Terrain and Map Generation Using AI: The map and terrain in the first video come from my original pipeline: I gave Opus 5.5 1-2 concept images and converted them to terrain. The output in the second video has a completely different pipeline: 6 different concept images and material references. Chunks of map concept were fed into Tripo AI to generate reference objects and topography for map regions. Opus 5.5 gathers concept images and 3d reference outputs from Tripo. The terrain build concept; including material usage, topography, and map decoration density, is decided. Opus creates all the materials, terrain formations, and decorations in Blender.

Project: Halcyon - Superweapons have arrived. The features in my RTS project are almost complete now. The tech tree is fully functional, with 4 branches you can choose from and upgrades that unlock powerful weapons. Here's how the animatter beam works.

Burada konuşulmayan kısım şu. BioWare eski BioWare değil. Bu sadece BioWare'e özgü bir şey de değil. Blizzard ve Bungie gibi birçok oyun stüdyosunda bizim sevdiğimiz oyunları yapan insanlar yavaş yavaş dışlandılar. Eğer aranızda eski oyun direktörlerini ve tasarımcılarını takip edenleriniz varsa, neredeyse hiçbirinin artık bu stüdyolarda çalışmadığını göreceksiniz. Politik dalgalanmalar sonrasında, bizim ülkemizde olduğu gibi, kutuplaşma her iki tarafta da uçlarda yaşayan gruplar ortaya çıkardı. Problem, Amerika'da toplumun %1'ini oluşturmayacak insanların temsil edilme bahanesiyle yavaş yavaş oyun stüdyolarında iş bulmasıyla başladı. Daha sonra bu kitlenin, kendileri gibi politik konularda aktivist olan benzer görüşteki insanları şirketlere doldurmaları, oyun şirketlerinin maalesef içini boşalttı. Politik olarak ortada duran ya da sağcı olan sektörün tecrübeli çalışanları da, yaptıkları katkıya bakılmaksızın, şirketlerin dışına itildi. Sonuçta hem yaptıkları işte iyi olmayan, hatta topluluk yöneticisi gibi pozisyonlarda olup kendini oyun geliştiricisi olarak tanımlayan ve sağa sola yargı dağıtanların bu şirketlerde söz sahibi olmaya başladıklarını gördük. Böylece oyun yapma, hikaye diyalog yazma konusunda çok sınırlı tecrübesi olan, ortaya koydukları içeriği kendi terapi seanlarındaki dışavurum ile karıştıran, mevcut politikalara karşı nefretlerini haykıranların, çıkardıkları oyunlarla karşı karşıya kaldık. Pandemide yaşanan kapanma sürecinde de dijital tüm içerik satışları arttığı için bu değişim finansal açıdan da pozitif algılanıp sermaye sahipleri tarafından da ciddi şekilde desteklendi. Bugün gereğinden fazla büyük 100-200 milyon dolar gibi saçma sapan bütçelerle yapılan vasat oyunlar sonrasında patlayan işler sonucunda işinden olan birçok oyun geliştiriciyi ve kapanan stüdyoları seyrediyoruz. Burada "ohh kapandı" diye sevinen tipler de sektörün bütün halinde zarar gördüğünün, finansal olarak güven kaybettiğinin ve kaliteli iş yapan insanları da iş yapmalarının zorlaştığının farkına varmıyorlar. BioWare gibi bir şirketin kapanması, neresinden bakılırsa bakılsın, iyi bir şey değil. Tavsiyem, en azından hem bu süreç boyunca hem de kapanmalar sonucunda dışarı itilen insanları takip etmek ve onların çıkardıkları bağımsız oyunlara ya da yeni kurdukları oluşumlara destek vermek olacaktır. Mass Effect ekibi mesela Exodus adında bir oyun yapıyor. Casey Hudson KOTOR'un devam projesi için yeni bir stüdyo kuruyor. Bunlara göz atın, takip edin; eğer en azından eski tarz oyunları yapmayı başarabilirler ve finansal olarak da başarı elde ederlerse, ibre tekrar oyuncular yönüne geri dönebilir.

The RTS Project continues. Now I have hit a certain milestone that at least satisfies my quality standards. There are still too many things to do. But I'm having too much fun playing the game.

The RTS Journey continues: Many people have asked about my workflows and how I use Claude Code to build the game. Although I'm building the game with Claude Code, the following are my genuine thoughts. Thankfully, I can still form my own sentences without using AI. Here's an agent working for me: "The Effects Agent" For people who haven't seen the previous post, I've built an RTS game in Claude Code utilizing agents as studio departments. Currently, I have 7: lead, effects modeling, materials, arena (balance), environment generator, and QA. Each works with Opus 5.5 Medium Effort. Higher efforts or using Fable didn't generate impactful results. In this showcase, you're seeing the Effects Agent's output. It works in its own git worktree. Every time it finishes a job, a hook intervenes and logs the learnings of that specific task. I give the agent many iterations, feedback, and direction while it creates the effect I desire. It has its own quality bar and rules. Each job is meticulously tested and recorded within the game environment in different camera positions. The lead agent also checks the work against the quality standards after task completion and waits for my approval before committing and merging. Effects like fire and smoke are simulated using Blender Mantaflow. Effects are created with VFX Graph and built using C# and custom URP shaders. Everything is built from the ground up with no third-party assets. Everything you see in this showcase is custom-built.

Gaming companies have treated the RTS genre like a plague for a while, and nothing new seems to be on the horizon. I’m an avid RTS player. I grew up playing Dune 2, Tiberian Dawn, Warcraft/Starcraft. For the last 7 days, I've been working on an RTS game using AI. Now I can play a proper RTS game after using about 7B Tokens. This is the prototype I built from scratch, without using any premade assets. It's playable against various AI enemies, with 4 different maps and many features already baked in. I’m currently building the game for myself. But if people are interested in a brand-new RTS experience, I might expand the project by adding a campaign, multiplayer, and even factions.

Nice addition, but the hype is ridiculous. It's 2026. You don't need to react like the Lisan al-Gaib just brought rain to Arrakis.

This!

Destiny needs clear leadership and a vision. In about a year Bungie went from Parsons to Truman to Torkan. The two people fronting this announcement are the Studio Head and the Marathon GM. So who is leading Destiny? Name that person, and have them talk to us directly and own the roadmap. Tell us the exact vision and where the game is heading. Is this Destiny 2 continued, or is Destiny 3 being developed? "We are not done with Destiny" and "new stories and games" is not an answer. Then tell us how you're going to deliver. Unvaulting is the right call, and you said yourselves it's not just restoring files. Lighting, encounters, combatants all need rework. So who is doing that work? You cut around half the studio in June. Most of the Raids & Dungeons team is gone. Essentially the whole Destiny VFX team is gone. What is Bungie actually capable of delivering right now? Are you going to grow the Destiny team again? How many content updates can you ship in a year, and when does the first unvaulted campaign or raid actually land? I'm going to be blunt. Every time Bungie said "we are going to earn back your trust," they never managed to earn it back. So we don't need another apology. You said you'll set up a way to report against your commitments. Do it, be clear, lay out the vision and the plan, and put dates on it. I'm still hopeful somehow, and I'd like you to earn our trust. But first you need to deliver on those promises.

Hot Take: Even if GTA VI were to be released this year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 would come up on top in GOTY

Hey @BaronDestructo, have you ever checked anything in the video game industry? Given that Chris Judge is also a prominent part of it. There are some great works being released recently. The last addition was a game called Clair Obscure, and I would like to see your take on it

Video evidence of @MyNameIsByf stealing from poor people instead of uncovering lore in Marathon (: