Game Development

Maybe but AMD has been getting murdered by Nvidia for awhile now. I want to love AMD but they simply can't keep up. However I hope they can catch up because having Nvidia monopolize the market is even worse. Like Microsoft with the internet all over again.

Jon

lol, so the progress bar is shit then

user92578

Well it's a nice looking progressbar

user92578

It's just that you can't really tell from looking at the progressbar how many actual blocks are left

Jon

but the point is to show you how much gas is left

user92578

7:28 PM

Yeah I understand that

Jon

right, my point is , it is not doing its job

If you can't tell

I guess it only shows you when it stops -- and not how many it has

Which I personally kind of like -- but I can see how that makes it more difficult

user92578

This might just be me sucking at estimating

user92578

Jon

hahaha my son had a hard time too

user92578

I personally would perhaps add a label like that or something

Jon

7:31 PM

i will :)

thanks

Almo

@Jon Mick came through on that music

Jon

That music is perfect for the game

Almo

yeah

user92578

yeah that's nice music

Jon

He keeps dodging me though

fucken dude pulled that off in like 10 minutes

I said hey you should make me a whimsical song, and linked an example. and he pasted this like 10 minutes later

TheMuffinCoder

7:32 PM

Music is awesome but its so hard to make o.O

Good thing I'll get around by saying there's no sound in space :D

user92578

Yeah I can make these okay-sounding actionish songs

user92578

Can't come up with a thing for the menus

Jon

you kidding?

your songs are awesome man, and you can say you made everything

by yourself -- who the hell can say that?

user92578

i guess not a lot of devs, thanks<3

Jon

The guy that made Cave Story

and you

user92578

7:33 PM

dude you're making me blush

Jon

haha, there are a lot more

flappy bird

and emmmm.... possibly stardew valley??

user92578

but what my main point was that menu music is hard for a game like mine I find

Jon

I really like what you made up to now

Sie

Just about finished up with some artsy fartsy garbage. I'll post some pictures here.

Jon

And my son sees your screenshots and wants to play it

He really likes broforce so...

user92578

7:35 PM

oh that's awesome to hear, yup definitely my target audience then :)

Jon

well just so you know he has been asking for a demo

chop chop dudee

Sie

Crunch time.

user92578

I could probably give a demo like tomorrow, the game is semi stable

user92578

It's just lacking in levels, I only have an okay amount of prison levels

Blue Bug

@NaCl me back! Sorry I had to run for dog hospital. Ty for the code. It looks really cool regardless of it being good or bad.

user92578

7:36 PM

But who knows, maybe I'll send you a demo

Jon

level creation... is hard. :)

send me a stable sometime

i'll let you know what he says

no rush

he's got games

user92578

haha

NaCl

@BlueBug It's just bad design, not necessarily "bad code" :D

If you need help to customize it, feel free to ask again

user92578

yeah it's just that I prefer doing actual works towards GL instead of testing the game on all possible computers I can find in the house

Blue Bug

@Jon you heard of the 200 dollar new graphic card that's worth 400 bucks?

user92578

7:39 PM

oh and this is probably a really annoying suggestion, but I think you should continue the black line on top of the dispenser sprite to separate the border from the pipes and the yellow part

Jon

@BlueBug no?

@Tyyppi_77 ehh.... reading that again...

ah

Yeah

I can do that

Honestly the dispenser looks like shit

Blue Bug

pcpartpicker.com/list/YWGzyf

Jon

I whipped it up in like 10 minutes

Blue Bug

AMD Radeon Rx480

user92578

naw I think it's nice otherwise

Jon

7:41 PM

RX480, yeah

user92578

just continue the border everywhere, probably the front part too

Jon

I am not a fan of AMD cards... high power, high temperature

@Tyyppi_77 thanks

Blue Bug

I were advised to buy that one

Jon

i'd go with 1070 or 1080 right now

Blue Bug

the link is the suggested build from reddit/r/buildapc

Jon

7:42 PM

lol, well if you can only afford a 200$ card, that is the way to go

I heard the RX480 is really good

I wouldn't get it

TheMuffinCoder

Crossfire RX480 is godlike

Sie

I would still save up for a 1070 or 1080. Unless you really need a GPU this minute I would hold off.

TheMuffinCoder

But I need the stuff Nivida has (cuda and such)

Jon

nvidia for life.

unless they start to suck badly

then fuck that.

Sie

I like their products but not the company.

Jon

7:44 PM

haha, yeah they can be jerks

Sie

Proceeds to buy 1080

Blue Bug

gtx1070 1080 are 600~800

Sie

According to some amazon reviews the the 1080 (the original) has pretty shite cooling though.

Jon

ah yeah? depends on the brand though

there isn't one manufacturer

nvidia specs out the card and sells the chips and shit -- other people build it

Sie

Why is it so hard for them to make a decent cooling setup? They designed the fucking thing lol.

Blue Bug

7:45 PM

600~800 just for g card?... I can't afford...

Jon

the cooling from my understanding is all done by the manufacturers

Sie

@Jon I thought they made the first batch and then let the manufactures come in and improve upon the cooling/general design later on.

idk how it all works though

TheMuffinCoder

yea they make the founder edition one

the FE one has pretty bad cooling but the custom ones are awesome

Jon

asus ROG edition

TheMuffinCoder

link

I got this one from newegg

Sie

7:47 PM

I love my MSI 980. I know it's such a cheesy feature but I do love being able to make the lights do some funky stuff.

Jon

Jealous...

Sie

Finally.

Jon

i'm sporting a gtx960

waiting for the 1060, :)

TheMuffinCoder

lol why

Sie

Clearly this is a WIP look but this should give a general idea of what I'm working on art wise: gfycat.com/SophisticatedMiserableGiantschnauzer

TheMuffinCoder

7:48 PM

wait for the 1070 ti :D

Jon

haha yeah, waiting for price of VR headset to come down

also waiting for next consumer gen

I'm rarely an early adopter, due to price conflicts.

I have fucken bills to pay. basicallly

TheMuffinCoder

well Im a still a highschool student so Im bill free for now :D

Sie

So what do you guys think? Kind of trying to go for a world made entirely out of paper. Almost like a kid made it and you're playing through it.

Jon

pic

Sie

1 min ago, by Sie

Clearly this is a WIP look but this should give a general idea of what I'm working on art wise: https://gfycat.com/SophisticatedMiserableGiantschnauzer

TheMuffinCoder

7:50 PM

@Sie Paper or cardboard?

Jon

ah cool

TheMuffinCoder

I seen paper games like this before

Jon

cardboard

TheMuffinCoder

Jon

holy shit

that game sells itself

Sie

7:51 PM

@TheMuffinCoder Cardboard is made up of paper.

user92578

hmm @Sie sure, looks cool, but needs some sort of an explanation why I seem to be inside a cardboard box

TheMuffinCoder

lol yea but the style was what I meant

user92578

currently I think I'm like a mouse and the game is mouse simulator 2016, exploring a cardboard box

Blue Bug

I am noob when it comes to building a pc. Why is NVIDIA gtx card good?

TheMuffinCoder

Better drivers? More support? Higher performance?

Sie

7:52 PM

@Tyyppi_77 The game isn't exactly going to be story heavy. Hell in Mario you are plopped into a world where you are told to murder turtles and animals to save some princess.

Blue Bug

Better drivers? for programming?

Jon

lower power consumption

TheMuffinCoder

Lol that times 100

Jon

lower operating temperatures

that is the main selling points

They also have game release day driver support

TheMuffinCoder

@BlueBug I dont think GPU matters that much for programming

Isn't the CPU more important in such case?

Jon

7:53 PM

AMD usually rolls out a week later

user92578

@Sie well then you need to add a roof to the level

Sie

Currently the "story" goes something like: You are trapped in a kids made up world, and you must escape. k thx bai.

user92578

then I won't wonder what's outside

Blue Bug

I am thinking of 950 vs 960 vs 970. My first build. Which one should I go for?

Jon

do you want to play games? @BlueBug

Or potentially do some VR?

Sie

7:53 PM

@Tyyppi_77 Ya. Mainly just blocking out stuff and working on general QOL crap.

Blue Bug

games... um ...VR? virtual reality? Like HTC Vive?

Jon

yeah

if you are not going to play intensive games, you are not gonna need more than a 950

if you are gonna do VR, you might want to consider a 1070 :)

Sie

Ya for VR I'd suggest a 1070 or 1080. I only bought the 980 because I couldn't waste time waiting on nVidia.

TheMuffinCoder

Wait Blue why dont u get a 980 ti?

They should be pretty cheap soon

Blue Bug

980 ti?

TheMuffinCoder

7:54 PM

Everyone selling theirs to get a 1080/1070

Jon

If you are not playing games, you don't need it... thats is all there is to it

unless you are coding AAA titles

Sie

Why buy a 980ti? I'd save up and get a 1080. Or better yet wait for the inevitable ti edition.

TheMuffinCoder

I would too

But Blue seems to be sticking with the 900 series

otherwise I would just get a RX480 that are mad cheap ($200)

Blue Bug

It is budget friendly but I can stretch far if I am convinced.

Jon

the RX480 is a very good card

TheMuffinCoder

7:56 PM

And for the price, its awesome

Get a second one and it beats the 1080 too

Jon

well hold on

that depends highly on the rest of her setup.. and also, yah right

user92578

i stumbled upon this

user92578

Jon

wtf

user92578

someone was saying that my truck looks like a toy truck and makes the game look like toy story

Jon

7:59 PM

oh fan art???

user92578

naw I got pissed and made that

Jon

i have fan art

user92578

LOL

NaCl

@Tyyppi_77 make this as easteregg, but with less copyright-problematic-implications

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