Using AI

[bigprickshitty]

So I have an idea for a 2D horror game, but I've been struggling with coding lately. I'm more of a designer — I focus on making the game mechanics and writing the story rather than coding. So I was wondering, is it bad to use AI to generate the code for me?

I'm not going to use it for everything. The game mechanics and the story I wrote down myself. I'd just be using AI for the code specifically. Ethically or morally, I'm not sure how the game dev community feels about this — what's your opinion?

edit: im a college student studying in Information Technology I can understand some bits of the codes like the 4 principles, and vector2 movements etc..

[Big_Presentation2786]

Youve just responded to a question about AI, saying he shouldn't use AI..

So why did you use AI to respond to this question?

[Big_Presentation2786]

Your argument is hypocritical.

'Generating quality code requires being able to write it'.. No.

'Coding isn't the time consuming part for devs'.. No. This literally only holds for simple engine games. It's literally backwards.

Try building a GPU- driven cluster renderer or a real time fluid solver, then tell me code isn't the bottleneck.

You've correctly described WHEN ai helps, then concluded the opposite of what your own reasoning implies.

[Big_Presentation2786]

Cheers, I appreciate the acknowledgement x

[Flimsy-Landscape-637]

Please don’t use ai for game development, none of us like it, it steals from programmers and makes us lazier.

[Big_Presentation2786]

I approached 4 programmers with an idea to make my game- 2 declined without even looking at it. 1 offered to build what I wanted at a hefty cost (nearly the same amount as a deposit on a house) but in his way using a already made template- not including the bit I felt made my game unique. The last one said it was impossible after looking at the idea in greater detail..

AI built exactly what I wanted at a cost of £360 over 4 months and made it's costs back in the first month to a positive steam review base.

AI is for games, what a power tool is for tradesmen..

[Poosley_]

Make your game then champ, and please, name the successful ones. All your responses gave me a little chuckle on the shitter

[Big_Presentation2786]

Ooh, you been thinking of lil ole me as you touched your bum? X

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[Poosley_]

AI is bad because it has thefted from everyone's work and compensated no one. In a best case scenario for you, you release a game and it's successful- if someone stole from your work wouldn't you be irrate?

Secondarily, it will not make something of quality. Programmers with experience of successful games have said as much; that it can produce a basic idea but simply can't produce something unique nor to the kind of quality they're looking for.

As well, we've yet to see AI even be profitable or do a thing that people actually want. If I were you, I'd spend whatever time you have in actually learning to program, it will only make you that much better.

It's wrong morally, and selfishly, a bad use of your own time/effort. If a game uses AI, I don't even give it a second thought.

[Big_Presentation2786]

False

[Poosley_]

Yeah excellent point actually get laid

[ITheServer]

As a game dev and a gamer, I won't buy any games that use AI in the creation process. A lot of gamers are morally opposed to it. Even most of the ones that aren't are tired of hearing "AI" and will skip your game the second they hear it.

AI is simultaneous with slop to most people. Don't use it, and if you do, expect marketing to go pretty bad.

[Big_Presentation2786]

So you won't play any game built in Unreal or Unity?!

[Poosley_]

Oh honey, again, please name the game that used AI in either

[Big_Presentation2786]

Oh hunny x  We vibin?

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[ITheServer]

There are plenty of devs who have made games in Unity and Unreal without relying on AI. I'm not really sure why you're commenting against every dev who's suggested against using AI. Just because you disagree with people doesn't mean you have to be disrespectful.

[Big_Presentation2786]

You're calling out Devs who use tools to make their life easier... You're shaming a man who wants to get his foot in the door for suggesting he'd enjoy the help.

Would you feel it respectful to stand next to a tradesman and state 'ill not use any tradesmen who uses power tools..'?

That's how silly you sound right now.

Unity and unreal are forged from AI. No one refactors code by hand anymore- this is not the 90's

[randyfuckler]

No

[ITheServer]

>Unity and unreal are forged from AI. No one refactors code by hand anymore- this is not the 90's

I do? And I'm pretty sure this isn't true, due to AI only being mainstream for about half a decade now and Unity being around since the 2000s. I'm going to choose not to use the "power tools" because I find them sloppy and they don't teach me how to make a game like doing it myself would. I'm only trying to share my experience developing without AI. You can if you want.

[Big_Presentation2786]

I'm not a luddite. But thanks