.

That being said, this also feels like a costume that is minimally changed from the original. We have mistletoe on the ceiling (something that honestly doesn't look half bad), Santa hat, and lights wrapped around her core.

It's hard to describe why I dislike this costume besides it just doesn't feel "enough". Sure you can tell it's Christmas but it just doesn't add anything more, at least in my eyes. Maybe y'all disagree but I hope to make a 2.0 version of this which will allow me to really make it feel like a true "Christmas Costume", you know?

If there is anything to be taken from this costume is to spend time with people that you love while you can, and express your love to those that matter to you.

For me, I've always been one who loves making things for people. Something about the creative process and making sure that every bit of it is something that I do, makes it feel special and just heals my soul in ways that is difficult to describe.

Day 07 part 1 of catching up on Costumes.

Time to stay hidden b/c it's time for Camouflage Mama Dodo!

Well it might not be very clear, but this costume was made for the horror game Unknown Tapes. A Dino horror game where you try to sneak around while dinosaurs try to find and eat you. It was difficult but I had fun playing it. Plus any game that combines my 2 favorite things (dinosaurs and horror) gets some brownie points.

This costume I'm pretty disappointed in. I was trying to go for a ghillie suit kinda vibe but instead it looks like Mama Dodo just came out of a pot of boiled spinach. I think if execution was done better it could have turned out okay, but I think the idea behind it is also flawed.

If instead I went the direction of her pretending to be a bush, or even having like a Halloween costume of a raptor that's poorly made, would have been a better/funnier way of approaching the same conclusion in a more creative way.

Day 06 of catching up on Costumes.

Time to get bouncy with our first animated costume, Slime Mama Dodo!

Oh yeah, this one is a fan favorite, me included! I wanted to make sure this one felt bouncy for our gameplay of Slime Rancher. It's a charming adventure game where you collect Plorts (poop) of slimes for money. You can combine them together and create a cute little ranch. Overall, highly recommend, especially if you like cute little guys.

This was my first attempt at an animated..well anything really. I tried to stick to the core values of animation as best as I could and I think it turned out really well. I like how the bones move a little and the core is still very much part of even her more simple design.

I think the best part is that even though its a squishy ball, you can still tell it's Mama Dodo. Meaning that most of her personality is in her beak, probably.

I felt so inspired by this costume I even made my very own Slimepedia article about her and was going to draw what each combination with the Dodo slime would look like. But I got overwhelmed/distracted and never finished it.

I think overall the effect on me personally for this costume was greater than the other previous ones, which I think it goes to show how sometimes your creative work can surprise you in ways you don't expect.

Day 05 of catching up on Costumes

Time to freshen your breath with Mouthwash Mama Dodo!

Writing this out between sleep and work so no multiple parts today, but be sure to clean your mouth with DoGo Away!

Jokes aside the game that I made this for is Mouthwashing. A horror game that has a lot less about mouthwash than you would think. It tackles some pretty difficult topics so it's not for the feint of heart. However, I do believe it's worth experiencing for yourself if you can stomach it.

Because I make these costumes before I play the game, sometimes I don't have a clue what I'm getting myself into. So I decided to lean into the title and just make a Mama Dodo themes mouthwash, after all, if there is no flesh then it won't stink!

I think it was my first silly costume (which is amusing considering the type of game it was made for) but I think it turned out really well. Including the interaction I made for this stream, in which if someone was in chat for 30 min, the bot would say that their breath would stink, and they would need to "use mouthwash" to clean it. They would then use another redeem to clean the mouths to reset the timer.

Day 04 - Part 6 of catching up on Costumes

Better make sure there are no holes in your suit, its time for Biohazard Mama Dodo!

Last costume of the 1st 24-hour Halloween event so you'll see me finally stop mentioning it, this costume was made for the game The Classrooms, a procedural, limiinal-space, survival horror game.

If you've heard of the Backrooms and enjoy the idea of it, you'll enjoy this game as much as I did. In fact, the reason I chose the Biohazard suite idea was to mimic the look of the same suits people wore in the backrooms.

Let's start with he positives. I like how the sticky notes look like they are peeling off like they weren't put on all the way and I couldn't help the Amogus reference considering the look of it.

That being said, I believe this is the worst costume I have made so far. The complete cut off of the beak gives it a feeling of incompleteness and there is just SO MUCH YELLOW.

I did end up going in a completely different direction next time I played it and glad I did. I think the issue is that it just looks lazy. Knowing that I made all the 24-halloween event costumes the day of, I think I phoned it in and you can tell. Not intentionally of course and perhaps I'll give the hazmat suit another shot in the future.

Day 04 - Part 5 of catching up on Costumes

Time to check up on your employees, it's time for Manager Mama Dodo!

This costume was made for the game Lobotomy Corporation, a roguelite monster-management sim game. If you like SCP, you'll like this game (I know I did). Basically you just make these entities happy in their own unique way without your employees dying one way or another.

Probably shouldn't have played it at 4am during the 1st 24-hour Halloween event, but I learned not to play mentally straining games during that time slot in the future.

Not every costume can be a hit and unfortunately this is one of them. I do like how the sleeve is too big for Mama Dodo, but overall it's just too simple. It's inspired by the outfit the main guide has in the game but there just isn't much else that adds to the experience besides a white coat.

I hope to pick this game back up as I had a lot of fun with it. When I do, I think I'm going to make a 2.0 version of this and make something closer to Eldritch Doctor Mama Dodo (Costume that we will get to on a later date).