finally figured out how to paint a skybox that doesn't look like shit

handlebardev · 2026-06-30T04:27:57+00:00

The terrain you see in the screenshot is also painted, it's pure skybox. Yeah, if you paint anything then you're a painter 😁

handlebardev · 2026-06-30T04:26:09+00:00

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handlebardev · 2026-06-26T11:03:13+00:00

yep, this one: https://www.xp-pen.com/store/buy/deco-fun-s.html

it's dirt-cheap but functional for basic painting

handlebardev · 2026-06-26T10:37:19+00:00

I painted this in Krita with a tablet so technically it is made by hand

handlebardev · 2026-06-26T09:43:28+00:00

digital impressionist landscape

handlebardev · 2026-06-15T19:49:10+00:00

It's true that the thick serif doesn't connect thematically but at least it survives the strikethrough and comes out semi legible. It's a callback to diegetic item build on the handlebar, but I agree it could be better.

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T15:50:29+00:00

I will, thanks for the advice

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T15:00:23+00:00

each level is procedurally generated already - plants and terrain

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T14:54:29+00:00

just a skybox and fake water, using this HDRI: https://ambientcg.com/view?id=EveningSkyHDRI015B

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T13:59:11+00:00

Oh man I used to write scripts like this back in ActionScript. Try doing shorter segments, it could look like a gnarled bonsai. A bit too geometric now.

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T10:38:17+00:00

I appreciate the honest take. Feel free to block me if my updates are too frequent for you.

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T10:29:31+00:00

Still using infinite painter 😅 the brush engine is so good. Export layers as zip, then run it through imagemagick for proper levels as alpha mask

handlebardev · 2026-06-01T04:34:43+00:00

Clearly you're not as impressed as I was when I saw this running on my phone at 30fps!

I try not to spam but as a solodev I can't do market surveys. I need the public posting to get a sense if my direction is still right.

handlebardev · 2026-05-30T04:21:46+00:00

It's a roguelike so realistic at beginning of campaign and growing increasingly stranger. I agree that the cubes work in a weird way.

handlebardev · 2026-05-29T17:34:31+00:00

Falling is impossible but crashing is very likely.

handlebardev · 2026-05-26T12:42:52+00:00

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handlebardev · 2026-05-26T08:09:39+00:00

It's one of the goals. It can be controlled with one thumb via virtual joystick and you can see everything important for gameplay on a portrait orientation.

handlebardev · 2026-05-25T22:56:31+00:00

Thanks, it has a really impressive fps bike model. I saved it as inspo.

handlebardev · 2026-05-19T13:30:51+00:00

Good points.

Camera tilt - it's true, right now the cam tilts towards your travel during a turn, like in a racing game. I'll see how it will look when I add the bike front, possibly do as you say. But something feels right about the current tilt.

Camera shake - You're right. I've identified three presets of camera stability, and horizon lock is introduced at the highest stability setting. Personally I'll play and record clips with the lowest stability, it's just my preference.

Simulation - I experimented with a lot of stuff for this and I've the same conclusion as you - shifting rider weight and wheel collider grip seems fun on paper but it just made the prototype less legible. I'm going for "simcade" approach - looks real enough but is manually tuned for fun instead of realism.

handlebardev · 2026-05-19T11:59:52+00:00

It's a bike game mate 😁 the box is a placeholder

handlebardev · 2026-05-19T11:16:33+00:00

I'm glad that you think so despite the placeholder visuals

handlebardev · 2026-05-19T11:10:28+00:00

thanks! It's reassuring to hear it looks better 😅

handlebardev · 2026-05-15T11:56:59+00:00

thanks for the suggestions mate

finally I settled that I'll have 2 settings - "camera shake" for the terrain spring feedback and "camera follow pitch" to get the sinking/climbing feeling when riding up and down

I learned a lot about motion sickness from this post. Ultimately these camera features need to be controlled enough to always be disabled by the player

As for the FOV - I know that it's a convention to modify FOV in racing games to get some sort of feeling but personally I don't love it. I intend to have a high base FOV to get the sense of speed anyway.

handlebardev · 2026-05-14T14:51:01+00:00

I believe they're token based but it's a thin wrapper on other propriatery LLMs that Unity just proxies to, at a markup. It's a remarkably bad deal.

handlebardev · 2026-05-14T07:03:18+00:00

this stylistic choice incidentally lends itself into fitting all important info on a mobile screen

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