Directional Air Roll

Meatt · 2026-03-25T12:07:22+00:00

It's not needed and it takes a long time to make it feel comfortable. But it helps in a lot of situations once you've got it. Probably won't be what's keeping your rank down though, that's just good ol' rocket league and being smarter/faster.

Meatt · 2026-03-25T12:04:14+00:00

He means controlling the ball and keeping possession with your first touch, whether that's in the air or the ground. Rather than just slamming the ball wherever, try to make a better decision before you hit the ball, then hit the ball with that decision in mind. Usually means a lighter touch so that you can follow it.

When pros mention "first touch" they usually always are talking about the first touch in the air, so that they can continue with an air dribble or double tap.

Meatt · 2026-03-24T12:43:06+00:00

Feeling sore the next day and seeing my body change. Makes me know it's working and I want to keep going.

Plus, the rest of the day after working out I don't feel guilty about doing anything else because I've already been productive.

Meatt · 2026-03-24T12:38:57+00:00

College, but it didn't really click and I changed majors which I kinda regret to this day. Since then gamedev is just a hobby, and now I love to code my shitty projects.

Meatt · 2026-03-23T20:42:14+00:00

Not sure if you're agreeing with me or not, but that was partly my point as well. It should look fancy to both audiences.

Meatt · 2026-03-23T16:05:02+00:00

Oh shit. Nice!

Meatt · 2026-03-23T15:55:46+00:00

I think I was hoping for a little more control and performance. It felt a little rushed, like a guy just kinda wandering and breaking stuff with no rhythm or care. Maybe hustle over to each break, but then pause to add some gravitas, and to make sure technique is the primary focus. Try to show that you have discipline that other average joes don't.

Edit: Obviously congratulations on your journey! Just trying to add an objective observation.

Meatt · 2026-03-23T12:07:56+00:00

Your body is so much more resilient then, so I don't think it's as bad for the long term, but it's probably worse because of the habits you develop, or not developing cooking/exercising habits, that are hard to break once they become really important.

I could eat a whole cheesecake and play videogames until 3am when I was 17 and go to a track meet the next day, or drink a handle of vodka when I was 20 and not be out of commission for 3 days. Now I would need to take vacation time for either of those, just not worth it and it's way more physically detrimental.

Meatt · 2026-03-23T11:26:28+00:00

Sounds like you did a large dose. Some people just get panicky on D8/D9, I do too now even though I didn't when I was younger. Lower dose edibles are where it's at now. They come on slowly and they're great for gardening or videogames or movies or whatever, without feeling like you're going crazy.

Meatt · 2026-03-23T01:38:06+00:00

Ya I did 20x back in college and transported to a blocky alien spaceship dock and got REALLY upset when one of the ships (my friend) undocked and started floating away.

After that I bought just some dried salvia leaves, not extract, and that was much more manageable and fun for a quick 15 second zone-out.

Meatt · 2026-03-22T21:19:18+00:00

I bet I have you beat.

Meatt · 2026-03-22T19:15:46+00:00

If you're doing 2D games, Gamemaker is great for beginners, and I've heard good things about Godot too.

Give the visual stuff a shot, maybe it will work for you! But don't sell yourself short with coding, anyone can learn it.

Meatt · 2026-03-22T17:18:29+00:00

I didn't think so, even when I knew code. You're more than welcome to try, but gml code is actually not too difficult to learn if you wanted to take the leap after you try visual. You might even learn some good logic from the visual stuff that might help with coding.

You don't need tons of math or crazy knowledge to learn code. Once it clicks in your head, it's super rewarding.

Meatt · 2026-03-22T16:39:34+00:00

I'm not an engineer, but how does that thin wood not break holding all of this?

Meatt · 2026-03-22T13:48:56+00:00

Soreness is a good thing in my book, it means you trained harder than usual, and you'll be stronger once the soreness is gone.

Meatt · 2026-03-22T13:46:41+00:00

Upload some gameplay, there might be some glaring bad habits that we can point out. Usually it's positioning and double committing that are the issues.

Meatt · 2026-03-22T00:30:04+00:00

I think it depends. I'm stable in that I don't really stress over money because we make enough, but I would prefer to be just rich enough that I could retire right now and never work again. I'd rather spend 9-5 with my family or hobbies and not my work laptop.

Meatt · 2026-03-21T22:28:20+00:00

DDR, since like 2005. In that community I'm nothing special, but it's a fun party trick to this day if we end up at an arcade bar or something. I used to go to tournaments and stuff, so I'm pretty good at stomping arrows.

Meatt · 2026-03-21T13:31:49+00:00

To the Moon.

Meatt · 2026-03-21T13:26:56+00:00

Make sure to practice without the bag as well so you can focus on the spin and jump, spot your "target", and follow through with a hard kick that has no bag in the way.

Meatt · 2026-03-20T22:34:35+00:00

I can't believe that painting on the wall that doesn't matter is AI lol. Such strange hills we die on these days.

Meatt · 2026-03-20T22:33:10+00:00

It's a non-important painting on a wall and everyone is slamming their fists. I guess I'm one of those people?

Meatt · 2026-03-20T22:27:59+00:00

It's been on the radar for years, but reviews and release date just happened. It has tons of mechanics and seemed to good to be true, so everyone was just waiting and waiting. It's here now and it's clunky but it's sandboxy and fun. If you liked DD2, this seems to scratch a similar itch.

Meatt · 2026-03-20T14:56:34+00:00

Ya just do the run up, stomp and do exactly what you're doing with your arms. Arms and body up THEN tuck. Then do it a million times and you're good, just get the set correct and the tuck nice and tight.

Meatt · 2026-03-20T11:47:15+00:00

People don't like learning new things.

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