Brian Jesse

Computronium on Steam Build data centers, manufacture integrated circuits, and deal with threats to your network in this automation game with an emphasis on computer hardware and networks.

Computronium has a Steam page now!

Wishlist and sign up for future public playtests here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3632770/...

🦀 Hello World!

The Rust project now has an official presence on Bluesky! ✨

We'll be posting the same on our Mastodon and Bluesky accounts, so you won't miss anything on either platform.

Animations are now working for the spawn platform in Computronium!

#indiegame #indedev #gamedev #indiegamedev 🎮

A screenshot of an in-progress spawn platform that looks like a rocket capsule suspended over four legs. It has two large windows and some charring from reentry on the windows.

Spawn platform progress!

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In-game screenshot of a spawn platform that looks like a rocket capsule suspended on legs. It has large windows on each side.

An early look at the spawn platform, I'm going to be working on getting the animations hooked up next!

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame 🎮

Super cool! 😎 If there's space left I'd like to be included please!

An in-game screenshot of a long row of servers on racks stretching into the distance.

Walls, foundations, racks, and servers all together now.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame 🎮

This is validating for me. I don't have the urge to post everyday stuff about myself, but it feels really impersonal to just post as a studio. I definitely don't feel like I could manage keeping up with two accounts on my own, especially now that I'm gaining a little bit of traction.

An in game screenshot of the interior of a player created space with foundations and walls.

A sneak peek at the in progress walls in our game Computronium. It's starting to look like a real space!

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev 🎮

Join our Discord and you can participate in on the networked playtests!

discord.gg/c2fXaTUK7h

And now servers can be placed and removed from rack slots with full replication!

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An in game render of a server rack with servers on shelves. The rack is made of wood and the servers have wooden chassis.

Some progress getting servers to slot into racks. It's all coming together!

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#gamedev
#3dmodelling
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#indiegamedev

A 3d model of a rackmount server that has a wooden chassis and a used "hand me down" look.

Here's the mark 1 server chassis for Computronium. This also has a used and DIY quality to it. We were inspired by 70s era HiFi equipment and the Atari.

#gamedev
#indiedev
#3dmodelling

We definitely lose out on a mature GUI solution, but I personally find that to be a low impact issue. The organization of Bevy's ECS blows away anything the commercial engines have to offer, and we get to work with the open source community instead of paying royalties!

It's a long term bet. The memory safety of Rust should come with less runtime crashes. We gain lower level control of systems so we can optimize for lots of user placed objects and computationally heavy systems. Bevy may be new, but the renderer and available networking libraries are robust.

Just added camera collision to Computronium! It's a really simple, but robust solution. The clipping at extreme angles still needs some work, but I didn't like the jittering in corners when I used a normal offset.

Join our Discord to be part of our first networked playtest! discord.gg/c2fXaTUK7h

I love that it's categorized as a "landing technique" on Wikipedia.

Liquid methane has similar thermal and pressure requirements to liquid oxygen. Meaning that the two don't need to be separated in the rocket body by thermal insulation and the rocket won't experience uneven pressure stresses, so you don't need completely separate tanks.

You also have to deal with hydrogen embrittlement. Essentially hydrogen leaking into the structure of the metal containing it and weakening it.

A 3d model of a server rack that has wooden planks in place of shelves.

Here's the Mark 1 server rack for Computronium. It's a very ”hacked together" aesthetic that I hope a lot of self hosting enthusiasts might enjoy.

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#indiedev

The Computronium logo, in a stylized retro future text over a colorful chromatic depiction of a silicon wafer. The logo is over an image of a row of empty server racks on a tiled floor beneath a starry sky.

Grey Matter Games is working on our first title, Computronium - an automation game like Factorio or Satisfactory with an emphasis on computer hardware and networks.

Build data centers, manufacture integrated circuits, and deal with threats to your network.

Join our Discord: discord.gg/c2fXaTUK7h

YouTube video by Tom Scott Danger: Humans

Remains me of Tom Scott's video Danger: Humans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcPq...

I'd like to be in it if there's still room please.

Here's a list of people that make game dev starter packs:

bsky.app/starter-pack...

OK I've broken 500, so you can remove me. Thanks for the help!

Avian Physics 0.2 - Joona Aalto Reworked scheduling, transform interpolation, overhauled mass properties, and more 🪶

Avian is an ECS-driven physics engine for @bevyengine.org, with a focus on ergonomics and modularity.

I just released version 0.2, which includes a *ton* of new features and quality-of-life improvements. An announcement blog post with release notes can be found here: joonaa.dev/blog/07/avia...

Goofy cats

A cat resting on a chair

These are our goofballs.

if !matches!(server_state.get(), ServerStates::Disconnected) { return; }

The `matches!` macro in #rustlang gives you full pattern matching capabilities without having to write a single case match statement! You can even provide an optional guard condition!

Is there still room on this list? I'm on a team of 3 and would like to be added please.