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Hello, Finally I finished work on first prototype of monsters AI module. Monsters have several states: IDLE, PATROL, DEAD, FLEEING, COMBAT. 

Idle monsters are non active even when someone attack them. Patrolling ones are walking around and checking each 0.5s is they have someone to attack in a …

A couple days ago I felt lost. And I still do. I had no idea where to start. Eventually I came up with this code. I`m creating an additional vector that points in the opposite direction of where the obstacle is. If I move using this vector I can make some room between the unit and the obstacle, whi…

Every night my son sits at his desk and draws stuff. It’s super cute to watch! Anyway, one morning I noticed he had gotten kinda philosophical the night before:

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Hello!
Welcome in my first blog post on gamedev.net
My name is Rafal (Maiu) and this blog will be about me trying to show You how I am learning to write mmo game. This is my first game project and I don't have any prior experience with game development. I'm using babylon.js as a graphic engine and re…

This is a continuation of a devlog series for a prototype. For those who prefer video devlogs, here’s the Youtube version for you (long form).  The below entry is more or less a summary of that video, and a bit more for devs.

Now back to the topic: For quite some time now it was bugging me how …

Hey everyone!

I’m thrilled to share the very first showcase video of my indie game, Rolling Bombs. It's been an incredible year full of learning, challenges, and creativity. This post is all about reflecting on my journey so far and giving you a sneak peek into what’s coming next.

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Some great practical advice on working efficiently. Also marketing tips, and more great content. Enjoy!

Let’s write a video game from scratch like it’s 1987 - I thought it would be fun to make with the same principles a full-fledged GUI appl…

Starting all documentation of the project within this bog. I picked this site to document my development because the name of the site says it for what it is ……and….actually because it has ads. This site is getting its money and it's obvious. I can trust that. 

I will now sanitize my documentati…

OpenGL procedural terrain.
Here is a smalll list of some of the techniques I used here:
. tessellation shaders
. trilinear texture mapping
. 2D billboards
. displacement mapping
. wind animation using noise texture
. HDR
. advanced bloom via downsampling
 

Up to this point I have been using a unique code snippet for each direction of movement. These days I managed to switch to using vectors for movement. I have the same code for all directions now

float VectorX = NextNodeX - UpixPosX;
float VectorY = NextNodeY - UpixPosY;
float VecLength = sqrt(Vector…

Welcome to "Goo Go"! Steam link
 

Control Goo using a triple jump and movement keys to overcome obstacles and climb higher and higher. This is a very challenging game that will test your skills, patience, and of course, your nerves.

– Challenging but not impossible gameplay. Pers…

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Lots of great material to dive into this week. Enjoy!

Unity Tutorial: Particle Plexus (Part 2) - In the last part of this tutorial series, we setup the basis of our Plexus system. Lines were correctly rendered between particles, and we sampl…

The idea, game design, monsters, and most models originate from Madraox.

The level is divided into four zones.

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Some UX advice, cinematic breakdowns, code patterns, plus a lot more. Enjoy!

What makes a game cinematic? The answer is changing - The nun adventure game Indika is more interested in Tarkovsky than Bruckheimer
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Everything I Know Abo…

Discover new sounds that will make the game even more disgusting and revolting! 😎😅 💚 

The new update for A Story About Farting introduces: 

- new sounds that are so disgusting, You'll fart and burp yourself when you hear them! Seriously, it's really gross, but we love it! 
- smoother ga…

I could not decide whether to release the content directly to the live servers. Then, I discovered a nasty bug on the live systems and decided to take two steps forward.

So, I released the raid to live.

You might remember the old Pit of Elements and Firebound Forge level. 

They got a complete ov…

I don't know what else I should say, nothing super impressive in this video just training units. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/I-a5eMCGFu8?feature=share

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Get it while it's hot! Another jam packed issue of game dev content. Enjoy!

Voxel Displacement Renderer — Modernizing the Retro 3D Aesthetic - I’ve been developing a custom real-time renderer which uses very small voxels to produce a distinc…

It still takes a lot of time. Prototype or not. And compared to the last updates, this one is way more moderate.

Last time we've left of with the addition of immediate things to do, which begged the question of what to do next. Exploration was a big part of the concept, springing from its replay-abi…

I documented my finishing touches to my mobile game through my YouTube devlog, feel free to check it out 🙏

I created some custom clothing for my son’s character in Roblox. Specifically, he created a character named Frankie Fley who wears a suit, but the front got torn up by an out-of-control monster:

I’d never made any custom assets for Roblox so I had to figure this out for the …

My first attempt for switching the game's locale was to ask the player to restart the game after the locale change. In some applications this is common, since the effort to update every visible bit that might already have been loaded in a different locale, is relatively high - is it?

• Fixed mesh at line edges
• Added option for cheap edge generation
• Added option to adjust normal vector
• Added option for custom planes.
• Enhanced prefab examples

You can find it in the Unity AssetStore: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/magic-energy-line-generator-275055​.​

I have severa…

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Check out the latest tips on enhancing your game in various ways. Enjoy!

This Artist Added Custom Subsurface Scattering to Unity URP - And shared the nodes so you can recreate the setup yourself.
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Sun Beams / God Rays Shader Breakdown - I…

It has been a long time since the last update.

Somehow it was predictable. In the last post (almost 4 years ago!) I wrote about some fixes and new features I wanted to implement for version 1.0.2 of the game. I wrote about the fisheye rendering correction, which was already implemented by then, and …

Tested the latest version

Feedback:  

The hook mechanic is not flexible enough

Uniform resolution required

To do:

waiting for the new design, add to the map.

References:

Godot development videos on Youtube.

Ah, video games. They’ve come a long way from the pixelated pastures of Pong to the immersive worlds of The Witcher and Red Dead Redemption. But while the final product gets all the love and adoration, the real hero often goes unnoticed. No, it’s not the caffeine-fueled programmers or the sleep-dep…

The second half of this article was previously posted in the forum under the name The promise of freedom in story games with over 100 comments (from me answering questions).

Imagine a game where you inhabit a living breathing world with the freedom to go anywhere you want. Find your own unique solut…

The dynamic pathfinding layer is a combination of navigation and control logic. It's not like in navmesh. In the video, two layers play with each other. Without a player. This is done as an example, but the developer can add a third, fourth, etc. layer, can include agent reactions to the player, et…