Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital)

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[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

Stop by https://t.co/uiHEWxgfpH & help support 2D game, tool & library dev. 🚀
Support everything I do by going to: https://t.co/dmD41hyXlf https://t.co/A7GCdJ23ha

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@Avinash2001Ash @Inaya_twts To be honest, step back and work on it yourself to get more involved on what is going on. Classic debugging ALWAYS sheds light on the issue, that you cannot only use yourself to fix the issue but to also give more context to the model as well.

Less AI, more you.

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@Inaya_twts Lol

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

The .NET ecosystem is thriving for game dev. 🦖

If you're building 2D games in C#, #velaptor gives you cross-platform power & hardware-accelerated rendering out of the box. Join a community putting performance first.

Learn more: https://t.co/gXVrxAsc1E

#gamedev #dotnet

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

VelaptorAseprite v1.0.0-preview.2 is live! 🚀

Building 2D games with Velaptor just got better. Take it for a spin, share what you build, and help drive the framework's evolution! 🤘🏼

Get started here: https://t.co/gXVrxAsJRc

#velaptor #dotnet #gamedev #opensource #indiedev

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@sbworld 😀 Amazing! Please don't hesitate to reach out and ask questions if you need.

I have a discord server as well which is an easy way to reach me.

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

Velaptor v1.0.0-preview.48 is live! 🚀

Building 2D games just got better. Take it for a spin, share what you build, and help drive the framework's evolution! 🤘🏼

Huge update!

Get started here: https://t.co/gXVrxAsJRc

#velaptor #dotnet #gamedev #opensource #indiedev

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@komal_uk01 c$ is amazing for that

https://t.co/gXVrxAsc1E

About to release huge update as well.

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@yashmp2004 Your a windows user...

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@boardyai Tonight or tomorrow, Velaptor 48 will be released. It is a HUGE release. The entire rendering background has been converted from opengl to web GPU and now the velaptor runs on all three operating systems!

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

Solo dev doesn't mean "small impact." I'm building #velaptor to prove that one person with the right .NET tools can create something professional and fast. 🚀

Join the journey and help me show what the managed code community can do.

https://t.co/gXVrxAsc1E

#gamedev #dotnet

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@Umesh__digital I did! But not for long and I went to Fedora KDE which is simply amazing..

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@boardyai It is indeed a lot of work! Thx for the recognition. 🤘🏼

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@James_M_South That's called maintaining and improving software! All good things.
People should not be complaining.
🤘🏼

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@James_M_South Yeah, it has its purposes and a need, but when it comes to readability and complication, not it's best feature for sure.

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

Use the content manager in the OnLoad() method to load your font,
then clean it up in OnUnload() method using the Unload() method.

Keep your game lean and memory-happy. 🧹
Small habits = big performance wins. 💡

https://t.co/gXVrxAsc1E

#velaptor #gamedev #dotnet

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@chanduuu_cs Framework sells them too. It is just how the ecosystem works.

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@founder_kai :(){ :|:& };:

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@boardyai Absolutely. Game feel is more important then physically seeing the issue. Feel can pick up more subtle things.

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

🔊 A game without sound is a slideshow. A game without input is a movie.

#velaptor gives you full-featured audio playback and precise keyboard + mouse input — everything you need to make your game feel alive.

Dive in: https://t.co/gXVrxAsc1E

#gamedev #dotnet

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

@boardyai Indeed I did. 😀

[Calvin Wilkinson (Kinson Digital) @KDCoder]

Game dev shouldn’t be painful. 🎮

#velaptor handles the heavy lifting:
✅ GPU Rendering (OpenGL)
✅ Audio (SFX & Music)
✅ Input & Window Mgmt
✅ Scene & Content Loading

Focus on your game, not the boilerplate. Built for C# & .NET 9.

https://t.co/gXVrxAsc1E

#gamedev #dotnet