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Gnoblins - Development journal of an indie game



Linux and more Programmer Art

Posted by Ashaman73, 03 February 2013 · 1,114 views
Gnoblins, Linux, Windows8
With windows 8 my willingness to try out linux has been tripled over night. Is windows really that much better than linux any longer ? I bought a new laptop and set a new pre-installed windows OS aside to give linux (ubuntu) a chance. Though I will not turn my back on windows completely (at least I'm quite happy with visual studio), it could be enough to...


Playing around with environment/reflection maps

Posted by Ashaman73, 18 January 2013 · 570 views

Well, after struggling with environment/reflection map artifacts for some time now, I have found a solution. At least I'm quite happy with the results in my game.The issue with environment maps is, that you need more or less exact probes of the surrounding in dark areas, which is quite difficult in my game due to its dynamic nature. Env-maps simulate the...


Procedural content generation and me

Posted by Ashaman73, 21 November 2012 · 1,086 views

I love procedural content generation, but I have to admit, that it is not as powerful as I once hoped. Procedural generation in games is quite old reaching back to the days of elite and rogue-like game. Today, atleast two decades later, processing power has increased incredible, but what about procedural generated content ?

When I was a child, I got the...


Some random thoughts about the future of the game industry

Posted by Ashaman73, 15 November 2012 · 822 views

Some random thoughts about the future of the game industry and where it will go in the future.
The truth is, I don't know, nobody knows, but I fear that the current game industry heading towards a very large bubble, which might eventuelly burst.

There are many reasons, one is for sure, that the industry invest incredible amounts of money in top AAA...


Rat Creature Wip II

Posted by Ashaman73, 10 October 2012 · 532 views
Gnoblins
So, here's the next iteration, cleaned up the texture, changed the rendering setup, the texture color and the anatomy (abs):

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