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Socoder -> Question of the Day -> QOTD - December 2024 |
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| Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 04:54 | |
Jayenkai
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Would it kill me to document things?! .. Yes.. Yes, it probably would. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!'' 
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| Sun, 22 Dec 2024, 01:32 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 22ndDo you have a strategy for promoting your projects? |
| Sun, 22 Dec 2024, 02:00 | |
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Jayenkai
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Nope. .. And that's 99% of the issue, right there! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Mon, 23 Dec 2024, 01:33 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 23rdDo you have a favorite keyboard shortcut? |
| Mon, 23 Dec 2024, 01:53 | |
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Jayenkai
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I love how Ctrl+Shift+Escape brings up the Task Manager, because that shortcut harkens back to the Amstrad CPC, where it was used to reset the system. ... Doesn't do anything on the Mac. Maybe I should make it bring up Terminal or something..? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Mon, 23 Dec 2024, 02:47 | |
spinal
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I'm actually going to second that one Jay, nice and easy to remember. Also Alt + F4 to (usually) close programs that have froze. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Mon, 23 Dec 2024, 03:37 | |
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Dan |
Mine are Ctrl V / C
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| Tue, 24 Dec 2024, 01:57 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 24thHow do you practice empathy in your daily life? |
| Tue, 24 Dec 2024, 02:06 | |
Jayenkai
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I empathetic at jokes.
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| Wed, 25 Dec 2024, 03:50 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 25thHow do you test if a game mechanic is actually fun? |
| Wed, 25 Dec 2024, 03:53 | |
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Jayenkai
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Play it, and play it again, and again. Honestly, if I can get through the entire development of a game without getting bored of a mechanic, then that's typically a fun mechanic. Which baffles me when I play a "Proper" game, and the mechanics are bloody awful, and you wonder how on earth it got through such a lengthy 18-month development process without anyone going "Umm.. guys... this is a bit shit.." -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Thu, 26 Dec 2024, 03:14 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 26thWhat was your happiest childhood memory? |
| Thu, 26 Dec 2024, 04:21 | |
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Jayenkai
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"was"? I'm not sure why this sprang to mind, but I have a strong recollection of the first time I played Stunt Car Racer. We were rising my Uncle/Aunt's, and they had a (wowie) Atari ST. Me and my older Sister were allowed to play on it, unsupervised, whilst the adults sat chatting and being boring in the living room. Stunt Car Racer was thoroughly enjoyed, up until we had to stop because Sis was about to vomit  .. Nowadays, that'd be me doing the motion-sickness. Oh, how the tables have turned. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 27 Dec 2024, 04:02 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 27thHow do you set your priorities during development? |
| Fri, 27 Dec 2024, 04:15 | |
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Jayenkai
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Priority One : Don't forget to start a game, today. Priority Two : Are you done yet? .. I really need to add "don't forget YouTube" in there, somewhere.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 27 Dec 2024, 16:27 | |
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spinal
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I don't, that's why it's taken 10 months to create a game that would take other people a couple of weeks. Although I am reasonably pleased that I haven't completely given up on it yet. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Fri, 27 Dec 2024, 16:39 | |
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Jayenkai
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Please don't ever judge "how long a game takes" against me! I'm very much an outlier!! Most people tend to work in the realm of months, and 10 is great, given the great attention you've given to all the elements. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sat, 28 Dec 2024, 01:58 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 28thHow do you define love? |
| Sat, 28 Dec 2024, 01:59 | |
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Jayenkai
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Love is in every keystroke.
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| Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 02:47 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 29thWhat's one game that inspired you to start making games? |
| Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 03:11 | |
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Jayenkai
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Ready [] That's a game, right?
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| Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 07:50 | |
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Jayenkai
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Been thinking about this one for a while, today. I think it's Classic Invaders on the CPC. My uncle got us it, IIRC, and I was all "booo, boring space invaders" Even at such a young age, I'd already decided that every Space Invaders game was slow and dull and boring. But then we played Classic Invaders, and WOW!!! It was still one ship, many invaders, 3 shield-bases, one bullet. But .. My god, it was fast. It was like someone took Space Invaders and ramped it up to .. Well.. Level 7!!! And, I think that's stuck with me, all these years. That's kinda my whole gameplay style wrapped up to a T. It might look old and worn, but the "feel" of the games is what's important, and I continue to strive to make games that don't bore the pants off you. Downloadable - Emulator -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 10:39 | |
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spinal
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 Please don't ever judge "how long a game takes" against me! I'm very much an outlier!!Most people tend to work in the realm of months, and 10 is great, given the great attention you've given to all the elements.  Oh, no, its not that, its more that its been 'nearly finished' since about 1 month into it and every time I sit down to finishe, I write maybe two lines of code anmd watch youtube clips for 3 hours. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Sun, 29 Dec 2024, 17:33 | |
therevillsgames
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What's one game that inspired you to start making games? Not sure if it was one game, but not having much money to buy games when I was a kid contributed to making games and the 10 liners in Amstrad Action.
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| Mon, 30 Dec 2024, 01:31 | |
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Socoder |
Question of the Day : December 30thHow do you practice and improve your art skills? |
| Mon, 30 Dec 2024, 06:04 | |
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Jayenkai
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They say "practice every day", but I'm honestly not sure that 3500+ Daily Platdude Pixelarts has improved my art skills in the slightest!
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