Somebody should do a speedrun of this game. Is copy pasting considered tool assist?
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#52this is a great abuse of GSUB tables just van rossum’s rubik’s cube is another recent example of font layout gone too far: https://twitter.com/justvanrossum/status/1340960087750402048...
tic-tac-toe font: https://twitter.com/mekkablue/status/997063440270352384
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#53Somebody should do a speedrun of this game. Is copy pasting considered tool assist?
The copy paste exploit was banned in official speedruns by the committee. Macros are still allowed though and there is a lot of community backlash because of this being so similar to copy paste in practice.
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#54I just looked into that code relay thing, and it sounds really cool. Do you have any examples of contributions or things people accomplished with it yet? I'm finding it hard to imagine what could be accomplished in just 5 minutes a day.
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#55(edit, typing into the box where the pictures happen is easy enough, it's just typing in the bottom box that is very awkward because of constantly scrolling back up to see tiny changes.) Sadly this is very difficult to play on mobile.
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#57this is a great abuse of GSUB tables just van rossum’s rubik’s cube is another recent example of font layout gone too far: https://twitter.com/justvanrossum/status/1340960087750402048...
And that tweet led me down a rabbit hole, to this: https://www.darkmoondice.co.uk/collections/handmade-dice-set... Sorry, waaay off-topic, but I've never seen such incredible D&D dice!
Very pretty and very expensive dice! Possibly a good present for a Tabletop RPG fan
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#58This is really cool, I love these little tech experiments that keep the "hacker" in "hacker news" :)
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#59Best quote from the author's article explaining how it was done (even though by his own admission he didn't follow his own advice in the case):
"If you want to make a game, make a game. If you want to make a game engine, make a game engine. But never, ever, make a game engine to make your game!"
I spent a good five+ years working on my own game engine to make my own games with it. Never finished a single game, or the engine-- but it was a fun learning experience so there's that.
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#60Best quote from the author's article explaining how it was done (even though by his own admission he didn't follow his own advice in the case): "If you want to make a game, make a game. If you want to make a game engine, make a game engine. But never, ever, make a game engine to make your game!" I spent a good five+ years working on my own game engine to make my own games with it. Never finished a single game, or the…
It's a much better quote than the annoyingly common, "Don't write a game engine!"
If you work in games or want to work in games, writing a game engine is a very valuable experience. Probably the best thing you can work on for personal growth.
That said, I think you get substantially more value out of the experience if you've already gotten your feet wet making games with a commercial engine.