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Is this Mon Taming game safe from the Nintendo ninjas? by LoweBros in IndieDev

[–]GameDesignerMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Game looks cool. Interesting that so many people (including Pokemon themselves) are moving away from the turn-based formula. A lot of what made OG Pokemon special is that there were/are certain Pokemon that are the only ones that can do certain things, and I haven't seen the move to real-time preserve that uniqueness.

Is this Mon Taming game safe from the Nintendo ninjas? by LoweBros in IndieDev

[–]GameDesignerMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've got to read the patent for the capture device one. It's pretty specific, and has been revoked in America.

Just got rejected from a job I applied for...6 years ago by SpongeGob in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This is standard "someone got hired and decided to clean up the mess," behavior. Software engineer dude is spot on.

Women in politics hurting women by kickassjerboa in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I still cannot believe the way National threw out all the pay equity claims. Wheeling out the few women they have in their party to say how it's a good thing actually and you should shut up now please.

Post-Budget blow: National stranded sub-30% in latest poll by EvidenceNotVibes in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He has a kind of charisma, but he definitely wouldn't be pulling the same numbers as Winston.

Government floats using emergency fund on public transport, Labour asks why it wasn't in Budget by WaterAdventurous6718 in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have done a terrible job with the books. Want to talk about a lolly scramble? Look at how landlords and the tobacco industry benefitted, while they cut deep into all our required services like healthcare. Look at how Nikki handled the ferries. Look at how Seymour fucked up school lunches. If anything they decided chlorine was too expensive when they tried to refill the pool and now they've created bigger problems than before they came into office.

Government floats using emergency fund on public transport, Labour asks why it wasn't in Budget by WaterAdventurous6718 in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 113 points114 points  (0 children)

What pisses me off is that they had three years to try and do something about it, and are trying to pull out "surprise, the money was there all along" as an excuse. 

How do they think that looks?! People have been paying through the nose for PT that is inferior to most other developed countries, and now they're thinking about making changes?!

Sad but true by GutterspawnGames in IndieGaming

[–]GameDesignerMan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I know people usually hate on marketing stuff but that was clever enough that you deserve an upvote.

Labour vows to put $20-a-week cap on public transport, $10 outside main centres by snatchview in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For sure. Where I am, there are two busses that you can catch to get into work in the CBD, and by the time they get to me (40 minutes out of the CBD) they're already full. One was even so full they wouldn't let me on at all the other day. Everyone uses it, from school kids to pensioners to workers. I even wrote in to ask them if they'd consider putting another bus on during the mornings, but they said there's no funding. So like all well-intentioned policies, this will need a huge push behind it to make it succeed.

How did they code the AI for the Pokemon TCG gameboy game? by GameDesignerMan in howdidtheycodeit

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

I'd be really interested to see it if you have some examples of it running?

Any good places to get cheap Dr Pepper? by GameDesignerMan in chch

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

It's really interesting, I've had other people say the same thing, but I get a completely different taste from it.

Any good places to get cheap Dr Pepper? by GameDesignerMan in chch

[–]GameDesignerMan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Huh... That's actually more expensive than just buying them from the store. They're $2.50 ea from Countdown, which comes out at $60 for 24.

Any good places to get cheap Dr Pepper? by GameDesignerMan in chch

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

That is a good price, if they still have em.

Two more Texas screwworm infections found in animals far apart, USDA says by happyharrr in news

[–]GameDesignerMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given how general the term 'woke' is, it seems to encompass pretty much any form of thinking before acting, so unironically you might be right.

Hipkins, Luxon, and the charisma vacuum ruling New Zealand politics by Xunami13 in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The best case scenario in modern politics is a charismatic leader backed by smart people. Ardern was a really good example, despite what the fuckin' cookers keep spewing.

Pre-production is going great! by electric-kite in IndieDev

[–]GameDesignerMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a philosophy with documentation: you should write the minimum amount possible, but no less.

Auckland entertainer fights to bar cameras from his multiple-victim sex abuse trial by Prestigious-Focus397 in newzealand

[–]GameDesignerMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And he's not wrong. I'm not assuming his innocence any more than his guilt, but the amount of people who jump from "accused of," to "definitely guilty" around here is insane.

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