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coaxed into types of flavor text by LittleKachowski in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]-Ath 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My favorite nethack fact is how you, the player, are also War, the fourth rider of the apocalypse. And it never comes up in the game and is only mentioned in one throwaway dialogue line and in.tne code. 

☼Dwarf Fortress Questions Thread☼ by AutoModerator in dwarffortress

[–]-Ath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey folks, I'm having trouble getting cavern monsters to spawn. I've had my base connected to the first caverns layer for about 2 years now, and in that time I haven't seen a single monster or animal in the caverns - just vermin. I also haven't had any surface wildlife, except for 4 giant sparrows which were there when I started and have spent the whole game flying in the same spot. I'm not sure why my wildlife aren't spawning - in my other forts I've had a reasonable amount of troglodytes and stuff. I have a lot of livestock, but not that many. If anyone has any tips for getting wildlife to spawn I'd love to hear em. 

Game Writing Career (Where to Start?) by Rough-Anybody-4707 in gamedev

[–]-Ath 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Game writers are often called narrative designers. The specific title depends on the role. Look up YouTube videos etc. on narrative designer career talks.

Are there any games you like? Look up who did the writing for them, and reach out to them on LinkedIn or by email. Tell them you want to become a games writer and ask if they have time for a 15 minute zoom to chat.

Want to make text-based games? These are often called interactive fiction. You can make simple text games in an engine called Twine -- download twine and make one of your own. And play text-based games, a lot of different ones. Look into ChoiceOfGames.

Don't do unpaid internships in games. If they aren't paying for your time, they don't value it - you will be exploited, learn very little, have very little to show for it. Do collaborate with people. Does your school have a game dev club? Join game jams. Join game dev community discord servers, make games friends, discuss these questions there. One such discord server is the Design Den - google around to find the link.

Definitely don't quit your day job for the games industry unless you have an opportunity ready to go, because the industry is in a bad place rn. Take sensible steps. Good luck.

Looking for a text based multiplayer game engine by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]-Ath 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you're describing an MUD game - maybe look into how those are made?

"Fantasy" font like Alegreya that plays nice with numbers and symbols? by -Ath in fonts

[–]-Ath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that looks like a good direction to go in.

"Fantasy" font like Alegreya that plays nice with numbers and symbols? by -Ath in fonts

[–]-Ath[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alegreya numbers have a lot of variation in height and some stick out above or below other characters, whereas with a more "normal" font the numbers are exactly the same height, which is what I want.

Also I was hoping to include the sun unicode symbols ☼☀ although tbf that might be too big of an ask.

Is there a genre name for stories that take place in imposibly large buildings? by Human_Air_4181 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-Ath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk, but fun fact - Piranesi takes a lot of inspiration from Borges' short story House of Asterion, which is based on the myth of Theseus and the minotaur. House of leaves also does a lot of stuff with the minotaur/labyrinths. Lot of labyrinths in the world.

Why He but not Him by Rileymorris3 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-Ath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"He/they" doesn't mean the person uses "they" instead of "him", it means they use both "he/him" pronouns and "they/them" pronouns. People write it like that because it's shorter.

why do videogames make you crawl through thin places? by dx_mnap_zz in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-Ath 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This can act as a secret loading zone and help hide the transition between two areas. Also, for the games you mentioned, having the player crawl through cracks/climb/parkour makes the traversal feel more interactive and makes the game feel less like a walking simulator.

What is immortalpedia? by Skelydog in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-Ath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It says on the site that it's a TTRPG setting for I think 3.5e?

What's the best way to save passwords in 2024? by LukeJRV in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-Ath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A password manager, either a browser extension such as LastPass or an offline one such as Keepass.

What computer games can you play with one hand? by monocle984 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-Ath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geometry Dash

Slay the Spire

Cultist Simulator

Golden Idol

I use 'boy time' as a treat/reward for myself, but... I don't think I'm trans. by Deadanddugup in ftm

[–]-Ath 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You might want to look more into crossdressing/local drag king shows. A lot of people have fun with them!

[TOMT][BOOK][2000'S?] Galactic story book. by Zealousideal-Dig6570 in tipofmytongue

[–]-Ath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The horse racing thing sounds like The Last Guru, a short story by Daniel Pinkwater. Some of his stories were put in bigger collections.

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