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The PyroSoft blog

Notes from the workshop.

Software, hardware, practical guides and work in progress from MikeTheTech and PyroSoft.

Game Development, most recent first

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Watching Houdini as a Game Developer: Familiar Assets and a Lot to Pause On

My June 2024 reaction to the environments, characters and effects I thought I recognized.

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Rite of Eris: Fireballs, Lightning and One More Run at the Demo

Playing the early survivors-style project and unlocking Aurora between runs.

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My Unreal Action Adventure Course: Walk Through the Game We Build

A September 2023 tour of the Blueprint project, from its opening cinematic to the bridge sequence.

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Screensaver XP: Bringing the Bliss Hill into Unreal Engine

My 2022 take on the familiar Windows XP landscape, with moving grass and a day/night cycle.

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Ready Player Me in Paragon Tournament: A 2022 Development Milestone

A short project update about bringing a created character into the game.

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