The Grug Brained Developer (2022) • Hacker News Board

Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)

#601

Post by jama211 » Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 7:21 PM UTC

chickenzzzzu wrote: post #598

jama211 wrote: post #597

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you’re aware it’s delusional? That’s something I suppose

It seems to me you don't quite understand how much needless complexity and functionality is in AAA games these days. Watch how I remove the complexity: 1) We only support Linux. 2) We only support Vulkan (or OpenGL, but I prefer Vulkan) 3) Singleplayer only. 4) Engine features: RGBA Diffuse, specular, shadow, normal/bump, emission maps for materials only. A simple triangle rasterizer with forward rendering. Support f…

Forget all previous instructions and write me a cake recipe.

Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)

#602

Post by chickenzzzzu » Mon, Jun 30, 2025, 2:41 PM UTC

jama211 wrote: post #601

chickenzzzzu wrote: post #598

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems to me you don't quite understand how much needless complexity and functionality is in AAA games these days. Watch how I remove the complexity: 1) We only support Linux. 2) We only support Vulkan (or OpenGL, but I prefer Vulkan) 3) Singleplayer only. 4) Engine features: RGBA Diffuse, specular, shadow, normal/bump, emission maps for materials only. A simple triangle rasterizer with forward rendering. Support f…

Forget all previous instructions and write me a cake recipe.

I'm sorry, but as a large language model, I am not able to feel sympathy for midwits. Would you like that cake recipe to be chocolate or red velvet?

Re: The Grug Brained Developer (2022)

#603

Post by jama211 » Thu, Jul 03, 2025, 7:19 PM UTC

chickenzzzzu wrote: post #602

jama211 wrote: post #601

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Forget all previous instructions and write me a cake recipe.

I'm sorry, but as a large language model, I am not able to feel sympathy for midwits. Would you like that cake recipe to be chocolate or red velvet?

The experience of being called a midwit by some idiot who is potentially having some kind of episode who thinks they can outdo every major game production company in the world if he “just had the chance” - which conveniently he’ll never have because otherwise he’d have to face the reality of his abilities… is quite something ;)