Radiator Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In the past I've written about video game brutalism. Technically from a game engine / rendering perspective, any use of textures is ornament. To signal to the player that, yes, this box is supposed to be just a box, I had to spend 10 times longer making this box, to ensure every pixel was in place.

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iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Faster but less realistic, it determines colors based on how much of each pixel is covered by light. Lighting changes in the game as you play, making the environment more interactive. This makes the game run faster since it doesn’t need to calculate the lighting all the time. Rasterization. Learn Lighting Software.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

If you use and enjoy Godot, plan to use it, or want support the cause of having a mature, high quality free and open source game engine, then please consider becoming our patron. Web editor running the "Ninja Adventure" demo from the eponymous CC0 asset pack by Pixel-Boy and AAA. More rendering improvements.

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Collision Lightmap Baking Render 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). Android: Improve input responsiveness on underpowered Android devices ( GH-42220 ). Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). Android: Improve input responsiveness on underpowered Android devices ( GH-42220 ). Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ).

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Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). Android: Improve input responsiveness on underpowered Android devices ( GH-42220 ). Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ).

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Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Android: Implement per-pixel transparency ( GH-51935 ). Lightmapper: Add an editor setting to configure number of threads for lightmap baking ( GH-52952 ). Android: Improve input responsiveness on underpowered Android devices ( GH-42220 ). Android: Add GDNative libraries to Android custom Gradle builds ( GH-49912 ).

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Mesh Render Shaders Animation 52