Andrew Wooldridge 🐲
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i can finally hop around this world and IT'S SO GOOD 😭
i can finally hop around this world and IT'S SO GOOD 😭
you can see through the sides of chunks now because the chunks (correctly!) note that their underground sides faces are obscured. it's just that they're obscured by chunks you can't see because they haven't fully been generated yet
chunks connect properly now! with bonus shot of the sprawling cave systems beneath the surface
i made a staged chunk generation system where chunks can request their neighbors be generated but only up to a certain stage, which keeps the generation from going infinitely in all directions, because the requested stage must always be lower than the chunk's current stage of generation
A view of cave systems generated underneath the surface of the 3x3 chunks, showing a maze of twisting connected passages going deep beneath the earth, set on a background of cornflower blue color
surface terrain made up of beige brown dirt blocks topped with fluffy grass, 3x3 chunks in size. the chunks connect properly to each other now, with appropriate grass transitions and no outlines where there shouldn't be any
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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An amazing (and massive) new No Man's Sky update just dropped (for free) - No Man's Sky Voyagers 6.0. A Star Citizen like, liveable new Corvette ship tier has been introduced. You craft it yourself, fly with a friend crew (if you like), explore far and wide.
As mentioned in the deep dive video, it uses new tech simultaneously being developed for both No Man's Sky and the forthcoming Light No Fire.
This is the 49th major update to No Man's Sky across these nine years (total updates so far: 251 -- all free).
Deep dive video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdkt2rDKnAE
More info:
https://www.nomanssky.com/voyagers-update/
#NoMansSky#NoMansSkyVoyagers#NMS #games #gamers #gaming #spacegames#SciFi #procgen #updated#Steam#PCgaming#PS4#PS5#Xbox#Switch#Mac #macgaming#Starfield#StarCitizen #spaceships#HelloGames #exploration
An amazing (and massive) new No Man's Sky update just dropped (for free) - No Man's Sky Voyagers 6.0. A Star Citizen like, liveable new Corvette ship tier has been introduced. You craft it yourself, fly with a friend crew (if you like), explore far and wide.
As mentioned in the deep dive video, it uses new tech simultaneously being developed for both No Man's Sky and the forthcoming Light No Fire.
This is the 49th major update to No Man's Sky across these nine years (total updates so far: 251 -- all free).
Deep dive video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdkt2rDKnAE
More info:
https://www.nomanssky.com/voyagers-update/
#NoMansSky#NoMansSkyVoyagers#NMS #games #gamers #gaming #spacegames#SciFi #procgen #updated#Steam#PCgaming#PS4#PS5#Xbox#Switch#Mac #macgaming#Starfield#StarCitizen #spaceships#HelloGames #exploration
Here's a fly-by with the new trees. The fact that they cast/receive shadows even in the distance makes a huge difference compared to the old Unity billboard ones, which destroyed the sense of depth in the distance.
#ProcGen#GameDev
(Video of old trees here: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@runevision/112186261304893345)