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 [A/B Street]: https://github.com/a-b-street/abstreet
 [@dabreegster]: https://twitter.com/CarlinoDustin
 
+### [The Process]
+
+![Animated image showing a small factory in the middle of the game island](the_process.gif)
+_This factory has never looked livelier!_
+
+[The Process] by @setzer22 is an upcoming game about factory building, process
+management and carrot production, built with Rust using the Godot game engine!
+
+This month has been focused on improving the game's UI and extending the machine
+logistics system, but there was also room for a few cosmetic improvements:
+
+- Improved visualization of connections in the [logistic
+  network](https://twitter.com/PlayTheProcess/status/1391484080798281728).
+- Implemented configurable filters for machines to build a [sorting
+  machine](https://twitter.com/PlayTheProcess/status/1392894719311613953)!
+- New materials and [terrain
+  shader](https://twitter.com/PlayTheProcess/status/1396175924652019718).
+- [Trees and dynamically updating
+  grass](https://twitter.com/PlayTheProcess/status/1399774534417498121) using
+  instanced rendering.
+
+_Discussions:
+[/r/rust_gamedev](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/nbmfvz/better_logistics_in_the_process_made_with_godot/),
+[Twitter](https://twitter.com/PlayTheProcess/status/1391484080798281728)_
+
+[The Process]: https://twitter.com/PlayTheProcess/
+
+### [pGLOWrpg][pglowrpg-github]
+
+![Game features](pglowrpg_progress.gif)
+
+[pGLOWrpg][pglowrpg-github] by [@Roal_Yr]
+is a Procedurally Generated Living Open World RPG,
+a long-term project in development, which aims to be a narrative text-based game
+with maximum portability and accessibility.
+
+Recent updates include:
+
+- Implemented dev features test arena.
+- Implemented entity system draft.
+- Sanitized coordinate systems everywhere (ooof!)
+- Much refactoring.
+- Resumed river generation development.
+
+_Discussions: [Twitter][pglowrpg-twitter]_
+
+[@Roal_Yr]: https://twitter.com/Roal_Yr
+[pglowrpg-twitter]: https://twitter.com/pglowrpg
+[pglowrpg-github]: https://github.com/roalyr/pglowrpg
+
 ### [Bounty Bros.][bounty_bros]
 
 [![bounty-bros-title-screen](bounty-bros.png)][bounty_bros_webgame]
@@ -152,10 +202,40 @@ You can read the full update in the [Blog Post][bounty_bros].
 
 ## Engine Updates
 
+### [Rustcraft][rustcraft]
+
+![rustcraft-img](rustcraft.png)
+
+[Rustcraft][rustcraft] by [@dskart]
+is a simple Minecraft engine written in Rust using wgpu.
+
+It handles infinite world generation using gradient noise as well as placing
+and breaking blocks.
+
+[rustcraft]: https://github.com/dskart/rustcraft
+
 ## Learning Material Updates
 
 ## Library & Tooling Updates
 
+### [egui]
+
+![egui](egui.gif)
+
+[egui] by [@emilk] is an easy-to-use immediate mode GUI library in pure Rust.
+
+This month [version 0.12] of egui was released, with improved plots,
+multitouch, user memory stores, window pivots, and more.
+
+You can try out egui in the [online demo].
+
+_Discussions: [/r/rust](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/n9f6vt/announcing_egui_012_the_simple_gui_library/)_
+
+[egui]: https://github.com/emilk/egui
+[online demo]: https://emilk.github.io/egui
+[version 0.12]: https://github.com/emilk/egui/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
+[@emilk]: https://twitter.com/ernerfeldt
+
 ### [naga]
 
 ![Dota2 running on Naga](gfx-dota2-naga.jpg)
@@ -173,6 +253,109 @@ done by [naga], roughly 4x as fast as the C++ alternative
 [gfx-portability]: https://github.com/gfx-rs/portability
 [gfx-naga-blog]: https://gfx-rs.github.io/2021/05/09/dota2-msl-compilation.html
 
+### [rafx]
+
+![Rafx Wireframe Demo](rafx-wireframe-demo.jpg)
+_Demo with wireframes enabled_
+
+Rafx is a multi-backend renderer that optionally integrates with the
+[distill][rafx-distill] asset pipeline.
+
+This month, [@dvd] completed work on the new job system. It implements three
+steps: extract, prepare, and write. These jobs are now more structured, making
+them easier to implement while supporting concurrent execution and reducing
+dynamic allocation. They also integrate with a visibility system to ensure that
+off-screen objects are not processed.
+
+[@aclysma] continued work on OpenGL ES 2.0/3.0 backends and documented
+[implementation details][rafx-implementation-details] of currently available
+rendering backends.
+
+Additionally, some rendering features were improved and added: mesh rendering
+now uses an instance-rate vertex buffer instead of per-object uniforms,
+improving performance. Rendering features now support wireframe and untextured
+rendering modes. An egui render feature was added, and the demo now uses egui
+instead of imgui.
+
+[rafx]: https://github.com/aclysma/rafx
+[rafx-distill]: https://github.com/amethyst/distill
+[rafx-implementation-details]: https://github.com/aclysma/rafx/tree/master/docs/api/backends
+[@aclysma]: https://github.com/aclysma
+[@dvd]: https://github.com/DavidVonDerau
+
+### [Bevy Retro][bevy_retro]
+
+![ui-example](bevy-retro.gif)
+_Bevy Retro UI example_
+
+[Bevy Retro][bevy_retro] is a [Bevy] plugin designed for making pixel-perfect
+games as easily as possible.
+
+This project was released under the [Katharos License][katharos_license]. This
+license has moral and ethical implications that you may or may not agree with,
+so please read it before making use of this project.
+
+In the last two months Bevy Retro has gained a few new features, the biggest of
+which being an integration with the [RAUI]  UI library ( also featured in this
+newsletter ), allowing you to design fully-fledged user interface for Bevy Retro
+games. Additional features added were:
+
+- A simple sound playing API
+- Text rendering for the BDF font format
+- Custom render hook support allowing you to use raw [Luminance] API calls to render
+  anything you want into the low-resolution framebuffer
+
+You can ask questions or give feedback for Bevy Retro
+[on GitHub](https://github.com/katharostech/bevy_retro/discussions).
+
+[bevy_retro]: https://github.com/katharostech/bevy_retro
+[Bevy]: https://bevyengine.org
+[katharos_license]: https://github.com/katharostech/katharos-license
+[Luminance]: https://github.com/phaazon/luminance-rs
+[RAUI]: https://raui-labs.github.io/raui/
+
+### [Texture Generator]
+
+![A tilemap with procedural textures](texture-generator.png)
+_A preview to version 0.5 with furniture_
+
+[Texture Generator] by [Orchaldir] is a library to generate textures,
+and a library to use those textures to render tilemaps.
+Both libraries can generate color & depth images and
+support post processing effects like lighting & ambient occlusion.
+For randomness the instance id (e.g. the 145th brick) and/or the tile id are hashed.
+
+The [current release] focuses on furniture.
+
+[Texture Generator]: https://github.com/Orchaldir/texture_generator
+[Orchaldir]: https://github.com/Orchaldir
+[current release]: https://github.com/Orchaldir/texture_generator/projects/8
+
+### [bevy_asset_loader]
+
+![Configuring two asset collections](bevy_asset_loader.png)
+
+`bevy_asset_loader` by [@nikl_me] is a plugin for [Bevy][bevy] apps aiming to
+improve a common pattern for asset-loading. The boilerplate required to load
+assets during a "loading state" is reduced to a minimum. At the same time, the
+plugin brings together the internal names of assets and their filepath, making
+it easier to add new assets and to keep an overview over already existing ones.
+
+The library introduces the `AssetCollection` trait that can be derived. Any
+number of asset collections can be loaded by a single `AssetLoader` during a
+configured app state. When all assets are loaded, the collections will be
+inserted into Bevy's ECS as resources. Afterwards, the `AssetLoader` will
+switch into a second configurable app state. At this point, your app can use
+the asset collections that now contain loaded asset handles.
+
+Currently, a single file always corresponds to one asset and more complex
+assets like e.g. `TextureAtlas` are not yet supported. There are plans to
+extend the `asset` attribute to allow loading more complex assets. Stay tuned!
+
+[bevy_asset_loader]: https://github.com/NiklasEi/bevy_asset_loader
+[bevy]: https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy
+[@nikl_me]: https://twitter.com/nikl_me
+
 ## Popular Workgroup Issues in Github
 
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