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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

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

Clockwork Rebuilt: A Full Visual Overhaul If you saw Clockwork the last time I posted here, you may not recognise it. Over the past weeks I've taken the game apart visually and put it back together — the

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

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

Hello Hive! I'm PhantomScript, the Developer Behind Boom Miner

Every system I've been designing for the Stellarch restart, laid out for you to pick apart.

I’ve been building a blockchain mining game inspired by Bitcoin mining for a few months now, and I think it’s at the point where I need real people testing it instead of just me doing everything alone.

Greetings. it's time for a dev log so i can track my progress and make note of what has happened in Gnar World. I do these Dev logs because it helps me clear my mind and kind of look back and give myself

... work, creativity, and getting paid to be yourself. It's trending on hackernoon Give it a read: #buildinginpublic #indiedev #creators

My Brain on Godot: A Game Dev Journey Day 37 of learning Godot, and I'm pretty sure my dreams are now in GDScript. Last night, I tried to debug my cat in real life by typing "print(cat.food_level)"