Caleb Cornett

Gameplay Engineer at Supergiant Games. Co-maintainer of FNA. (he/him)

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

RT @SupergiantGames: 🌒The OLYMPIC UPDATE for HADES II is here!!🌘
Our first Major Update in Early Access is practically mountain-sized!⛰️🦅…

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@FlohOfWoe @rsms @ocornut You can read more about the shader situation here: https://t.co/AnalmpppEh

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@FlohOfWoe @rsms @ocornut What just got merged mostly supersedes the original proposal. Ryan (the original author) got swamped with other SDL3 tasks so a few of us banded together to finish what he started.

The SDL shader language is still planned, but in the meantime we support raw DXBC/DXIL/MSL/SPIRV.

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

It’s been a huge honor to work on this game for the past few months, and I’m so excited for everyone to experience all the magick it has in store!

[Supergiant Games @SupergiantGames]

🌒HADES II is HERE !!🌘

Experience the bewitching sequel to our god-like rogue-like, now available in Early Access.

🌜Steam: https://t.co/MwAiwL8ZeW
🌜Epic Games Store: https://t.co/bKD6BvLhw6

#HadesGame #Hades2 #DeathToChronos

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@mwesterdahl76 If “reasons” ever involve game consoles, don’t hesitate to get in touch! The FNA team would be happy to share our NativeAOT console work with Defold.

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

Cobalt Core is out! It’s a fun deckbuilding space shooter roguelike, and it’s also the latest game to ship on Switch with .NET NativeAOT!

[Brace Yourself Games @BYG_Vancouver]

✨ Today's the day! ✨

Cobalt Core is now available on Steam and #NintendoSwitch!

🔹 strategically dodge attacks, shoot down missiles, and target weak points
🔹Mix and match your crew and their decks, and see how they get along
🔹 untangle the mystery behind the time loops!

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@matthammill That looks so good!

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@Shawn_Ewing Congratulations!

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@unormal @ChevyRay There have been a few games already ship on Xbox and Switch with NativeAOT, and the runtime is surprisingly straightforward to port — I got it building on Xbox in an afternoon. NativeAOT also works on another console, but platform politics are causing issues…

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@awr_hey @leo60228 @unormal A handful of games have already shipped on Switch and Xbox (not UWP) with NativeAOT!

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@flibitijibibo That said, I think that’s the quickest I’ve ever gotten a response from their bug reporting team, so… progress?

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@flibitijibibo I wish. Unity’s bug tracker is a black hole where reports go to die. Back in the early summer I reported my last Unity bug (their editor GUI dirtying system fails if you edit the inspector in a particular way) and finally got a response just a couple weeks ago: Won’t Fix.

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@NoelFB Yup. No one actually responsible for the runtime fee idea is taking accountability so there’s no reason to assume this kind of unbelievably awful decision-making won’t happen again… and again…

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@flibitijibibo @ChevyRay Same here too

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@razziefox Thanks! Something new and exciting that I can’t talk about publicly yet. 😄

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

Bittersweet news — today is my last day at @CellarDoorGames. Working on Rogue Legacy 2 with such a talented bunch of folks was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. From the Far Shores to the Swan Song, I’m so proud of what we made together!

[Neath - Coming 2026 @CellarDoorGames]

This soundtrack is a certified BANGER.

2 composers, 22 tracks, pressed on 2 custom LPs.
The Rogue Legacy 2 Vinyl is now available at @FanGamer

https://t.co/S6pAppeb5n

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

Rogue Legacy 2 made a brief appearance in the latest Sakurai game design video!

[桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai @Sora_Sakurai]

https://t.co/VRbS3332TN
[Is Your Game Appealing Enough to Start Over?]
Games that greatly penalize the player each time they're defeated are on the rise. Roguelikes are a prime example.

This is fine for games players are meant to play over and over again, but whether they'll actually -want- to play is another question.

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@michae1becker I know of multiple people who have had to port their URP games back to BiRP for consoles due to extremely poor performance. (Not just for the console I mentioned, either.)

[Caleb Cornett @TheSpydog]

@michae1becker It may depend on the platform too. A few months ago I set up a small test scene in both URP and BiRP, with some 3D models, lights, sprites, and post-processing.

Testing on a certain portable game console, URP performed 2-4x worse than BiRP on CPU and GPU, even on low quality.