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21 Aug 2023
Hello friends. I spent this past weekend experimenting with training a neural network to generate 2D tile maps - or more specifically Zelda Oracle of Seasons maps - and wrote a blog post on the process and results. voxely.net/blog/using-a-rnn-… #MachineLearning
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26 Sep 2021
For clarity, this was made on the engine from ~February of this year. Sometimes I get in the mood to build every so often though, and until the new stuff is ready, this is the version I play.
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18 Sep 2021
What's the "perfect" voxel engine? What's the best voxel format? How do you design for multiple systems? How can voxel rendering be done in a modular fashion?
I talk about how I recently answered these questions in my latest blog post: voxely.net/blog/the-perfect-… #gamedev #voxels
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27 Jul 2021
I have started a blog. The first post talks about some of the design choices I made for the new codebase, which at this point is finally complete and I'm very excited to begin integrating the old voxel systems with it. voxely.net/blog/object-orien…
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6 Jun 2021
After going through the insane amount of feedback I received over the past few weeks, I've decided to shelf the micro-voxel goal.
Instead, the optimizations gained from those experiments will be put forth towards the "pixel art" style that so many people said they preferred.
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6 Jun 2021
Here is a shallow outline of how everything ties together. It's based around a game design that to this day is still unannounced, but it will allow for easy modding and I hope to share it soon. The engine will be ripe for sharing/licensing but don't have more info on that yet.
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6 Jun 2021
As always, thanks everyone for your support. Sorry to those disappointed by these decisions, but I truly believe them to be the correct ones. I'll be back to showcasing some cozy voxel scenes with new features that previously weren't even possible in no time. :)
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14 May 2021
Sorry all, I forgot to post the link to the extended YouTube version with some technical information: youtube.com/watch?v=8ptH79R5…
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12 May 2021
Here's a still screenshot from a different angle since Twitter's video compression is so lossy. A full-feature video will go on YouTube when it's ready :)
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10 May 2021
Some gravity-defying vegetation in a procgen test today that looked cool enough to share. The actual worlds won't look exactly like this, but this does give a pretty solid clue as to what you can expect. #voxels
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9 May 2021
Unrealistically strong god rays unrealistic collection of trees = cozy scene. Now we just need some unrealistic color vibrancy and we'll be all set. #voxels #screenshotsaturday
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1 May 2021
Rendering is now 10x faster on average, which allowed me to double (8x volumetric) the flower detail and implement proper ray traced soft shadows, AO and specular highlights. The core design is almost complete, so a full tour should be soon (tm). #voxels #screenshotsaturday
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15 Apr 2021
Threw together some quick GI, scene composition and world gen with many tool and engine features finally completed. I'm feeling very optimistic for where this is heading. #voxels
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12 Mar 2021
I've been working on a 3rd revision to my engine, which shrinks the #voxels and gives an 8x (512 cubic) detail increase, among a dozen other improvements in world gen and view distance. The scene composition and lighting isn't quite there yet, but here's a preview of the updates.
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