Niklas Lundberg
@datgame.bsky.social
Engine Net/MP code at @MediaMolecule TBA project. prev: Dreams, Intel Net, Avalanche engine, Mad Max, Just Cause 3+4, Rage 2, Contraband, Hunter CoTW, Hiber3d.
https://x.com/datgame
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@datgame
https://x.com/datgame
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@datgame
"How I wrote the fastest Blender exporter and so could you!
An article that I wish existed"
lotusspring.substack.com/p/how-i-wrot...
An article that I wish existed"
lotusspring.substack.com/p/how-i-wrot...
How I wrote the fastest Blender exporter and so could you!
An article that I wish existed
lotusspring.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"How I wrote the fastest Blender exporter and so could you!
An article that I wish existed"
lotusspring.substack.com/p/how-i-wrot...
An article that I wish existed"
lotusspring.substack.com/p/how-i-wrot...
PowerToys had a Light Switch enabled by default which suddenly started to enforce Light Mode theme instead of my Dark choice.
In case you wonder wtf happened after last nights enforced Win10 reboot.
In case you wonder wtf happened after last nights enforced Win10 reboot.
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
PowerToys had a Light Switch enabled by default which suddenly started to enforce Light Mode theme instead of my Dark choice.
In case you wonder wtf happened after last nights enforced Win10 reboot.
In case you wonder wtf happened after last nights enforced Win10 reboot.
Reposted by Niklas Lundberg
Super Mario World has an extremely eclectic art style whereby many enemies are drawn in completely different ways. Development files reveal Mario went through many stylistic changes; it is possible that all the enemies were made to fit Mario, but at different points in time.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Super Mario World has an extremely eclectic art style whereby many enemies are drawn in completely different ways. Development files reveal Mario went through many stylistic changes; it is possible that all the enemies were made to fit Mario, but at different points in time.
Why wait, GTA6 in Dreams is here youtu.be/CK4jnYOGf9E
GTA 6 Made in Dreams Ps4
YouTube video by ✯ Vika Crayon ✯
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Why wait, GTA6 in Dreams is here youtu.be/CK4jnYOGf9E
These very long and good @gameengineering.bsky.social episodes are mostly voice, no slides or anything, so I can recommend just listening to them.
My favorite app is pocketcasts.com/podcasts/46a...
My favorite app is pocketcasts.com/podcasts/46a...
Wookash Podcast
Technical conversations with inspiring figures: programming, game engines, graphics, and more!
pocketcasts.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
These very long and good @gameengineering.bsky.social episodes are mostly voice, no slides or anything, so I can recommend just listening to them.
My favorite app is pocketcasts.com/podcasts/46a...
My favorite app is pocketcasts.com/podcasts/46a...
Super fun, as expected!
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 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Super fun, as expected!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFBm...
Have you ever seen a p4 user _not_ have a "DON'T COMMIT!!!11!" changelist pending?
It didn't take Ark VCS three decades to recognize this.
> Added No Commit feature, that allows you to flag files to not be able to be committed. ark-vcs.com/download.html
It didn't take Ark VCS three decades to recognize this.
> Added No Commit feature, that allows you to flag files to not be able to be committed. ark-vcs.com/download.html
Ark VCS
ark-vcs.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Have you ever seen a p4 user _not_ have a "DON'T COMMIT!!!11!" changelist pending?
It didn't take Ark VCS three decades to recognize this.
> Added No Commit feature, that allows you to flag files to not be able to be committed. ark-vcs.com/download.html
It didn't take Ark VCS three decades to recognize this.
> Added No Commit feature, that allows you to flag files to not be able to be committed. ark-vcs.com/download.html
Fun watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHn...
Programming in Assembly without an Operating System
YouTube video by Inkbox
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Fun watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHn...
Reposted by Niklas Lundberg
Dreams like Cam in Godot working in Editor with a Controller.
This is the way.
You guys don't know how much freedom you give up by using KB&M! ☝️
This is the way.
You guys don't know how much freedom you give up by using KB&M! ☝️
September 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Dreams like Cam in Godot working in Editor with a Controller.
This is the way.
You guys don't know how much freedom you give up by using KB&M! ☝️
This is the way.
You guys don't know how much freedom you give up by using KB&M! ☝️
Unknowingly, I had Overwolf in autostart because of Minecraft experiments some months ago.
Suddenly one day when starting Silksong, Overwolf showed the full map as game overlay, without asking any questions first.
Suddenly one day when starting Silksong, Overwolf showed the full map as game overlay, without asking any questions first.
September 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Unknowingly, I had Overwolf in autostart because of Minecraft experiments some months ago.
Suddenly one day when starting Silksong, Overwolf showed the full map as game overlay, without asking any questions first.
Suddenly one day when starting Silksong, Overwolf showed the full map as game overlay, without asking any questions first.
Everyone is fired!
The 35 year old Amiga was faster than this.
The 35 year old Amiga was faster than this.
Just updated to macOS DaHoe, and boy-oh-boy-oh-boy...
The Settings app now feels slower than a React webpage. You can literally see how it's rendering individual widgets as if it is downloading everything through a 1990's internet connection...
The Settings app now feels slower than a React webpage. You can literally see how it's rendering individual widgets as if it is downloading everything through a 1990's internet connection...
September 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Everyone is fired!
The 35 year old Amiga was faster than this.
The 35 year old Amiga was faster than this.
Reposted by Niklas Lundberg
In Super Mario Odyssey, kicking things is Mario's highest priority, overriding all other actions. If a kickable object, such as a football, is thrown at Mario while he is asleep, he will momentarily wake up just to kick it before instantly going back to sleep.
September 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In Super Mario Odyssey, kicking things is Mario's highest priority, overriding all other actions. If a kickable object, such as a football, is thrown at Mario while he is asleep, he will momentarily wake up just to kick it before instantly going back to sleep.
"Hobby coding" feels like the least in-the-moment experience just for the joy of it.
Does it ever apply in this way? I feel like there's basically always some extrinsic goal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAq...
Does it ever apply in this way? I feel like there's basically always some extrinsic goal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAq...
The grindification of hobbies
YouTube video by Alastair
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Hobby coding" feels like the least in-the-moment experience just for the joy of it.
Does it ever apply in this way? I feel like there's basically always some extrinsic goal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAq...
Does it ever apply in this way? I feel like there's basically always some extrinsic goal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAq...
I'm so glad they versioned it in the filename, so it's easy to pick the right one.
August 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I'm so glad they versioned it in the filename, so it's easy to pick the right one.
wasm'atter, not happy with native code?
August 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
wasm'atter, not happy with native code?
Reposted by Niklas Lundberg
Digital Foundry in 3 years (maybe)
August 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Digital Foundry in 3 years (maybe)
Reposted by Niklas Lundberg
Who wants to play a game of CompatTelRunner.exe today?
I know it's a CPU hog causing high fan noise, but it'll only take 20 minutes.
@Windows
I know it's a CPU hog causing high fan noise, but it'll only take 20 minutes.
@Windows
August 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Who wants to play a game of CompatTelRunner.exe today?
I know it's a CPU hog causing high fan noise, but it'll only take 20 minutes.
@Windows
I know it's a CPU hog causing high fan noise, but it'll only take 20 minutes.
@Windows
Reposted by Niklas Lundberg
BREAKING: Xbox is canceling Contraband, announced in 2021 from Avalanche Studios (Just Cause), after four years of radio silence, sources tell Bloomberg News. This news arrives weeks after a mass layoff in which Xbox canceled several other big titles.
August 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: Xbox is canceling Contraband, announced in 2021 from Avalanche Studios (Just Cause), after four years of radio silence, sources tell Bloomberg News. This news arrives weeks after a mass layoff in which Xbox canceled several other big titles.