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Still, I was able to make a good chunk of the loading much faster by caching the generated scaled/transformed puzzle piece shapes. So, even with the more dynamic shape now, it's loading faster than the simple square one in the prior release 😎

Screenshot showing off the puzzle piece gizmos, with two variants - full connected vs an unconnected edge

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But... while the "add_mesh" allows passing in a transform, the actual collision mesh doesn't, so they end up being misaligned. So, interface still has to do some live mesh transform, which adds some editor delay on loading the scene as it prepares the roads to be selectable.

Screenshot of docs showing add_mesh on a gizmo supports an input Transform3D

In contrast, another screenshot shows add_collision_triangles does not support an input Transform3D, so the mesh has to be transformed directly. using the surface tool, that adds a bit of overhead that scales O(n) for all segments in the scene, vs being able to use meshes directly.

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More context: I recently introduced a "puzzle piece" gizmo UI. But the way Godot makes gizmos selectables, is you actually add create both visual and collision meshes. To make the roads likewise clickable to select, I previously merged road meshes + puzzle piece, turns out not necessar

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Especially the scene loading one - if I weren't trapped, would have missed it or at least not invested the same way to find the real culprit. Made it way better, though unfortunately, I am still line / arg short of a more *perfect* solution that would actually make scene reloading instant

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 29/09/2026

Maybe I should always take a plane flight before releasing updates - being stuck in one place working offline, I managed to find and fix several bugs and simultaneously drop scene loading time from possibly seconds down to, like, instant? #godot

screenshot of the github stack of fixes done while on a plane

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For real, I deeply enjoyed my video game water park experience game, and still the most "this feels like a place" of the Mario games imo

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 29/09/2026

In retrospect, I guess it's funny I didn't think of Minecraft, given all the time I've spent on plugin dev / music videos / and yeah playing it too. Though tbf I tried to pick only ones that I was playing before college. Sky children of light + Outer wilds would also be in the modern list.

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 28/09/2026

aka Road Generator v0.9.4 is *almost* ready, just this issue left to stamp out I hope 😁

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 28/09/2026

idk who isn't already using source control for their #gamedev work but here's another compelling case for you: fixing bugs (regressions, in particular) #godot though really applies to any software/coding project

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 27/09/2026

Alright, I think that's a wrap - modal scene placement working super well now for the #godot road generator #addon. Best of all, feature will be reusable for prop/decoration placements in the next release to! Release coming soon

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 26/09/2026

Ah interesting, they told me at one point they were contemplating asking to shift things to root but then later said they dropped it. In the end, the current reco is still to put it under add-ons/<addon name>/ right?

TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 25/09/2026

Oh no, the reveal it was made in blender instead of godot! (JK jk, makes more sense to do that there I get it). Was this your asset review response or just a comment that was made?

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Dynamic placement is working pretty well! Video shows off placement, snapping, undo, and bridging all working together. Can't believe I even got the modal operation it continue working while orbiting and panning around without side effects. #godot Will see if I can sneak in shift-multi placement 👀

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And yeah, pretty cool how Nintendo typically includes the actual old hardware in new devices. I guess the switch 2 to switch 1 they did a bit differently, technically is emulation, but interestingly they are doing it at the hardware level instead of software level, hence it being pretty efficient.

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Nice - yeah, my first pokemon game was actually Blue on a GameBoy Color ✨ but it was Sapphire that I felt more like taken into the world and everything, plus I love water so all the caves and diving was super fun.

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 20/09/2026

Don't feel guilty - as you say, we need more of some ecosystem and variety of these resources. Makes godot's ecosystem increasingly attractive for people looking at it as an option, and if someone's paying for it, it means it's genuinely helpful. Sorry to hear about your rough times.

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Also that hot wheels game is seriously underrated, has one of the best 4-player split screen battle game modes of it's time imo, mario kart could never

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 20/09/2026

Never did it before now. It's 9 games that "shaped me", does not mean these are all positive reviews - the last one was a real source of trauma for ME

The 9 Games That Shaped Who I Am
1. Zelda a link to the past
2. Need for speed underground
3. Super mario sunshine
4. Final fantasy III
5. Pokemon Sapphire
6. Tony Hawk's pro skater 3
7. Zelda Twilight Princess
8. Hot wheels velocity x
9. Trauma center: second opinion

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 20/09/2026

Making good progress! Fixed the offset, have an idea how to get snapping to work.. though, maybe I should tell the plugin to calm down a bit on the snapping bit #godot #plugin #road #generation

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Blender @blender.org · 18/09/2026

Blender Extensions Platform update: the system will soon be expanded to support asset libraries as well. Learn more: devtalk.blender.org/t/asset-libr... #b3d

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 17/09/2026

Some progress on a placement tool - cursor offset aside, it's already a nice improvement over the "spawn at the scene origin" way it was before. After the cursor offset, then to get the snapping system to work... aka fighting the undo/redo system ☠️ #godot #roads #addon

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 06/09/2026

(For context of the "before", it was just a simple box)

before state, where RoadPoint gizmo was just a box shape

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 06/09/2026

While the #godot road generator's RoadPoint is meant to be directionally agnostic, it does help for troubleshooting to know which was is "forward". Finally got around to implementing this little puzzle-piece motif in the gizmo itself to visually help with that - work in progress

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 30/08/2026

I basically faced the same thing (while trying to test how they all work with the road generator), even simpler controllers claiming to support simcade and arcade options end up still having far too many props to fiddle with. We need a true simple one!

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 30/08/2026

It does! There's a custom gLTF export function that lets you export one "RoadContainer" at a time, which pairs with a nifty way to bring custom geo back into godot while retaining RoadLanes/agent features (if that's your goal) Full page here: github.com/TheDuckCow/g...

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User guide: Custom road meshes

A Godot plugin for creating 3D highways/streets and lane-following traffic - TheDuckCow/godot-road-generator

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 30/08/2026

Added updated videos and gif breakdowns to using the non-procedural, prefab intersections here - don't be shy about asking about other areas to improve docs-wise! github.com/TheDuckCow/g...

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Using prefab intersections

A Godot plugin for creating 3D highways/streets and lane-following traffic - TheDuckCow/godot-road-generator

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 27/08/2026

Looks like a lot of fun! I noticed you had some roads in prior posts, what made you want to switch/what was your prior approach?

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Fordon dreams of game dev jobs @thisisfordon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Trying out the road generation addon by @theduckcow.com, really good stuff #gamedev #godot

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 23/08/2026

I love how I can clock that music from just the first two notes, I appreciate the nostalgia trigger

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 20/08/2026

Ok this is actually pretty big, no longer will need to worry about that compatibility limitation for my addon! Nice

TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 18/08/2026

+1 to you both - there's ton of kids where their only reliable meal is their school lunch. It's just horrible knowing even that has been infiltrated by corporate profit over actual needs of the kids it's supposed to serve. Exasperated by food deserts etc etc

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 18/08/2026

Dairy industry funneled tons of money to ensure dairy is a *required* offering for free school lunches. Looks fine, till you actually recognize lactose intolerance rates by ethnicity - and the slew of health problems that suspiciously affect those groups later pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Lactose intolerance

Is common and can be diagnosed clinically and treated with simple dietary measures

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 12/08/2026

How it started vs how it's going sketchfab.com/blogs/commun...

Sketchfab blog page with header "FAB". Epic acquired sketchfab in part to integrate it into FAB, as is evident on the sketchfab homepage back in Oct'2024

Sketchfab blog post with the more muted header "Sketchfab A KitBash Company" posted August 2026, announcing they were sold by Epic

TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 09/08/2026

My cooking generally goes like: add a dash of tumeric and chipotle powder, and then stop to contemplate "ok how am I going to spice this thing im making?"

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 02/08/2026

"This game, it's mechanics... it's a real puff of fresh air!"

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 02/08/2026

Also finally had a good excuse to do that thing where you make your itch io embed game perfectly match up with the surrounding page, took some finagling but nice to have that figured out

Paper maker gamejam entry blending with page design on itch.io

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 02/08/2026

While there's not much to my entry, I'm nonetheless happy I contributed to this Godot milestone (also, I'll admit being a bit proud for ranking in the top ~15% for artwork at least!) theduckcow.itch.io/gmtk26-paper...

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I'm Doing My Part! - Serious Soldier Meme

Alt: I'm Doing My Part! - Serious Soldier Meme

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Picorims 🛞 developing Open Street Kart @picorims.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#openstreetkart: Painting #openstreetmap areas with Godot Terrain3D addon. Still feels empty without trees and buildings in far distance area, but it slowly gets better. Terrain3D autoshader helps greatly too. #gamedev #indiedev #opensource

Aerial view of OpenStreetKart terrain with automatic land texture painting based on OpenStreetMap data. Features sport infrastructure, construction and farmland, and forest floor, with grass being the default texture. Buildings and roads can be seen at the top.

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Wheel Steal Game @wheelstealgame.com · 24/07/2026

What better way is there to deliver a #devlog, than with visuals the last #godot Road Generator release? Includes a feature that even got reported on by 80 Level 😱 Say hello to intersection road lanes: www.patreon.com/WheelStealGa... (free as always to view)

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July Devlog | Wheel Steal Game

Hope this "cool devlog" can help combat the summer heat, we've some fun visuals of the recent Road Generator release. New devlog schedule Fi

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 19/07/2026

Also fun fact we grow the crazy water intensive crop alfalfa just because farmers are incentivized to maximize [Colorado river] water usage to not lose quota, and then ship it basically for free in the otherwise empty-returning Chinese tankers to sell for nothing, after feeding all our cows with it.

Total California water usage, showing alfalfa/straw/hay (excluding animal feed) is twice that of almonds

Report showing the United states isn't by far the largest exporter of alfalfa to china

Breakdown of US revenue of crop exports to china. Higher up in report, alfalfa is bundled in with sorghum and corn, but in the overall picture it must be limped into other, showing how little revenue despite export volume

TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 19/07/2026

Whenever I hear "almond milk uses so much water" as something to hold someone back from switching from cows milk, I think of this chart (aka put on a blindfold and pick a plant milk, it'll at *least* half water use) (but also yeah, oat ftw)

Dairy vs other types of milk, showing almond milk takes half as much water by comparison. Source: inline, but several different researchers have come up with roughly similar ratios

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TheDuckCow @theduckcow.com · 12/07/2026

Personal take, I don't get why K-Pop Demon Hunters got all the hype. It felt thin to me on character depth / pandering. It just made me want to re-watch Jentry Chau - a series not a film, and not exactly kpop, but hits w/ depth. Yet I've literally never seen anyone online mention the show.