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Thorsten S.

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I'm a history nerd and wannabe explorer of cold places. I also love the mountains, taking photos, playing and making video games, doing ancient Greek reenactment and occasionally Larp. he/him Vienna πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή. #IndieWeb: https://thesiteabout.me

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Black fluffy cat lying completely flattened on the grass with wide tired eyes. Above the cat the text reads: β€œThis year it feels like a decade could happen at any second, and that’s a bit exhausting.”

Black fluffy cat lying completely flattened on the grass with wide tired eyes. Above the cat the text reads: β€œThis year it feels like a decade could happen at any second, and that’s a bit exhausting.”

10.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 550 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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I spent a day dabbling with 3D modelling, rigging and skeletal animations. Say hi to my first ever 3D model! I'm proud of him.

Given how daunting I always felt 3D art is, this was shockingly easy.

Wrote about it on my site, too. Not a guide, just my experience: thesiteabout.me/gaming/learn...

09.03.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Basics of UVs and Coordinates in Godot Shaders | Tutorial A guide about the basics of UVs and Coordinates in Godot Shaders

If you're getting into shaders in Godot, I've written a 3 part guide where I try to explain things for a beginners perspective:

bun3d.com/tutorials/uv...

#godot #gamedev #godotengine #indiedev

07.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I think good shader tutorials from that perspective are welcome, especially when you're getting to the advanced topics (SDF, Ray-Marching etc.). It's easy to get lost in the maths without actually knowing what you can then do with it after finishing the guide.

07.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🧠 at 2am: "Motivation on, there's no time for sleep now."
🧠 the next day: "Motivation off, we're too tired now."

07.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree. But given that "Christmas" or "Spain" are also allegedly not valid words for NYT editors, but "Phlox" is, I maintain they are full of BS.

07.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot showing the NYT Game Strands with the Letters forming "Balrog" selected.

A screenshot showing the NYT Game Strands with the Letters forming "Balrog" selected.

Apparently this is "Not in word list". Really fed up with your BS, NYT Games Editors!

07.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, congratulations!

06.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is really a low water mark to be at war with the one of the worst regimes on Earth and manage to come away as the callous and undignified party.

06.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 1571 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

Hey gang! I am currently rolling out the first version of GodotSteamKit to sponsors. You can read the full version on either the GodotSteam Steam community or the GodotSteam website news:
steamcommunity.com/groups/godot...
godotsteam.com/blog/2026/03...

04.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I see. Not gonna be one of those stupid woke wars the US had previously.

03.03.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh that is cool!

03.03.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Experimenting with parallax mapping in shaders

#godot #godotengine #godotshaders

03.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Late-stage capitalism: things you enjoy aren't valid if you don't make money off them eventually. Everything is a grift, an asset or some form of gambling. I'm so tired of it.

Deplatform! Form your own communities away from the big providers! Take a look at the #IndieWeb and see if you like it.

03.03.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New updates for my interactive guide about tweens!!!

Very excited about this one because it explains whats the deal with "if tween: tween.kill()"!

There are now 15+ fun pages that covers almost everything you need to truly understand #Godot tweens, for free!

qaqelol.itch.io/tweens

#GameDev #Dev

01.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I switched away from Microsoft to Linux a month ago and I never knew my PC could be that fast and snappy. Mind blown how much unnecessary crap Windows does in the background apparently. Genuinely feeling a lot more productive when coding and wouldn't want to go back for anything at the moment.

28.02.2026 06:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't modern AC games always show the controls on screen, even if you're on hour 40 without sleeping? I found that a bit annoying in turn, like the game thinks it needs to hold my hand constantly.

28.02.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What made me stop playing RDR2 after 20h or so. Had a longer break over the summer, came back and had no idea how to do things any more.

28.02.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, and you too! Your comics always make me smile. 🐸❀️

28.02.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finse is always amazing, and especially when the Polar community comes together like that.

27.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Beau. He is a textbook example of a golden retriever. They really will try to be friends with anyone. 13/10 for both (IG: beaugoesoutside)

26.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 11290 πŸ” 1547 πŸ’¬ 243 πŸ“Œ 139

What it feels like consuming any mainstream media or consumer tech the last two years.

26.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But it makes a handful of people, who already have more money than anyone else, even more money at the stock market!

26.02.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's also a great way to not feel instantly overwhelmed when trying to learn something.

26.02.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday, Ted! πŸŽ‰
Nearly the same age as Socke (she's 10 in June).

25.02.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Made to dilly-dally, forced to late-stage capitalism. πŸ˜”

24.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Too many projects at once? A problem I, a neurotypical, certainly never had.

At some point I will do that ABF thing for you, I promise.

24.02.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh they'll know alright. What a stupid Timeline.

23.02.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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these people are like living with roommates who never clean up πŸ™„

21.02.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Every time I log in to LinkedIn to do the daily puzzles, I briefly get to see what are the most harebrained takes on work or work culture, 95% of the time with shitty AI generated cartoons to "illustrate" the point. Are there any alternatives besides just self-hosting your CV on your own website?

21.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0