<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kristian Manning]]></title><description><![CDATA[portfolio]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:02:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kristianmanning.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[project lazarus - dev blog - 28/03/2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been too long since I last updated this. Life unfortunately got in the way of development and I just ended up forgetting about updating the blog. Progress has been slow but somewhat steady. Since the last blog post I managed to do what I set out to do. The shooting system now works in tandem with the inventory, only pulling remaining ammunition if there is any stored in the player's inventory.  I've also now worked into the inventory the ability for players to use key items at locations....]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/project-lazarus-dev-blog-28-03-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c7a92e495b61304350b438</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:41:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/dae555_df8e5de61d6c4661be2999b9fa8afa1c/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[project lazarus dev blog - 14/08/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regretfully it has been nearly a month since my last blog post. My main source of delay was an increased work schedule as well as...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/project-lazarus-dev-blog-14-08-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689c74bd816f87c5e02c0ae1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/dae555_91773aef36c249348e0d94857817de98/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Lazarus blog 3 - 18/07/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[With my current job taking up a lot of my time at the moment I missed last week's post. I still have yet to get the crafting system...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/project-lazarus-blog-3-18-07-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6876a73e83d668a97de78ad7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:44:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/dae555_483d8e4c5cbb46f2a67e44bf9e4ed097/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project lazarus dev blog 2 - 03/07/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update: This week has been a definite challenge for me. I've managed to get most of the inventory system working except for the...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/project-lazarus-dev-blog-2-03-07-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68664d27d7f2edd2bba82690</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:04:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Lazarus Development Blog Post 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[To help enable my own progress with Project Lazarus, I have decided to start writing a weekly blog posts telling what I have done in...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/project-lazarus-development-blog-post-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685028e9133a911f20713ff2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:56:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_fe5e1e9c950644b985bc59998c62ada4~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far Cry Map Weeks 5-6]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this update I have been continuing on the process of object placement to get the layout correct before the detail passes. I have...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2019/09/30/far-cry-map-weeks-5-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de5009</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 17:46:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_1aa668a00e5748428e61626ed48a157e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_908,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far Cry Level Week 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[After taking a vacation I have hit the ground running with making the white box version of the level in the Far Cry Editor. I spent some...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2019/09/15/far-cry-level-week-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de500a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2019 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_a027560de3b344ca9a71d349f42da80b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_912,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far Cry Level Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the past two weeks generating ideas and gathering research material. It was time to create a block out of the station using 3D Max...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2019/08/18/far-cry-level-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de500b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2019 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_4e3c7f9d356d4844aa4b0cf68890b145~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_651,h_513,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far Cry Level - Week 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I have gathered many reference images of the station, including a map of the planned layout which I can work from when creating...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2019/09/17/far-cry-level-week-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de500c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_393af23051ec457189bb305019e10767~mv2_d_4032_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solo Project - Map in Far Cry Editor Week 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first week of my new project, I needed to gather reference images from my inspiration. The plan for this project is to create a...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2019/09/16/solo-project-map-in-far-cry-editor-week-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de500d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2019 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project weeks 10-12]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the project deadline is approaching rapidly I have been working tirelessly to get this level up to the standard that I want. I've been...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/08/26/masters-project-weeks-10-12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de500e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 14:20:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_7e8a7725969f4058b006802ca2a18673~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_652,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project Week 8-9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout the past two weeks I have decided to focus more on the visual elements of the world as I feel that most of my time has been...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/07/27/masters-project-week-8-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de500f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_ee2ad42df0d04e13aa63766a9b8af389~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project Week 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past week has been another that has featured a lot of changes to the project. More updates to the AI have been made, mostly fixes to...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/07/12/masters-project-week-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de5010</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:31:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_926d85bd715548cabe2a7766ebdd3125~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_573,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project Week 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week has been the result of a lot of progress both visually and technically. I have finally managed to get a decent AI enemy working...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/07/01/masters-project-week-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de5011</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:28:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_087cd3848bf745629c78dec2f9dbb7f1~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_800,h_378,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project Week 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I have been working on changing some visual elements for the level. Mainly changing the simple geometry for real assets from...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/06/24/masters-project-week-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc5985e70017de5012</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2018 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_7e82f624fc3241359ece50bdbaa317f0~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_800,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project Week 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I have focused more on the level blockout and constructing the next part of the level. After the player has progressed through...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/06/24/masters-project-week-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc4caeae00178a209d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_72bac4947b3845b98b4dd203deff80a4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_578,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week the momentum has slowed a little in terms of noticeable differences, however this was due to the amount of issues I've had to...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/06/10/masters-project-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc4caeae00178a209e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:14:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_29ff0a3a90824e40a2dcfcb024c543dc~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_800,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's project entry 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week 2 of the project went just as well as the last week. Making fixes to certain mechanics and adding basic UI elements to the player...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/06/03/masters-project-entry-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc4caeae00178a209f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_ab23c83e746e479f9e62ac7b329c45bc~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Master's Project - First Person Shooter]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first week of the final project of the year, as well as my time at university, I have been massively busy getting the initial...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2018/05/27/masters-project-first-person-shooter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc4caeae00178a20a0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 12:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_9fb9034867df4e65aff7e71cac8b17dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Development Blog -  Harbour: CSGO Map]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harbour//  Final Blog Post Harbour // Week 7 Harbour Week 6 Harbour // Week 5 Harbour // Week 4 Harbour // Week 3 Harbour // Week 2...]]></description><link>https://www.kristianmanning.com/single-post/2017/01/30/final-year-project-blog-week-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f68eadc4caeae00178a20a1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dae555_8c19e9dc0ce94786a3350756ba045825~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristian Manning</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>