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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 58m

Recreating Balatro's Game Feel | Mix and Jam

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Recreating Balatro's Game Feel | Mix and Jam

All those hours playing Balatro were purely research! I swear!Support Mix and Jam on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/mixandjamPROJECT REPOSITORY-------------...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1h

Choose Tools for Momentum, Not Ego | Odin + Raylib Q&A

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Odin + Raylib: Should You Even Use Them?

Odin + Raylib Course: https://programvideogames.com/r/-ZehKWuPFME_pTry my FREE Pong course first: https://programvideogames.com/r/-ZehKWuPFME_fSubstack: http...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 2h

Demo in 448 characters 🤯 blog.pkh.me/p/45-code-go...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 2h

GPU instanced grass breakdown

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GPU Instanced Grass Breakdown

A post showing how Shader Graph can be used with DrawMeshInstancedProcedural / RenderMeshPrimitives and DrawMeshInstancedIndirect / RenderMeshIndirect to draw grass using GPU Instancing.

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 2h

Adaptive voxel-based approach for order-independent transparency rendering [PDF] advances.realtimerendering.com/s2025/conten...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 2h

Ocean rendering: simulation rtryan98.github.io/2025/10/04/o...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 2h

Weekend game development in F#

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Weekend GameDev in F#

From idea to playable game in minutes: how F# scripts and immutable state make weekend gamedev actually enjoyable

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 2h

Smartphones and being present

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Smartphones and being present

Living intentionally in a world of distraction.

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 3h

Cubemaps // Vulkan For Beginners #25

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Cubemaps // Vulkan For Beginners #25

In this video we learn how to implement Cubemapping in Vulkan. This can be used to render a skybox around the viewer.🔥 See the list of the books that I'm us...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 14h

Rts in Godot Part 13 : Planning a State Machine for an Rts Project Made In Godot from Scratch

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Rts in Godot Part 13 : Planning a State Machine for an Rts Project Made In Godot from Scratch

Chapters to navigate around any video from this new series:00:00 Intro01:04 The States01:43 When States Can't be truly modular02:13 State as Individual Code ...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 15h

Series Summary and What's Next - Game Optimization - Episode 11

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Series Summary and What's Next - Game Optimization - Episode 11

In this video, I summarize all that we've learned in the last 10 episodes about game optimization, and then go over what's next for the channel.Here's the fu...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 16h

Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial: Creating Running Races | Secret Paths & Pooling (Part 6)

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Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial: Creating Running Races | Secret Paths & Pooling (Part 6)

Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial: Creating Running Races | Secret Paths & Pooling (Part 6)We’ve been building a modular racing script that can easily be dropped into...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 17h

Ready for Steam Next Fest? - Polishing a Steam Page

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Ready for Steam Next Fest? - Polishing a Steam Page — One Wheel Studio

The days are counting down to Steam Next Fest - June 10th. So April was slated be all about getting the Steam page up to snuff. Or at least the best I could manage with my current

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 18h

Megascans Vegetation: What's New and What's Next | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025

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Megascans Vegetation: What's New and What's Next | Unreal Fest Orlando 2025

Join the Quixel Vegetation team to explore the latest changes to the Megascans plant library on FAB. The session goes over current best practices for vegetat...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 19h

The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse Of The Gaming Industry

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The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse Of The Gaming Industry

The stop killing games situation is crazy -- sign the petition https://www.stopkillinggames.com/Bungie Voice Actor -- @mokadevs Support me on Patreon!https:/...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 20h

The end of an era...

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The end of an era...

I want my content to focus on what I’m thinking about and working through. So instead of forcing a game dev video, today is an emotional one reflecting on mo...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 21h

Influence Map / Territory Borders Unity Tutorial

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Influence Map / Territory Borders Unity Tutorial

GitHub Link: https://github.com/abitofgamedev/influence_mapHey, I came up with this way to solve creating an influence or territory border map for my hobby p...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 22h

The Future of LlamAcademy

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The Future of LlamAcademy

Hey all, in this video I'm going to talk about LlamAcademy, my current situation, and what to expect going forward.

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 23h

Breaking Down Silksong’s Game Design

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Breaking Down Silksong’s Game Design

In this video, I break down the game design of Hollow Knight Silksong and explore what makes it so special.➤ Wishlist my game -https://store.steampowered.com...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1d

Matrices can be your Friends

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Matrices can be your Friends.

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1d

IBM PS/1 2168: Epilogue

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IBM PS/1 2168: Epilogue

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1d

Enhance the detail of your games with just one click (only $9.99!)

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Artistic: Sharpen | Fullscreen & Camera Effects | Unity Asset Store

Add depth to your project with Artistic: Sharpen asset from Fronkon Games. Find this & more VFX options on the Unity Asset Store.

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1d

How to totally mess up syncing unit attacks & damage (and how to fix it) | Unity Tutorial

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How to totally mess up syncing unit attacks & damage (and how to fix it) | Unity Tutorial

Learn how to sync up your units' attacks with their animations and apply damage at the proper time!👨‍💻 As always, all code from this video is available on ...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1d

💥 Game over UI - How to make a Endless Driving Game in Unity Tutorial EP11

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💥 Game over UI - How to make a Endless Driving Game in Unity Tutorial EP11

Download complete Unity project 👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/code-access-game-131259135📍 Support us on *Patreon* and help us make more videos like this ...

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Fronkon Games @fronkongames.bsky.social · 1d

[mini 04] Vulkan Instancing

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[mini 04] Vulkan Instancing

This video shows how to use instancing for three example applications:* scene graph based* shader-based* particle systemPlaylist Vulkan game engine series: h...

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