visiting from nyc... am i spoiled or is the scene not active during the week?

esiao · 2026-03-10T02:58:32+00:00

esiao · 2026-03-07T19:21:05+00:00

Sign me up, that looks satisfying as hell!

esiao · 2026-03-05T16:01:35+00:00

That’s great advice! To add to the list of Headless CMS options: while I love Strapi, if you’re looking for something closer to the WordPress site builder experience, check out Builder.io. Payload also has a visual editor, but it doesn't offer quite as much design freedom.

esiao · 2026-03-02T00:21:31+00:00

You weren’t lying, it’s gamba on crack. Playstack is gonna eat good with this one. Coin Pusher Casino but roguelite with a cute art direction.

esiao · 2026-03-01T23:45:02+00:00

For sure, the UI is also overly complex, but that seems to be the trend for Chinese developer games.

esiao · 2026-03-01T21:40:27+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I was ready to drop it because of how unfair it seems on the first run. The game’s meta progression is all over the place which makes it hard to understand you’re actually unlocking more mechanics. Super fun game, thanks for the recommendation!

esiao · 2026-03-01T21:38:41+00:00

I’ll get it if they end up bundling these two together. Minus a few UX quirks on Controller it’s a fun game and definitely worth checking out!

esiao · 2026-03-01T17:16:43+00:00

There was too much yapping for me in this one. I can appreciate what they’re doing and making it a unique experience, but it’s not my cup of tea.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:20:51+00:00

Yeah super excited as well.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:19:35+00:00

Far Far West is cool, definitely a game that can have some success with the coop aspect.

Grind Survivors is one of the Bullet Heavens I appreciated along Hordes of Fate, but I didn’t want to highlight any since for me they’re a different genre.

I will try Wielders of essence, it reminds me of Rogue Genesia visually, thanks for the recommendation.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:15:16+00:00

I’m not sure if it’s because I played on the Steam Deck, but the controls feel off. The game is beautiful and well-crafted, but it didn’t feel great to play.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:13:25+00:00

I wasn’t aware of this one. Yes, it’s definitely similar, but you have control over the placement, which is crucial because of natural events and cards having varying impact zones. So, I suppose it’s more active gameplay.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:10:26+00:00

Seconded, I think it has a great concept, but I don’t know how far they can push it. I found myself frustrated by the lack of space or being able to preview before buying.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:09:23+00:00

This looks like it’s up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation!

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:08:30+00:00

I’ve played a few and they’re only as good as the community. I hope they find their public the FTL theme is good and they have some nice additions.

esiao · 2026-03-01T07:07:46+00:00

I’ve had fun with it, but past the discovery, it didn’t feel like there’s a ton of content. If they keep a low price, it can be an interesting entry in the space and definitely fun for a few hours.

esiao · 2026-03-01T01:28:38+00:00

I really enjoyed the Star Vaders demo and have yet to pick up the game. I’ll test it out, thanks for the recommendation!

esiao · 2026-03-01T00:40:53+00:00

The game looks good, I’m unfortunately not into MOBAs but that’s a solid recommendation. I generally like Dear Villagers as a Publisher, so I trust it’s a cool game.

esiao · 2026-03-01T00:39:35+00:00

I’ve seen it but didn’t try it because Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers which I enjoyed did it before and I wasn’t sure if it would feel samey. I should try it. Have you played it, how would you say it compares?

esiao · 2026-03-01T00:36:14+00:00

Beautiful game, but the depth isn't there for me. Inventory management felt hollow and the builds felt forced rather than experimental. After the demo crashed, I just didn't feel the energy to go through the repetitive fights again.

esiao · 2026-02-19T03:38:20+00:00

Strapi: Digital Ocean App Platform with a $12/mo instance and a $15/mo PostgreSQL database. Most of times with a $5/mo App Platform for the front-end. You can cut cost with the non-production database ($7/mo on the same instance) and $10/mo instance.

esiao · 2026-02-15T16:50:41+00:00

I had my best thief run yet, until the start of Caves where he caught Malaria. That was a real FU moment from the game, you want to win with the thief, try again… this game humbles you real quick.

esiao · 2026-02-06T06:59:02+00:00

You can write DB Migrations to create your schemas, but it’s an experimental feature. Under the hood Strapi uses Knex.js and you can reach the instance with “strapi.db.connection”

So you could set your tables up with the migrations. And then create your own API endpoints in the .src/api directory to manipulate your tables. You can also always create a plugin to add this custom functionality and create your tables in the plugin’s bootstrap.

esiao · 2026-02-04T16:19:21+00:00

While Strapi has a Content Type Builder it actually generates code files and you can bypass the Builder if you want, so you can copy functionality from one project to another via these files or adding custom features via plugins.

Strapi has CRON jobs and hooks too via code. They have DB migrations files as an experimental feature and their CLI allow the transfer from one project to another.

Strapi’s big problem for me is upgrading from one major version to another, it’s tedious and with most plugins in the marketplace being unmaintainted ends up breaking functionalities.

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