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Panomino

I made a game you should play (it’s free). It’s called Panomino.

UFO 50 Modding Guide: Title Screens

I’ve recently started making mods for UFO 50, a phenomenal game (really 50+ different games) that everyone should play. There’s a great guide for getting started making UFO 50 mods on the game’s official Discord server, but I thought it might be helpful to document some tips and techniques for modding specific aspects of the game, starting with title screens. As an example, I’ll walk through the…

Egress XDP with Linux VETH Pairs

Introduction Code Performance Analysis Introduction XDP (eXpress Data Path) enables high performance analysis, modification, and redirection of Linux network traffic. XDP Programs can be written and launched from user space at run-time, but are executed in the kernel, providing a terrific combination of speed and usability. They act on packets almost immediately upon receipt, before a socket…

Sprite Stacking: How to Make a 3D Game with a 2D Engine

Introduction Creating a 3D Model Importing a 3D Model into GameMaker Drawing and Scaling a 3D Model Moving the Camera Moving Your Player Setting the Draw Depth for Multiple 3D Objects Adding Animations Adding Shadows Introduction A few weeks ago I started working on a new game using a graphical technique called sprite stacking, which creates the appearance of a 3D character and environment by…

hello

I’ve decided to start a blog to help keep track of my projects.