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GameMaker just outlined new features coming to the seminal game engine GameMaker in 2024 and there are some pretty massive changes on the horizon. Highlight new features coming to GameMaker include: New Code Editor This is actually already available in the GameMaker beta (check it out in action here). This […]
Out of the box the lighting system in Godot doesn’t give amazing results. In fact, out the box the lighting system in the Godot game engine ONLY works in the editor, which can be more than a bit confusing for beginners. Thankfully we have an in-depth lighting tutorial that will
Instant Realistic Lighting in Godot Read More
The last major player in the entire Unity run-time fee fiasco, Marc Whitten, head of Unity CREATE (the division responsible for the Unity game engine) has announced his resignation. Marc was famously the person who stepped forward to apologize for the entire fiasco and may or may not have been
Unity CREATE Head Marc Whitten Resigning Read More
We recently did a video about making Godot more organized featuring a plugin that handled TODO and FIXME comments automatically. I was asked “What about if I work in Visual Studio Code?” which is probably the most popular code editor today. Therefore we today are going to be looking at
Visual Studio Code TODO Management Read More
The Epic Environments Mega Bundle is now live on Humble Bundle. This bundle contains mostly 3D environment assets from FreshCan3D but also contains a few 3D characters from Yarrawah. The environments are a mix of Unreal Engine and Unity assets, however using the links below you can easily export them
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A follow up on our earlier discussion on how to improve the Godot game engine (by making it prettier), today we look at another handy plugin that makes Godot more organized. If you are used to littering your code with TODO or FIXME type comments, this handy add-on helps you
Make Godot Engine More Organized with TODO Manager Read More
NVIDIA ChatRTX is a recently released demo enabling you to easily build a customized LLM that runs locally on your own machine, assuming it is using Windows and running a compatible NVIDIA card (a 30 or 40 series card, or earlier with 8GB+ of RAM). The key features of ChatRTX
NVIDIA ChatRTX – Easy Local Custom LLM AI Chat Read More
The e-on software developed VUE, PlantFactory and PlantCatalog CG applications have just been made completely free. VUE is an application for creating virtual worlds and landscapes similar to Gaea or Terragen, while PlantFactory is more akin to SpeedTree. Owner Bentley Systems have decided to cease development on these applications and
e-on VUE, PlantFactory and PlantCatalog Now FREE Read More
It is time for the first Epic Games Unreal Engine asset giveaway for May 2024. The first Tuesday of every month Epic Games give away a number of Unreal Engines from the UE Asset Marketplace and May is no exception. This month we have 5 “Free for the Month” assets,
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Visual Studio Code just received another upgrade with the release of the Visual Studio Code April 2024 update. Highlights of this release include: Preview Markdown images & videos – Hover over a link to preview images & videos in Markdown.Enhanced branch switching – Restore open editors seamlessly when switching between
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