@molleindustria this is a big part of the reason my big list of game dev tools tries to cover all sorts of different tools, not just ones that try to compete with unity
Something I noticed in these two weeks of Unity discourse is that developers are so immersed in their specific practices that struggle to grasp how different genres are dependent on, and entrenched in, currently available technologies.
8 bit platformer dude: "Just switch to Godot"
ascii game dude: "Just make your own engine"
Third-person shooter dude: "Unreal is clearly the best choice now"
Ok dudes (it's always a dude) but... it depends?
@niki i regret to inform you that hot dogs are not in fact jelly donuts
@lashman an anticapitalist direct action simulator? where can i invest?
@deejvalen @Xkeeper lmao i forgot about that
@GlassShine Granite
@Xkeeper i have been complained at for less
@goaty there's a reason i rated its skill ceiling so high on my list. it's quite capable
@goaty YEP
2832. Urban Planning Opinion Progression
title text: If they're going to make people ride bikes and scooters in traffic, then it should at LEAST be legal to do the Snow Crash thing where you use a hook-shot-style harpoon to catch free rides from cars.
(https://xkcd.com/2832)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2832)
i meant to start working on episode 2 of nesdevlog today, but kinda got waylaid by some stuff. i'll try to get it out over the weekend - it'll be a long one
i want to make games on linux and have basically no programming experience. if i were to start learning one, what programming language should i learn?
edit: am leaning towards lua! i have a tiny bit of love2D experience so i at least have touched it before, even if i don't really know what i'm doing or remember the syntax
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