Daniel / Caaz
@caaz.me
Web & Game Developer, 3D Modeler, Bug Smasher.
I could use some help! If you're in need of a Godot Developer or a Web Developer, I'm looking for a job!
https://ko-fi.com/Caaz
I could use some help! If you're in need of a Godot Developer or a Web Developer, I'm looking for a job!
https://ko-fi.com/Caaz
Yeah it's kind of a bummer. I play WoW ultra solo because of this problem and it's a little depressing because of that.
Obviously competitive games are gonna be like that, but I feel like co-op things should be more about lifting each other up and instead people would rather tear each other down
Obviously competitive games are gonna be like that, but I feel like co-op things should be more about lifting each other up and instead people would rather tear each other down
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Yeah it's kind of a bummer. I play WoW ultra solo because of this problem and it's a little depressing because of that.
Obviously competitive games are gonna be like that, but I feel like co-op things should be more about lifting each other up and instead people would rather tear each other down
Obviously competitive games are gonna be like that, but I feel like co-op things should be more about lifting each other up and instead people would rather tear each other down
Another thing is nothing at all is guaranteed, even if you spent that entire 2 years applying to jobs or doing something marketed to the masses trying to get as much money as possible, could've also failed, and that would've probably felt worse. At least working on a dream project, it's yours.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Another thing is nothing at all is guaranteed, even if you spent that entire 2 years applying to jobs or doing something marketed to the masses trying to get as much money as possible, could've also failed, and that would've probably felt worse. At least working on a dream project, it's yours.
I think I feel this way every time I do anything these days, so I get you.
One thing I find that's important to remind myself is that, if you learned anything, or even failing that, if you enjoyed yourself, then I think you've succeeded at living that portion of your life.
One thing I find that's important to remind myself is that, if you learned anything, or even failing that, if you enjoyed yourself, then I think you've succeeded at living that portion of your life.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I think I feel this way every time I do anything these days, so I get you.
One thing I find that's important to remind myself is that, if you learned anything, or even failing that, if you enjoyed yourself, then I think you've succeeded at living that portion of your life.
One thing I find that's important to remind myself is that, if you learned anything, or even failing that, if you enjoyed yourself, then I think you've succeeded at living that portion of your life.
Yeah I think a lot of that is just having a good "visual library" to pull from. practice practice practice. For me I get lost at even just figuring out what my characters should be. I think I play too many sandbox-ey stuff where characters are kinda just a blank slate
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Yeah I think a lot of that is just having a good "visual library" to pull from. practice practice practice. For me I get lost at even just figuring out what my characters should be. I think I play too many sandbox-ey stuff where characters are kinda just a blank slate
character design. I am just, incapable
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
character design. I am just, incapable
Lmao yeah. Good point I didn't even consider outside of browsers. That's a whole ass other beast. I think that's why literally nothing I use is webp prolly.
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Lmao yeah. Good point I didn't even consider outside of browsers. That's a whole ass other beast. I think that's why literally nothing I use is webp prolly.
Calling a website that doesn't support it outdated is probably a bit harsh, but it is universally supported.
There's plenty of universally supported things that not all websites use though
There's plenty of universally supported things that not all websites use though
WebP image format | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc
caniuse.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Calling a website that doesn't support it outdated is probably a bit harsh, but it is universally supported.
There's plenty of universally supported things that not all websites use though
There's plenty of universally supported things that not all websites use though
But on the point of stylization and expression, I think 3D is fine! This is very similar to how Dead Cells does character art, which is very stylized and conveys a ton of expression!
If I spent some time on the model I could probably get similar results, including the normal mapping for lighting.
If I spent some time on the model I could probably get similar results, including the normal mapping for lighting.
Art Design Deep Dive: Using a 3D pipeline for 2D animation in Dead Cells
"To make up for the lack of bandwidth and still deliver on quality, we had to find a pipeline that could give us great looking pixel art, without having to hand draw each and every retake," writes Dea...
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
But on the point of stylization and expression, I think 3D is fine! This is very similar to how Dead Cells does character art, which is very stylized and conveys a ton of expression!
If I spent some time on the model I could probably get similar results, including the normal mapping for lighting.
If I spent some time on the model I could probably get similar results, including the normal mapping for lighting.
Right now the intention isn't to use this as a final asset, but for prototyping or maybe tracing it for actual characters.
I'm absolutely more experienced with 3D than 2D when it comes to animation though. Adding new animations only takes a few minutes in 3D but probably several hours in 2D.
I'm absolutely more experienced with 3D than 2D when it comes to animation though. Adding new animations only takes a few minutes in 3D but probably several hours in 2D.
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Right now the intention isn't to use this as a final asset, but for prototyping or maybe tracing it for actual characters.
I'm absolutely more experienced with 3D than 2D when it comes to animation though. Adding new animations only takes a few minutes in 3D but probably several hours in 2D.
I'm absolutely more experienced with 3D than 2D when it comes to animation though. Adding new animations only takes a few minutes in 3D but probably several hours in 2D.
Ah! Godot's documentation is actually really good for that, there's a few demos they walk you through building, it's not too bad and there's loads of information just sorta browsing through it too!
Introduction to Godot
This article is here to help you figure out whether Godot might be a good fit for you. We will introduce some broad features of the engine to give you a feel for what you can achieve with it and an...
docs.godotengine.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ah! Godot's documentation is actually really good for that, there's a few demos they walk you through building, it's not too bad and there's loads of information just sorta browsing through it too!
I did a shader one once! Been thinking about writing more, but honestly I don't know what kind of tutorials would really be helpful for folks. There's many ways to make whole games and I feel like providing a tutorial for like a "tactics game" could go all sorts of ways and I wouldn't wanna mislead.
Daniel / Caaz | Shading like Caaz, the Mob Psycho 100 Effect
An informal process to creating shaders in Godot 4.4
caaz.me
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I did a shader one once! Been thinking about writing more, but honestly I don't know what kind of tutorials would really be helpful for folks. There's many ways to make whole games and I feel like providing a tutorial for like a "tactics game" could go all sorts of ways and I wouldn't wanna mislead.
To me it's whatever's easiest. I prefer custom data, but the editor isn't very friendly with the data I like to store there, so sometimes making a custom plugin or something to present/edit that data is super helpful. I did this with GridMapLayer, where the data you edit is represented as a 3D scene
GitHub - Caaz/grid-map-layer: A Godot addon for managing GridMaps through TileMapLayers
A Godot addon for managing GridMaps through TileMapLayers - Caaz/grid-map-layer
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
To me it's whatever's easiest. I prefer custom data, but the editor isn't very friendly with the data I like to store there, so sometimes making a custom plugin or something to present/edit that data is super helpful. I did this with GridMapLayer, where the data you edit is represented as a 3D scene
Yep, itch analytics. Most clicks come from itch itself, my profile as well as tags. I assume the profile ones are from people browsing around after noticing something I did in a jam. Kinda inspires me to make more jam games to keep that one coming cause it's the most common thing overall
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Yep, itch analytics. Most clicks come from itch itself, my profile as well as tags. I assume the profile ones are from people browsing around after noticing something I did in a jam. Kinda inspires me to make more jam games to keep that one coming cause it's the most common thing overall
quick question can you give this mouse a cookie?
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
quick question can you give this mouse a cookie?
Or to add, I think that's why I like Screenshot Saturday posts more, they're usually developer focused and more about "Look at what I did!" and devs are more open to talking about their projects and that's real neat to me
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Or to add, I think that's why I like Screenshot Saturday posts more, they're usually developer focused and more about "Look at what I did!" and devs are more open to talking about their projects and that's real neat to me
I don't have a steam game for wishlish wednesday, so I don't participate in that one. But... I'm thinking about changing that in the near future and I can't imagine it'd hurt really. I do get what you mean about it, it feels sorta... corporate and less personal. I'm not really a fan of that.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I don't have a steam game for wishlish wednesday, so I don't participate in that one. But... I'm thinking about changing that in the near future and I can't imagine it'd hurt really. I do get what you mean about it, it feels sorta... corporate and less personal. I'm not really a fan of that.
Generally, I love to see the Screenshot Saturday posts. They're a nice look into games I probably wouldn't otherwise see.
My analytics tell me only a very small portion of clicks come from bluesky, but it's not nothing and I'll take what I can get.
My analytics tell me only a very small portion of clicks come from bluesky, but it's not nothing and I'll take what I can get.
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Generally, I love to see the Screenshot Saturday posts. They're a nice look into games I probably wouldn't otherwise see.
My analytics tell me only a very small portion of clicks come from bluesky, but it's not nothing and I'll take what I can get.
My analytics tell me only a very small portion of clicks come from bluesky, but it's not nothing and I'll take what I can get.
I think it helps to have these languages in a user-experience way, but it's also worth questioning how far you can push them. The most obvious example would be games that push UI to a stylized extreme, and game genres are constantly being stretched and pulled in various directions.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I think it helps to have these languages in a user-experience way, but it's also worth questioning how far you can push them. The most obvious example would be games that push UI to a stylized extreme, and game genres are constantly being stretched and pulled in various directions.
Probably true, you can see a lot of the same within web design trends too. Once something is done enough there becomes a sort of language that users are familiar with.
That said, this language has always existed in some form or another, eg. games like dungeon crawlers borrowing from tabletop games.
That said, this language has always existed in some form or another, eg. games like dungeon crawlers borrowing from tabletop games.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Probably true, you can see a lot of the same within web design trends too. Once something is done enough there becomes a sort of language that users are familiar with.
That said, this language has always existed in some form or another, eg. games like dungeon crawlers borrowing from tabletop games.
That said, this language has always existed in some form or another, eg. games like dungeon crawlers borrowing from tabletop games.