https://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mklz6ynwwk26Does anyone read long-form blog style posts about #gamedev anymore? I was thinking about starting one about my space game but I’m skeptical that anyone would read it.29 Apr 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklz6ynwwk26https://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mklhc3rf3s2kSeriously, this gas giant generator turned out... really nice. #space #astronomy #indiedev #gamedev #rendering #graphics #game28 Apr 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklhc3rf3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mklh4scbzs2eHere it is, the culmination of a week of experimentation. A fully real-time, physics-based gas giant. #indiedev #gamedev #astronomy #space #game28 Apr 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklh4scbzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mk6cx3badc2gWasting too much time tweaking gas giants in my #space #game, but at least I get to enjoy cool shots like this occasionally... #gamedev #indiedev #tweaking23 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cx3badc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mk3irb4bgs2mWorking on improving the look of the gas giants in my #space #game. Fixing up the terminator line and adding backscatter really did a lot. #gamedev #indiedev #astronomy22 Apr 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3irb4bgs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mjz3v4yhfc2gI love planetary rings, man. Anyone have ideas for improving them further? #gamedev #indiedev #space #game21 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz3v4yhfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mjyzezwk5k2gI switched to realistic scaling in my #space #game and then found this M-class star with huge gas giants orbiting closely. It made for a really dramatic shot. Kind of in disbelief that I made this! #gamedev #indiedev21 Apr 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyzezwk5k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mjcuhlvunk2sStarting to be able to make interesting shapes now. The cool part is that since it's all in-engine, I could store the cage mesh rather than the final mesh. Detailing can be built out of explicit features rather than baked into the mesh. #indiedev #gamedev #space #scalarfield12 Apr 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcuhlvunk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mjausbpefc2sDid I really need to recreate Blender in my game engine? No, probably not. But it's pretty cool. Maybe you can see where this is going... #gamedev #indiedev #space #game11 Apr 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjausbpefc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mj4efye5zc2sPlaying around with a starship drive plume effect. It's not really based on real physics or anything, but it's meant to invoke feelings of magnetically contained fusion...? #space #gamedev #physics #vfx10 Apr 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4efye5zc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mimrq4jdls2tKinda forgot about bsky there for a minute but my game engine has a full custom physics engine now. I don't know why I'm not just using bullet, but this has been fun. At least it's a tight integration with the engine... #gamedev #space #physics03 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimrq4jdls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mhmbcarqtk2aok fine you can have a fly-through #space #gamedev #indiedev22 Mar 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmbcarqtk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mhmaxw73b22aOkay, got an animated view of the Glow for you to enjoy. #space #gamedev #indiedev22 Mar 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmaxw73b22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mhmaasn2r22aI'm still on the #space game but it's getting pretty weird. Like... really weird. This is a view from inside the Glow. #gamedev #indiedev21 Mar 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmaasn2r22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgxx2ejqqc2vJust basic shadow volumes, a super old technique. But it's a unique situation (one light source, only spherical shadow casters) so it's a cheap way to boost fidelity a *lot*.13 Mar 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxx2ejqqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgseyjf4ws2n#atmosphere #indiedev #gamedev #space #proceduralgeneration #procegen #whichhashtaggetsmenoticedmore11 Mar 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgseyjf4ws2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgsdy6oros2nIf you like the #space stuff I've been working on and want to be involved, I have a Discord server! discord.gg/zUpvGa5wJb #indiedev #gamedev #proceduralgeneration https://discord.gg/zUpvGa5wJb11 Mar 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsdy6oros2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgq5axxbsk2nI shall name this planet Florida #indiedev #gamedev #proceduralgeneration #space10 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq5axxbsk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgoaywrips22I've been hard at work on the space game. Planet generation isn't quite there yet, but the progress is fun. #proceduralgeneration #gamedev #space #galaxy #planets10 Mar 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgoaywrips22https://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgihhlqnik2aGreat progress today. You can now focus on an individual star, and see it in detail. When you're focused on a star, the galaxy gets rendered to a cubemap and used as a skybox. Totally seamless. Next up is a nice corona effect on the stars... #gamedev #space #proceduralgeneration07 Mar 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgihhlqnik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mggn7vveec2aimagine living on a planet orbiting a star in the galaxy's halo. what a night sky you'd have #space #gamedev #galaxy07 Mar 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggn7vveec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mggmu5voos2aIt has a ton of problems but I wanted to share this black hole before I comment it out and move on #procgen #gamedev #space #blackhole07 Mar 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggmu5voos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgdrzkub4k2qHere are some stills of my galaxy generator in case anyone's autism prevents them from watching videos like mine does #procgen #proceduralgeneration #gamedev #space #galaxy05 Mar 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdrzkub4k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mgdrrsqfwc2qso I'm back at it again, this time with a galaxy. or two. Sorry if the video kinda sucks, I'm new to screen recording on linux/wayland. It's actually running at >60fps on my machine. Maybe 180fps. idk it's pretty slick tho #gamedev #space #galaxy #proceduralgeneration05 Mar 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdrrsqfwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3memlxql7ns2ySo I've been working on a replacement for a certain blue chat app that's got everyone angry... #softwaredev #software #chat I know everyone else is too, but it's been fun, I guess? scatter.chat11 Feb 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3memlxql7ns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3memgrxyh6c2yDoes anyone else feel this tremendous pressure to keep personal projects a secret until they're somehow SUPER ready? Like, if I tell people, they're just gonna rip it apart and make me question why I even make stuff #software #softwaredev11 Feb 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3memgrxyh6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3meefsbxa4k2csomeone's gotta peel me away from this, I'm having too much fun exploring weird curvature settings #gamedev #voxels #math #software08 Feb 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3meefsbxa4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mecj7reqqk2cwhoa dude #gamedev #voxels #math07 Feb 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecj7reqqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kyle-making-stuff.bsky.social/post/3mecgzupxnc2cOh, just to be clear, it doesn't have to be a ring world! It can be a normal planet, too! Building it into the engine at a low level is an odd choice, but... why not, really? #gamedev #voxel #softwaredev07 Feb 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:2ygaztdzghpmsyfkh77aojrf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mecgzupxnc2c