Konstantinos Benos

Gameplay Programmer @ Rebel Wolves

Some of my work:

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

It's been a while now but my game engine has a name and a logo.

Meet Ember Engine!

You can find the source code on Github: https://t.co/PQ55HmL7if

#gamedev #graphics #indiedev

[Dawnwalker @DawnwalkerGame]

Maybe we aren’t so different… after all.

☼ 3 September 2026 ☽

[Dawnwalker @DawnwalkerGame]

3 September 2026.

Embrace the darkness hidden within you. 🌗

https://t.co/e5VHT2bHKa

[Dawnwalker @DawnwalkerGame]

On April 28th (9 AM PDT | 6 PM CEST), gather round for a ~45min stream packed with #Dawnwalker content:

🩸 new open world gameplay
🩸 Story Trailer
🩸 RELEASE DATE
🩸 system reqs
🩸 dev insights into the game’s open world & storytelling
🩸 epic music
🩸 and much, much more!

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@redorav Careful, this one is streaming...

[Dimitris - Signal Lost Demo Released! @punctuator_]

We just announced our new horror game! We appreciate your support by wishlisting and sharing!

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@redorav Fun fact: Through playing The Witness, I learned about Trinity (there is an easter egg in the game), an old DOS game. It is one of the most unique games I've ever tried and it gave me a new perspective on game design.

If you are down for some exploration: https://t.co/zurFNb1FI4

[Ioannis Koukourakis @JKoukourakis]

The world is healing.

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@rfleury Try these

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@redorav "Metallic ratios are the real roots of the general form equation `x^2 - bx - 1 = 0` where the integer b determines which specific one it is."

Damn, it feels weird that I've never heard about this. Nice one!

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

I don't have experience with github actions but in osx, I frequently have issues with projects using arrows instead of double quotes for non-standard header includes.
So the first thing I would try is include <GL/glew.h> -> include "GL/glew.h".

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

It feels like there's a trend of justifying performance issues due to project scale, as in, having multiple programmers working on various systems that interact with each other leads to suboptimal solutions.

Sure, coordination is hard in big teams, but if we stop accepting it as the "natural state of things" and start perceiving it as one of the major problems to solve, we can do better.

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@SebAaltonen It will be just desktop for a while but who knows what the future holds...

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

After a week of immense pain and suffering, I've finally been able to render my first Vulkan triangle.

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@PixelpulseG Its in my "to-buy" list

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@TheCrimsonPeon You are correct, I am following that. It's a good resource to get started, but at some point (specifically when setting up the render pass), I felt like I was missing information, so I had to spend some time with the API spec/docs.

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@TheCrimsonPeon It requires the core renderer components to be set up before even starting to draw, and there's a lot of reading involved.
I assume someone who knows what they are doing can get it done within a few hours.

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@SoulKing57 You mean 50 more triangles

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@RazorSharpFang

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

It depends on your goal.
If you are mainly interested in doing shaders, it will slow you down significantly. But if you enjoy low-level stuff and GPU architecture, it is fairly rewarding.
Ultimately, it's a question of time. If you have time to invest and you want to learn, give it a try!

[Konstantinos Benos @deg3x]

@Tzino_