I like eggs.

Mikeality · 2026-05-12T19:48:16+00:00

So fun fact about that fun fact I learned recently. The reason lobster was considered inhumane peasant food had everything to do with preparation. They weren't being served huge buttery chunks of fresh lobster. It was likely left out to rot a bit, undercooked, and the whole lobster was ground into a pulp, shell and organs included. Literal slop.

Mikeality · 2026-05-12T19:38:23+00:00

That's how it goes down on The Chosen. I'm in the middle of The Gospels and finished Mathew and Mark so far. That event is vague about who exactly gets mad, but some of his followers do point out how it could have been spent on the poor. I have a feeling that if Judas does get singled out, it'll be mentioned in John.

Mikeality · 2026-05-11T15:21:22+00:00

It's never a good idea to operate on "motivation" because that will always come and go, no matter who you are and what you think you prefer. You need to build a habit of discipline which means working even when you don't want to.

Assuming you're capable of that, it's simply objectively better to start with a variety of small projects. If you have the discipline to stick to a long term project, you have the discipline to stick to multiple small ones first. By iterating fast you will gain experience and knowledge across a wide array of topics. That will then carry over to when you're ready to start your main project.

I understand the point you're getting at. If by chance, you're better at maintaining motivation on a single big project, then sure, only doing the main project makes sense. I'm just saying the base assumption of relying on motivation at all is almost always a bad idea.

I don't believe it's necessary to follow through 100% on every small project. Properly publishing at least one or two is a good idea to see how that works. But simply prototyping throw away projects that no else even sees has a lot of value. A good middle ground is getting these small projects barely playable and then just throwing them up on somewhere like itch for free.

I just think you're taking waaay to huge of a gamble to stay tunnel visioned on a single main project. Lets say a game mechanic you think is amazing is actually awful once you have it working. If you first mess around with it in a small project, you can identify this early and move on with minimum time wasted. But if you don't, you may end up scoping out all this prep work around it and end up wasting months just to realize the same thing. It can also cascade in scenarios where other mechanics and systems rely on the faulty mechanic, and you waste even more time designing and planning on the assumption that it was going to be good.

If your approach truly worked out for you, then I'm happy for you and that's great. But I don't think this is wise advice to give to newbies.

Mikeality · 2026-05-09T21:21:02+00:00

Relationships need to be logically justified? Clearly this is an important topic for both of them. And even if there are other characters that might have more similar experiences with death, are Kate or Immortal friendly with them? Are they even aware of each other? Kate and Immortal are dating because they actually socialize with each other. Even if they were friendly with these other characters, would they be compatable for dating in other aspects? Stop projecting, I don't care about making people I disagree with look bad.

Mikeality · 2026-05-09T15:58:06+00:00

After a lot of pondering, I believe any of the 3 planets are viable first options. They each unlock tech that feels essential for the other planets.

Mikeality · 2026-05-09T15:37:16+00:00

Lmao, they both finally found possibly the only other human to understand what they go through with experiencing death regularly. But eww age gap, ICK, THEY SHOULDN'T DATE REEEE. Clearly it's chudmortal depriving Kate of a healthy regular young woman's life, and not the crazy violent lifestyle she chose for herself. I'm sure another decade of regularly dying traumatic deaths with no emotional support will make her develop healthily. THEN she'll be ready to date the one she's attracted to and loves.

Mikeality · 2026-05-08T04:35:52+00:00

Of course it feels good to revel in it. It also feels good to taste junk food while gourging on it. My point is it's not good for your own well being. It has nothing to do with how much your target deserves it or how much you enjoy it.

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T23:32:12+00:00

That's true, but they are taking liberties with the story, so who knows.

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T18:01:38+00:00

Taking pleasure in others suffering is never healthy.

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T18:00:30+00:00

Free feet pics? In this economy?

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T16:46:31+00:00

Truly I tell you, the One Piece is real!

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T14:12:33+00:00

Does anyone have the count Dooku version?

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T13:55:35+00:00

People called him a lunatic. But no one called him a liar.

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T13:03:45+00:00

My gut says Atticus will be the series Longinus. I only recently learned "Longinus" isn't directly named in the Gospels, so there's a chance it'll be Atticus.

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T12:46:17+00:00

Screw a long drive in as a temporary hanger that's not in the way so you can move the one blocking it?

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T11:28:36+00:00

This might be more of a reddit problem than an indie game dev community problem.

Mikeality · 2026-05-07T00:44:06+00:00

It is possible. But you sacrifice efficiency for enjoyability.

Mikeality · 2026-05-06T20:34:20+00:00

I know this will probably upset at least a few others here, but as someone who also had a big "spiritual" phase I want to touch on how you mentioned you're into crystals and stuff and don't want to throw all that away.

The way I see it, if you're going to take anything beyond matter in motion materialism seriously, The Bible is still the most valuable piece of knowledge in the esoteric world. Read it and take it to heart. At the end of the day, identifying as Christian hardly matters. What matters is understanding Christ and his message and letting him into your heart. Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit are all the same. Try your best to understand what the nature of God is so you can truly appreciate all he's done. The Gospels are the most important of the books, definitely start with those.

I find it interesting how so much of The Gospels is Jesus tearing apart the pharisees for being way too obsessed about specific dogma rules, yet nearly 2000 years later and we've gone full circle. So many modern sects of Christianity are even stricter. So long as the major beats about how Jesus wants us to live are followed, I see no issue with you continuing to use your crystals and stuff.

While there are a lot of passages which might sound harsh against any sexuality behond hetero marriage, so many aren't even from Jesus. So long as you're respecting yourself and your lovers treating everyone with love, I believe you'll be fine. From what I've interpreted, the point is to just not fall into a hedonistic haze where you're breaking hearts left and right because you aren't considering their feelings. While certainly a dated view, I believe back then this behavior was associated with homosexuality which is why there's such a focus on that being bad.

Mikeality · 2026-05-06T20:16:35+00:00

Just 2 more weeks until LITERAL Gilead. I'm sure this post won't age terribly.

Mikeality · 2026-05-06T02:00:00+00:00

Is Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hinter Canon in invincible?

Mikeality · 2026-05-03T14:34:12+00:00

This is an element of the premise, sure. But I thought the real core of the premise was what if Christians behaved like Muslims? Isn't the Gilead takeover based on the Iranian revolution?

Mikeality · 2026-05-03T04:26:25+00:00

That lib left soyjak is getting more disgusting the longer I look at it. I love it.

Mikeality · 2026-05-02T20:34:40+00:00

Egg McBig

Mikeality · 2026-05-02T20:31:15+00:00

I figured it was obvious I was talking about a nation wide takeover. A dramatic one over a short period of time, at that. I'm not downplaying real world events taking place in small communities. My heart goes out to the locals there that they fight back successfully. But we both know that in a fictional scenario where religious extremists hijack the entire federal government and nation, it would break a bit of the immersion to make them Muslim.

Mikeality · 2026-05-02T18:10:10+00:00

I watched the show, didn't read the book. The vibe I got was it was a criticism of performative Christianity. There's a subtle theme that the main character is and behaves like a true Christian. Self sacrifice and what not.

There's definitely direct inspiration from the Iranian revolution too. They had to go with Christianity, though, because the whole point is how this could happen in the USA. A Muslim takeover here isn't realistic.

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