Newsletter 10: Coordination/Tracking

[ozkriff]

Feel free to suggest sections.

If you want to help writing the newsletter:

• grab one of the "🆓 free" sections by leaving a comment like "I'd like to work on {section_name_1} and {section_name_2}".
• Write a short overview:
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I'm hoping to release this newsletter in the middle of the next week, so a soft deadline for all section PRs is Wednesday.
Ok, now I'm hoping to have a final fraft on Sunday and publish it on Monday.

Current structure/status (I'll try to keep this updated):

• ToC (top-level?) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Add Jobs and ToC #156
• Game Updates
  • Veloren (1) - ✔️ done by @AngelOnFira in Newsletter 10: Add Veloren May content #145
  • CrateBeforeAttack (1, 2, 3, 4) - ✔️ done by @koalefant in Newsletter 10: Add Crate Before Attack section #152
  • Garden (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Garden, orb.farm, Stellary, FPS #158
  • orb.farm (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Garden, orb.farm, Stellary, FPS #158
  • On FPS Game Progress: First pass at the design of the website #1 (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Garden, orb.farm, Stellary, FPS #158
  • Stellary (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Garden, orb.farm, Stellary, FPS #158
  • Akigi (1) - ✔️ done by @AngelOnFira in Newsletter 10: Added Akigi content #157
  • sandbox - ✔️ done by @JMS55 in Add sandbox to newsletter 10 #146
  • Paddlers Create a rust-gamedev.github.io site #4 Benefits of full-stack Rust (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @jakmeier in Newsletter 10: Paddlers #151
  • Mind's Eye (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Life and eyes #165
  • digescape (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) - ✔️ done by @AngelOnFira in Newsletter 10: Added Dig Escape #155
  • Sailing Simulator Prototype (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) - ✔️ done by @kunos in Newsletter 10: Sailing Simulator Prototype content #147
  • For the Quest (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) - ✔️ done by @seratonik in Newsletter 10: For The Quest Updates #149
  • datoh's Life (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Life and eyes #165
  • vkeyes-demo-rs (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Life and eyes #165
  • nox futura (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Iced, NoxF, wgpu #166
• Learning Material Updates
  • Sokoban Tutorial - ✔️ done by @iolivia in Add Sokoban May update #143
  • Adding WASM Support to a Native Apps (1, 2, 3) - ✔️ done by @azriel91 in News 010/wasm support and amethyst #153
  • gfx-hal & vulkan basics (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: gfx-hal and pong tutorials #160
  • Pong tutorial with ggez (1, 2, 3, 4) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: gfx-hal and pong tutorials #160
  • Rust Disassembly: part 1 (1) ✔️ done by @giordi91 in addition of Rust disassembling post #159
• Library & Tooling Updates
  • NodeFX - (0, 1, 2, 3, 4) - ✔️ done by @vallentin in Newsletter 10: NodeFX #154
  • beehive (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: beehive, rustsim, safearch, svgface #162
  • rustsim survey (1, 2, 3) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: beehive, rustsim, safearch, svgface #162
  • safe_arch (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: beehive, rustsim, safearch, svgface #162
  • goods (1) - ✔️ done by @zakarumych in Add section about goods assets library #141
  • svg_face (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: beehive, rustsim, safearch, svgface #162
  • cute-c2 (1) - ✔️ done by @17cupsofcoffee in Newsletter 10: cute-c2 and KAS v0.4 #161
  • KAS v0.4 (1) - ✔️ done by @17cupsofcoffee in Newsletter 10: cute-c2 and KAS v0.4 #161
  • rg3d engine & rusty editor - ✔️ done by @mrDIMAS in Add rg3d and rusty editor #144
  • TTF Saga (1, 2, 3, 4) - ✔️ done by @AngelOnFira in Newsletter 10: Added TTF Saga #164
  • [ ] miniquad & macroquad (1) - 🚧 WIP by @not-fl3
  • Point of WebGPU on native (1, discussions?) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Iced, NoxF, wgpu #166
  • Oxygengine (1, 2) - ✔️ done by @PsichiX in Added Oxygengine section to newsletter 10th issue #163
  • Amethyst (1, 2, ??) - ✔️ done by by @azriel91 in News 010/wasm support and amethyst #153
  • Tetra - ✔️ done by @17cupsofcoffee in Add Tetra content for newsletter 10 #142
  • Iced (1) - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Iced, NoxF, wgpu #166
  • Mun v0.2 (1, 2, 3) - ✔️ done by @Wodann in Newsletter 10: add Mun #148
  • Godot (1, 2, 3) - ✔️ done by @AngelOnFira in Newsletter 10: Added Godot content #168
• Jobs - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: Add Jobs and ToC #156
• Bonus - ✔️ done by @ozkriff in Newsletter 10: WG Issues and Bonus #167

Final steps:

• final review - ✔️ done by everyone
• publish - ✔️ done by @ozkriff
• post on /r/rust, /r/rust_gamedv, /r/gamedev, URLO, twitter.com/rust_gamedev - ✔️ done by @ozkriff
• add comment links - ✔️ done by @ozkriff
• add a draft of the 11 newsletter - ✔️ done by @ozkriff

[AngelOnFira]

Excited for this month! Veloren had a big release 😃

[kvark]

grab one of the "free free" sections by leaving a comment

Where is the list of free sections?

For gfx-rs/wgpu this month I don't think we are going to share any updates. There is a lot going on in the pipeline, but no releases were made. cc @grovesNL

[ozkriff]

📜 Updated the structure/list of sections!

[seratonik]

I'll take care of For The Quest again :)

[kunos]

I'll work on Sailing Simulator Prototype.. but I will need a little help to understand how this works.
Am I supposed to open a PR for this and write in the "Game Updates" section directly?
https://github.com/rust-gamedev/rust-gamedev.github.io/blob/source/content/posts/newsletter-010/index.md

I'll probably wait a bit to see some games in there and copy?

[Lokathor]

Someone could add the safe_arch 0.3 announcement. I hope to already have a 0.4 out sometime during next month (avx2!), but the 0.3 post is relevant because I can still use more grunts to help with just the scale of the project (hundreds and hundreds of functions involved). Usability feedback (in terms of how easy it is to build abstractions on top of safe_arch), documentation feedback, help with PRs, etc.

[JMS55]

Hi, I'd like to add a game I've been working on, sandbox. It's a falling sand game like sandspiel or powder toy. Here's some gameplay showcasing a few different elements. The streamable link dosen't provide the best quality though, so I'm open to suggestions on where to host the video.

I'll write and overview for it and submit a PR later!

[ozkriff]

Am I supposed to open a PR for this and write in the "Game Updates" section directly?

@kunos yep :) check PRs to the previous newsletters, like #128 for example

@Lokathor @JMS55 safe_arch and sandbox sections are added to the plan!

[ecton]

Hey @ozkriff thanks for noticing my jam project, Cosmic Cantina. I ended up getting ill at the end and honestly bit off more than I could chew too. I'm still going to be doing the essence of that project, but it's on hold for now. If you want to point people at it feel free, but it's not really an actual game at the stage the code was left at lol

Once I've gotten a bit more about my new project up and going I'll drop you a line!

[koalefant]

I will take CrateBeforeAttack.

[vallentin]

Thanks for the mention @ozkriff, I'd love to write an entry for my project. However, I'll earliest be able to do it and submit a PR on Wednesday.

[jakmeier]

I'll try to come up with something about Paddlers by today or tomorrow. Thanks for the invite/mention!

[ozkriff]

Taking "On FPS Game Progress" and "Stellary".

[ozkriff]

@ecton removed the section from the current newsletter, ping me when you feel comfortable sharing about your project! :)

[azriel91]

Heya, I'll take Adding WASM Support to a Native Apps and Amethyst ✌️

[AngelOnFira]

I'll grab disescape.

[AngelOnFira]

I'll grab Akigi

[ozkriff]

Taking "gfx-hal & vulkan basics", "Pong tutorial with ggez", "beehive", "rustsim survey", "safe_arch" and "svg_face".

[17cupsofcoffee]

Picking up 'cute-c2' and 'KAS v0.4'.

[Ratysz]

I've released a useable version of my yaks library (minimalistic framework for automatic multithreading of hecs ECS via rayon), is this something that has a place in the newsletter? If so, what should I do to help with that?

[ozkriff]

@Ratysz yaks was released today, right? Though the newsletter will be published a week late (shame on me, I'm bad at doing stuff in time), this is supposed to be a May issue that covers only what happened during that month. I've included yaks to the draft outline of the June newsletter. :)

[Ratysz]

@ozkriff the new version was released like an hour ago, yes. I'll tackle it for the June issue at some point, then. Thanks!

[ozkriff]

Taking "Mind's Eye", "datoh's Life", and "vkeyes-demo-rs".

[AngelOnFira]

Taking "beehive", "safe-arch", "svg_face", "cute_c2", and "KAS GUI"

Didn't refresh the page since yesterday 😛 :

Taking "TTF Saga", and "Godot" Looks like Godot is already done?

[ozkriff]

@AngelOnFira nope, the Godot section is free atm

[ozkriff]

Taking "bracket-lib & roguelike book", "Point of WebGPU on native", "Iced"

[ozkriff]

Woo-hoo! We're ready for the final PR: #169 ("Newsletter 10") - everyone is invited to review!

⏲️ Hope to merge this tomorrow +- at 17:00 UTC (in ~20 hrs from now).

[ozkriff]

🎉 https://rust-gamedev.github.io/posts/newsletter-010 🎉

A huge thanks to all contributors and reviewers! :)

[ozkriff]

Next coordination issue: #172 ("Newsletter 11: Coordination/Tracking")