Category Archives: Updates

DevLog 15: The One About the DOTS IAUS Repo

Apparently an update is way overdue. I’ve seen a lot of people start to follow me on GitHub as well as followed various projects I’m working on. However I was not sure how much of it was genuine interaction versus people waiting for a potential free product to use on their next game. Continue reading

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Dev Log 11: Entities preview 0.8.0

One of the most difficult parts of working on this project has been the use of Unity DOTS. Unity DOTS is very much in is early infancy stages being that is a preview package. This being a solo developed project … Continue reading

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Scriptable Render Pipeline: Start of a For Dummies Series

I am currently stuck between a digital rock and hard place. To create the desired visual effect for Project Rebirth, I need to use the Visual Effect Graph and ShaderGraph packages. ShaderGraph allows for easy creation of custom shaders without … Continue reading

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Dev Log 9: Carrying Momentum into a New Year

Happy Year everyone!!! Between the Holiday celebration and family gathering, I have working on Project Rebirth and the Unity DOTS Character Controller System. At this point, the system is entering the most difficult part of  development, polish and refinement. The … Continue reading

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November Goal for the Month

One of thing I realized during Devtober is that I suck at project management. By nature, I am doer. I see a problem and I tackle headfirst. For anyone that has worked in worked in software or game development long … Continue reading

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Devtober Weekend Recap

The first weekend of devtober has been majorly wasted. The majority of the code that I have written will need to be refractored and redesign. Ultimately I brought too much of the object-oriented thought process into ECS data oriented design. … Continue reading

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Devtober Day 2: Dynamic Buffers

Day 2 of Devtober has come and we are cooking with gas. With the help of the r/GameDev community, I have found a solution to passing a random size list of transform  position into an entity.  This has been a … Continue reading

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Unity AI Suprise: Playing with AI Planner Package

While updating my packages and get the HD Render Pipeline Package on Wednesday night, I came across a recently added package.  The AI Planner package was release into the wilds back in March of 2019 with no fanfare. First talked … Continue reading

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Transitioning to DOTS: Part 1

From the moment Unity ECS announce, I immediately took interest in it. I downloaded the beta and started playing around with the tools and sample codes in the Project GIT. After playing with samples and trying to integrate into my … Continue reading

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Dev Log 004: Back Online

After three long and torturous weeks, my mine system is finally back online. While travelling for work, there was a heavy storm around my place, which cause several sequential blackouts in the course of a few hours. The storm shorted out … Continue reading

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