--- title: Homegrown Devlog - New Compost System! | daily.dev description: A devlog covering the development of a new compost system for Homegrown, a casual farming game built on a custom engine. The update merges two previously... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/homegrown-devlog---new-compost-system--hcjwavjex twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Homegrown Devlog - New Compost System! | daily.dev og:description: A devlog covering the development of a new compost system for Homegrown, a casual farming game built on a custom engine. The update merges two previously... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/homegrown-devlog---new-compost-system--hcjwavjex og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HcJwavjeX.png og:image:alt: Homegrown Devlog - New Compost System! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Homegrown Devlog - New Compost System! **[ThinMatrix](https://daily.dev/sources/thinmatrix)** · 18 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A devlog covering the development of a new compost system for Homegrown, a casual farming game built on a custom engine. The update merges two previously separate compost mechanics into one unified system, allowing players to create custom compost mixes by attaching fertilizer containers to compost heaps. Key technical work included extending the custom rendering engine to support sub-mesh entities (for independently scaling container contents), implementing OpenGL transparency/glass rendering with correct draw order, and designing a color-coding system to distinguish different compost mixes. The devlog also covers a week-long break for a 10-year YouTube anniversary video and a half marathon. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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