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Killing the Heightmap: Why We Switched to Noise-Driven Terrain Texturing in Our Civ-Style RTS

We ditched rigid height-based terrain blending for a noise-driven system that creates natural biome transitions in our hex-based RTS.

game developmentprocedural terrainGodotshadersRTS
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From Heightmaps to Influence Maps: Rewriting Terrain Generation in a Hex-Based 3D RTS

How I replaced rigid height-based terrain with a dynamic influence system in Godot for more flexible biome and gameplay design.

GodotRTSProcedural GenerationGame DesignHex GridsInfluence Maps
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From Spaghetti to Speed: How We Refactored an RTS Game to Data-Oriented Design in Godot

We slashed frame times in our hex-based RTS by restructuring unit logic around data-oriented design in Godot—here’s how.

GodotData-Oriented DesignGame DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationRTSRefactoring
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From Grid to Geometry: Refactoring Building Placement in a Hex-Based 3D RTS

How I overhauled building placement in Civ RTS to use real 3D geometry instead of grid snaps for better collision and scalability.

GodotRTS3Dcollisiongame devrefactor
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