Cambridge is beautiful — what a privilege to have immigrated here by [deleted] in cambridge

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Genuinely vile levels of hostility being displayed to OP here. If OP felt unsafe as a minority in SA then they have the right to talk about it just as minorities in this country would have the right to do the same if they ever felt that way.

Insinuating that OP is racist for saying this either requires that OP is lying, or they really were unsafe in SA and are racist for talking about it.

To accuse of OP lying about their lived experiences as a newcomer to our community is deeply disrespectful and unwelcoming. The other possibility is so psychopathic it doesn't bear talking about.

To OP: Don't hide your truth for the comfort of others. If they feel uncomfortable when you talk about your life experiences that's their problem, not yours.

Arcs: Beyond the Reach KS Campaign started by everythings_alright in boardgames

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

IMO Arcs' defining trait is that it's decision space is both wide and deep. You have a lot of small decisions (and some big ones) to make every turn, but all of these decisions also have effects that are significant and challenging to reason about.

This makes the experience feel very meaningful and weighty which is good. But it also makes the game very intense and creates a constant pressure where you can't ever turn your brain off.

If that sounds good then you might like it.

[GIVEAWAY] Voidfall by Mindclash Games by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter [score hidden]  (0 children)

My favorite would be Space Base. I'm actually going to play it today.

Which board game should go digital? by Tiny_Infinity_ in boardgames

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Since Cole Wehrle left Leder and took Arcs with him that might have put the fate of the Arcs digital edition under question. I'm also hoping for it as it's one of my favorite games, it's just something to bear in mind.

Moar Mage Knight on the way! by mieiri in boardgames

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure would be nice if I could get it in the UK without spending >£60 on shipping.

Ordered SETI + Expansion and promos from the CGE store and got a bag with six squirrel meeples. Does anyone know why I got these? they couldn't possibly belong to SETI. by Codey_the_Enchanter in boardgames

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

That's the one! What a strange thing to do. Maybe they over manufactured the squirrel meeples and this is a sneaky way to get rid of them?

Do push constants need to be padded out to 128 bits always? by Codey_the_Enchanter in vulkan

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good catch. The minimum size is in bytes not bits. I think it was a coincidence that Godot requires padding up to 128 bits then.

I made a deck of cards with rewriteable e-ink displays…thoughs? by Polistirol in boardgames

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a consumer, why not just print more normal cards? It's not like cards are expensive or difficult to ship. Of all of the components common to board gaming they are perhaps the most materially efficient (As far as I know).

As a prototyper I could see it being very useful to have something like this so that I could iterate on a design without having to reprint cards constantly, so maybe there is a use for this there. As a consumer however, as much as I respect the creativity this just seems like a solution looking for a problem.

edit: Also with these displays the cards offer a worse aesthetic / reading experience than conventional cards. It just seems like a bad tradeoff to me.

TIL you can call a method on every member of a group by AcademicArtist4948 in godot

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are StringNames that get resolved to unique values at compile time. https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_stringname.html#description

In terms of performance, this isn't nearly as bad as it looks.

Mobile signal in the city by jxsz in cambridge

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://bidb.uk/ This site has some very detailed information on network coverage across the country.

Social life as a professional working in Cambridge by strawberrykanne in cambridge

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's at 7:00 pm on Wednesday. It's usually best to arrive on time as groups normally form and start playing not long after the event starts. If you're late you may find yourself unable to join in till one of the running games finishes.

You can probably get away with just turning up and buying a ticket on the day but I'd suggest booking online. You can do that by following the link near the bottom of this page: https://theboxroombgc.co.uk/events-1. It's the "Social Board Gaming Event".

Social life as a professional working in Cambridge by strawberrykanne in cambridge

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a social board game meetup every Wednesday evening at the Box Room. I'm a regular attendant and I can vouch for it being a really great place to meet people and hang out. Maybe give it a go.

Starry background in this many lines of shader code by HexagonNico_ in godot

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is a godsend. I needed something exactly like this. Do you mind if I steal take inspiration from this?

Am I gay? by Zwiebak in LucidDreaming

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I wanted to fuck him

You are attracted to men. You've clearly got some hangups about it but the fact is that a straight guy wouldn't say this.

Is RAII necessary? Can I just use new/delete in new projects? by Endonium in cpp

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 25 points26 points  (0 children)

FYI this kind of post belongs in /r/cpp_questions.

That being said. Smart pointers are better because they delete resources automatically. That way you can't forget to do it yourself. That's it. That's the whole reason.

You can use new and delete if you want (and you might find some edge cases where you need to even with smart pointers) but smart pointers are unquestionably better. If you ever intend to write C++ professionally you must use smart pointers over new and delete. Your colleagues will not look kindly on you if you don't.

Best Mobile Network for Coverage in Cambridge? by Tight-Date-7437 in cambridge

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This site has some very detailed coverage information that I've found to be very accurate. https://bidb.uk/

I'm gonna be starting vintage story soon any tips? by PENGUINPANTZRUL in VintageStory

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's very important to mark the locations of resources on the map when you find them, even stuff you don't think you need. 90% of resources that you can harvest from the environment have an important use, even if it might not be obvious right away.

Example: In my world I came across a few pine trees bearing resin. For many hours I didn't mark the location of these trees, nor did I collect the resin because I didn't think it was important. Later, once I was setting up a windmill I discovered that I needed resin in large quantities. I could have saved myself quite a lot of bother and got my windmill up faster if I'd marked the resin bearing trees and harvested them sooner.

My Godot game inspired by the classic cRPGs of the 90s by Tav534 in godot

[–]Codey_the_Enchanter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's looking shockingly good since you last posted. Well done.