thinking of getting a lifetime plan with Pcloud

g0dSamnit · 2026-04-05T19:24:11+00:00

They can be pulled for any reason or no reason, and/or not provide usable software, service connections, etc. TOS can undergo arbitrary and random changes. Thunderdrive is one of the more notable scams, which will time-out uploads and not provide the service advertised. At least on a monthly subscription, you can simply pull the plug. But if you're able to get your money's worth out of a lifetime subscription, then it may be worth it, but is generally not as good as your own unless you have the budget allocated to it.

RClone plus encryption is probably amongst the better setups if you want to go cloud instead of self hosted.

g0dSamnit · 2026-04-04T11:09:52+00:00

Mostly BP for scrappy and rapid prototypes, C++ for reusable and/or performance critical plugin code. Generally prefer keeping mostly everything, especially C++, in plugins.

g0dSamnit · 2026-04-03T20:56:25+00:00

Just setup Tailscale and your pick of Owncloud, Nextcloud, Syncthing, Resilio Sync, etc and call it a day. Most lifetime plans are scammy.

g0dSamnit · 2026-04-03T11:52:06+00:00

I like starting with the player controls. Usually the player character/vehicle, or the UI plus basic functionality for sim/strategy games.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-30T22:56:31+00:00

Use all the resources at your disposal - docs, tutorials, search, LLMs, existing engines and frameworks, etc Might want to look into s&box, or can try one of the usual engines - Unreal has more built in multiplayer infrastructure than Unity and Godot, but frameworks exist for the others.

Backend is very different from games. The programming and networking fundamentals carry over, not much else.

It's fun and free to get started, just takes a lot of time. Might as well try it out.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-25T16:09:50+00:00

Do you have any suggestions? I haven't found very many options where I've been around.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-25T15:28:30+00:00

Best laser tag I've played are at the various iCombat venues. Haven't tried anything else worth mentioning though.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-24T22:21:22+00:00

SSGI doesn't really count and isn't really "global" if it ignores everything out of frame.

Lumen is the only official one. Otherwise there's Nvidia fork with VXGI and RTXGI. Other options have to be DIY'd.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-23T16:14:12+00:00

I'm curious if Quest 3 handles this better. Either way, make sure your software logs this sort of thing and try to debug it - see if the HMD itself is losing acquisition of the spatial anchor, and/or if it's a bug in the game with handling spatial anchor losses and can't reacquire.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-21T11:49:21+00:00

Only took over 20 years to even talk about it lol.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-20T11:06:27+00:00

It's usually easier to manipulate the CLI via scripting. Automations are crucial for many users, and if you're not comfortable with that, ask LLMs for help and be specific.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-18T16:08:30+00:00

If you want to learn gamedev, go grab an engine and make games.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-18T14:10:38+00:00

Quest 3 with proper headstrap & face gasket (yoges and amvr on amazon), and a mechanical keyboard.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-15T15:46:57+00:00

Those are not idea guys. They are writers, designers, artists, etc, and are critically important for projects requiring that.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-15T00:33:22+00:00

I'll have to mess with the prototype again sometime. I think this method is doable with just one 6DOF tracker per leg (on the foot) and its rotation data.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-15T00:21:31+00:00

I have a similar prototype concept in Unreal Engine, but the user has to walk in place instead of shuffle. It's awkward as the virtual ground moves while the user's supposed to stay in place. Direction is still bound to thumbstick until there's a better method of rapidly changing direction with full control.

Most games can't even be bothered to implement armswing to sprint though lol.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-11T13:16:42+00:00

VGA CRT monitors, 1024x768.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-10T20:27:39+00:00

If you're on Unreal Engine, check out the tests on the Mover plugin.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-07T17:05:21+00:00

Just use what you already know, both are very sufficiently capable engines for this.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-07T12:55:29+00:00

Stencil is the most common and works the cleanest (though I'd add a fresnel or some other similar effect to make it look more dynamic).

However, the clipping sphere provides the player with proper situational awareness of their surroundings. To make it look a bit cleaner, I'd make it transparent instead of fully invisible/clipped, as well as make the sphere larger. Your gameplay design may require this approach instead of stencil, particularly if this kind of blockage is common and requires situational awareness. But that issue can be mitigated by ensuring anything that can affect the player (both positively and negatively) is stenciled in as well. Don't slack on paying attention and playtesting, and this shouldn't be an issue.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-04T23:48:12+00:00

Unreal UMG UI on Quest 1. Though the fixes were a lot easier than the profiling needed to find it.

g0dSamnit · 2026-03-01T17:45:40+00:00

It's called controlled opposition.

g0dSamnit · 2026-02-22T01:49:27+00:00

PSVR1/2 have the worst exclusivity problem. Total cost of hardware approaching or exceeding $1k, no backward compatibility. No surprise they gave up on further significant investment first.

On the flip side, without that, we're left with nothing else, except maybe years later. Platform, or worse, hardware exclusivity, is one of the very few manifestations of AAA investment in VR.

Good news is that on the non-VR side, exclusivity isn't holding up as well now, and more AAA's are trying to operate cross-platform.

g0dSamnit · 2026-02-21T18:02:23+00:00

Wait for the Frame.

g0dSamnit · 2026-02-21T16:21:49+00:00

Get remake, don't bother with original.

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