First Blog

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[ { "text": [ { "type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Thanks to Facepunch\u0027s trim sheet library, I can easily sketch out a few models and feel comfortable with shipping them for the jam. The glass sheet I made came in really handy, wound up needing to optimize the layout for more variety instead of trying to cover every possible size.", "attachment": {} } ], "attributes": [], "htmlAttributes": {} }, { "text": [ { "type": "attachment", "attributes": {}, "attachment": { "contentType": "image/png", "filename": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/7269d55c/7ff5/464d/9517/59c7b9094706.png", "href": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/7269d55c/7ff5/464d/9517/59c7b9094706.png", "url": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/7269d55c/7ff5/464d/9517/59c7b9094706.png", "caption": null } } ], "attributes": [], "htmlAttributes": {} }, { "text": [ { "type": "attachment", "attributes": {}, "attachment": { "contentType": "image/png", "filename": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/4cb54d32/d6bf/4375/8fee/3c80ef095dd5.jpg", "href": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/4cb54d32/d6bf/4375/8fee/3c80ef095dd5.jpg", "url": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/4cb54d32/d6bf/4375/8fee/3c80ef095dd5.jpg", "caption": null } } ], "attributes": [], "htmlAttributes": {} } ]

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[ { "text": [ { "type": "string", "attributes": {}, "string": "Performance has been a huge challenge through the whole jam, thankfully I\u0027m starting to float around 60fps instead of 100ms per frame. Still some hitching when spawning enemies on the host\u0027s end, but hopefully it\u0027ll be fixed before the jams done! The main issue is the unholy amount of GameObjects needed to decorate 34 zones. I wound up fixing this in two ways: Not updating transforms every frame, and completely disabling them when they disappear into the fog.", "attachment": {} } ], "attributes": [], "htmlAttributes": {} }, { "text": [ { "type": "attachment", "attributes": {}, "attachment": { "contentType": "image/png", "filename": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/3e6a28ad/ebb7/4033/a921/5e47ab22770b.jpg", "href": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/3e6a28ad/ebb7/4033/a921/5e47ab22770b.jpg", "url": "https://cdn.sbox.game/upload/b/3e6a28ad/ebb7/4033/a921/5e47ab22770b.jpg", "caption": null } } ], "attributes": [], "htmlAttributes": {} } ]