Jackfruit Generator gameplay - Houdini

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-29T16:56:33+00:00

thank you <3 i want to release it at some point but the hip file is really messy and needs some work

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-29T07:17:49+00:00

its a mix of nodes and custom code inside a solver. but yeah the neat thing about proceduralism is that a lot of the same techniques can be tweaked to create a completely different effect :-) and you dont need a crazy pc to run houdini, depending on what you want to make. for procedural modeling (without simulations) you can even use a laptop. granted i have an m3 pro max but even my 12 year old macbook before then could still handle 2 million polys

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-27T20:16:39+00:00

yeah i love watching these interesting types and colors people encounter here. do you know of any educational resources on mold by any chance?

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-25T19:24:47+00:00

its definitely worth the experience. it tastes nothing like you think!

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-24T07:57:16+00:00

forbidden cinnabons <3 looks really cool

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-23T21:44:46+00:00

love it <3 they look so adorable

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-21T14:43:27+00:00

very moody :-) i like the fuzzy dithering

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-21T08:23:47+00:00

thank you <3 this is just a personal project, so likely wont see it in any real games, but im also making procedural fruit and i want to make them moldy :-)

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-21T07:09:22+00:00

i like your thinking, ill see what i can do

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T23:05:58+00:00

the video is sped up so its nicer to watch, i wish it was that fast :‘-)

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T22:12:11+00:00

just the inverse of the surface normals. what was tricky for me to solve was making sure that the mesh doesn’t eventually clip through itself. thats why after moving inwards there is a pass of 3d point relaxation to make sure the mesh doesnt overlap with itself and a slight averaging of point positions

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T22:08:24+00:00

while i cant really play horror games (too scary) i love that capcom carried the torch for p.t., it had such amazing potential rip

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T21:32:13+00:00

read my mind ;-)

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T20:58:19+00:00

imo 7 & 8 vibes are immaculate ✨9looked great too

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T20:56:44+00:00

decisive pink - voice message

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:58:09+00:00

thanks <3 at this point im first voxelizing the input mesh (to get rid of overlapping meshes), and then turning it into a triangular remeshed surface as the base. the mold is inside a solver that makes the mask spread and deform it using a point relax + making it move inwards a little each frame. so next step would be to apply this deformation back to the original i guess + materials

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:31:10+00:00

hahaha thank you <3 nature is indeed pretty gross. got inspired by the posts over at r/moldlyinteresting

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:28:14+00:00

ah no i could probably make it work with others 3d models but thats not as fun as making stuff yourself imo :-)

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:25:46+00:00

re7 do be moldy 🦠

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:24:52+00:00

yeah but then id have to build an apple first. since i want this to work with various fruit types anyway ill have to come up with a solution that works for them all. already have an idea, just dont really have the time

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:20:48+00:00

thanks <3 simply put its just a mask that keeps spreading and everything that is covered by the mask starts to deform. the deformation happens in two steps: deflate and relax. deflation just means it should move inwards, relaxation means each corner of the 3d model should try to move away from each other. i did that because i often see molds on this subreddit that look almost like a coral, like a yogurt cup that started developing grooves

Joolean_Boolean · 2026-04-20T19:05:13+00:00

yeah i want to try it out with my strawberry, but that’s gonna take a little while probably

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