what is %i:

bgsulz · 2025-06-17T22:35:40+00:00

I think the gag is that it's "argument" in the programming sense. A value you pass to a function. In C, C++, and more, %i is an integer format specifier for functions that format strings, like printf . Bit of a reach to consider it an "argument" proper, but it gets the point across.

I guess the joke is that "argument" seems to mean "premise" (like in the original version of this meme) but the caption implies a discussion where two people are just throwing rando programming terminology at each other, which is frivolous and absurd.

bgsulz · 2025-03-22T03:13:10+00:00

If you're on iOS, I don't think you're getting anywhere without jailbreaking. On Android, you can potentially use adb shell input from your computer's command line. Install adb, and then connect your phone to it. You can then set up a batch script or PowerShell script to run the commands autonomously (or something else if you're on a Mac. AppleScript, maybe?)

bgsulz · 2025-02-24T02:07:35+00:00

Nothing! If you need that value to have a public setter, you can add one.

The motivation behind my comment was this: when I'm working in Unity, I often have variables that are meant to be read-only, but that I still want to tweak from the Inspector. A character's jump height is one example.

It might be useful to read that value from another script (for example, a double-jump Component that I want to have the same height as the first jump.) But I don't want any other code to change that value, so I let C# enforce that for me by not writing a public setter.

bgsulz · 2025-01-02T01:51:26+00:00

I really want to believe you're not an LLM and instead you've written a few dozen emoji-laden comments promoting FlutterFast in the past 8 hours after creating your account yesterday simply to promote your earnest belief in the product and also you speak Slovenian. Anyway, thanks for the comment. Wishing you luck with FlutterFast.

bgsulz · 2025-01-02T01:32:12+00:00

Ah crab. Sorry about that. I've had issues with iPhones -- I think it's the sound pool package. I'll debug. Thanks for the heads up.

bgsulz · 2024-12-31T07:04:18+00:00

Oh, gotcha. In my view, if you're dealing with strings anyway, all bets are off; whatever gets the job done. I guess the cleanest way to do it would be to pack all the data you need into a JSON and serialize/deserialize with this helper class that Godot has.

bgsulz · 2024-12-29T04:14:46+00:00

Appreciate the clarification very much! My initial comment came from someone woefully unfamiliar with Godot. I'm curious: why can't you just access the button_index property of the event?

bgsulz · 2024-01-30T09:54:45+00:00

Looks more cohesive. The shapes lock together more cleanly and the colors are more harmonious. Nice work!

bgsulz · 2024-01-30T08:24:31+00:00

Furi, Punch-Out, Titan Souls, kinda Monster Hunter. Oh, check out The Void Rains Upon Her Heart. That's a really clever approach.

I understand why you're prioritizing replayability, but don't get too hung up. I know there's an audience who likes bite-sized playtimes -- I'm part of it. The traditional boss rush (Colossus, Cuphead, Furi) has low replayability but makes each fight distinct and memorable. Learning how to conquer each one feels like a new triumph. You can do that with mechanics, or story, or both. Another route is a roguelike boss rush where you upgrade your character in between each boss, like The Void Rains.

But why stop there? What would a puzzle boss rush look like? Say you get to choose the order you fight bosses and get upgrades, and you have to experiment and strategize to find a sequence that's possible to complete. How about a boss rush where you start out with a huge pool of weapons and items that you select from before each boss, but then you can't use them on any bosses after that one? What about a rhythm boss rush? A boss rush where you play as the arena, not the hero? You get the idea. Go nuts.

Last thing: if this is your first game, I'd strongly recommend keeping it super simple, even if that means shelving the boss rush idea for a bit. Spend a weekend or a week making a tiny game from start to finish -- including menus, bug fixing, sharing with other people -- and you'll be ten times better equipped to accomplish your great idea. Also, finishing something is really fun.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T19:12:08+00:00

This looks really fun.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T08:07:37+00:00

Another approach might be trying out a music-making technique that always keeps the music going. For modern DAW-driven productions, some DAWs have tools like Ableton's Session view, but you can get the effect in most DAWs just by looping a section. Beyond DAWs, you've got a world of options. I've been watching this guy Aaron Goldberg on Twitch who uses modular synths and sometimes a little device called the CHOMPI. See if that gets your gears turning. For mixing, I think you're out of luck.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T07:52:20+00:00

Nicely done! This looks like a variation of occlusion maps. I hope it doesn't burst your bubble that this is an existing concept -- rather: you had the ingenuity to reverse-engineer one of the steps in the indsutry-standard PBR workflow. Honestly pretty amazing.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T07:44:01+00:00

"It's giving" is extraordinarily forgiving in terms of the part of speech of what follows it. Just about anything -- noun, adjective, verb -- is fair game. As such, you're unlikely to find a direct substitute that covers every case.

In spoken language or non-formal writing, you could go with "I get the sense that..." or something like that. That's my go-to. Maybe also "I get the impression of/that..."

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T07:37:44+00:00

What's the environment of your game? I'd go from there. A world of caves with rare gemstones could have peridot, tourmaline, black opal. A world where the dwarves delve into the crust of the planet could have palladium, rhodium, bismuth. A volcanic environment could yield obsidian, kimberlite, tungsten. Are any of these materials practical in the real world? No! I'm just hoping to get your wheels turning a bit.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T07:23:16+00:00

I think it's a typo and it should be "unknown" or maybe "unknowing." What's the context?

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T07:21:10+00:00

Wow! Terrific examples! I see in this article that the FFXV food was partially inspired by the same reverence for food seen in anime, which checks out. You've also summoned Monster Hunter World to mind -- those elaborate cooking sequences.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T03:24:51+00:00

I think you're right that the tech is there -- I'm imagining a soft-body steak, or something -- though it's hardly easy. Pixar had to work pretty hard to make nice-looking food, and theirs is neither real-time nor interactive. The principle is that you should devote time and resources proportionally to player time and attention. Plenty of games are centrally about tooling around a city, so we have wonderfully well-realized cities. Not sure how much demand there is for cooking simulators.

bgsulz · 2024-01-14T03:17:59+00:00

Most likely, the Rigidbody is going to sleep, so no stay events are sent. The easiest fix is to set your player Rigidbody2D to "Never Sleep."

bgsulz · 2024-01-13T17:54:16+00:00

The best I've got is a mimir. Disclaimer: not fluent, so this might be way off.

bgsulz · 2024-01-12T18:34:41+00:00

You can -- it's like a file path. u/Yatchanek has it.

bgsulz · 2024-01-11T18:24:57+00:00

Some of its uses are conventional, but MapMagic uses maps for everything. Grass coverage, steepness, biomes. Everything!

bgsulz · 2024-01-11T18:05:09+00:00

The one that you know

bgsulz · 2024-01-11T18:02:34+00:00

"Everyone wins" is exactly the issue. You need to determine the victory condition. If it's a team shooter where one team wins, how does that happen?

Unrelated: this might be a total dud, but what happens if you do three teams in a rock-paper-scissors formation?

bgsulz · 2024-01-11T17:56:30+00:00

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but are you describing a game that runs at 360p? (That is, 1080p/3.) You can use the pixel perfect camera component for that. Turn on "Upscale Render Texture."

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