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efficiency - Can we avoid PCF shadow blur in area where it is full shadow or no shadow - Game Development Stack Exchange
I cast shadows in either opened or closed environment for a directional light whose lookat position follows the player position. So the shadowmap is refreshed regularly so that I cannot store a fixed
networking - Is kernel bypass or userland implementation of UDP used in gamedev? Should it? - Game Development Stack Exchange
Is it used? I found out about libraries such as DPDK are used for userland implementation of protocols and bypassing the kernel. This (kernel bypassing) is done for really performance-sensitive
optimization - How to implement engine sounds for racing games on weak systems without the use of tools like FMOD? - Game Development Stack Exchange
Asking this question because I want to implement performant sound handling on weaker systems. While focusing on such systems are a deadend since everyone has fast devices, I still want to do this a...
unity - Get the path of a sprite without UnityEditor.AssetDatabase - Game Development Stack Exchange
How can I get complete path of a sprite? describes how to get a sprite path using UnityEditor.AssetDatabase which isn't available in builds. I need a way to get the path of a sprite in the build of...
game design - Is it too restrictive to require players to authenticate after 5 levels? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I made a little browser based puzzle game and the most bothersome feedback I got is in regards with the authentication, why do I force people to create accounts to play more than 5 levels. My respo...
unity - Is there a way to filter/search only the children of a selected gameobject in the hierarchy panel? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I'm not sure if there's a setting or wildcard I'm missing, but when I search in the hierarchy panel the results are presented in alphanumerical order with no reference to the hierarchy of the gameo...
How to make tiling properties work with additional texture slots in a Unity Surface Shader? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I have created a custom shader based on Unity's standard surface shader, but tiling and offset properties don't work at all. Only the albedo texture slot's tiling works. How do you make tiling work...
balance - Designing a skill rating system for a game based on reaction speed and accuracy - Game Development Stack Exchange
I am making an online version of Egyptian Rat Screw, which is a card game mainly involving reacting as fast as possible to specific scenarios. I want to have a way to grade a player's skill level b...
unity - Can LOD Groups be used for gameobjects that don't have a renderer component? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I am trying to work out how to use LOD Groups with interactive gameobjects. As a simple example lets say I have a prop which when the player is a certain distance away it plays a sound. The problem...
android - Why does the skinning equation from a Collada file return a weird animation? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I'm trying to make an animation from a Collada file, but I'm not having any success in animating it correctly. I assume it's an error in the Quartenions class, either during creation from matrices or
unreal 4 - Header file not showing in Visual Studio Solution Explorer - Game Development Stack Exchange
I'm having trouble with my Unreal Visual Studio 2019 project. I created a new header file, and saved it in the same folder as my other project files. (I didn't add these existing files, they were i...
python - How to use sensors and ray casting for collision detection in Pygame (using a custom Mask/sensor class)? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I am making a Sonic game in Pygame and I have recently gotten my hands on a Python class that uses pygame.rect and pygame.mask in unison to create sensors that can be used to accurately detect the ...
android - Why Skining equation from Collada file return weird animation? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I'm trying to make an animation from a Collada file, but I'm not having any success in animating it correctly. I assume it's an error in the Quartenions class, either during creation from matrices or
directx11 - Defining camera settings to optimize the use of a shadowmap texture - Game Development Stack Exchange
In my engine I have the possibility to switch from isometric or first person camera, with a far/close camera point of view. In isometric mode the camera point of view can also be in either the -X o...
directx11 - Difficulties with matrices settings for cascaded shadows - Game Development Stack Exchange
I have added cascaded shadows to my pipeline. The whole process seems to works fine as shown in the picture. But I should obtain a progressive “zoom” from the first cascade (red) to the last (blue...
game mechanics - Delayed mouse controls with jets in Battlefield 3 - Game Development Stack Exchange
I am experiencing significant delays and slow movement with jets in Battlefield 3. This problem has a noticeable impact on gameplay, as the jets fail to respond smoothly and quickly, affecting my a...
security - Distribute my game in a sandboxed/jailed environment to assure users it’s safe - Game Development Stack Exchange
I’m looking for a way to distribute my game while providing users with some assurance that it is not malware. My game does not require access to the full filesystem, my game only needs to display
c++ - How to determine drivers placement in a race with shortcuts and offroading? - Game Development Stack Exchange
Thinking of doing a little Micro Machines clone in SFML/C++. I know Micro Machines 'ai' was handled by having 2d array positions (or tiles) marked as being 'on-track' or 'off-track and directing the
unity - How to plan the animation of a complex combat between two groups of units? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I'm working on a turn-based tactics game in Unity3D/C# in which players control Detachments composed of multiple Units. Each Detachment occupies one hex on a map, and may contain up to one each of ...
unity - How to achieve a procedural/modular dirt path like those in The Last Campfire? - Game Development Stack Exchange
I’ve played The Last Campfire recently and got really inspired by it, so I’m trying to recreate some scenes from the game just to improve my 3D art skills. But there’s one thing that I’m a bit lost...
simulations - Is it possible to make a game with a fully simulated world, with dynamic characters and environment? - Game Development Stack Exchange
Context I really enjoy playing Skyrim. I have installed mods that make the game feel more immersive, like weapons breaking, survival mechanics, no visual information, pitch dark dungeons, etc, etc....
c++ - What to do about server and client state desync when client prediction gets too far ahead? - Game Development Stack Exchange
Im implementing my own version of client prediction and server reconciliation for a custom pawn in unreal engine 5, since i couldnt use the default unreal character for my needs, as it forces you i...