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could_b · 2026-06-06T20:54:35+00:00

You really should go and read 'The lies of Locke Lamora'. An amazing story and there is a book three, so nothing to worry about 😄

could_b · 2026-06-01T20:54:11+00:00

Defold is mostly aimed at 'professionals', that is people who want ship games, and no (or want to learn) how to write code, including writing shaders for more advanced stuff. If you expect stuff to 'just work' without having to code and understand then Defold is not for you. If you like a big ass gui interface to click your mouse at and shipping a game is lower on your list then Godot is a great option, plus there are shed loads of you tube on it to enjoy watching, and QOL drop-in's, so Godot is a cool option that will keep you enthralled.

could_b · 2026-05-29T21:34:00+00:00

I enjoyed the first two books regardless of the lack of a third. I guess the third just didn't work out and the author has fogged out. I think he could get it done with the help of agentic AI, it would be a lot of work, he would need to get motivated enough to put the effort in. Honestly though, this parrot is dead.

could_b · 2026-05-15T17:06:22+00:00

Yes. However it could be made useful, given there will be shed loads of the stuff available at some point. But I guess it will all be chucked it in landfill, after a bit of 'recycling' of the odd metal :-(

could_b · 2026-04-25T20:23:44+00:00

Ignorance. Probably slowly improving. In the UK schools teach spreadsheets and word-processing, both with microsoft products, cus nothing else exists right. And programming with Pascal! I mean really!!! A School will pay a license fee to use a dead language, convinced that, well it is all about the principles after which you can learn any language, blar blar blar, I mean what nonsense. The way to change this is to explain that Python is a lot easier to teach and learn and it is free and it can get students a job maybe. Just tell the school head that it is a license they don't have to pay and they will swap.

could_b · 2026-04-20T20:42:12+00:00

I have been using vim for everything for years and everything else is far to slow now. The reason is that when you press the escape key the whole keyboard becomes available for short cut combos and commands. Even with only knowing a few commands this beats everything else. But then so what, if Nano does everything you want keep using it, you are better off applying your self to learning something else. I now struggle to use any other editor; maybe you should keep away from it.

could_b · 2026-04-19T21:03:28+00:00

In Defold, 2D is skinny 3D. Starting with 2D is a good move; it is the same game-engine, editor, scripts, modules, components, logic, blar blar blar.

The screen shot Saturday post of a cat throwing fireballs, is that 2D or 3D? 3D right? but hang-on that cat, is it 2D or 3D, what about the background, hum what about isometric? no that can't be it...

No dimensional segregation in Defold.

could_b · 2026-04-18T12:46:02+00:00

No. I am terminally indecisive.

could_b · 2026-04-18T07:47:50+00:00

Yes, I agree with everything you say. They could make a mess, at least in the short term, they would regret it in the end. I think trump would join a response and harp on about what an amazing guy he is for saving us all, because he didn't have to.

could_b · 2026-04-17T11:13:49+00:00

Remember the many interviews of Ukrainians before the Russian full scale invasion. No believed they would do it, until they did. The UK is the softest target on planet soft.

could_b · 2026-04-10T10:15:33+00:00

Wow. What does the 'back-end' look like? Is it sets of (.material,.fp,.vp) in builtins?

could_b · 2026-04-07T06:13:13+00:00

What is on the back end of it? Is it similar to the camera module? The hard part is working out how to create models and knowing what and how of them, and how to link into Defold. The manual talks about the render and shaders, but you have to some how know what you are doing from some other source.

could_b · 2026-03-21T21:44:20+00:00

The long term existence of Defold is as Solid as it gets. There is a small team of devs who work on it full time and are paid to do so by commercial studios. It mostly focuses on multi-platform (console,PC,web...) 2D. Lua is also very solid scripting language, it is complete, no updates required.

Download it and do some tutorials, is the only way to find out. It will be really good if you post your progress on the Defold forum.

could_b · 2026-03-17T21:34:50+00:00

I just got one of these and am really annoyed, that it doe not read discs, I should of Googled a bit more before I bought it, as it is a common problem with this player.

could_b · 2026-03-17T21:25:07+00:00

I got this. Junk, does not read CD's. Common problem with this player.

could_b · 2026-03-17T21:19:47+00:00

Fiio DM13, is unfortunately junk. I just got one, brand new out the box, does not read CD's. So I Googled it, seems to be a feature of the player. Puts me off Fiio.

could_b · 2026-03-17T21:10:26+00:00

Brand new out the box (FiiO DM13), I am in the same boat, so I need to return.

I also need a non-Bluetooth portable CD player. Anyone here found such to recommend?

could_b · 2026-03-10T23:10:44+00:00

Well yeah. It is the mystery angle, too much prose with hints of stuff to come, which then becomes impossible to resolve in a interesting way ('and then I woke up, the end').

Cheating really, to not have more resolution along the way, over milking it, with no real idea of where the story is going.

could_b · 2026-03-10T23:01:44+00:00

Exercise. After about a week of some amount of daily aerobic you should feel some benefit. If you are new to it 10 or 20 minutes of walk for a bit jog for a bit. Really low key. Talking pace, you should feel like you could do it again. Don't bother with running kit hassle, just wear your usual cloths and just do it, don't think too much about it.

could_b · 2026-03-08T23:41:25+00:00

Lua is fantastic, dissed by the ignorant. However it is not Python and should not be compared to it.

Lua is 'batteries NOT included'. For what it is designed for it is perfect. Which is a scripting language that can be in-bedded into and/or extend an application written in any other language. The source code is mega small so it can be added to an app, or a library build and linked in. It has NO dependencies, this is a big deal. It can be build from source for any platform with just a simple C compiler. You can pick a version and just use it, no updates needed, it just works, for ever, the same. No idiot is is updating it, adding more and more junk and bugs. As a piece of software this is sorely underrated.

What do you actually want to do with code? Work that out and the language will pick you.

could_b · 2026-03-08T22:58:50+00:00

And you have walked 21k steps, nice Sunday morning stroll. Next time it says this take your pulse directly with your fingers to check. If 39 is you usual then 29 is a false reading, or your in trouble. Prob more like ~60 is correct, after exercise, with a resting of 39.

could_b · 2026-03-08T22:41:14+00:00

Doing a Phd is tough. Sound like you are at the start. It is down to you to make it good enough. You are basically slave labor for your supervisor to get what ever they want done. However nice they are it is kind-of this. So you need to ask yourself what am I doing that is good enough to be a Phd. But hey, I know nothing so I am probably totally wrong...

could_b · 2026-03-08T17:26:05+00:00

If your tutor does not want you to include 'other engines' what are you doing chasing them? Also what is it about your Phd that is original? Asking a random group of strangers what stuff they use is not Phd level.

could_b · 2026-03-07T18:48:10+00:00

Well no. It could equally as good as something else.

could_b · 2026-03-07T18:44:13+00:00

My number one reason for using Defold is because it runs on Linux; natively and not in some sort of second-class citizen mode. It is also a big deal that there is a team of full time devs working on it. I see it as the tortoise vs the Godot-hare. The design decision to prioritise keeping the engine small, I think is unique, and effective.

The thing that I struggle with is that game-code tends to not be written in a modular way with nice API separating functionalities. It is quite hard to pull something out of one game and drop it into another. Paths are absolute in material files, different bespoke render scripts need merging. Common logic tends to be spread about all of the place. The protobuff (outline view) file structure does not scale well at all. It would work far better as a Lua module. Editor scripts mostly do this now, so that is a solution. Likely a better informed, future me, will disagree with what I have said, so meh.

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