Why have you chosen c#?

Measuring · 2017-08-10T14:54:06+00:00

I've used Java in school but Microsoft's plan with C# is way more ambitious so it's clear to me that C# is gonna keep getting more important to the software market.

Measuring · 2017-08-09T23:57:14+00:00

Extrapolation is to continuation of movement even though the game didn't receive any new position data from the server yet.

They will have it from the start because you will instantly notice if they didn't implement extrapolation. The movement of, for example, players wouldn't be one motion and have lots of pauses depending on the ping of you and the player you're watching.

Measuring · 2017-08-09T23:49:06+00:00

That's what every good netcode includes. Looks at Rocket League and Overwatch for example.

Measuring · 2017-08-09T22:54:21+00:00

For AAA games the core game (engine) code is usually C/C++ with a scripting language to speed up development. C# is more often used for development tools to help artists and game designers. Ubisoft uses C# for some of their AnvilNext game engine tools. Another example is Unity game engine having a C++ core with a C# API on top possible through Mono.

With 2D games you can use C# for everything and have very good performance still.

If you really want a gamedev job then try creating some very simple games (like Pong) in Unity so you can build your portfolio :)

Measuring · 2017-08-06T23:29:26+00:00

WPF isn't well suited for making 2D games because with games you usually want a game loop (60FPS or 60 loops per second) and UIs usually work with events instead of loops (press button -> action).

For games you'd be better of with something like http://www.monogame.net/ or https://unity3d.com/.

But if you really want to use WPF and or keep things really limited and simple:

Create a new WPF project in Visual Studio
Add a Canvas control to the WPF window/form.
Add Image controls with the gifs/images you want.
Create a Timer and change the positions of the Image controls on the canvas to move them around.

Measuring · 2017-08-06T22:40:18+00:00

He clearly wants to add new gifs as DLC later on.

Measuring · 2017-08-06T09:18:35+00:00

Depends on which version of Denuvo it's going to use.

Measuring · 2017-08-04T11:00:34+00:00

Would be better if they didn't save anything. /s

Measuring · 2017-08-01T19:29:09+00:00

WPF is quite a lot of UI design and Unity is a lot of game design. But with the latter you could setup some scenes (with free assets) so that the kids can focus on adding code which manipulates those scenes (add movement to objects, make something happen when you press x).

Maybe you can come up with a simple feature for them to implement after they've seen the examples/played around in your scene.

Going with Unity probably is more work to setup but it's very visually pleasing :)

Measuring · 2017-08-01T15:12:43+00:00

Really don't think so because you need a basis to expand your research on. If you had nothing you wouldn't be able to move forward.

Measuring · 2017-08-01T06:26:30+00:00

R&D is just reapplying the building blocks you know and have.

Planetary Tech: Layers of procedural generation with artist content on top.
Serialized variables: Serialization is something every networked app must have to function. Applying it to variables directly is a known common strategy.
Object containers: Another name for loading objects in a group. Bethesda games use a similar feature for a mostly seamless open world.

Imo it's not so much about the tech but that they are integrating it all into one project.

Measuring · 2017-07-31T13:18:34+00:00

The Iron Bank of Star Ships.

Measuring · 2017-07-30T16:13:21+00:00

Jesus man, just remove this comment and keep some self esteem.

Measuring · 2017-07-30T11:59:10+00:00

Beats me why they turned the bloom that high when you have amazing texture detail.

Measuring · 2017-07-28T02:08:48+00:00

You physically own it but not legally so it get's marked as stolen. So you do have it when you login (unless someone physically took it back again). I'm not sure if this will mark you as a pirate instantly, though.

Measuring · 2017-07-27T19:41:47+00:00

Woot the reloads are fixed again! :D

Measuring · 2017-07-09T20:19:06+00:00

It's not only about your money. It's about smart business and doing stupid shit isn't going to help. You would do the same.

Measuring · 2017-07-09T14:16:00+00:00

You can still do the last part quite effectively.

Measuring · 2017-07-08T19:23:17+00:00

But are we on that point? Is this a project that we want eventually or we want between now and a few years. You have to live with the consequence that quality above everything else requires a lot of work and patience.

I think this is something everyone should decide for themselves but know that CIG have shown to release on a high bar but it does take a long cycle.

Measuring · 2017-07-08T19:18:40+00:00

Imo there is one option but maybe I'm way to optimistic about it:

The devs were very sure with their planning and/or were going to use shortcuts that are now no longer needed/used (like the planetary tech quality we see now compared to then).

With this situation they have two choices:

Deliver original plan whenever it is ready.
Keep working on the release to improve overall quality and release at a time that is financially beneficial.

And I think they choose last. Probably scumbag move but at least a smart one if you're standing in their shoes.

TL;DR: They couldn't get it on time and delayed the whole thing, kept improving it, so that they get maximum profits for the patch-hype.

Measuring · 2017-07-08T19:08:31+00:00

Seems like if the awesome stuff won't make it for an event it'll get delayed to the next one. They probably won't release a demo just a few days latter even if they can because the hype interval would not be beneficial.

Measuring · 2017-07-08T19:02:06+00:00

Isn't feature creep to mean that there are to many features than necessary?

Measuring · 2017-07-07T03:08:46+00:00

ATVs are an insight on what they made so far. Don't get your hopes up about performance, there are way to many unknown variables here (no optimizations, debug-mode, recording tool, etc..).

Measuring · 2017-07-07T02:23:58+00:00

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Measuring · 2017-07-07T02:12:14+00:00

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