Ask a Game Dev

JULY 11, 2023

There are two main issues with visualization when it comes to adjustible meshes (the “body sliders”). The way that all of the customizable character data is stored isn’t actually a body at all, but a common default mesh with offsets for each adjustible value. and gets told “5, 3, 15, 8, 7”. It gets worse with animations, too.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

ENet mesh networking. One of the additions to the ENetMultiplayer is the possibility to create a mesh network, i.e., a network when all peers are connected to each other, without a central server that connects them all. Low level ENet wrappers, ENet meshes for multiplayer. var idpos = peers.keys().find(my_id) Reference work.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

thatgamecompany (TGC) is a renowned game development studio celebrated for its distinctive approach to creating emotionally engaging games that foster human connections. This vision is not just a part of the gameplay and experience for TGC titles; it is also a developer mindset within the teams who build and run its games.

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Designer Notes

MARCH 2, 2023

I am speaking at this year’s GDC, and the talk will be something of a sequel to GDC 2010’s “Theme Is Not Meaning” (which was the lecture version of two Game Developer columns I wrote earlier that year). Official GDC Description: [link] Can games teach us about our ourselves? Hope to see you there!

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Nvidia

JUNE 9, 2023

Algorithms for surface reconstruction appear in various applications, such as industrial simulation, video game development, architectural design, medical imaging, and robotics. mesh = field.extract_dual_mesh(mise_iter=2) # Visualizing from pycg import vis vis.show_3d([vis.mesh(mesh.v,

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CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. One important technique to master, particularly for video games, is level of detail (LOD). What is level of detail (LOD)?

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

When you’ve made an excellent 3D game, you definitely want it to run on more devices, not just high-end ones, as this would mean losing many users. In this article, I will share the methods I’ve learned from over a decade of 3D game development to make a game run smoothly on high-end, mid-range, and low-end devices.

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Nvidia

MARCH 20, 2023

At GDC 2023, NVIDIA released new tools that make real-time path tracing more accessible to developers while accelerating the creation of ultra-realistic game. At GDC 2023 , NVIDIA released new tools that make real-time path tracing more accessible to developers while accelerating the creation of ultra-realistic game worlds.

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Mnenad

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Mainly I focused on generating grass that bends in the wind and some fern like plants, but what comes next is usable for all kind of meshes. Static batching : combines static (not moving) GameObjects into big Meshes, and renders them in a faster way.   In my case I had terrible FPS with just some thousand mesh instances.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Building video games has never been a simple task. You can have a brilliant idea for a game, but without the right skills, tools and resources, it can be near-impossible to tackle by yourself. So to get his advice and learn his secrets, we sat down to hear his story and journey as a solo-game developer. So I had a game there.

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The Knights of Unity

JULY 21, 2020

Our main goal was to create an easy to pick, approachable couch multiplayer game for up to four players. Graphic simplicity was dictated by the general idea of the game’s casualty. We’ve decided to set our game in a low-poly setting for the sake of readability. That allows us to reduce the size of the game.

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Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There are many aspects to consider when building a game. The post-processing stack (v2) comes with a collection of effects and image filters you can apply to your cameras to improve the visuals of your games. . It’s the perfect replacement for Unity’s UI Text and the legacy Text Mesh. . Terrain Tools. TextMeshPro.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC. This is a completely different beast from a shooter.” “ Mordhau at its core has always been about melee combat”, says Jonathan Dunn, Game Designer at Triternion.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

using the Movie Maker mode , for the main menu of the upcoming FRANZ FURY game (made with Godot 3.x). Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: 3D: Switch Mesh surface indexing to start at 0 so string name matches integer index ( GH-70176 ). Also check out Raffaele's Beat Invaders released earlier this year.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

World position offset simulation for ray traced instanced static meshes (beta) Allows ambient motion of foliage like trees and grass. Inexact Shadows (beta) Deals with potential mesh mismatches of ray traced and raster geometry. Enjoy great scaling across all RTX GPUs and resolutions, and the new ultra performance mode for 8K gaming.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). Input: Fix game controllers ignoring the last listed button ( GH-48934 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

Mesh: Implement octahedral map normal/tangent attribute compression ( GH-46800 ). Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). Input: Fix game controllers ignoring the last listed button ( GH-48934 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

Mesh: Options to clean/simplify convex hull generated from mesh ( GH-50328 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). Input: Fix game controllers ignoring the last listed button ( GH-48934 ). Mesh: Fix UV mapping on CSGSphere ( GH-49195 ). or earlier no longer works in 3.4

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 19, 2019

The implementation is a full p2p mesh , meaning every player is connected with each other via a "direct" connection, and there is no need for a player to act as a server. Server compatibility mode can be used to adapt games written using server/client architecture in mind (e.g. WebRTCMultiplayer. the ENet implementation).

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Nvidia

JANUARY 11, 2021

In this video, NVIDIA’s Alexey Panteleev explains the key details needed to add performant resampling to modern game engines. In this video, NVIDIA’s Alexey Panteleev explains the key details needed to add performant resampling to modern game engines. He also discusses roadmap plans.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

GitHub - axmolengine/axmol: Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for Desktop, XBOX (UWP) and Mobile games. (A axmol is just a fork of cocos2d-x-4.0: A fork of Cocos2d-x-4.0) release notes Add experimental WebAssembly build support(WebGL 2.0) fmtlib: 10.0.0 ==> 10.1.0 FreeType: 2.13.0 ==> 2.13.2 llhttp: 8.1.1 ==> 9.0.1

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Nvidia

MAY 21, 2021

NetEase Thunder Fire Games Uses Mesh Shading To Create Beautiful Game Environments for Justice In December, we interviewed Haiyong Qian, NetEase Game Engine. Recently, NetEase introduced Mesh Shader support to Justice. Not only are the updated environments breathtaking, the game supports 1.8

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

Our digital painting , 3D modeling , animation , virtual production , and visual effects courses will teach you industry-standard tools and workflows directly from artists with years of film, games, and publishing experience. Explore our courses and start your next creative journey with CG Spectrum. SEE ALL COURSES

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 8, 2017

It even runs games flawlessly on mobile web! Optimize any part of your game by rewriting it transparently in C++, or any language that can compiled to native code for the target platform, wihout recompiling the engine or templates. Godot has now an experimental exporter to WebAssembly and WebGL2, thanks to eska 's work.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

using the Movie Maker mode , for the main menu of the upcoming FRANZ FURY game (made with Godot 3.x). Some of the most notables feature changes in this update are: 3D: Switch Mesh surface indexing to start at 0 so string name matches integer index ( GH-70176 ). Also check out Raffaele’s Beat Invaders released earlier this year.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 21, 2018

mesh loading. basic mesh drawing. It was a joy to be there and talk with other people about things we love - free and open source software and game development! While a most of the 2D engine was already working, some bugs kept the editor from being fully usable and also caused problems in regular game projects.

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DameDev.tv

JULY 4, 2023

I have also prepared a starter package for you, which includes meshes, textures, materials, and a prefab with an assembled calculator using these assets. In the TMP Importer window, click on "Import TMP Essentials" Finally, expand the Calc game object in the Hierarchy tab. I recommend using Unity 2021.3.24f1.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

Import: glTF: Fix mesh nodes which are also bones ( GH-49119 ). Input: Fix game controllers ignoring the last listed button ( GH-48934 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). GridMap: Fix GridMap erasing octants in the wrong order ( GH-50052 ). please file an issue on GitHub.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Instancing is used to render similar objects (mesh, material and misc settings), reducing the pressure over the rendering API. There are special versions of meshes to render when doing shadow maps or depth pre-pass. Objects are passed to the renderer via paged arrays, so there is no longer any limit in rendered objects.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 4, 2021

Import: glTF: Fix mesh nodes which are also bones ( GH-49119 ). Input: Fix game controllers ignoring the last listed button ( GH-48934 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). GridMap: Fix GridMap erasing octants in the wrong order ( GH-50052 ). if something that worked fine in 3.3

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 29, 2018

And this bold statement is not (only) marketing speak, the winner of GitHub Game Off 2017 was indeed a Godot-made game by Securas, Daemon vs Demon. The 2018 edition of the month-long jam focusing on free and open source game development tools is about to start again on November 1st. Check the details on itch.io: Game Off 2018.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In this tutorial you’ll create a zombie horde shooter game with Unreal Engine 5 using blueprints. The game is simple but is packed with tons of behind the scenes features that will allow you to understand the “why” behind the “how” a game is created in Unreal Engine 5. Creating The Project.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I've worked in games for a while now, building upon general software development experience from electronics and RF equipment. I found Godot while working on personal game projects, and started being involved as a contributor a bit over a year ago. FBX is the industry-standard 3D asset exchange file format for games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 16, 2021

Import: glTF: Fix mesh nodes which are also bones ( GH-49119 ). Input: Fix game controllers ignoring the last listed button ( GH-48934 ). Rendering: Fixes depth sorting of meshes with transparent textures ( GH-50721 ). GridMap: Fix GridMap erasing octants in the wrong order ( GH-50052 ). if something that worked fine in 3.3

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Game Errors

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Interesting fact about the Alaskan Road Truckers not launching : Did you know that many simulation games, like Alaskan Road Truckers, often face launch issues right after major updates? Corrupt Game Files: Corrupted files can block the game from launching. Closing unnecessary software can free up resources for the game.

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Theia is known for pioneering the use of real-time rendering for non-game mixed reality and interactive development. However, using a configurator in a built environment presents multiple challenges including 3D meshes changing shape, shadows not lining up, and materials reflecting different lighting and colors.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2022

x branch to develop and publish their games today, so it's important for us to keep giving Godot 3 users an improved gamedev experience. Most of work was aimed at implementing missing features or fixing bugs which are critical for publishing 2D and 3D games with Godot 3.x, This ensures your game will run the same on all machines.

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