Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells

"Virtual3D" - A Vulkan 3D/2D engine written in C# - Net 10

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[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Started work on the opening map for 'Mercury' - i'm more a coder/desginer than 3D artist, but it's still helping further the engine. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D - new features incl alpha mapped rendering/shadow mapping, as seen with the fence.

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

ok fixed the raytracing problem where not all reflections were rendering correctly. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3d

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

As the bsp input results in a single multi-component mesh, raytracing can be map wide with a single change. Here it is, with real time reflections/rt shadows. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

ok updated it to now use the real time lighting/shadows of the engine. it only works with maps that have lights a part of the pk3, otherwise it's lightless. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3d all shadows are real time, so the lights can move.

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

I have implemented a BSP map loader. You just drag/drop a pk3 onto the scene, and the engine does the rest. Not finished, but working well. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D -

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Been working on the website. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Ok improved project tree/scene graph tree some more. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Improved the gui by adding icons to scene graph and project tree. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Added Intellisense. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Adding code editor to the main editor. Obviously you can already use Visual Studio via the auto-generated projects. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Virtual3D - Test Project https://t.co/G4BUh6KtQp via @YouTube #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Ok now it automatically generates/updates a Visual Studio solution/project for your specific project, so you can use intellisense/copilot etc when coding your classes. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Ok updated project manager to work with the new vulkan renderer, scene systems etc. Here is a simple test 'initial' state - #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D - this blends procedural coding with scene based 3D.

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Spent some time improving the overall GUI. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Introduced an app-wide "Command Palette" like VS Code has. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Implemented I think beautiful looking new menu update. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Material editor can now be used for raytracer materials. Same nodes etc as rasterizer, just a different output node. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

@KaizenYumi It will be a few demo scenes, and a fps project called "Mercury", to help further develop the engine. The type of art would be levels(maps) and perhaps skeletal meshes(characters)

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Looking for 3D artists to help make promo/demo games using Virtual3D. @ starsigndev@gmail (Not paid) #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D

[Star Signal - Antony Robert Wells @Q3DDeveloper]

Here's a test scene with raytracing. #gamedev #indiedev #virtual3D