Cedric Neukirchen
Co-Founder at Salty Panda Studios UG
Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolCedric Neukirchen is a C++-focused game programmer and co-founder of Salty Panda Studios with nine years of experience building gameplay, engine, plugin and backend systems—particularly in Unreal Engine 4 (C++ and Blueprints) and VR for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. He combines hands-on engineering with community mentorship, having moderated the official UE4 forums and produced free learning resources while tutoring teams and individuals. His open-source contributions include backend work on the popular post-apocalyptic roguelike Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, where he focuses on core game logic and bug fixes. A former freelance contractor and university student assistant, he blends academic grounding in math and IT with practical, player-facing development. Notably, he pairs deep C++ expertise with fluency in several languages and a penchant for solving tricky gameplay and systems-level problems.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Math and IT, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Math and IT at Bergische Universität WuppertalAbitur, Gymnasium, Abitur, Gymnasium at Gymnasium Korschenbroich
German, English
Github Skills (9)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
Dec 2020 - Aug 2021
Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:89 reviews, 66 commits, 51 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Cedric primarily contributes to the backend logic of the game, addressing issues and implementing features related to game mechanics. Their commits demonstrate a focus on bug fixes, such as resolving an elevator reactivation problem and crafting-related issues, alongside the implementation of enhancements. These changes involve modifications to core game logic within C++ files.
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Salty-Panda/Cataclysm-DDA
Nov 2020 - Jan 2025
Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Contributions:195 pushes, 101 branches in 4 years 1 month
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