thomas "noio" 🏔️ vandenberg
@noio.games
he makes games, including:
🏰 Kingdom: New Lands
🌱 Cloud Gardens
🍕 Pizza Possum
🏰 Kingdom: New Lands
🌱 Cloud Gardens
🍕 Pizza Possum
Pinned
Officially announcing my new game:
GARBAGE COUNTRY.
A lonely road trip through the ruins of a forgotten world.
feat. vast wastelands, tower-defense battles, upgrades, mysteries, & lots of driving.
GARBAGE COUNTRY.
A lonely road trip through the ruins of a forgotten world.
feat. vast wastelands, tower-defense battles, upgrades, mysteries, & lots of driving.
this kind of low poly pixel art always looks EVEN CRISPIER with the wireframe on
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
this kind of low poly pixel art always looks EVEN CRISPIER with the wireframe on
without the right equipment, you will get stuck
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
without the right equipment, you will get stuck
some obstacles can't just be rammed..
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
some obstacles can't just be rammed..
the asset zoo is getting too big
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
the asset zoo is getting too big
This is great! I thought it was all obvious stuff.
But I picked up 2 new things:
1️⃣ Put saved games into a /{SteamId}/ subfolder of app data, so that multiple Steam users can share PC
2️⃣ Don't Cloud Save graphics settings cause they're pretty inherently tied to one machine!
Thanks!
But I picked up 2 new things:
1️⃣ Put saved games into a /{SteamId}/ subfolder of app data, so that multiple Steam users can share PC
2️⃣ Don't Cloud Save graphics settings cause they're pretty inherently tied to one machine!
Thanks!
I wrote a short writeup on miscellaneous game release gotchas & pitfalls... enjoy!
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
blendogames.com/news/post/20...
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is great! I thought it was all obvious stuff.
But I picked up 2 new things:
1️⃣ Put saved games into a /{SteamId}/ subfolder of app data, so that multiple Steam users can share PC
2️⃣ Don't Cloud Save graphics settings cause they're pretty inherently tied to one machine!
Thanks!
But I picked up 2 new things:
1️⃣ Put saved games into a /{SteamId}/ subfolder of app data, so that multiple Steam users can share PC
2️⃣ Don't Cloud Save graphics settings cause they're pretty inherently tied to one machine!
Thanks!
Reposted by thomas "noio" 🏔️ vandenberg
I remember my first game being reviewed as “a mildly interactive screensaver” on newgrounds
I felt flattered
I felt flattered
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I remember my first game being reviewed as “a mildly interactive screensaver” on newgrounds
I felt flattered
I felt flattered
Reposted by thomas "noio" 🏔️ vandenberg
Look who's here in their favourite lookout spot 🌴
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Look who's here in their favourite lookout spot 🌴
my partner thinks i have a pathological need to answer every email I get.
maybe.
I'll often spend time writing novice devs asking for advice..
(i should be writing code instead, I guess?)
but maybe it's some kind of therapy for me as well
maybe.
I'll often spend time writing novice devs asking for advice..
(i should be writing code instead, I guess?)
but maybe it's some kind of therapy for me as well
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
my partner thinks i have a pathological need to answer every email I get.
maybe.
I'll often spend time writing novice devs asking for advice..
(i should be writing code instead, I guess?)
but maybe it's some kind of therapy for me as well
maybe.
I'll often spend time writing novice devs asking for advice..
(i should be writing code instead, I guess?)
but maybe it's some kind of therapy for me as well
the art style of GARBAGE COUNTRY is really flat. With limited palette textures, and cell shading.
so I'm often tempted to add a little bit of AO, to subtly pull objects apart
and every time i rediscover that it messes up the particles, which SHOULD be flat (to blend together)
so I'm often tempted to add a little bit of AO, to subtly pull objects apart
and every time i rediscover that it messes up the particles, which SHOULD be flat (to blend together)
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
the art style of GARBAGE COUNTRY is really flat. With limited palette textures, and cell shading.
so I'm often tempted to add a little bit of AO, to subtly pull objects apart
and every time i rediscover that it messes up the particles, which SHOULD be flat (to blend together)
so I'm often tempted to add a little bit of AO, to subtly pull objects apart
and every time i rediscover that it messes up the particles, which SHOULD be flat (to blend together)
haha, tried to add some recoil.. not how that works, apparently.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
haha, tried to add some recoil.. not how that works, apparently.
When returning to an older Unity project, ever have that feeling of
"how does this work again?"
"which scene do I open?"
"where does the content live?!"
I did fresh collaborators — and my future self — a favor by adding a little "welcome screen" to the Unity project.
"how does this work again?"
"which scene do I open?"
"where does the content live?!"
I did fresh collaborators — and my future self — a favor by adding a little "welcome screen" to the Unity project.
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
When returning to an older Unity project, ever have that feeling of
"how does this work again?"
"which scene do I open?"
"where does the content live?!"
I did fresh collaborators — and my future self — a favor by adding a little "welcome screen" to the Unity project.
"how does this work again?"
"which scene do I open?"
"where does the content live?!"
I did fresh collaborators — and my future self — a favor by adding a little "welcome screen" to the Unity project.
when building a game, you just keep on developing internal tools..
you think you won't need them and then later you do.
In this case: I needed to inspect how different terrain textures
influence grip and other driving behavior..
you think you won't need them and then later you do.
In this case: I needed to inspect how different terrain textures
influence grip and other driving behavior..
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
when building a game, you just keep on developing internal tools..
you think you won't need them and then later you do.
In this case: I needed to inspect how different terrain textures
influence grip and other driving behavior..
you think you won't need them and then later you do.
In this case: I needed to inspect how different terrain textures
influence grip and other driving behavior..
I personally like UGUI.
People warn me about layouting performance, which has never been an issue for me.
But now I see the kind of UI for which it could be an issue. (So many items and so much nesting)
People warn me about layouting performance, which has never been an issue for me.
But now I see the kind of UI for which it could be an issue. (So many items and so much nesting)
trade item lines using no layoutgroups (host frames still use them but one step at at ime)
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I personally like UGUI.
People warn me about layouting performance, which has never been an issue for me.
But now I see the kind of UI for which it could be an issue. (So many items and so much nesting)
People warn me about layouting performance, which has never been an issue for me.
But now I see the kind of UI for which it could be an issue. (So many items and so much nesting)
procedural generation is nice and all,
but then you also have to go and procedurally generate audio..
so now I'm clustering tree instances to set emitter locations!
(learned about DBSCAN in the process!)
but then you also have to go and procedurally generate audio..
so now I'm clustering tree instances to set emitter locations!
(learned about DBSCAN in the process!)
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
procedural generation is nice and all,
but then you also have to go and procedurally generate audio..
so now I'm clustering tree instances to set emitter locations!
(learned about DBSCAN in the process!)
but then you also have to go and procedurally generate audio..
so now I'm clustering tree instances to set emitter locations!
(learned about DBSCAN in the process!)
truly the platonic ideal of a scene list
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
truly the platonic ideal of a scene list
Looked at the Cloud Gardens project for reference..
Saw I have one Game component that links to (mostly) everything in the game.
CUTE, THAT'S IT?!!? THAT'S THE ENTIRE GAME!?
Garbage Country is SO much bigger already! 🥹
Saw I have one Game component that links to (mostly) everything in the game.
CUTE, THAT'S IT?!!? THAT'S THE ENTIRE GAME!?
Garbage Country is SO much bigger already! 🥹
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Looked at the Cloud Gardens project for reference..
Saw I have one Game component that links to (mostly) everything in the game.
CUTE, THAT'S IT?!!? THAT'S THE ENTIRE GAME!?
Garbage Country is SO much bigger already! 🥹
Saw I have one Game component that links to (mostly) everything in the game.
CUTE, THAT'S IT?!!? THAT'S THE ENTIRE GAME!?
Garbage Country is SO much bigger already! 🥹
realized my "simple" AudioZone implementation needs HOLES
the hardest thing was updating the Inspector/Scene drawing,
and *drawing* those holes.. (so, NOT drawing them..)
but with some stencil buffer magic: voila.
the hardest thing was updating the Inspector/Scene drawing,
and *drawing* those holes.. (so, NOT drawing them..)
but with some stencil buffer magic: voila.
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
realized my "simple" AudioZone implementation needs HOLES
the hardest thing was updating the Inspector/Scene drawing,
and *drawing* those holes.. (so, NOT drawing them..)
but with some stencil buffer magic: voila.
the hardest thing was updating the Inspector/Scene drawing,
and *drawing* those holes.. (so, NOT drawing them..)
but with some stencil buffer magic: voila.
I stopped using OdinInspector cuz it's mixing data & presentation too much.
like 5 simple [SerializeField]s become a wall of code
So I went back to vanilla [CustomEditor] IMGUI (not even UITK)
BUT I see now that Rider has deep integration with Odin! So I’m tempted again
like 5 simple [SerializeField]s become a wall of code
So I went back to vanilla [CustomEditor] IMGUI (not even UITK)
BUT I see now that Rider has deep integration with Odin! So I’m tempted again
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I stopped using OdinInspector cuz it's mixing data & presentation too much.
like 5 simple [SerializeField]s become a wall of code
So I went back to vanilla [CustomEditor] IMGUI (not even UITK)
BUT I see now that Rider has deep integration with Odin! So I’m tempted again
like 5 simple [SerializeField]s become a wall of code
So I went back to vanilla [CustomEditor] IMGUI (not even UITK)
BUT I see now that Rider has deep integration with Odin! So I’m tempted again
left this meme on the shelf to ripen for a couple months but here you go
"just make it exist first"
"just make it exist first"
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
left this meme on the shelf to ripen for a couple months but here you go
"just make it exist first"
"just make it exist first"
I — too — love making trees!
(sometimes I think: is *this* game really the best vessel for me just making a bunch of trees?! what game should I have made that's just about me making a bunch of trees for a year..?)
(sometimes I think: is *this* game really the best vessel for me just making a bunch of trees?! what game should I have made that's just about me making a bunch of trees for a year..?)
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I — too — love making trees!
(sometimes I think: is *this* game really the best vessel for me just making a bunch of trees?! what game should I have made that's just about me making a bunch of trees for a year..?)
(sometimes I think: is *this* game really the best vessel for me just making a bunch of trees?! what game should I have made that's just about me making a bunch of trees for a year..?)
don't worry about being good at concept art,
these tiny sketches are all I use, but they help me so much when going into Blender
these tiny sketches are all I use, but they help me so much when going into Blender
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
don't worry about being good at concept art,
these tiny sketches are all I use, but they help me so much when going into Blender
these tiny sketches are all I use, but they help me so much when going into Blender
hire me to design manhole covers
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
hire me to design manhole covers
this made me quite nostalgic
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
this made me quite nostalgic
