Game Development

Pip

21:01

It works now...

meh

@AlexM. I just did it a different way

the lazy programmer that I am

want a gif?

Aidan Mueller

MickLH

yes

@AidanMueller can I suggest that it looks basically perfect except the "wall" at the back, in all the pictures I've seen like that it's only those "smaller" mountains and then the rock you are standing on disappears under the horizon

Aidan Mueller

Would this count as a "which tech to use"?

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Q: Why do I see a lot of games using Unreal engine when there are much better alternatives?

I play games on my computer often and I see a lot of games using the Unreal engine. Can someone explain why do developers choose to use this engine? In my opinion there are much better alternatives. For example games running on the cry engine look way better and the engine itself is more optimized.

Alex M.

@Pip k

Aidan Mueller

@MickLH I made the rocks smaller, and I am re-rendering.

MickLH

21:08

also @hasherr I released that song I talked about: soundcloud.com/full-synthetic/error-function

Aidan Mueller

I may just shut off the inter-webs while this thing renders. It seems to be taking up a lot of CPU. BYE!

Pip

It won't upload :(

MickLH

lol uh.. peace?

Pip

come on

only 2 mb

MickLH

what the hell browser is he using where leaving a webpage open is too heavy to render

Pip

21:10

idk

Aidan Mueller

@MickLH Chrome.

On a laptop.

Running winders.

Oh!

MickLH

I've had chrome eat up a lot of processor on here and on facebook

Aidan Mueller

I could close skype too. Who wants to talk to people anyway!

MickLH

lol!

Pip

It has to be...... 4 bytes smaller.... HOLY FREAKING CRAP

MickLH

21:13

I always feel like in those situations they should just take the 4 extra bytes

but then what if you are 5 bytes over, then should they just take the extra byte again?

(repeat to infinity)

Aidan Mueller

Only give you ~10 bytes of breathing room.

Pip

lol

MickLH

so is 11 fine?

Pip

there

this time only 543 kb

MickLH

I'm pretty sure the solution is to just lie to the humans

Pip

21:15

lol

look okay so far?

that's the same cookie Ortiel used :P

MickLH

lol look like cookie clicker

Pip

i found it on the internet

so, free game

MickLH

Is the gameplay the same as poke the rabbit?

Alex M.

@Pip cokie clacker

Pip

@AlexM. lol

getting a nice >70 frames too :D

MickLH

21:16

davideogame.com/cokie/cokie.html

I'll just leave this here

Pip

lol

mine will be better

it will be for Android

and Windows and MacOSx and Linux

MickLH

lol you should have an easter egg beyond the main easter egg

Pip

and iOS if I want to pay $100 for a developer license

Kivy rules all the major OS's

MickLH

I mean the click 100 times isn't really even an easter egg in that genre of game

Pip

@MickLH what do you mean?

MickLH

21:18

Normally in those games, if you click too many times, something stupid changes slightly

Pip

ah

MickLH

Like in poke the rabbit, it eventually bites your finger, and the game continues like that forever

Pip

i see

MickLH

But I would sure appreciate getting a real easter egg, like if I clicked a chocolate chip instead of just on the cookie 100 times, I'd enjoy being insulted about my chocolate addiction

Pip

If anyone wants the code, I am uploading it to GitHub atm

but I have to pick a license

and not a "free to do anything you want" license

MickLH

21:22

No you don't

You can pick it later

Pip

may use this

creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0

ik i can, but meh

nvm

this

creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

MickLH

Pip

alright

lol

LeSam

21:36

hi

MickLH

hi

Pip

hey LeSam

publishing to GitHub now @MickLH

MickLH

cool

LeSam

does someone know how to deal with Upper and lower case, with keycode returned from InputProcessor ?

Pip

alright

github.com/TheProgramm3r/CookieClicker

MickLH

21:39

if (c>='A' && c<='Z') c+='a'-'A';

LeSam

@MickLH sorry I forget to say, it's for libgdx

MickLH

I was sortof playing anyways

that's some nasty shit I wrote there

LeSam

well it's for libgdx in Java

MickLH

I'm guessing you meant it the other way around anyways

LeSam

using keycodes

MickLH

21:43

I usually use a character map to implement shift, if that's what you mean

Pip

so

@MickLH what should I implement next?

MickLH

I think in Java it would be something like "!@#$%...".charAt("12345...".indexOf(c)), if you're allowed to write nasty shit like that

Pip

options include a display for the number of cookies and buildings

MickLH

buildings?

Pip

um....

in the game: clickers, grandmas, farms, factories, etc

there are nine of them

so, what will I do @MickLH?

MickLH

21:51

I'm not really sure yet, give me a good 10 minutes, I'm just getting my second wind that I need every morning to get out of bed at 2PM

Pip

kk

I'm going to take a walk

be back in like 10 mins, tell me when I get back

MickLH

give me another 3 minutes because I just lagged for 3 minutes and didn't get to start

Pip

22:06

alright @MickLH

tell me nao :P

MickLH

lol

Pip

I even gave you an extra 2 minutes

:D

MickLH

You have to give me more info

Pip

play the game, man

orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/beta

the things in the store are the buildings

or I could do the thing on the cookie (the Label)

MickLH

I honestly, really tried

And I fucking hate it so much that I would sue you for emotional damages for posting that link if it were reasonable

Pip

22:12

lol

so, what should I do next?

MickLH

eh

Pip

eh

lol

Aidan Mueller

Ok. Done.

Pip

what was that, Mick?

wb @AidanMueller

MickLH

lol nothing, just bad things

Aidan Mueller

22:21

MickLH

looks nice

@Pip just complaining about how humans are literally all mentally retarded... every single one of them... physically unable to use their mind to its actual potential

Pip

ah

so, talking about me :P

MickLH

actually it's mostly talking about women

Aidan Mueller

Erm.

Pip

what @AidanMueller?

looks better btw

MickLH

22:24

they are sortof the extreme case in my view, knowing only enough logic to be dangerous, but not enough to be actually helpful in real life

Aidan Mueller

What Mick said.

Grey

@AidanMueller i r rite

it looks nice

dat fps

Gre's tip o' the day: NEVER TRY TO DO BLOOM IN THE FREE VERSION O' UNITY. its not possible

Aidan Mueller

What FPS?

Grey

“You can’t have great software without a great team, and most software teams behave like dysfunctional families” - Jim McCarthy

Tweeted by abt_programming on March 2, 2014 at 10:19 PM

Pip

22:48

lol

@Grey you follow me on twitter?

@Grey y you no follow me?

anyhow, wb @AlexM.

Alex M.

sup

Pip

working on Cookie Clicker still

just relaxing, mostly, but some programming

Alex M.

23:04

politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/…

I wonder if Russia invading Ukraine is one of those things that start world wars

that would suck so bad

Pip

yeah

Alex M.

23:34

Pip

lol

Alex M.

lasse can confirm

Pip

:D

Christian Careaga

23:48

@Pip long time no see

Pip

yeah

Hey, man!

whazzup?

Christian Careaga

Noting much!, where ya been

Pip

mostly been working on an app with a friend

so, translation: on Skype :P

so

Christian Careaga

ohh nice! you're making an app?

Pip

@ChristianCareaga we did a small pong thing

trying out a new engine

seen Kivy?

kivy.org

right now using it to make a desktop+android+iOS version of Cookie Clicker

Christian Careaga

23:54

Yeah i saw you starred it on Git what is it

Pip

Kivy - Open source Python library for rapid development of applications
that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps.

It is a multiplatform thing

Christian Careaga

ahh interesting

Pip

runs Java, C and a few other things under the hood, as well as python

and you can use it multiplatform :D

you only have to compile it for iOS and Android, the rest run without compiling them

as long as Kivy is installed

Christian Careaga

That's pretty cool

hey I gotta go talk to you later!

Pip

I think so, personally :D

see ya!

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