[He/Him] Gamedev/engineer/teacher. I make a lot of educational content for the Godot Engine and Blender. Working on Bushcraft Survival! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529110/Bushcraft_Survival/ www.michaeljared.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mjvfl2hl2s2iSomeone finally ported my Blender-Godot addon to GLTFDocumentExtension! This the idiomatic way to program this type of pipeline and it's something I've been meaning to do for a long time. Glad it's finally done properly. Check it out! (still requires Blender .py addon) https://github.com/zheqd/blender-godot-pipeline20 Apr 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvfl2hl2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mhemotv5xs2iPeople have told me many times that Bushcraft Survival's graphics are bad. I usually go along with it and say something along the lines of "you're right, I'm not an artist". I'm now turning a corner where I really like the visual aesthetic, and no longer think it looks bad! #bushcraft #survival18 Mar 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhemotv5xs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mh7ddzzi7c2vThe foliage and environment graphics in #BushcraftSurvival, starting to come together! Not too much left to do now for the demo but test. #godot #demo #steam16 Mar 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7ddzzi7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mgxyqzsmis2dHOW TO DO PROPER FOLIAGE RENDERING IN GODOT sharing because there is almost nothing out there on this 1. Use ALPHA_SCISSOR on your cards 2. Do not use visibility range fading, just use the FADE_DISABLED property for good draw call culling #godot #foliage #rendering #3d (1/3)13 Mar 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxyqzsmis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mfwolju63223This is a small thing, but I'm proud of it. I just got a request for a custom screen resolution on A Beaver's Tale (1680x900), for a person with a disability. Being able to jump in there and patch it for them genuinely makes me feel like gamedev can have a positive impact in the world! #indiedev28 Feb 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwolju63223https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mf6neat4qc2eJust in case any of my fellow Godot devs haven't read it yet, the 4.6 highlight notes look *really* good. For me, I'm really excited to see how the new docking/panel system works on my setup. Godot is looking really good these days! godotengine.org/releases/4.6/ https://godotengine.org/releases/4.6/19 Feb 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6neat4qc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3meziqztrmc2iNew gameplay trailer for Bushcraft Survival! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmTipXD5ns #indiegames #survivalgaming #survival #games #bushcraft #survival17 Feb 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3meziqztrmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mektubhni22kHere is the roadmap to the demo for Bushcraft Survival. Aiming for March! Lots of work to do but I'm excited for all of the changes coming to the game. #bushcraft #survival #indiegame #demo #steam Check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529110/Bushcraft_Survival/11 Feb 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mektubhni22khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mec36oovnc2yNew game mechanic in Bushcraft Survival - you can save yourself from drowning by using an Ice Safety Pick to pull yourself out of the ice! #indiedev #gamedev #bushcraft #survival07 Feb 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mec36oovnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3me7vmw6ibk2lI just released the UVR Baker (UV retargeting) add-on on itch for free. It's a companion add-on for Ucupaint that lets you bake multiple objects to one PBR texture set target! youtu.be/99nOQcFt8dQ #blender #addon #ucupaint #baking https://youtu.be/99nOQcFt8dQ06 Feb 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7vmw6ibk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mbxkxmbmgs2p1 YEAR IN RECAP for Bushcraft Survival. Was it fun? Heck yes. Godot is a helluva drug #godot #gamedev #bushcraft #survival #indiegames #survivalgames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jzwYxafqG009 Jan 2026 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxkxmbmgs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3mbwqeubdoc2vHappy new year #gamedev folks! Been focusing on optimization and QOL updates for Bushcraft Survival, take a look. bushcraftsurvivalgame.com #godot #indiedev #bushcraft #survival08 Jan 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwqeubdoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m73n7nwgms2rDev stream right now! Come join https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fxVO-3jTww https://www.twitch.tv/michaeljaredgaming #indiedev #solodev #godot #stream03 Dec 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73n7nwgms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m72nva5qwk2rIn case you were curious about the Bushcraft Survival playtest but didn't want to dive in just yet, check out this review that was recently done! #indiedev #steam #bushcraftsurvival #survivalgames https://youtu.be/MCMvWZRrwlY?si=JGyfuI0TVqhSFava03 Dec 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m72nva5qwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m6n3chkc3s26The art direction for Bushcraft Survival is starting to get solidified! This workflow involves taking real-life photos, projecting them onto a 3D model, and painting layers on top. It's a fairly low poly target. #blender #godot #gimp #bushcraftsurvival www.artstation.com/artwork/gRlLWm https://www.artstation.com/artwork/gRlLWm27 Nov 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6n3chkc3s26https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m5tvzq5yks2tBushcraft Survival dev playtest, come say hi! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fxVO-3jTww https://www.twitch.tv/michaeljaredgaming #indiedev #indiegames #godot #streaming #multiplayer17 Nov 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tvzq5yks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m5se4badcs2cI made this Risk of Rain inspired game about a year ago and it is very fun. I have made lots of games that turned out to be not fun. But this one is! I have no motivation here other than for you to play it in your browser and enjoy it!! #indiedev #itchio michaeljared.itch.io/treetop-trial https://michaeljared.itch.io/treetop-trial17 Nov 2025 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5se4badcs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m526a34sjk2e#PitchYaGame - let me introduce Bushcraft Survival, if you haven't heard of it! 🌲Survive an endless, procedural snow-covered boreal forest 🐟Fishing, trapping, exploration 🪵Collect resources and build with no constraints +Co-op PvE! Play with up to 4 friends. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529110/Bushcraft_Survival/07 Nov 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m526a34sjk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m4yg7awmfk2oThe Bushcraft Survival multiplayer playtest has just dropped. Read about it here! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3529110/view/567017334005301554?l=english (Trailer to be posted tomorrow morning in the AM) #godot #gamedev #solodev06 Nov 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4yg7awmfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m3v5tlmaok26As kind of a antidote to all of the not-so-great AI content out there, take a look at this video from Veritasium. It is genuinely amazing that a deep learning (transformer) model was used to determine practically all protein structures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fHJIYENdI23 Oct 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3v5tlmaok26https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m3tkngnj7c27Automatic Noodle is an incredible short read that is hilarious and made me cry a little bit. Also now I really want to make a videogame about making biangbiang noodles! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2025 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3tkngnj7c27https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m2huvhmvls2iI'm just going to put this here and cry in a corner 🤣 #multiplayer #indiedev #solodev #survivalgames #godot05 Oct 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2huvhmvls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m27umfd62k2kAnyone want to help me figure out how to do animation state blending using VATs? Is it even possible? (my workflow is using #blender and #Godot btw, check out my breakdown of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jejYktPiUI) #indiedev #b3d02 Oct 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27umfd62k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m254qquqyk2nGodot Gamedev stream. New game? "Automation Engineer Simulator" #twitch #streaming #gamedev #indiedev #GODOT #blender #b3d https://www.twitch.tv/michaeljaredgaming www.youtube.com/@michaeljburt01 Oct 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m254qquqyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3m252wurl6s2nFor those of you who dropped into my stream, apologies for cutting it off. Nvidia, OBS and Godot are conspiring against me to not allow me to stream my game. I updated OBS and now my GPU driver so we'll see! I shall post here again if it is fixed. #twitch #youtube #gamedev01 Oct 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m252wurl6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3lzvwqoy25c2qUpdate on the Blender-Godot pipeline! - Blender 4.5.3 and Godot 4.5-stable are tested - "Invalid Owner" errors FINALLY fixed... it only took me the better part of a year - Python addon is stabilized by removing the "save" hook #blender #godot #pipeline #3d https://superhivemarket.com/products/blender-godot-pipeline-addon28 Sep 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvwqoy25c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3lz5mu4nprs23SANDBOX MODE gameplay trailer for BUSHCRAFT SURVIVAL. #Bushcraft #survival #bushcraftSurvival #indiegaming #survivalgames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bISyDm8BtE19 Sep 2025 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5mu4nprs23https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3lyssfr22es22Bushcraft Survival on mobile? Maybe! I'm learning about some super cool Godot features enabling desktop and mobile builds to coexist on one code branch. For the Godot devs: there's a plugin called Resource Remaps (https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/3451) allowing you to remap autoloads for your platforms.14 Sep 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyssfr22es22https://bsky.app/profile/michaeljared.bsky.social/post/3lyssc3bims22The scenario regarding job layoffs and AI usage at Microsoft is pretty sad. The game development industry is mostly a creative industry, and Microsoft is very clearly signaling that they would prefer AI content over work created by artists. #ai #microsoft #games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gLs7S5epQ014 Sep 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:navuumwkosg25bwusv6solfh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyssc3bims22