Plight of the Wizard by sotix How long can you survive?

Released a small performance update to my Playdate game Plight of the Wizard here: sotix.itch.io/plight-of-th...
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Is there a better feeling in game dev than finally tracking down a piece of code that was causing performance dips? It’s been eluding me for two months. Now my game runs at a stable 30 fps, and I’m about to bump it up to 50. Silky smooth!

Your sites focus on exploring fun without monetization negatively influencing the designs. They also are not bloated. The old internet had fun rabbit holes to go down that invoked a sense of curious exploration. Nowadays, it feels like most sites are not primarily focused on the content itself.

Wow deploying my website went from 2 minutes to 14 seconds!

Rewrite complete: www.winstoncooke.com

Check out that terminal!

This is software that deserves to be written

I've been rewriting my website for zola after updating my npm packages yesterday creating numerous dependency issues and breaking changes. It's been a lot of effort, but I think the complete lack of dependencies for a static site is absolutely worth it for the easier maintenance long-term.

Does anyone have an opinion on writing a production-ready backend server with TypeScript & express vs Rust & axum for reading and writing to a database via REST endpoints? Interested in tradeoffs.

In between choosing to write accounting ledger software or a 3D game. A debate of practical vs fun at extreme ends of the spectrum.

I can happily endorse this game!

Firefox + pocket lets you save articles, and then you can access the saved articles on a kobo eReader. It’s great for text-heavy content.

How do I unsubscribe from an SMS group text where the creator added my iMessage email address, so all of the messages are coming in as .txt attachments in an email?
Or to put a hacker hat on, should I write a program that parses .txt attachments from my email to SMS me the embedded message?

Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Documentary YouTube video by Valve

Super excited to watch this!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN...

I love learning new things for my game like implementing the physics to make a bat properly orbit the player before swooping in for an attack. But ask me to write a list UI element, and I'm not a happy camper!

Oh man. Guess I'll have to unfollow then ;)

The dev log for Spilled Mushrooms is a goldmine.

scizzorz.github.io/mushrooms.pd/

Created a starter pack for all the wonderful @recursecenter.bsky.social alums.

The list will be semi automatically kept up to date with some scripts and github actions till I figure out something even better.

bsky.app/starter-pack...

I talked with you on Mastodon, but I’m over here now. Happy to discuss my game Plight of the Wizard!

No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains Bad service in the subway? Our offline motion detection shows where you are between stations, and reminds you when your stop’s up next

Really cool way to use tech as a progressive enhancement!

blog.transitapp.com/go-undergrou...

i didn't see one of these, so… here's a starter pack of @recursecenter.bsky.social participants and alums. some of the smartest and kindest programmers i've ever met. let me know if you belong on here!

go.bsky.app/CcAu7W9

I do 🙋🏼‍♂️

Echo: The Oracle's Scroll for Playdate Explore a fading world and best its many challenges. As an adventurous child, you'll embark on a quest to deliver a scroll from Bottomrock up to The Archives. Journey through magma lakes and overgrown...

I just completed Echo: The Oracle's Scroll, which is a game that truly makes a Playdate purchase feel justified. It was fun, challenging, and beautiful. Highly recommend!

play.date/games/echo-t...

Yeah I did so many things in my playthrough before those crashes, I’m sure it could have been anything! Both crashes happened after about 15+ minutes of playtime. Thinking about it from a programmer’s perspective, I think I fast traveled and opened the menu before the crashes if those change state.

I just got another one when entering the shadowed area in Pebol after obtaining the light from the Collector. Unfortunately lost the stack trace, but it had to do with shadowed objects.

I’ve been there before with my game plenty of times!

@bumbleborn.bsky.social I got a stack trace on echo when getting a fourth heart piece. It only happened once. After relaunching the game, I was able to pick it up successfully.

I’ve been working on a survivors game for playdate too. Yours looks amazing!

v0.4.0 - Halloween Update! Happy Halloween! Today, we have a major update that's extra spooky and a lot more fun. I think you're going to really enjoy it. Let's dive in! Updates Gameplay The game has always been first and forem...

It's here! After a month of hard work, the Plight of the Wizard Halloween update has arrived. TONS of changes in this update. I'm excited to hear y'all's thoughts.
sotix.itch.io/plight-of-th...
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Plight of the Wizard by sotix How long can you survive?

Check out my survival-horror game for the #playdate called Plight of the Wizard!
sotix.itch.io/plight-of-th...
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