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Arte Birklaus
@artebirklaus.bsky.social
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Artist, Twitch-streamer and computer game developer

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@artebirklaus

Web Shop: https://arte-birklaus.myshopify.com
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"Postcard screenshot of the day"

I've worked a lot on visual fidelity in my engine lately, with good results. I have good draw-distance even with large numbers of trees, for example.

#gamedev #arpg #C/C++ #fps #openworld #pixelart #graphics
#leafywoods #fantasywoods #woods #forest #highfantasy
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
artebirklaus.bsky.social
LOVELY LEAFY LANDS 😁

#gamedev #arpg #C/C++ #fps #openworld #pixelart #graphics
#leafywoods #fantasywoods #woods #forest #highfantasy
December 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
artebirklaus.bsky.social
Making new flora =)

#gamedev #arpg #C/C++ #fps #openworld #pixelart #graphics
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Rolling, wooded hills =)

#gamedev #arpg #C/C++ #fps #openworld #hills #woods #postcard
December 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Early winter dawn

#sunrise #dawn #rosy
#gamedev #arpg #C/C++ #fps #openworld
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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I've done lots of work on the day/night cycle in my game over the last week. It has resulted in some rather spectacular moments at dawn and dusk.

#sunrise #dawn #rosy
#gamedev #livestream #arpg #C/C++ #fps #openworld
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
artebirklaus.bsky.social
The graphics algorithms are coming together nicely.

#gamedev #fps #openworld #C/C++ #ARPG #game
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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An unexpected and beautiful effect due to bugs in my landscape renderer. Had to share =)

#gamedev #fps #rpg #indiedev #C++ #gameengine
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
August 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
August 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
August 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Game Dev stream starts now: www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
August 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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New Development VLog out on YouTube now!

Since the thumbnail doesn't seem to show up, now trying to supplement the YT link with the image for it...

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++

youtu.be/2Yrfr8etIRA
August 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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The long-distance landscape renderer is gradually being integrated with the game proper. Though still rough, it has truly made the world feel much grander with the ability to see hundreds-thousands of metres

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
July 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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I took some new photographs and made some efforts to reduce the glare. Not perfect, but a better representation of the actual image.

#art #oilpainting #fantasy #swordandsorcery #fantasyart #gameart #boxart
July 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Got camera rotation working in the new renderer. Also experimented with greater draw distances and smaller sample-density from the world-map. Result: I can probably render 2-3 km with FPS in the hundreds =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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The long distance landcape renderer is coming along quite nicely. Here, the "draw depth" is about 1 km.

Combined with the "close distance renderer", I should get detail up close as well as a rough outline of more distant lands.

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #chunkypixels
June 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Wow. I honestly forgot to post the finished painting here on BlueSky...
But here it is! This is the best photograph I have managed so far. I might post it again if I can get/make a better one.

#art #oilpainting #painting #fantasy #dungeon #gamedev #game #promotional #swordandsorcery
June 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Almost everything is finished. When I look at it now, I see a full painting, just with some missing detail.

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
May 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Detail of the painting from the latest progress. So close to done now =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
May 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I couldn't stay away from coding anymore, so I dipped back into it by starting work on a prototype for a long-distance landscape renderer for Warlock's Gantlet (my game). Tomorrow I will continue work on the painting =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld
May 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I made the decision to change the woman's tunic from red to black. A very good choice in my opinion. Now the painting is really getting close to finished =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM