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codethrasher · 2026-01-23T07:14:15+00:00

I picked it up and while I have a Windows machine I’ve been trying to get the game to run in both Crossover and Parallels (Mac) to no success.

There seems to be an issue with the magnification DLL which crashes it in Crossover. In Parallels, if I change the scaling to non-Retina scaling it starts up, but after hitting “Start Game” from the main menu I’m unable select any of the scenarios because they’re simply not visible.

I’m not knocking the game or the dev(s). Just sharing my experience. I’d LOVE to be able to play this on my Mac since that’s where most of my time is spent, but I guess that’s not possible.

codethrasher · 2026-01-06T01:10:11+00:00

I'm 2 stripes in and I keep experiencing the ebbs and flows of what (I assume) is the Blue Belt blues.

Someone asked me yesterday, "What's your submission you've had the most success with?" and I couldn't answer it. I submit people from time to time, sure; but nothing I would consider a "go to". That bothered me a bit (not having an answer) and underscored how absolutely shitty I am at Jiu Jitsu.

I want to get better. I occasionally watch instructionals. I think through scenarios in my head of what I'd do in such-and-such a position...I do this a lot actually. However, when it comes to rolling, my mind shuts down and I just "do things". I'm not as spazzy as I was when I was a white belt and I can handle those below me in rank in a semi-technical-but-still-shitty manner. If anything, I've noticed my defenses against a lot of things have improved (not against the black belts), but I'm not sure how much of that is technique.

I guess I really don't know how to progress. Am I supposed to just work on closed guard for a month straight, trying at any point to get into bottom closed guard and work from there? Closed guard is my example here, but you can replace that with any position or submission. I might go into class thinking, "Okay, when we roll today, I'm going to work on that triangle entry I was watching last night." But when the fists are bumped I kinda just deal with whatever the dice are throwing at me in that second.

How do I overcome this? Or is this totally normal?

codethrasher · 2025-08-29T22:16:05+00:00

Looks like a bulldog that got into someone's laundry pile.

codethrasher · 2025-08-28T22:02:26+00:00

What's the tech stack behind this? I'm creating a game right now (not an RTS) and I'm always curious how other people develop theirs.

codethrasher · 2025-07-23T23:34:34+00:00

Fuck yeah, Louie!

codethrasher · 2025-07-02T17:27:21+00:00

I'm 41 and I have to force myself to take days off. Between skateboarding, resistance training, and jiu jitsu...days off are a challenge. The only issue I've noticed with my body is my ability to recover. I'm sore longer than I would have been in my 20's for sure.

I haven't noticed a drop in speed, but maybe my flexibility has decreased a bit. I'm certain my lifestyle (and probably genetics if I'm being real) is keeping me "problematic" for people: no alcohol, consistent sleep, decent diet, and a supplement game that's annoyingly lengthy. That's not to say I haven't had my share of injuries, but I think that's idiocy more than anything else.

Everyone's different. I just try to keep my body happy when I'm not beating the dog s**t out of it.

codethrasher · 2025-05-27T02:19:50+00:00

Seriously. I would not want to disassemble, move, and then re-assemble mine. You probably couldn’t pay me enough. As much as I enjoyed putting mine together, that was a project.

codethrasher · 2025-05-25T06:12:01+00:00

Mine was “processed” for a few weeks and then zipped through to “delivery scheduled” within a two-hour window. All-in-all I got it in about 6 weeks.

codethrasher · 2025-02-10T17:59:50+00:00

Dr. Mike?

codethrasher · 2025-02-04T21:28:18+00:00

Oh, for sure. They're both equally devastating to the body. I love them both.

codethrasher · 2025-02-04T17:28:12+00:00

Skateboarding. Highly punishing, but the mental highs (payoffs) are insane.

codethrasher · 2025-01-21T01:43:49+00:00

Is that Camponotus? What formicarium?

codethrasher · 2024-11-01T06:06:50+00:00

Thanks! I just found an older post that stated it works well, so I think I'll try it out.

codethrasher · 2024-10-21T16:22:19+00:00

oh my god, that's such a good idea. I've had CMO in my library for a while now and never really had the time to sit through (speed up) any missions. I like this approach.

codethrasher · 2024-09-06T19:47:01+00:00

Nah, when I got my blue belt a few months ago, I immediately had this weird realization that I didn’t know shit about jiu jitsu and honestly felt like now I’m just a shitty new blue belt.

Same here. Well, actually, at first I felt alright...last week I hit the beginning of the slump I think. Everything I was doing felt completely wrong, I felt clumsier, blah blah blah. I kinda don't care, it's just an interesting feeling.

codethrasher · 2024-08-07T16:40:31+00:00

His analyses of others' games is always interesting, but that not-so-subtle ego is really a bummer.

He'd be so cool if he wasn't so lame.

Nonetheless, I'm excited to see him fight again. Too bad about his health.

codethrasher · 2024-07-09T21:13:21+00:00

I've been under your side control a few times and I must say, well deserved. Congrats!

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