Winter Creature Suggestion-The Astrim

xiaomixiaoling • 8 December 2023 at 2:09 AM

Me and @boba were thinking to make a little cute dog from our ideas, so we came up with this:
Space + Dreamy + 𝐷𝑜𝑔 = Astrim
It’s a little cute space dog!
𝔸𝕣𝕥(𝑏𝑦 𝑚𝑒 and @boba):
all stages: https://ibb.co/4JvqCZ1

𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 (𝑏𝑦 me):
𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝔸𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕞 𝔼𝕘𝕘𝕤: The Astrim eggs, protected by a mother, will light up in the darkness, but only the ones who have a good heart can see it… If a person who doesn’t see the light finds the egg, the mother can fend him/her off. Moreover, the bad hearted will stumble across bad luck for the rest of their life if they ever try to steal an Astrim egg as payment.

𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕞: Astrims usually have galaxies and planets floating around it, and can use them to create mischief if the Astrim is not loved. Astrims rely heavily on their owners for a sense of comfort and safety, which can also become a problem if you leave the Astrim alone for too long. They can go on a rampage if their owner abandons/leaves suddenly, and will create thunderstorms, as well as floods to show their stress and anger. As the Astrim gets older, it will enter a phase where it will leave for a month to give birth to another Astrim, and also protect it. It will become a shooting star once it dies, and legends say that it will give good luck to the people that cared for them and loved them.

Also, the art might be a little overboard, so feel free to list suggestions about what you think we could improve!
𝐻𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 me and @boba’s 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 space 𝑑𝑜g! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

#creaturesuggestion

dragrawr • 8 December 2023 at 2:55 AM

@xiaomixiaoling This is such a cutie patootie you guys!! @boba

I think the only thing I would change is the last stage, the wing is a bit big!! Eggcave creatures are in 90x90 pixel squares, so everything's gotta fit in a square. I think the planet its looking at should be closer to its body, and maybe make the wing smaller. I think its super duper cute tho 😸 I love love the second stage.

I enjoy darker colors/themes during Winter so I endorse this

opalquinze • 8 December 2023 at 2:11 PM

@xiaomixiaoling

i agree with what dragrawr said, wing on last stage is definitely too big to be within the 90x90 space

not sure if both of you are willing to hear my inputs on the last stage, but if so, then here’s 2 of ‘em i think would help out:

if you don’t wanna change the wing size for emphasis (as in, small dog with big wing), then i suggest either a) have the wing curl up and cover up most of the body (leaving the head sticking out) or b) shift the wing more above the body to where it looks like an “umbrella” (similar to the Balarfruita’s stages, if you get what i’m saying) so that it would fit more within the dimensions

you don’t have to take my critique if it doesn’t fit in with what you had in mind, so feel free to change it however you like! the design’s very cute!

xiaomixiaoling • 8 December 2023 at 11:36 PM

Okay, I will try to make the wing smaller! Thank you for your suggestions, @opalquinze and @dragrawr!

chihiro_sang • 9 December 2023 at 12:13 AM

Cool, it's kind of a more grounded astreaven.

cryogenics • 11 December 2023 at 3:33 AM

i get a bad gateway when i try to view the link ☹️

senkou • 11 December 2023 at 10:11 AM

@xiaomixiaoling @boba
omg i absolutely LOVE ;-;❤️❤️ the colourways are so pretty and the pastels compliment the grey so well. while i do agree about the wings being too big for the img format, i do love the idea of a big wing;body ratio for the last stage. it would add a majestic fantasy look that a barely see on eggcave and rlly wanna see more of (usually pets have smaller/more realistic wing sizes lol). rooting for it in jan possibly? @ian

boba • 11 December 2023 at 6:18 PM

@cryogenics
Uh oh.. 😕 I’ll post another one, see if it works!
@senkou
Thank you so much! 😊 @/xiaomixiaoling shrunk the last stage bit, I think she’ll post it soon? I’ll call her and give her a little reminder. ^^

xiaomixiaoling • 6 February 2024 at 6:22 PM

Made a tiny little change on the wings, and uploaded new one.
Some pings! (Pm me if you want me to stop, and I’ll stop! Thank you)
@daisycat
@megamisama90
@boba

boba • 6 February 2024 at 8:39 PM

@xiaomixiaoling
Im sorry but Im the co-creator? No need to ping me. 😁

xiaomixiaoling • 7 February 2024 at 2:22 AM

Oh, okay! 👍🏻 just tryna ping people that I chat with, and know a little better than others. ^^

megamisama90 • 7 February 2024 at 2:31 PM

@xiaomixiaoling and @boba

Aww what a cutie ❤️ and I do like the description too. Liking the soft colors. 😊

cageheart • 15 February 2024 at 8:35 PM

This is so awesome!!! I hope it get's made into a creature ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

chihiro_sang • 17 February 2024 at 12:28 AM

Glad to see this one again, hope it gets made.

murfijs • 17 February 2024 at 3:11 AM

@xiaomixiaoling
cute puppy ❤️

xiaomixiaoling • 24 May 2024 at 10:11 PM

Thank you @murfijs and @chihiro_sang! Sorry I didn’t reply earlier, but I am happy to see your remarks!

noman15 • 25 May 2024 at 2:35 PM

Cool, it definitely looks like an interesting pet.

xiaomixiaoling • 29 May 2024 at 12:40 AM

Thank you for your compliments, @noman15! I hope you have a pleasant rest of your day!

heatherm19 • 29 May 2024 at 12:47 AM

PUPPY! I really like the child stage, just something about the pose feels so unique. And the expression on it's face!

xiaomixiaoling • 29 May 2024 at 1:03 AM

@heatherm19, thank you for your sweet comments on me and @boba’s creature suggestion! (Wish @boba wasn’t on hiatus, she could’ve seen the kind compliments we got from everyone!!!)

dragonii • 1 April 2025 at 9:24 PM

@xiaomixiaoling I love this design so much!! I want to draw fan art of it so much!

puchikofan9 • 4 April 2025 at 8:11 AM

@xiaomixiaoling this is really cute and i like the art for it !! i like how the creature has a backstory and how its emotions are important..

xiaomixiaoling • 9 April 2025 at 11:44 PM

@puchikofan9 and @dragonii thanks guys, it means a lot! Been on hiatus for a while, nice to see compliments when logging back in for a check :,)