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Uncompressed textures quickly eat up VRAM, drop FPS, and break scene smoothness, so we strictly control their compression for stable performance. We pick the right format for each job: masks - single channel

Use one pipeline for many cities and world extensions: playable, deterministic, open source. Watch

We continuously run scenes and objects across different locations and scenarios to keep the project stable. In Unreal Engine we use profilers - GPU/CPU, Nanite and texture/streaming visualizers, plus

One of the key locations is an abandoned shopping mall, based on a real place. We conveyed an atmosphere of desolation and looting - silence, dust, and traces of haste. Rare resources may still be hidden

Previously, having many detailed objects caused sharp FPS drops and required manual LODs. Now Nanite renders highly detailed models in real time without manual LODs: the engine streams detail where the

The rhythm of the scene is set by a dynamic day-night cycle that runs on a combination of technologies - Lumen handles indirect light and reflections, VSM handles shadows, and post-processing polishes

To preserve variety in the environment without losing scene cohesion, it’s important to balance randomness and spatial harmony. We achieve this with flexible Foliage Type settings - a special asset that

To achieve clean, believable shadows, we use Virtual Shadow Maps (VSM). VSM computes shadows primarily where the player is looking: nearby areas render in high detail, distant areas are simplified and

In the game, we capture the atmosphere of people’s lives and carefully weave realistic household items into the residents’ stories. We show untouched, cozy comfort through family details, neat furniture,

Material Layer Blend - a principle for combining material layers that creates a lightweight, quickly tunable system for blending surface effects - whether paint, dirt, rust, or scratches layered on top

ALIS — World Reborn will be featured at PlayB3yond Indie Game Fest from September 21–27. Explore a survival world built from real places, where streets, routes, terrain, metabolism, vitals, inventory and

We like to believe we are deeply rational beings. We tell ourselves that every decision we make—whether it is holding a declining asset, finishing a terrible book, or sticking with an unrewarding project—is

The first free playable build of ALIS is out for Windows. ALIS is an early single-player prototype — not a finished game. It reconstructs a real city district you can walk through, with a metabolism simulation

A free, open-source Unreal Engine 5 editor toolchain is available for developers working on data-heavy projects. The core idea is simple: change game content as plain JSON, and the editor-side pipeline

ddrfr33k is live on Twitch streaming Software and Game DevelopmentClick here to view the streamGood morning! I hope you had a great day yesterday. I'm working on game pieces for the new board game that

OK, I'm officially on the AI wagon now... With the help of Meta AI I begin cooking an idea that would help me learn the Guaraní language while at it. It starts with a very simple but powerful concept: