HEPARO

I am a fifty french software engineer.
Multi skilled, aside from my every day job, i like to create, code, draw, etc.
This web side is my showcase for the projects i want to release to the public.

If you want to contact me, please note :
- Je parle français
- Hablo castellano
- I speak english

What's new ?

20250424 - CK2 Minus updated
20250420 - RICO-080 is out !
20250325 - JURON-106.3 and JURANDE-8.3 updated
20250101 - HAPPY NEW YEAR !
20241231 - CK2 Minus is out !
20241222 - JURON-106.3 + JURANDE-8.3 + Ko.Na.S.S.E. updated (clumsy bug)
20241101 - JURON-106.3 and JURANDE-8.3 updated (PRESETS!)
20240516 - ORCOPHONY updated
20240515 - Gallus Project updated
20240218 - Ko.Na.S.S.E. is out !

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Open world... I modelized an entire planet, why not ?
The result : 100 scenes (3000 by 3000 units each)
9 loaded at a time with Async loading
Scrolling by 3 (north-south or east-west) when player touches the limit
Don't forget the 50 years of work to fill with playable content this new world !

Night and day cycle
True orbit simulation for celestial objects
Based on an exact 24 hours day (easier)
Rotating sky sphere (i.e. stars are moving)
Horizon fog simulated with another sky sphere

3D modelisation with Blender, long time without practicing (last time was with 3DS 4...)
Drawing of all the textures
And toying with night and day illuminations
Lots of modular elements here (blocks of 2x2)

Then I worked with trees assets
Made 2 kinds with 3 variations (each less than 2500 tirs)
Was nice toi draw textures for those too
A basic grass was also implemented

In need of a dynamic weather system...
I then made 10 basic weathers (from clear sky to heavy rain with thunder, snow and sand storm)
Wind make clouds to move at a variable speed and change direction smoothly
Was nice to discover the particles generator for this asset ! And sound effects...
Still, lacking seasons managment and player position in the world for impact

Finally, I build a basic ocean / aquatic system : time to read of maths for ocean simulation and good looking waves !
Big work on the shader for this one, with transparency and specularity, foam, waves distance, etc.
My player could go underwater too (retro impact on weather system!) with sound effect
My shore generator will be certainly released as a simple script asset

I decided the scale / size of the universe
I refreshed my mind about the orbital and celestial mecanisms...
...And start to build some controllers and generators (noise, gradients, etc.)

I adapted a controller for basic flight
Manage the speed (from 0km/s to 0.5c according to the choosen universe scale)
And finaly I implemented a gravitational system (is my vessel atracted or not)
I discarded to go further for a true newtonian rule

The planet generator was quite complex to build and I am stil not satisfied with it
Generate the ground, with or without atmosphere, hydrosphere, clouds and a lot of other parameters
The texture was also generated using the ground information using a provided gradient

The (not very eficient) principle is as follow : the closer the vessel is, the maximum the ground's height is
Details are visible or not according to this position too.

The mesh collider is recalculated in order to permit the player to land.
The pilot is not allowed to get off the cockpit.
Being underwater is also managed.

A basic but effective atmospheric shader is used for ground and for space effects

Finally, I am particulary pleased with my ring asset from far (opaque rings) to close view (transparent with dust and rocks)
Though, I didn't manage to have it cast shadows on the planet...

RsDb

RsDb stands for "Really simple Database" : a lightweight RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) designed for Unity.

As much as possible, RsDb provides the functionalities of a classical RDBMS with SQL support with some particularities :

User : mono user - no identification nor authentification managment
Data : in memory database with file oriented storage for portability (1 local file = 1 database, offline)
Model : data is organized in tables (1 table = 1 collection of rows and columns)
Integrity : no duplicate rows in a table, type of a column is restricted, NULL is recognized, read-only mode
Constraints : not null, default value, identity, foreign key
Transactions : data modification can be committed or rolled back (if autocommit mode is off)
Information : content is described through system tables (all tables, all columns, all constraints)
SQL : data manipulation and query (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, SET, ALTER)
Instanciation : through a proxy class with synchronous / asynchronous executions
Studio : complete graphical client for an enhanced experience
No dependency : RsDb is 100% coded using C# and do not rely on any third party librairie
Compatible with Unity 4 and 5 - No DLL only cs files !

Access to the complete documentation bundleded with the asset

Available at : Unity 3D Asset store
Version: 20210410170000

The principle is simple : using the intersection between a base terrain and a plane, the shoreline is constructed and a new mesh is computed.

Few and explicit options to manipulate.

Generate a shore with a collider can be a quick way to obtain a platform around a terrain...

An example of generated terrain

CleanSlate - From https://github.com/ck2plus/CleanSlate - based on the August 2024 version

CK2 Plus - From https://github.com/ck2plus - based on the August 2024 version

LINGUA FRANCA mods - From https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/mods-lingua-franca.1100536/ and https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1587665634

I knew them for a long time. Despite Lingua Franca was incorporated to main traduction (if i am not mistaken) i wanted to use the name as a tribute :)

In heaven's Graphics overhaul lite - From https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1580521475

A Revolutionary Water Mod - From https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=438973576

Andada Small Caps - A Font Mod for CK2 - From https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3241161711

Interface: Stellaris Colors - From https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=739149045

Art Replacement Mod - From https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=575946499

Society Tutorial - From https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1109993099

Bigger Text Boxes - https://catalogue.smods.ru/archives/89239

Extensive use of AUDAX VALIDATOR - From https://ck2.paradoxwikis.com/The_Validator

I play "vanilla" without DLC and I decided initially to retain from CK2Plus the "ambitions","decisions" and some cool stuff I saw, keeping the "base game" flavour...

Then I started to translate to french

Then I discover other mods

Then I used VALIDATOR

Then I debugged them all in some ways or added / combine things / discarding all the things i couldn't play with

Then I added some tiny societies

Then I redone some UI

Then CK2 Minus was completed (^^') from August to December 2024 : CleanSlate as main "non official patch", "CK2 Minus" with added content

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