Poetica Mechanica
@poetica.dev
A single-person company devoted to making interesting models, scripts, tools, shaders, etc. for fellow indie developers.
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The full run-down of this thing is up for free on my Patreon. No subscription needed, I've made it public!
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Unity Shader Doodle - Half-Tone Shadows (Free Download) | Poetica Mechanica
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June 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The full run-down of this thing is up for free on my Patreon. No subscription needed, I've made it public!
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I made a thing today! @stoff.bsky.social Nerd-Sniped me this morning with a shader quandary, so I ended up making this thing, a Surface-based Half-Tone shader! It's not great, but I think the effect is neat, and I'm releasing it as a free download in the comments below!
#IndieDev #Shaders
#IndieDev #Shaders
June 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I made a thing today! @stoff.bsky.social Nerd-Sniped me this morning with a shader quandary, so I ended up making this thing, a Surface-based Half-Tone shader! It's not great, but I think the effect is neat, and I'm releasing it as a free download in the comments below!
#IndieDev #Shaders
#IndieDev #Shaders
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The effect when plonking the other waves back in, though, is encouraging. It's not PERFECT, but the fact that lerping the directions of the waves alone seems to work without going completely corrupted means my idea of integrating Flow Mapping into Gerstner MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK.
May 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The effect when plonking the other waves back in, though, is encouraging. It's not PERFECT, but the fact that lerping the directions of the waves alone seems to work without going completely corrupted means my idea of integrating Flow Mapping into Gerstner MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK.
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Our latest project, a Unity URP-based Ocean Shader, is well underway, and the first DevLog is now available to read for free!
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#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
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Ocean Shader Redux - Poetica Mechanica
A DevLog on a new, remade Ocean Shader using Unity 6 and URP, and the struggles and challenges that went into it.
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April 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Our latest project, a Unity URP-based Ocean Shader, is well underway, and the first DevLog is now available to read for free!
poetica.dev/2025/04/25/o...
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
poetica.dev/2025/04/25/o...
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
Our latest project, a Unity URP-based Ocean Shader, is well underway, and the first DevLog is now available to read for free!
poetica.dev/2025/04/25/o...
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
poetica.dev/2025/04/25/o...
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
Ocean Shader Redux - Poetica Mechanica
A DevLog on a new, remade Ocean Shader using Unity 6 and URP, and the struggles and challenges that went into it.
poeticamechanica.dev
April 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Our latest project, a Unity URP-based Ocean Shader, is well underway, and the first DevLog is now available to read for free!
poetica.dev/2025/04/25/o...
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
poetica.dev/2025/04/25/o...
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unity #Shader
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I have been making some decent progress on my Ocean Shader's new Wave Editor. Currently, it's just a port of the auto-generator script, but now includes preview screens to make sure lower resolution settings still look coherent.
Next up, making the Wave Settings editor!
#Indiedev #Unity #Shader
Next up, making the Wave Settings editor!
#Indiedev #Unity #Shader
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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The previous version's normal calculation was to just resample the Gerstner waves at points around the target vertex to find the slope between vertices. It was slow as hell, but dead-simple. This one has been DESTROYING my brain because Partial Derivatives in Pseudo-Tangent Space go BRRR.
April 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The previous version's normal calculation was to just resample the Gerstner waves at points around the target vertex to find the slope between vertices. It was slow as hell, but dead-simple. This one has been DESTROYING my brain because Partial Derivatives in Pseudo-Tangent Space go BRRR.
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A note on the physical coloring part: The previous version just lerped from Cyan to Deep Blue as the water got deeper. This time, I'm playing with Beer-Lambert based math (more math! D:) to simulate the water color directly rather than trying to manually tune things. It's not perfect, but it's neat!
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A note on the physical coloring part: The previous version just lerped from Cyan to Deep Blue as the water got deeper. This time, I'm playing with Beer-Lambert based math (more math! D:) to simulate the water color directly rather than trying to manually tune things. It's not perfect, but it's neat!
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Making progress on lighting my redux ocean shader! As mentioned in a previous post, this version reconstructs surface normals entirely differently from my previous one, and I am TIRED OF VECTOR MATH NOW! Reflections and physical coloring are in now though!
#Unity #Shader #IndieDev #GameDev
#Unity #Shader #IndieDev #GameDev
April 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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> Waffle Aquired
> Repairs Ininiated.
>Signal Restored.
Knight Cap, Episode 5: Waffle texture is live!
> Waffle Aquired
> Repairs Ininiated.
>Signal Restored.
Knight Cap, Episode 5: Waffle texture is live!
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Knight Cap Episode 5: Waffle Texture
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October 12, 2024 at 2:53 AM
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> Waffle Aquired
> Repairs Ininiated.
>Signal Restored.
Knight Cap, Episode 5: Waffle texture is live!
> Waffle Aquired
> Repairs Ininiated.
>Signal Restored.
Knight Cap, Episode 5: Waffle texture is live!
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Tonight, in about a half-hour, I'll be talking with @uneditedbear.bsky.social and FreeCoyote on the Knight Cap podcast! There shall be a great deal of nerdery! Watch live at twitch.tv/uneditedbear
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A California-based variety Vtuber with a focus on VR Rp, Moble games, and whatever happens to catch my attention.
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October 12, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Tonight, in about a half-hour, I'll be talking with @uneditedbear.bsky.social and FreeCoyote on the Knight Cap podcast! There shall be a great deal of nerdery! Watch live at twitch.tv/uneditedbear
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Tomorrow, at 7 PM PST, I will be joining @uneditedbear.bsky.social and FreeCoyote on the Knight Cap panel show! I hope to see you all there!
October 11, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Tomorrow, at 7 PM PST, I will be joining @uneditedbear.bsky.social and FreeCoyote on the Knight Cap panel show! I hope to see you all there!
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Who... exactly... thought this was a good notation to make array casting "simpler" in .NET/C#? I'm bringing an app up to .NET 8.0 and... some of these changes are just like.. WHY?
Yes it's shorter, but it is for sure not more readable!
#programming #indiedev
Yes it's shorter, but it is for sure not more readable!
#programming #indiedev
June 22, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Who... exactly... thought this was a good notation to make array casting "simpler" in .NET/C#? I'm bringing an app up to .NET 8.0 and... some of these changes are just like.. WHY?
Yes it's shorter, but it is for sure not more readable!
#programming #indiedev
Yes it's shorter, but it is for sure not more readable!
#programming #indiedev
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A fun note about writing yourself an updater for your app: If your updater overwrites itself with a version from your server that doesn't do anything, try not to be surprised when running the updater again... doesn't do anything.
Fun times at the Chicken & Egg factory.
#Indiedev
Fun times at the Chicken & Egg factory.
#Indiedev
June 14, 2024 at 4:49 AM
A fun note about writing yourself an updater for your app: If your updater overwrites itself with a version from your server that doesn't do anything, try not to be surprised when running the updater again... doesn't do anything.
Fun times at the Chicken & Egg factory.
#Indiedev
Fun times at the Chicken & Egg factory.
#Indiedev
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I'm helping organize a roleplay gamejam, which obviously disqualifies me from taking part in the competition, but I have too many ideas bouncing around and I just couldn't help myself: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Play to Lift (a Game Poem)
Inspired by: https://majcher.itch.io/24-game-poems Play to Lift A game poem by Sylan Troh For 3-6 people. If you have more people, you can split up into smaller groups. You are playing as a group of...
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June 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I'm helping organize a roleplay gamejam, which obviously disqualifies me from taking part in the competition, but I have too many ideas bouncing around and I just couldn't help myself: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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> Delayed Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of Aetheric rift is go!
> ID Code: 52324
> Delayed Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of Aetheric rift is go!
> ID Code: 52324
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Knight Cap Ep 4: A taste of Oblivion
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May 24, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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> Delayed Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of Aetheric rift is go!
> ID Code: 52324
> Delayed Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of Aetheric rift is go!
> ID Code: 52324
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/...-/ /Data intercepted./ /-.../
> WARNING: Aethric balance of warp reactor reaching unsafe levels.
> Oblivion Protocol Activated.
> Percent chance of destruction of warp reactor: 32%
> Possible Incursion from the Aetheric Sea.
> Operation: 7 PM PST.
> Code: Bnuuy.
> WARNING: Aethric balance of warp reactor reaching unsafe levels.
> Oblivion Protocol Activated.
> Percent chance of destruction of warp reactor: 32%
> Possible Incursion from the Aetheric Sea.
> Operation: 7 PM PST.
> Code: Bnuuy.
May 23, 2024 at 2:02 AM
/...-/ /Data intercepted./ /-.../
> WARNING: Aethric balance of warp reactor reaching unsafe levels.
> Oblivion Protocol Activated.
> Percent chance of destruction of warp reactor: 32%
> Possible Incursion from the Aetheric Sea.
> Operation: 7 PM PST.
> Code: Bnuuy.
> WARNING: Aethric balance of warp reactor reaching unsafe levels.
> Oblivion Protocol Activated.
> Percent chance of destruction of warp reactor: 32%
> Possible Incursion from the Aetheric Sea.
> Operation: 7 PM PST.
> Code: Bnuuy.
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The results of Stream 1 of making Twitch Plays Farming Game. Today started from zero, made design documents, and started prototyping with MS Paint drawings. Next stream will be about letting chat control their own meeples on the screen!
#programming #gamedev
#programming #gamedev
May 20, 2024 at 12:44 AM
The results of Stream 1 of making Twitch Plays Farming Game. Today started from zero, made design documents, and started prototyping with MS Paint drawings. Next stream will be about letting chat control their own meeples on the screen!
#programming #gamedev
#programming #gamedev
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Doing something a fair whack different. Today, on stream, we are going to design, plan, and hopefully even prototype a game idea. With Twitch Integration! Watch live at www.twitch.tv/waffleslapper
#Twitch #Indiedev #Programming
#Twitch #Indiedev #Programming
WaffleSlapper - Twitch
Greetings! I am a Programmer and Wannabe Game Developer. I like playing sandbox games and making interesting stuff. Current development focus is on interesting VRChat World ideas.
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May 19, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Doing something a fair whack different. Today, on stream, we are going to design, plan, and hopefully even prototype a game idea. With Twitch Integration! Watch live at www.twitch.tv/waffleslapper
#Twitch #Indiedev #Programming
#Twitch #Indiedev #Programming
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Been trying to get better at compositing and lighting in #Blender and been playing with some old models to see if I can't "upgrade" them a bit. Here's the Sword I made a bit ago with some attempts at "Photorealism" applied. Still got a long way to go.
#IndieDevs #3dmodeling
#IndieDevs #3dmodeling
May 10, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Been trying to get better at compositing and lighting in #Blender and been playing with some old models to see if I can't "upgrade" them a bit. Here's the Sword I made a bit ago with some attempts at "Photorealism" applied. Still got a long way to go.
#IndieDevs #3dmodeling
#IndieDevs #3dmodeling
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>Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of suspicious cargo is go!
>ID Code: 42824
>Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of suspicious cargo is go!
>ID Code: 42824
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Knight Cap Episode 2: Mhai tai
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April 28, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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>Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of suspicious cargo is go!
>ID Code: 42824
>Transmission intercepted.
> Investigation of suspicious cargo is go!
>ID Code: 42824
TFW you spend all day working on a Thing only to realize that said Thing isn't really going to work in Production.
#indiedev #programming
#indiedev #programming
April 23, 2024 at 8:16 PM
TFW you spend all day working on a Thing only to realize that said Thing isn't really going to work in Production.
#indiedev #programming
#indiedev #programming
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Threw together a Sci-Fi reticle of sorts for a prototype game project. Dunno if this will be the final design but I do like how it came out. Not at all realistic, but fun-looking!
#Photoshop #indiedev
#Photoshop #indiedev
April 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Threw together a Sci-Fi reticle of sorts for a prototype game project. Dunno if this will be the final design but I do like how it came out. Not at all realistic, but fun-looking!
#Photoshop #indiedev
#Photoshop #indiedev