BowJ
@bowj.bsky.social
Trying not to get !CURSED!
Working on game Dev stuff.
I draw, make music and play video games.
Any pronouns
Working on game Dev stuff.
I draw, make music and play video games.
Any pronouns
Updated the camera to stay more centered behind the vehicle and look more upwards/forwards.
Will likely need some more tweaking but the sense of speed seems better overall and you can more clearly see the lovely sky which is a nice bonus.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Will likely need some more tweaking but the sense of speed seems better overall and you can more clearly see the lovely sky which is a nice bonus.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Updated the camera to stay more centered behind the vehicle and look more upwards/forwards.
Will likely need some more tweaking but the sense of speed seems better overall and you can more clearly see the lovely sky which is a nice bonus.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Will likely need some more tweaking but the sense of speed seems better overall and you can more clearly see the lovely sky which is a nice bonus.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
The other cars are still pretty dumb but it's still fun to race against them or force them into a tree
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The other cars are still pretty dumb but it's still fun to race against them or force them into a tree
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Changed my tree models to use quad billboarding, I had wanted to get this kind of shader working for other kinds of trees and bushes mainly but I like how it turned out with these ones. May mix in my old models too for variation but we'll see
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Changed my tree models to use quad billboarding, I had wanted to get this kind of shader working for other kinds of trees and bushes mainly but I like how it turned out with these ones. May mix in my old models too for variation but we'll see
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
The gritty details in a debugging HUD
July 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The gritty details in a debugging HUD
Got an initial NPC Car controller together. Definitely will need a lot of tweaking but it's looking like a solid base starting point
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Got an initial NPC Car controller together. Definitely will need a lot of tweaking but it's looking like a solid base starting point
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Added more environmental details. Added some rocks, more varied terrain textures and some forest ground cover.
Did a longer tour of the scene this time as I might be moving on from it soon with the lessons learned but I may try to get some early NPC cars working first
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Did a longer tour of the scene this time as I might be moving on from it soon with the lessons learned but I may try to get some early NPC cars working first
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Added more environmental details. Added some rocks, more varied terrain textures and some forest ground cover.
Did a longer tour of the scene this time as I might be moving on from it soon with the lessons learned but I may try to get some early NPC cars working first
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Did a longer tour of the scene this time as I might be moving on from it soon with the lessons learned but I may try to get some early NPC cars working first
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Cleaned up the Car controller and tweaked physics. Also added downforce and direction specific air drag values.
Made this force visualizer debug tool to help troubleshoot and tune the forces and its pretty fun to watch. Might add some form of it to the dashboard
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Made this force visualizer debug tool to help troubleshoot and tune the forces and its pretty fun to watch. Might add some form of it to the dashboard
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Cleaned up the Car controller and tweaked physics. Also added downforce and direction specific air drag values.
Made this force visualizer debug tool to help troubleshoot and tune the forces and its pretty fun to watch. Might add some form of it to the dashboard
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Made this force visualizer debug tool to help troubleshoot and tune the forces and its pretty fun to watch. Might add some form of it to the dashboard
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Video with them set to be visible to see them in action
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Video with them set to be visible to see them in action
The hidden secret of my hovercar controller. Many invisible frintionless VehicleWheel3D nodes 😅
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The hidden secret of my hovercar controller. Many invisible frintionless VehicleWheel3D nodes 😅
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Was in the shader mines updating the look of the environment, lighting and post processing.
Was inspired by how some Ukiyo-e art depicts distant landscapes features with simple gradients/single colours with just a few additional lines to imply more detail.
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Was inspired by how some Ukiyo-e art depicts distant landscapes features with simple gradients/single colours with just a few additional lines to imply more detail.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Was in the shader mines updating the look of the environment, lighting and post processing.
Was inspired by how some Ukiyo-e art depicts distant landscapes features with simple gradients/single colours with just a few additional lines to imply more detail.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Was inspired by how some Ukiyo-e art depicts distant landscapes features with simple gradients/single colours with just a few additional lines to imply more detail.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Also tried creating a holo oversized t-shirt but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. By itself I think it came out well enough but I'm not sure how well it suits the character design
July 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Also tried creating a holo oversized t-shirt but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. By itself I think it came out well enough but I'm not sure how well it suits the character design
Some additional detail shots
July 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some additional detail shots
Got a character model somewhat rigged and in game now. Seeing @holographic.pink's use of gradient textures inspired me to use one for the body texture which was a huge help and I am very happy with how it turned out, worked really well for creating the blackout tattoos as well.
July 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Got a character model somewhat rigged and in game now. Seeing @holographic.pink's use of gradient textures inspired me to use one for the body texture which was a huge help and I am very happy with how it turned out, worked really well for creating the blackout tattoos as well.
Testing a new car placeholder model to see how I like the general shape and details. Also did more environmental work, creating more roads and adding bushes to better fill out the forest.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
July 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Testing a new car placeholder model to see how I like the general shape and details. Also did more environmental work, creating more roads and adding bushes to better fill out the forest.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Sped up view of the current day night cycle made with Sky3D.
I also updated how I handle non tree foliage to be more procedural and less manually painted which will help a lot.
Created a Lily of the Valley asset to place around procedurally in clusters as well.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
I also updated how I handle non tree foliage to be more procedural and less manually painted which will help a lot.
Created a Lily of the Valley asset to place around procedurally in clusters as well.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
June 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sped up view of the current day night cycle made with Sky3D.
I also updated how I handle non tree foliage to be more procedural and less manually painted which will help a lot.
Created a Lily of the Valley asset to place around procedurally in clusters as well.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
I also updated how I handle non tree foliage to be more procedural and less manually painted which will help a lot.
Created a Lily of the Valley asset to place around procedurally in clusters as well.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
After a lot of headaches, I finally got collision working for the tens of thousands of trees without slowing things down to a crawl. They also shatter If you hit them hard enough, which can potentially open up shortcuts.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
May 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
After a lot of headaches, I finally got collision working for the tens of thousands of trees without slowing things down to a crawl. They also shatter If you hit them hard enough, which can potentially open up shortcuts.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Did more work on the environment/shaders and made some sound effects for the car
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
May 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Did more work on the environment/shaders and made some sound effects for the car
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Getting my head around the Terrain3D and Proton Scatter add-ons for Godot. Like how it turned out but still have lots to figure out to get things how I want them
April 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Getting my head around the Terrain3D and Proton Scatter add-ons for Godot. Like how it turned out but still have lots to figure out to get things how I want them
Maybe a bunch of small red grass for a compressed video was a bad idea (also being lazy with encoding options).
Here's another in a different part of my test scene that I put together using iCity.
Here's another in a different part of my test scene that I put together using iCity.
March 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Maybe a bunch of small red grass for a compressed video was a bad idea (also being lazy with encoding options).
Here's another in a different part of my test scene that I put together using iCity.
Here's another in a different part of my test scene that I put together using iCity.
Really like how the movement controller is coming along for the gamedev project I'm working on.
Really need to know what I want to do for Level/World Design and find or create the tools to accomplish it.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Really need to know what I want to do for Level/World Design and find or create the tools to accomplish it.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
March 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Really like how the movement controller is coming along for the gamedev project I'm working on.
Really need to know what I want to do for Level/World Design and find or create the tools to accomplish it.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Really need to know what I want to do for Level/World Design and find or create the tools to accomplish it.
#GameDev #GodotEngine #Godot
Can't quite put my finger on why...
January 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Can't quite put my finger on why...
Current progress on the model I've been working on in Blender. Still a lot left to do but I'm pleasantly surprised I got it to this point
December 31, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Current progress on the model I've been working on in Blender. Still a lot left to do but I'm pleasantly surprised I got it to this point
I haven't touched this WIP since April so I think its time to accept that I'm likely not getting back to it. Will probably revisit some of the ideas at some point at least
November 26, 2024 at 1:45 AM
I haven't touched this WIP since April so I think its time to accept that I'm likely not getting back to it. Will probably revisit some of the ideas at some point at least
Might as well post some recent art I made for a first post
September 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Might as well post some recent art I made for a first post