So instead i just create the arrays on the fly, async, as i have been doing so far anyway. A pointless detour failing to improve my output but wonderfully reaching the conclusion i had already optimised the process and it didn't need reworking. ๐
One step back, one step forward. Such is #gamedev
It's taking too long. What if i repurpose my previous async array creator and have it belch out the variations for me to copy/paste into the csv?
30 minutes later i have a flawless list of variations. Nice!
As I'm copying the results to a csv I'm thinking... why even? 4/?
Foolishly i let my desperation get the better of me and i think "could...chatgpt do this for me?"
Reader, of course it couldn't. Even with clear instructions it failed at this tedious but VERY SIMPLE task. Utterly pointless waste of space.
So i continue on by hand instead... 3/?
I could precalculate them, put them in a csv and just read them off when required! Simple!
So i start making the csv and hoo boy, there way more variations than i anticipated. This is going to take some time...
As complexity increases so does the chance of error so i need help 2/?
Here's s little #gamedev thing i just went through the last few days.
As I'm working on an N=NP game i use a lot of "possibility" arrays. These can get quite large so i create them async so as not to impact gameplay/feel.
For this new mode there are fewer vars so i thought, hm, pre-make them? 1/?๐งต
"Little anus of Evil"...I am co-opting that and I hope it becomes the de facto term people will use to refer to this nuisance.
I've been working on tutorials all day. It's a super-annoying task, especially since I've already decided i want to redo and improve these in the future. ๐ฐ #gamedev is full of annoying tasks but tutorials is up there amongst the tasks i hate doing most .. ๐
#solodev
btw, no, that isn't how you write my name in kana, but too many online services won't allow the - in name entries ๐ซ
Welcome screen in Adobe Illustrator pushing Firefly genAI in your face
I *really* need to pull my thumb out and de-Adobe-fy my work... like...yesterday... ๐ฎโ๐จ
Trying to add new features in fairly old and not optimally organised code I'm no longer familiar with...
#solodev
What's with all the (usually white cishet male) Tiktokkers trying to brand themselves as commentators on all (top Reddit headlines) news related to Japan either as fake podcasters or actual "behind a desk reporters"? They all wave their hands around too much too.
A gacha Maxine
DS/3DS gacha machine #tokyo #refetence
100 yen for a chance to get a real DS or 3DS cart.
Grayson Perry's AI docu is interesting in that the interviewees, like a Theroux docu, come across as demented psychopaths except that Perry isn't skeptical enough. Though a little dubious he seems to think some of the claims are actually true. It's a little irksome.
(kotaku link, sorry) Right-wingers being the most delicate snowflakes again, angry at reality. Go play 2025 Mosaic Retrospective because it's free and a pretty great logic-puzzle. It's been widely discussed and praised on the Piczle Discord!
Surprise!
The demo for Winnie-the-Pooh Hops for Honey has gotten an overhaul, making it much more aligned with what the full version of the game will offer next month.
You can now explore a bit of the map and play up to SIX levels - which is much more than two!
Check it out on Steam and/or Itch!
I think if you are delivering good news you should not be allowed to start the email with "After careful consideration..." Only delicately phrased bad news follows an opening like that. ๐
We watch it *because* it is so bad, it's fun to point out all the horrible tropes and terrible writing ๐
Such an amazing film (director's cut). Ahead of its time, very influential, sadly overlooked. If you managed to go in blind, as I did when I first saw it, it would have been a pretty wild ride!
Lol, High Potential's "I can ask Copilot" is the most blatant product placement since House of Cards' PSP scene. It made already pure trash tv even dirtier ๐
Still waiting for a House Flipper style game to boast about deck building. That it'd appreciate! Bur yeah, it's the cheap indie ingredient du jour for sure.
I don't think I've heard a single indiegame announced on social media in the last two years orso that didn't boast "deck building"...
Being self-employed national holidays, such as the upcoming Golden Week, are just annoying days where you can't get stuff done because other people have the temerity to be taking time off.
Had a nice picnic in a local park this sunny Sunday. It was hard taking photos of the kid and the picnic because of the effort it took to crop out all the nearly-naked old Japanese geezers sunbathing in the background. Bless them, ofc, but also ugh i don't want to see that ๐
"Goto your Steamโข library Leave a review for a smaller game you like Now tell me what it was" There's a very crudely drawn Steam logo in the middle. In the bottom right, there's an even crudely-er drawn frog, and the sideways text reads "I am a graphic design terrorist"
With regards to that last repost, reviews can mean a lot to smaller developers, so I'm gonna put out a little call to action. Everyone following me? DO THIS NOW! I'm asking for replies so more folks pick this up, and continue it. Please take this graphic and ask your followers to do the same!
I use Flickr to share photos privately with the family. To share one photo the process is:
From viewing photo, press "share". Do you want to modify? "no". Which app? Select "Flickr". Flicker: oh you want to edit? "No". Share? Yes, "share".
5 actions to upload 1 photo. A UX nightmare!
Happy Free Epic Games To Download But Never Actually Play Day to all those who celebrate! Today i was surprised to be told i already have this game in my library. Huh, if you say so, i guess... ๐คทโโ๏ธ
sara mchenry @yellowcardigan My personal law about commas is: I will never, EVER learn the rules, and I always just put them wherever I think they're needed, like salt. My decisions are never wrong because being in trouble is a fake idea 9:58 PM โข 5/17/21 From Earth ฤฑl View analytics 2.6K Reposts 142 Quotes 11K Likes 130 Bookmarks
Irrelevant Take (leaving the metrics in because this was dying Twitter and people got so mad at me lol)
It really didn't click for me. The trailer had me by the proverbials, but the film itself fell flat. ๐
