Game Dev

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Game Dev

The Database Tool (Add/Test)

Today I finished the business logic for the adding of new recipes, yesterday I finished the logic for adding resources. I also added some feedback to the testing functions to give the end-user an idea what might be wrong with their entry. Next I need to implement the Edit/Update

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The Database UI

In order to make managing and testing the DBs as easy as I can I have begun work on an entire DB tool suite. This will require me to make some form of JSON storage system for all the DB entries but that's not too hard. Just need

Game Dev

The Recipe Database and Test Suite

Another day another database system built. That is all. Cheers.

Game Dev

Databases and test suites.

This week I am working on Databases for Items, Recipes, Etc. For the Slime Resource Management Game. So far I have the material DB, all it's functions and a full test suite built. Next; RecipeDB. That's all. Sleep has been sporadic but work continues. Cheers.

Game Dev

Work Continues, Teaching Continues

Despite the world around me being on fire I am keeping my head down and working. The never-ending stream of mice is costing me sleep and food and I really should move but to move I need money and to get money I need to work.  I wouldn't

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The Teaching

I got about 10 minutes to write this because for the past 2 days most of my time is taken up writing what is essentially a Godot course for my wife. It's a whole thing, man. Once I get her to some level of proficiency I will have

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The start of the year's game project

So this year I decided to go with some old school things to get my inspiration from as well as a few somewhat newer things. I'll mostly be developing it in spare time and using it to test stuff before I add it to Mew's game.

Godot

Today the light node stress testing starts.

In order to really make this fucker rock solid, based on my experience with the newer, cheaper nodes failing I will be doing some longer term stress testing on the light system under 5v and 3v and see if I can increase their reliability, brightness and ability to maintain connection

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Messing around making a crypt

It's got a long way to go, but I have been mostly able to sort out my isometric rendering. I've added an FPS counter that hangs out near the player character, the character needs quite a bit of work but for now I just want to

Productivity Featured

What I learned the past several months

So I noticed a few things about how I work lately. Might be useful to other people perhaps to share. First I learned about decision fatigue. This is a real problem and I thought it was just a bullshit excuse. Being aware of it I was able to notice where

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Spooky games and the websites they live on.

The game has been cut down to something I believe I should be able to finish in time for an October release. I've created an intro scene that I need to cut down a bit, it does go on a little long. The game story is drafted up

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The Game Project

It managed to become a horror adventure. I've been posting less here because it's been taking a lot of my time. However I am going to be cutting a lot of the ideas I had for it and focusing on one location and trying to get

Godot

The silence.

I've been quiet for a bit while I worked on a few things. I've been trying to repair my TV so I can use my desktop again but no dice. Aside from that I have been gathering parts for some light display projects I have been

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Wandering around game dev

So this stream of conscious game project has been continuing at a pretty steady and relaxed pace. I've come to the point where I have to design the outdoors and the original idea was to have the gameplay change as well as the art style. This was the

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The ramp up

So I have been experimenting kind of stream of conscious-like with Godot, trying to work out solutions to past progress blockers as well as just doing whatever comes to mind, rather than forcing myself to a structure and a schedule I am just doing whatever. This is partly to prepare

The MMO Project

All roads lead to MMO.

I can't quit you, MMO project. If I am going to do anything I might as well just do the thing I have passion for, right? It's better than trying to come up with a simple project and running in circles for months, I could instead

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Decisions

A bit before I got laid up I started to have me a panic. I couldn't decide what kind of project I really wanted to work on. I decided I would go and do some game jams for a while and maybe that would help me clear my

Sick Day

Back in the office again

That was over a month. I was expecting 3 weeks at the worst but nope, I had to prematurely attempt to get back to work and elongate the recovery time. Anyway I am back now. I feel like my priorities have changed since this started, though and I will need

Game Dev

A plan™

So after the last week's magnificent failure and subsequent scramble to recover I took some time to just think and study. I solidified the ideas I had around the time of the last post, sticking with 2D until I manage to publish a game at least. Failing to

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Protobound Day 12

No sleep today, starting at 4am because there was just no way I was getting any rest. Laid there in bed for 5 hours and could not sleep at all. I might go pass out at some point during the day, I can't be sure. Drinking some tea

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Protobound Day 11

Really late start today, slept 12 hours I guess I was really tired. I spent a chunk of the day so far configuring a server and updating my other servers. I should really set up a central control system to manage all of these when I get the time. For

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Protobound Day 10

Running on low energy today, woke up to a power outage early this morning and the adrenaline of trying to get the bugs and geckos sorted for heat meant there was no going back to sleep. Today I will get the turns working with attacks coming from both sides and

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Protobound Day 9

Today I need to get the enemies wandering in the world and get started on the combat system. The combat UI is becoming more solid in my head now, I can picture it and how it flows now. Soon. For now I am working out how the enemies will wander

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Protobound Day 8

Amazing what a fresh mind will let you do. Gotta remember to take breaks or start making dumb mistakes. So I managed to fix my issues with the equipment system in 5 minutes this morning. The stack overflow came from some accidental recursion. I did a find and replace to

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Protobound Day 7

Continuing where I left off yesterday, I'll get the equipment stuff hooked up to the UI and then implement the party members' panels. Side note; funny how Tesla used flash memory for high I/O. I mean why would you ever do that? Anyone who has worked