New Resource: LightTrail

Hey. So, LightTrail is a trail system I made because I needed the functionality of a trail / ribbon, but I couldn't find anything for Blender 2.6. It's not exceptionally well made, but I'm happy with it.

Motion Blur

Hello! It's been awhile since my last post. Here's an example module that I made for motion blurring.

2D in the BGE Part 2.5 - Code Refactoring

Hey. So, here's a little video in the "2D in the BGE" tutorial series that I've been making. This one just basically talks about refactoring your code to be easier to read and work with. Check it out after the break below.

BlendSling v0.21b - Blender 2.66a runtime and Added OS X Build

Hey. So, here's another version of my BlendSling launcher. This one uses Blender 2.66a's BlenderPlayer. I've also uploaded an OS X version. As a side-note, the Linux versions were created on Windows, so they may or may not work. Feel free to give 'em a tug and see if they fall apart.

Python in the BGE - Part 9 - Better Movement

Hello. So, here's another tutorial that covers moving with Python with our demo game, MazeCrawl.

Disable Mip-mapping For Runtimes Python Script - BGE Pre-loader

Hey. Here's a quick little resource for you - it's a Display Preloader for your BGE runtimes.

Blender / Python Tutoring and Helper Service

Hey. So, I've started a helper and tutor service for those who want to learn how to use the BGE and Python. The page can be found here.

Experimental Build: Orthographic Shadows in the BGE

Hey. So, after milling around with the Blender Source for a bit, I implemented very rough orthographic shadows into the BGE. It's not finished yet - there are still bugs, but I would like to put it out there for testing.

Episode 1 of Dead Cyborg Is Out NOW

Hey. Yeah, Endre Barrath has just released Episode 1 of his new BGE adventure game, Dead Cyborg. I don't know much about it right now other than it takes place in a metallic, robotic world, but you can check it out, download, and donate for it here.

Python in the BGE Part 6

Hey. So here's part 6 of my tutorial on using Python to make a (fairly) simple dungeon-crawling game in the BGE.

X-Emitter V1.5 Out

Hey. So here is X-Emitter version 1.5. A bit of a rehash of the underlying code makes this version the fastest version to date.

X-Emitter V1.3 Out

Hey. So here's version 1.3 of X-Emitter. If you haven't been paying attention, X-Emitter is a particle emission system that I made and implemented into the Blender Game Engine for version 2.56. In this version, I added a couple of new particles and gravity.

Baked and Dynamic Shadowmaps in the BGE

Hey. So awhile ago I started a project to get a baked but real shadow map in the BGE.

Massive Logic Speed Increase in BGE

Hey. So while I was messing around with a game project that I'd been working on that required many objects running logic (and so slowing down the game), I found out a faster method of running logic.

Python in the Blender Game Engine - Part 5.5

Here's part 5.5 (part 2 of part 5) for making Maze Crawl the game using Python in the BGE. Hey, so we left off looking at the source code for the Player.

Using Python in the Blender Game Engine - Part 5

Hey. So it's been a little while since the last post about this subject, but it's still going strong. In this tutorial, we work a little more using Python with the BGE game Maze Crawl.

X-Emitter V1.2 Out

Hey. Version 1.2 of X-Emitter, the system for creating particle effects in the Blender Game Engine has been released.

BlendCrypt - BGE Encyption

Hey. So this is a project that I slapped together in an evening - it performs an exceptionally simple encryption / decryption for blend files real-time, meaning it's a (very small) extra step to prevent users from opening your externally packed blend files.

OpenGL 2D Screen Filters in the BGE - Part 2

Hey. So, today, we'll take a look at another, slightly more complex 2D screen filter - the common Blur filter (yeaah!).

Using Python in the Blender Game Engine - Part 4

Hey, there. It's been a little while since the last tutorial post, but here's Part 4 in the series of game development in the Blender Game Engine using Python to make the maze-type game Maze Crawl.