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Encelo

@encelo.github.io

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An Amiga and demoscene lover, an Arch Linux and real-time graphics enthusiast, a game industry rendering programmer. Author of the nCine 2D game framework: https://ncine.github.io ⚙️ Ex ARM, Natural Motion, Frostbite, The Multiplayer Group.

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Nov 27

Hello Bluesky community, I'm encelo. 👋
I love the Amiga and the demoscene, I have been an Arch Linux fanboy since 2005, I'm a computer graphics enthusiast and I work in the game industry as a rendering programmer.
In my spare time I work on the nCine, a cross-platform open source 2D game framework.

Encelo @encelo.github.io · 1d

My game... is not a game. 😉
But I'm still a solo dev. 💪
ncine.github.io

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · 15d

Just like my personal site, the official nCine website has now migrated from Jekyll to Hugo with the Blowfish theme. 🚀 A fresh, faster, and more professional lift-off!
ncine.github.io
#Hugo #GameDev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev #nCine

nCine

nCine is a cross-platform 2D game engine focused on performance, written in C++11 and scriptable with Lua. In active development since June 2011, nCine is released under the MIT license.

ncine.github.io

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · 19d

I've recently migrated my website from Jekyll to Hugo and the Blowfish theme by Nuno Coração. 👏
encelo.github.io

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Encelo's personal website

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · 24d

I just published nCine Dev Update 22, covering the development from January to August 2025.

The job system is now stable, Crashpad is integrated, Array class got fixes, plus notes on the GGJ game, /dev/games talk & more!

👉 encelo.github.io/2025-09-21-n...

#nCine #GameDev #OpenSource #Cplusplus

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Aug 24

Experimenting with CPU topology discovery for my job system, trying to choose smarter pool sizes and pinning.

Idea so far:
– spawn workers only on physical cores across tiers
– leave fastest core unpinned
– don’t pin main thread
– pin workers from 2nd fastest core onward

Any different strategy? 👀

CPU topology for Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Intel i5-1235U, Apple M1, and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS

Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jul 3

Wet Paper is out!
An enhanced version of our #GGJ2025 game, made in C++ with the open source #nCine framework. The game itself is open source too!

Play in browser or download: encelo.itch.io/wet-paper

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvhK...
#gamedev #indiegames #opensource #cpp

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jun 18

I’ve added support for a bunch of environment variables that you can set to override any run-time value in your AppConfiguration.

Things like fullscreen mode, VSync, output audio frequency, the data path, the log file name, and much more.

github.com/nCine/nCine/...
#nCine #GameDev #OpenSource

AppCfg EnvVars

A cross-platform 2D game engine. Contribute to nCine/nCine development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jun 8

Last Thursday I gave a talk at /dev/games in Rome about my 14-year journey developing nCine, a 2D cross-platform open-source framework.

If you're into solo engine development or open source, here are the slides:
encelo.github.io/nCine_14Year...

#nCine #gamedev #OpenSource #IndieGameDev

ncTracer, a multi-threaded CPU path tracer.

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jun 8

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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · May 19

I've been making video games in some form for 20 years, so I wrote an article about my process - and why I don't use an engine.

noelberry.ca/posts/making...

Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)

Thoughts, tools, and libraries I use to make games

noelberry.ca

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · May 24

My framework as well was initially inspired by XNA. 😉

Encelo @encelo.github.io · May 24

We aren't many left writing our own tech, best of luck with your search!

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · May 20

Nice article! I can really appreciate your point of view, being an engine and rendering programmer in the industry who has always worked with custom technologies. 😉

Since 2011 I've been working on the nCine, my open source cross-platform 2D game framework. 💪
ncine.github.io

Encelo @encelo.github.io · May 12

Now that the @jetbrains.com CLion IDE is free for non-commercial use, there aren't any excuses left not to try it with the nCine game framework. 👌

github.com/nCine/nCine/...

Getting Started with C++ CLion

A cross-platform 2D game engine. Contribute to nCine/nCine development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Andreatux @andreatux.bsky.social · Apr 16

Next up is @encelo.github.io , Rendering Engineer that helped shipping titles like Starfield, Battlefield and many others. Angelo will be sharing his experience developing nCine, an open source game framework.

devgames.org/en/

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Feb 23

More than 20 years of Linux in my case... 20 just with Arch. 😅

Encelo @encelo.github.io · Feb 23

There was no meme back then, Arch wasn't trendy at all. 😂

Encelo @encelo.github.io · Feb 23

My first thread on the #ArchLinux forum, exactly 20 years ago.
Still using it every day. ❤️

bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.ph...

wvstreams 4.0 breaks wvdial 1.54 / Pacman & Package Upgrade Issues / Arch Linux Forums

bbs.archlinux.org

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Feb 14

After many years without a change, an update to the nCine readme file was long overdue.
It should now be both nicer and clearer. What do you think?
#gamedev #indiedev #opensource #floss

github.com/nCine/nCine/...

github.com

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Feb 14

I reached one thousand followers on Bluesky! 🦋

Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jan 28

Our game from the Global Game Jam 2025, made with the help of @cominu.bsky.social and the power of the nCine! 💪

globalgamejam.org/games/2025/p...

A screenshot of Papel Mojado, a game made with the nCine.

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jan 25

At the Global Game Jam 2025 in Granada, making a game with @cominu.bsky.social using the nCine, which is also a sponsor!

Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jan 21

Yesterday was just another hard day of #nCine development, but sipping coffee from this special mug can help.
#gamedev #indiedev #opensource

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jan 21

For sure one of my favourite modern demoscene productions. ❤️

Conspiracy @conspiracy.hu · Jan 15

Hello #PortfolioDay

We're a group who makes procedurally generated art with the upper size limit of 65535 bytes, music included.

It looks like this:

Offscreen Colonies

YouTube video by Conspiracy

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Encelo @encelo.github.io · Jan 18

In a user scenario the framework was crashing because the sorting was too unbalanced. 🥲