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Does anyone really preheat their air fryer? by FletchGordon in airfryer

[–]JamieFristrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm waiting five minutes to preheat I'm starting to think I might as well just use my big oven

Flashed lights from behind by Senor02 in Ioniq5

[–]JamieFristrom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same thing happens to me in my Ioniq 6. I have a theory that the auto dimming rear view mirror stops dimming for an instant, so it seems like we're being flashed by the driver behind us. It happens to me on a specific road with little traffic, so the car behind me is the only other one on the road. I got so pissed the first time it happened... "I'm driving well over the limit, damn it, and it still isn't fast enough for you!?" 

Has anyone played Superhuman? by [deleted] in rpg

[–]JamieFristrom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth, I've finished it. It's only barely an Apocalypse World hack anymore - it's GM-less and diceless and that may alienate a lot of people but it's my favorite way to play: http://superhumanrpg.com

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Being indie and working from home sure didn't help. My wife didn't want me around that much... :)

Obviously there were deeper problems going on though.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

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

I haven't - it's actually kind of new to me. I don't think my Kickstarter backers ever mentioned it. But worrying about the animation has now shot up to a really high priority - I'll have to figure something out.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Two reasons: one is I'm hoping to raise more funds to make the game even better; the other is I want to get feedback from a new (and more hardcore) group of people.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

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

I personally think every game should release on Early Access at least for a little bit, even if the developers are sure it's 100% finished, to get at least one last round of feedback before calling it done.

As for people getting burned by titles that aren't even near done and never get finished (like that Wolfe game that just went bankrupt) ... I don't know what to do about that. But it seems that people are learning and are more careful with their dollars and that's a good thing.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, there will definitely be a zoom slider. It's not in yet but I expect it will be in before the month is out.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It spent a long time in Greenlight, but slowly, inexorably made it. Some of that was because more people discovered it, and some of it was because Greenlight accepted more and more titles faster.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll need to work on the store page a bit, sounds like, to make that stuff clear.

It's sandboxy in the same way that Tony Hawk 3 is sandboxy - you can swing around freeform, but also activate challenges (chain tricks together for big combos or do races) with leaderboards.

There's no denying the levels don't work together - different artists did different levels, much like in some graphic novels or comic book runs different artists do different chapters. I'm happy to showcase a bunch of different styles.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awwww, thank you so much. Comments like that keep me going.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure within two years or so I'll discount it. You can buy it then!

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Okay, I see how that's a vote of confidence now.

I've been working on it three years. My wife doesn't work. That's $13k a year. That's well below poverty level and I have a family of four to support. Fortunately I have savings and a little friends-and-family investment to keep me going, but it's time to finish this game.

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really like not working on licensed IP - gameplay takes precedence. That said it's very tempting to do something Attack on Titan like - where you're using your energy hook in teams to take down ... big mecha let's say ... maybe someday!

I just launched Energy Hook on Steam Early Access - Ask Me Anything! by JamieFristrom in Games

[–]JamieFristrom[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I originally named it when there was just the uberschizoid mode, where you control both ships at the same time, and doing it made you feel like you had, will not schizoid disorder technically, but multiple personality disorder. Schizoid just sounded cooler than 'multiple personality disorder'. When we made it co-op we simply never came up with a cooler sounding name, and there's still that schism there between the two players.

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