So this feels weird after disappearing for how long but here goes. After the last post, I have had a lot of things happen some good some not so good. I will not go into detail but life loves to get in the way. The upside is it was not all bad I managed to … Continue reading Change of Pace
Category: General Updates
GUI Expansion
So I really need to break the habit of posting whenever is convenient so here goes. So in order to progress further, I needed to further expand my GUI systems to allow for more complex tasks. In order to achieve this, I opted for an event-driven system and ran across a fun issue that had … Continue reading GUI Expansion
New IO Systems
So I spent a while overhauling the IO system in the Engine. This came about from me having to write the same IO code over and over again when I was loading a file from a different file system. The solution was to spend some time ripping out all the boilerplate code and replace it … Continue reading New IO Systems
Programming Rant
This is something that I need to get off my chest and out into the open. This might be very opinionated and from someone that is still green in the field. Beginners I tend to see a lot of people scared away from programming by the entry bar that comes from learning their first … Continue reading Programming Rant
Erde Physics
While developing the engine it was becoming more and more apparent that I could not put off working on the physics engine. Seeing as many of the physics engines out there work for primitive objects and meshes rather than distance fields this was a little tricky to figure out. The Solution After experimenting with several … Continue reading Erde Physics
Project Nepgeardam
A little while ago I was playing around with intercepting DirectX calls and re-familiarize myself with C++. A project that was hinted at that spawned from this is as the title says Project Nepgeardam. I have made a few additions that are hopefully noteworthy. Without further ado let us dive into it. Sending Input So … Continue reading Project Nepgeardam
DX11 Hook Challenge
So this is a bit of a fun one. I figured seeing as I hardly use C++ these days and I am probably rusty I decided to test my knowledge by creating an API to intercept DX11 calls. Warning going to be a long one. Those that want to see the result scroll to the … Continue reading DX11 Hook Challenge