LowHike dev update

Indie developer LowHike posted a weekly Unity dev update adding facial animation rigs and a silhouette color‑change system, and teased a Steam page release this week. (x.com) The update thread lists three headline changes: facial animation rigs, a color‑change system for silhouettes, and refined silhouette visuals for characters. (x.com) LowHike said those systems were implemented inside the Unity engine, with rigging and runtime color controls added to character prefabs. (x.com) (docs.unity3d.com) (x.com) Facial animation rigs let developers drive expressions via bones or blendshapes, while runtime color controls let silhouettes change hue without swapping textures. (docs.unity3d.com) (github.com) (docs.unity3d.com) Those techniques are common in Unity projects preparing for storefront release because they improve character expression and visual polish before launch. (generalistprogrammer.com) Indie devs often use weekly threads and short devlogs to show incremental systems work and to build wishlists ahead of Steam pages. (gamedevdigest.com) (youtube.com) (gamedevdigest.com) Low‑poly or silhouette‑driven art styles, like the one LowHike refines here, rely on clear silhouette color language so players read character states at a glance. (blog.3sfarm.com) The developer’s thread closes by saying a Steam page will arrive imminently; interested players are directed to the same X post for the upcoming store link. (x.com)