Game development

Nuclear Dawn is a multiplayer game project for the Source engine which centers around post-nuclear warfare. It started out as a total modification, but in 2009 the mod was handed over to Interwave Studios, who took the project to retail and aim for a public release in 2010.

I was in charge of developing/optimizing the Linux server code and I have designed/implemented several HUD elements in the weapon selection system. For about a year, the PR and communication of the project was under my lead too. I helped the Interwave team work into the existing codebase and asset library during the transition, and wish them all the best.

A racing course for the open-source racing game TuxRacer. Features three paths which intertwine at several points along the slide, making it hard for the poor penguin to catch all the salmon.

An early map for the Source engine in a middle-eastern setting. Due to time limitations it never came further than geometry layout stage, details are not added yet. Might get around finishing it someday.

A sudoku solver written in Java which uses known sudoku solving strategies, as opposed to brute forcing the puzzle starting from square 1 and backtracking on a dead end. This solver is able to communicate why some cell was marked found, and the reasoning behind it. Info on how the algorithm works can be found here.

My entry for the Snarkpit.net 2004 Map Competition, called Mapping with a twist. My twist was texture limitation: this Roman-inspired map as a limit of 6 textures. Building a full DM environment from scratch within the limitations was an interesting experience.

Several articles covering level design and the general toolset of two popular game engines. (Well, in 2003, they were :))

A user interface for Zoner’s Netvis tools, which allowed mappers to distribute the VIS-calculations of GoldSource maps. Compile parties wee-hay.