New Voxel Engine Reveal - Crystal Islands Experiment

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  • čas přidán 12. 05. 2021
  • Follow me on Twitter for more updates: / programmerlin
    This scene is composed entirely of voxels. What started as an innocent attempt at increasing the view distance evolved into a 4 month quest to achieve not only that, but rewrite a brand new voxel engine from the ground up that would feature:
    - An 8x (512 cubic) detail increase with animation support, high compression rates, and per-voxel material attributes
    - Fast collision detection that physics and player walking will utilize
    - Full fracture and mutation of objects
    - Improved path traced global illumination that features 5 bounces from the sun, atmosphere and all emissive objects
    - A powerful asset pipeline that can utilize Quixel Megascans, PlantFactory/PlantCatalog's detailed vegetation, and other highly detailed polygon models after being converted and processed into voxels (all 3 seen in this video)
    - Ray-traced world generation that could easily place trees, grass, flowers, and other assets (eg. crystals) in designated areas: eg. in sunlight, on cave walls, in big open areas, and so on
    - A 10x speedup in rendering over the previous engine
    Most of these features are showcased in the video. Of course, there are some kinks to work out, like you can see object intersections occurring or being placed in odd places, and the path traced denoiser is lacking a spatial filter, but I got too excited with how this looks that I couldn't wait any longer to share. The effective world size here is 256K^3 and the island is generated once upon startup (like Terraria for instance), which takes about a minute. Things won't look this chaotic in whatever the final version is, as it's more a feature test than anything else.
    To those who prefer the charm of the old engine, there is a low-detail mode that will be toggleable. More likely than not, this level of detail will be reserved for RTX graphics cards, and the low-detail mode will be the fall back for older ones. I don't have exact spec predictions yet, because there are so many tweaks to be made like level-of-detail threshold, lighting refresh rates, and the world size itself, so general performance requirements remain to be outlined.
    Stay tuned for more updates, as in the future we'll soon see that this world is dynamic and not just there to be looked at. Rigid body physics will make a return, so will fluid dynamics eventually, and really everything seen here is only the beginning. Thank you to everyone who supports this project, and doesn't leave mean comments calling out how I keep saying the next video will be the official announcement. Soon(tm) ;)
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  • @johnlin9665
    @johnlin9665  Před 3 lety +1662

    I want to thank everyone for all the feedback I've received over the past few weeks. After a lot of consideration, I've decided to shelf micro-voxels for now and instead put the optimizations towards the "pixel art" style that many of you said you preferred.
    There were other factors that went into this decision too, ultimately boiling down to the gameplay possibilities and end-user experience being much better this way. I know the description said that the resolution could just be turned down, but trying to properly create and maintain two unique art styles is overly ambitious and prioritizing one style dictates the features that are possible in the engine. In the future I'll likely revisit this once the game is developed.
    Fortunately, all these improvements open some new doors that were previously closed in the lower detail style. For context, this scene used 3GB of VRAM and ran 10x faster at the high resolution than the engine did previously at the low resolution. You can probably gauge what this means going backwards. Voxel manipulations are now way faster and it's significantly less costly to store and trace individual voxels, allowing things like procedural snow build-up, mossy vegetation to grow on user builds, way fancier world generation, seasonal vegetation with growth stages (this was possible before but not realistically feasible), more sophisticated building, smaller file sizes, and the list goes on.
    I've been working on a new codebase with these realigned goals that mixes C/C++ for the heavy lifting and C#/.NET for content & modding. There's some more information on my Twitter (twitter.com/ProgrammerLin) if you're curious.
    As always, big thank you to everyone that found this cool and supported it, and to those that helped make this decision. I'll be back to showcasing some of these new features in no time. :)

    • @KillahMate
      @KillahMate Před 3 lety +38

      The work you've done is amazing, and I'm sure everyone is looking forward both to what you do with this game, and where you go with your next one 😊

    • @daniel4647
      @daniel4647 Před 3 lety +19

      I have no idea what this project is, YT just recommend this. But damn, that is awesome. Excellent work. Totally going to check this out when it's done.

    • @dangerously9498
      @dangerously9498 Před 3 lety +9

      Amazing work, you have single handedly recreated Minecraft, astroneer, terraria and Paper beast with ray tracing! I'd love to playtest this, what hardware do you run it on?

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 3 lety +21

      Snow that builds up? Whoah, incredible stuff. I'd guess it will be the same with rainfall, you know, puddles form and evaporate, and such?
      By the way, to avoid confusion, I think you should add "discontinued" into the title of this video.

    • @solidPEARyaBOI
      @solidPEARyaBOI Před 3 lety +1

      Excellent work!

  • @sonnenshiro6045
    @sonnenshiro6045 Před rokem +1041

    Dude makes one of the most impressive voxel game projects in years, then fucking drops off the face of the earth. Wonderful.

    • @vly4885
      @vly4885 Před rokem +69

      He doesn't say much but he still shown some activities there and there, most recent is april this year

    • @sonnenshiro6045
      @sonnenshiro6045 Před rokem +52

      @@vly4885 So he's still alive then. He'll probably just drop the full game out of nowhere.

    • @malcolmmorin
      @malcolmmorin Před rokem +47

      As is tradition.

    • @GuildOfCalamity
      @GuildOfCalamity Před 11 měsíci +59

      Welcome to 90% of these types of videos: Some rando shows off a tech demo and then is never heard from again... that's why I'll never support Kickstarter and the like.

    • @REALPEDROGAMEPLAYS
      @REALPEDROGAMEPLAYS Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@GuildOfCalamitylol

  • @evanev7
    @evanev7 Před 3 lety +742

    this is even prettier than before, the vegetation is just so nice what the hell

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +14

      I can’t comprehend it, he’s good at all of it!

    • @UltimatePerfection
      @UltimatePerfection Před 3 lety +25

      I know, right? Unless you get really close, it doesn't even look like a voxel game.

    • @baggelissonic
      @baggelissonic Před 3 lety +2

      @@UltimatePerfection Yeah, that's so crazy.

    • @HewLibTaco
      @HewLibTaco Před 3 lety +8

      honestly, I disagree... feels like it went from really interesting and enchanting art style to typical okay looking indie developer graphics. The amount of voxels is definently impressive and we are no one to interupt his artistic vision because it is him engine and he can make it look however he wants, but personally I highly preffered the look of the original pixely graphics. Thankfully tho, it has a toggalable pixel graphics setting or something. Dont know if it will look like the original but heres hoping.

    • @baggelissonic
      @baggelissonic Před 3 lety +4

      @@HewLibTaco Whether something is pretty is subjective. However, it's undeniavle that you can make more iinteresting and complex scenes with so many voxels

  • @VictoriousEightOfficial
    @VictoriousEightOfficial Před rokem +366

    Stumbled upon this project just 30 minutes ago. I watched some videos, and to be honest, I was surprised at that. for the first time I see a voxel generated game in 3d space with such a view. God, and the lighting :) I can't wait for the next news from you, because as I noticed, there have been no publications for 2 years. started reading the comments, got a little slumped, but saw a heart under a fresh crazy comment and realized that everything is in order, and maybe we will all see something incredible soon... or maybe not, maybe a small update, but at least something then) Good luck with development, I hope you reach the top.

    • @ahlatagaci2018
      @ahlatagaci2018 Před rokem +67

      This is definitely a hint on that everything is in order.

    • @oli_dev
      @oli_dev Před 8 měsíci +17

      Honestly, I really respect devs that go under the radar, and create something cool.
      Much better than hyping up a game with fancy demos, and having the actual game be a flop

    • @customaniac
      @customaniac Před 6 měsíci +6

      there is hope

    • @phat80
      @phat80 Před měsícem

      I saw a better voxel demos even 10 years ago. But all of them have no practical application as they are very demanding on hardware.

    • @mikeb3172
      @mikeb3172 Před měsícem

      Micro vowels is a next gen game engine race, and he dropped out...

  • @DJPeachCobbler
    @DJPeachCobbler Před 3 lety +472

    Great stuff, you've definitely got my interest! I look forward to updates!

  • @cwinchcarwash2629
    @cwinchcarwash2629 Před 3 lety +2731

    well now you can't just go making minecraft 3 before you even released minecraft 2, you absolute god

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +28

      Fr

    • @salmon4402
      @salmon4402 Před 3 lety +124

      Booting Hytale out of the market before it even comes out.

    • @nahCmeR
      @nahCmeR Před 3 lety +6

      This lmfao

    • @PoppinDan
      @PoppinDan Před 3 lety +3

      Fax

    • @demp11
      @demp11 Před 3 lety +2

      True😂😂

  • @AndrewHarter579
    @AndrewHarter579 Před 3 lety +311

    This is the most interesting indie code project happening right now

    • @snesmocha
      @snesmocha Před 3 lety +9

      agreed, way better than watching someone barely cobble together a product *cough cough karlson*

    • @5ld734
      @5ld734 Před 3 lety +5

      @@snesmocha is it just me or does anyone else not get the hype behind Karlson?

    • @snesmocha
      @snesmocha Před 3 lety +3

      @@5ld734 what hype, it's an overhyped overrated game

    • @derpu
      @derpu Před 3 lety +5

      @@snesmocha not really the game in my opinion I prefer just watching the vids, I just like the jokes and stuff yanno? Yh the game is a bit overrated but I do like the idea and goofiness of it :p

    • @tetsutetsutetsutetsu7968
      @tetsutetsutetsutetsu7968 Před 2 lety +2

      it's just videos, you havnt been fooled into thinking there is going to be an actual game have you? lmao

  • @andrewnicholson1999
    @andrewnicholson1999 Před 2 měsíci +18

    BRING BACK THIS MICRO VOXEL TECH! NEW UPDATE IS NEEDED!

  • @haiperbus
    @haiperbus Před 3 lety +146

    ❌Friendship with polygons is over❌
    ✅Voxels are my new best friend✅

    • @fischX
      @fischX Před 3 lety

      Voxel always impress visually since 1990 they just suck with animation an interaction and it doesn't look like this engine solved the problem.

    • @clemdemort9613
      @clemdemort9613 Před 2 lety +15

      @@fischX how exactly do they suck at interaction? The whole point of voxels is enabling way more possible interactions

    • @nebul1269
      @nebul1269 Před 2 lety

      @@clemdemort9613 PERIODT BESTIE. But I do think animation is somewhat a bit more challenging with voxels but eitherways this persons engine seems to make a way thru it I mean have the guy seen the other previous videos. Assuming from his reply, no he did not.

    • @ahlatagaci2018
      @ahlatagaci2018 Před 2 lety +2

      @@nebul1269 I hope animation isn't something like a voxel gets deleted and another one appears out of nowhere. Otherwise it'd be hard to have it as a sandbox because it'd change the proportions of the matter. So no matter whatever happens, I just hope it doesn't work that way. I'm OK to see voxels which bend and so so, but not voxels which act like pixels in screen.

    • @noel350
      @noel350 Před 3 měsíci

      Novatech did a great voxelspace engine back in the day. Showed what could be done with them at the time...

  • @vladde
    @vladde Před 3 lety +636

    This looks like a proper version of "infinite detail", the thing that was trending ~10 years ago

    • @WistrelChianti
      @WistrelChianti Před 3 lety +39

      I was just thinking of that... what ever happened to it I wonder...

    • @Perryverduijn111
      @Perryverduijn111 Před 3 lety +46

      @@WistrelChianti I think the industry was not ready for it then, I think the Unreal version is based on that though.

    • @puddles5501
      @puddles5501 Před 3 lety +76

      @@WistrelChianti euclideon engine was vaporware, the company now runs some shitty AR amusement joint on the gold coast.

    • @fckSashka
      @fckSashka Před 3 lety +8

      woah I remember that

    • @finlayl2505
      @finlayl2505 Před 3 lety +41

      Euclidean Graphics made a point cloud renderer. A good one, but that is their sole claim to fame.

  • @theodensuhrie7915
    @theodensuhrie7915 Před rokem +10

    we're still waiting, john. We haven't forgotten you.

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni1612 Před rokem +7

    wtf, this was 2 years ago? John, where'd you go? You were the chosen one.

  • @albingrahn5576
    @albingrahn5576 Před 3 lety +553

    This is the first video of yours I've seen and honestly, I'm lost for words. At first I was like "Oh cool, a procedurally generated voxel terrain with 3d models of foliage, trees and crystals spread around the world. Neat.", and then I was like "Hold on, is that tree trunk made of voxels too? That's awesome!". Then you went up close to the leaves of the tree, and the horrifying realization slowly started to hit me.. it's ALL voxels...

  • @jordanfry2899
    @jordanfry2899 Před 3 lety +596

    What you're doing is ground-breaking, it's literally a simulation of something I dreamed of as a kid. A 3D voxel world with terrain and liquid physics.

    • @beckibear
      @beckibear Před 3 lety +4

      Check out hytale it not quite like thus but its something

    • @evilwizardtherapist
      @evilwizardtherapist Před 3 lety +39

      Why have Hytale when you could have this instead? 🧒🏾

    • @powerdude_dk
      @powerdude_dk Před 3 lety +1

      Where is that liquid physics? Does he show that in another video?

    • @ChrisD__
      @ChrisD__ Před 3 lety +8

      @@powerdude_dk Yeah

    • @ahlatagaci2018
      @ahlatagaci2018 Před 2 lety +2

      @@evilwizardtherapist Hytale is Minecraft's far more improved and detailed version and it promises us a massive amount of freedom, I think this game and Hytale are just different genres, that's why.

  • @spr_
    @spr_ Před rokem +23

    please just say if you will show us something this year, if youre unsure if it will be this year then say it will be in the next even if you arent sure about that either -- but dont say that because then i might snap -- ive become obsessed with voxels ever since i have stumbled upon your work in mid 2020; ive watched countless of devlogs that focus on voxel words; ive tried many voxel games and none scratch the itch that was bothering me ever since
    i might sound crazy but i literally cannot stop thinking about what kind of progress you can make within 2 years
    since the first video that youve uploaded looked gorgeous already and this one is just about a bit more over a year after it that is literally showing a masterpiece nobody has ever made on earth yet
    what kind of insanity am i looking forward to?
    curb my expectations because i know no mortal can best this work that youve yourself created
    holy shit ive written some crazyass prose here but seriously man wheree are yoooouuuu MAN
    UPLOAD SOMETHING
    ANYTHING
    BILLBOARD REMATCH
    MAYBE TENNIS WITH VR CONTROLLERS AND MULTIPLAYER
    PERHAPS A FULL ON RPG GAME WITH SKILLS, QUESTS- ok maybe not that
    literally just post mor- ANYTHING
    please
    ;(
    hope youre well and good
    i miss this

    • @user-stanrbm
      @user-stanrbm Před rokem +8

      I see John Lin gave you a heart. I'm so glad he's okay. I hope that he continues to develop his Voxel Engine.

    • @sleepygwupiybunn
      @sleepygwupiybunn Před rokem +7

      He's here to give you his heart. We still have hope.

  • @Maximum_777
    @Maximum_777 Před rokem +79

    Damn, considering the view count alone, there's gotta be several tens of thousands of people at the least out here not only wanting an update to this project, but that are likely willing to sub to a Patreon, willing to help spread the word, and just looking to help out in any way to see this engine become something more, it seems so much progress was made, and now it's been over a year since we last heard anything here, and while your last tweet was seemingly on topic, it wasn't about the engine you were making. I hope you still exist man, this project had real potential.

  • @nvianin
    @nvianin Před 3 lety +1956

    He really be single handedly inventing the future out there

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +26

      It’s just like when you invented being cool 😎

    • @dempsej
      @dempsej Před 3 lety +11

      Similar to what Notch did with Minecraft

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 3 lety +24

      Well, that's not entirely true. If you look at czcams.com/users/AtomontageEnginevideos , they have had this level of voxel detail (also with physics) for years but don't seem to actually get anything done with it. They have been in limbo for ages...

    • @user-xb6fl9ri6g
      @user-xb6fl9ri6g Před 3 lety +9

      @@prltqdf9 yep - I even donated to Atomontage back in the day, now he's got employees and stuff but everything still looks the same and no release date lol. I would pay good money for this type of engine, hopefully Mr. Lin releases his along with the game ;P

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 3 lety +12

      @@user-xb6fl9ri6g I still believe they will deliver, though. At the end of 2019 they said that 2020 "will be the one to watch" but then COVID-19 messed it all up, supposedly. Part of me wishes that they see what John Lin has been cooking and get a boost out of that, because it looks like John's engine presents some serious competition for Atomontage.
      _"Begun the Voxel Wars, have."_ =)

  • @ThaRemo
    @ThaRemo Před 3 lety +160

    I'm always cracking up at the end of his videos when the profile picture appears, looking the other way with an unimpressed look on his face, while I was still staring at the screen in awe

  • @KittydogCrystal
    @KittydogCrystal Před 2 lety +90

    this looks AMAZING!! i love how much detail you can go with this!

  • @BobBob-qg4lo
    @BobBob-qg4lo Před rokem +276

    Mad how this dude dropped the most promising game engine since minecraft then dropped off of the face of the earth.
    I literally lay awake at night rewatching these videos in hopes that one day a new video updating us might grace my inbox.

    • @IN-pr3lw
      @IN-pr3lw Před rokem +5

      Fr

    • @davyvos4255
      @davyvos4255 Před rokem +26

      Still checking in now and then to see whats been happening.

    • @ahlatagaci2018
      @ahlatagaci2018 Před rokem +27

      For real man I'm desperate. I'm coming here again and again and again, it's been more than one and half a year. A revolution shouldn't die

    • @speedboiiii2722
      @speedboiiii2722 Před rokem +4

      Same...

    • @yousefali995
      @yousefali995 Před rokem +2

      Same! I searched everywhere and I could not find any update from him

  • @oblivion_2852
    @oblivion_2852 Před 3 lety +113

    I just can't believe how much detail you can render and animate. It's incredible. Even if a game isn't made out of this the engine alone is worth millions

  • @Van-Leo
    @Van-Leo Před 3 lety +66

    OG 3d modelers are crying tears of joy, i can feel it

    • @noel350
      @noel350 Před 3 měsíci

      3D Pixel art....Can you imagine? Drawing in an editor like Photoshop, and rotating the image around on its axis like in FEZ?

  • @memes_gbc674
    @memes_gbc674 Před měsícem +2

    this game has insane art direction, quite literally what i'd imagine a 16 bit game brought into 3d

  • @ahlatagaci2018
    @ahlatagaci2018 Před rokem +7

    Imagine if John Lin was continuously updating and publishing videos on CZcams on this tech but he doesn't realize he had all of them on enlisted and nobody could see it and has no idea what these people are talking about on him being missed and lost and thinking they are just joking around

  • @markscandura4115
    @markscandura4115 Před 3 lety +327

    one moment while I pick my jaw up off the floor and compose myself so I can think of a good comment...

  • @quasiff2066
    @quasiff2066 Před 3 lety +285

    I've loved watching this project evolve. You're doing such a great job and I can't wait to see where it goes!

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      Me too

    • @Exsulator2
      @Exsulator2 Před 3 lety

      I don't know anything about this, can someone explain what the purpose of this is? Like, is it about making a destructible environment? Or what is the advantages of a voxel engine?

    • @sporky9861
      @sporky9861 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Exsulator2 definitely recommend this video, came here because of it.
      czcams.com/video/WWU8t0CpNQA/video.html

    • @DeGandalf
      @DeGandalf Před 2 lety

      @@sporky9861 for me it was the other way around

  • @visiblydisturbed1688
    @visiblydisturbed1688 Před 2 lety +10

    Why does it feel like all cool voxel engine projects die off so quickly

  • @straightasaspline
    @straightasaspline Před 9 měsíci +10

    i think most will agree with me when i say we miss you.

  • @ReavoEnd
    @ReavoEnd Před 3 lety +134

    Deja vu to those early Minecraft videos where Notch demoed the early engine and its capabilities. Obviously this is way more impressive (and over 10 years later) but, I'm really getting those vibes. I await whatever continues to happen here with bated breath!!

  • @astral6749
    @astral6749 Před 3 lety +97

    This is beyond beautiful!

  • @blubglub
    @blubglub Před rokem +6

    this video is part of my daily routine

  • @Nurhaal
    @Nurhaal Před 3 lety +5

    I'm absolutely flabbergasted at how this can work and somehow be optimized. It looks like 3D geometry exists under the voxels, and that the 3D geometry is what's animated, bit the Voxels are what the graphics 'rasterize' as. The interpolation of frames in animation shows evidences of true 3D interpolation so, that means the engine literally translating the 3D data into a 3D Pixel (Voxel) space and drawing the model accordingly.
    I'm just super curious about HOW all this works. How the 3D modeling works, how textures are applied (as again it does not appear to need actual textures except for maybe a single reference texture for drawing a 3D bump map that, uses tessellation to draw the Voxels or... something?
    Theoretically this can save a LOT of Video RAM by bot even requiring the textures we usually see in 3D graphics, leaving a ton of room for saving Voxel data. The textures are so natural because the shading and lighting draws over the voxel structures themselves and that's what generates the depth!
    This is crazy!
    Imagine a higher resolution where the voxels are half the size! This has got to be the future right here!

  • @Renkinjutsushi
    @Renkinjutsushi Před 3 lety +29

    Please release a demo, even a walking demo. I just want to explore this!

  • @santiagowho
    @santiagowho Před 3 lety +72

    haha is this what accidentally making a piece of digital history looks like.

  • @tomenosmauserrio2747
    @tomenosmauserrio2747 Před 2 lety +10

    The thing I'm most excited about this is the physics. I don't mean water physics and basic solid object physics (which are awesome too), but I mean the physics of making complex mechanical devices or even the potential to simulate some kind of chemistry, where some voxels interact with each other to change themselves and do more stuff. That'd be insane, that'd be my dream

  • @williamdelgiudice9173
    @williamdelgiudice9173 Před rokem +4

    WHEN ARE we gonna get another youtube video!!!!! this is the coolest thing on the entire internet, you can't just ditch the project like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @amassasa
    @amassasa Před 3 lety +13

    "To those who prefer the charm of the old engine, there is a low-detail mode that will be toggleable. "
    Amazing!! Even if this new look is very impressive, I like the old style alot!
    So thank you for keeping it ;)

  • @antipastamony
    @antipastamony Před 3 lety +82

    I... I don’t even have words to describe how cool this is.

  • @MissFazzington
    @MissFazzington Před rokem +5

    One day this king left without telling us he was not going to come back

  • @blubglub
    @blubglub Před rokem +11

    ...and then he disappeared.

  • @Y4K3D0
    @Y4K3D0 Před 3 lety +30

    Everytime I watch a new video, I'm blown away.

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      It’s insane how he never ceases to impress

  • @z-beeblebrox
    @z-beeblebrox Před 3 lety +14

    This is REALLY nice. I definitely solves problem of the previous engine that gave the illusion of everything being out of focus. Everything looks very clean and crisp now. A bit overexposed, but that's just a lighting issue.

  • @neveragain767
    @neveragain767 Před 3 lety +6

    Next update: Voxel size decreased to ~4.222 × 10^-105
    meters cubed

  • @LintexD
    @LintexD Před rokem +6

    This is just so beautiful. It's incredible how smooth it runs despite all the detail and lighting. I'd love to see some other important features of a voxel engine (mainly a dynamic world that can be destroyed and built) demonstrated. And I'm even more curious to hear about the data structures/engineering behind everything. I have to admit that I was already here long before this comment, read everything in the blog, watched most of the videos, looked at your twitter but there was no sign of life. The reason I'm writing now is that I saw a heart on a comment just 3 weeks ago. I'd love to hear anything about this project and hope that the world is prepared for your comeback!

  • @mateoferreyra3924
    @mateoferreyra3924 Před rokem +6

    Come back bro, you are about to make history with this

  • @lamarrrrr
    @lamarrrrr Před 5 měsíci +7

    Rest in voxels, John Lin. 1996-2023.

    • @-qerwreckitfelix3965
      @-qerwreckitfelix3965 Před 5 měsíci

      For real or youre joking ??

    • @lamarrrrr
      @lamarrrrr Před 5 měsíci +1

      He went missing in September 2023 somewhere on the Appalachian Trail. Not officially deceased, but what are the chances...@@-qerwreckitfelix3965

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 5 měsíci +9

      @@-qerwreckitfelix3965 He's joking of course. John Lin's latest like and reply on X is from January 8, 2024.

    • @-qerwreckitfelix3965
      @-qerwreckitfelix3965 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@prltqdf9 oh ok thanks that scared me

  • @SuperMario9078
    @SuperMario9078 Před měsícem +2

    Just imagine destruction and building at voxels this small.

  • @tezzerakto
    @tezzerakto Před rokem +8

    Please John come back, we're all waiting for the engine, what happened?

  • @hisdarkestfear
    @hisdarkestfear Před 3 lety +18

    Watching this project evolve just makes me increasingly giddy, akin to when I first tried VR or played Minecraft for the first time back in 2011. What you're designing is something very special and I only wish you the best. Keep it up, man! :)

  • @angelruizdavila9649
    @angelruizdavila9649 Před 5 měsíci +21

    This game engine could change the gaming industry. All games have been triangle polygons rendered and voxel based games have allways beed reserves to chunky cubes like Minecraft. This proves that realistic voxel games can run and its just amazing.
    I BEG YOU if for whatever reason you abandoned this project please release a video explaining how this works because I have never seen something like that at such scale in my life.
    I really think you have a portion of the future of the gaming industry on your hands and I don't think many people realize how hard is to create something like that that runs with more than 1 frame every year. I just can't understand how you managed to do that I really can't.

  • @RowynOfficial
    @RowynOfficial Před rokem +3

    This man straight up just left us

  • @prltqdf9
    @prltqdf9 Před 2 lety +20

    _I'll be back to showcasing some of these new features in no time. :)_ - John Lin (May 13, 2021)
    -One year- -Two years- Three years later... and still nothing.

    • @ahlatagaci2018
      @ahlatagaci2018 Před 2 lety +4

      I'm concerned.. Imagine a guy who literally created miracle, and then... Whatever happens, he can't proceed.. No I don't think that's what happens, I bet he won't leave us without news, I think something big is coming. OK let's not raise our expectations for his good, since only a comment comeback from him would be good enough for us and I'd totally accept it if he gave a break and now started again, because he's creating a miracle and I'd give infinite amount od time to him. He can take his time, but come on, no any comebacks? Is he fine?

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 2 lety +5

      @@ahlatagaci2018 He is fine, just check out his replies and likes on Twitter, if you're able. People have been speculating that he has gotten a bunch of money from someone and can't really share anything about the project due to that contract, which would be understandable, but I don't get why he just does not make a quick post about what's going on.

    • @gstylez0107
      @gstylez0107 Před rokem +4

      @@prltqdf9 Because a company likely bought his intellectual property and made him sign an NDA.. Even if he didn't sign one, he'd probably be too ashamed to admit to his fanbase that he sold out..
      Cause seriously, this is looking like he sold out.. This tech is a threat to a lot of industries. It impacts the way Nvidia and AMD design hardware, it could heavily impact Epic's massive investment in Unreal Engine 5, or even Microsoft's plans for the Minecraft IP... Every time Voxel based tech comes around, it's dead on arrival and mysteriously disappears. "Experts" will say it's because it's not possible and any videos of games being rendered in micro voxel based engines are fake... I'm no expert and I don't know if it's possible or not, but I know that new and better technologies are often a threat to existing industries, and the current industry we're talking about is a multi billion dollar one..

    • @pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360
      @pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360 Před rokem +3

      @@gstylez0107 quit social media

    • @noel350
      @noel350 Před 3 měsíci

      @@ahlatagaci2018 Believe me : To get as far as he did was the miracle...

  • @yoqqen
    @yoqqen Před 3 lety +21

    Take my money

  • @eyykendrick
    @eyykendrick Před 26 dny +3

    it is time to return to this project. excited for and proud of you. bless

  • @MATTERSGAMES
    @MATTERSGAMES Před 27 dny +2

    it's amazing to see how far voxel based rendering has come. Imagine if one day we can render voxels at such a high density that you could zoom in almost indefinitely

  • @seriousserega2496
    @seriousserega2496 Před 2 lety +41

    Hello! Are you all right? no news from you for a long time.
    I'm already starting to think that you found a sponsor or the evil Polygono-sectarians kidnapped you.
    I really want you to complete your creation to the final. you make a real nextgen.

  • @tststststs-we4cs
    @tststststs-we4cs Před 9 měsíci +7

    i wish you good luck in finishing the game and i hope that my shitty pc can run it

  • @prodevus
    @prodevus Před 2 lety +8

    Congratulations, this is now the most impressive graphic demo ever created. Love the blog post on efficient sparse voxel octrees!

  • @eyykendrick
    @eyykendrick Před 6 dny +3

    this is you from the future. It is Time to return to this game. We are all proud of you.

    • @JaayVR
      @JaayVR Před 6 dny

      OHIO
      SHREK IS A GOAT

  • @pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360

    and this, everyone, is why you make your prototypes available for download.

  • @sebasocampo9652
    @sebasocampo9652 Před 2 lety +5

    this was the last publication, hope he's coming in a near future with huge news.

  • @Zarstizero
    @Zarstizero Před 3 lety +15

    My mind just exploded right now. This looks absurdly amazing

  • @guillermomorales8253
    @guillermomorales8253 Před 2 lety +9

    i just started to learn programming and found this, i can't undestand how this is so optimized, this is just amazing.

  • @austinculp7082
    @austinculp7082 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Where did you go Mr. Lin?!?! You can’t just leave us like this!!

  • @Bozobi
    @Bozobi Před 3 lety +11

    John, each one of theses videos progresses this impressive journey. Thank you!

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      I have to agree with you!

  • @drey--
    @drey-- Před 2 lety +8

    I hope this doesn't sound like we're pressuring you, but I would love to see some update or just more videos, I come back here once in a while just to check because I'm so intriged by this Project and it has so much potential!

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 2 lety +5

      My sentiments exactly. The long silence is certainly peculiar...

    • @dibbidydoo4318
      @dibbidydoo4318 Před 2 lety +1

      or just a comment of what he's doing instead of a video, unless he's doing some kind of major surprise for his viewers, I would like a new twitter comment or the silence means he's gone from this project for good.

    • @yousefali995
      @yousefali995 Před 2 lety

      I really wish for at least small update or any new videos.

  • @chickenandrice94
    @chickenandrice94 Před 8 měsíci +4

    We miss you and we love you

  • @NDMAyy
    @NDMAyy Před měsícem +3

    Loved it 3 yrs ago, still love it now ❤

  • @Lvl18Meep
    @Lvl18Meep Před 3 lety +3

    Each step of the way youre massivly improving. Keep up the good work!!

  • @delphicdescant
    @delphicdescant Před 3 lety +9

    Wow, this has really moved forward a lot since last time. Very cool, as always.

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      I can’t wait to see this project finished

  • @MerlasPaul
    @MerlasPaul Před rokem +5

    bro please finish this project this may be the best game ever dud

  • @junkmail103
    @junkmail103 Před 3 lety +5

    That voxel density is insane, can only imagine how this will look with the fluid dynamics.

  • @robertskitch
    @robertskitch Před 3 lety +77

    "To those who prefer the charm of the old engine, there is a low-detail mode that will be toggleable."
    I'm so glad to hear that. I'm sure that all this increasing the level of detail is impressive, but I'm afraid that it's just wasted on me.

    • @emilydixon3886
      @emilydixon3886 Před 3 lety +15

      Yeah, I agree. The lower detail looked good too. Kinda like PS1 OG Tomb Raider.

    • @pollomagico271
      @pollomagico271 Před 3 lety +15

      i thought the lower detail was more aesthetically fitting too, low resolution is underrated sometimes haha

    • @s_aku
      @s_aku Před 3 lety +1

      I will use both lol :p

    • @Player-re9mo
      @Player-re9mo Před 3 lety

      The previous look of the game was more impressive.

    • @Katerina-kqkq
      @Katerina-kqkq Před 3 lety

      Yeah.

  • @realfangplays
    @realfangplays Před 3 lety +43

    As visual art, its unquestionably amazing. Though I am super interested in what sort of gameplay loop can be expected and how difficult it could be to implement.

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      I know right

    • @Xotchkass
      @Xotchkass Před 3 lety +26

      I mean. He develops an engine, not any particular game. So if he will openly publish it, we will see tonnes of different games.
      From minecraft-like sandboxes with detailed mechanism building, to FPS in fully destructible environment, to basically any kind of simulators or even RTS. Imagine StarCraft where you can change terrain of the map.

    • @ethanhermsey
      @ethanhermsey Před 3 lety +6

      He shows puzzle / adventure like gameplay in previous videos....

    • @primalaspid7197
      @primalaspid7197 Před 3 lety +1

      I think it will be a sandbox like garrys mod

    • @deantjewie
      @deantjewie Před 3 lety +5

      @@ethanhermsey yeah thats an engine demo

  • @m.ubaidaadam
    @m.ubaidaadam Před rokem +2

    This is absolutely stunning from both a visual and technical perspective! You’ve earned a subscriber and I’m eager to see what’s next!

  • @gaikonegroblanco9171
    @gaikonegroblanco9171 Před rokem +3

    Where have you bene my dawg!!!! Hope you get back to changing history soon.
    Don't let this die. Although in the last iterations you added unnecessary complexity and resolution that took a toll in the art direction in sure you would have found balance in the development cycle.... Hope i see something from you soon.

  • @maybesterling6322
    @maybesterling6322 Před 3 lety +4

    WOW!! it's looking GREAT!! GREAT JOB!!

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +2

      You look great!

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +3

      @Anatol algorithm

    • @dairhat
      @dairhat Před 3 lety

      @@yoqqen oh yeah, I should do that too

  • @ronansorgdrager
    @ronansorgdrager Před 3 lety +3

    >To those who prefer the charm of the old engine, there is a low-detail mode that will be toggleable.
    Nice! thanks for this, i did prefer the more blocky look of the old engine

    • @DeGandalf
      @DeGandalf Před 3 lety +1

      he's now pinned a comment which states, that he changed the style fully to the old version again. Read it for more info.

  • @blubglub
    @blubglub Před rokem +3

    He's teasing us!!!! Give us an update! A screenshot! A video! A release! ANYTHING THAT PROVES UR ALIVE!!!

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před rokem +2

      He has been active on Twitter, but has not revealed anything of the project, though.

  • @SeanVito
    @SeanVito Před rokem +3

    Wow. Imagine if it was possible for every voxel to be the size of an atom. Actual "elemental properties" to each particle to simulate real physics. Crazy, but a guy can dream. Imagine the bread physics.

  • @Glyn-Leine
    @Glyn-Leine Před 3 lety +4

    it's always awesome to see a new video, but damn that voxel resolution is amazing!

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      I know it’s really astounding!

  • @preliminarypetrichor
    @preliminarypetrichor Před rokem +7

    I've really missed seeing updates about your beautiful voxel game. I hope you're doing alright.

  • @tortareka2681
    @tortareka2681 Před 2 lety +1

    This video alone not to mention your others have earned my sub keep it up I await with held breath.

  • @Nyx-Aphelion
    @Nyx-Aphelion Před rokem +4

    Man this video and the technology it's showing off still gives me chills to actually see. I need this man to come back

  • @SEXCOPTER_RUL
    @SEXCOPTER_RUL Před rokem +33

    Is this still being worked in? This is THE most incredible engine I've ever seen just for the water simulation alone! Is this something anyone can download or buy?

    • @ristekostadinov2820
      @ristekostadinov2820 Před rokem +2

      i checked his github repo, he haven't pushed a line of code in 2022

  • @thebuilder921
    @thebuilder921 Před 3 lety +13

    i kept waiting the entire video for him to destroy something

  • @gandalfthegrey6592
    @gandalfthegrey6592 Před 2 lety +1

    Dude, you are insane! This is the coolest thing I've seen all year!

  • @blubglub
    @blubglub Před rokem +2

    _i love it._
    i am obsessed with the potential of this amazing physics and destruction voxel engine. i hope to see this released sooner or later! take your time❣

  • @ImNotFine44
    @ImNotFine44 Před 3 lety +5

    Wow, ray-traced world generation is such a cool concept. I hope to see more like it in the future.

  • @snowcoalRC
    @snowcoalRC Před 3 lety +4

    This will be big mark my words. Lets just say this popped up in my recommended and now Im subscribed with the bell on.

  • @frizzidu0215
    @frizzidu0215 Před 2 lety

    I've just discovered you and i'm impressed, this looks awesome. Keep up this masterpiece , i'll be here following your progress ☺️

  • @spr_
    @spr_ Před 2 lety +2

    its been 7 months without a new upload
    i feel like a man in the middle of sahara with a bottle of water and no hope of survival

  • @gprincton7916
    @gprincton7916 Před 3 lety +5

    Amazing looks so beautiful

  • @lucidvalidity7056
    @lucidvalidity7056 Před 3 lety +3

    Absolutely stunning the visual colors work really well and I love the ambient atmosphere with the sound mixing it genuinely is impressive and beautiful how this is coming along

    • @yoqqen
      @yoqqen Před 3 lety +1

      He is really good at what he does!!

  • @chillinvibin6057
    @chillinvibin6057 Před 3 lety +2

    This project is truly something special. Keep going and never stop.

  • @liampower525
    @liampower525 Před 3 lety

    Been following since PVF -- you're finally getting the recognition you deserve :)

  • @maknuskankei8359
    @maknuskankei8359 Před 2 lety +3

    se ve MUY prometedor, sige asi¡¡

  • @zarian0014
    @zarian0014 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow this looks amazing, but to be honest i liked graphics of older versions more, those had much more charm in my opinion.

    • @prltqdf9
      @prltqdf9 Před 3 lety +2

      The look and visuals of the old videos is completely doable with this new engine, just at much higher detail.

  • @KevinMunchyButtons
    @KevinMunchyButtons Před rokem +2

    Hope you're well mate, can't wait to see more

  • @maxgoodwin308
    @maxgoodwin308 Před 3 lety

    this is beautiful john, awesome work