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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Huge update! JIT compiled rasterizer now have a friend. :) #CyberVGA v1.8 software raytracer+gi (multi-core x64 JIT, no GPU). Still interactive with the L1-SH grid and coarse-LOD octree bounces. Split wipe against the 8-bit JIT rasterizer shows the difference. #indiedev #enginedev #raytracing

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I've been studying Just In Time compiled loops and implemented that to my rasterizer. Result is a new permutation based shading system for #CyberVGA. Currently I'm experimenting with PBR materials. Update is really soon. expfunction.itch.io/cybervga #gamedev #indiedev #retrodev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is Quake’s start map running on CPU. Master-brush AABB occlusion. Tessellated terrain LOD. Still zero GPU. CyberVGA keeps getting weirder. #CyberVGA #indiedev #gamedev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

DON’T TOUCH. DON’T SNAP. FUSED is out. Small MS-DOS runner for one or two players. Spark runs. Charge walks. They’re tied by a live fuse. If they meet, the keg goes. If they pull too far, the fuse snaps. Win only counts when both pass 5,000. expfunction.itch.io/fused #indiedev #gamedev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

EVERY CITIZEN COUNTS. Unit 9. Sector Nine. Correct the count. The Broadcast already explained what happened. The workers are lying. The records are accurate. COUNTED - our #Brackey'sGameJam 2026.2 entry. Play here: expfunction.itch.io/counted #gamedev #indiedev #retro

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COUNTED by Novus Idea

A short narrative FPS where the evidence is wrong, no matter how you look at it.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Every week someone ships a “retro engine.” It’s a 32-bit RGBA framebuffer. A CRT shader. A palette LUT they applied after the fact. Then they call it #retro but what it actually is a Instagram filter. Join my journey if you’re bored of filters! #indiedev #gamedev expfunction.itch.io/cybervga

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CyberVGA by Novus Idea

A constraint-driven software 3D engine (Win64 + DOS SDK). Fixed-point math, VGA Mode X, brush-to-octree rendering.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

CyberVGA SDK in 34 seconds: write PONG.C, run JACKIN~1.BAT PONG, play. You own main() and the game loop. The library handles the rest. DOS + Win64 packages: expfunction.itch.io/cybervga Video: youtu.be/laBGbHvD3ik #CyberVGA #DOS #VGA #SoftwareRenderer #gamedev #indiedev

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Creating PONG in CyberVGA SDK!

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

CyberVGA Win64 — dithered terrain blend maps + day/night cycle, pure CPU. 8-layer blending from painted blend maps, Bayer dithering for the transitions, full real-time sky. Same fixed-point pipeline, no GPU shortcuts. Running on an 11th gen i3-1115G4. Video: youtu.be/Ce4CHwXwFiI #GameDev #IndieDev

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CyberVGA Win64 – Dithered Terrain Blend Maps + Day/Night Cycle (Pure CPU)

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hello all! We've been busy making #CyberVGA debut game #HarmonyTree in order to complete a playable demo for #SteamNextFest and finished basic @steampowered.com integration of our game. Also we've added some VHS effects for Win64! Here are some SSs for all that progress; #indiedev #retrodev #gamedev

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Matlock @keyofw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Almost done with my game! I'm just gonna test a couple things and then it's time for release! So close to getting this thing done. Look for the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/4551640/... #gamedev #indiedev

A screen with the title "Heliocentrism." Made with a CGA 16-color retro style. Featuring the sun in the center, with clouds on either side. Pod, the main character, is standing on the cloud to the right.

A screen titled "Hopscotch." It features a gap between two platforms, with flying enemies in that gap. Pod is jumping across the gap by bouncing on their heads.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I reworked particle renderer and now it supports all lighting + optional billboard renderer. #gamedev #indiedev #CyberVGA

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#CyberVGA update. Implemented a procedural vignette effect combined with lighting system. Darkness closing in... #indiedev #gamedev #retrodev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#CyberVGA update. Toying with the software post-processing effects. I really liked the depth of field effect that uses simple radial blur. #indiedev #gamedev #retrodev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We all feel bad about the latest layoffs, especially at idSoftware . Saying goodbye to legends is heartbreaking. But this also tells us: maybe now is the time to go back to our roots. expfunction.itch.io/cybervga #indiedev #gamedev #retrodev #gameengine

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CyberVGA by Novus Idea

A custom 32-bit DOS 3D engine for VGA Mode X, fixed-point rendering, portal worlds, and late-DOS hardware constraints.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#CyberVGA update. I've just finished implementing screen spaced 4x4 bayer matrix grass renderer for materials tagged with "terrain". #indiedev #gamedev #retrodev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Just wired up proper terrain blend mapping in #CyberVGA. 8-band texture blending driven by a painted blend map on top of the heightmap. Transitions between rock, grass, dirt, moss, all while staying true to the fixed-point pipeline and VGA constraints. #ScreenshotSaturday #RetroDev #indiedev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A new version of #CyberVGA released on itch! This version has: Static octree based renderer A separate 64-bit Windows port You can use editor, save the world you created and see in action using VIEWER module. #indiedev #retrodev #gameengine expfunction.itch.io/cybervga

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CyberVGA by Novus Idea

A custom 32-bit DOS 3D engine for VGA Mode X, fixed-point rendering, portal worlds, and late-DOS hardware constraints.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I really like the idea of putting a subtitle for CyberVGA. “Engine Of The Past” What do you think? #CyberVGA #DOS #RetroDev #gamedev #indiedev

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That Tom Hall @thattomhall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

RIP Bobby Prince. His music legacy will live on, making inspired music for Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, countless others. A true legend. And such a nice man, great musician, wonderful, fun-loving man, nothing but happy memories of him. A loss to the world.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanks for the review and all the kind words + compliments. 😊

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Just locked in the full mocap workflow for CyberVGA vertex key animation. In engine timing, vertex deltas, and playback precision all holding under the fixed-point pipeline. Still works on DOS and now Win64! #CyberVGA #DOS #RetroDev #gamedev #indiedev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Win64 port of CyberVGA is now complete, along with major octree renderer updates: faster traversal, improved memory layout and visual enhancements. Releasing in a day or two. Project page: expfunction.itch.io/cybervga #CyberVGA #DOS #VGA #RetroDev #gamedev #indiedev

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CyberVGA by Novus Idea

A custom 32-bit DOS 3D engine for VGA Mode X, fixed-point rendering, portal worlds, and late-DOS hardware constraints.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hi all, The Novus Idea Buy Me a Coffee is officially open! If you’ve been following the development of #CyberVGA or want to get your hands on the dark, shamanic world of Harmony Tree before anyone else, come join the Unchained Mode: buymeacoffee.com/burakyazarm #DOS #solodev #indiedev #gamedev

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I’m trying a minimalistic retro cyberpunk design for my engine’s logo. What do you think? #CyberVGA #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGame

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Portal clipping issues in my cell-based recursive portal renderer = SOLVED. Spent the entire day in the trenches, fighting geometry that refused to behave. I have officially named this final boss: “Clipping Death - Codallica” Never again. #CyberVGA #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGame

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Just added a real-time day/night cycle to CyberVGA. The sky smoothly goes from bright daylight through dusk to night with a proper moon and stars. New feature test video is up: youtu.be/zdm4Ei-0Cgc Latest builds: expfunction.itch.io/cybervga #Gamedev #DOS #RetroEngine #Indie #CyberVGA #gaming

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CyberVGA DOS Engine – Real-Time Day/Night Cycle

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'm done for the day. 😮‍💨 Tomorrow’s CyberVGA plan: Fog, sky rendering, floor/ceiling texturing, transparency, sprite scaling, billboard sprites, particles, fluids, decals. Also wiring entity mesh/sound loading in main module and doing full end-to-end entity tests. #indiedev #gamedev #dos #retro

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

New CyberVGA video is up. This one shows both the runtime and CyberEdit, the built-in world editor for my custom 32-bit DOS 3D engine. youtu.be/hvacxAT9kfw If you want to try it there's a live demo on my project page: expfunction.itch.io/cybervga #gamedev #indiedev #dos

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CVGA In Action -- DOS 3D Engine + CyberEdit World Editor

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Hello all! After almost a month, I have an update. Here's what I've been working on: expfunction.itch.io/cybervga/dev... If you have real hardware (486/early Pentium), curious about performance numbers. Ideas or feedback appreciated. #CyberVGA #DOS #RetroDev #gamedev #indiedev #VGA #SoloDev

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Spring 2026 Engine Update

Since the last devlog, CyberVGA has moved beyond being a renderer prototype and is starting to resemble a complete engine. The largest addition is a built-in editor for cell-and-portal worlds, but a s...

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I've finally completed my fast fixed point 6 DOF 3D pipeline. Now it's time to update the rasterizer and portal renderer for my quads. 😮‍💨 #gamedev #indie #retro #msdos

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Spent the night chasing down an instability in renderer's projection stage. Turned out my new saturating divider had a flawed overflow check. Every perspective divide was “overflowing,” so vertices were flying out! Details in devlog: expfunction.itch.io/cybervga/dev... #gamedev #retro #engine #dos

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Fixing The Fixed Point Maths

After submitting my RPG project Harmony Tree as CyberVGA raycaster test, I have been refactoring engine's rendering pipeline to replace the temporary raycaster with my own texture sampled wall and flo...

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I'm still working on renderer, wrestling with correct vertex clipping for the latest Harmony Tree update. The build we uploaded earlier as the #CyberVGA engine test for the #DOSember jam exposed several edge-case failures in the current wall/vertex pipeline. #MSDOS #GAMEDEV #RETRO #ENGINE

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

THIRTY NINE ENTRIES. 😐 Go play 'em! Leave a lovely comment! Follow the devs! Get inspired!

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Submissions to DOSember Game Jam

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weph @weph.dev · 25/11/2025

Last week I overengineered things, this week I paid for it… in frames per second www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLAD... #gamedev #retrogamedev #retrocomputing #retrogaming #msdos #indiedev #devlog #pascal #turbopascal

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Did My Abstraction Slow Everything Down? - Week 5 of Back to the Pascal

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

An early research build of Harmony Tree is now available on itch.io. This release presents CyberVGA, an original MS-DOS rendering engine built from the ground up, demonstrating classical raycasting with textured walls. #dosember #retro #indie #gamedev #cybervga

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weph @weph.dev · 24/10/2025

No clue what I'm talking about? Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeAz...

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Trying to Finish the Game I Started 35 Years Ago

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Off-topic: Is a degree what makes a mind curious? Does walking away from school mean walking away from science? Or is it possible that some of us just learn better when we’re free to explore the unknown? I just wonder… #science #engineering

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Been quiet for 2+ weeks—went deep into 32‑bit x86 ASM mines. Back with big wins: faster Mode X page flips, RAM→VRAM blits, sprite pipeline + 256‑color palette, a lean fixed‑point renderer and strong assembly knowledge. Old‑school DOS, new speed. Demos next. #DOSEMBER #MSDOS #GAMEDEV #RETRO #ENGINE

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weph @weph.dev · 18/10/2025

I'm starting a new project: Rebuilding a game I wanted to make as a kid, back when I had no idea what I was doing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeAz... #gamedev #retrogamedev #retrocomputing #retrogaming #msdos

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Trying to Finish the Game I Started 35 Years Ago

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Cyningstan @cyningstan.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Medics are an essential part of any successful Star Cadre: Combat Class mission. A medic will carry a medikit to help heal injured comrades. You can download the Star Cadre: Combat Class at cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga

While Aciran the Soldier deals with enemies like Endala, Brace the Medic is at hand to tend to any injuries that Aciran might sustain. Brace has various combat skills, but all are secondary to Medicine skill which determines the chance of success of each attempt at healing.

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

So box made of raw pixels didn't filcker or misplaced and I've finally been able to blit raw pixels at desired page in ModeX. Old font renderer seems like need a bit more work regarding page selection though but at this point, that's ok. 😮‍💨 Next: Sprites... #DOSEMBER #MSDOS #GAMEDEV #RETRO #ENGINE

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Novus Idea @expfunction.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Struggling with ModeX... 😩 This is driving me crazy, beacuse it took more than a week to implement and I'm still having problems with v-retrace flickering and page offsets (I think). #DOESEMBER #MSDOS #ENGINE #GAMEDEV #RETRO

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