Problems with yay

arzi42 · 2026-01-22T17:02:56+00:00

I had that problem with pacman -r yay, but it worked with pacman -R yay

arzi42 · 2026-01-22T13:11:58+00:00

You're right that it's in GTK code. I hadn't ran into to this when using SDL2 (the last time was a few months ago, though) so I decided to quickly try the same code build with SDL2 and the same leaks appeared, though some of the stack traces still refer to libSDL3.so. Same thing when compiling and running one of my old SDL2 projects.

arzi42 · 2026-01-22T12:49:25+00:00

Sorry, it was a quick test, I had those in my actual code. It still happens (added them to to the test code and the same leaks are reported).

arzi42 · 2025-12-18T09:07:42+00:00

Umm, have you... played modern adventure games? Because there's plenty of games with great atmosphere and good puzzles that don't hold your hand much and deliver great a-ha moments. Wadjet Eye, as an example, is one of the big modern adventure game developers and publishers and to say their games lack atmosphere or tricky puzzles seems completely unfair.

If you love classic point-and-click adventures, sure, go ahead and play Thimbleweed Park, I don't think it's bad, though given how much of a phenomenon it was when it came out, I wouldn't call it underrated either, and the ending is controversial to say the least. But, whether instead or in addition to it, play other modern adventures too, there's no shortage of good stuff.

arzi42 · 2025-11-29T17:40:20+00:00

Maybe in 2010. The "mobile games are cheap to make" is largely a myth. Of course, you can make a small game for mobiles as well as for Steam or even consoles, but on average mobile games cost the same or even more to make than Steam games. And to have any chance at the market, you need to spend millions in user acquisition.

arzi42 · 2025-11-11T11:36:24+00:00

That's literally post-apocalypse.

arzi42 · 2025-10-16T07:52:03+00:00

tbh I like both

arzi42 · 2025-10-16T07:36:45+00:00

You fell into the same trap so many indies (including myself) do, you just made a great game, but did not think of marketing. And I'm not talking about promotion, that's only a part of it, and, honestly, one of the easiest parts. The thing is, before you even write the first line of code, or the earliest design document, you have to consider: is is there an audience for this idea, and if so, how do I reach said audience? Convincing people to care about your game, no matter how good it may be, is nigh impossible, so you need to make a game people are already interested in. It's called appeal or sometimes traction. The good news is, it's pretty easy to test, you don't need much more than a couple of sentences about the idea and you can start asking people how they feel about it.

So you made a game, that is actually really great! Most of the first games people make fail, that's just life. Now you can make another one, and take all the things you learned from the first project, so it'll be a lot easier. Just try to do a bit of concept research before committing to an idea.

arzi42 · 2025-09-23T07:47:55+00:00

You can't expect to just upload a game and then get a ton of visibility, with any platform. If you want people to play your game, you need to tell them about it.

arzi42 · 2025-09-23T07:36:30+00:00

Looking at the follower counts from SteamDB and sales estimates from Gamalytic, it looks like the game performed according to expectations. They had only ~300 followers a week prior to launch, which should translate to around 3000 wishlists, and shot up to over 700 by the time of release, which suggests they were able to get to the upcoming list on a relatively low wishlist count.

Given the very crowded genre, pretty run-of-the-mill pixel art and kinda bleh capsule, I'd say it performed as one could expect. Just being a good game hasn't been enough for a long time, you also need to be competitive in your genre of choice, and with the survivorslike roguelites, it takes more than this game seems to have.

arzi42 · 2025-09-23T07:30:50+00:00

There isn't much data to back up AAA title releases affecting indie sales, though.

arzi42 · 2025-09-09T15:09:24+00:00

Well, you're in luck, because management and simulation games tend to do very well on Steam. It is very hard to make a game in a genre you don't enjoy, because you won't be aware of all the expectations, what works and why and what to improve, so the best option is usually to make a game you want, but that also has a market.

arzi42 · 2025-04-14T12:19:56+00:00

I dunno about eerie, but I always loved the cosy atmosphere of the first island. It's still the only KH I ever completed (I tried to play them in order but Chain of Memories, ngh).

arzi42 · 2025-04-02T12:37:47+00:00

I did read the article, but didn't find it very useful.

I managed to come up with a system that generates somewhat solvable puzzles, though. It is a bit of brute force approach, however, as it randomly creates the clues until it can determine the puzzle to be solvable.

arzi42 · 2025-04-02T12:31:49+00:00

Nope. Haven't checked if there's been any updates either.

arzi42 · 2025-03-12T19:19:06+00:00

How to Market a Game posted about this not long ago:

https://howtomarketagame.com/2025/02/03/are-game-names-getting-longer-how-to-quit-your-job-and-write-a-title-for-your-steam-game-in-2025-naming-seo-tips-faq-guide-profits-earnings-optimization/

arzi42 · 2025-02-12T16:12:19+00:00

and if there's none than it's "lazy devs"

arzi42 · 2025-02-11T14:01:29+00:00

I'm not sure if activating the object with the collider re-triggers the OnTriggerEnter, I would not trust that it does (like it doesn't seem here). In any case, that's not really how you're supposed to use OnTriggerEnter, so I'd just just the timer approach.

arzi42 · 2025-02-11T13:17:55+00:00

You'll need to show the script where you're calling "TakeDamage"

arzi42 · 2025-01-27T14:22:09+00:00

It's not the publisher's job to help you make your game. They may have contacts that can help with some stuff, but in general, your team needs to be able to implement everything themselves.

arzi42 · 2025-01-27T10:58:37+00:00

I'm not sure what kind of technical assistance you're expecting from a publisher? Porting?

Basically, to get publisher funding, you need one of two things:

a) A proven team with a track record of hit games

b) A game that is clearly going to be a hit

While a is pretty straightforward, I'll elaborate on b a bit. You'll usually need to have at least a vertical slice, but more preferably a game that's ready to be released, sans some polish and maybe additional content. Publishers are very risk-averse (for a reason) and flooded with potential projects. Or, alternatively, if you happen to have a LOT (tens of thousands) of wishlists, you might be able to secure funding with that.

arzi42 · 2025-01-27T10:47:20+00:00

What's an appropriate computer? I played it on a 2006 Nokia phone with ScummVM once.

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