Alan Watton
@alanwatton.bsky.social
Hi 👋
I’m a Game & Software developer with an interest in all things Science and Tech
alanwatton.co.uk
I’m a Game & Software developer with an interest in all things Science and Tech
alanwatton.co.uk
No update on the Ball Robot 😕
Been a rough week & spent most of it on the sofa trying to get my back to calm down 😞
Been a rough week & spent most of it on the sofa trying to get my back to calm down 😞
September 25, 2026 at 4:52 PM
No update on the Ball Robot 😕
Been a rough week & spent most of it on the sofa trying to get my back to calm down 😞
Been a rough week & spent most of it on the sofa trying to get my back to calm down 😞
Saw this in an Ars comment earlier today & thought it was too good not to share
(Has crossed my mind a few times since hence the share 😅)
Well worth the watch!!
#sci-fi #noai #ai #shortfilm (8mins)
(Has crossed my mind a few times since hence the share 😅)
Well worth the watch!!
#sci-fi #noai #ai #shortfilm (8mins)
Sci-Fi Short Film “Slaughterbots” | DUST
YouTube video by DUST
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September 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Saw this in an Ars comment earlier today & thought it was too good not to share
(Has crossed my mind a few times since hence the share 😅)
Well worth the watch!!
#sci-fi #noai #ai #shortfilm (8mins)
(Has crossed my mind a few times since hence the share 😅)
Well worth the watch!!
#sci-fi #noai #ai #shortfilm (8mins)
Update on the Ball Robot
Mostly done now (few tweaks I want to do)
Making everything so it can fold up inside has been a real faff tho! 😂🤷♂️
#blender3d #indiedev
Mostly done now (few tweaks I want to do)
Making everything so it can fold up inside has been a real faff tho! 😂🤷♂️
#blender3d #indiedev
September 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Update on the Ball Robot
Mostly done now (few tweaks I want to do)
Making everything so it can fold up inside has been a real faff tho! 😂🤷♂️
#blender3d #indiedev
Mostly done now (few tweaks I want to do)
Making everything so it can fold up inside has been a real faff tho! 😂🤷♂️
#blender3d #indiedev
Reposted by Alan Watton
🎲✂️
Oh noes. Someone has seen our process!
Oh noes. Someone has seen our process!
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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September 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
🎲✂️
Oh noes. Someone has seen our process!
Oh noes. Someone has seen our process!
Not posted much lately so figured I’d share a perfect normals robot ball I’m working on
It has been quite a faff getting to the point I could do Boolean operations without wrecking the normals 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #blender3d
It has been quite a faff getting to the point I could do Boolean operations without wrecking the normals 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #blender3d
September 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Not posted much lately so figured I’d share a perfect normals robot ball I’m working on
It has been quite a faff getting to the point I could do Boolean operations without wrecking the normals 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #blender3d
It has been quite a faff getting to the point I could do Boolean operations without wrecking the normals 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #blender3d
I remember when scenes like this were reserved for movies😬
August 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I remember when scenes like this were reserved for movies😬
Been doing a lil add-on for Blender the past day or so & it still amazes me how much you forget about a language when not using it 😬
#developer #b3d
#developer #b3d
Sappy Seals: I Forgot!
ALT: Sappy Seals: I Forgot!
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August 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Been doing a lil add-on for Blender the past day or so & it still amazes me how much you forget about a language when not using it 😬
#developer #b3d
#developer #b3d
Got to love going down a rabbit hole 🤣🤷♂️
Struggled with animating non-humanoids, FPS arms etc over the years & hit it again recently
..so I got @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social AOER2 (Art of Effective Rigging 2) course & now feel I’m using a sledgehammer to crack a nut with my use needs 🤣
#indiedev
Struggled with animating non-humanoids, FPS arms etc over the years & hit it again recently
..so I got @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social AOER2 (Art of Effective Rigging 2) course & now feel I’m using a sledgehammer to crack a nut with my use needs 🤣
#indiedev
Simpsons Learning
ALT: Simpsons Learning
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August 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Got to love going down a rabbit hole 🤣🤷♂️
Struggled with animating non-humanoids, FPS arms etc over the years & hit it again recently
..so I got @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social AOER2 (Art of Effective Rigging 2) course & now feel I’m using a sledgehammer to crack a nut with my use needs 🤣
#indiedev
Struggled with animating non-humanoids, FPS arms etc over the years & hit it again recently
..so I got @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social AOER2 (Art of Effective Rigging 2) course & now feel I’m using a sledgehammer to crack a nut with my use needs 🤣
#indiedev
Reposted by Alan Watton
July 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Reposted by Alan Watton
Forced our 3d guy at gunpoint to write an article on the hair tech we are using for She Hunts. Using #Blender, for #Godot, he magics through geo nodes a generator for hair cards. If you're interested in the technique you can read more on it at: murska.digital/blog.html
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
July 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Forced our 3d guy at gunpoint to write an article on the hair tech we are using for She Hunts. Using #Blender, for #Godot, he magics through geo nodes a generator for hair cards. If you're interested in the technique you can read more on it at: murska.digital/blog.html
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
Sooo, after a rough couple of weeks (including hospital visit 😞) I decided to redo my weapon system from the ground up now I know how I’m implementing it
Only saving grace is it’s going a lot quicker this time round & is a lot more streamlined without extra calls, events, etc 😅
#indiedev #gamedev
Only saving grace is it’s going a lot quicker this time round & is a lot more streamlined without extra calls, events, etc 😅
#indiedev #gamedev
Bob The Builder: Can We Fix It?
ALT: Bob The Builder: Can We Fix It?
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July 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Alan Watton
Unreal Devs! Do not sleep on this, specially if you're making a demo, first impressions are VERY important and this will get rid of pretty much all the stutter issues.
#gamedev #indiegame #unrealengine #ue5
#gamedev #indiegame #unrealengine #ue5
Unreal Engine 5: Setup Precompiling Shaders (Bundled PSO's)
YouTube video by Sneaky Kitty Game Dev
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June 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Unreal Devs! Do not sleep on this, specially if you're making a demo, first impressions are VERY important and this will get rid of pretty much all the stutter issues.
#gamedev #indiegame #unrealengine #ue5
#gamedev #indiegame #unrealengine #ue5
Reposted by Alan Watton
Love,
Your friendly neighborhood disabled gamedev
Your friendly neighborhood disabled gamedev
June 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Love,
Your friendly neighborhood disabled gamedev
Your friendly neighborhood disabled gamedev
Welp…
The first idea of using a traversal style chooser table & schema to select the correct interaction montage & start time hasn’t worked like I hoped 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #UE5
The first idea of using a traversal style chooser table & schema to select the correct interaction montage & start time hasn’t worked like I hoped 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #UE5
The Struggle Castle: Geometry Dash Style Game
ALT: The Struggle Castle: Geometry Dash Style Game
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June 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Gonna fix the “grab” next week 😅
Need to create a way to move him to the an interact location first tho 🤔
So that’s the plan for next week, make a way for him to get from A to B to then interact with whatever it is 😅
(Likely use a similar system to traversal 🤷♂️)
#indiedev #solodev #gamedev
Need to create a way to move him to the an interact location first tho 🤔
So that’s the plan for next week, make a way for him to get from A to B to then interact with whatever it is 😅
(Likely use a similar system to traversal 🤷♂️)
#indiedev #solodev #gamedev
June 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Not posted much of the game lately so figured I’d share an update 😬
It now has gun receiver modes, supports multi-projectile shotguns, weapon slots & new weapon wheel I decided to add last Friday 😅
Oh & I moved the weapons to DataAssets which was a hassle 🤣
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #ue5
It now has gun receiver modes, supports multi-projectile shotguns, weapon slots & new weapon wheel I decided to add last Friday 😅
Oh & I moved the weapons to DataAssets which was a hassle 🤣
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #ue5
June 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Ugh decided to redo do my weapon slots from…
Y Tap: Switch Primary/Secondary
Y Hold: Select Side Arm
To using a weapon selection wheel & changing the actions too
Y Tap: Switch between Current & Previous
Y Hold: Always select Side Arm making Current previous
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev
Y Tap: Switch Primary/Secondary
Y Hold: Select Side Arm
To using a weapon selection wheel & changing the actions too
Y Tap: Switch between Current & Previous
Y Hold: Always select Side Arm making Current previous
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev
Madagascar Penguins: Now This Is More Like It
ALT: Madagascar Penguins: Now This Is More Like It
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June 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Ugh decided to redo do my weapon slots from…
Y Tap: Switch Primary/Secondary
Y Hold: Select Side Arm
To using a weapon selection wheel & changing the actions too
Y Tap: Switch between Current & Previous
Y Hold: Always select Side Arm making Current previous
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev
Y Tap: Switch Primary/Secondary
Y Hold: Select Side Arm
To using a weapon selection wheel & changing the actions too
Y Tap: Switch between Current & Previous
Y Hold: Always select Side Arm making Current previous
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev
Madagascar Penguins: Now This Is More Like It
ALT: Madagascar Penguins: Now This Is More Like It
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June 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Just dawned on me, I’m going to have to make up some gun names & be careful about models just to avoid any possible trademark/copyright infringement 🤔
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev
Eric Cartman & Butters: I Don't Wanna Get In Trouble
ALT: Eric Cartman & Butters: I Don't Wanna Get In Trouble
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June 5, 2026 at 8:51 AM
June 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Not posted much game dev lately due to a mix of little actual dev time & making the transition from pistol AO to functional weapons types & slots 😬
AssaultRifle (Automatic fire) ✅
Shotgun (Multi-projectile) ✅
SMG (Burst Fire)
Primary, Secondary & Pistol Slot ✅
More to do tho 😅
#indiedev #gamedev
AssaultRifle (Automatic fire) ✅
Shotgun (Multi-projectile) ✅
SMG (Burst Fire)
Primary, Secondary & Pistol Slot ✅
More to do tho 😅
#indiedev #gamedev
May 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Sometimes I see posts and I’m like “no way that isn’t rage bait” all the while that lil bit of me still has an opinion & it’s a fight not to speak
May 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Sometimes I see posts and I’m like “no way that isn’t rage bait” all the while that lil bit of me still has an opinion & it’s a fight not to speak
Reposted by Alan Watton
Fucking prophetic line
May 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Fucking prophetic line