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Building Unity tools and writing posts to solve the stuff that slows devs down. If something here helps you ship faster or cleaner, mission accomplished. More frequent at @develop01c.bsky.social https://www.thungsten.com/

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Proper Debug Logging in Unity | THUNGSTEN As soon as you go beyond using Debug.Log everywhere and instead integrate it into your own logging system, there's a few things you should know to improve your experience.

Is your custom logging system in #unity3d being bloated with extra call stacks and clicks not leading you to the right line of code? Have a look at this!

#GameDev #IndieDev
www.thungsten.com/article/4/pr...

30.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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THUNGSTEN GRID | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store Add depth to your next project with THUNGSTEN GRID from THUNGSTEN TOOLS. Find this & more VFX Shaders on the Unity Asset Store.

⭐ Thungsten Grid was just updated (2025.09.27a) with a minor feature requested a user:

Features
- Added property _Offset to offset the grid by a set amount, in both Local and World spacing modes.

#gamedev #unity3d

assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx...

29.09.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THUNGSTEN GRID | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store Add depth to your next project with THUNGSTEN GRID from THUNGSTEN TOOLS. Find this & more VFX Shaders on the Unity Asset Store.

A small update, 2025.08.11.a is coming up for Thungsten Grid. It is currently pending Unity approval:

Fixes:
- Correctly excluded editor-only scripts from builds.

Improvements:
- Improved UI with helpful links.

assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx...

11.08.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All posts, present and future - are now also available via RSS!
www.thungsten.com/rss.xml

Thanks to @landeaudio.com for suggesting it! πŸ’‘

11.05.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Game Code Optimization for Beginners | THUNGSTEN Tips, pointers, and examples for simple yet very effective techniques that you can apply to almost any kind of game. They're dumb-simple, and they work.

Are you a novice game dev looking for optimization tips? Look no further, new article just dropped! πŸ‘‡ #GameDev #IndieDev

www.thungsten.com/article/3/ga...

09.05.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THUNGSTEN CLOUDS | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store Add depth to your next project with THUNGSTEN CLOUDS from THUNGSTEN TOOLS. Find this & more VFX Shaders on the Unity Asset Store.

THUNGSTEN CLOUDS has been released and is now available on the Unity Asset Store! β›…πŸ₯³

Performant cloud and shadows system for URP and HDRP #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity3D

assetstore.unity.com/packages/pac...

02.05.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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[WIP] THUNGSTEN CLOUDS - Performant cloud and shadows system Hey devsπŸ‘‹ The second THUNGSTEN asset is set to release soon. THUNGSTEN CLOUDS is a handcrafted, lightweight, HLSL based system for dynamic clouds and projected shadows for URP and HDRP (BRP support ...

Have a peek at THUNGSTEN CLOUDS soon coming to #unity3d #unity #gamedev

discussions.unity.com/t/wip-thungs...

30.04.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THUNGSTEN GRID | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store Add depth to your next project with THUNGSTEN GRID from THUNGSTEN TOOLS. Find this & more VFX Shaders on the Unity Asset Store.

Your favorite modular grid system has been updated, see patch notes on the #unity asset store! βœ¨πŸ—’οΈ
#unity3d

assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx...

24.04.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Publishing a Unity Asset | THUNGSTEN So, you've built something useful in Unityβ€”maybe a tool, a shader, or a set of scriptsβ€”and you're considering sharing it with the world. These are my thoughts about it all.

Having recently went through the process of publishing a Unity asset for the first time, here's my rambling thoughts about it #gamedev #unity3d

www.thungsten.com/article/2/pu...

19.04.2025 11:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THUNGSTEN GRID | VFX Shaders | Unity Asset Store Add depth to your next project with THUNGSTEN GRID from THUNGSTEN TOOLS. Find this & more VFX Shaders on the Unity Asset Store.

Aaand I just released my first Unity asset after using the engine since 2011. I wanted to go with a small scope for by first one to explore the scope, anyway here it is! #unity3d #gamedev

Cleanly project grids in BRP, URP and HDRP.
assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu...

16.04.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You probably want an Agent Task System | THUNGSTEN TOOLS No matter what kind of game you're creating, if you have units, characters or agents performing different kinds of actions you probably want an agent task system.

This was kinda fun, so I just posted my second article about #gamedev in general and for #rts #games. Have a go #indiedev

13.04.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I recommend you make a real-time strategy game | THUNGSTEN TOOLS Are you a new or aspiring game developer? You really ought to be making a real-time strategy game, and here is why. Author: @develop01c

Are you a junior or aspiring #gamedev #indiedev? Here's why I think it's beneficial to make a #RTS game.

12.04.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0