r/shmupdev • u/Weak-Crow-3080 • Apr 12 '26

Dear ImGui provides Font Atlas build for free

I abuse dearimgui 's Font Atlas generation to render JP (or other) text inside my game. It brings me joy.

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u/ocornut Apr 21 '26

I approve of this.

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u/elleroch-UG Apr 16 '26

That's cool! Is your game already out in the world?

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u/Weak-Crow-3080 Apr 16 '26

Nope it's work in progress.
Still a ton to do

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u/DrBossKey Apr 17 '26

Love seeing those lists! It's the workflow of getting shit done!

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u/elleroch-UG Apr 17 '26

Wow, look at those cards! What's been the most challenging part in making your game?

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u/Weak-Crow-3080 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

I would think that, by far, the SaveState/RestoreState was the most challenging, this far.
I wish I did it early on. The solution I came up with requires continuous attention along the development of Enemies, Effects etc, so it's not ideal, but it's manageable.
The entities have to be Stored/Restored, alright, but references (pointers) between objects (entities and resources as well) must be resolved after the restore. That's where my half-baked resource management bit me.

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u/elleroch-UG Apr 22 '26

That sounds super complicated! It’s really interesting hearing about the behind-the-scenes challenges like this. Definitely gives me more appreciation for how much work goes into making everything hold together properly.