Frans Bouma
@fransbouma.com
Software engineer (LLBLGen Pro (.NET ORM) / photomode mods and tooling for games)
Photographer (macro, in-game, real life)
Ex-demoscene
Portfolio: https://fransbouma.com
Camera tooling: https://patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: https://llblgen.com
Photographer (macro, in-game, real life)
Ex-demoscene
Portfolio: https://fransbouma.com
Camera tooling: https://patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: https://llblgen.com
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Frans Bouma
@fransbouma.com
· Nov 18
Hi! In case you don't know me: I'm a software engineer/photographer from the Netherlands, working on tooling for in-game photography and video recording as well as a .NET ORM (LLBLGen Pro).
Portfolio: fransbouma.com
Game tooling: patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: llblgen.com
Portfolio: fransbouma.com
Game tooling: patreon.com/Otis_Inf
LLBLGen Pro: llblgen.com
Borderlands 4 (PC, own Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker for camera/engine tweaks/atmospherics/post processing/scene tweaks/more, Reshade)
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Borderlands 4 (PC, own Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker for camera/engine tweaks/atmospherics/post processing/scene tweaks/more, Reshade)
Reposted by Frans Bouma
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Reposted by Frans Bouma
The gift that keeps on giving.
gizmodo.com/ram-prices-g...
If you are using AI in *any* capacity, even fun little ones you think don't matter, just stop, don't actively (I say actively cause it's being forced on us all...) engage at *all* on any front. Choke the beast.
gizmodo.com/ram-prices-g...
If you are using AI in *any* capacity, even fun little ones you think don't matter, just stop, don't actively (I say actively cause it's being forced on us all...) engage at *all* on any front. Choke the beast.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The gift that keeps on giving.
gizmodo.com/ram-prices-g...
If you are using AI in *any* capacity, even fun little ones you think don't matter, just stop, don't actively (I say actively cause it's being forced on us all...) engage at *all* on any front. Choke the beast.
gizmodo.com/ram-prices-g...
If you are using AI in *any* capacity, even fun little ones you think don't matter, just stop, don't actively (I say actively cause it's being forced on us all...) engage at *all* on any front. Choke the beast.
Reposted by Frans Bouma
New Artwork
November was a tough month.
I’ve been working non stop this year and the art block finally hit, along with a good dose of burnout!
I still pushed myself to finish this piece and as always, I've spent a lot of hours painting hair😅
Hope you enjoy the final result💛
#art
November was a tough month.
I’ve been working non stop this year and the art block finally hit, along with a good dose of burnout!
I still pushed myself to finish this piece and as always, I've spent a lot of hours painting hair😅
Hope you enjoy the final result💛
#art
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New Artwork
November was a tough month.
I’ve been working non stop this year and the art block finally hit, along with a good dose of burnout!
I still pushed myself to finish this piece and as always, I've spent a lot of hours painting hair😅
Hope you enjoy the final result💛
#art
November was a tough month.
I’ve been working non stop this year and the art block finally hit, along with a good dose of burnout!
I still pushed myself to finish this piece and as always, I've spent a lot of hours painting hair😅
Hope you enjoy the final result💛
#art
Reposted by Frans Bouma
This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 15th November 2025 - 21st November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 15th November 2025 - 21st November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 15th November 2025 - 21st November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 15th November 2025 - 21st November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, own camera tools, Reshade)
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, own camera tools, Reshade)
Reposted by Frans Bouma
I'll just leave these here
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'll just leave these here
Reposted by Frans Bouma
I just spent the last two hours debugging the Bluetooth stack *in anger* because for the last few weeks I've had to re-pair my mouse with my laptop. Every time. Remove mouse, re-pair.
Turns out I had two identical mice in my backpack and I've been switching between them.
It was me.
Turns out I had two identical mice in my backpack and I've been switching between them.
It was me.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I just spent the last two hours debugging the Bluetooth stack *in anger* because for the last few weeks I've had to re-pair my mouse with my laptop. Every time. Remove mouse, re-pair.
Turns out I had two identical mice in my backpack and I've been switching between them.
It was me.
Turns out I had two identical mice in my backpack and I've been switching between them.
It was me.
This thread is wild
Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may have heard of called "Half Life 2".
I wrote it up over on Mastodon (I find it's better at long threads):
mastodon.gamedev.place/@TomF/115589...
I wrote it up over on Mastodon (I find it's better at long threads):
mastodon.gamedev.place/@TomF/115589...
Tom Forsyth (@[email protected])
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Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may heard of called "Half Life 2". Are you sitting comfortably? Then I sha...
mastodon.gamedev.place
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This thread is wild
Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, own camera tools, Reshade)
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, own camera tools, Reshade)
Reposted by Frans Bouma
For the first time ever, I had to make a payment in crypto.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
For the first time ever, I had to make a payment in crypto.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
When cloudflare keels over, like now, you are instantly reminded how much of the internet is relying on just a few player
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
When cloudflare keels over, like now, you are instantly reminded how much of the internet is relying on just a few player
Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, own camera tools, Reshade)
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, own camera tools, Reshade)
Reposted by Frans Bouma
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
Reposted by Frans Bouma
This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 8th November 2025 - 14th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 8th November 2025 - 14th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This week in the HALL OF FRAMED
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 8th November 2025 - 14th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Take a look at the excellent shots in the Hall of FRAMED for 8th November 2025 - 14th November 2025
framedsc.com/HallOfFramed...
Reposted by Frans Bouma
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
One can't be angry enough about this. AI slop should die. frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
One can't be angry enough about this. AI slop should die. frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Just released UUU v5.8.0, which contains the new atmospherics feature: patreon.com/Otis_Inf
Docs: opm.fransbouma.com/uuuv5.htm#th...
Docs: opm.fransbouma.com/uuuv5.htm#th...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just released UUU v5.8.0, which contains the new atmospherics feature: patreon.com/Otis_Inf
Docs: opm.fransbouma.com/uuuv5.htm#th...
Docs: opm.fransbouma.com/uuuv5.htm#th...
Testing the final bits of the Atmospherics features I built in the past weeks. Left vanilla, right, tweaked exponential height fog, sky atmosphere, directional light and volumetric cloud. Imgsli: imgsli.com/NDI4NTMx
Borderlands 4
Borderlands 4
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Testing the final bits of the Atmospherics features I built in the past weeks. Left vanilla, right, tweaked exponential height fog, sky atmosphere, directional light and volumetric cloud. Imgsli: imgsli.com/NDI4NTMx
Borderlands 4
Borderlands 4
Wanted to produce something of value today and finish on a positive note, so I did implement Volumetric Cloud support for the Universal Unreal Unlocker, so you can now control (some) aspects of the volumetric clouds in any Unreal 5 game (if it uses it).
Oblivion Remastered after/before
Oblivion Remastered after/before
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wanted to produce something of value today and finish on a positive note, so I did implement Volumetric Cloud support for the Universal Unreal Unlocker, so you can now control (some) aspects of the volumetric clouds in any Unreal 5 game (if it uses it).
Oblivion Remastered after/before
Oblivion Remastered after/before
Welp, I was planning to do some work on Volumetric Clouds but instead I fought .NET tooling all day and now I'm super annoyed that dreadful platform got under my skin again.
If I could step away from that platform and never see it ever again, I would.
If I could step away from that platform and never see it ever again, I would.
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Welp, I was planning to do some work on Volumetric Clouds but instead I fought .NET tooling all day and now I'm super annoyed that dreadful platform got under my skin again.
If I could step away from that platform and never see it ever again, I would.
If I could step away from that platform and never see it ever again, I would.
Due to .NET 10, I had to install the latest Rider version which editor is now so slow to type that characters appear sometimes a second after I pressed the key. As VS2026 is still an insiders version (not gonna burn my hands again on that), Rider is what I have to use, but it's in one word TERRIBLE.
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Due to .NET 10, I had to install the latest Rider version which editor is now so slow to type that characters appear sometimes a second after I pressed the key. As VS2026 is still an insiders version (not gonna burn my hands again on that), Rider is what I have to use, but it's in one word TERRIBLE.
.NET 10 released and Microsoft introduced a hidden breaking change for Linq providers: new string[] {} will be wrapped with either a ConvertExpression or an op_implicit method call expression to ReadOnlySpan<string[]>. As this is unexpected, Linq providers will break.
Lovely... (Fixing now)
Lovely... (Fixing now)
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
.NET 10 released and Microsoft introduced a hidden breaking change for Linq providers: new string[] {} will be wrapped with either a ConvertExpression or an op_implicit method call expression to ReadOnlySpan<string[]>. As this is unexpected, Linq providers will break.
Lovely... (Fixing now)
Lovely... (Fixing now)
Reposted by Frans Bouma
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
Avalonia Enterprise pricing is something else... :X
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
Avalonia XPF
XPF lets you run existing WPF applications natively on macOS and Linux with minimal code changes, powered by Avalonia.
avaloniaui.net
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Avalonia Enterprise pricing is something else... :X
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing
My stuff is way too cheap, if I look at these prices and apparently people pay for this (3 day SLA while still paying 100K euros? what?)
avaloniaui.net/xpf#pricing