@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ sharing that information is optional.
4242Only 3 questions in this survey are mandatory and we've saved
4343the most important one for last.
4444
45+ The survey is now being processed for publishing.
46+ We’re still accepting responses until the survey has been published
47+ and subsequently closed for good.
48+
4549_ Discussions:
4650[ /r/rust] ( https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cp2ib7/survey_from_the_rust_game_development_working/ ) ,
4751[ twitter] ( https://twitter.com/rust_gamedev/status/1160659441550864384 ) _
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ if you haven't seen it yet
6064
6165### [ This Month in Rustsim \# 7 (June − July 2019)] [ rustsim_7 ]
6266
63- ![ CCD sub-steps] ( https://www.nphysics.org/img /ccd_substeps.svg)
67+ ![ CCD sub-steps] ( /assets/newsletter-001 /ccd_substeps.svg)
6468
6569[ nphysics] 0.12 release contains several long awaited features:
6670
@@ -129,19 +133,39 @@ _Discussions:
129133[ rhea trailer ] : https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIzqlI-gbAY
130134[ rhea notes ] : https://reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/co8kqd/way_of_rhea_trailer_steam_wishlist_announced/ewryjet
131135
132- ### [ Veloren 0.3] ( https://veloren.net/devblog-26 )
136+ ### [ Veloren 0.3] ( https://veloren.net/devblog-27 )
133137
134138![ Veloren screenshot] ( /assets/newsletter-001/veloren.png )
135139
136140Veloren is an open-world, open-source multiplayer voxel RPG.
137141The game is in an early stage of development, but is playable.
138142
139- The 0.3 version brings lots of new content and bugfixes.
140- Read more here: [ "This Week In Veloren 26"] ( https://veloren.net/devblog-26/ ) .
143+ The 0.3 version was a long time coming, and there has been a ton added to Veloren.
144+ Here is a small list of the major changes in this version:
145+
146+ - XP and leveling
147+ - Better combat, movement, and animations
148+ - Enemies, bosses
149+ - Better world generation, more biomes
150+ - Build mode
151+ - Caves, lanterns, lights, dungeons
152+ - Character customization, multiple races
153+ - Inventories (WIP)
154+ - Day/night, better shaders, voxel shadows
155+ - Many performance optimizations
141156
142157_ Discussions:
143158[ /r/rust] ( https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/clziyh/veloren_03_the_multiplayer_voxel_rpg_written_in ) _
144159
160+ ------
161+
162+ Also, if you want to see how the work on 0.4 is going,
163+ check out other August's weekly devlog posts:
164+ "This Week in Veloren..."
165+ [ #28 ] ( https://veloren.net/devblog-28 ) ,
166+ [ #29 ] ( https://veloren.net/devblog-29 ) ,
167+ and [ #30 ] ( https://veloren.net/devblog-30 ) .
168+
145169### [ RUZZT]
146170
147171![ RUZZT screenshot] ( /assets/newsletter-001/ruzzt.png )
@@ -225,6 +249,17 @@ _Discussions:
225249[ space menace announcement ] : https://amethyst.rs/posts/space-menace-showcase
226250[ arsenal announcement ] : https://community.amethyst.rs/t/arsenal-the-vision-for-a-full-amethyst-blender-integration/911
227251
252+ ------
253+
254+ A few days ago a third showcase project
255+ [ was announced] ( https://amethyst.rs/posts/third-showcase-game-space-shooter ) :
256+ [ "Space Shooter"] ( https://github.com/amethyst/space_shooter_rs )
257+ by [ Carlo Supina] ( https://twitter.com/carlosupina )
258+ \[ [ /r/rust] ( https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cwy4qq/amethyst_showcase_space_shooter_shootem_up ) ,
259+ [ twitter] ( https://twitter.com/carlosupina/status/1167094848907808768 )] .
260+
261+ ![ "Space Shooter" gameplay] ( /assets/newsletter-001/amethyst-space-shooter.gif )
262+
228263### [ Embark's Rust Open-Source Crates and Ecosystem Tracking] ( http://embark.rs )
229264
230265![ Embark logo] ( /assets/newsletter-001/embark-logo-bg.jpg )
@@ -269,6 +304,118 @@ _Discussions:
269304[ PhysX ] : https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/PhysX
270305[ @h3r2tic ] : https://github.com/h3r2tic
271306
307+ ### [ 6 Months of Game Development in Rust] ( https://iolivia.me/posts/6-months-of-rust-game-dev )
308+
309+ ![ screenshot from Olivia's game] ( /assets/newsletter-001/iolivia-screenshot.png )
310+
311+ [ @oliviff ] tells about theirs experience of developing a hobby game
312+ "Tennis Academy" in Rust for six months.
313+
314+ Here's [ a YouTube video] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96qPwvDEAuI )
315+ with the current state of the game.
316+
317+ Features of the game:
318+
319+ - 💵money: every item costs money and the money is substracted
320+ when buying an item
321+ - 👟tennis courts of all types: hard, clay, concrete and grass
322+ - 🎁more object types: benches, balls, roof tiles
323+ - ⏱️time: the game keeps track of how many days/months/years it's been
324+ - 🌶️main menu
325+ - 🏠build menu
326+ - ⛹️player selection menu
327+ - ↩️assignments: a player can be assigned to a court or a bench
328+ - 🛣️basic pathfinding: a player can find its way to an assigned
329+ court or bench
330+ - 📈skill levels: a player playing on a court will get increased
331+ tennis skill level
332+ - 🛌needs: a player who plays too much will get tired and need rest
333+
334+ _ Discussions:
335+ [ /r/rust_gamedev] ( https://www.reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/ctuocb/6_months_of_game_development_in_rust ) ,
336+ [ twitter] ( https://twitter.com/oliviff/status/1164460622186274817 ) _
337+
338+ [ @oliviff ] : https://twitter.com/oliviff
339+
340+ ### [ gfx-hal 0.3 and wgpu 0.3] ( https://users.rust-lang.org/t/wgpu-v0-3-is-released )
341+
342+ ![ Mipmap example] ( /assets/newsletter-001/gfx-mipmap.png )
343+
344+ ` gfx-hal ` is a low-overhead Vulkanic GPU API in Rust.
345+ Version 0.3 is published that includes:
346+
347+ - MSAA resolves
348+ - events API
349+ - building Vulkan backend on Apple platforms
350+ - "readonly" storage support in DX12 backend
351+ - WASM and compute support in GL backend
352+ - lots of fixes and improvements in all backends
353+
354+ _ Discussions:
355+ [ /r/rust] ( https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cnvfrm/gfxhal03_release_notes ) _
356+
357+ ------
358+
359+ ` wgpu ` is a safe, modern and portable GPU API for native platforms and the Web.
360+ It's based on gfx-hal and Rendy.
361+ Our implementation and its Rust wrapper ` wgpu-rs ` have reached version 0.3.
362+ Major improvements:
363+
364+ - API is (mostly) updated to the upstream WebGPU working group spec
365+ - internal deadlock protection
366+ - ` raw-window-handle ` support
367+ - individual tracking of texture array layers and mipmap levels
368+ - more API features:
369+ - multisampling
370+ - indirect draw and dispatch
371+ - stencil masks and reference values
372+ - more examples!
373+ - more state validation!
374+
375+ _ Discussions:
376+ [ discourse] ( https://users.rust-lang.org/t/wgpu-v0-3-is-released ) ,
377+ [ /r/rust] ( https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cu09vr/release_of_wgpu03 ) _
378+
379+ ### [ luminance 0.31] ( https://phaazon.net/blog/luminance-0.31 )
380+
381+ [ luminance] is a type-safe, type-level and stateless Rust graphics framework.
382+
383+ luminance v0.31 was released by [ @phaazon ] .
384+ This version brings [ LOTS of major changes and bugfixes] [ luminance changelog ] ,
385+ including two new crates:
386+
387+ - [ luminance-derive] ( https://crates.io/crates/luminance-derive ) -
388+ provides several procedural derive macros you can use to easily implement
389+ all required traits to work with luminance.
390+ Especially, some traits that are unsafe can be implemented
391+ in a safe way with that crate.
392+ - [ luminance-glutin] ( https://crates.io/crates/luminance-glutin ) -
393+ the windowing crate support for [ glutin] .
394+
395+ Also, two ways to learn luminance were added:
396+
397+ > - The [ examples] [ luminance examples ] . They are like unit tests:
398+ > each introduces and focuses on a very specific aspect or feature.
399+ > You should read them if you are interested in given feature.
400+ > They’re not well suited to learn from scratch
401+ > and they are weaker than a structured tutorial but more concise.
402+ >
403+ > - The [ wiki] ( https://github.com/phaazon/luminance-rs/wiki ) .
404+ > It contains various chapters, including tutorials and onboarding newcomers.
405+ > It will not provide you with the best description of a given feature
406+ > as it focuses more on the overall comprehension and explaining
407+ > than code directly.
408+
409+ _ Discussions:
410+ [ /r/rust] ( https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cx0syl/announcement_luminance031_luminancederive_and ) ,
411+ [ twitter] ( https://twitter.com/phaazon_/status/1167064285643771910 ) _
412+
413+ [ @phaazon ] : https://github.com/phaazon
414+ [ luminance ] : https://github.com/phaazon/luminance-rs
415+ [ luminance changelog ] : https://github.com/phaazon/luminance-rs/blob/master/luminance/CHANGELOG.md#031
416+ [ glutin ] : https://github.com/rust-windowing/glutin
417+ [ luminance examples ] : https://github.com/phaazon/luminance-rs/blob/master/luminance/examples/README.md
418+
272419### Other News
273420
274421<!--
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279426- optional small image.
280427-->
281428
282- - Vlad Zhukov shared on Twitter videos of [ his space game prototype] ( https://twitter.com/VladZhukov0/status/1157636331629137921 )
283- and [ his experiments with Voronoi diagram for procedural destruction] ( https://twitter.com/VladZhukov0/status/1162462543530643457 ) .
429+ - [ Vlad Zhukov] ( https://twitter.com/VladZhukov0 ) shared
430+ [ theirs first Youtube devlog] ( https://youtu.be/7NojrtICE1k )
431+ about the development of an asteroids-like game
432+ [ with Voronoi diagrams for procedural destructions] ( https://twitter.com/VladZhukov0/status/1162462543530643457 ) .
433+
434+ ![ Gameplay of Vlad's prototype] ( /assets/newsletter-001/vlad-asteroinds-gameplay.gif )
284435- [ Azriel] published a devlog [ "Charging Up"] - characters in [ Will] can now charge up
285436 by holding the Attack button.
286437
@@ -298,6 +449,9 @@ Special section for other news (up to 15) in a one-liner format:
298449 [ a video of hot reloading demonstration] ( https://twitter.com/wodannson/status/1157472538622078976 )
299450 \[ [ /r/rust] ( https://reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cldaew/hot_reloading_of_function_bodies_in_rust ) ,
300451 [ /r/rust_gamedev] ( https://reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/cldajt/hot_reloading_of_function_bodies_in_rust/ )] .
452+ - [ rx] ( https://cloudhead.io/rx ) - a minimalist and extensible pixel editor in Rust
453+ \[ [ /r/rust] ( https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/cv6o4q/announcing_rx_minimalist_and_extensible_pixel ) ,
454+ [ repo] ( https://github.com/cloudhead/rx )] .
301455
302456[ Azriel ] : https://azriel.im/
303457[ "Charging Up" ] : https://azriel.im/will/2019/08/16/charging-up
@@ -323,12 +477,11 @@ Special section for other news (up to 15) in a one-liner format:
323477
324478<!-- Up to 10 most important notes + a link to the full details -->
325479
326- _ ** TODO** : This section definitely needs more work, help._
327-
480+ <!--
328481- The workgroup recommends crates to have a minimum supported rust version policy
329482- winit/raw-window-handle
330- - Gfx-hal 0.3 is coming! (_ ** TODO** : this is outdated now, remove_ )
331483- Web presence (Newsletter, arewegameyet.com)
484+ -->
332485
333486[ See all meeting issues] ( https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg/issues?q=label%3Ameeting )
334487including full text notes or [ join the next meeting] [ join ] .
@@ -339,14 +492,14 @@ including full text notes or [join the next meeting][join].
339492 - [ Issues tagged as "Good first issue" and “help wanted”] [ winit help wanted ] ;
340493 - [ Issues tagged as "Blocking a release"] [ winit blocking ] ;
341494- [ gfx-rs's "contributor-friendly" issues] ( https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Acontributor-friendly ) ;
342- - _ ** TODO** : anything else to highlight here?_
343495
344496[ winit help wanted ] : https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22status%3A+help+wanted%22+label%3A%22Good+first+issue%22
345497[ winit blocking ] : https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues?utf8=✓&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Blocking+a+release%22
346498
347499## Bonus
348500
349- <!-- Bonus section to make the newsletter more interesting -->
501+ <!-- Bonus section to make the newsletter more interesting
502+ and highlight events from the past. -->
350503
351504Just an interesting Rust gamedev link from the past. :)
352505
@@ -381,7 +534,8 @@ A few posts about the game and how it was developed:
381534
382535That's all news for today, thanks for reading!
383536
384- Want something mentioned? [ Send us a pull request] [ pr ] .
537+ Want something mentioned in the next newsletter?
538+ [ Send us a pull request] [ pr ] .
385539
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