DEV Community: Raiz Haikal

So I was working with resecons my own minecraft using python.

Raiz Haikal — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:16:26 +0000

Hello, I’m Raiz from the Gob Team.

I’m currently working on Resecons, my own Minecraft-inspired sandbox game written in pure Python. This is a passion project where I want to explore game engines, world generation, and modding systems—all in Python first before optimizing with other languages or native extensions later.

About Resecons

Language: Python (PyOpenGL / Pygame for rendering)
Goal: Create a fully interactive voxel world with singleplayer and multiplayer support
Current Progress:
- Main menu with interactive buttons
- Debug overlay showing FPS and button clicks
- Context-managed UI system for safe initialization and cleanup
- World system skeleton in place (blocks, chunks, basic world structure)

Why I’m Posting

While I’ve built a lot myself, this project is huge, and I’d love collaboration from people who are passionate about:

Python game development
OpenGL or Pygame rendering
Game engine architecture
Networking / multiplayer
Modding frameworks

The Gob Team is open to contributors of all skill levels, from beginners who want to learn to experienced devs who want to build a sandbox engine from scratch.

What I Need Help With

Optimizing rendering — The UI currently flickers sometimes, and the world rendering can be slow as voxel counts grow.
Networking layer — Connecting multiple players reliably in a Python environment.
Modding API design — Allowing scripts/mods to interact safely with the world without breaking core systems.
UI enhancements — Making menus and overlays smoother, possibly integrating OpenGL-based widgets.

How You Can Contribute

Join the Discord to discuss ideas, architecture, and tasks
Send PRs for isolated features or bug fixes
Suggest designs for modding, world generation, or networking

Why This is Exciting

You get to experiment with building a voxel engine in Python
You help design a modding-friendly architecture from the start
You work with a small, ambitious team (the Gob Team) and influence the project direction
You learn real-world game engine challenges without risking production-critical failures

I’m looking forward to collaborating with anyone excited about building Resecons, contributing to Python game development, or just having fun creating a Minecraft-inspired world from scratch.

Let’s make something amazing!

— Raiz, Gob Team

Creating my own minecraft launcher & minecraft.

Raiz Haikal — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:44:20 +0000

Hello everyone, Raiz here from Gob Team 👋

Recently, while playing Minetest on a multiplayer server, I had a realization: why am I only using someone else’s ecosystem when I could build my own? That moment sparked the beginning of a new long-term project—not just a launcher, but an entire sandbox game ecosystem built from the ground up.

Project Overview

This initiative is split into two major components:

QuickNex – a custom game launcher
Resecons – a voxel-based sandbox game inspired by Minecraft, but architected independently

The primary goal is ownership: full control over the client, server, modding system, and multiplayer experience—so I can host and play with friends without relying on third-party platforms.

Phase 1: Lessons Learned from AI-Assisted Development

Initially, I experimented with AI-generated solutions (specifically DeepSeek AI). While it didn’t deliver a working system, it wasn’t a waste. It gave me exposure to architectural pitfalls, unrealistic abstractions, and—most importantly—what not to do when building a real engine.

That failure became a foundation of experience.

Phase 2: Core Architecture (CLI-First Approach)

Instead of jumping straight into visuals, I deliberately chose a CLI-first development strategy. This keeps the system lightweight, debuggable, and focused on correctness before aesthetics.

Current Technical Stack

🔹 Engine & Core Logic — C

World generation handled via a CLI-based generator
Custom data structures for chunks, blocks, and regions
Networking powered by a low-level C net library
Deterministic logic to ensure server–client consistency

This choice gives maximum performance, control, and predictability—critical for multiplayer sandbox games.

🔹 Server Connectivity

Dedicated server authority model
Designed for owner-hosted servers
Multiplayer synchronization handled at the protocol level, not patched later

SHOWCASE :



╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                Q U I C K N E X               ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Version: 0.1.0 | Console Mode

MAIN MENU:
══════════
1. Singleplayer
2. Multiplayer (Coming Soon)
3. Options (Coming Soon)
4. Quit Game

Enter choice (1-4): 1

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                Q U I C K N E X               ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Version: 0.1.0 | Console Mode

SINGLEPLAYER:
══════════════
No worlds found.

A. Create New World
B. Back to Main Menu

Enter choice: A

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                Q U I C K N E X               ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Version: 0.1.0 | Console Mode

CREATE NEW WORLD:
══════════════════
1. World Name: New World
2. Seed: (random)
3. World Type: Normal
4. Gamemode: Survival

5. Create World
6. Cancel

Enter choice (1-6):  

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                Q U I C K N E X               ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Version: 0.1.0 | Console Mode

CREATE NEW WORLD:
══════════════════
1. World Name: New World
2. Seed: (random)
3. World Type: Normal
4. Gamemode: Survival

5. Create World
6. Cancel

Enter choice (1-6): 5

World 'New World' created successfully!
Seed: S4JjLVFXKZVDyiAh
Press Enter to continue...

Phase 3: Visual Layer & UI

Once the CLI foundation is stable, the plan is to evolve the project into a full graphical experience.

OpenGL for rendering
Custom UI layered on top of the engine
Launcher-to-game handoff handled cleanly by QuickNex

QuickNex will manage:

Game versions
Server lists
Mod loading
Updates and configurations

Phase 4: Modding System — Python

To make Resecons flexible and community-friendly, Python will serve as the modding language.

Embedded scripting interface
Mods can alter gameplay logic without recompiling the engine
Clean separation between core engine (C) and gameplay extensions (Python)

This hybrid model balances performance with accessibility.

Vision Going Forward

Resecons is not a Minecraft clone—it is a learning-driven, owner-controlled sandbox engine built with intentional design choices:

Performance-first core
Transparent architecture
Mod-friendly ecosystem
Full server ownership

QuickNex ties everything together as a launcher that grows alongside the game.

This is a long journey, but every system is being built with purpose. If you’re interested in engine development, low-level networking, or sandbox game architecture, this project is just getting started.

Gob Team is moving forward—one system at a time. update features more of this series.

Searching for Team Work

Raiz Haikal — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:04:49 +0000

Hello everyone,

I’m a teenager and a developer currently building a new code editor and IDE called NexIDE.
NexIDE is written in Python using PyQt6, with a focus on being lightweight, extensible, and beginner-friendly. The project is still under active development, and I am continuously expanding its features.

The project is open-source, and the GitHub repository is available here:
https://github.com/GobTeam/nex-ide-editor

I’m looking for contributors who are interested in:

Python development
UI/UX design (PyQt6)
Feature ideas, testing, and documentation

If you’d like to get involved or follow the development, feel free to join our Discord community:
https://discord.gg/73YK72J8V3

As the project grows, we plan to develop custom bots for the server and design an official icon and branding for NexIDE.

Thank you for taking the time to read, and contributions of any size are welcome.

— GobTeam