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AlexMollard/README.md

Alex Mollard

I build the systems a game is made of: Vulkan rendering, engine architecture,
netcode, and the tools the rest of the team works in.

alexmollard.dev  ·  CV  ·  LinkedIn  ·  Email

How I got here

I've been writing C++ since 2019. I studied at AIE Melbourne for two years, but most of what I know came from side projects beyond the curriculum and a lot of trial and error. Small simulations came first (Game of Life, pathfinding, cellular-automata fluids), then my own engines, one after another:

BigBrainEngine (2019) → SlimeCore2D → Vulkan-Slime → Odyssean Engine → SlimeProject → AetherCore (2026)

The fastest way to learn an engine is to write one.

What I'm doing now

  • At Big Ant Studios: eight shipped PC, PlayStation and Xbox titles since 2022 (the full list is on my site). I build tools that start with the programmers and QA who'll live in them, and take the tickets nobody else can finish when a submission date is close.
  • AetherCore: a Vulkan engine with a bindless renderer, an editor, and hot-reloadable C# gameplay. It started hand-written. As it grew, I moved to directing AI agents. I set the architecture and review every change, and nothing merges on vibes: over 1,200 tests have to pass first.
  • On the side: a PS2 patch for Crash Twinsanity, a Rust Grand Exchange analyzer for RuneScape 3, and Ironvellum, a training tracker with a 106-technique calisthenics skill tree.
  • Next: decompiling more of Crash Twinsanity and getting it running in AetherCore.

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  1. AetherCore AetherCore Public

    A C++26 Vulkan game engine: per-project editor flavours, bindless renderer, hot-reloadable C# gameplay, and a runtime that ships without the editor.

    C++ 1 1

  2. Ironvellum Ironvellum Public

    Android training tracker with body-scaled strength scoring, a 106-technique calisthenics skill tree, and offline-first Room storage. Kotlin + Jetpack Compose.

    Kotlin 2

  3. alexmollard-portfolio alexmollard-portfolio Public

    My portfolio site: Astro + Tailwind case studies for shipped titles, personal engines and tools, with a printable one-page CV.

    Astro

  4. Crash-Twinsanity-Improved Crash-Twinsanity-Improved Public

    A fix-and-polish mod for the PAL release of Crash Twinsanity (PS2): restored cutscene skips, faster level loads, 480p/60 Hz output, widescreen and HD texture presets. Turns your own disc image into…

    Python 1

  5. Fly Fly Public

    A C++ audio player with real-time visualisation, spatial audio and OpenAL playback behind a responsive ImGui interface.

    C++ 2 2

  6. EnetPlayGround EnetPlayGround Public

    🌐 A C++ networking sandbox for experimenting with ENet protocol - featuring client-server architecture, reliable UDP communication, ImGui visualization, and MySQL integration for multiplayer applic…

    C 1