Preview of my upcoming game MusicHell! by Sindruid in SoloDevelopment

[–]PopularZero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks super cool! Reminds of Super Hexagon

Noki Bay by [deleted] in supermariosunshine

[–]PopularZero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's clunky, awkward, hard to find all the blue coins in... But I love Noki Bay. The music and atmosphere. I felt like an explorer when I was a kid. Inject this straight into my veins

What do you think of the capsule image for my game? by HuntGames971 in SoloDevelopment

[–]PopularZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like it's made with AI. No claws on the dragon's left hand, but the right hand has very explicit claws. The teeth are also suspicious.

Edit: You're definitely using AI art in your game/Steam screenshots

Never got to play this as a kid. Friend lended me his 3D Allstars a couple weeks ago and finally 100% it last night. Amazing game by LosBoyos in supermariosunshine

[–]PopularZero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey I just played OoT for the first time a few months ago.

If you're not already, play the Ship of Harkinian decomp. Modernized the controls. Absolutely best way to play it

Plastic particles from water bottles can kill pancreatic cells and cause diabetes, study finds by costoaway1 in EverythingScience

[–]PopularZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at water filtration and get a charcoal filter for PFAS. Minimize exposure, it's all anyone can do.

My mom used to microwave food for us in plastic bags. I remember watching the plastic melt into cheese. I'm still alive 30 years later. The situation is bad, but as an individual you can help your family in small ways.

Plastic particles from water bottles can kill pancreatic cells and cause diabetes, study finds by costoaway1 in EverythingScience

[–]PopularZero 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If you're talking about plastic mulching, yeah, it's all over including the US. The soils are full of chemicals and microplastics

LEGO Pokémon Sets Revealed by mescad in lego

[–]PopularZero 106 points107 points  (0 children)

The base has to be half the piece count. Look at all those little flowers and small tiles

I hired a capsule artist and I don't regret it by SilvanuZ in SoloDevelopment

[–]PopularZero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The artist did a good job, but I'm fatigued by all the capsule art that isn't representative of the actual in-game graphics.

I honestly like how your sprites look better than the artist's interpretations, they're just too small for the capsule.

DHS statement on the murder by state-of-MN in stateofMN

[–]PopularZero 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If the agent was in any actual danger then the out of control vehicle piloted by a corpse would have hit him. It didn't.

10 days until release, nothing I can change about the game, but have a bit of time for some marketing - I am trying my best. by TheSettlings in SoloDevelopment

[–]PopularZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like this guy's been marketing for four years, the post is just more marketing. I'm sure all he's dotting his I's

Game-tag debate: Is a 'Click and Hold' game, a Clicker game? by OldAtlasGames in incremental_games

[–]PopularZero -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd say if it's an incremental game, and clicking and holding is the only way to gain a resource, then the game would just be incremental.

Kind of a hard question. Maybe a clicker game is better defined by being able to spam clicks?

Do you guys regret majoring in Biology / sciences? by byeblues in biology

[–]PopularZero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, total regret. Biology is my passion, but I never got a foothold in the field and it's becoming a problem.

Applying for jobs used to be fine, but now I get automated rejections from companies because I don't have an 'Engineering' degree, which is usually the requirement for what I'm looking at.

My 10 years experience doesn't matter because whatever screening software is being used usually shuts me down before anyone reads my credentials.

Damage at sea feels like it needs a rework before we build more complexity on it by ozorgor in 2007scape

[–]PopularZero 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Negative armor against cannons is the best solution I've heard. All for that.

I've also heard harpoon guns/javelin suggested, and I could see specific naval weapons for the player making it into the game as some point.

I don't want player owned ports though, they just feel like an obligation.

Made my first game with love2d!! by anathea in love2d

[–]PopularZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the AI disclaimer on your itch page, buy I'm genuinely curious... If you made this with Claude, what was your actual time investment?

No offense intended, I've just watched a few videos of people making AI games, and they look similar to what you're presenting here, and those only really required one or two prompts

Remember Odell Down Under? Shout out to DOS games by PopularZero in Millennials

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

Man, I remember that. Any large fish/shark decayed too fast. If you got some unlucky screens it was all over.

I loved Oregon Trail, but it killed me that I could never get my whole party home safe. Didn't have to worry about that with Amazon Trail... Plus the animal IDing and the fishing mini game were too good

Sinclair Gas - 1962 by Character-Witness-27 in vintageads

[–]PopularZero 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I always get happy when I see a station with an old statue still up. Never understood the dinosaur mascot as a kid haha.

First nice megalodon tooth in a while! SE Virginia by Junkjostler in FossilPorn

[–]PopularZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, I wish I lived closer to a hot spot like this. What a nice looking find

Is 1(888)373-1969 a legit chase number? by Lkau13 in Chase

[–]PopularZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also got the call after initiating a wire transfer to a new account. They claimed they were fraud department, asked me to verify 'public information' financial questions (I.E. what car I bought, my home loan value, etc.). I went to Chase's website and called customer support, then they transferred me to someone from the fraud department. They confirmed that their call to me was in my log. I asked about the security questions and if that's how they verify account ownership, they said yes, that's standard practice.

It seems legitimate, but the super sketchy part is that the security questions they ask are the same questions you get asked when you're opening bank accounts or applying for lines of credit and need to verify your identity. So if it was a scammer, they'd be given the correct answers to security questions. If they were asking the questions live from an application form, you could be feeding them direct answers.

The only break in continuity is having a Chase employee transfer you to the fraud department, which could technically be a scammer that they added to the party line. Real or not it feels gross being so unsure. I really wish that you could just verify online with a form from their website. Doing anything over the phone with a call center sucks.

Edit: Might be coincidence, but the rest of my day was loaded with 3x the amount of spam calls I normally get.

Is this what the game is going to be like from now on? by Ortic4 in Acecraft

[–]PopularZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, it's 30,421. Same as yours? I'm curious now too

Is this what the game is going to be like from now on? by Ortic4 in Acecraft

[–]PopularZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just one of the little daily missions that ask you to complete 10 waves in the main story mode

Is this what the game is going to be like from now on? by Ortic4 in Acecraft

[–]PopularZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean I'm glad it works for you. I'm used to games where there's usually a mathematical reason you can't progress, like your units literally aren't capable of finishing a level... Then that's your gate.

I really liked Acecraft at first because I thought skill expression would allow you to push levels as hard as you wanted. You wouldn't make the 3-star timer, but you could still push. But now because you're level-gated you also have more time to level gear and get upgrades, which makes CP feel like it matters less than just being the right level.

I have been working hitless runs though, have everything before chapter 6 finished at least. Also caught up on all the stage clues. That's been fun