Thoughts, tutorials, and updates from Winterbolt Games.https://winterboltgames.com/enhttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-for-mirror-has-been-released/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-for-mirror-has-been-released/Blitz Relay now has a free, open-source transport for Mirror, with host migration through persistent rooms.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:50:23 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-dashboard-has-been-released/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-dashboard-has-been-released/Blitz Relay Dashboard is a free, open-source web dashboard for monitoring and managing Blitz Relay servers.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:56:34 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/making-piper-train-faster-on-windows/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/making-piper-train-faster-on-windows/How I made local Piper voice training faster on an RTX 3080 Ti by removing CPU transfers, redundant work, and checkpoint stalls, plus the compilation experiment that went backwards.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:41:23 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-for-ngo-has-been-released/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-for-ngo-has-been-released/Blitz Relay now has a free, open-source transport for Netcode for GameObjects, with feature parity with the Fish-Networking transport.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:37:49 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-is-now-stable/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-is-now-stable/Blitz Relay has reached its stable 1.x releases, with better handling of busy rooms and slow connections, faster relaying, and clearer logs.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:28:31 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/how-to-make-a-match-3-solver/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/how-to-make-a-match-3-solver/How to detect match-3 patterns (lines, L-shapes, T-shapes, and crosses) on a grid using run detection, union-find grouping, and collection.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:09:16 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-has-been-released/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/blitz-relay-has-been-released/Blitz Relay, a free, open-source, and self-hostable relay server, is now available to download, along with a transport for Fish-Networking.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:52:52 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/announcing-blitz-relay/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/announcing-blitz-relay/Blitz Relay is a free, open-source, and self-hostable relay server for Fish-Networking.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:30:48 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/totally-not-a-workaround/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/totally-not-a-workaround/How I built a custom inbound email server and notification system just to avoid paying for a service's paid tier.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:51:21 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/migrating-my-website-to-astro/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/migrating-my-website-to-astro/My experience migrating from a custom SvelteKit CMS to Astro, and why I made the switch.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:55:28 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/deploy-mongodb-replica-sets-with-ease-using-docker-compose/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/deploy-mongodb-replica-sets-with-ease-using-docker-compose/A streamlined guide to deploying MongoDB replica sets using Docker Compose.Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:29:40 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/first-person-controller-using-fish-networking-prediction-v2/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/first-person-controller-using-fish-networking-prediction-v2/Project files for the video tutorial on implementing a first-person controller with Fish-Networking Prediction V2.Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:54:14 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/how-to-make-a-simple-chat-system-using-fish-networking/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/how-to-make-a-simple-chat-system-using-fish-networking/A tutorial on creating a simple chat system using Fish-Networking's Broadcast feature.Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:45:30 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/hosting-a-fish-networking-server-on-vultr/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/hosting-a-fish-networking-server-on-vultr/Project files for the video tutorial on hosting a Fish-Networking server on Vultr.Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:40:18 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/creating-a-multiplayer-board-game-using-fish-networking/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/creating-a-multiplayer-board-game-using-fish-networking/Project files for the video tutorial on creating a multiplayer board game using Fish-Networking.Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:32:47 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/multiplayer-ui-management-in-fish-networking/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/multiplayer-ui-management-in-fish-networking/Project files for the video tutorial on managing multiplayer UI in Fish-Networking.Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:17:27 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/creating-a-multiplayer-first-person-shooter-using-fish-networking/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/creating-a-multiplayer-first-person-shooter-using-fish-networking/Project files for the video tutorial on creating a multiplayer FPS using Fish-Networking.Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:15:30 GMThttps://winterboltgames.com/posts/winterboltgames-com-is-now-live/https://winterboltgames.com/posts/winterboltgames-com-is-now-live/winterboltgames.com is now live, a minimal website where I will post news and resources so my latest content is easier to find.Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:15:23 GMT