Elite Tiers: New Benefit Poll
Hey guys, what new benefit would you like to see for Grease Monkey and higher tiers?
If you have any ideas that are not listed below, tell me in the comments!
2023-09-20 22:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post
atg_engine_simulator activity
Next Video Topic: Engine Simulation Testing
Hey guys, I'll be releasing a video soon about finally applying the new fluid simulation to actual engine simulation and sound generation. I'm using a simple prototype application to start testing individual engine components before adding them all to the 3D interface.
Trumpet Simulator is ...
2023-09-15 18:02:14 +0000 UTC View PostNew Developer; Steam Engine Simulator DLC
Hey everyone, I've brought on a new developer to my team to help with the creation of a DLC for Steam Engine Simulator to expand the game and provide players with more ways to use the steam engine. When released, all active Patrons will receive a free Steam key f...
2023-09-08 13:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostTrumpet Simulator; watch it before everyone else!
Hey guys, my next video will be releasing to the general public this morning but you guys can have the unlisted link first! I would have wanted you guys to have exclusive access longer, but I unfortunately couldn't keep the sponsor waiting any more.
You may be asking yourself, "What's the ...
Status Update: Next Video Topic
Hey guys and welcome to all of our new members! I know you're probably excited to see visual updates on Engine Simulator's UI or an actual engine being simulated, but I assure you, we must walk before we run. The fluid simulation is the core of Engine Simulator and without it, th...
2023-08-07 19:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostFluid Simulation Progress Update
Hey everyone, after A LOT of research and testing, the brand new fluid simulation for ES3D is coming together. It uses industry standard techniques (ie the same algorithms used when designing and simulating real engines and other fluid systems). I made a short update video just for you guys!
<... 2023-07-20 19:50:49 +0000 UTC View PostNew Video; Watch it Before Everyone Else!
Hey guys, it's unfortunately been another all-nighter for me... but we're making great progress. This has been a really wild month with a lot of new members joining the Patreon (welcome everyone!). Check out my new video set to release in around 4 hours! 2023-07-01 08:17:42 +0000 UTC View Post
New Video; Watch it Before Everyone Else!
Hey guys, the second Engine Simulator devlog will be releasing to the public in around 30 minutes, but you guys can watch it first: https://youtu.be/nh06yWG87rc
Thanks for the support everyone!
2023-05-29 14:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostEngine Simulator 3D - Status Update
Hey guys, if you're on the Discord server (https://discord.gg/engine-sim-official), you probably already saw this, but if not, here's a short video showing my progress on the user interface of ES 3D. There are quite ...
2023-05-16 00:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostNew video tomorrow!
Hey guys, a short video will be coming out tomorrow about my collaboration with siliXcon, a Czech motor control company. They actually managed to run Engine Simulator on an EV dirt bike. This is not a sponsored video so unfortunately I don't have an unlisted link to share with you but you can wat...
2023-04-28 07:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostNew Video! Watch it a day before everyone else!
https://youtu.be/n5CIlrOMKiU
Hey guys, March is finally over. It was a really crazy month and it was really difficult to release any high-effort content...
Engine Simulator v0.1.13a released to Patreon members!
Hey guys, v0.1.13a is now available for Patreon members only! It features the optimized physics I showed in my last video. I did also manage to simulate a V69 as a joke... that will show up in my next video. For most engines, this new version should show a 20% improvement in performance. Let me k...
2023-04-01 15:32:48 +0000 UTC View PostNew Video Tomorrow!
Hi everyone, this has been an absolutely insane month for me but progress is still being made on Engine Simulator. The physics simulation is now much faster and I documented some of these changes in my next video which will be released tomorrow. This should allow larger and more complex engines. ...
2023-03-18 07:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostCosmospeed Released!
Hey guys, sorry for the delay, I took some extra time to write a detailed tutorial and add some cool features like vehicle modding. You can find the game controls and modding examples here: https://github.com/Engin...
2023-02-28 17:06:18 +0000 UTC View PostDriving Simulator Release Date
Hi everyone,
I'll be releasing the driving simulator featured in my last video on February 27 to all Patrons. Just a note, this is absolutely not a polished product. As I said in my video, this was a 3 day project and it's not meant to be something that I'd...
2023-02-25 03:33:52 +0000 UTC View PostNew Video and Patreon Exclusive Racing Game
Hi everyone! Development on Engine Simulator 3D has officially begun and the first devlog is coming out either tomorrow or very soon after (the video is currently awaiting approval from the sponsor). Most development is low-level at the moment but I am 100% committed to making sure you get your m...
2023-02-21 00:30:08 +0000 UTC View PostStatus Update #5
Hi everyone! Full-time development on Engine Simulator 3D is happening and the first video about it will be released on February 21st. I'm trying to think of some better names for the program so comment below if you have ideas.
The game engine that will power Engine Simulator 3D will be sig...
2023-02-01 14:38:01 +0000 UTC View PostSteam Engine Simulator!
Hi everyone! As you may know my video about steam engines released yesterday: https://youtu.be/dzfjwXtATJA
As I promised, you all get a free copy of this software! I released it already on Discord but if you're not on the ...
2023-01-22 21:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostNew Video on January 21st!
Hey guys! My next video about steam engines is set to launch on January 21st, 2023. If you're at the Tuner level or above and would like the name that appears in the credits of my video to be different than your Patreon display name, please let me know!
Future Video Schedule 2023-01-14 15:34:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year!
Hey everyone, Happy New Year! You guys have made this project possible and I'm happy to say that we've reached our funding goal! I know it's a little lower right now but it's normal for the amount to drop on the first of the month with cancellations or payment declines. I thought I'd provide this...
2023-01-01 16:47:33 +0000 UTC View PostNew Engine Simulator Version for Patrons Only!
Hey guys, I have lots of time for development now, so I've added some highly requested features to Engine Simulator for the 1.12 release happening soon! I've created this release candidate for you guys to try out. This (finally) adds a "Load Script" button as well as an in-game console that shows...
2022-12-22 14:52:46 +0000 UTC View PostNew Tiers and Junior Mechanic Price Adjustment
Hey guys, Engine Simulator development is about to ramp up in a big way! I quit my job at Google and will now be working on Engine Simulator full-time (more on this in a later update). I just wanted to let you guys know that I’ve had to restructure the Patreon membership tiers to suit demand an...
2022-12-14 21:47:36 +0000 UTC View PostSpecial Engine Simulator Release
Hey guys, hope you liked the video I posted earlier this morning. I posted this already in the Discord server but just in case any of you are not there, here is your special build of Engine Simulator that supports rotaries: 2022-12-09 14:59:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Secret Instagram Post
Hey guys, I made a secret post on Instagram before the official rotary engine video release tomorrow morning (8 AM EST). Pretty much no one cares about my activities on Instagram so you're the first to know! Check it out here: 2022-12-09 00:05:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Calculating Rotor and Housing Shapes
Hey guys, check out this short demo which will appear in my next video (scheduled release: December 11). This shows the algorithm I developed to calculate both the rotor housing and rotor shape. As you may have noticed, I like to make things as realistic as possible so not only do the rotor and h...
2022-12-05 04:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostExclusive Rotary Preview
Hey guys, it's really late right now (I've been putting in some serious overtime to get this done) but I wanted to share some exclusive updates with you. The rotary engine works! The audio is a secret right now since it's not ready yet but I'll say this: it actually sounds good... I'm really exci...
2022-12-01 08:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostStatus Update #4
Hello legends!
It's been a busy month but some real behind-the-scenes progress has been made on Engine Simulator 2.0. Unfortunately, it isn't exciting enough to deserve an entire video yet so I've held off on the devlog. This is fairly normal in the initial stages of software development wh...
2022-11-21 00:10:42 +0000 UTC View PostStatus Update #3
Hi everyone, happy Halloween! Sorry for the late update, it's been a pretty eventful month and I have quite a lot of updates to share:
New Video
As most of you probably know, I released a new video a few weeks ago: 2022-11-01 01:58:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon Mini-Devlog #1
Hi everyone, I've been working on prototyping Engine Simulator's engine viewer. Doing this in code would be extremely tedious which is why I'm working through these problems in Blender. Things like: how the UI will work, how the parts will scale and change shape dynamically depending on engine pa...
2022-10-01 23:35:39 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate Open-Source Engine Simulator?
Hey everyone! As you may have noticed, I released a video yesterday where I showed new features like unequal length headers and more advanced filtering to reduce artifacts. I was intending for these changes to be closed-source and available only to Patrons via a private release of the application...
2022-09-28 01:07:47 +0000 UTC View Post