BlogHide Resteemsmaple-thunder (53)in writing • 7 years ago[World Building] The Story of Creation: As told by the EldersI have always been interested in world building. I find it incredibly exciting to think up and flesh out aspects of a world. I normally don't get too far on one world, instead I mostly think of…maple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years ago[Drupal 8] How to create blocks that present information from a custom settings form.What Will I Learn ? You will learn how to create a custom configuration form. You will learn how to read information from a settings file and display it in a block. You will learn how to…maple-thunder (53)in cryptocurrency • 7 years ago[!!] Altcoin.io update -- Atomic swap beta released !Image from Medium article Altcoin.io is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange being built around atomic swaps. The most recent update brought some new token support, wallet creation and…maple-thunder (53)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoEnjin Coin (ENJ) - Wallet in less than 35 hours !Lilia has just posted on the Enjin Coin Telegram that the Android version of the Enjin mobile wallet will be released " Within this time ". The iOS wallet will be out this month, depending on…maple-thunder (53)in art • 7 years agoMy take on a doughnut render !I followed this tutorial to learn some 3D rendering using Blender . I really liked how it turned out and decided to share it.maple-thunder (53)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoEnjin Coin (ENJ) releases images of their upcoming wallet !A Sneak Peek ! Yesterday on of the "Enjineers" working on Enjin Coin released a couple screenshots on reddit of their upcoming mobile wallet [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ]. Combined pictures were…maple-thunder (53)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoThe FCC just played right into Substratum's hands !Image from Substratum press kit The Internet is Dead ! Okay, so that's a little over dramatic. The internet isn't dead, but yesterday in the USA the FCC voted 3-2 to repeal the laws…maple-thunder (53)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoEnjin wallet, SDK alphas out this month !Big news from Enjin Coin ! Image from Enjin blog Enjin Coin just released a new blog post with some big information ! Smart Wallet The Enjin team have announced that their…maple-thunder (53)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoSubstratum: The Internet of the Future !What is it ? Substratum is developing an open-source foundation for the decentralized web, providing free, unrestricted, and uncensored access to content for a new Web 3.0. The Substratum Network…maple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years agoNaughtScape[08] - AStar Pathfinding Prep; nodes, edges, and graphs.NaughtScape is a project I am undertaking to create a small game mimicking the look and mechanics of Old School RuneScape . I started this project to help myself learn some Unity game…maple-thunder (53)in utopian-io • 7 years agoNaughtScape[08] - AStar Pathfinding Prep; nodes, edges, and graphs.NaughtScape is a project I am undertaking to create a small game mimicking the look and mechanics of Old School RuneScape . I started this project to help myself learn some Unity game…maple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years agoCreating a local drupal development environment using a LAMP stackI recently decided that I needed a decent looking portfolio site, so I could show off examples of my programming with explanations and some documentation. My home computer runs Windows, but I prefer…maple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years agoNaughtScape[07] - Oh Fiddlesticks, Time to Refactor ...My original plan was to have an implementation of A* pathfinding in my character's movement code, but as I started to implement it I realized that something was wrong with how I set up my Tiles. I…maple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years agoNaughtScape[06] - Let's Get PhysicalOn the Docket for Today: My plan for this post was pretty simple: Generate 3D world from tile map. Spawn in the player Get player "moving" To start I needed a class to house all of…maple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years agoNaughtScape[05] - A small function that will save a lot of timeNow that I had a couple models to start working with I couldn't put off writing the world generation. It was time to take off my artist's smock, and put on my super programmer power pants ! As I…maple-thunder (53)in blog • 7 years agoA Short Walk With A New GadgetA New Toy ! Recently my girlfriend and I bought each other gifts that were originally going to be Christmas gifts, but neither of us could wait that long ! We each got a fancy new Apple Watch…maple-thunder (53)in blog • 7 years agoNaughtScape[04] - Modeling a Wrought Iron Fence in BlenderBut why male fence models ? The structure model I decided to try and make first was a fence tile. I wanted to make something a little fancier than just some metal bars or wood planks. I…maple-thunder (53)in games • 7 years agoNaughtScape[03] - A Foray Into ModelingFlashback In the last couple of entries in the NaughtScape series I generated a ground plane, and got basic character and camera movement. Then I realized I needed to change how the ground was…maple-thunder (53)in photography • 7 years agoSunrise over the harbourEarly morning beauty I got to work a little earlier than normal this morning and was greeted by a wonderful view of the sunrise over the beautiful harbourmaple-thunder (53)in programming • 7 years agoNaughtScape [02] - Back to the Drawing BoardIndirect Inspiration After all the work covered in my last blog , starting the implementation of the player movement made me realize something. In order to implement objects in tiles I would…