https://peertube.pbento.pt/videos/watch/4194551b-d4ba-4670-8158-f9c991f512c2 Pixel Art cubes: https://dreamgryphon.itch.io/basic-cubes In this devlog, the creator sets out to overhaul the flat, AI-generated map rendering in their multiplayer isometric game by introducing custom pixel art textures and a dedicated software rendering pipeline in C. After researching diamond-projection pixel stepping conventions and wrestling with drawing tools, they hand-craft 16×16 reference tiles for grass, dirt, and stone blocks. They then integrate Sean Barrett’s stb_image library to load PNG textures, refactor the C codebase to eliminate redundant boilerplate, debug texture coordinate scaling and screen-space offsets, and resolve an RGBA-to-XRGB endianness bug. The video concludes with the procedural generation of multi-layered terrain featuring distinct elevation layers and dynamic zoom scaling. 00:00 - Introduction: Replacing AI Rendering 01:16 - Researching Isometric Texture Formats 03:30 - Pixel Art Trial & Error in GIMP 08:45 - Using Reference Tiles to Build 16x16 Cube Assets 31:00 - Loading PNGs with stb_image in C 35:10 - Refactoring the Rasterizer & DrawCube Function 45:20 - Implementing Texture Scaling & Fixing Alignment 52:20 - Debugging Coordinate Smearing & Integer Scale 01:03:30 - Rendering Multi-Layered Terrain 01:06:40 - Fixing RGBA to XRGB Endianness Color Bug 01:12:30 - Adding Dirt & Stone Textures 01:15:30 - Final Results & Procedural Map Scaling Do not forget to like and subscribe! Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:44:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.pbento.pt https://peertube.pbento.pt/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://peertube.pbento.pt/videos/watch/4194551b-d4ba-4670-8158-f9c991f512c2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.pbento.pt/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.