Cloud Shader #godot #solodev #learning #fun

Spent all day watching a Godot 3.x tutorial from codat on infinite terrain generation, and then updating it for 4.6. So many changes! Threads, node names, mesh handling, noise, interpolation, chunk loading and on and on and on. But.... Success! Here it is in all it's glory #godot #learning #solodev

Watching the NASA stream... Artemis II comes home plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi...

I hooked my Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to the game. Added quaternions to avoid gimbal lock, banking and turning are now connected. Wings auto-level. Need to work on pitch control. So much fun just flying around! #godot #solodev #learning

It has been so much fun playing with the 3D engine. I'm amazed how easy to get things going. This is the tutorial series from Rikikiz. Two years old but super helpful. He moves fast! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Time for a new project. Today was a 3D environment tutorial from Rikikiz and then i added a simple flight controls experiment for the player. Made a quick model in Blender. Pretty janky but not bad for messing around. #godot #learning #solodev

I'm starting to get lost in my own code. I think it's time to start breaking effects like this pop label out into their own scenes and instantiating where needed. I think I've got that figured out in my happy little test world. Everything is even centered! *shakes fist* #godot #solodev #learning

Hey, I made a devlog and a pre-release for windows. What a fun month this has been! #godot #solodev #learning

Very happy for this fella. People like good work.

I've published a project page for my game at itch. I'll be posting a playable build there in mid-late October and a dev log soon. Thanks for following along!

Today's research topic: Juicing your game with tweens.

I picked up Detroit: Become Human for $12 on Epic Games store. I've been looking forward to playing this one at a decent price point. It never goes on sale....

#pixelart banana for sale. Only $6.2 million obo. No, you're a comedian.

I was messing with particle effects today and then pushed a web build. Turns out browsers do not like GPUParticles2D with trails. So I got to make another particle with CPUParticles2D sans trails. #godot #solodev #learning

I'm still working hard! Reduced the grid size to 8x8 so game can end, paid a little attention to art, started working on an itch.io project page. Now working on game, settings and credits menus. Oct 1 is still the goal for "initial completion" and then playtesters. #godot #solodev #learning

Anyone ever put a Windows-developed test build on to a Macbook? I think I just plead guilty to a crime! Pretty sure it's going to self-destruct in T-minus 30 seconds. Until then, the build works! Really want those developer dollars though. Such a lovely walled garden. #godot #solodev #learning

Practicing #pixelart today. Hey buddy.

Untitled dictionary game progress continues! Audio track and sfx added. Plus a little friend to watch you play. Words are checked against dictionary and removed. Remaining tiles cascade. That was tricky! #godot #solodev #learning

Moving tiles with ghost tile. Input feels nice. Tiles return letters once placed. #godot #solodev #learning

I'm sure this is not the case for you, but it's amazing how much of my code I can delete with no change in behavior, heh.

PLACES/LIGHTHS2.GIF

Here's another tile-based board game I've been working on. It's called Cannon and the original game was created by a friend of mine at the turn of the century. I put it aside after I had the grid figured out, but will return after I learn more about A* and search graphs

Progress always feels good. Clicking board area works as input now, grabbing game tile or dropping to bottom. Pieces are generated according to English letter distribution. I've got a dictionary loaded. This could be a game in the near future. #godot #solodev

Fellow crustacean making cool stuff

Untitled dictionary game... first steps. So much to learn!

Hello Bluesky. I'm here to do things. I have plans. I am looking forward to learning about indie game developers who start small and have success. Go go godot.