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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I saw that crap about the "UK U16 social media ban", so I decided to test a simple and free idea. It took two hours to: == - Create an account on Oracle Cloud Free Tier (only an email is required). - Account setup forces you to enable 2FA (type = Mobile, offline mode, using Google Authenticator).

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Unreal Engine 5.7 PSA: == Do NOT apply the AMD FSR plugin 5.7-LitReactiveShadingModel.patch . These changes break builds for projects with RT/Path tracing enabled. == If you already applied the patch, like I did, the second screenshot is the list of files that need to be restored.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

For those who prefer to reorder the Viewport Tab instead of seeing it always locked: == File: Engine\Source\Runtime\Slate\Private\Framework\Docking\TabManager.cpp , line 2035 Comment the line: // NewStackWidget->SetTabLocked(NewTabWidget.ToSharedRef(), Spawner->bIsLocked.GetValue()); ==

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

For those not happy with the new "Home" tab from Unreal Engine 5.7.3, to remove the tab: == Edit: Engine\Config\BaseEngine.ini Section: [SystemSettings] Add line: HomeScreen.EnableHomeScreen=False ==

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

"Why study just one framework, platform, user interface? What if I could switch them easily and play around, see what feels better, where I work faster, which combination is more suited for each project?" -- NexusFX sneak peek. For generalists that love to play with all toys.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Spherical Polar Coordinates from the always inspiring XorDev 🍻👍 ported to Unreal Engine material. == Download M_SphericalPolarCoord (1,2,3) from github.com/DarknessFX/U... Source code screenshots:

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

RaylibUE plugin for Unreal Engine Bridges Raylib's easy-to-use drawing API (by @raysan5 ) with @UnrealEngine's intuitive Blueprint nodes. Ideal for GameDev teachers/students as starting point to learn and experience both worlds. == Free and open-source at github.com/DarknessFX/R...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Big update to DFoundryFX plugin for Unreal Engine 5.6. Lots of fixes, performance improvements, code cleanup, DPI scaling fixed (I hope 🙏). Engine Tab is completed and functional again. 👍 == Free and open source at github.com/DarknessFX/D...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Unreal Engine CommonUI Minimal Menu Kit, free and open source at github.com/DarknessFX/U...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I just saw some new free character models for UE5 on Fab. It's always welcome to have variety beyond Manny and Quinn meshes, and for free, it's doubly welcome. == links 🧵👇

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Each pixel is a thread... I'm reading "CUDA by Example" and this sample blew my mind. Ripple effect is common in pixel shaders but always relative to the surface. Here each pixel is a GPU thread, calculating its value every frame.🤯 This from a 2010 book and I didn't know it was possible until today.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

UEMaterials 2nd Anniversary! 🍻🎉🥳 200+ Unreal Engine materials, 260+ GitHub stars. I'm glad you all are enjoying the repository. To celebrate, I added a Gallery where a thumbnail collection of all materials is presented, linked to the source code screenshots. (WIP) == github.com/DarknessFX/U...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

SDL3 officially released!👍🍻 To celebrate, I updated my Zig Template BaseSDL3 with the new version and added options to build using it as a shared or static library. github.com/libsdl-org/S... == github.com/DarknessFX/z... Note: I forgot to post new Nvidia CUDA template + VSCode w/ RADDebugger "hack"

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Release 3.2.0 · libsdl-org/SDL

Announcing the SDL 3 official release! SDL 3.0 is finally here! We have many many people to thank on the road to get here, but I'd like to call out special thanks to: @slouken and @icculus, lead d...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I'm using VSCode with Cppvsdbg for a while but its features are lackluster, today I tried RadDebugger and it works surprisingly well. I "hacked" a custom command into launch.json as a shortcut to start a RadDebugger session with the latest debug build.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I optimized so much that I had to spend a day rewriting my FPS counter because the frame timing was so small, my sleep (in milliseconds) was missing vsync. I almost had to add: if (delta < 100) Sleep(1ms);

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I'm bored... I should write a Vulkan "Hello Triangle" in Zig without GLFW3. A day later and 850 lines of code = FAIL. Today I'm going rewrite everything with GLFW3 and following Vulkan Tutorial. Nothing like a good amount of pain to fix boredom. 🤣

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Why do I make and share basic templates? Because if I spent an afternoon to make this work (Zig+Raylib+Emscripten[HTML5, WASM, WebGL ES]), someone starting in dev would take a week and AI assistance won't help at all.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Yo @thunderowl.one , I just received the tulip.computer , a picture of it with my good old M5Stack Core. Thank you for the recommendation, I really wanted an ESP32-S3 with a big screen! 👍

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

1st mini game made with Zig + raylib , took 4 and ½ hours. Like the wise man said "First you learn how to do it right, then you learn how to do it fast".

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Zig language : yesterday was super productive, I was able to port and upload templates for Allegro 5, SFML2, NanoVG. Today I included a Webview template too, for those who prefer to use HTML instead of an UI framework. == links 🧵👇

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I published MF_MannequinExtrasColor to UEMaterials repository. It is an easy to use function that you add to M_Mannequin Base Color and presents a list of new color parameters to customize UE5 Manny and Quinn. == Link and source code: 🧵👇

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Zig : I updated BaseRayLib Template, removing .DLL dependency, a release .EXE build is now only 920KB. I chose Zig + RayLib as my main platform for 2025, plus UnrealEngine5 as always💕. Raw and pure C, coding games direct to the hardware. You all know "Zig == C", right? ==🧵👇

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone!!! 🎉 Let's start 2025 with a new shader; I had to Speedrun this one with a "fake until you make it" concept, far from the original one's quality, but if I may say, not bad at all. == Link and source code🧵👇==

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Zig language: New template using Sokol and Dear ImGui (via cimgui). Surprisingly small code, 79 lines, to get it running, impressive, I want to try Nuklear UI with Sokol. As always no bindings or wrappers, just pure Zig cImport or nothing. == link 🧵👇==

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I forgot I made a material function for Unreal Engine 5 Mannequins, adding lots of color options. Today I tried some WPO and it is so much fun: Big chin? Big head? Cyclops mode?🤣 Let me know if these functions are interesting and should be uploaded.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Intel XeSS is the 1st one of my waiting list to support UE5.5 . 👍🍻 Now, I just need to wait for DLSS, FSR and MetaXR. == Link: github.com/GameTechDev/...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Zig language: I updated BaseSDL3 Template to the latest version 3.1.6. Looks like SDL is finally ready to move the main version from SDL2 to SDL3 (v3.2.0?). I also took this opportunity to add all SDL3 Renderer Examples, ported to Zig language, with the template. == 🧵👇

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Simple shader with a sword slash effect. Good for students starting to learn #UE5 Materials and Shaders. == Download M_SwordSlash from github.com/DarknessFX/U...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Almost got it right, but still counts as a failed attempt to port this gorgeous shader to Unreal Engine HLSL material. #UE5 All credits to the creator, I'm just (badly and lazily) translating it. 👍🍻 == Download M_BubbleUniverse from github.com/DarknessFX/U... == Shader Link : x.com/YoheiNishits...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

🎅🎄 Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎅 == Download M_Christmas2024 from github.com/DarknessFX/U...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Download MPP_CRTBeamSimulator from github.com/DarknessFX/U... == Port of CRT Simulator GPU Shader from BlurBusters to #UnrealEngine 5 . Link: blurbusters.com/crt-simulati...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Droste Zoom revisited and ported to #UnrealEngine . == Download M_DrosteZoom2 and T_ClockFace from github.com/DarknessFX/U...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I saw this amazing shader (@ x.com/cmzw_/status...) 🍻👍 and I thought about porting it to #UnrealEngine but it was not necessary. Thanks to HLSL Source Code shared at gist.github.com/williamchang... there is nothing to port/change and the shader works in Unreal right away.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I saw this super simple and cool noise (@ x.com/Renard_VRC/s... ) 🍻👍 and I ported to #UnrealEngine . -- Download M_Noise2DSin from github.com/DarknessFX/U...

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I saw this impressive shader ( x.com/3Dmattias/st... ) 🍻👍 and it's an effect that I didn't have. I was ready to port the #Shadertoy to #UnrealEngine Material but instead I ported a comment from FabriceNeyret2. -- Download M_DrosteZoom1 from github.com/DarknessFX/U... 🧵👇

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

AdvancedPickerFX for Unreal Engine 5 Character Animation == Free and open source Editor Utility Tool, made for Unreal Engine GameDev Community, download at github.com/DarknessFX/A... Inspired by #UnrealEngine5 Metahuman ControlRig Picker.

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GitHub - DarknessFX/AdvancedPickerFX: UE5 Editor Utility Tool for faster character animation workflow.

UE5 Editor Utility Tool for faster character animation workflow. - DarknessFX/AdvancedPickerFX

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

ToSystray, windows utility 116KB, give other windows programs ability to "Minimize To Systray". == Free and open source at github.com/DarknessFX/z... , made with #Ziglang .

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I saw this free rig (@ agora.community/Animchallenge , Blender/Maya versions) and I had to try import to #UnrealEngine . To my surprise, Send2UE Blender add-on (community version @ github.com/poly-hammer/... ) transfered successfully. Let's fix her materials before start playing around.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

BaseWebGPU , new #Ziglang template, free and open source at github.com/DarknessFX/z... . Sales pitch? Is the smallest, fastest, easiest way to get into DX12+WebGPU(+Vulkan+Metal), create your own Compute+Fragment+Vertex shaders, build and package as platform binaries or html5 wasm.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

AdvancedPickerFX WIP Public Preview, free and open source at github.com/DarknessFX/A... -- I'm still working until proper release, for now is public to anyone interested. I'm also open to suggestions, because even if I'm an experient tool maker, I'm a complete newbie in Animation.

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

github.com/DarknessFX/d... .BAT Script to convert any FBX Binary 2020 (or lower) with .DDS textures to FBX ASCII PNG (UnrealEngine-friendly format).

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DarknessFX @drkfx.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

New repo Daz3D_Gen9_UE5_Toolkit , an open source and free collection of assets to make easier to animate and work with Daz3D Genesis 9 characteres in Unreal Engine 5.4.4 : github.com/DarknessFX/D... (finishing what is done before continuing the picker tool)

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GitHub - DarknessFX/Daz3D_Gen9_UE5_Toolkit: Toolkit of Unreal Engine 5.4.4 assets to help animate and work with Daz3D Genesis 9 characteres.

Toolkit of Unreal Engine 5.4.4 assets to help animate and work with Daz3D Genesis 9 characteres. - DarknessFX/Daz3D_Gen9_UE5_Toolkit

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