It's been quite a while since I posted here. All is well, and I now have some time to talk to you on where I've been and what I wish to do in the future.
I started a job back in August and my enormous amount of free time dwindled to a few hours a day. However, I now have an income to support myself and buy new toys. I wanted to get into the Linux ecosystem and further distance myself from the Windows world. So for about $300, I've built a PC with an i3-6100, 4GB of DDR4 Ram, put it in a Min
The next step is to put our scene into VR and look at everything. I'm about six feet tall and the player model seems the same height, so that all looks right. The controllers, as you can see below, are all working with full articulation of all controls. The teleport indicator looks good too.
Now we're going to start our VR player script. We start with a new script and initialize the VR environment in the Start() function. A camera is also created in code, and I deleted the camera
I'm building the VR project template for Leadwerks 4.5. Although you can enable VR in any project, this template is specifically designed to provide some of your most common room-scale VR features:
Teleportation movement, which prevents motion sickness.
Picking up and throwing objects. (It's actually really fun!)
To start with I am creating the art assets for the teleport effect. This is basically what I want:
Your controller shoots a beam which ends in an indicato
Hi guys,
this time I have something special for you. A video containing some real "ingame" footage, so you can finally see how the things, I am writing and talking about, actually look like. This is also the last blog entry for this devblog (I may just rename it/reuse it for the next project, because it will build upon the PHFW). Find out more by watching the video. Enjoy it and of course tell me your thoughts!
For those of you, now wondering, if the Framework will ever be av
A new build is available on the beta branch on Steam.
Fixed Kinematic joint rotation (thanks Julio!)
Fixed FlushKeys / FlushMouse not working on Linux.
I'm still having trouble compiling with the latest version of Code::Blocks / GCC: https://www.leadwerks.com/community/topic/14663-compile-problem-on-ubuntu-1604-using-codeblocks-c
I upgraded to Leadwerks 4.5 beta.
And lots of the errors seen below:
error C2872: 'byte': ambiguous symbol
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/93889/error-c2872-byte-ambiguous-symbol.html
This worked for me and solved the issue:
In Project Properties -> Language -> C/C++ set The C++ Language Standard to ISO C++14 Standard (/std:c++14)
I recently published the full source code to my little mini-game "Asteroids3D". You can download it here:
Turning this into a VR game with Leadwerks Engine 4.5 was very easy. I will show you how here.
The first step is to enable VR. This code will check to see if OpenVR initializes correctly. If it fails for any reason, an error message will be printed and the game will exit:
if VR:Enable()==false then
System:Print("VR failed to initialize.")
return
end
Now we need to adjus
Another build is available on the beta branch on Steam.
Fixed zip import behavior.
Fixed physics swept collision bug, waiting for confirmation this fixed other reported problems.
Kinematic joint rotation not fixed yet.
Updated to Steamworks 1.41
Updated to latest version of OpenVR
Code::Blocks C++ project not updated yet.
We're getting close to release, so your reports (especially the ones with examples!) are appreciated.
Instructions for upda
Three years ago I realized we could safely distribute Lua script-based games on Steam Workshop without the need for a binary executable. At the time this was quite extraordinary. http://www.develop-online.net/news/update-leadwerks-workshop-suggests-devs-can-circumvent-greenlight-and-publish-games-straight-to-steam/0194370
Leadwerks Game Launcher was born. My idea was that we could get increased exposure for your games by putting free demos and works in progress on Steam. At the same time
The beta branch on Steam is updated with some fairly big changes.
Leadwerks Engine is now compiled with and uses Visual Studio 2017.
It is now compiled on Ubuntu 16.04. I do not know yet what changes this means for the end user but I had to add some dependencies in the editor.
In addition to that, ZIP import is now working (File > Import).
The VR command set is finished and documented. A VR project template is forthcoming.
The new vehicles are not yet ready.
Leadwerks Engine 4.5 will add ZIP files to the list of file formats you can import into the editor. This isn't really anything special except that it works in a very specific way. Source art files will be extracted first, followed by final game-ready formats (mdl and tex), followed by .meta files, which contain thumbnails and conversion settings for each file. The resulting behavior is that you can import a zip file of game assets, with source art files, and the files will be copied in a way
Gamers have always been fascinated with the idea of endless areas to roam. It seems we are always artificially constrained within a small area to play in, and the possibility of an entire world outside those bounds is tantalizing. The game FUEL captured this idea by presenting the player with an enormous world that took hours to drive across:
In the past, I always implemented terrain with one big heightmap texture, which had a fixed size like 1024x1024, 2048x2048, etc. However,
The beta branch has been updated with a new build of version 4.5 beta. VR support is implemented and documented here: https://www.leadwerks.com/learn?page=API-Reference_Object_VR
Linux C++ projects will currently not build in the beta (working on it now).
See this thread on updating your C++ projects:
https://www.leadwerks.com/community/topic/16838-upgrading-44-c-projects-to-45/
Hi its me again ,
as promised last time, I will talk about publishing and what my plans are with the Phodex Framework. Next time I continue posting the progress of the Framework.
So I made myself some toughts about that topic. I am working very hard on this project and I think it has some very good attempts and intuitive systems, but still is pretty far away from meeting my expectations. When I started making the Framework, my intention was to create all the systems, as userfriendly, c
Leadwerks has historically had a small group of customers outside of the game industry who use our software for simulations, training, and visualization. Customers using our software products include NASA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and the British Royal Navy. Today I am happy to announce that in response to overwhelming demand we are now offering our services to build custom VR applications with Leadwerks.
This puts us in head-to-head competition with othe
The revision of our vehicle system has been a long time coming, and I am happy to say the wait will soon be worthwhile. The new system uses a hyperrealistic slip differencial system to adjust the power given to each wheel.
The results are a clear cut above any game vehicle physics you've ever seen.
I am also taking steps to make the vehicle system easier to use. The AddTire() command can now accept an entity as a parameter for the tire object. This would typically be
In this article I am going to explain some simple color tricks you can use to give your game environments a much more cohesive color scheme and look much better.
Now if you look at most indie game environments that are thrown together from random models they will look something like this:
It looks awful, with no consistent color scheme and saturation levels all over the place. In fact, most look much worse than this. I'm going to show you how to fix this.
Control Saturatio
A beta build of version 4.5 is now available on the beta branch on Steam. This updates the engine to the latest Newton 3.14. Versions 4.5 and 5 beta are now compiling side-by-side with the same source code. Because of major engine changes in version 5, some bugs may need to be resolved before the final release. Some preliminary information on updating C++ projects can be found in this thread.
Version 4.5 is planned to include official support for VR (both Vive and Oculus) and a new impr
Version 4.5 will feature official support for VR (Vive and Oculus) and a new super realistic vehicle system. These features are more or less already done, but need some work to make them release-ready. The new vehicle system is so good, and I am so grateful to Julio for his help making this happen, that I think we might do a racing-themed winter tournament. I am trying to think of a clever pun to call it.
At the same time, I have implemented the first build of version 5 in the same sour
Hi,
Hello everybody, here is a little blogg. Due to some feedback, I'm thinking about how a better HUD could look like. Below is the Old HUD, and then the new HUD. What do you think? Or how can a HUD look more appealing to this game?
Our most recent game tournament was a smashing success. We had fewer entries this time, but they more than made up for it with the great quality of this round of games. Without further ado I am happy to present the entries...
Behind Enemy Lines
Wow! This game by burgelkat features a variety of missions from blowing up drug manufacturing facilities to sabatoging a plane. Although the same mechanic is usually used, the action never gets old and you will keep playing just to find out
Hey its me again,
as you can see I was working hard . As I want to spend as much time as possible on the project, lets quickly go through whats new.
This is the first version of the PHFW (Phodex Framework) Toolkit now including the "Item Creator", besides the recently presented Animation Manager. I guess the picture is pretty self explaining .
The Item Creator generates a file out of the settings you made which then can be loaded into the "Item Script" inside Leadwerks. The
Hello dear reader,
First of all, as I recently though on how to make the blog more interesting and valuable for you to read, I thought it would be a cool idea if I provide a gamedev specifc tip (can be everything from productivity, to technical stuff, to marketing) at the end of every blog entry. I would be really happy, if you tell me what you think of this idea.
Back to topic. I want to present what I am working at the moment. Last time it were some animations and rigs. I had some m
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