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I’m extremely proud of what our small team has accomplished in nearly a year building a custom game engine and developing a new, unforgettable IP. SKARN is a first-person action game with shooter elements, set in an open world. #WickedEngine #gamedev youtube.com/watch?v=5D9g9A…

@LostPixel17 Thanks! We could have prepared the teaser trailer a bit better, but we had a deadline and had to cut a few corners. Yes, it's a fork of Wicked Engine, but we actively contribute upstream. There's still a lot of work to do, but it's a start. github.com/turanszkij/Wic…

@nxrighthere I have seen your game trailer, loved it, but never noticed the engine? Are you using a custom fork of THE wicked engine? Like the open source one

Building a game just for that exact atmosphere. #gamedev

What if we dropped you right there, but instead of the Harkonnens, you had to face something more powerful? #gamedev

@LostPixel17 Thanks! We draw a lot of visual inspiration from Denis Villeneuve’s films, including Blade Runner 2049, Dune, and Arrival.

@nxrighthere blade runner 2049 is one of my fav films OAT. The game so matches the vibeee!

@RahulChandwaney Your Desert Twins work is very inspiring.

my world in blue

Born on the unforgiving planet of Scornax, you are among the few Scornians who possess primal power, intellect, and instinct. Harness your skills to survive, find your own path, and discover where it leads. youtube.com/watch?v=5D9g9A…

@andkalysh @theredpix I’m glad you found the implementation useful! I assume the post-processing volume works in your integration. If you have a moment, would you mind helping people in the comments on that gist regarding this? I haven’t used UE in a while, so I’m not able to go through it myself.

New adition to @theredpix #UnrealEngine 5 fork. Possibity to switch between tonemappers. This is modified version of this implementation: gist.github.com/nxrighthere/eb… Note: Shadows look weird because I have PP Material applied, just realised.

@beautifullight @DeepWorlds_SA @aherys @afjv_twit Thanks for sharing! Happy that you’re doing open source. 🤘

@nxrighthere @DeepWorlds_SA @aherys @afjv_twit We have a custom framework for ability, called GMAS. It's open source, and we actively build it. github.com/DeepWorldsSA/D…

We're hiring a Senior Gameplay Programmer to work on @beautifullight! • Advanced knowledge of C++ & UE • 100% remote or hybrid at Geneva • 🍪 • More infos and application below 👇

@FrontMissionRM The game of my childhood. Played it thousands of times, in both campaign variations. 🥲

FRONT MISSION 3: Remake launches on Steam, GOG, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S on January 30, 2026! 👉 Starting today, a free demo is available on all supported platforms, giving you the opportunity to try the upgraded tactical combat, deep customization and the dual narrative paths that made the original a classic. Step into your Wanzer and experience the refined strategy gameplay rebuilt for modern platforms. ⚫ store.steampowered.com/app/3795900/ 🟣 gog.com/game/front_mis… 🔵 store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/…

New spline fill and recenter options coming soon to #WickedEngine. Centroid-based, supports subdivision, automatic UV and normals calculation. #gamedev

@GetLostTheGame Looks great! Ten years ago, I barely remember what I was even doing, so it seems like you spent your time way more productively! 😄

@nxrighthere This was like 10 years ago 🙂, but I had a test suite with "golden images" that my tests would compare against. Here's a few for the shadow tests

A custom Percentage-Closer Soft Shadows for #WickedEngine. Smooth penumbra, blocker search, a filter with dithering to eliminate banding. #gamedev

@GetLostTheGame Any screenshots you can share? 🙂

@nxrighthere Nice! I almost implemented PCSS once, but opted for VSMs instead developer.nvidia.com/gpugems/gpugem…

@BizarreVisions Yes, the weighted blocker average mitigates this issue. 🙂

@nxrighthere Does it handle overlapping shadows with large differences in occluder distance? I half-heartedly did a blocker search thing years ago but never dealt with artifacts caused by those sudden jumps.

@sampavlovic The implementation with a 16-sample Vogel disk costs approximately 0.2–0.3 ms on an RTX 3070 compared to standard shadow maps. @turanszkij did a great job with built-in shadows overall, my changes were minimal, around 100 SLOC in `shadowHF.hlsli`. 🙂

@nxrighthere how is it's budget? all PCSS implementations I've attempted have been prohibitely expensive

@realMaxFisher That would be iconic!

@nxrighthere Reposted😎👍 agree 😎

@Wahooney That would be great! More competition is definitely welcome in the mobile market.

@nxrighthere That, and I want a SteamPhone. I'm tired of the iOS/Android bullshit.

Stars of Blood was a major inspiration for the game we’re making, along with influences from Riddick and Dune. 🤘