Reverse Engineering NovaLogic's Comanche Terrain Maps

A detailed reverse-engineering walkthrough of Comanche: Maximum Overkill MS-DOS terrain/map files—how NovaLogic packed heightmaps and related data, and how to reconstruct the landscapes.

Tutorial · Programming · Graphics · Tutorials · History

Using any C++ library in Godot

Using any C++ library in Godot Godot has become one of the most popular game engines of the last few years. It is free, open source under the MIT license, and small enough to download and start using in minutes.

Tutorial · Programming · C · Tutorials · Graphics

Teaching GPU programming in p5.js: now with compute shaders

Dave Pagurek brings GPU compute shaders into p5.js for teaching—why graphics education needs modern GPU abstractions, and how students can write compute shaders in a friendly creative-coding environment.

Tutorial · Graphics · Programming · Education · Open Source

Writing a ray tracer in Brainfuck

A playful systems post that implements a ray tracer in Brainfuck—compilers, esolangs, and the surprising claim that sometimes the correct answer is to write a compiler.

Tutorial · Programming · Compilers · Graphics · Open Source

SDF vs. MSDF vs. Slug: GPU Text Rendering

Chris Hanson compares SDF, MSDF, Slug, texture atlases, and Rive for GPU text: how signed-distance fields trade sharpness, memory, and shader cost when you draw outlines yourself.

Tutorial · Graphics · Programming · Hardware · Tutorials

Divide by depth for instant 3D

Gabriel O'Flaherty-Chan peels open how 3D cameras work: perspective divide by depth, projection matrices, and building intuition beyond black-box game engines.

Tutorial · Programming · Engineering · Graphics