Godot – See The Universe!
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January 26, 2023
A major milestone! With additional refactoring, the Big Bang is getting more efficient. In fact, I now have…
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January 26, 2023
Godot – Yes, Another Resource-Centric Post
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Godot – Revenge of the Resources
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Godot – A New Game Dawns
The latest update on my magnum opus (for…
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Godot – See The Universe!
A major milestone! With additional refactoring, the Big Bang is getting more efficient. In fact, I…
Godot – Yes, Another Resource-Centric Post
Beware of attempting to inherit a resource within another resource. Godot's caching mechanism means you will…
Godot – Revenge of the Resources
After agonizing over the decision, I have refactored my Big Bang code to save the data…
Godot – A New Game Dawns
The latest update on my magnum opus (for the nth time). Good news! Things are working…
Godot – Universe Construction Set
Now that I have my basic "Big Bang" translated from legacy code to GDScript, I am…
Godot – The Nested Resource Shuffle
Nested resources are a pain when you don't know how to use nested resources. Thankfully, where…