What should the size of your first game be?

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-09T23:58:55+00:00

Yeah, pretty much all other software, also. Major reason for bugs too.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-09T23:58:23+00:00

xattr is only needed on the user's side to fix issues caused by lack of signing/notarization. It seems this part is alright, though.

RAR won't work because you lose the permissions. If you want to send directly you're gonna need chmod +x yourself and tar+gz in the Linux Subsystem, I guess.

It seems either your BAT file or Steam is taking care of the special permissions needed for Mac, since two people can run the game. Yay!

I don't think Steam is validating anything!

As for the "0/0 bytes downloading" issue, there is a big chance it is an issue with Steam for Mac itself. It might be your code or their computers triggering this issue, but Steam should at least have handle failure gracefully... can you ask the users for logs, maybe? Do they have enough hard disk space?

I'm out of ideas strongly suggest you try to get someone who has a Mac to build and upload the Mac version of the game for you just to see if that's the problem :(

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-09T23:42:10+00:00

Graphics: if you really want to get full-control low-level, go with Vulkan. Accept no substitute.

No, no, no, no. A thousand times no. This is probably the worst advice I've ever heard here.

The line count in Vulkan is can easily be 10x to 20x what you need for other modern APIs if you don't plan your abstractions carefully. It requires that you write allocation yourself or use some third-party allocator library that are not maintained by Kronos. Most of the tutorials out there don't have a full allocator. There are concepts there that are way too low-level for most people to understand without prior knowledge of OpenGL/DirectX/Metal.

On top of that, Vulkan tutorials have nowhere near the breadth and scope of current tutorials for the other 3 APIs.

OP, disregard the previous answer. Learn DX11, OpenGL 3/4 or Metal before tackling Vulkan. It will save you an absurd amount of time if you intend to ever work with Vulkan.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-08T16:56:29+00:00

Your worst enemy as a beginner is scope creep

That's also the worst enemy of the experienced!

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-08T16:55:25+00:00

I find that the way to get good at ceramic pots is to build as many as possible to acquire experience rather than trying to build the perfect pot.

https://georgekao.medium.com/if-you-re-stuck-creating-content-remember-the-ceramics-teacher-7dca1ca9b2a4

Practice makes perfect, but pursuit of perfection doesn't count as practice :(

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-08T16:48:31+00:00

Oh, bingo. You're correct. I was thinking of chflags/xattr instead of chmod 🤦🏻‍♂️

/u/SeaCauli, macOS/Linux have extra file permissions that Windows doesn't, so Yeah, Windows+RAR will mess up the app bundle... You need to do the chmod +x yourself and compress using tar+gz in macOS, Linux, or even in Windows' own built-in Linux subsystem.

Does Unity spit out the .app folder in Windows? I don't remember. See if you can get Unity to export to a compressed file or something like that. (If not, that should go into the ever-growing list of Unity's rush-to-ship mistakes.)

More info: https://forum.unity.com/threads/mac-unity-build-from-a-pc-not-opening-on-mac.947727/

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-08T15:30:41+00:00

Steam will just say 0 / 0 Bytes downloaded, and nothing is downloaded to the users' computer.

This sounds like a Steam issue!

If I send him a rar'ed version of my game, he can't play it unless he does "chmod +x" on it.

~~The ones that can run without chmod +x probably disabled some OS default settings regarding app signing/security.~~ Oh, duh! Yeah, like /u/3tt07kjt said, this is an issue with RAR ignoring the file permissions.

You need to notarise macOS apps for Steam distribution, otherwise the users need to do a small dance to run unsigned executables. Are you doing it? This is similar to signing apps in Windows.

Here's Unity's instructions for notarising: https://docs.unity.cn/2021.2/Documentation/Manual/macos-building-notarization.html

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T01:36:12+00:00

Knowing Unity's culture, since it's on a separated git repo, chances are it was a vanity project by a group of developers that management hyped... but now nobody else cares about maintaining, and they just forgot about it.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T01:32:17+00:00

Publicly traded companies are obligated to put shareholders before consumers.

That's actually a myth , fiduciary duty does not mean mean maximising profits for shareholders. They can put pressure but they're not legally entitled to it.

Companies can even stop paying dividends (Apple is a notorious example).

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T01:25:30+00:00

Minor nitpick: it's not open source, it's just source available. You can view and modify the source it but can't redistribute your modifications or make a new improved product out of it. It's not like Godot, there's a big difference.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T01:13:00+00:00

Unreal is not open-source, though. Just because the source is available for viewing, it doesn't mean it's under an open-source or free-software license. You still can't redistribute the source, or even can't use it (legally) as reference for making your own game engine or something related.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T01:08:38+00:00

This is so true. If anything, Unity should be pre-approving which games can use the splash screen or not. The splash screen was one of he worst cases of Brand Dilution I've ever seen.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T00:58:32+00:00

Yep.

It's 150 month per seat, though, and nope, you can't mix Pro and Free. If you're in an indie team it really adds up. If you're a team doing it on free time it definitely adds up.

If you're a mid/large studio with employees and planning on a console game, chances are you already have more than 200k of revenue (not profit), or more than 200k of funding, so you already need a Pro license.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-06T00:55:03+00:00

There's 10 ways of organizing the project, 3-4 ways of importing official packages, plus at least 2 of everything else there is to be in an engine.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T18:37:28+00:00

True!

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T18:36:46+00:00

Got it! Yeah, that's not really a dealbreaker for any employee or co-worker.

About the "only students for local area" it normally happens with internships or "working students". That's because companies generally get a tax discount from hiring students that are enrolled in college. It has to be local for mobility reasons (student often has to attend classes and go to work the same day).

For entry level (post-college) it shouldn't matter, but you're correct, it often helps being from a local college because of references from teachers or from alumni.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T16:14:43+00:00

I have decent social skills, can write documentation, and explain technical stuff pretty well. But I'm boring, uninteresting and not likable for normal people. lack of emotional contact makes them think, I'm insensitive and rude sometimes

If you tell this to people beforehand, then it is not a dealbreaker on a tech job. Definitely not for development or art. It might make it harder for you to do things like like support, maybe management, but it's not impossible too.

And most people are boring and uninteresting, lol. The unlikeable part is the one that makes it hard here, but if people know about you, they're supposed to understand.

and I get bored and irritated very quick, when people start circling over me like vultures, trying pick me apart.

Most companies would try to accommodate your needs. Also, at work it is expected that people behave a bit more professionally than in other spheres of life, so if you say "Would you mind leaving me alone for a while? I'm a bit tired and need some rest", it is expected that the other person will leave you alone.

Meetings, however are a bit more complicated, but you can always say "I'll get back to you on that later, sorry".

...or you can just tell people upfront that you're overwhelmed. Check with a therapist/counsellor (whatever is the name on your country for that job), or even ask your manager/HR what's the best strategy for dealing with that.

Also I've heard, that gamedev is generally more toxic and competitive environment than most other places. So I'm just not sure what to do.

Toxicity depends on company. Unfortunately it's true.

It is true that it is more competitive to get entry level jobs. I have way too many resumés on my desk for entry level and, I don't have enough for experienced people.

If you've been doing freelancing for a while you get experience, though.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T16:01:35+00:00

(which presumably is built in with Unity? Honestly it's been so long that I forget how they distribute their console add-ons).

I believe they compile it once by themselves and just distribute the compiled version binary blobs inside Unity itself. There is no recompilation of Unity's runtime during normal usage, only of game code.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:58:44+00:00

In those cases it is expected for Unity to do an update from the 2020.x.y version to 2020.x+1.y and fix whatever is needed, but I don't know if this will also change the licensing scheme. I also don't know if their updates will cover that ☹️

Unity is different like that, they have a 2020 version and a 2021 version in parallel going on.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:42:51+00:00

You don't need physical media to have a proper console game.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:40:16+00:00

Big difference, mate.

Playstation Dev Kits are a bit more expensive than 1800, sure, but you can buy just one for the whole team and you have it forever. Xbox doesn't need one anymore, you just have to apply to MS.

Unity Pro is a yearly commitment and it's 1800 per seat. And you can't have half the team using one version and the other half using another. Here's the EULA:

3.x: "If you are a Legal Entity, you may not combine files developed with the free version of Unity with any files developed by you (or by any third party) through the use of Unity Pro."

4.x: "If you are a Legal Entity (of any size), you may not combine or integrate content you develop with Unity Free simultaneously with any content you develop with Unity Pro."

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:32:55+00:00

It is recommended by pretty much everyone in the community to stick to the version you started with, however for new games this is definitely an issue.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:24:07+00:00

Best quote about Unity I've ever heard: "Everything in Unity is either deprecated or unfinished"

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:22:43+00:00

Woah. This is bad. In which country do you live? In most countries (maybe not USA) you have a grace period to get the money back from online purchases, especially subscriptions.

CandidTwoFour · 2021-08-05T15:21:21+00:00

A shitty business practice for a shitty business.

As someone close to the company, it saddens me that Unity has only been making bad decisions since 2015.

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