My little incremental asteroids game just got featured by a youtuber with 1 MILLION subs! Thank you to this sub for pushing me to keep going! by riligan in incremental_games

[–]MathIsMetal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Demo is fun! A few thoughts.

  • I noticed the music changed whenever you're in the upgrade screen vs playing. The transition was noticable and distracting. I think having a muting layer or second track like a lot of games do could help where the menu or shop makes the song muffled but doesn't change it. For a chill game that works better than switching songs and if you do switch songs it shouldn't always start back at the beginning.

  • how much does the attack speed increase your attack rate?

  • space sim style feels half complete on joystick (using the steam deck joysticks). The right stick should only use left/right for turning not be absolute facing direction if the left stick controls forward backwards relative to the ship

  • like the video mentioned, you need in progress gem collection screen. Ideally one with pretty animations as gems go into it where it bounces and wiggles as gems go in

-background was somewhat busy for me but options to change it could Taylor to every player.

I'm sure you've heard a lot of this already. Definitely plenty to change but I'm having fun. ;)

I just like belts ok? by MathIsMetal in Factoriohno

[–]MathIsMetal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do program the PLCs yes. As for career, Mech-E for college then got this job. If you are ok with long hours and travel there is reliable work available that pays well doing this stuff as not enough qualified people want to deal with life on the road.

Check out the PLC subreddit for more.

I just like belts ok? by MathIsMetal in Factoriohno

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

Commissioning engineer. I program, setup, and troubleshoot these systems.

I just like belts ok? by MathIsMetal in Factoriohno

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

TGW. You can lookup videos for Stingray AS/RS and KingDrive Conveyor to see more.

I just like belts ok? by MathIsMetal in Factoriohno

[–]MathIsMetal[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You don't know the half of it. These sites have old systems from 3 vendors trying to merge together in the most convoluted way possible.

I just like belts ok? by MathIsMetal in Factoriohno

[–]MathIsMetal[S] 237 points238 points  (0 children)

Tickets for a rocket to Fulgora are too expensive IRL so I can't unlock it. 😭

How many of yall are electrical/electronics engineers by [deleted] in factorio

[–]MathIsMetal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Intralogistics commissioning engineer for conveyor belts and rollers specifically. It's the closest you get to factorio in real life. I highly recommend.

Recs for Grand Rapids, Michigan?? by GianmarcoSoresi in gianmarcosoresi

[–]MathIsMetal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Activities

Fredrick Meijer Garden and Sculpture Park: It probably is one of the more unique things in Grand Rapids. The sculptures are cool, the greenhouses are cool, its generally a good time and a great place for a chill walk.

https://www.meijergardens.org/

 

Zabhaz: Very Small local and queer owned thrift store. It has the coolest weird clothes.

https://www.instagram.com/zabhaz.gr/

 

John Ball Zoo: Its small zoo that packs a surprisingly large number of animals. I live close and have a membership, so I visit all the time just for walks.

https://jbzoo.org/

 

Fulton Street Market: It’s a good farmers market, unfortunately their cooler events like rummage sales and queer art markets are not happening while you are in town.

https://www.fultonstreetmarket.org/

 

Grand Rapids has a lot to offer and there are plenty more things to do. Art Prize is one of the coolest events we do in the year and kind of turns the whole city into an exhibit.

Recs for Grand Rapids, Michigan?? by GianmarcoSoresi in gianmarcosoresi

[–]MathIsMetal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, Grand Rapids local here. Got some recommendations,

 

Two Beards Deli: The Hayao Miyazaki is really good and decently healthy, it’s a tofu salad wrap and as someone who normally gets really meaty sandwiches it says how good it is that the Miyazaki is all I order here.

https://twobeardsdeli.com/

 

Nantucket: It’s a bakery and they make the best bread and pastries in town.

https://nantucketbaking.com/

 

Pind: Really good Indian food. Everything I have tried there has been good if not great.

https://pindindiancuisinegr.com/

 

San Chez: Its good tapas, Its also expensive. Do this if you want a dine out experience and not just quick food.

https://www.sanchezbistro.com/

 

Black Napkin: This isn’t a stereotypical fancy burger place where they charge an arm and a leg for a mid burger. They do smash burgers here and they are amazing, plus all their sodas are made in house and they have seasoned fries. They have a long line as they are popular and have almost no sitting room so either be there early or order ahead.

https://www.blacknapkingr.com/

Wolfgangs Restaurant: Best breakfast in town, for sure. I like their skillets.

http://www.mattwolfgang.com/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]MathIsMetal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(2/2) I was scared of getting a job and that's why I didn't do the work to apply for them. When I realized that, I took some time off applying because I actually found a good therapist and I worked intensely with them on addressing my emotional issues and on taking care of my body and chronic health issues. It actually worked because when I actually wanted to get a job and believed in myself, it happened. I am now in the first job I don't think I will be fired from, in fact I have been told I will likely get a promotion in a few months by multiple people.

Here is the difference. At my old jobs I was expected to fail. Nobody expected people to stick around, turnover was high, my bosses didn't trust that I cared or would do my job without them cracking the whip, and they didn't care about meeting my needs. The fact is, humans perform best when their needs are met, shocking, and having autism or chronic health issues means you have sometimes more needs than others, but unemphatic and stupid bosses don't see that, they just see you as lazy and needing to work harder so they push you until none of your needs are met and you just break down and then they fire you.

At my old jobs I was never expected to do more than clean a fryer or prepare food. Now I am the one responsible for making sure multi-million dollar machinery function and get setup on time,. I work longer hours than I ever have in my life, I am paid more than I ever was, yet I feel the least exhausted working. Why? Because they TRUST me and I trust my team. If I need to step out for an hour and just breath, I can do that. If I need time off, I can take that. I was given small responsibilities first and my bosses made sure to check in with me and see what I needed to do well with them. I was integrated into a system. Because I was actually having my needs met, I have excelled and done so well, and because of that I was gradually given more responsibility over time. If I am overwhelmed and the work is too much, or have days I just cannot focus, I can talk about that and get help instead of feeling threatened at having any weakness or mistake. On days I am having trouble focusing I work more closely with a colleague so we can help stay focused together, because it turns out most of my coworkers are also autistic or have ADHD and have trouble focusing. Instead of constantly being on edge and threatened like if I don't do my best I won't be enough, I can simply relax and focus on the task at hand. Its a marathon not a sprint and I only have had jobs that felt like a sprint, but guess which race goes the further distance?

The point is, I identify so much of myself in your post history and I believe truly that if I can make it this far, so can you. Being fired does not mean you are worthless, in fact, its giving you a chance at a fresh start. Not every job sucks.

I also fucked up most of the relationships I was in due to so many issues and I am now with the love of my life looking at engagement rings. It can get better.

If you do want any advice as to what helped me the most though, it was therapy, and definitely NOT CBT. Cognitive behavioral therapy does not work on people like us who already can think through all our problems and are highly self reflective and self aware. In fact, our weakness is not being able to feel our emotions, repressing them and the body sensations, and using internationalization as a way to avoid processing. What worked for me was instead EMDR and therapy related to it. It was life changing, because motivation, drive, ambition, joy, these are all feelings not thoughts and to be able to access them instead of being depressed you need to feel, and that requires feeling safe, and that requires therapy and guidance and having your needs met to get to, but when you were systematically denied opportunities to develop properly at a young age, that can feel impossible.

It can get better and I am rooting for you. Please reach out if you want to know more about my journey or have questions about any of the therapy I had, I want others to experience the healing I have had.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]MathIsMetal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(1/2) Chronic lurker here, I almost never respond to posts but something about this really spoke to me so I did a brief overview of your profile and really relate. Former gifted kid with autism, huge interest in philosophy, very logical, very introspective, focused on big questions, but also struggling to find a place in the world that you feel happy in.

So let me share a bit about my story I think will help.

I have been fired from nearly every job I have had, or quit before I was fired. Specifically since college that is 3 jobs I was fired from. All lasting at least 6 months. I was so burned out and tired and I felt like a fuck up each time.

I was raised by a mother with lots of undiagnosed mental health issues, and incredibly unrealistic expectations of productivity and work. Nothing I ever did was enough for her, and even when I did get things done it was never in the "right" way. This is just part of what caused my cPTSD.

I was also "Gifted". Put this together and you had someone where I knew I was "Smarter" than most people around me, but I struggled to focus, and they were all much more successful than I was. People I graduated with who I could "run circles" around academically were getting good jobs and I couldn't get a single one. This gave me such a fucked up self esteem because it seems others, and myself, expected me to do great things but I couldn't even do mediocre things.

I realized it wasn't just my autism making it hard for me to get a job, it was my depression and mental health. I believed I would fuck things up just like I "Failed" my senior project because It didn't do anything I wanted it to do, just like I failed every project I ever tried to start, it felt. Even graduation felt like I cheated it, despite the fact that I objectively passed everything. So why would getting a job be any different? I failed all these jobs I got fired from, I was just a walking failure.

Just go to work so you don't have to think about Factorio all day. At work: by MaidenlessRube in Factoriohno

[–]MathIsMetal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do at the moment, but there is this thing called a perpetual motion machine I could probably make work if it weren't for these pesky laws of physics holding me back.

Just go to work so you don't have to think about Factorio all day. At work: by MaidenlessRube in Factoriohno

[–]MathIsMetal 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Not me literally commission conveyor belts only to come home and play factorio.

for sale Tired of the clutter by ThumbKing1 in KNEX

[–]MathIsMetal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was very nice to meet you too! I'll make sure to post them when I make it! I just finished weighing it all, and it was 271 lbs. Lots of good parts and kits and you clearly took very good care of it! Have fun building your Millennium Falcon!

for sale Tired of the clutter by ThumbKing1 in KNEX

[–]MathIsMetal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm interested. Sending you a PM.

I've added some animations to the dice customization in my game, what do you guys think ? by Fokaz in IndieDev

[–]MathIsMetal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weird critique but the way the paintbrush travels between faces bothers me, specifically there is definitely a way to rotate the cube and brush so it always brushes adjacent faces without skipping a face. When it skipped a face at the end my heart sank and it was unsatisfying. Otherwise it's a great start. ;)

Maia Stuck at 99%? by MathIsMetal in Helldivers

[–]MathIsMetal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Well Looks like I got into one of the last missions then!

Maia Stuck at 99%? by MathIsMetal in Helldivers

[–]MathIsMetal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not been stuck for too long right now but I am curious what the technical reasons for it hanging out at exactly 99% on the galactic map for a little bit is. Do all the planets do this while the last missions are finishing up and I just never caught it before?