What did you do well this week that made you smile.
This thread is for the little wins that didn't get their own post.
Let's all pat each other on the back.
Afghaniscran 2 points 3 years ago
They used a drill to remove a bolt that had rounded off and couldn't be removed with a shifter or pliers so they drilled it out. Sometimes doing that can strip the female thread and make the hole useless because it won't hold the bolt anymore BUT they succeeded.
TastyIron 2 points 3 years ago
As a fellow hobbyist game dev I've just completed the doughnut tutorial to start learning blender.
You might be interested in this community !gamedev@programming.dev
Emperor 1 point 3 years ago
Nice one.
If you are thinking of a microblogging (Mastodon/Calckey) presence then you could try easymode.im.
tkc 1 point 3 years ago
Thanks for the link!
I've been using Mastodon more since we last discussed it actually. I did sign up to Calckey but just aren't finding the same content.
I was thinking about microblogging it on the gamedev mastodon, but maybe I'll do it in that Calckey server.
blackbird 1 point 3 years ago
Awesome, keep at it. I have a on/off relationship with game dev, as my day job is programming so it often feels like a bus man's holiday to spend more hours at the keyboard, but the results are fun. Currently trying out some old ideas with latest Godot. Much easier than SDL and writing everything myself in c++ which I've done before.
tkc 1 point 3 years ago
Same, spend all day WFH at my desk to then spend the evening doing the same. It's just not appealing some times.
I've always used Unity but was never a fan of it. I started my latest project in Godot and cannot believe how easy of a time I'm having with it. Unity felt like a chore in comparison somehow.
What's SDL?
blackbird 1 point 3 years ago
SDL is Simple Direct-media Layer (I think) and is a low level c++ frame work for writing games and multimedia applications. I wrote everything from the main loop to sprite animation classes, smoothing, serialisation, menus etc. etc. Great fun to have total control but also a pain, so Godot is a joy though I might investigate c++ to supplement gdscript as I'm not really into the python style (yet). Have a look at SDL here https://www.libsdl.org/
Emperor 2 points 3 years ago
Oh various places depending on where I am - currently updating some stuff after my brother moved house in Formby - there.are two large estates not on any maps (including commercial ones).
Emperor 2 points 3 years ago
Loads - I picked up all sorts to give me an idea of different systems. I am missing one book but will drop posts into !gamebooks@feddit.uk as I go along. Between those, my maps, my juvenile attempts at writing a gamebook and sundry other weirdness from my childhood fantasy game obsession, there's a tonne of content to mine. I just need to figure out which box has my scanner in it....
Emperor 2 points 3 years ago
Yeah and, with how complete the map is, getting to add new roads is satisfying. I've largely been working on house numbers, especially where it gets confusing, so adding an new estate of 100+ houses really feels like you are making a contribution.
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Finally got a striped chinsium bolt out of my rear brake got lucky the drill got it out with the threads intact on the bike and trued the wheel, reindex the gears so all set
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