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It might be jammed. Or... whatever's in there doesn't want any more disturbances for the day. sure thing🫡🔦👻

You'll live on in our memories🙏 Also classic horror move to get (socmed) trapped and not even bring the essentials. There should be a flashlight somewhere and some batteries elsewhere. If you found that I'm sure a match box or an old lighter (that needs some fuel) will appear out of thin air.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 6h

Are you trapped there now? Do you need help? Shake the bear thingy twice and burn it once more to call for help.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 7h

It's the curse of having to look at your own stuff for too long. I liked the stones too🥲

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 7h

I am not sure if this is an actual lighting system though. But it emulates one. Maybe if I keep adding calculations it becomes one and I end up where I started😅 Either way my hope is by dissecting all of it I have maximum control over quality settings and can get it to run better on older hardware

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 7h

I have a light decal and a shadow decal. Cool thing is I can give them any shape and have high quality shadows that the character is also affected by. So 1) material takes vector from in level object to rotate the material 2) additional light decal is added 3) additonal shadow decal is added

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 7h

But there is a problem now. Let's say you have two spheres and one would overlap the other. With our simple base system both would still be lit the same cause there is no self shadowing. To get around this problem and to get high quality shadows and extra lights in I'm abusing decals.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 7h

I'll make a video about it as soon as I'm happy with it. But the base idea is simple: Imagine a sphere that you cut in half, one side white one black. Now you take a direction vector from an object in the level to rotate the sphere but you're not rotating an actual sphere, just the material on it

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TRL || Land of Ur @trl-landofur.bsky.social · 23h

Trasasaur's hurt animation. I had fun coming up with the expression :D #gamedev #indiedev #oc #wip #godot

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 22h

In general I would say the biggest problem with this system is that half the time you don't know if you can't see anything because it doesn't work, because it's not at the right position or because you forgot to turn up/down sth else. It's easy to use once it's working but the setup..💀

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 22h

I wonder what possessed me the day I made the base material for the lighting system. I spent a whole hour trying to figure out what I even did just now. It was commented but I wrote a bunch more comments cause I almost deleted the option to add color to lights cause I couldn't see what it did🤦‍♀️

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Zoe's Game ➡️ SAGA BCN Game Fest @lemonbirdgames.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Testing new door icons to make exploration more intuitive. Maybe they could be some feature that you can enable/disable in the options menu. For now the symbols are: ❓ Hasn't been examined yet ⬅️ Open 🔒 Locked (requires a key) ❌Closed (can be open, but not with a key) What do you think?

Screenshot of Zoe's Game depinting a modern kitchen in pixel art style. The door on the left shows a blue arrow indicating that it's open while the door on the bottom has a lock icon to show that it needs a key.

Screenshot of Zoe's Game displaying a pink hall in pixel art style. The door on the left has a cross icon, indicating that it's closed.

Screenshot of Zoe's Game displaying a corridor with a blue carpet in pixel art style. The door on the left has an interrogation mark symbol that shows that it hasn't examined yet, while the door on the right has a lock icon (requires a key).

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Adam Lomax @adamlomax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Since its #ScreenshotSaturday if you are a game dev and post about what you work on regularly please reach out with your projects and I will add you to this! #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #unityengine #unrealengine

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

♥️Thank youu and thanks for making the pack💖

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

ohh I'm late and I don't know if I fit here. I like sharing my dev progress on my horror game. Currently I'm making a material based lighting system to crank up the fps in UE5. But I also talk a lot about asset creation so I don't know if that's interesting enough for the pack.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Also I realize we're not technically ONLY in the material editor now but you get what I mean (hopefully) and I have no idea what to call this anyways

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That is so cool but I can imagine👀 What made you want to look into Vulkan? ♥️It's super fun to figure things out but I agree. Not having to do this all yourself would be amazing. Gamedev is incredibly overwhelming to get started with already.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

At the end of this I'll probably have rebuilt the entire lighting pipeline in the material editor and be down 200 fps again I swear😭

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 7 of faking lighting My thought process was to have actors in the level who's vector I can use as lighting information and the influence on the material increases depending on how close you are to them. The box determines when an actor's influence starts. janky test run but happy #gamedev #ue5

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm an absolute beginner though so not much contributions I could make. I'm aspiring to become a graphics programmer somewhere along the way in the next few years so maybe one day I can be of help.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thank you♥️ Having virtually no shader compiling time was one of the big things that motivated me to do the lighting system and I was fed up with having only a tiny amount of frames to do anything, even in an empty level. Yea that would be awesome, maybe if one of us gets rich of our games😞

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I get that. When it was announced that UE6 would scrap BPs I took a social media break and read a bit about where to start if you wanted to build your own engine. It's not an option for me right now at all but it kinda helped. I wish you all the best on the journey to getting this game out.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Would you be able to remake the game in a different engine then? Not like that's not a giant task but I know what it feels like to have several years ahead of you working on sth you have no motivation for.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That's a tough place to be in. Are you in a position to be able prioritize your needs as a developer and maybe not have the playtest this year? Cause it sounds like if this continues you could potentially lose all motivation.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Only fault I can see in the material editor is that I set out to make a dust volume and ended up in some sort of blood stream🤷‍♀️

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Material Editor is such a beast. I'm starting to really understand what I'm doing instead of plugging random nodes in and seeing what chaos it causes. Well I still plug in random nodes. Just not as often. Maybe. #gamedev #ue5

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The grass has a good height already and it's looking very lush color wise. Some blocks in between with a variant grass pattern or maybe almost completely even would be cool though. I'd definitely keep the changes subtle cause it's already almost there. The transition into the slope is great btw

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Michael_Game_Developer @poeticprogrammer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm still not 100% happy with my grass tiles. But I think this is starting to look like something someone somewhere will want to play...somewhat. #gamedev #solodev #pixelart

A screenshot of my game, Five Arcade, showing the main character, Ve, in a field with red roses shaped as game themed flowers. Space station in background

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

also you purposefully cut the video right at the interesting part right? what happened? did the car get physiced out of existence?

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yea I can't imagine you as an AI user either. I really hope you're right♥️

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

beautiful art👀 and such wonderful...clothes? I'm amused at the cut off so it's safe for bluesky.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm so glad you show them to us so we know they're coming. Funnily enough that's how 7 days to die looks to me cause I'm not hosting the server. Every time we break apart a giant bolder, the destroyed meshes just hyperspeed into the middle of the screen😅 Sometimes happens with the zombies too

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Completely understandable. I'm trying my hardest to still listen to anyone and explain why not using AI is the better choice but it's getting hard. I fear we're steering into "it's everywhere so it must be ok" territory. I hope they run out of money before that happens.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's my favorite (child hood) movie. I still remember playing the game that came with the dvd for hours on end😅 That ship looks so epic against your sky shader😍

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nothing much to add there all of what you said is true. I'm clinging to the stupid hope that we'll get to see capitalism break down completely soon but I'm not sure if it'll even happen in my life time. It's like mold on everything we do. Not even existing is free.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yea definitely. Lack of diversity especially in the rooms where the decisions get made. Would you say it's better in the indie space?

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Gambiarra✍️ It's awesome that you're taking the time to share your knowledge✨ I don't have much experience texturing characters so there's a ton to learn. I really need to take a closer look at tv shows. I bet now that I know what to look for I can probably spot it everywhere🤔

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@poeticprogrammer.bsky.social I understand your pain now. I should have been grateful to only have that one company haunt my ads. I had no AI slop whatsoever on my page. Now I can barely find the real videos😭

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Icey System 💫 🔞 @iceyisdrawing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hello everyone, I have gotten sick as hell. My throat is sore to the point where I feel like most foods are not soft enough to be eaten rn. Still low on food here, so can I please raise $25-35 USD for food? My immume system is weak due to endo #mutualaid #disabledMA #helpsky #transMA #helpfolkslive

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Dani Finn 🏳️‍🌈 🩷💛🩵 (Actor) @danifinnvo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hello lovelies 🤗 I never promote my ko-fi, but I could use some extra work/support right now. Unfortunately acting is a ebb and flow business and sometimes jobs and bills don't exactly line up 🙃🥲 I offer commissions for voice work and vocals or small passion & indie projects ko-fi.com/danifinnvo

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I wonder if they're just pumping such insane amounts of money into the ads that the pool of none AI ads has just become too small to even show up for you.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I used to only get ads of one specific company and I relentlessly blocked them for an entire month. I was so fed up with it and ran an experiment by deleting my preferences. No mention of that company ever again but I keep getting ads from AI companies I blocked. Maybe I should like them instead?

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I can't get over how I never thought to use lighting channels for that before😭 Again really grateful you mentioned this

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Side note: Even if you like AI how can anyone bear to listen to these voice overs? Side note 2: I realize I'm not doing too good with the shutting up about AI. Not even one week into October and I already have 3/3 anti AI rant posts. It's gonna be a tough rest of the month.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hey Youtube can you show me less of these AI slop ads about games or 3d modelling? Sure here are a billion more ads like this. Alright.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I must admit I haven't. Definitely a good fall back option if I fail at creating my lighting system so thank you for mentioning that🙏

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That is probably a better comparison. Left and right share a shader and middle one has a less intense shadow color. I can have a much bigger range of skin tones this way kinda like I'm exposing each character individually. #gamedev #indiedev

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