thestrugglecoder

Building VXLverse 🎮 a voxel world where blocks become adventures. Dev logs, drops & behind-the-scenes. Join the build.

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

@EthanWaldo2 Right now it maps the full button layout, both analog sticks, and the L2/R2 triggers as analog inputs.
Haptics + adaptive trigger resistance are next thing I want to try up via the WebHID / Gamepad API

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Did you know your browser has a native API for game controllers?

Paired my PS5 DualSense over Bluetooth and now my Three.js game plays like a console.

Way more fun with a controller.

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

@KiriArc_Games Thanks a lot for the support, man!
Keeping the foot on the gas. 🛠️

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Day 5 of #buildinpublic for #VXLverse 🛠️

Added a "Ghost" racing system for the parkour mode! Now you can compete against your friends' best times (or your own past failures)

#indiedev #gamedev #webgl #threejs

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Load an image, read its 2D pixel array, and replace every pixel with an instanced cube of the same color.

The magic is the assembly: each cube stores a home + a start position, plus a delay based on its angle & radius.

Stagger + easeOutBack and the whole image snaps into place in a wave.

#WebGL #CreativeCoding

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Day 4 of #buildinpublic vxlverse.

You can now put your own face on your character.
Upload a selfie → we detect your face → stamp it on a blocky hero.

Or someone you hate, and make them the enemy 👀

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Day 3 part-2: that i #buildinpublic vxlverse
ok now you can have modes,
Parkour - hordes - waves - normal

Also export works gives you html,css,js
#Fable worked overtime today

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

@Pallavi_345 used to hand-craft svg path d and regex like a caveman
still prefer vibe coding

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Day 3 of building VXLverse in public!
Today we have a new environment: Moon 🌙 with stars! 🌌

Also added new mechanics on VXLScript:
Gain or lose trust of NPC
Make them an ally or an enemy 🤖⚔️
Built with #threejs

#buildinpublic #javascript #gamedev #indiedev #webdev #VXLScript

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

So no sleep today fable is back.

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

@0xdegen_xrp appreciate it 🙏 grinding daily

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Day 2 of building VXLverse in public!

Today I implemented Allies and Enemies logic in VXLScript, complete with count and tier parameters!
Built with #threejs

#buildinpublic #javascript #gamedev #indiedev #webdev

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Been in three.js & babylon.js for the past few years
(this 3d book is one of them 👇).
My observation: LLMs love three.js way more
Asked for this book in three.js, almost one-shot.
in babylon needs more revisions

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

@Hesamation Incredible innovation from Anthropic.
Weeks of hype just to get maybe the exact same level of intelligence. Truly a historic milestone for AI.

Bravo, Anthropic great job. 🤝

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

6 months. €48.93 MRR. At this rate it'll almost cover its own server bill. We're so back.

#buildinpublic #indiehackers #revenue

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Day +1 from yesterday of building VXLverse 🎮

Today: new dash + jump visual effects, plus 3 new skills.
Honestly impressed how far the evil closed source #claude pushes #threejs
Play it right now 👉 https://t.co/TtH8hlz34M

#gamedev #indiedev #webgl #buildinpublic

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Working on a snappy dash + double jump.
Still amazed what #threejs pulls off in a browser no engine, no install, just WebGL.

#gamedev #indiedev #webgl #typescript

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Adding loops and dynamic NPC spawning to VXLVerse today!

Check out how a single loop handles spawning multiple unique characters with just a few lines of VXLScript. logic in the browser is coming together nicely. 💻✨ #buildinpublic #indiedev #gamedev #threejs #javascript

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

Shaders are so much more fun with LLMs nowadays. Zero to custom GLSL dissolve effects in seconds. 🪄✨ #webgl #webdev

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

@lamiancegames It's a mix of two shader techniques:
the world-build is a dissolve shader (noise + animated threshold + edge glow),

and the black outlines are inverted-hull (the mesh redrawn slightly inflated, black, back-faces only)

[thestrugglecoder @strugglecoder]

btw only #threejs .
No mythos or glbs used for this

Spending my tokens for
"learn to code and play your game -> Educational platform"