A few months ago I shared my procedural destruction system. Since then I've pushed it a lot further.
New additions include:
• Real time structural damage and stress based collapses
• Real time metal deformation
• A completely rewritten cutting system for static meshes
• Full multiplayer replication
• Bot support
• Significant swarm improvements
The entire system runs on Lyra + GAS, fully supports Nanite, uses a custom Voro++ based fracturing pipeline instead of Geometry Collections
The project shown in this video is called AD METALLUM, my playground for experimenting with destruction technology, physics, and gameplay systems.
I've also been using Blender extensively to automate asset generation through Python scripts. It's become an incredible part of my workflow for generating FBX assets and building content pipelines. I'll be sharing some of the tools, Python scripts, and source code in a future post for anyone interested.
A huge thank you to the awesome team at Empty Vessel and everyone working on DEFECT. Working alongside such talented people keeps pushing me to create new technology and build games that do things a little differently.
Red Faction showed us the dream over 20 years ago.
I'm still chasing it 💥 🎉 😃
Drop a 🔥 if you'd like to see more of AD METALLUM.
More tech breakdowns, Blender tools, Python scripts, and source code are coming soon!
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This solo indie dev spent 10 years making an RPG game that looks 3D… but is actually 2D.
- Camera shifts from orthographic to perspective views
- Depth is simulated using parallax & warped sprites
- Hand-painted semi-open world
Would you play this? It’s called Bridgebourn.
I first tried to read this book in 2018 and couldn't make it through because I thought it was too hard.
8 years later it's the only book I recommend every developer reads, and I had the chance to review the 2nd edition.
Join a study group, give it a read.