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Game developer / Untitled Marble Game / #DDGravityDive / jammin with Terrible Posture Games / DRM-Freedom fighter / Drinker of lotsa coffee / Onions are my own

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2024-11-09 00:50:06

I've been playing Minecraft for years and without the internet I wouldn't know how to use Redstone. Correction. Even with the internet I don't know how to use Redstone. In every other game we'd call out this lack of tutorialization. But not Minecraft.

2024-08-05 16:54:05

I think this works quite well. :)
The glass situation is now sorted.
#gamedev #godotengine
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/112/910/455/436/956/101/original/6dbbf82cd04b0e0d.mp4

2024-06-15 17:33:15

I have not been using Linux as my main OS for over 6 years now and truly it feels like I never left.
Which is to say it feels like getting shit to work nicely with Wayland has made 0 progress. :D

2024-06-14 11:33:45

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@npub14yq…rfl3 Godot code editor may be good, but editors peaked at TEXTREME. No way of reaching that. (I am kidding of course :D)
https://ash-k.itch.io/textreme

2024-05-27 15:27:50

When I started #gamedev, I always mixed up concave and convex colliders. Just the terms. So I just said "neat"-colliders and "I can see the outside from the inside"-colliders. Easy.

2024-05-07 19:21:22

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@npub14yq…rfl3 It's amazing. And if you want to see an adjacent show without needing a Prime sub, check out Helluva Boss. It's entirely free on Youtube. Just skip the "Pilot" and start with Episode 1.

2024-04-26 09:48:52

Finished recreating the first static mesh for Marble Game, the Marble Dispenser, in Blender. On the left is the new model, on the right the old one.
As you can (maybe) see, the left one is of much higher detail, which is why I am iterating on these models in the first place.
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/112/336/883/704/680/491/original/5f6d2791e345fefe.png

2024-03-13 20:10:02

I must say I quickly learned my way around with Godot. Been only using it since last September. You know, since Unity shot itself in the head, then lit itself on fire and jumped out the window into a burning car which then drove off a cliff into an ocean of acid which was also on fire and got sucked into a black hole where was I?
Oh yeah Godot's been pretty easy going so far.

2024-03-12 19:57:14

Wow, thank you all for the follows today. I do not know what to say... which is ironic, because usually I spam here a lot.

2024-03-12 16:42:38

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@npub14yq…rfl3 @npub1tzt…9cy9 Tell me your secrets. I love inventive ideas!

2024-03-12 16:40:48

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@npub1tzt…9cy9 @npub14yq…rfl3 Oh good - 7 minute video that takes till minute 4 till it gets to the point that it's not actually IN Godot (i.e. a feature of the engine), but it's a shader as a sky material. Yeah I know that this was a thing.

2024-03-12 16:31:32

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@npub14yq…rfl3 WAIT YOU CAN DO THAT? HOW???

2024-03-12 12:03:32

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@npub14yq…rfl3 (Granted the inlining difference only began to show once I spawned a TON of objects using the script. But you can also see how inlining inside a for loop can quickly do the same).
Anyway, so I have never used Rocketchat before, but I'll look into it. :)

2024-03-12 11:55:31

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@npub14yq…rfl3 I gladly help. Including the CharacterController. Granted I am still fumbling around. I mean I am only using the engine since October so some of my observations I have not even properly verified beyond some initial testing, but I LOVE optimizing so so much.
Like - look at my physics interpolation: All the code in _process was previously in a interpolate() function called inside _process. Turns out with 1000 objects using it, inlining made it 60% faster.

2024-03-12 11:43:38

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@npub14yq…rfl3 Yup same. I am compiling my own list as I have been spending all the time working on procgen stuff profiling and seeing what works and what doesn't.
Even stuff like having for loops with array accesses and/or calling sub-functions within can stack SO QUICKLY. Caching, unrolling and inlining can be key to break some barriers. Add to that one dynamically typed instruction or condition and it quickly spirals out of control.

2024-03-12 11:21:15

I was a bit unfair to GDScript the other day. The documentation of the project is very much open about the limits of the language concerning heavy duty stuff. And me blaming it for something I was aware of AND prepared for (porting the procgen stuff to C++ was always a consideration), was dumb of me.
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@memoriesin8bit/112077471626391619

2024-02-27 16:26:15

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@npub14yq…rfl3 ..... for fucks sake...

2024-02-19 11:06:28

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@npub14yq…rfl3 @npub1gag…tna8 That is such a nice solution, even if not immediately obvious.
Get some rest. :)

2024-02-19 10:59:54

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@npub1gag…tna8 @npub14yq…rfl3 I was just about to suggest the same thing. :D

2024-02-17 11:01:32

Each time I play my project and the mouse input isn't a jittery mess, I silently thank @npub14yq…rfl3 for their amazing tutorial. I thought I would know everything in there before it was published. It's good to be wrong sometimes. :)

2024-02-15 11:44:25

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@npub14yq…rfl3 I just wish I could write
if condition 1 else 0
instead of
1 if condition else 0
My brain is still used to
condition ? 1 : 0

2024-02-15 11:38:59

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@npub14yq…rfl3 I worked at this code yesterday and thought of you. :D
https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/111/935/299/452/944/114/original/a4fe472e691faf15.png

2024-01-26 10:56:38

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@npub1ede…nsaa I'm gonna go ahead and nominate @npub14yq…rfl3 due to their wonderful article on mouse input in Godot (https://yosoyfreeman.github.io/article/godot/tutorial/achieving-better-mouse-input-in-godot-4-the-perfect-camera-controller/) which taught me a lot and is a must read in my humble opinion.
It would be a mistake not to follow them! :)

2024-01-20 22:36:49

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@npub14yq…rfl3 I have PAID MONEY for Udemy classes and seen official documentation and tutorials with not just small oversights but actual misinformation. And your article plays LEAGUES above that.
Again: Because of the teaching of information. I was able to implement your solution and IT WORKS. And I know it works because I now understand the theory behind it. That's frankly a lot more constructive than the criticism you got. Period.

2024-01-20 22:29:46

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@npub14yq…rfl3 I know exactly how you feel as I felt that so many times before. Hurts even more when it's something you put a lot of time into or coming from someone whose opinion you care about.
Thing is: Your article is NOT WRONG. You can argue about details and edge cases, but it's SO thoroughly written, that one SHOULD be able to infer those on your own.
Because it's not just saying "do this", but explains WHY. And that's SO RARE and SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.

2024-01-20 16:04:12

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@npub14yq…rfl3 Right, that's the point. Having the most responsive input is definitely desirable, but again, that is why I mention it depends on use case. I'm still fairly new to Godot, but in Unity for example, no matter how many times per frame you update a transform, it'll take till a full frame update until that new transform is even applied. And with a physics controller, it all happens on physics tick. So I think it's very good to mention, but YOU don't have to find the final solution here.

2024-01-20 15:50:46

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@npub14yq…rfl3 @npub1tnl…hxse I noticed this today as well, but forgot to bring it up. It is one idea to only toggle it while the mouse is being captured or even being used (i.e. in case player uses Gamepad). But it might also be an idea (since I understand disabling mostly aids in precision) to provide it as a user option. Or suggesting leaving it up to the developer to decide. Because there are cases in which this setting (from what I gather) presents only minuscule advantages.

2024-01-19 19:58:35

Finished reading the article on proper mouse input handling in @npub1ede…nsaa by @npub14yq…rfl3 .
I'll say this is a MUST READ for every #gamedev out there. Not just Godot devs!
We're so used to pre-made solutions, lack of understanding can lead to incorrect implementations which I've seen WAY too often in regards to this topic.
SO GET TO IT!
https://yosoyfreeman.github.io/article/godot/tutorial/achieving-better-mouse-input-in-godot-4-the-perfect-camera-controller/
And while you're there, leave something on their Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/yosoyfreeman
cause paid plugins don't teach you anything!

2024-01-17 18:01:01

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@npub14yq…rfl3 I wonder if the article also covers edge cases like FPS/delta-reading > mouse Hz.
This is usually not a problem, but if you have movement that is object to acceleration and damping (like a spaceship) and a 125Hz office mouse, this can cause frames where the mouse reads 0 and mess with the intended movement.

2024-01-17 17:43:27

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@npub14yq…rfl3 Right. Usually a delta should give you the movement from one frame to another, so it IS already inherently scaled to the FPS!

2024-01-17 16:59:57

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@npub14yq…rfl3 Just from the subtitle, I can tell I will throw this article around like shotgun shells in a Zombie apocalypse.
I have seen SO MANY GAMES which mouse sensitivity changes with resolution and/or FPS and when I see tutorials for mouse input, I often want to scream.

2024-01-12 12:23:09

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@npub14yq…rfl3 Don't stress yourself about this. I work with native English speakers every day and each time I make a mistake, they remind me: "I couldn't even talk to you in YOUR native language. It's fine." So, take pride in your achievement instead!