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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 From chaotic Vulkan allocations to sleek, optimized pipelines. GPU memory management is an art form. Render graphs + VMA = less allocations, stable frames, higher VRAM efficiency.

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#GameDev #Vulkan #GraphicsProgramming #GPU #RenderGraph #VMA #IndieDev #TechArt #devlog #ai

Advanced Vulkan Rendering: Building a Modern Frame Graph and Memory Management System

Author: Cat Game Research Team Date: October 6, 2025 Milestone: M4 Phase 1 - Advanced Rendering...

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 2d

moar entropy on the units
nice work.

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

love the progress and art. great pickup mechanic.

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

Advanced Vulkan Rendering: Building a Modern Frame Graph and Memory Management System

Author: Cat Game Research Team Date: October 6, 2025 Milestone: M4 Phase 1 - Advanced Rendering...

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AI and Games Conference @conference.aiandgames.com · 4d

On-Device Generative Agents for Lifelike NPCs by Piero Molino (Studio Atelico) explores how GARP powers emergent NPCs with small LLMs, memory systems & zero inference cost.

🎟️ Nov 3–4, London: www.tickettailor.com/events/gamea...

#AIandGames #GameDev #AI #NPCs #GenerativeAI

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

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@samanthahoriz0n.bsky.social remember i told you about that company some months ago doing this.

Boomers when they sell their outdated home to private equity #housingmarket #millennials #boomer

YouTube video by Nateloans - All Things Real Estate

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

It's just an #indiegame, no need to overdo the background music.

Game jam partner:

www.youtube.com/shorts/elNc8...

#gamedev #indiedev #meme #funny #games

Yuzo Koshiro When Making the Streets of Rage 2 Soundtrack | Burning Piano Meme

YouTube video by Emrecan İlgün

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

easy to learn, lifetime to master. dangling fingers are my foo

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

maybe this info might help you in your quest
#_#

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GDC 2019: No Time, No Budget, No Problem: Finishing the First Tree – How To Market A Game

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

good luck on your release.

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

Asani from the Japanese restaurant I used to visit.

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 4d

Cool little pixel art ghost town explorer game i found today... Loving the art and colors on this, very FF6 nostalgic

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #games #devlogh

Nerio @omnia-developer.bsky.social · 4d

#Solodev #RPGMaker #Indiegamedev #Indiedev #Gamedev #RPGMakerVXAce #Omnia #DarkfantasyRPG #Indiegame #RMVXA #IndieRPG #Indiegames #Indiegamedev #RPG

Ghost towns are one of my favorite places to explore in real life and any game. Here's a sneak peek, with an evented thunderstorm & parallax water

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

🚀 Just dropped a deep dive into our custom Vulkan engine’s M4 milestone: render graphs, VMA, bindless descriptors, and full asset pipeline. If you're building serious graphics tech, this one's for you.

🔗 dev.to/p3ngu1nzz/bu...

#gamedev #vulkan #rendering #devlog #indiedev #gameengine #graphics

Building a Custom Vulkan Engine: Deep Dive into M4 Advanced Rendering & Resource Pipeline

This milestone introduces render graphs, VMA integration, modern descriptors, GUID-based asset...

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

M3 Renderer + Entity milestone shipped! 🚀
• Triangle pipeline live
• DOO API over EnTT (12-byte wrappers)
• VulkanDevice logic ✅
• ECS systems + POD components
• 1025 assertions, CI mocks, cross-platform builds

#gamedev #cpp #vulkan #ecs #indiedev #shaders #CMake #devlog #badcatgame

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

love the asthetics and gameplay :) nice work.

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

smooth movement nice. is the FOV adjustable?

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

good advice ^_^

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

some really nice bright pixel art! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #pixels #art

Saishy Kitty - develops TinyAttack @saishy.bsky.social · 9d

Environmental storytelling.

#gamedev #indiedev #TinyAttack

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

example of nice original avatar / character modeling and art texturing.

Alsnapz ➡️ MFF 🔞⚫️⚪️🟣 @alsnapz.bsky.social · 9d

Got my avatar properly set up for Resonite stuff 👀

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

great protip, i will keep that in mind when i work on my projects'

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

nice read :)

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

🚀 Game build is smooth, engine footprint just 53MB! (14 files) Not demoscene-tiny, but packs full C++ assemblies, Steam API, Vulkan for AMD+NVIDIA. Minimal deps, max punch. #gamedev #indiedev #vulkan #cpp #techart #buildsystem #devlog

** Linux is a fraction of that size!

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

Dope Retro Font website 🔥🔥🔥

#gamedev #indiedev #fonts #ui #retro #retrogaming #gaming #ux #graphics #gfx

Matlock @keyofw.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks! If you're interested, I got the font here:

int10h.org/oldschool-pc...

It's the font used on the original IBM PC and others from the early 80s.

The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack: Font Index

Full index of the world's biggest collection of classic text mode fonts, system fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era IBM PCs and compatibles

int10h.org

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𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

SIC! ty for the link. dope website!

𝐩 𝟑 𝐧 𝐆 𝐮 𝟏 𝐧 𝐙 𝐳 @p3ngu1nzz.bsky.social · 9d

pawsome!

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snow-kiss @snow-kiss.bsky.social · 9d

PixelArt practice — I’d love tips to improve.
Made with beep8’s low resolution and color limits.
#PixelArt #beep8 #IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #MinimalArt

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