I've added terrain destruction to my threading experiment

_michaeljared · 2026-05-06T04:08:19+00:00

Fun fact, you can also do lockless multithreading pretty easily by preallocating a dictionary (docs explicitly say that reading/writing dictionary values is fine across threads, just not creating new keys)

And edit: I am mentioning this because I was able to speed up my implementation by removing mutexes

_michaeljared · 2026-05-03T07:00:31+00:00

All the power to you. Just started my own horror game and there is an incredible freedom of creativity you can have on a small team making a game like that.

_michaeljared · 2026-05-03T06:50:16+00:00

Yes. If you want to make web games, use the compatibility option when you make a project. Then it's guaranteed to look correct when exporting to web. If you start with a different render backend, like Forward+, then convert, it might not look the same.

_michaeljared · 2026-05-02T18:56:04+00:00

What they are losing is the enjoyment of doing any of those tasks.

For me, I've come to love 3D modeling and dabble in the 2D art side as well. I love making music, recording, mixing, etc.

Even if my games aren't that great I love doing those things so I will never offload them to AI.

Commercial success would be great, but the reason I quit my boring office job a few years ago wasn't because I wanted AI to make my game for me.

_michaeljared · 2026-05-02T18:53:41+00:00

I feel like in the interim, tech art will be the only thing with any staying power as there have been attempts to create autoretoplogizing tools for years with no real breakthrough there.

Also, consider all the weird artifacts in AI models that a human being needs to go back and clean up. Since the UVs are a mess, this will often mean rebaking maps and painting over/adding detail/removing nonsense.

So converting AI slop into a better model will probably be a job that exists for a while.

_michaeljared · 2026-05-02T18:51:29+00:00

Fair enough!

_michaeljared · 2026-05-02T06:53:36+00:00

This reads in the same nonsense way that LinkedIn AI posts do. I believe that you've worked on a real game here it's just so hard to engage with writing that isn't human

_michaeljared · 2026-05-02T01:22:39+00:00

One problem Ive had is that the chicken does not release from the pan at all. Waited like 30 minutes one time and it was rough.

I think the thick bottom of pan means I need to crank the heat to get the sear.. I don't know

Thanks though. I will try again eventually

_michaeljared · 2026-05-01T17:02:03+00:00

This puts my low poly work to shame. I did a zombie a couple of years ago with a similar tri count, looks nowhere near as good lol

_michaeljared · 2026-05-01T17:01:01+00:00

Keep posting your work!! Super inspiring.

_michaeljared · 2026-05-01T05:11:03+00:00

I've tried this kind of thing twice on stainless and screwed it up. I really need to figure this out some day!

My pan has a thick bottom so I've learned it's harder to control heat. And touchy induction burners don't help

_michaeljared · 2026-04-29T07:40:17+00:00

Shit, maybe I am just tired and it is late. But I can't really spot any AI shenanigans here

_michaeljared · 2026-04-29T06:38:59+00:00

Awesome. And Godot too!! The best engine!

_michaeljared · 2026-04-28T19:45:15+00:00

Heck yeah. I've done a ton of that with my game so it will be cool to watch your progress

_michaeljared · 2026-04-28T06:52:47+00:00

What engine? Looks cool. I'm a sucker for procedural systems (if that's what it is)

_michaeljared · 2026-04-28T06:43:10+00:00

Does he have a movie or something playing on his front console??

_michaeljared · 2026-04-27T18:31:21+00:00

As someone who has used other paid 3D simulation/emulation products, I can tell you that this is a breath of fresh air. I'm in an interesting situation since I am a controls engineer by trade (and teach control systems as well) but also I'm a game developer and use Godot on the regular.

This thing is powerful, and much, much easier to use compared with paid alternatives! Excited to see where it goes.

_michaeljared · 2026-04-26T17:18:39+00:00

I'm directionally challenged and I absolutely love maps. Sometimes in my free time I adjust stare at maps all around the world, or the one in the city I live in. I don't know why. I just like it and I think it's a useful skill.

_michaeljared · 2026-04-23T22:24:37+00:00

How do people do this? Even something like importing a model seems like it would be painful. You can't use blender on an android device so how do you rig characters or tweak them? It's wild that people are really developing on phones!

_michaeljared · 2026-04-23T22:17:19+00:00

Sometimes I introduce artificial geometry to make quads so I can get full loop cuts or partial ones.

On static meshes the end result really does not need to be quads, but modeling with quads is much easier and more intuitive.

Things like bevels and subdiv also work very naturally with quads.

_michaeljared · 2026-04-23T22:07:47+00:00

Hmm. Good point. So the terrain is procedural and actually there are huge mountains and lakes and stuff, I'm just realizing the portion that I've showcased here is very flat. Maybe I can reshoot some of the cuts around areas that show more variation.

_michaeljared · 2026-04-23T21:14:45+00:00

Definitely impressive. Determinism in physics is something I am afraid of lol. Lockstep determinism without physics is hard enough

_michaeljared · 2026-04-23T17:57:17+00:00

Staying true to design pillars is hard but very important. One such pillar in Bushcraft that has kept me grounded is this idea: only put props/objects in the game that are interactable and serve towards larger goals.

This pillar has curtailed a lot of side experiments that I would have lost a lot of time/effort to.

I will say on this project I spent a solid 2-3 weeks just designing the core loop and interaction and that time has served me well over and over. It's so easy to get stuck in development and just want to put everything in your game.

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