Alex So

web dev, game dev, networking

Streaming game dev here

[Alex So @afrokick]

@bitplane @alightinastorm @GamesOverland Thank you so much! Will definitely try this stuff soon!

[Alex So @afrokick]

New version was uploaded. What’s changed:
- max speed limit
- wheel tracks
- trunk visualization
- simple navigation system
- load/unload animation

Now I get more long sessions (3+ mins)

Next tasks:
- vfx for vehicles
- some obstacles
- better models for cargo
- SFX

Rally want to create a procedural engine sound system but I’ve never worked with that before. Something new and exciting!!!

#indiedev #webgamedev #roadto10kMMR

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First playtest was launched. Simple missions + hints.
Lets see the avg playtime.

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I just added wheel tracks. I know I know... this is just "shiny" thing, but it was 1 prompt and 2 fixes.

Decided to use a single mesh + preallocated buffers for vertices. Should be enough for ~50 vehicles.

#indiedev #webgamedev

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My next prototype: cargo delivery online

Today I cut off almost everything from my previous prototype. I want to focus on pure gameplay.

First of all I need a map and a vehicle. What you see in video is what I’ve tested on real players. Just driving!

The result of playtests was good enough to move on:

- no tutorials/hints. People just used wasd/arrows to drive
- instant loading without any issues(content + libraries are ~2.5mb)
- BabylonJS + pixijs in isolated contexts.
- avg playtime is 30sec, but that’s ok on this stage. Having less than that means “something wrong with your tech or intro”

Next step: missions. Just a simple as pin on the map with navigation arrow.

Also need to fix wheels on the right side. Flipping the y axe isn’t a right solution

#indiedev #webgamedev

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CCU is good for testing. Also server’s uptime looks great (no crashes after protocol rewriting). 10k players already played the game. Time for global launch preparations.

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Just got a soft launch on @Poki for my Make Brainrots Online.

Before Poki, the game reached:
- avg playtime ~10 mins
- $1 000
- ecpm ~$0.4

I spent 2 months going from a concept on Construct 3 to a polished multiplayer game on pixi.

IFAIK this is the first game on Poki with @bunjavascript backend on the server side)

Also thank you @PixiJS for such a great library!

@Cloudflare + @ContaboCom + @cursor_ai = 🍬

Check it out https://t.co/yTUPkz9kEj

#webgamedev #indie #firstmmo

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@kofiro222 @Poki Hey! Thanks! Yeah, I submitted a form and got response in a month or so. But it was 3 years ago.

[Alex So @afrokick]

Just got a soft launch on @Poki for my Make Brainrots Online.

Before Poki, the game reached:
- avg playtime ~10 mins
- $1 000
- ecpm ~$0.4

I spent 2 months going from a concept on Construct 3 to a polished multiplayer game on pixi.

IFAIK this is the first game on Poki with @bunjavascript backend on the server side)

Also thank you @PixiJS for such a great library!

@Cloudflare + @ContaboCom + @cursor_ai = 🍬

Check it out https://t.co/yTUPkz9kEj

#webgamedev #indie #firstmmo

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I’ve been building Road System Editor, such an interesting task! Will add AI drivers into my game soon!

[Alex So @afrokick]

@ALASKANmagpie I’m not a wizard, but highly recommend this site to learn more about webgl https://t.co/ANgB0CvkAF

[Alex So @afrokick]

WIP gta using @babylonjs , crashcat and @bunjavascript Here are ~50 kinematic vehicles and 500k tris

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@babylonjs @PixiJS @bunjavascript @cursor_ai @tanayvk showed how to scale sqlite to 100k+ trasactions/s so it should be enough for 2-5k CCU. Check out his article https://t.co/soErdgnhbm

[Alex So @afrokick]

Just added vehicles to my #gta game. Will share video soon!

- @babylonjs + @PixiJS the client
- @bunjavascript + #sqlite on the server
- @cursor_ai composer 2.0 (rarely codex 5.3) as a junior SE(planning, fixing)
- works good on web iOS and cheap androids!!!
- 100s of animated characters thanks to babylon's VAT implementation.
- clustered lights soon!
- procedural sky and day/night cycle
- physics with @isaac_mason_ crashcat! Vehicles are raycast-based. Character is KCC(kinematic body)
- my custom level editor on top of Unity.

[Alex So @afrokick]

Backstage from the Unity editor (using it as a scene editor)

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Truck Simulator RP Online!

I've just replaced Jolt with @isaac_mason_ 's crashcat and it is 🔥 -500% in size...

Also decided to move on with @babylonjs instead of three. ThinInstances, VAT, Particles ... lots of batteries included.

Next stop: Multiplayer with @bunjavascript and probably @colyseus

#webgamedev #indiedev #gta

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@boona11 @LeeLeepenkman Some cheap android devices report 3.25dpi… So no, you still have the problem😬

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@AshConnell @threejs Looks good! Btw how did you implement neon glowing? Does it cost much perf?

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@s13k_ @grok please explain all these options and how they affect the performance