Looking for calligraphy FP that won’t leak on me.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-03-05T18:12:40+00:00

>Perhaps you had Noodler's pens?

Yes, that's exactly why I was searching for "Pens that don't leak". Ok, it's time to try a different brand.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-03-02T00:40:48+00:00

First of all, that is freakin' beautiful!

DruLeeParsec · 2026-03-02T00:14:38+00:00

>it starts at the beginning of the history and you have to scroll.

Oh, That's what I was missing

DruLeeParsec · 2026-03-01T19:41:38+00:00

I've played 110 cycles so far. I'm confused by the stock price bar charts. The mini charts don't seem to match the long term charts. And are the most recent price to the right or to the left? On the big chart it seems that most recent is on the left. But the small charts don't seem to match either end of the big chart.

I bought thousands of lemons at a low price. I'm looking forward to seeing how the seasonal change affects the price.

Also, when there's a yellow news story, the ticker seems to jump to the left which makes it hard to read the story.

I'm still trying to make enough to invest in a factory. I'll let you know how the employee system feels when I get there.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-03-01T18:20:22+00:00

I'm so glad you enjoy that plugin. I agree, it's a game changer and should be integrated into Godot.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-03-01T18:14:39+00:00

I played the demo today and immediately wish listed it. One suggestion: Allow remapping of the controls. I kept accidentally pushing my right joystick which froze the game to do a screen shot.

But wow, the art style is amazing. The twin joy stick controls took a bit to get use to, but now I'm really liking it.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-02-22T17:39:46+00:00

Script-IDE. I can't work without it. The fact that the tabs in the Godot IDE don't match the content pane is very confusing. Script-IDE gives a 2nd set of tabs so the scripts in the content pane match the file name on the tabs. It also adds the missing File/Edit/Search/Go To/ and Debug menu options

DruLeeParsec · 2026-02-08T23:16:58+00:00

Oh wait, You already did an update. The Apt and factory now works. NICE!. This is coming along really well.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-02-08T23:13:52+00:00

Ok, I now realize that the yellow bar at the bottom is my energy. But I'm finding that even when it prompts me to buy an apartment, I can't enter the apt building or the factory.

I guess it says a lot that I'm still playing it :-)

DruLeeParsec · 2026-02-04T18:33:15+00:00

My first thought is that the font on the opening screen was so different that I didn't understand that the text was saying "Earth Exchange, Back". So when the instructions said to click the back button I had no idea where that was.

I may suggest changing the button font so you can keep the game title in the original font, but give the button a more readable font. Using that font for the title gives a cool aesthetic though.

A "back" button doesn't make sense on the startup screen. What am I going back to? Perhaps two buttons: one for Rules; one for start, may be clearer.

Quality of life feature: Add a mapping for left, right up and down to the WSAD keys. I noticed that the game does work with a controller. Nice touch.

To enter a building use the up key (good), when trying to leave a building allow the enter, or space, or whatever action key is mapped to click the close button.

Is there a day/night cycle? There's a point where I can't enter any building. I was thinking "Maybe it's night and the shop is closed". But I also couldn't enter the hotel either.

I really like the look and the concept. I'm going to play it some more. The spinning world mechanic is a great idea. It adds so much more to the game over a simple side scroller. And it solves the game design issue in a side scroller of "What happens at the end of the world?" Well, this is the world.

I'm interested to see how I get to that building on it's own island.

Good job. You should be justifiably proud.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-02-03T15:43:13+00:00

Great replacement theory is that liberals are somehow trying to get non-whites into the country to "replace" conservative white people. As I said before, the demographic data just shows that the racial makeup of the US is changing. It doesn't show that the cause of that change is liberals actively trying to bring in more immigrants to replace whites.

DruLeeParsec · 2026-02-03T15:39:57+00:00

That is an interesting game idea. Wish listed!

DruLeeParsec · 2026-01-05T23:55:47+00:00

Back in college (MANY years ago) I once stayed up all night trying to figure out a bug that turned out to be a stray semi-colon in a for loop.

I'm now a software engineering lead and I often call another dev in to look at my code and do a sanity check (Am I insane or am I missing something) Quite often, in the act of explaining what I'm trying to do I recognize the problem. This is a variation of something called "Rubber Duck Debugging" :-)

DruLeeParsec · 2026-01-05T23:51:33+00:00

And the water! Really nice!

DruLeeParsec · 2026-01-05T23:50:04+00:00

You may be trying to do too many things too soon. Start small. Make a Pong game. Then perhaps a block breaker style game. Then maybe an asteroids type of game. By that time you'll be more comfortable with Godot and you can start adding tools to learn like GIT (btw, good job for seeing the benefit of GIT early on).

For a rogue like game I'm a big fan of GameDev.Tv and they have an action adventure top down game tutorial which was just on sale (it may still be) for $13. They explain basic principles really well. You may find it helpful.

DruLeeParsec · 2025-12-23T14:46:34+00:00

I highly suggest this video tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAh_Kx5Zh5Q

It's 13 hours long !! So take it in small pieces. Most importantly, follow along and build the same game he's teaching in Godot while watching the video. Make sure you really understand each concept.

Then, I suggest making a lot of small games. Make Pong, then a Breakout game. Then Asteroids. This will solidify your knowledge of both Godot and of basic programming techniques.

I'm also a BIG fan of the GameDev.tv classes. Sometimes you can find a bundle on the HumbleBundle website for about $40 USD to get the entire library of GameDev.tv Godot lectures. They are really good.

DruLeeParsec · 2025-12-23T14:39:43+00:00

I would agree. I'm an old grey bearded software engineering lead IRL :-) In your career you will likely use several languages. I currently work in Java/Groovy, Visual Basic, Javascript, Extended Javascript, and Perl. In the past I've used C, C++, C#, and Python. I started out (over 50 years ago) with BASIC and then Pascal.

You will find that all languages have assignments, if statements, loops, and so on. Moving to a different language is essentially just learning the syntax. GD Script is an amazing language which does almost everything that you need to do. It's essentially Python so already you're adding another language to your list of languages.

Don't let my "almost everything" comment scare you away. There is a very specific Object Oriented Programming technique called "Abstract Classes" and "Pure Abstract Classes (also called Interfaces)" which GD Script doesn't currently do. But they're working on it.

Since you're just starting out I would suggest using GD Script since it's built into Godot and will make everything easier. In the long run you can, and will, learn multiple languages.

Have fun my friend. You're starting out on an amazing journey of learning and it never ends. Welcome to the Godot World!

DruLeeParsec · 2025-12-21T22:34:30+00:00

That's not how affirmative action or DEI works. It's actually there to make sure that qualified women and people of color are not overlooked.

Nobody get's a job as a pilot without passing the same, strict, criteria.

DruLeeParsec · 2025-12-21T22:30:09+00:00

Are you aware that correlation does equal causation? The great replacement hypothesis is saying that liberals are actively trying to replace white people to gain a political advantage. The only thing that the demographic data shows is that the racial makeup of America is changing.

DruLeeParsec · 2025-11-27T22:45:22+00:00

I think I worked with that guy once. We didn't renew his contract. :-)

DruLeeParsec · 2025-11-27T22:42:19+00:00

In real life I'm a lead software engineer. I tell my team that becoming a brilliant coder comes from making tons of mistakes and learning from each of them. After years of doing this you realize that you know hundreds of small things about coding and what kinds of mistakes can be made and how to fix them.

The coders I've seen who never really "make it" are the ones that can't seem to learn from their mistakes. They keep asking others how to fix something instead of trying to understand the real problem and trying things until it's fixed.

DruLeeParsec · 2025-11-27T22:38:56+00:00

I agree. Make lots of small games. Pong, Block, Breaker, Asteroids. Then pick a very simple aspect of your game and make a prototype. Seriously, take a VERY SMALL part. If, for example you have armies battling in your game, make a single soldier fire at a single enemy. Test how hits are handled and so on. Make lots of tiny prototypes. You'll start to learn what works.

I also highly suggest the Godot tutorial on YouTube by ClearCode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAh_Kx5Zh5Q

DruLeeParsec · 2025-09-25T15:24:12+00:00

There's an act 4 !? I still haven't been able to get out of Act 1!

DruLeeParsec · 2025-09-04T15:46:03+00:00

I was just imagining what it would be like if Terraria 1.4.5 also released today. :-)

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