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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 22h

Blender 5 beta is here and it's jam packed with awesome new features for #gamedev. New scatter tool, new array, closures & bundles for nodes and much more.

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#blender3d #indiedev

Blender 5 Beta – GameFromScratch.com

The Blender 5 Beta is here and jammed with great gamedev features including a new array tool, closures and bundles, scattering tools & more

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 6d

I like to be an optimist and think they stopped selling it so recent buyers don't get screwed by the positive change they are about to make....

But im disappointed far too often these days.

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 6d

There is a new #gamedev Humble Bundle of top down 2D game assets for #GodotEngine, #GameMaker, #Unity3D and more.

Probably won't do a video unless y'all want one?

Bundle link[$]: humblebundleinc.sjv.io/nXMBZR

Ultimate Top Down Adventure Assets Bundle

Get the ultimate library of top down game development assets for Unity, Godot, and more. Pay what you want for the hottest assets from ElvGames!

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 6d

My money(100% guessing) is:

- they make the 2.0 suite free
- they merge the products into a single product and call it 3.0
- they mashin AI crap almost nobody wants and probably Canva integration
- they charge a subscription for it, at least for the "full version"

Ideally it's just 3.0, but...

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 6d

It's Affinity Designer that is irreplaceable for me. For some reasons I always bounced off of Illustrator and Inkscape but Designer fit like a glove.

I use Photo a lot too but mostly for simple edit/selection tasks (and damn do I wish the magic wand was improved!)

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 6d

A bit of good news though, if you want Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo and/or Affinity Publisher for the iPad, they are all available for FREE right now!

Be sure to "buy" them before October 30th when... something happens. Something maybe good, but probably bad!

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 6d

In a move very disturbing to those that moved away from Adobe products...

Affinity products (Photo, Designer & Publisher) CAN NO LONGER BE PURCHASED! Instead an announcement about "Creative Freedom" on October 30th. EEK!

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#gamedev #indiedev

Affinity Products No Longer Available – GameFromScratch.com

Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher are no longer available on any store as canva announce creative freedom event. They are free on iPad!

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 7d

BlockBench 5 beta is here. The free and open source easy to use 3D modelling application gets a major upgrade.

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#gamedev #indiedev

Blockbench 5 Beta – GameFromScratch.com

Blockbench is a powerful Free and Open Source 3D modelling application with the newest version Blockbench 5 currently available in beta

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 8d

Nope. That was 5.5 today I believe.

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 8d

The awesome #GodotEngine powered, #opensource procedural 2D/3D texture creation software Material Maker just released v1.4 and it's a massive upgrade.

If you are looking for a free Substance Designer alt, look no further!

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#gamedev #indiedev

Material Maker 1.4 Released – GameFromScratch.com

Material Maker 1.4 procedural texture creation software was just released, porting to Godot 4.x with a new shader system, tons of new nodes

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 8d

If you are looking to learn the #GodotEngine, there are only a few days left in this excellent Zenva course Humble Bundle for Godot 4.x #gamedev.

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https://gamefromscratch.com/learn-godot-in-2025-humble-bundle/

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 8d

It's that time of the month... free #GameDev assets from Unreal Engine time!

Get 3 FREE #UnrealEngine assets on Fab from Oct 7th - 21st (can be exported to other engines like #GodotEngine we demo). Yours free forever once claimed.

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Unreal Engine Fab October 2025 Asset Giveaway [Oct 7th-21st] – GameFromScratch.com

The Unreal Engine Fab Marketplace Free GameDev Assets for October 2025 are here, get 3 free gamedev assets from Oct 7th - 21st

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 9d

Direct Bundle Link[$]: humblebundleinc.sjv.io/LuminarNeo

Neon & Noir - Elite Photos with Luminar Neo

Take your photos from good to great with the Neon & Noir: Elite Photos with Luminar Neo Bundle—use AI to add dynamic overlays, presets, and more!

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 9d

One of the best Humble Bundles in ages! Neon & Noir is a bundle for Luminar Neo, a program I (gladly) paid full price for and use every day.

If you want to dump Adobe from your life, this is a must buy!
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#gamedev #indiedev

Luminar Neo Humble Bundle – GameFromScratch.com

The Luminar Neo Neon & Noir Humble Bundle contains the excellent Adobe photoshop/lightroom alternative Luminar Neo and more

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 12d

With years since the last update, CryEngine seems abandoned by CryTek.

Thankfully a community of developers started the open source CryEngine Community Edition, with the 1.0 release today!

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#gamedev #indiedev #CryEngine

CryEngine 5.7 Community Edition Released – GameFromScratch.com

With CryEngine stuck at CryEngine 5.7 LTS for years, a group of developers start CryEngine Community Edition to improve the engine

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 13d

A massive security exploit for all games and apps created in Unity versions from 2017 - Today as been revealed.

Thankfully no known exploits exist and Unity have released several fixes.

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#gamedev #indiedev #Unity3d

Massive Unity Security Exploit – GameFromScratch.com

Unity have just reported a massive security exploit affecting the runtime in Unity for Mac, Windows, Android and Linux games

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 14d

The Rust powered open source game engine Bevy just released Bevy 0.17.

What's new? How about Ray Tracing, DLSS, new UI library feather (bringing the editor one step closer to reality) and more.

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#gamedev #indiedev #Rustlang

Bevy 0.17 Released – GameFromScratch.com

The open source rust powered bevy game engine just released Bevy 0.17 with a new raytracer, dlss, feather UI system and the editor gets closer

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 15d

In the greatest fusion since Goku and Vegeta, today we have the #gamedev equivalent...

Raylib and UnrealEngine team up, thanks to RaylibUE. Use Raylib inside UE!

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#UnrealEngine #Raylib #indiedev

Raylib x Unreal Engine with RaylibUE – GameFromScratch.com

Bring the opens source C game development framework Raylib to Unreal Engine using the open source plugin RaylibUE

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 20d

Hey Look over there... it's a new #UnrealEngine release!

UE 5.7 Preview is now available, with Procedural Generation and SubStrate materials now production ready. MegaLights in beta, new AI assistant and more.

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#gamedev #indiedev

Unreal Engine 5.7 Preview Release – GameFromScratch.com

Epic Games have just released the preview version of Unreal Engine 5.7 with PCG and SubStrate Materials now production ready.

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 22d

At the same time, Synty are having a site wide 30% sale. [$]: syntystore.com/82664771

Synty™ Store - 3D Assets for Games (Unity + Unreal)

We are a leading asset publisher making stylized art packs for Unity and Unreal game developers. Easy to use, great for beginners, fun for prototypes & game jams.

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 22d

The Best of Synty #Gamedev Assets #5 Humble Bundle is now live!

Get Mechs and Kaiju and so much more! Will work with almost any 3D game engine!

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#godotengine #Unity3d #UnrealEngine

The Best of Synty Game Dev Assets #5 – GameFromScratch.com

The Best of Synty Game Dev Assets #5 bundle is now live on Humble Bundle for Unity, Unreal, Godot and more

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 22d

Fixed now.

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 22d

WARNING EVERYONE

The assets are in the free for the month category but haven't had their prices reduced to zero yet. Be careful not to buy something by accident here.

Hopefully they get this fixed ASAP

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 22d

Epic Games have made *MASSIVE* changes to the Fab #gamedev marketplace.

Also, we have another batch of free #UnrealEngine (and #Unity3d) asset giveaways. Get 'em now before they're gone!

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Massive Fab Updates + Unreal Asset Giveaway Sept 2025 – GameFromScratch.com

Epic Games have made massive changes to their gamedev marketplace Fab, as well as the free asset giveaway for Sept 2025 (Godot,Unity too)

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GameFromScratch @gamefromscratch.bsky.social · 23d

We have never been more spoiled in the world of #gamedev as we are right now.

Today we look at 16 of the most exciting game development tools, engines and applications (IMHO).

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The Most Exciting Game Development Tools – GameFromScratch.com

Today we take a look at 16 of the most exciting game development tools, be it game engines, graphics applications and more.

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