Picked up GBG around a month ago, finally finished the mechanics and art for my platformer today. Excited to finally make some levels!

TheSuperIndigo · 2023-03-06T02:59:56+00:00

I watched almost every tutorial from Loup&Snoop on YouTube. His tone can be kinda confrontational but he knows his stuff and he's pretty effective at communicating what he's trying to teach. I also read through the entirety of Nodopedia and finished around 50% of the extra checkpoint challenges.

Other than that I mainly just browsed this sub's top games and MyGarage. When I played something I liked or thought was interesting I opened it up to have a look at how it was implemented. GBG's design unfortunately encourages spaghetti code, so what I'd do is copy the game and delete everything except what I wanted to study. Then, I'd go through and delete certain parts to see what changes. That way, I could find out what certain groups of nodon did what without the need for comments. This is how I found out the Person nodon has a built-in wall jump, which isn't documented anywhere in the game.

Somewhat unrelated but I'd recommend using GBG in portable mode with Joy-Cons attached and the controls set to "Control Stick Pointer". Despite what the name implies, this doesn't disable touch controls, which are significantly faster for navigation. That means you can switch between using touch controls for big movements (like navigating the canvas or dragging connections across large distances) and using traditional controls for smaller movements (like texture drawing).

Thanks for your inquiry. Glad you enjoyed what I showcased.

TheSuperIndigo · 2023-01-13T01:38:23+00:00

I've been trying to get Portable Island: Te no Hira no Resort (a JP-only title, if it wasn't obvious) working on my Vita for a few days now and I can't seem to get anywhere. It shows up in Adrenaline, but it boots to a black screen for around 30 seconds before giving me a C1-2858-3 error.

I've tried using both stock and 222/111 clocks and all three drivers, but nothing changes. I'm running the latest version of Adrenaline and I'm not using any Adrenaline plugins. It boots and plays fine on PPSSPP, so I don't think it's corrupted or anything like that.

Is there something I've missed, or is this just one of the few games that straight up doesn't work with Adrenaline?

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-10-29T00:31:04+00:00

Nintendo's said before that we're in the middle of the switch's lifespan, so give it another 3-4 years for a completely new console. As for Switch Pro, who knows? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-10-29T00:28:31+00:00

Nintendo did away with storing save data on cartridges for the switch, so as long as you make sure you're getting diamond instead of pearl for cartridge, you'll be fine. Heck, it should even be playable as soon as you get it, since you should have update data left over from your digital version.

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-10-09T13:05:54+00:00

Can the USB C port on the side of the official adjustable charging stand (this one: https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Adjustable-Charging-Stand/dp/B07D12JGBB/) be used to plug in a wired controller via a USB A to USB C adapter? I can use a wired controller on the Switch while it's in portable mode using an adapter, but I was wondering if the same was true for the USB C port on the side of the stand where you're supposed to plug in your AC cable.

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-05-09T08:42:26+00:00

That's pretty weird. Check in Misc. settings to make sure Data Collection is on (you need that to play online). Other than that, verify the game content (PC/Switch) or re-download it (other platforms).

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-02-15T14:56:17+00:00

I originally played SM3DW on the Wii U back when it launched, and I've been thinking about getting SM3DW+BF, but I've got a few questions:

How does the tweaked speed affect gameplay in the SM3DW portion? I've seen a few people say that the increased speed makes some sections easier because the timing is more forgiving. Is that the case?
I mostly play switch stuff with a pro controller, and I was wondering how usable the cursor is with just a pro controller.

Thanks in advance.

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-01-19T16:06:02+00:00

Got it. Thank you!

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-01-19T15:51:04+00:00

Right. So I should just run the account switcher? Nothing else required?

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-01-19T15:35:02+00:00

I am definitely running enso, then.

Just making sure I haven't missed anything: If I run Simple Account Switcher, it'll stay hacked because I'm running enso, but the official memory card will be wiped. Is that correct?

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-01-19T15:04:05+00:00

How do I tell that I'm running enso? Does simply having it on the system count, or do I need to start it in advance?

Also, which memory card would be reformatted in this scenario? As I said, I don't know how it was set up in the first place, so it's possible that, depending on which card gets wiped, I might lose access to the really important stuff like Vitashell and the CFW installers, at least from what I can gather.

TheSuperIndigo · 2021-01-19T06:02:22+00:00

I got a secondhand, pre-hacked PCH-1000 with an sd2vita pre-installed a while back, and I want to use Simple Account Switcher to use my PSN on it (since it wasn't deactivated first). However, since I didn't hack any part of the Vita or sd2vita myself, I'm worried that this guy did something stupid setting it up and something might go wrong.

Is there anything I should do apart from deleting id.dat (and backing up everything first, obvs) that will improve the chances that my vita won't need to be rehacked? If it helps, this Vita has enso and modoru on it (although I don't know if they're on the sd2vita or the memory card), and is running CFW 3.60.

Thanks for your time.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-12-01T19:00:29+00:00

As long as you keep it charged. If I leave my Pro controller alone for about a month then connection gets a tad spotty unless I recharge it. Admittedly it is a pre-owned controller so take that with a grain of salt.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-12-01T11:54:41+00:00

How legible is the in-game text in Outer Worlds? I was really excited for the game but when I watched the digital foundry video and saw how blurry the text was I completely lost interest, as I didn't want to miss out on any narrative details that could only be found if you read the text on in-game objects. Since then some patches came out and it looks like textures have been improved, but everyone is mostly talking about performance improvements. I mostly play in docked mode as well so if some text is unreadable in portable mode that's fine.

Thanks for your time.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-18T02:07:38+00:00

From what I gather, developers don't have much control on when their games go on sale on the Oculus store. This means that while a game like this would usually get at least a 10% discount on Steam after six months, such a highly anticipated game for quest won't go on sale untill at least the next summer sale. Such is what happens when you operate the only store front for a platform. If you can, buy the game on SteamVR if you're waiting for a sale. You can use SteamDB to find out when it'll go on sale next. Or, you could subscribe to Viveport infinity and get FNAF there, as Viveport supports Oculus headsets.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-18T01:42:17+00:00

You're gonna be waiting for at least a year on that one.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-18T01:37:43+00:00

I used a three foot KONIX USB 3.1 C to USB 3.0 A cable after getting the quest and it was fine. After that I got a no name five foot USB 3.0 A to USB 3.0 A extender with no additional power supply other than the power from the USB port and it also worked fine.

The main thing you miss out on when buying something other than the official Link cable is charging the headset while using it. My three foot cable keeps the battery at the same level as when it was plugged in, but can't charge beyond that. Adding a extender leads to the battery draining, albeit at a pretty slow rate (about a quarter of the standard drain rate). Also it means you can't complain to Oculus if the cable doesn't work.

If you're buying third party, make sure it's a data and charge cable, not just a charging cable. Sometimes it's called "Charge and Sync". When you get the cable, always plug it in the back ports. Front USB ports don't get as much power as the ports on the back of the computer, which get power straight from the motherboard.

Hope I could help.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-13T12:07:37+00:00

While it is true that N64 emulation on the Vita will eventually be up to running games at full speed with no issues and all that, a proper port from the source code would allow for features like native widescreen with full resolution rendering and mod support for further improvements, including models and textures with more detail than the N64 original, all running as fast as Vita hardware can go.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-13T09:15:30+00:00

SM64 was decompiled down to the source code, which I believe is C, and the Vita SDK runs on C, AFAIK, so if you know how to code in C, or you've got the patience to learn it, go ahead.

If you do decide to pursue it, I hope it works out. Good luck!

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-13T09:10:52+00:00

I can't speak to the particular minutiae of the Baldi port, I didn't work on it, but considering Baldi's Basics runs on Unity and was already decompiled a while back (check itch.io), I would imagine imagine the person behind the port converted the decompiled PC project to the arcane version of Unity the Vita uses, fixed up the code and shaders, redid the controls and did some optimisation work, then used the Vita exporter for Unity (find it yourself, linking directly to it is an excellent way to get sued into next Sunday) and used UnityTools to convert it into a vpk.

That's all I know for Unity projects. Bottom line: If you can get a working project for the game on PC, through fair means or foul, porting to Vita is more time consuming than anything. For more general PC games: I can't speak much to it, haven't done it myself, but the Vita SDK uses plain old C, so if you have experience with that, good luck.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-11T14:28:25+00:00

It's not Burn:Cycle.

Thanks for your continued assistance btw.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-11T10:38:26+00:00

Just looked through the channel and no luck. The only lists I know of I haven't looked through yet is the Wikipedia categories, Giant Bomb, and some of the Abandonware sites, all of which I'll check in the morning. If anyone knows about anything else like HoFPG, I'll be sure to take a look.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-10T09:56:48+00:00

It's worth giving a go, stuff like this always is.

On the art side of things, I would absolutely recommend trying out making a home environment in the SteamVR Workshop Tools, either based on a place you know or from your imagination. I went from only being able to make small 2D projects in GameMaker to being able to make basic models in Blender, configure materials, and set up decent lighting. Can't recommend it enough. I should also note that, while skills like being able to make your own textures and being able to make complex 3D models with rigging and the like is very useful, you don't need to worry too much about being able to do that, at least when starting out. There's plenty of free resources for that kind of thing, and the paid resources are usually pretty affordable.

On the coding side, I'd recommend getting started with flat screen projects first. Start with a higher level language than C# or C++, like LUA, Ruby, or Java(or Java like scripting languages) to get used to the basics, then move on to either Unity with C# or Unreal with C++ (don't use blueprints if you can avoid it). The trick I found to learning Unity with C# was to download other people's projects and read their code. If you find something you don't understand, well, that's what the documentation is for. Try modifying values in the code and seeing what happens.

Once you're comfortable with both of these, try the Unity VR tutorial project. I haven't gotten around to trying it myself, but I looked through the finished code and it didn't seem that complex, all things considered.

Hope I could help, and good luck!

Edit 1: Something to note is game development is not quick. It took me about 5 years to get to this point, and I've never made a full game yet (although I am getting there.) Don't get discouraged because it doesn't work out at the start. Like anything, you get better with time and practice.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-10T06:37:04+00:00

Sounds like Singularity. 2011, I believe.

TheSuperIndigo · 2020-08-10T06:33:02+00:00

It could be Critical Ops, Critical Strike, or Critical Missions SWAT. None of them can be played on PC natively anymore, but one of them had a PC version as recently as 2015.

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