I still use Flash

Post by whostolemyhat » Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 10:17 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #358

japhib wrote: post #205

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Object-orientation is kind of the old-school way of doing things, these days it's all about ECS - entity component system. This is a more data-oriented approach that has the potential for much higher performance when you have thousands of objects that need updating in your game. It's similar to how OO languages like Java/C# are going out of style and more (nominally, at least) data-oriented languages such as Go or Ru…

Unity isn't going anywhere, and programming to interfaces is just as doable in Java and C#.

Post by fomine3 » Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 10:42 AM UTC

int_19h wrote: post #350

fomine3 wrote: post #339

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HiDPI isn't a problem but variable (dynamic) size is.

The problem is that on some platforms, text doesn't quite scale linearly as you increase the point size. Techniques like subpixel antialiasing with pixel-snapping produce shapes that are more readable on low-res screens, but it also causes distortion to letter shapes, and with multiple letters, depending on the exact text and its location, it can add up to amounts significant enough to cause overflow.

Post by timetopay » Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 10:55 AM UTC

adnzzzzZ wrote: post #362

wackget wrote: post #332

> Uploading achievements to Steam is a pain. You can't just define a list and give it to their command-line tools; you have to laboriously click through the slow, confusing miasma of PHP sadness that is the Steam partner site and add them one by one. > I think if you're a big important game studio you don't have to stand for that and they give you a bulk upload tool, but I'm not one of those so I looked at the HTTP c…

>No way. Fucking hell, Valve. Sort your shit out. How many thousands of hours have been wasted because of this? This is to prevent abuse. Some games will have 1000s of achievements as a feature, because gamers like games with lots of achievements (and because Valve kinda encourages that with some of their store features), so forcing people to do it manually is a way to decrease that kind of activity somewhat.

Post by leg100 » Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 11:46 AM UTC

Post by saagarjha » Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 12:02 PM UTC

barumrho wrote: post #338

wackget wrote: post #332

> Uploading achievements to Steam is a pain. You can't just define a list and give it to their command-line tools; you have to laboriously click through the slow, confusing miasma of PHP sadness that is the Steam partner site and add them one by one. > I think if you're a big important game studio you don't have to stand for that and they give you a bulk upload tool, but I'm not one of those so I looked at the HTTP c…

The bit about Apple Notarization is incorrect. You can do it with a free Apple Developer account. You only need to pay $99 if you want to distribute it through the App Store.