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I've continued working on my game project, Vestiges, which is a 2D narrative strategy rogue-like in Godot. I'd hoped for a more meaningful update from when I first mentioned Vestig…

I've continued working on my game project, Vestiges, which is a 2D narrative strategy roguelite made in Godot. This Ask HN post being early in the month surprised me; I'd hoped to …

(Initial context: I am quite concerned about the environment in general. Younger me even studied environmental engineering because I wanted my career to be in service of the enviro…

Thank you! And also with you. I have been documenting my journey privately. I will think about making it public. (It would require some editing first and, as much as I shamelessly …

I'm hesitant to respond, because I haven't shipped yet and I haven't shown any evidence. But I am close enough to completion that I am certain Claude's work will be sufficient to s…

Re: superpowers/brainstorming: in an attempt to be more helpful, below are a couple examples of prompts I used. (I've been surprised at how infrequently people talking about genAI …

While I, too, find myself recoiling at many of Claude's word and phrase choices, I've chosen to grit my teeth and have just tried adapting to it. I want Claude to remain focused on…

Overall, I've been very pleased, though I have seen inconsistency like you mention. First, some background: At the start, I used Sonnet, but after a couple weeks, I'd switched to m…

(Early on, one requirement I gave it was not to use em-dashes for anything player-facing. It's kind of amusing (and a bit sad) at how often I see in its session self-talk something…

That's useful context, thanks. I might be in a grey area on that front. Vestiges has no genAI-created images, textures, etc. Pretty much all of the (non-text) visuals are generated…

Yes, the minigame is like Pazaak. I've prototyped two more radical variants that might also make the cut.

Thanks! I've been hesitant about Steam because of the strong anti-genAI sentiments there. (And the initial fee to set-up a game's page.) You are right, though, and I probably shoul…

I was an experienced game designer and producer (mostly RTS and narrative RPG). Some years ago, my career was derailed by major health developments. Since then, I haven't been able…

That capitalization convention is included in the Associated Press Stylebook ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Stylebook ); the author's use of that convention is not evidence of …

If you don't mind disclosing, for what type(s) of games is your game engine intended? (Also: I agree with your assessment. I'm not working on an engine, but I am working on a game,…

To be fair, pixelready said "average person," not "average American."

Sincere question: Do you have thoughts as to how we can invest our $ if our goal is to support the "good economy" instead of attempting to ride the wave of the rich getting richer?…

Specifically, the episode "Forks," in season 2. IMO, this episode can be enjoyed by someone otherwise unfamiliar with the show.

I don't know about SSI, but this isn't accurate for SSDI. For SSDI, if your earned income is more than $1110 in a month (for 2024), then you consume one of your 9 trial work months…

Besides just not using these services, wouldn't it also be necessary to divest any investments in any of these companies (even if through mutual/index funds, etc.)? I agree it is h…

Well, I have a similar difficulty in analyzing myself. So you are not alone. But I also struggle hypothesizing others' reasons for behavior. I can readily empathize with others, bu…

> Diet and exercise are extremely effective in treating type 1 diabetes. But some exogenous insulin (and other medications) are usually still required. I think you are misinformed …

The entire system is too complicated, and the CGM too variable in accuracy, for such calibration to work in the way I think you are suggesting. Each time the CGM is applied, the si…

Suppose you lose your job while your house is badly underwater. You are unable to make mortgage payments and selling your house would leave you saddled with part of your mortgage s…

Thanks. :) Gosh, no. (Too much additional work for the benefit, for us.) We've used Unity, but we expect to transition to Unreal in the future as Unity's direction in recent years …