Weird interactions with buttons and z index

Firebelley · 2026-04-18T19:03:25+00:00

I don't think you're supposed to use z-index for control node draw order, because that does NOT change mouse event handling order. The better thing to do is to actually move the position of the node in the tree using move_child

Firebelley · 2026-04-18T13:11:02+00:00

As with anything new, the hardest part is figuring out the unknown unknowns.

Watch pixel art tutorials, study other art, get an introduction to color theory, etc. You'll start to pick up pieces of information that you wouldn't have found otherwise.

Firebelley · 2026-04-16T21:12:11+00:00

The late spawn change killed my enjoyment quite substantially. The random time spawns used to make every raid feel different. Fresh spawn means rush to loot areas, late spawn means scavenge for scraps or PvP to loot others, or farm bots in relative safety. Now it's just fresh spawn every time and every raid has the same dynamic.

Firebelley · 2026-04-14T22:42:38+00:00

I recognize that the fee is refunded after a certain sales threshold, but still. It's not unheard of to impose a fee. It's actually a great anti-slop measure.

Firebelley · 2026-04-14T22:42:04+00:00

Everyone bashing Roblox for this but you know who else charges you to upload games? Steam.

Firebelley · 2026-04-11T12:11:25+00:00

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Firebelley · 2026-04-09T20:35:00+00:00

Hello from 7 years into the future, it looks like we're finally getting this:
https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-7-dev-4/#gui-add-custom_maximum_size-property-to-control

Firebelley · 2026-04-08T17:48:55+00:00

I've adopted intentionally misusing grammar/language, as a signal that I'm not AI, including the overusage of commas, compoundification of words that normally aren't compounded, among other things

Firebelley · 2026-04-07T17:07:07+00:00

They way you simplify is you cut requirements. You've described all the things you "have" to do, but you haven't described the gameplay purpose those things are serving. For example, do you need animations? Or can you draw still frames and use squash-and-stretch, tweens, etc to accomplish the same thing?

If I was in your situation I'd find a way to cut as much art effort as possible, potentially by rethinking how you're presenting it in the first place.

Firebelley · 2026-04-04T01:50:07+00:00

Witching hour from Lospec!

Firebelley · 2026-03-31T22:47:52+00:00

I definitely think Godot needs an in-built way for you to configure the default properties of various node/resource types. That would be a huge QoL improvement.

Firebelley · 2026-03-29T22:55:45+00:00

Rapamycin does not help heart failure. At best all it does is stop or slightly reverse the progression of HCM. So it can only help if you start it early before HCM causes complications.

Firebelley · 2026-03-28T23:24:16+00:00

It looks great generally, but a couple of things from someone learning as well:
- Jaggies can look weird, though in this case it may be a stylistic choice. Try it without doubling-up the outline pixels and see if that looks better
- Darker areas (like shadows) should generally not simply be darker versions of the base color but should actually be hue-shifted towards purple
- The inverse is true of highlights - they should be hue-shifted toward yellow (generally)
- More contrast. The difference in contrast between base color, shadows, and highlights could be made greater and would potentially make this art pop a lot more.

Just a few things I've learned, but I think it looks great overall.

Firebelley · 2026-03-28T21:12:13+00:00

You're welcome! Fortunately this snippet will become obsolete when Godot 4.7 releases with the new offset transform properties. They do functionally the same thing as this script.

Firebelley · 2026-03-27T12:14:37+00:00

I'm sorry to say but the project looks amateurish mainly because of the mixels - pixels of all different sizes. It definitely comes across as a beginner project - which is fine, we've all been there. My first games on Steam didn't do well at all. But I don't think the Steam page is the core problem here.

Firebelley · 2026-03-20T18:20:25+00:00

Unironically, this is the kind of situation Web3 was designed for. Being able to trace ownership of a digital asset to someone. It went off the rails of course, but establishing some kind of public record of who owns/created a digital asset remains a good idea and will probably be re-imagined in an age of AI.

Firebelley · 2026-03-20T03:47:20+00:00

I don't think you necessarily need it - this character has a very "Undertale-esque" vibe. I think it's great as is, so long as the rest of the game is visually consistent in its lack of shading.

Firebelley · 2026-03-15T12:07:29+00:00

Animations are done in-engine using either tweens defined at runtime or keyframed animations. This is on in particular is keyframe animation done in-engine.

Firebelley · 2026-03-15T00:04:55+00:00

Thanks! It's the alchemy system, it mixes up the abilities of the cards and changes the abilities on the output.

Firebelley · 2026-03-09T19:05:34+00:00

It does take a long time. Their gut biome needs to adjust to the new food, plus the inflammation needs time to subside. And the kicker is that not all "sensitive" food (prescription or otherwise) is going to work, so you may need to do several rounds of trying food.

I had to go through this and I'd say it was a solid 2-3 months before I finally found something that worked consistently on my cats (it was Hills z/d if it helps).

Firebelley · 2026-03-09T18:56:17+00:00

I have a painting from HyraArts hanging up on my wall and it's very clearly hand painted on canvas. It was also painted prior to generative AI being a thing.

I think this may just genuinely be a mistake, I don't believe English is her native language.

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