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2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

The PvP auto-battler with a medieval fantasy theme has quickly gained popularity with content creators! We had a great time, both on the event grounds and at our own gatherings, and made sure to recount our full experience in a retrospective blog post see you this year? The feature freeze for 3.6

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Setting the Mood: Exploring Lighting and Mood in Game Art 

iXie gaming

Optimize your lighting by using techniques like Levels of Detail (LODs) and culling. Special functions that let you create cool lighting effects, like lights that pulse or flames that flicker. Optimization Techniques Level of Detail (LOD). Ignores objects or lights the camera can’t see, helping the system run more smoothly.

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