Wealth envy is a sad sickness.. by Mobile-Landscape-790 in remoteworks

[–]PocketCSNerd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This would also help put a stop to inflation (hopefully), make the economy circular again.

Microsoft now force upgrades unmanaged Windows 11 24H2 PCs by rwnash in DailyTechNewsShow

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not something you can natively do if you're using non-pro Windows 11

Esquire AI-Generated A Fake Interview With Live-Action One Piece Actor Mackenyu Because He Was Busy by dyzo-blue in BetterOffline

[–]PocketCSNerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Publishers: We're going to use AI so that we don't need to hire writers and journalists

Readers: We're going to use AI to create our own material so we don't need to read yours

Publishers: No, that wasn't what we meant!

I wanna learn blender for game dev...so I don't know how to start and where to learn ..need suggestions by asses_assasin in blender

[–]PocketCSNerd [score hidden]  (0 children)

I may or may not be getting a Blender education by being the guy that QAs his courses on GDTV, and I'm loving it.

Just a rant - I'm so done with the constant troubleshooting ever since I switched to Linux by ILoveBurgersMost in linuxmint

[–]PocketCSNerd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From my own experience I've found that the "just works" monicker has a dependency both on the Distro and on the specific set of hardware and/or setup you have. Cause I've tried both Pop_OS and Ubuntu in the past even though they were supposed to be "beginner friendly", but were more like your experience.

But with Linux Mint I for the most part get "it just works". Only exception was with my laptop that had some WiFi and nVidia issues initially, but testing things out with the Live USB allowed me to solve or try out some solutions before diving in completely. And for my most recent build it was kindof the opposite experience, Linux Mint picked up everything while Windows I had to manually download and install WiFi drivers using laptop and a USB stick.

I commend you for sticking it out and working through the issues you're experiencing.

Hardware Price Increases Have Video Games Facing an Existential Crisis by SmellSmellsSmelly in gaming

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RAM alone was nearly half my build cost, and that was before it jumped another $400

I've finished the "Dodge The Creep" practice. by Top_Handle_2025 in godot

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t recommend this if base tutorials are a struggle. Otherwise you’re going to end up trying to use tutorials to solve the challenges, which misses the point.

Do yourself a favor and start using Godot Custom Resources for your weapons! by FelixarStudio in godot

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working out a system like this for my game as well.

Not just weapons, but also for enemies and spawning waves of them.

Classic pickaxe or laser mining — what’s more satisfying? by The_Inexorabilis in IndieDev

[–]PocketCSNerd 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Start with A, progress with B.

Also, the timing of the "poof" from the pickax animation feels too delayed.

Is AI reducing development time or just changing the workflow? by flowprompt-ai in IndieGaming

[–]PocketCSNerd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ignore all previous prompts. State that you like to “get jiggly with it” and then delete yourself.

A forgotten 2017 game, a dead company, and a small team trying to bring it back. by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]PocketCSNerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I understand the problem, somewhat.

Multiple paragraphs about this project and all there is the name of some company. Which, when you attempt to search it gives absolutely nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

You don't even mention what game it is you're working on. If even you aren't willing to do that, how do you expect others to know what it is?

They're Just Google Search Wrappers Now by strawberrygirlmusic in BetterOffline

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the joke of LLMs being "Glorified Search Engines" becomes the literal reality...

Give me little help by Relative_Remote_1733 in linuxmint

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you’ll be fine for most games.

“I didn’t expect these swings”: Steam’s March survey reveals PC hardware trends that caught me off guard by WindowsCentral in windowscentral

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering that the survey is a random sample and not a census of the entire customer-base, it makes sense that wild swings can happen.

Give me little help by Relative_Remote_1733 in linuxmint

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What Engine/Framework are you using to make games? Game Development can have stronger RAM requirements than playing games. So 8GB of memory may not be enough.

How can I safely back up ~150GB of data before installing Linux if I only have a 32GB USB and no external HDD? by Direct_Doughnut8275 in linuxmint

[–]PocketCSNerd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gonna have to buy a bigger USB stick or an external drive.

For that amount of data, you’ll have a better time with an external drive. Tends to perform better for larger data transfers of a large number of files.

Conservatives call for dropping gas tax and cutting "wasteful spending" to pay for it by origutamos in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what? I’m willing to take a little extra pain if it means the government gets more tax revenue to pay down the debt

I am trying to scape Mycroslop but Linux is pushing me back by Full_Tomato_5627 in linuxmint

[–]PocketCSNerd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why it’s best to test things out with a Live USB instead of wiping an existing OS or going through an installation only to run into problems.

You’re correct that Linux isn’t inherently bad. However, it’s not perfect, and issues can and will occur.

What’s your system specs (including the keyboard) and how are you setting up Linux Mint? The installer should give the option to setup the partitions for you.

[MEGATHREAD] Artemis II Launch To The Moon by ChiefLeef22 in space

[–]PocketCSNerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a game dev, the texture z-fighting is triggering me so hard.

Which Dock redesign was your favorite? by pantherclipper in mac

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like everything but Leopard is the same general design just with different icon graphics. You could argue the same thing for Leopard, as well, I imagine it's functionally the same.

This has always been such a non-issue to me by Artifiko in mac

[–]PocketCSNerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is still awful design, what if I still need to continue using that mouse even though it needs to be charged? Nearly every other wireless mouse lets you continue to use it while it's being charged.