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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Integrating portals into gameplay, supporting the player and rigidbodies! 🌀 Still a few bugs (the hardest ones) to fix, but it's starting to be really fun! 🚀 #gamedev #gameengine #indiedev #physics

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

After a short vacation, I decided to add portals (yes, like in the game Portal) to my C++ engine. 🌀 Still an early prototype, but it's a good start! 🚀 #gamedev #cpp #gameengine #indiedev #portal

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The 3D viewer is taking a bit longer than expected, lots of C++ refactoring and cleanup, but I’m aiming for an October release! 🗓️ Since the last update, I revamped the titlebar, toolbar, fonts and added icons to the scene hierarchy. 🛠️ #gamedev #cpp #opensource #3D

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lately, I've been reviving an old project: a 3D viewer for FBX, OBJ, glTF, and BVH. 🛠️ It supports hierarchies, geometries, skeletons, and animations. Mainly built with core classes from my custom engine. The prototype is working. On GitHub soon! 🚀 #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtools

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Added a shutdown effect to the CRT shader! 📺 Nothing hits like that classic electron beam collapsing when you turn off an old screen. And why not use it when turning it on, too? Does this bring back memories, or am I getting too old? 😂 #gamedev #indiedev #rendering #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Moiré effect might be a bit too pronounced, but I'm leaving it as is :)

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Improved video playback on in-game monitors and TVs! 📺 Added a custom CRT shader that reveals individual subpixels when you step close to the screen. Is it too much overengineering or is it never enough? 🙈 #gamedev #indiedev #rendering #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

And other screenshots. (After / Before)

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thanks. Creating a game engine involves many steps to achieve the desired level of quality, and I still have a lot of steps :D

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

To fix GI light leaks through walls, my engine's probe grid now uses a BVH of the level to trace rays, flagging leaking probes and skipping their baking! #gamedev #indiedev #rendering #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Indeed, Without it's just a soulless product.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I postponed cubemap management in my engine for way too long, but I finally implemented it! ✨ The engine now supports multiple localized cubemaps, featuring parallax-corrected reflections and smooth blending transitions between them. #gamedev #indiedev #rendering #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A full screenshot of my editor, if you're interested.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Yes, they are so spacious, I think you could crawl inside. 😉

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Zoo level workflow update! Smoothed out the drag & drop system with a few UX improvements: • Anchor points to chain props (like pipes). • Highlight/darkening system for draggable objects. • Separated translation/rotation gizmos for clarity. #gamedev #indiedev #leveleditor #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I wasn't satisfied with my engine's shadows. There were too many artifacts (especially shadow acne and Peter Panning). So, I took the time to dig into some references to help me improve them. The result is so much cleaner and solid now!✨ #gamedev #indiedev #rendering #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

To make an FPS feel alive, it needs more than just shooting enemies. It needs interactivity. 🎮 So I'm adding functional props to the world. ✨ Started with the classics: doors, a vending machine, a water dispenser, a light and a flare. #gamedev #indiedev #fps #gameplay

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

New editor feature to speed up level creation! 🛠️ Digging through the file hierarchy for specific props was too slow. So, I added the ability to open a "Zoo" level side-by-side and just drag & drop ready-to-use props into the main scene. 🏗️ #gamedev #indiedev #leveleditor

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Steam Deck optimization week: From 30 FPS to 60 FPS! 🚀 • Quantized vertex buffers & GBuffer to reduce bandwidth • Stopped rendering everything twice (stupid bug) 🤦 I still have work to do, but it's a solid start. (And yes, that's a HL2 zombie 🧟) #gamedev #indiedev #steamdeck

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A good FPS needs good movement. Reworked the first-person controller to make crouching and crouch jumping feel much smoother. Oh, and I also added fully working ladders and wall climbing! 🪜🧗 #gamedev #indiedev #gameplay #fps

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

After the walls, it's time to create doors to enter the rooms with style and music. #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine #doors

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Making the entry level of my game in my game engine. What do you think ? I also create variations using the engine's built-in color grading to obtain different moods. #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I wanted to recreate a scene inspired by the atmosphere of the game Portal. So I imported meshes, reworked the glass shader and created a simple fake portal effect using cubemap reflection. I'm pretty happy with the result. #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

So nice, now I have to do the same. No need of temporal.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Yes, they pushed the technique to its limit. It's not perfect but it can be enough.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Search for articles and examples (shadertoy can help), and don't forget to add noise to the radius distance.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I was inspired by the recent posts on Crimson Desert, so I added support for Parallax Occlusion Mapping to my engine this weekend. #gamedev #indiedev #CrimsonDesert #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A scene with multiple skies. It's not revolutionary, but it's pleasant to look at.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

After the water shader, I'm returning to the glass rendering and shattering 💥. #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine #vfx #physics

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I've changed my mind I will finally add entities in my poolroom exploration game. Here's a preview of the first one. It's better with sound. 🔊 #gamedev #indiedev

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

You don't want to get lost in there, you'll never find a way out.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

My global illumination is good enough (for now), so I reworked my water shader and what better place to test it than poolrooms? #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

After months of testing and tweaking, I've finally versionned my GI using spherical harmonics. Now that it's done, I can move on and experiment other stuff like specular occlusion. For this, I recreate a test scene from @passivestar.bsky.social #gamedev #indiedev #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I already have a train and a rocket launcher, so there's no need to use this bug as part of a gameplay element ;)

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

My budget is only my energy after an hard day of work, so I keep it if it's fun 🙂.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Yes controllers are hard to master. It's a raycast to select the picked object and I'm changing the linear and angular velocity of the rigidbody based on the target point and direction.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

So it's a bug in need to fix or a feature I need to remove 🤔

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

A bonus platform with an Easter egg 🥚.

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Over the past few days, I've continued working on the first-person controller and object manipulation. I thought the system was ready until I discovered one last problem. #screenshotsaturaday #gamedev #indiedev #fps

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It's better with rails and a bigger path.🛤️

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Reworked the First Person controller with Jolt Physics. ⚡ To test it out, I upgraded the spline system and built a train. 🚂 Now, let's see if the train can carry objects! 📦 Spoiler: Yes! ✅ #gamedev #indiedev #fps #joltphysics #gameengine

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Thibault Hennequin @thennequin.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Back to gameplay stuff. 🎮 Implemented object manipulation in first-person. It was easier than expected! It's nice when things just work. Now I can dive into gameplay mechanics, like puzzles. 🧩 #gamedev #indiedev #fps #physics #gameplay

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