Working on procedural geometry (verts & uvs via code) on a dual-grid hexagonal system using triangular meshes. Now I understand the problem domain but am struggling to decide if I should keep building via code or switch to Blender geometry nodes to generate assets and deal with that back-and-forth 🤔

Steam Spring Sale, you got me again! Adding Sekiro, Disco Elysium, Heavy Rain, Hogwarts Legacy and Enter the Gungeon to my backlog - on top of several titles, like Wargroove, that I need to finish first. Some are research for my own game and others are just for fun!

Ugly debugging shaders alert! Making decent progress on my hexagonal coordinate system and procedural mesh creation. I'm aiming to get a rough procedural map generating by the month's end including tile heights, types and basic states like "hovering, highlighted, etc." 💪😅

Recently discovered the dual-grid technique - separating your coordinate system from your geometry tiles to reduce the number required to build a cohesive map - thanks to @jesscodes.bsky.social YT video. Working on a rough plan for my procedural map editor!

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My vision for Crystal Brigade is a souls-like, open over-world, tactical turn-based RPG where battles are fought on a hex tile map. This is just the beginning of a long journey, learn about what I'm building towards in my first SubStack post here:

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Elevator pitch for Crystal Brigade:

1/2 Crystal Brigade is a souls-like tactical RPG about commanding a brigade of heroes against supernatural forces threatening civilization. As commander, you freely explore the world to uncover nefarious plots and recruit uniquely skilled members to you campaign.