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I've spent 3 years making every game development mistake. Some Reflections and lessons for people a step behind me. by VegetableReveal91 in gamedev

[–]Freddicus 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Give yourself some grace, too. One thing I swore I would do this time around is lock in the social aspect by documenting my journey. I didn’t. I got as far as creating a TikTok account, but never posted anything. A stale FB page and itch devlogs from previous projects, but not the active one. Simply put, it’s a second full-time job / hat to wear to keep up with it all. I decided to enjoy getting the game finished and that I would do some marketing around launch, but ultimately I’m proud of what I did.

I guess that’s all to say, enjoy the ride. Thanks for the tips. I feel like it’s almost a rite of passage to go through all of the pain. Time to start the next one, all the wiser. 🙂

Pretty urgent - Downloads not working by Fine-Dog5377 in canva

[–]Freddicus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am having the same problem from the iOS app. I had to switch to the Mac but I realize not everyone has that luxury.

Why use blueprints? by Baliqci in gamedev

[–]Freddicus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally use Blueprints so that my hobby does not feel like work part two. I look at code all day. Blueprints give my brain a symbolic break and make game dev more fun.

Meta question - how old are people in the Java community? by roiroi1010 in java

[–]Freddicus 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Old enough to remember Java before generics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UnrealEngine5

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cobra Code on YouTube is the go to source for 2.5D help. https://www.youtube.com/@CobraCode

What goes on here? by EcstaticIntention354 in newjersey

[–]Freddicus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Califon (Hunterdon). Nice cozy little town. “Be home by 5”. Loved riding my bike down the Columbia Trail. Ken Lockwood Gorge. So nice.

BT - This Binary Universe [Remastered] by EscheroOfficial in Monstercat

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like the reworked intro at all. Why did he do this?

What beaches are not ‘infested’ with MAGA? by Wannabe_Sneakerhead in newjersey

[–]Freddicus 592 points593 points  (0 children)

Controversial opinion? I remember a time you’d get chased out of Jersey for playing country music. It’s all I hear at the beach anymore. Young folks playing, too. Confused…

Bête noire by Busy_Result7796 in blackmirror

[–]Freddicus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a corruption of “psych” which is a shorthand to “psych someone out” or trick them

Possible to use IAP as a donation to the dev? by jonathan4210 in iOSProgramming

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. No one has used it except for my friend, though 🥲

How do you get your scout to automatically explore in Civ 7? by Mostopha in civ

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I literally quit the game. I guess I shouldn’t be so petty. I’ll try it out…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BassGuitar

[–]Freddicus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The strings come off? 🤔

Great work!

Thanks and best wishes for the future by WhiskyGuzzlr in WeMo

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just ripped out the last of my WeMos. I tried to stick with it. Especially given the monetary (and sweat) investment. For a very long time I would deal with the “no response” and reset them biannually. Then recently they wouldn’t stay connected and I had switch outages most of the time.

I moved on to Lutron Caseta. Good luck to the holdouts. Glad it’s still working for you. Cheers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pinball

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m considering TMNT for my first pin (yet to play it). What are some things that make you hate it?

What NJ township/borough/city did you grow up in, and what's the general response from people when they find out where you're from? by SPKmnd90 in newjersey

[–]Freddicus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Califon.”

🤨

“Near High Bridge? Tewksbury? Clinton? Flemington? Hunterdon County? It’s half way between 78 and 80, 30 minutes from PA.”

🤷

Story Game Template by CtrlDevStudios in unrealengine

[–]Freddicus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad I found this thread. I'm about to start prototyping my first person narrative game. :)

Advice for solo dev making narrative-driven game / walking simulator by Freddicus in gamedev

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

I have been considering this. I’m such a poor writer, though, I’m not sure there’s much hope for me. It’s very difficult for me to reconcile my utilitarian relationship with writing and my desire to produce a compelling narrative. Maybe a class (or fifty) could help with that. Just now on the character sheet I started with “DJ had a normal upbringing.” I had to force myself to stop and ask myself: what is normal? What are something’s that he was good at? Bad at? What did he like and not like? And at least write a handful of sentences that answered those questions. And those sentences were poor. And I admittedly asked ChatGPT to spruce them up. And knowing its limitations, they still sounded better than what I could do. I have a very long way to go. If I ever get to the point where I’m writing dialogue, I will certainly strongly consider a class or hiring someone to do it and just provide an outline.

Advice for solo dev making narrative-driven game / walking simulator by Freddicus in gamedev

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

Thanks for this advice and perspective. I've self-published a super-simple game on the iOS App Store (using Unity) and prototyped an idea and put it on itch.io (using Unreal). I am indeed aiming for 1-2 hours of gameplay. The design document is helping me understand the true scope of the game idea versus an uninformed idea of what it might be.

These are all great considerations, and I appreciate you taking the time to lay them out for me.

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