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3535- [ Learning Material Updates] ( #learning-material-updates )
3636- [ Tooling Updates] ( #tooling-updates )
3737- [ Library Updates] ( #library-updates )
38- - [ Other News] ( #other-news )
3938- [ Popular Workgroup Issues in Github] ( #popular-workgroup-issues-in-github )
39+ - [ Other News] ( #other-news )
4040- [ Discussions] ( #discussions )
4141- [ Requests for Contribution] ( #requests-for-contribution )
4242- [ Jobs] ( #jobs )
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6767
6868## Game Updates
6969
70+ ### [ Flesh]
71+
72+ ![ flesh preview] ( flesh.gif )
73+ _ Intro_
74+
75+ [ Flesh] by [ @im_oab] is a 2D-horizontal shmup game with hand-drawn animation,
76+ an organic/fleshy theme and a unique story. It is implemented using [ Tetra] .
77+ The game's development has finished and will be released soon. The last update
78+ before release includes:
79+
80+ - Intro/Ending/End credits animation.
81+ - Add a variant version of Conway's Game of Life as background.
82+ - Improve effect in the gameplay with distortion shaders.
83+ - Update the demo build with improved graphics and performance.
84+
85+ [ Flesh ] : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1660850/Flesh/
86+ [ @im_oab ] : https://twitter.com/im_oab
87+ [ Tetra ] : https://github.com/17cupsofcoffee/tetra
88+
89+ ### [ Space Frontiers]
90+
91+ ![ In-game screenshot of a real-time render of a modular gridmap-based spaceship interior] ( spacefrontiers.png )
92+ _ Render achieved with dynamic point lights._
93+
94+ [ Space Frontiers] ([ GitHub] , [ Discord] , [ Twitter] , [ Reddit] , [ Steam Group] )
95+ by [ Starwolves] is an online moddable sci-fi action RPG community game
96+ simulating space (and spaceships) in 3D.
97+
98+ By the end of last year the client was made with Godot. Shortly after that the
99+ decision was made to replace the Godot project with a [ Bevy Engine] client.
100+
101+ Rust and Bevy are now used for both server and client.
102+ There are a lot of advantages such as sharing libraries and neat code replication,
103+ reducing code overhead.
104+ In-fact both the server and client are now developed in [ the same virtual workspace] .
105+
106+ The client includes a new camera perspective from top-down isometric to 1st person.
107+ A new 3D dynamic gridmap framework has been successfully implemented in ECS.
108+ The prototype includes an in-game map editing tool with the ability to export to
109+ file.
110+ Inspired by the videogame "System Shock".
111+ There is a recently uploaded [ showcase video] .
112+
113+ The project is commercial, [ open-source] and has a proprietary license.
114+ There is a milestone for a license change to free open-source.
115+
116+ [ Starwolves.io Bulletin Board] was launched half a year ago.
117+ There are 25~ registrants left that can receive a permanent unique forum group/title.
118+
119+ _ Discussions: [ StarWolves.io Bulletin Board] _
120+
121+ [ Starwolves.io Bulletin Board ] : https://starwolves.io
122+ [ Starwolves ] : https://starwolves.io
123+ [ Bevy Engine ] : https://bevyengine.org/
124+ [ Space Frontiers ] : https://github.com/starwolves/space
125+ [ GitHub ] : https://github.com/starwolves/space
126+ [ open-source ] : https://github.com/starwolves/space
127+ [ the same virtual workspace ] : https://github.com/starwolves/space
128+ [ Steam Group ] : https://steamcommunity.com/groups/starwolvescommunity
129+ [ Discord ] : https://discord.gg/yYpMun9CTT
130+ [ Twitter ] : https://twitter.com/starwolvesstar
131+ [ Reddit ] : https://reddit.com/u/StarwolvesStar
132+ [ showcase video ] : https://youtu.be/Qr_in7tUxAM
133+
134+ ### Digital Extinction
135+
136+ ![ Building Placement in Digital Extinction] ( digital-extinction.jpeg )
137+ _ Building Placement in Digital Extinction_
138+
139+ [ Digital Extinction] ([ GitHub] [ de-github ] , [ Discord] [ de-discord ] ,
140+ [ Reddit] [ de-reddit ] ) by [ @Indy2222 ] is a 3D real-time strategy game made with
141+ [ Bevy] .
142+
143+ The most notable updates are:
144+
145+ - nightly versions are automatically built and published on
146+ [ de-game.org] [ de-web ] and elsewhere,
147+ - significant progress has been made on multiplayer and networking,
148+ - animated arrows on terrain are displayed for selected factories, indicating
149+ the path from the units' spawn points to their delivery locations,
150+ - semi-transparent square markers are drawn on the terrain around selected
151+ buildings,
152+ - health bars are briefly displayed above units and buildings when they take
153+ damage or their health changes,
154+ - the implementation and design of the “Energy” have started to take shape,
155+ - the head-up display (HUD) shows the total battery charge and the number of
156+ selected units and buildings,
157+ - the main theme song plays in a loop, volume of the music can be configured,
158+ - the aspect ratio of the minimap matches that of the game map,
159+ - the option to invert camera zooming has been added to the configuration,
160+ - the [ documentation] [ de-docs ] has been converted to mdBook.
161+
162+ See [ gameplay] [ de-video ] screen recordings on YouTube.
163+
164+ More detailed July update is available [ here] [ de-update-09 ] .
165+
166+ [ Digital Extinction ] : https://de-game.org
167+ [ de-github ] : https://github.com/DigitalExtinction/Game
168+ [ de-discord ] : https://discord.gg/vHMFuCWGSX
169+ [ de-reddit ] : https://reddit.com/r/DigitalExtinction
170+ [ @Indy2222 ] : https://github.com/Indy2222
171+ [ Bevy ] : https://bevyengine.org
172+ [ de-web ] : https://de-game.org/
173+ [ de-docs ] : https://docs.de-game.org/
174+ [ de-video ] : https://youtu.be/aRk65kyIEes
175+ [ de-update-09 ] : https://mgn.cz/blog/de09/
176+
70177### Tribes
71178
72179![ Tribes preview] ( tribes.jpg )
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87194
88195## Engine Updates
89196
197+ ### [ macroquad]
198+
199+ ![ macroquad] ( macroquad_0_4.gif )
200+ _ Macroquad examples rendered by Metal API_
201+
202+ Macroquad got ported to miniquad-0.4, supporting Metal on Mac and IOS.
203+
204+ On the surface all the macroquad API stayed exactly the same, but with
205+ ` use macroquad::miniquad::* ` being such a breaking change - major version
206+ number was bumped. Major version bump made possible to fix a few
207+ long-lasting issues, check the [ full changelog] [ macroquad_changelog ]
208+ for all the changes.
209+
210+ [ macroquad_changelog ] : https://macroquad.rs/articles/macroquad-0-4/
211+
90212## Learning Material Updates
91213
214+ ### Bevy Rendering Demystified
215+
216+ ![ Bevy Rendering Demystified Thumbnail] ( bevy-rendering-demystified.png )
217+
218+ [ @logicprojects ] published a [ video] [ Bevy Rendering Demystified ] covering the
219+ details of Bevy's rendering systems. Specifically, he covered the engine's
220+ internal implementation of UI Rendering to show how data flows from the ECS
221+ world down to the final wgpu draw calls.
222+
223+ [ @logicprojects ] : https://www.youtube.com/@logicprojects
224+
225+ [ Bevy Rendering Demystified ] : https://youtu.be/5oKEPZ6LbNE
226+
92227## Tooling Updates
93228
229+ ### [ Rerun] [ rerun ]
230+
231+ [ Rerun] [ rerun ] ([ Discord] [ rerun-dis ] , [ Github] [ rerun-gh ] ) is an open-source SDK
232+ for logging complex visual data paired with a visualizer for exploring that data
233+ over time. While its primary focus is on robotics and computer vision, it can be
234+ useful for all kinds of rapid prototyping & algorithm development.
235+
236+ [ v0.7.0] [ rerun-v0-7-0 ] is out now, but it turned out a little bit smaller:
237+
238+ A few of the biggest highlights:
239+
240+ - Much more powerful transformation logging
241+ - any affine transforms works now!
242+ - supports many more formats and shows them in the viewer as-is
243+ - Better color mapping range detection for images and tensors
244+ - Add support for motion JPEG via the new jpeg_quality parameter to log_image
245+ - Many small improvements to samples & documentation
246+
247+ There's a growing community on [ Discord] [ rerun-dis ] waiting for you to join in
248+ case you have any questions, comments or just want to follow the latest
249+ development. The [ Github project] [ rerun-gh ] is MIT/Apache licensed and open to
250+ contribute for everyone, be it with suggestions, bugs or PRs.
251+
252+ [ rerun ] : https://rerun.io
253+ [ rerun-dis ] : https://discord.gg/npTFxYR9
254+ [ rerun-gh ] : https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun
255+ [ rerun-v0-7-0 ] : https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/releases/tag/v0.7.0
256+
94257## Library Updates
95258
259+ ### [ posh]
260+
261+ ![ Example code written with posh, simplified from the hello triangle
262+ example] ( posh.jpg )
263+
264+ [ ` posh ` ] [ posh ] is a crate that seamlessly integrates a graphics library with an
265+ embedded functional shading language. It is a proof of concept that aims to
266+ demonstrate that graphics programming can be both type-safe and ergonomic.
267+
268+ With ` posh ` , shaders are written in plain Rust (with some caveats). Procedural
269+ macros are only required for defining custom vertex and uniform types.
270+
271+ The core component of ` posh ` is the ` Program<U, V, F> ` type, which acts as a
272+ bridge between the shading language and the graphics library. This type
273+ represents a compiled shader and serves as the entry point for draw calls. By
274+ explicitly carrying the types ` U ` (uniform interface), ` V ` (vertex shader
275+ interface), and ` F ` (fragment shader interface), ` posh ` enables static
276+ verification, ensuring that the data provided in draw calls matches the shader's
277+ signature.
278+
279+ For simplicity, ` posh ` currently targets OpenGL ES 3.0. Although it is an
280+ experimental project, its authors hope to inspire the community to further
281+ explore how static typing can elegantly bridge the gap between host code and
282+ shader code.
283+
284+ For more details, check out the [ examples] [ posh-examples ] or the authors' [ blog
285+ post] [ posh-blog ] .
286+
287+ [ posh ] : https://github.com/leod/posh
288+ [ posh-examples ] : https://github.com/leod/posh/tree/main/examples
289+ [ posh-blog ] : https://leod.github.io/rust/gamedev/posh/2023/06/04/posh.html
290+
96291## Popular Workgroup Issues in Github
97292
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