Martin Caine

Today marks 13 years since I officially joined the games industry, and this studio. #GameDev Worked on a lot of games in that time. Mostly porting to lower powered systems, lots of mobile and Switch work. A few of my favourite projects over the years: martincaine.com/games

Just been to see A Nightmare on Elm Street, for the first time, at the cinema. What made it quite funny was every time someone said “Don’t fall asleep” we all heard the guy sat next to me snoring 🤣.

Is making games even worth it anymore? Me and @ramiismail.com get brutal www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb9o...

My game Positron is currently 50% off in the Steam Autumn Sale (£6.49). I'm also rolling out game updates throughout the week. Lots of little things Ive been dabbling wth in recent months! store.steampowered.com/news/app/374... #GameDev #IndieDev #SteamAutumnSale #Steam #Gaming

Brotato is the perfect game to relax at the pub with. Couple of half pints, good music on, cosy pub vibes. #evening #gaming #steamdeck #brotato #huddersfield

Knocked 12 seconds off my Huddersfield parkrun PB. Tried to stay ahead of the 24 pacer, until he passed me with less than a kilometer to go. Kept pace with him then sprinted the finish. Felt good (but tough!). #Huddersfield #parkrun #running #pb #weekend

Oh, how the other half live: Talking to the barman just before last orders this evening: “I see you have some sort of console like a Switch there”. Yeah, it’s a Steam Deck that plays PC games. “Oh, that’s cool. I don’t know anything about PC gaming” #gaming #steamdeck

Absolutely love this song. Only just discovered Father Of Peace after hearing their latest track (also brilliant: The Chaos). Didn't even know this one is a 'cover' until I grabbed the YouTube video. Original is much darker in tone and less upbeat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RplS...

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

WTF am I doing.. again, decided I was going to take it easy today, had muscle cramps through the week. Got carried away with the pace of the starters though, then followed the 24 pacer for most of the run. Feel pretty good! #parkrun #huddersfield #5k #saturday #weekend

Finally got round to removing the DLL dependencies from Positron, and some asset size optimisation, bringing the game down to a little over 100MB. Most of that is the human made custom soundtrack, made by colourofsound. Check it out: colourofsounduk.bandcamp.com/album/light-... #gamedev #indiedev

I love that there are professional photographers sometimes attending Huddersfield parkrun snapping photos for the duration. I got snapped in a few photos this weekend. The look on my face at the start line though... 🤣

These were supposed to be half pints… I’m not complaining though 😂.

Just checking out some shapes higher up the fretboard today. #guitar #blues #improv #practice #charvel

Normally I’d cycle the 11 miles to work whatever the weather, but maybe not today. #rain #weather #bus #commute #england

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Did a thing today. Got my first ever piercing(s), aged 43. Done it for myself, and my self confidence. Thanks to Nelly at Silver Lining Piercing in Huddersfield for making it a very pleasant experience. I’ll be back for downsizing and swapping to rings later. #piercing #piercings #metal

This little guy made his web in this door way a week ago, and still hasn’t caught anything because I very rarely get anything flying about in my house. #spider #web #spiderweb

"GPU texture address mode collies" meme continues to be my main achievement in life, I think.

Good start to the day, before I head out on a fifteen mile walk in Wakefield. Popped in to The Six Chimneys (Wetherspoons) for a breakfast muffin and a few beers to up my untappd unique count.

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Give blood. Do it now. Donation #21 for me today. Always something I fancied doing but I didn’t start until about five or six years ago. Now I donate every three months, whenever possible. #GiveBlood #BloodDonation #NHS

Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep 😴😂😂 Drop a follow

Thanks to everyone that came and played Positron today, and to all those who left feedback! #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev

Opening my door this morning reminded me of something. #musical #osmonds #crazyhorses #squeaky #wd40

Early morning cycle ride to the 24 hour ASDA to get some craft beers resulted in me spending £50+ and coming out with two LEGO sets too.

Total fail by AI at reading text from a supplied image (Google Gemini, after I googled the odd earthy smell from a beer I opened (which I knew was due to a certain chemical compound, but couldn't remember the name; Geosmin)). #AI #LLM #Gemini #GoogleGemini #Fail

Seven days straight coming up to Castle Hill. I’ve found loads of cool trails and paths, and I’m looking forward to discovering even more in the coming weeks. #walking #hiking #huddersfield #castlehill #victoriatower

This week I celebrate 14 years working in the games industry (as a C++ programmer). Primarily working on ports. Personal highlights include Rogue Trooper Redux, Z Steel Soldiers, Red Dead Redemption, Goat Simulator, and Worms 2: Armageddon: martincaine.com/games/ #GameDev

Write your own C++ engine. It’s great fun. I started extending my particle system today, and have since had to expand my Random Number Generator, switch the billboarding to the GPU, and added sub-frame emitting to keep spawn rates consistent. All while at the pub(s). #PubDev #GameDev #SoloDev

Needed to get out for a bit of shopping today, so came out early for a bit of #pubdev on my game Positron for a couple of hours. Finally working on my engine’s particle effect system, which is woefully basic at the moment. #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #NotMadeWithUnity

Fixed it, and looks much better when the bike is turning now :-). #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Positron #PubDev #SoloDev #Steam #EarlyAccess