Dead Weight Devlog - itch.iohttps://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weightA low-poly zombie survival FPS set in real American towns. Built on a potato, for potatoes.https://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467065/trees-at-16-trianglesTrees at 16 triangleshttps://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467065/trees-at-16-trianglesMon, 23 Mar 2026 11:01:45 GMTdevlogSpent the day figuring out how every zombie survival game renders trees. Tested procedural generators, decimated high-poly models down to 500 tris, scattered ico-spheres as canopy blobs. Nothing looke...

]]>https://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467063/stress-testing-the-potatoStress testing the potatohttps://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467063/stress-testing-the-potatoMon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:27 GMTdevlog

Built a skyscraper testbed to see how far the GT 1030 can be pushed. Procedural high-rises — same extrusion pipeline that builds houses, just cranked up to 50 floors. Two of them are burned-out shel...

]]>https://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467060/making-two-datasets-agreeMaking two datasets agreehttps://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467060/making-two-datasets-agreeMon, 23 Mar 2026 10:58:49 GMTdevlog

The terrain comes from elevation data. The roads and buildings come from map data. Problem is — they were captured at different times, by different people, for different purposes. They were never me...

]]>https://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467059/why-im-building-thisWhy I'm building thishttps://deadweightgame.itch.io/dead-weight/devlog/1467059/why-im-building-thisMon, 23 Mar 2026 10:55:41 GMTdevlog

After 1,600 hours in Project Zomboid, my GT 1030 finally gave up. A warehouse full of containers after 14 days of constant fighting — the game choked and never recovered. Frame drops, chunk loading...

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