Tom
@thope.xyz
Game programmer specialising in engine and tools 🔧. Based in Dundee, Scotland.
📆 Available For Hire!
Working on an arcady, drifty, driving game, title TBC. Follow for updates ⭐️
📆 Available For Hire!
Working on an arcady, drifty, driving game, title TBC. Follow for updates ⭐️
Went over all my rotation maths and realised everything was backwards. Happy Friday
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Went over all my rotation maths and realised everything was backwards. Happy Friday
Been experimenting with using Premake (the build script generator) as the asset build pipeline for one of my game.
So far it's been working pretty well, so I decided to write a blog post about it in case anyone else want's to try. #gamedev #indiedev thope.xyz/2025/premake...
So far it's been working pretty well, so I decided to write a blog post about it in case anyone else want's to try. #gamedev #indiedev thope.xyz/2025/premake...
How to Use Premake to Build Your Game Assets
An overview of how I use the Premake build script generator to also build my game assets.
thope.xyz
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Been experimenting with using Premake (the build script generator) as the asset build pipeline for one of my game.
So far it's been working pretty well, so I decided to write a blog post about it in case anyone else want's to try. #gamedev #indiedev thope.xyz/2025/premake...
So far it's been working pretty well, so I decided to write a blog post about it in case anyone else want's to try. #gamedev #indiedev thope.xyz/2025/premake...
The giant flat list entity architecture from Dreams, rsync algorithm, debugging by spamming in UI code and hot reloading... such a good episode!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBm...
Game Architectures with Alex Evans and Anton Mikhailov
YouTube video by Wookash Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The giant flat list entity architecture from Dreams, rsync algorithm, debugging by spamming in UI code and hot reloading... such a good episode!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBm...
Absolutely incredible
if you want to hear it with the original audio instaed of the music, I downloaded this from the EcoWatch Discovery Mauritius Instagram page directly. if you want to share it please credit them
September 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Absolutely incredible
I did a Lua implementation of a CLAY style UI layout system a few months ago. Today I ported most of the layout code to C++
Tbh I was really liking the lua version. Wish I had a bigger love2d project that warranted investing more time in it #gamedev
Tbh I was really liking the lua version. Wish I had a bigger love2d project that warranted investing more time in it #gamedev
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I did a Lua implementation of a CLAY style UI layout system a few months ago. Today I ported most of the layout code to C++
Tbh I was really liking the lua version. Wish I had a bigger love2d project that warranted investing more time in it #gamedev
Tbh I was really liking the lua version. Wish I had a bigger love2d project that warranted investing more time in it #gamedev
Half a day later and I found the bug in my maths library that was causing the flickering shadow maps 🫠
I probably deserved it... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
I probably deserved it... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
September 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Half a day later and I found the bug in my maths library that was causing the flickering shadow maps 🫠
I probably deserved it... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
I probably deserved it... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
Came home and added some simple linear fog after a long weekend with the fam. I've been working on some stuff in the background to support infinite worlds for the new direction I'm going in. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
September 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Came home and added some simple linear fog after a long weekend with the fam. I've been working on some stuff in the background to support infinite worlds for the new direction I'm going in. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
uhm, slightly off topic, but I wrote a blog post.
thope.xyz/2025/plumber
thope.xyz/2025/plumber
My Plumber Cheats in Call of Duty
He uses a modded controller but only to help him aim.
thope.xyz
August 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
uhm, slightly off topic, but I wrote a blog post.
thope.xyz/2025/plumber
thope.xyz/2025/plumber
ok, I'm releasing a #c and #c++ library
It lets you add native menus to your Mac/Windows app/game with a single API, which was a thing I wanted at some some point #gamedev github.com/thomashope/n...
It lets you add native menus to your Mac/Windows app/game with a single API, which was a thing I wanted at some some point #gamedev github.com/thomashope/n...
GitHub - thomashope/native-menu-bar: A small cross-platform library for adding native menu bars to your desktop app or game
A small cross-platform library for adding native menu bars to your desktop app or game - thomashope/native-menu-bar
github.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
ok, I'm releasing a #c and #c++ library
It lets you add native menus to your Mac/Windows app/game with a single API, which was a thing I wanted at some some point #gamedev github.com/thomashope/n...
It lets you add native menus to your Mac/Windows app/game with a single API, which was a thing I wanted at some some point #gamedev github.com/thomashope/n...
Nice vid on simple car physics (Note to self: make some animation curves for tuning values)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdPY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdPY...
Making Custom Car Physics in Unity (for Very Very Valet)
YouTube video by Toyful Games
www.youtube.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Nice vid on simple car physics (Note to self: make some animation curves for tuning values)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdPY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdPY...
Today was a close call, but I have once again avoided paying for a cabin bag
Got my MacBook with me, Windows builds are running on GitHub actions, the journey never stop #gamedev
Got my MacBook with me, Windows builds are running on GitHub actions, the journey never stop #gamedev
July 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Today was a close call, but I have once again avoided paying for a cabin bag
Got my MacBook with me, Windows builds are running on GitHub actions, the journey never stop #gamedev
Got my MacBook with me, Windows builds are running on GitHub actions, the journey never stop #gamedev
Feeling sick, but enjoying this in bed
June 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Feeling sick, but enjoying this in bed
Tried improving my GLSL workflow in sublime text with syntax highlighting + linting. Unfortunately the linting package needs a PR merged and glslangValidator.exe's --glsl-version flag appears to be broken... Still better than nothing #opengl
June 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Tried improving my GLSL workflow in sublime text with syntax highlighting + linting. Unfortunately the linting package needs a PR merged and glslangValidator.exe's --glsl-version flag appears to be broken... Still better than nothing #opengl
Whelp. Today I think I made a proof of concept vector class implementation with swizzles _without templates_
Instead it generates types with macros all with a 'common initial sequence' to avoid UB. Not saying it's a good ideas, but I think it works? github.com/thomashope/v...
Instead it generates types with macros all with a 'common initial sequence' to avoid UB. Not saying it's a good ideas, but I think it works? github.com/thomashope/v...
github.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Whelp. Today I think I made a proof of concept vector class implementation with swizzles _without templates_
Instead it generates types with macros all with a 'common initial sequence' to avoid UB. Not saying it's a good ideas, but I think it works? github.com/thomashope/v...
Instead it generates types with macros all with a 'common initial sequence' to avoid UB. Not saying it's a good ideas, but I think it works? github.com/thomashope/v...